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Song: Insomniac
Artist: Billy Pilgrim
Album: Billy Pilgrim
tabbed by James Leeper
Tune all strings down 1/2 step
Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb
INTRO (barre chords)
G Bm C (x2)
VERSE 1 (barre chords - hold back a bit with your strumming and use lots of percussive
muting)
[G] I can see...
[C] fallin'...
Alternate between G and C until:
[G] I sit...
[Bm] watch...
[C]in on...
[D]out on...
CHORUS (open chords - strum full-out)
[Em] I can hear...
[C]kitchen...
[G]don't have...
[D]dreams no...
[Em] found...
[C]hold me...
Here's what I play for the "[Em]Hold the in[C]somni[D]ac all night" part:
Em C D
eb-------0--0-0--------0--0-0--------2--2-2-----------
Bb-------0--0-0--------1--1-1--------3--3-3------------
Gb-------0--0-0--------0--0-0-----2--2--2-2-----------
Db-------2--2-2-----2--2--2-2---0----0--0-0-------------
Ab----2-----------3--------------------------------------
Eb--0----------------------------------------------------
Then play INTRO chords x1
VERSE 2 (barre chords - strum full-out)
[G] Dig...
[C]cars...
[G]laughing...
[C] misery
BRIDGE (open chords - get psyched because this part is sweet)
I've tried [Em] everything...
[C] Aristotle
[G] Dramamine...
[D]whiskey bottle.
[Em] Pray...
[C]ship comes in
(now barre chords - strum softly, and then crescendo at the end)
when [G]I can sleep the [Bm]sleep...[C]again
play CHORUS (x2)
At the end, repeat the "Hold the insomniac all night" part a few times over various vocals
and end by playing the
INTRO chords.
Email questions or corrections to Jim0770@aol.com.
If you have two people playing, play the billypilgrim.net version of this song on the
other guitar and it will sound sweet.
This tab is my own work and is dedicated to the band American Buffoon.
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