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All The Old Showstoppers by New Pornographers
All The Old Showstoppers
Capo: 2nd fret
For those who find the A B E D G D bit tricky:
I play everything apart from D in as an e-shape barre chord.
The G sounds much better as a barre chord anyway.
It can be a little tricky, but it isn't too hard
A
when John he saw the numbers he lied
D E
made up the whole thing, failed when he tried
A
to cash in on his cautious new fame
D E
always the numbers but never the name
A B E D G D
A B E D G D
A
We we hit the numbers we broke
D E
broke in and changed them changed as we spoke
A
we knew that we would always be down
D E
hitting the numbers spun way 'round
A
and somebody beside you
D
slipped your head inside the crown
A
the princes of the paupers
D
and all the old showstoppers
E
till this moment's still unknown
A
sirens' songs have tried, too
D
yet, she takes you as her own
A
the princes of the paupers
D
and all the old showstoppers
E
till this moment's still unknown
A
and when he got the numbers he thought
D E
thought of his friends who slowed to a halt
A
who had questioned to no avail
D E
some knew the answers, some wouldn't tell
A B E D G D
A B E D G D
A
When Gabriel saw the numbers he fell
D E
fell through the clouds into the great well
A
but woke up before he hit the ground
D E
no one had noticed still he looked around
A
and somebody beside you
D
slipped your head inside the crown
A
the princes of the paupers
D
and all the old showstoppers
E
till this moment's still unknown
A
sirens' songs have tried, too
D
yet, she takes you as her own
A
the princes of the paupers
D
and all the old showstoppers
E
till this moment's still unknown
A
with her hand to guide you
D
you are nothing if not home
A
the princes of the paupers
D
and all the old showstoppers
E
till this moment's still unknown
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version 2
Tuning: Standard
Little Interlude after verses
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------4------4--2---1--4-----------2-1---------------------------|
A|-2---2--4-----4-----4---------------0-----0--------------------------------|
E|---2--------4---------------------------2---------4r-----------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------4------4--2---1--4-----------2-1---------------------------|
A|-2---2--4-----4-----4---------------0-----0--------------------------------|
E|---2--------4---------------------------2---------4r-----------------------|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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