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Cool Wooden Crosses

Chris Whitley

Chord: Principal (acoustic and electric guitars)
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key: Am 
 Intro
  Gtr I
E|E|----------------|--------|E|----------------|---------|
B|---3-5E|----------------|--|---------3---------------|
G|E|----------------|----2s4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-----------|
D|E|----------------|----2s4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-5---4-4s5-|
A|E|----------------|--------|-------------x-5-x-4-4s5-|
E|E|----------------|--------|---------------3-x-2-2s3-|


E|E|----------------|-------------|E|----------------|-----------|
B|E|----------------|-------------|---------3-3---------------|
G|-----------x-x-----x---x-x---|---2s4s2-2-2-2-x-----------|
D|-5-5-5-5---x-x-5s4-x-4-x-x-4s| =5-2s4s2-2-2-2-x-5-x-4-4s5-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-x-x-5s4-x-4-x-x-4s| =5-------------x-5-x-4-4s5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-----3s2---2-----2s| =3---------------3-x-2-2s3-|


                               Verse
E|E|----------------|-------------|E|----------------|-------------|
B|E|----------------|-------------|E|----------------|-------------|
G|-----------x-x-----x---x-x---|---2-2-2s4s2-2-2-------------|
D|-5-5-5-5---x-x-5s4-x-4-x-x-4s| =5-2-2-2s4s2-2-2-5-5-4s5-5-5-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-x-x-5s4-x-4-x-x-4s| =5---------------5-5-4s5-5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-----3s2---2-----2s| =3---------------3-3-2s3-3-3-|
                                    From bitter to empty...

E|E|----------------|-------------|E|----------------|--------------|
B|E|----------------|-------------|E|----------------|--------------|
G|-----------x-x-----x---x-x---|---2-2-2s4s2-2-2--------------|
D|-5-5-5-5---x-x-5s4-x-4-x-x-4s| =5-2-2-2s4s2-2-2-5-5-4s5-5-5--|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-x-x-5s4-x-4-x-x-4s| =5---------------5-5-4s5-5-5--|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-----3s2---2-----2s| =3---------------3-3-2s3-3-3--|
                                   Go the bridges through town

E|E|----------------|-------------|E|----------------|--------------|
B|E|----------------|-------------|E|----------------|--------------|
G|-----------x-x-----x---x-x---|---2-2-2s4s2-2-2--------------|
D|-5-5-5-5---x-x-5s4-x-4-x-x-4s| =5-2-2-2s4s2-2-2-5-5-4s5-5-5--|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-x-x-5s4-x-4-x-x-4s| =5---------------5-5-4s5-5-5--|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-----3s2---2-----2s| =3---------------3-3-2s3-3-3--|
                                    From valley to valley...

                               Chorus
E|E|----------------|-------------|E|----------------|-------|
B|E|----------------|-------------|E|----------------|-------|
G|-----------x-x-----x---x-x---|---4s2-2-2-x-2-2-------|
D|-5-5-5-5---x-x-5s4-x-4-x-x-4s| =5-4s2-2-2-x-2-2-4-4s5-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-x-x-5s4-x-4-x-x-4s| =5---------x-----4-4s5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-----3s2---2-----2s| =3---------------2-2s3-|
                                   Before  she  burns 

E|E|----------------|---------------|E|----------------|-----------|
B|E|----------------|---------------|E|----------------|-----------|
G|E|----------------|-------x-x---x-|-(x)-2s4s2-2-2-x-2-2-------|
D|-5-------5-----5s4-4-4-x-x-5-x-|-(x)-2s4s2-2-2-x-2-2-4-4s5-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5s4-4-4-x-x-5-x-|-(x)-----------x-----4-4s5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3s2-2-2-----3---|E|----------------|-----2-2s3-|
  them    down  ...                       Before she burns

E|E|----------------|---------------0-|-0-0-0-0-2-0-0-0-0-----0-|
B|E|----------------|---------------0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-|
G|E|----------------|-------x-x-----2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-x-2-|
D|-5-------5-----5s4-4-4-x-x--4--2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-x-2-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5s4-4-4-x-x--4--2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-x-2-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3s2-2-2------2--0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-x-x-0-|
  them    down   ...

