Radical Face - Holy Branches First Version: chords and tabs for the song. Watch chords and tablatures for all songs of the singer (group) Radical Face. Other chords and tabs for the "Holy Branches" can find at the bottom of the page. Radical Face Standard Tuning Capo 1st Fret Chords used: Em - 022000 G - 320022 D - x00232 Dsus4 - x00233 A - x02220 Am - x02210 C/G - 332010 Dsus4/F# - 200233 or 200033 ~ - vibrato In the intro and verses he never really plays the top two strings of the chords until the drums come in. Intro/Verse: Em G D A 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E||------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| B||------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| G||-------------------------------0--------0-------|-------2-p0--2-p4--2-p0-------------------------| D||-------2--------2--------------0--------0-------|-------0-----0-----------2-----2--0--2--4~~~--0-| A||-------2--------2--------------2--------2-------|-0-----0-----0-----------------0----------------| E||-0--------0--0-----------3--------3--3----------|-------------------------------0----------------| Em Dsus2/F# G D 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------0--------0-------|-------2-p0--2-h4--2-p0-------------------------| |-------2--------2-----0--------0--------0-------|-------0-----------------2----------------------| |-------2-----------------------2--------2-------|-0-----0----------------------------------------| |-0--------0--0-----2-----3--------3--3----------|------------------------------------------------| Em When you were young G You'd bite your tongue D A Calm, always did what you were told Em Never ran your mouth Dsus4/F# G Lived life on tiptoes D A Only felt peace if by yourself C/G When mistakes don't count 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |----------------------| |----------------------| |----------------0-----| |-2--0--2/-4--0--------| |----------------------| |-------------------3--| Em There's a hole in your D A C/G Chest from the time that you were born One that don't get filled 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |-2-------------------------------0-----------------------------| |-3-------------------------------2-----------------------------| |-2-------2--p0---2--h4---2--p0---2-----------------------------| |-0-------------------------------2-------2---0---2---4~~~~---0-| |---------------------------------0-----------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| Em D Dsus4 D Dsus4 'cause you've always known you're nothin' they want 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 |-2-----2--3-----2-----2--3-| |-3-----3--3-----3-----3--3-| |-2-----2--2-----2-----2--2-| |-0-----0--0-----0-----0--0-| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| (pause) Em A C/G But everybody's bones are just holy branches D Em Cast from trees to cut patterns into the world A C/G And in time we find some shelter D Am Spill our leaves and then sleep in the Earth C/G And when we're there we'll belong Em 'cause the Earth don't give a damn if you're lost Em G D Am Em Dsus4/F# G D Am end on: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |-------2----------------------------------------| |-------3----------------------------------------| |-------2--0--2--4--2--0-------------------------| |-------0-----------------2----------------------| |-0----------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| Em G Now I live alone D A Work in the belly of machines Em Wring my soot-black hands Dsus4/F# G And I don't sleep much D Days don't feel different A (pause) C/G With no goals in mind Em D There's a hole in my chest A C/G One i filled with sweat Em D (pause) 'cause now i know i'm nothin' they want Em A C/G But everybody's bones are just holy branches 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |-3--------2-------------| |-------------------3----| |------------------------| |------------------------| |------------------------| |------------------------| D Em Ride the breeze to cut patterns in the leaves A C/G And in time we find some shelter D C/G Spill our seeds and then wait for our turns Em D A But for now we're adrift on the waves of discontent C/G Trying to carve our place Em D All in hopes we'll be something they want Em But I'm not holding my breath Em G D Am x4 A C A Trace your fingers down my spine A C A Make your home behind my eyes A C A Line my skull with harmless lies C D Em I'll bide my time until I'm something they want End. |