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Rags To Rags - Eels
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Tabbed by: acoustic-fish
Tuning: EADGBe (standard)
there are already a few tabs for this song... but i find it easier to play it like this.
are actually two guitars, one playing extra notes and chords over the rhythm, but i
only tabbed one guitar here.
intro e|-----------------|-----------------|-----0-------1---|-----0-------1---| B|-----1-------1---|-----1-------1---|-------1-------1-|-------1-------1-| G|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|---2-------2-----|---2-------2-----| D|-2-------3-------|-2-------3-------|-2-------3-------|-2-------3-------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
verse 1 e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----1-------1---|-----1-------1---|-----1-------1---|-----------------| G|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|-----0-------0---| D|-2-------3-------|-2-------3-------|-2-------3-------|---2---2---2---2-| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-------2-------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| theres... ...on... ...mirror right... ...eye
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----0-------1---| B|-----1-------1---|-----1-------1---|-------1-------1-| G|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|---2-------2-----| D|-2-------3-------|-2-------3-------|-2-------3-------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| and......back how.....way take....living
chorus e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|---------5555-5-5|-7-7-7-7-5555-5-5|---------5555-5-5|-7-7-7-7-5555-5-5| D|-5-5-5-5-5555-5-5|-7-7-7-7-5555-5-5|-5-5-5-5-5555-5-5|-7-7-7-7-5555-5-5| A|-5-5-5-5-3333-3-3|-5-5-5-5-3333-3-3|-5-5-5-5-3333-3-3|-5-5-5-5-5555-3-3| E|-3-3-3-3---------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3---------|-----------------| lie rags... ...to rust
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|---------5555-5-5|-7-7-7-7-5555-5-5|---------5555-5-5|-7-------1-------| D|-5-5-5-5-5555-5-5|-7-7-7-7-5555-5-5|-5-5-5-5-5555-5-5|-7-------3-------| A|-5-5-5-5-3333-3-3|-5-5-5-5-3333-3-3|-5-5-5-5-3333-3-3|-5-------3-------| E|-3-3-3-3---------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3---------|-----------------| how... ...crushed rags... ...bust
verse 2 e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----1-------1---|-----1-------1---|-----1-------1---|-----1-------1---| G|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-| D|-2-------3-------|-2-------3-------|-2-------3-------|-2-------3-------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| sometimes... ...what..home
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----0-------1---|-----0-------1---| B|-----1-------1---|-----------------|-------1-------1-|-------1-------1-| G|---2---2---2---2-|-----0-------0---|---2-------2-----|---2-------2-----| D|-2-------3-------|---2---2---2---2-|-2-------3-------|-2-------3-------| A|-----------------|-3-------2-------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| the......pussywillow but... ...it... ...now...
e|-----0-------1---| B|-------1-------1-| G|---2-------2-----| D|-2-------3-------| A|-----------------| E|-----------------| ...tired...
chorus e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|---------5555-5-5|-7-7-7-7-5555-5-5|---------5555-5-5|-7-7-7-7-5555-5-5| D|-5-5-5-5-5555-5-5|-7-7-7-7-5555-5-5|-5-5-5-5-5555-5-5|-7-7-7-7-5555-5-5| A|-5-5-5-5-3333-3-3|-5-5-5-5-3333-3-3|-5-5-5-5-3333-3-3|-5-5-5-5-5555-3-3| E|-3-3-3-3---------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3---------|-----------------| ...pillow rags... ...to rust
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|---------5555-5-5|-7-7-7-7-5555-5-5|---------5555-5-5|-7-7-7-7-5555-5-5| D|-5-5-5-5-5555-5-5|-7-7-7-7-5555-5-5|-5-5-5-5-5555-5-5|-7-7-7-7-5555-5-5| A|-5-5-5-5-3333-3-3|-5-5-5-5-3333-3-3|-5-5-5-5-3333-3-3|-5-5-5-5-5555-3-3| E|-3-3-3-3---------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3---------|-----------------| how... ...crushed rags... ...bust
