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                             BDE S - Justin Vernon
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Tabbed by:

Tuning: EADGCD

Capo: 5th fret

Note: This is my interpretation of 
the chords he uses in the song. I've
 got the
1st and 2nd strings tuned down as it
 makes it sound closer to the 
recorded version
and easier on the fingers for 
beginners to!

Justin is well known to be 
experiment when it comes to guitar 
tunings (see Bon
Iver's 'Skinny love' for example) so
 I might have fluked the right 
tuning.
And if not, then it's pretty damn 
close! (to me anyhow). I'll 
apologize in advance
for my haphazard way of writing 
chord tabs but hopefully you'll 
understand the
gist of it if you listen to the song
 while practicing.

Please rate and give feedback! :)



Chords:

(using chords that closely resemble 
to equivalent in standard tuning)

  C       Am      G       Em       F
         F# (for use in last chorus)

d|-0-|  d|-0-|  d|-0-|  d|-0-|  
d|-0-|     d|-x-|
C|-0-|  C|-0-|  C|-0-|  C|-0-|  
C|-0-|     C|-x-|
G|-0-|  G|-2-|  G|-0-|  G|-0-|  
G|-2-|     G|-2-|
D|-2-|  D|-2-|  D|-0-|  D|-2-|  
D|-3-|     D|-2-|
A|-3-|  A|-0-|  A|-2-|  A|-2-|  
E|---| E|---|  E|-3-|  E|-0-|  E|-
E|1-|     E|-2-| 

A|-3-|     A|-0-|


Intro:

C Em Am G
F   G

C Em Am G
F   F   G

(i'd advise listening to the intro 
seeing as i'm not sure how best to 
place these chords...)


Verse 1

C      Em                 Am
    So I heard it from a friend
                 G            
That there was this guy that I 
        F       G
should talk to
C           Em             Am
    So you let me in
      G                  F        
Old big doors underneath a 
        G
crucifix statue
C      Em                Am
    So I explained to you
      G               F     
I was having troubles getting 
         G
through
C             Em                Am
    And I was thinking of my end
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        G                  F      
It was just the sky I kept looking
   G
 to      You said:


Chorus

F
    I'm on your side
G                        C  Em  
I thanked you and I cried
Am  G

F      G
    I almost died


Verse 2

C         Em            Am
    I was making strides
      G                F     G
I was showing up every Sunday
C            Em             Am
    But I was still confused
          G              F        G
About the pain that had invaded me
C                 Em       Am
    And I'm still wondering
      G                 F      G
If my souls worth it to anybody
C        Em       Am
    You assured me
         G                  F  
That the congregation would hear 
       G
me...They said


Chorus 2

F
    We're on your side,
           G             C  Em  
There's an unconditional kingdom
Am  G

F
    That stands up high
          G              C  Em  
He   let's all believers in
Am  G

F               G
    Through the forgiveness of sins


Verse 3

C        Em              Am     
    So I explained to you     
           G           F        G
what was the cause of my suffering
C                Em       Am
    See it was a while ago
             G                     
There was an alleyway and there was
   F           G
 a group of men
C                 Em     Am
    And when they hurt me
     G                       F    
They whispered that the gays had 
     G
to pay
C             Em     Am
    When they beat me
          G         F         G
All of my worth was taken away
C         Em        Am
    See I needed you
        G                      F  
And you know another lords own way
        G
 through
C             Em      Am
    But I was unfolded
    G                          F  
I believed there was something he 
        G
could do
C                Em            Am
    But you just hung your head
                  G                
Told me it was the door I needed to
    F       G
 be going to
C                    Em        Am
   "Son there's just principles
         G                        
I cannot be the one who helps you"
F     G
        You said:


Chorus 3:

F
    I'm not your side
                G                  
You're probably paying for your 
 C  Em  Am  G
sins
F
    I don't understand your kind
G
    It isn't mine....(pause)


Verse 4:

C               Em         
    Father your cold hearts a 
           Am
smoking gun
     G                             
Your cross ain't no where I want to
      F           G
 hang my hope from
C                 Em             
    There's still something I 
    Am
half believe
           G                   
And that's why I'm leaving this 
       F        G
world behind me
C          Em       Am           
    See my sexuality   don't have
 G                       F      G
 nothing to do with my integrity
C          Em                Am
    When I get into that land
     G                     F      
I'll lead with the one who wears 
        G
the crown    He will say:


Chorus 4:

F
    I'm on your side
F#
    The side that's kind
G
    Judge not what's right
F#                                G 
(Downward strum from 6'th to 3rd 
string)
    In time you'll find   you left