Guitar Tab:Withered Hope

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Withered Hope

By: They Might Be Giants

Key: E Mixolydian

Year: 2007

Tabbed By: AtionSong

Intro: E (bass only) Main riff: D|x--2-2-2-0-0-0-----|x--2-2-2-0-0-0-----| A|x--x-----------2--2|x--x---------------| E|0--x---------------|0--x---------------| N.C./E (Main riff): Very Sad Sack is a sad bag Very, very sad Very Sad Sack (Main riff 2x) E A/E D/E A/E E A/E E D/E - - - N.C./E (Main riff): Withered Hope says she is his friend to the end, But she doesn't like Very Sad Sack (Main riff 2x): E A/E D/E A/E E A/E E D/E - - - D/E Today Withered Hope saw the Very Sad Sack And she tried not to meet his eyes E And he cut out a paper heart, pinned it to his arm Gave her everything he was holding in his head This is what he said: E A/E D/E A/E E A/E E D/E - - - Gm Gm/F Withered Hope, I'm in love with you Gm/E Gm/Eb Gm/D Want to live with you, Withered Hope Gm Gm/F Are you going to say to me this can never be? Gm/E Gm/Eb Gm/D Are you going to say to me, Withered Hope? Gm Gm/F Gm/E Gm/Eb Gm/D Sad Sack Gm Gm/F Gm/E Gm/Eb Gm/D Sad Sack Gm Gm N.C./E Withered Hope says she has a soul mate Living in a city in another state But the soul mate thinks about a picture in a book of a beautiful crook D/E And the picture of the crook in the book is in love with the brand new motorbike E But the motorbike doesn't like crooks, It's obsessed with the Very Sad Sack E A/E D/E A/E E A/E E D/E - - - E A/E D/E A/E E A/E E D/E - - - Gm Gm/F Sad Sack, I'm in love with you Gm/E Gm/Eb Gm/D Want to live with you, Sad Sack Gm Gm/F Are you going to say to me this can never be? Gm/E Gm/Eb Gm/D Are you going to say to me, Sad Sack? Gm Gm/F Gm/E Gm/Eb Gm/D Sad Sack Gm Gm/F Gm/E Gm/Eb Gm/D Sad Sack Ending: Solos over Gm