interlude e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-7-7-7-7-5555-5-5|-7-7-7-7-5555-5-5|-7-7-7-7-5555-5-5|-----------------| D|-7-7-7-7-5555-5-5|-7-7-7-7-5555-5-5|-7-7-7-7-5555-5-5|-7-7-7-7-7777-7-7| A|-5-5-5-5-3333-3-3|-5-5-5-5-3333-3-3|-5-5-5-5-3333-5-5|-7-7-7-7-7777-7-7| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5555-5-5| busted... ...well... ...that... ...world
solo e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------7--10--12| B|--3333-----------|-----------------|--3335--5--5-5---|-8--10-----------| G|-------5-4-0--2--|---0-0--2-0------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
verse 3 e|-----------------|-----------------|-----0-------1---|-----0-------1---| B|-----1-------1---|-----1-------1---|-------1-------1-|-------1-------1-| G|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|---2-------2-----|---2-------2-----| D|-2-------3-------|-2-------3-------|-2-------3-------|-2-------3-------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| one... ...my....dream
e|-----------------| B|-----1-----------| G|---2---2---------| D|-2-------3-------| D|-----------------| E|-----------------| but..mean a f*cking
chorus e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|---------5555-5-5|-7-7-7-7-5555-5-5|---------5555-5-5|-7-7-7-7-5555-5-5| D|-5-5-5-5-5555-5-5|-7-7-7-7-5555-5-5|-5-5-5-5-5555-5-5|-7-7-7-7-5555-5-5| A|-5-5-5-5-3333-3-3|-5-5-5-5-3333-3-3|-5-5-5-5-3333-3-3|-5-5-5-5-5555-3-3| E|-3-3-3-3---------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3---------|-----------------| thing rags... ...to rust
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|---------5555-5-5|-7-7-7-7-5555-5-5|---------5555-5-5|-7-7-7-7-5555-5-5| D|-5-5-5-5-5555-5-5|-7-7-7-7-5555-5-5|-5-5-5-5-5555-5-5|-7-7-7-7-5555-5-5| A|-5-5-5-5-3333-3-3|-5-5-5-5-3333-3-3|-5-5-5-5-3333-3-3|-5-5-5-5-5555-3-3| E|-3-3-3-3---------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3---------|-----------------| how... ...crushed so rags... ...to rust dont...
outro e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|---------5555-5-5|-7-7-7-7-5555-5-5|---------5555-5-5|-7-7-7-7-5555-5-5| D|-5-5-5-5-5555-5-5|-7-7-7-7-5555-5-5|-5-5-5-5-5555-5-5|-7-7-7-7-5555-5-5| A|-5-5-5-5-3333-3-3|-5-5-5-5-3333-3-3|-5-5-5-5-3333-3-3|-5-5-5-5-5555-3-3| E|-3-3-3-3---------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3---------|-----------------| ...go rags... ...to rust dont....go rags... ...to rust dont...
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|---------5555-5-5|-7-7-7-7-5555-5-5|---------5555-5-5|-7-7-7-7-5555-5-5| D|-5-5-5-5-5555-5-5|-7-7-7-7-5555-5-5|-5-5-5-5-5555-5-5|-7-7-7-7-5555-5-5| A|-5-5-5-5-3333-3-3|-5-5-5-5-3333-3-3|-5-5-5-5-3333-3-3|-5-5-5-5-5555-3-3| E|-3-3-3-3---------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3---------|-----------------| ...go
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|---------5555-5-5|-7-7-7-7-5555-5-5|---------5555-5-5|-7-7-7-7-5555-5-5| D|-5-5-5-5-5555-5-5|-7-7-7-7-5555-5-5|-5-5-5-5-5555-5-5|-7-7-7-7-5555-5-5| A|-5-5-5-5-3333-3-3|-5-5-5-5-3333-3-3|-5-5-5-5-3333-3-3|-5-5-5-5-5555-3-3| E|-3-3-3-3---------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3---------|-----------------|(repeat and fade out)
Enjoy!!
full lyrics:
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There's a spider crawling on the bathroom mirror
Right on top of my right eye
And I can't stop staring back
How did I get this way
Take a big look at a living lie
Rags to rags and rust to rust
How do you stand when you've been crushed
So rags to riches was a bust
Sometimes I dream about it
What it's like back home
The railroad tracks and the pussywillow
But i had to leave it
Now i go back whenever my tired head hits the pillow
Rags to rags and rust to rust
How do you stand when you've been crushed
So rags to riches was a bust
Busted once again
Well IÂ’ll show them one day
That i can buy and sell the world
And one day IÂ’ll come through my American dream
But it won't mean a f*cking thing
Rags to rags and rust to rust
How do you stand when you've been crushed
So rags to rags and rust to rust
Don't let me go
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| / slide up
| slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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