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Relative Fiction by Julien Baker
Relative Fiction
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:A
Capo:2nd fret
[Intro]
G Cmaj7 G Cmaj7
[Verse 1]
G
Midnight, you could see me dangling
Cmaj7 G
Glow like a cherry falling, now it's a downpour
Cmaj7
You could see me racing the rain to the ground floor
N.C. G
You're the only thing I'll wait around for
Cmaj7
Maybe when you get off of work, could you meet me?
G
We could go barreling down on the main street
Cmaj7
You could try watching while I run through the high-beams
[Instrumental]
G Cmaj7 G Cmaj7
[Bridge]
Em G Cmaj7
'Cause if I didn't have a mean bone in my body
Em G Cmaj7
I'd find some other way to cause you pain
Em G Cmaj7
I won't bother telling you I'm sorry
Em G Cmaj7
For something that I'm gonna do again
[Verse 2]
G
When I could spend the weekend out on a bender
Cmaj7
Do I get callous or do I stay tender?
G
Which of these is worse and which is better?
Cmaj7
Dying to myself, virtually a massacre
Em G Cmaj7
A character of somebody's invention
Em G Cmaj7
A martyr in another passion play
Em G Cmaj7
I guess I don't mind losing my conviction
Em G Cmaj7
If it's all relative fiction anyway
[Verse 3]
G Cmaj7
'Cause I don't need a savior, I need you to take me home
G Cmaj7
I don't need your help, I need you to leave me alone
G
I'm out where the drunks at the bar talk over the band
Cmaj7
I try to express, I can't understand
G
I beat at the keys, I bloody my hands
Cmaj7
'Til you hear me
Em G
I've got no business praying
Cmaj7
I'm finished being good
Em G Cmaj7
Now I can finally be okay in not the way I thought I should
G Cmaj7 G Cmaj7
Mm-mm
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version 2
Tuning:D A D G B E
Capo:no capo
I think this sounds best in Drop D, but if you don't feel like retuning you
can just use standard chords.
[Chords]
In Drop D:
A x02220 or 777xxx
D 0xx232 or 0577xx
F#m 444222 or 444xxx
There are three similar riffs
Riff #1
A D
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-0-4---0-------0-|---2---0---------|---4---0-------0-|---2---0---------|
D|-----------6-----|-----------6-----|-0---------6-----|-----------6-----|
Riff #2
A D
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-0-4---0-------0-|---4---0---------|---4---0-------0-|---4---0---------|
D|-----------6-----|-----------6-----|-0---------6-----|-----------6-----|
Riff #3
A D
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-0-4---0-------0-|---2---0---------|---4---0-------0-|---4---0---------|
D|-----------6-----|-----------6-----|-0---------6-----|-----------6-----|
[Intro]
(Riff #1)
A D A D
[Verse 1]
(Riff #2 + variations)
A
Midnight, you could see me dangling
D A
Glow like a cherry falling, now it's a downpour
D
You could see me racing the rain to the ground floor
A
You're the only thing I'll wait around for
D
Maybe when you get off of work, could you meet me?
A
We could go barreling down on the main street
D
You could try watching while I run through the high-beams
(Riff #3)
A D A D
[Bridge]
F#m A D
'Cause if I didn't have a mean bone in my body
F#m A D
I'd find some other way to cause you pain
F#m A D
I won't bother telling you I'm sorry
F#m A D
For something that I'm gonna do again
[Verse 2]
A
When I could spend the weekend out on a bender
D
Do I get callous or do I stay tender?
A
Which of these is worse and which is better?
D
Dying to myself, virtually a massacre
F#m A D
A character of somebody's invention
F#m A D
A martyr in another passion play
F#m A D
I guess I don't mind losing my conviction
F#m A D
If it's all relative fiction anyway
[Verse 3]
A D
'Cause I don't need a savior, I need you to take me home
A D
I don't need your help, I need you to leave me alone
A
I'm out where the drunks at the bar talk over the band
D
I try to express, I can't understand
A
I beat at the keys, I bloody my hands
D
'Til you hear me
F#m A
I've got no business praying
D
I'm finished being good
F#m A D
Now I can finally be okay and not the way I thought I should
(Riff #2)
A D A D
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version 3
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:A
Capo:no capo
[Intro]
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-----6-----6-----6--2------------|
D|--7-----7-----7--------6---------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
Midnight, you could see me dangling
Glow like a cherry falling
Now it's a downpour
You could see me racing the rain to the ground floor
You're the only thing I'll wait around for
Maybe when you get off of work could you meet me
We could go barreling down on the main street
You could try watching while I run through the high-beams
'Cause if I didn't have a mean bone in my body
I'd find some other way to cause you pain
I won't bother telling you I'm sorry
For something that I'm gonna do again
When I could spend the weekend out on a bender
Do I get callous or do I stay tender
Which of these is worse
And which is better?
Dying to myself virtually, a massacre
A character of somebody's invention
A martyr in another passion play
I guess I don't mind losing my conviction
If it's all relative fiction anyway
'Cause I don't need a savior
I need you to take me home
I don't need your help
I need you to leave me alone
I'm out with the drunks at the bar
Talk over the band
I try to express
I can't understand
I beat at the keys
I bloody my hands
'Til you hear me
I've got no business praying
I'm finished being good
Now I can finally be okay
And not the way I thought I should, mm
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version 4
Tuning:D A D G B E
Capo:no capo
The riff varies slightly throughout the song ( sometimes the seventh note, G4, is
G6 )
[Intro]
e|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|----6--------------2--4----2--------|-----6-------------2---4----2--------|
D|--7---7---6---7---------------6-----|---0---7---6--7----------------6-----|
A|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|----6--------------2--6----2--------|-----6-------------2---6----2--------|
D|--7---7---6---7---------------6-----|---0---7---6--7----------------6-----|
A|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Midnight, you could see me dangling
Glow like a cherry falling
Now it's a downpour
You could see me racing the rain to the ground floor
You're the only thing I'll wait around for
Maybe when you get off of work could you meet me
We could go barreling down on the main street
You could try watching while I run through the high-beams
'Cause if I didn't have a mean bone in my body
I'd find some other way to cause you pain
I won't bother telling you I'm sorry
For something that I'm gonna do again
When I could spend the weekend out on a bender
Do I get callous or do I stay tender
Which of these is worse
And which is better?
Dying to myself virtually, a massacre
A character of somebody's invention
A martyr in another passion play
I guess I don't mind losing my conviction
If it's all relative fiction anyway
'Cause I don't need a savior
I need you to take me home
I don't need your help
I need you to leave me alone
I'm out with the drunks at the bar
Talk over the band
I try to express
I can't understand
I beat at the keys
I bloody my hands
'Til you hear me
I've got no business praying
I'm finished being good
Now I can finally be okay
And not the way I thought I should, mm
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