Expectation And The Blues

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      | Corb Lund - Expectation and the Blues  |
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Song: Expectation and the Blues
Band: Corb Lund Band
Album: Modern Pain/Five Dollar Bill
Label: Independent/Stony Plain 
Records
Tabbed/Chorded By: ultimatelefty



Good tune off of Modern Pain and 
Five Dollar Bill.
I have put off tabbing this song for
 many years, cuz younger me couldn't
 figure
out a part. I think this probably 
would have been between my 8th and 
20th tab?
Haha anyways, all the parts to the 
song are here, for both the Modern 
Pain
and Five Dollar Bill versions, so it
 just depends on what you're 
feeling!
That middle riff is played different
 amounts of times after each chorus 
though,
not 6x, but that shouldn't be too 
hard to figure out, just do what 
feels right!
As always, please rate, comment, and
 enjoy!

Modern Pain Version:
E|-------------------------| 
B|-------------------------| 
G|-------------------------| 
D|-------------------------| 


A|-2-/7-x-5-x-7-x-10-x-7-5-|
E|-------------------------| 


These two parts are used throughout after each chorus:
E|----------------------| 
B|----------------------| 
G|----------------------| 
D|----------------------| 


A|-7-x-5-x-7-x-10-x-7-5-|
E|----------------------| x6 

E|-----------------------0-----0-
B|-----------------------0-----0-
G|-----------------------1-1---1-
D|-----------------------2-0h2-2-
A|-7-x-5-x---------------2-0h2-2-
E|---------7-0-6-0-5-3-0-0-0---0-

E|--0-----0---0-----0-----| 
B|--0-----0---0-----0-----| 
G|--1-1---1---1-1---1---0-| 
D|--2-0h2-2---2-0h2-2---0-| 
A|--2-0h2-2---2-0h2-2---0-| 
E|0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-| 


Five Dollar Bill Version:
E|------------------------| 
B|------------------------| 
G|------------------------| 
D|----------------------5-| 
A|-2-/7-x-5-x-7-x-5-x-7---| 
E|------------------------| 


These two parts are used throughout after each chorus:
E|---------------------|    
B|---------------------|    
G|---------------------|    
D|-------------------5-|    
A|-7-x-5-x-7-x-5-x-7---|    
E|---------------------| x6 

E|---------------------0----------
B|---------------------0----------
G|---------------------1----------
D|---------------------2----------
A|-7-x-5-x-------------2-0-0h2----
E|---------7-0-6-0-5-3-0--------0-

E|--------------------| 
B|--------------------| 
G|------------------0-| 
D|------------------0-| 
A|0-0h2----0-0h2----0-| 
E|-------0--------0-0-| 


E
Well you know I over-intellectualize

When really what I'm feelin's a lot 
of shit inside
    A
But Jesus it's hard to 
self-actualize
When you can't stop thinkin' about 
          E
going home

You can't really ever go home like 
they say

And if you do it's all messed up 
anyway
                A
And besides the shit they tried to 
tell you back there
Continúa después del anuncio
Gets in your hair and messes up your
               E
 head everyday

CHORUS:
           G                       
And that's why I'm here to tell you
              A
 that there's nothin' left to lose
G                      
Except for maybe all the 
       A
expectations and the blues
G                            
And I've come to tell you that 
         A
you've nothin' left to prove
G                           A
Most especially not to expectation 
and the blues

     E
Well who's got it right, and who 
thinks he's wrong?

We movin' too fast, or are we takin'
 too long
   A
To find some common values that I 
can't seem to locate
No matter where I end up for the 
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week?

It's a pretty tough call when all 
you can see

Is numbing government when you look 
at the TV
        A
And the big business Satan
And cops that would love to take 
your head off if they had half a 
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chance

CHORUS:
           G                       
And that's why I'm here to tell you
              A
 that there's nothin' left to lose
G                      
Except for maybe all the 
       A
expectations and the blues
G                            
And I've come to tell you that 
         A
you've nothin' left to prove
G                           A
Most especially not to expectation 
and the blues

   E
My Mormon cousins think I'm nuts, 
but they're out of touch

And today I got my finger on the 
pulse of the monster
A
Not the biblical stuff or the TV 
bullshit
But somethin' deep and real, global 
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and truly ugly

So as I walk out into the sunlight 
to face the music

And leave the casino behind me in 
the dark
             A
I know in my heart the things we see
 around us in the world today are a 
mess
But it's not all our fault, so 
       E
hey...

CHORUS:
           G                       
And that's why I'm here to tell you
              A
 that there's nothin' left to lose
G                      
Except for maybe all the 
       A
expectations and the blues
G                            
And I've come to tell you that 
         A
you've nothin' left to prove
G                           A
Most especially not to expectation 
and the blues
G (Pause)                           
  A
And I've come to tell you that 
you've nothin' left to prove
G                           A
Most especially not to expectation 
and the blues


End on:
E|---0-| 
B|---0-| 
G|---1-| 
D|---2-| 
A|---2-| 

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