Tabbed By: Brandon Chastain [email protected]
Private First Class by Kevin Devine & The Goddamn Band Bubblegum
Drop D tuning, no capo
Corrections/parts I didn't tab are absolutely welcomed.
This is a "simple" version of the song. If you play this with a band you might
want to change a lot of it match the studio version more closely.
(Intro)
e |---------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------33------------------------------33-------------------|
A |------3366--6633-4-44---4-44----------3366--6633-4-44---4-44/66|
D |-3-366----------6----------------3-366----------6--------------|
(Verse)
Private Manning standing in a court room,
pleading guilty, she shouldn't have to
Truth be told, should be floating down routes
The truth was told, and what good did that do?
e |---------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------|
G |-----5-----6---5----------5-----6---5--------------|
D |-6---5---6-6---5-1--5/6---5---6-6---5-1------------|
A |-6---3---6-4---3-1--5/6---3---6-4---3-1------------|
D |-6-------6-------1--5/6-------6-------1------------|
(Chorus)
But if it was you, you might wish you'd been born a liar
e |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-3--------------6-------------6--------------6---------6--------6--------|
e |-3--------------6-------------6--------------6---------6--------6--------|
A |-1--111/3333----4--6--3333----4--6--3333-----4--6------4--6-----4-6-1----|
D |----111/3333-------6--3333-------6--3333--------6---------6-------6-1----|
(li-ar) (li-ar) (co-o-ward)
(verse 2)
His conscience barked as he watched our Apache
Cowboy-kill civilian Iraqis
The laughter rolled like tanks over bodies
She thought, what if everyone could see what I see?
e |---------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------|
G |-----5-----6---5----------5-----6---5--------------|
D |-6---5---6-6---5-1--5/6---5---6-6---5-1------------|
A |-6---3---6-4---3-1--5/6---3---6-4---3-1------------|
D |-6-------6-------1--5/6-------6-------1------------|
(Chorus)
(Bridge)
Nine months in a hole
Three years in a cage
For having a soul
The American way
e |---------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------|
G |-3-------5---6-------------------------------------|
D |-3---3---5---6-------------------------------------|
A |-1---3---3---4-------------------------------------|
D |-----3---------------------------------------------|
(Intro/Solo)
(Chorus)
And not a hero!
e |---------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------------------|
D |----------33---------------------------------|
A |------3366--6633-4-44---4-44-----------------|
D |-3-366----------6------------------3-3333333-|