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Apathy and Exhaustion Tabs:

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                THE FIRST EVICTION NOTICE - The Lawrence Arms
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By     : Kyle Turner
E-mail : pants_me@hotmail.com
Webpage: www.ohp.vze.com

  I've been looking all over the internet for Lawrence Arms tabs, but I
haven't been having any luck. Here is my attempt at tabbing one of their
songs, which is off of their album Apathy and Exhaustion.
  Any spot with lyrics but without tablature is a part I am not sure of, but I am
guessing they keep going through the same E5, B5, C#5, A5 pattern. Although
this probably isn't right, it should give you a fairly good idea of how it
is played.

Tab Legend:

pm... : Palm Muted
/     : Slide
x     : a "rake" like mute
~     : Let ring


 Clean
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
E|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
pm........................................................................
          A temple       Corroded           Eviction              Pending

 Distorted
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
E|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
pm........................................................................
          Embrace Me      Cold Night        Grey Sky            Street Light

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
E|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
        Lyrical          Descension        Attention            Fading

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
E|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
        Breathless        I'm a mess       kissless              I'm in di-
                                                                     stress

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11/9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/9--9--9--9--9--9--9--7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
									I'm

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11/9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/9--9--9--9--9--9--9--7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
   Barely          breath-                                      ing.

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
E|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
pm........................................................................
         This crowning anguish             locked up nervous reflex

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
E|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
pm............................................................
          I've got to build up from the inside

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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
E|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
        A relapse       reflection           distorted           repressions

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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
E|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
        Smiling          Spitefully        Longing for you to sew up my seams

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11/9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/9--9--9--9--9--9--9--7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
									I'm

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11/9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/9--9--9--9--9--9--9--7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
   Barely          breath-                                      ing.

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9-------------------------------9---------------------------11-----------|
A|--7-------------------------------9---------------------------11-----------|
E|----------------------------------7---------------------------9------------|
       I've abandoned old identities, skin I couldn't fit into, songs I 

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------9--------------------------|
D|--------------------7---------------------------9---9----11----------------|
A|--------------------7---------------------------7---9----11----------------|
E|--------------------5-------------------------------7----9-----------------|
      couldn't write, my voice will fade into the starless night

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9------------9-------------9-----------6~---9-----------------------------|
D|-9---9----7---9---9----11---9---9----7-------9---9----11-------------------|
A|-7---9----7---7---9----11---7---9----7-------7---9----11-------------------|
E|-----7----5-------7----9--------7----5-----------7----9--------------------|

*note: This is just a guess... a complete shot in the dark.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-x-x-13-x-x-15-------------|
D|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-x-x-x--x-x-x--------------|
A|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-/x-x-11-x-x-13-------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
        And can I get much blin-               der?

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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-x-x-13-x-x-15-------------|
D|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-x-x-x--x-x-x--------------|
A|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-/x-x-11-x-x-13-------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  And can I kick myself much hard-            er?

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11---------11-11-11-11-------------11-11-11-11---------11|
D|-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-7-7-7-7-11|
A|-7-7-7-7-9--9--9--9--9-9-9-9-9--9--9--9--11-11-11-11-9--9--9--9--7-7-7-7-9-|
E|---------------------7-7-7-7-------------9--9--9--9--------------5-5-5-5---|
  Have I accepted this, To torture myself? You can't see me,      Have I inv-

e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-11-11-11--|
D|-11-11-11--|
A|-9--9--9---|
E|-----------|
  ted y-

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11/9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/9--9--9--9--9--9--9--7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
						  -ou?

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11/9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/9--9--9--9--9--9--9--7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-------------------|
E|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--------------------|
         I'm             barely            breathing
        You're so        easy to           believe in             
        And it's         so                depressing

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9----9-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9----9---9----9----11------11--------------------------------------------|
A|--7----7---9----9----11------11--------------------------------------------|
E|-----------7----7----9-------9---------------------------------------------|
    That I'm always second guessing
    That I'm always second guessing
    That I'm always second guessing
					my-

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G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11/9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/9--9--9--9--9--9--9--7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
           					 self	

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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11/9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/9--9--9--9--9--9--9--7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
  Ye-									 ah	

e|----|
B|----|
G|-9--| 
D|-9--|
A|-7~-|
E|----|

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture chris the pirat Lead Player	#1 by chris the pirate. arr at Jan 10, 1970 at 5:03 AM EST
	the intro is so great especailly this line - "old nights, gray sky, streetlight. lyrical descension. attention fading." larry arms owns you

No Picture Scott Average	#2 by Scott Anderson at Sep 26, 1974 at 11:41 PM EST
	my favorite song on Apathy & Exhaustion. I love the "I'm barely breathing" at the end of each verse.

No Picture tim Average	#3 by tim martin at Mar 26, 1976 at 7:40 AM EST
	To me it seems like this song is about someone questioning their faith in religion

No Picture hamadi Wanna Be	#4 by hamadi alameddine at Nov 8, 1976 at 9:12 AM EST
	Good song overall, especially when you consider thos through the state of mind of someone who has hit rock bottom.

No Picture Jon Wanna Be	#5 by Jon Leff at Oct 18, 1980 at 11:17 PM EST
	i absolutely love this song "i've abandoned old identities, skin i couldn't fit into, songs i couldn't write, my voice will fade into this starless night. "--my favorite lyrics from this song

No Picture Dan Wanna Be	#6 by Dan Z at Mar 23, 1984 at 4:22 PM EST
	My favorite of Chris's songs on Apathy and Exhaustion. I like the "I'm barely breathings" because they setup the best part of the song. ...You can't see me, Have I invented you? I'm barely breathing, you're so easy to believe in....

No Picture Razor Wanna Be	#7 by Razor Edge at Dec 9, 2000 at 3:50 AM EST
	"can i get much blinder? can i kick myself much harder? have i accepted this, to torture myself?" - this has to be the best part of the song.