                               Verse
E|-3-3-3-3-3E|----------------|---|E|----------------|-------------|
B|-3-3-3-3-3E|----------------|---|E|----------------|-------------|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-5s4-4-4s2-2---|---2-2-2s4s2-2-2-------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-5s|=7-2-2-2s4s2-2-2-5-5-4s5-5-5-|
E|-x-x-x-x-x---x-3s2-2-2s0-0-5s| =7---------------5-5-4s5-5-5-|
B|-3-3-3-3-3E|----------------|-3s| =5---------------3-3-2s3-3-3-|
                                  Well they gather by bridges

E|E|----------------|-------------|E|----------------|--------------|
B|E|----------------|-------------|E|----------------|--------------|
G|-----------x-x-----x---x-x---|---2-2-2s4s2-2-2--------------|
D|-5-5-5-5---x-x-5s4-x-4-x-x-4s| =5-2-2-2s4s2-2-2-5-5-4s5-5-5--|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-x-x-5s4-x-4-x-x-4s| =5---------------5-5-4s5-5-5--|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-----3s2---2-----2s| =3---------------3-3-2s3-3-3--|
  ...                             Many miles a-bove the ground

E|E|----------------|-----------0-|-0-0-0-0-2-0-0-0-0-----0--|
B|E|----------------|-----------0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0--|
G|-----------x-x-----x---x-x-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-x-2--|
D|-5-5-5-5---x-x-5s4-x-4-x-x-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-x-2--|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-x-x-5s4-x-4-x-x-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-x-2--|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-----3s2---2-----0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-x-x-0--|
  ...                             In    a    tower    of

                               Chorus
E|-3-3-3-3-3E|----------------|---|E|----------------|-------|
B|-3-3-3-3-3E|----------------|---|E|----------------|-------|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-5s4-4-4s2-2---|---4s2-2-2-x-2-2-------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-5s|=7-4s2-2-2-x-2-2-4-4s5-|
E|-x-x-x-x-x---x-3s2-2-2s0-0-5s| =7---------x-----4-4s5-|
B|-3-3-3-3-3E|----------------|-3s| =5---------------2-2s3-|
  mirrors  ...                       Before she burns

E|E|----------------|---------------|E|----------------|-----------|
B|E|----------------|---------------|E|----------------|-----------|
G|E|----------------|-------x-x---x-|-(x)-2s4s2-2-2-x-2-2-------|
D|-5-------5-----5s4-4-4-x-x-5-x-|-(x)-2s4s2-2-2-x-2-2-4-4s5-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5s4-4-4-x-x-5-x-|-(x)-----------x-----4-4s5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3s2-2-2-----3---|E|----------------|-----2-2s3-|
   them   down   ...                       Before she burns

E|E|----------------|---------------0-|-0-0-0-0-2-0-0-0-0-----0-|
B|E|----------------|---------------0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-|
G|E|----------------|-------x-x-----2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-x-2-|
D|-5-------5-----5s4-4-4-x-x--4--2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-x-2-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5s4-4-4-x-x--4--2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-x-2-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3s2-2-2------2--0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-x-x-0-|
   them   down   ...                  Before she burns th -

                               Verse
E|-3-3-3-3-3E|----------------|---|E|----------------|-------------|
B|-3-3-3-3-3E|----------------|---|E|----------------|-------------|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-5s4-4-4s2-2---|---2-2-2s4s2-2-2-------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-5s|=7-2-2-2s4s2-2-2-5-5-4s5-5-5-|
E|-x-x-x-x-x---x-3s2-2-2s0-0-5s| =7---------------5-5-4s5-5-5-|
B|-3-3-3-3-3E|----------------|-3s| =5---------------3-3-2s3-3-3-|
  em     down                      Hear the peals of opinion

E|E|----------------|-------------|E|----------------|--------------|
B|E|----------------|-------------|E|----------------|--------------|
G|-----------x-x-----x---x-x---|---2-2-2s4s2-2-2--------------|
D|-5-5-5-5---x-x-5s4-x-4-x-x-4s| =5-2-2-2s4s2-2-2-5-5-4s5-5-5--|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-x-x-5s4-x-4-x-x-4s| =5---------------5-5-4s5-5-5--|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-----3s2---2-----2s| =3---------------3-3-2s3-3-3--|
  ...                            Weigh your words to waste no

E|E|----------------|-----------0-|-0-0-0-0-2-0-0-0-0-----0--|
B|E|----------------|-----------0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0--|
G|-----------x-x-----x---x-x-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-x-2--|
D|-5-5-5-5---x-x-5s4-x-4-x-x-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-x-2--|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-x-x-5s4-x-4-x-x-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-x-2--|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-----3s2---2-----0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-x-x-0--|
 sound ...                      Cool wooden crosses on

                               Chorus
E|-3-3-3-3-3E|----------------|---|E|----------------|-------|
B|-3-3-3-3-3E|----------------|---|E|----------------|-------|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-5s4-4-4s2-2---|---4s2-2-2-x-2-2-------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-5s|=7-4s2-2-2-x-2-2-4-4s5-|
E|-x-x-x-x-x---x-3s2-2-2s0-0-5s| =7---------x-----4-4s5-|
B|-3-3-3-3-3E|----------------|-3s| =5---------------2-2s3-|
 the mountain                        Before she burns 

E|E|----------------|---------------0-|-0-0-0-0-2-0-0-0-0-----0-|
B|E|----------------|---------------0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-|
G|E|----------------|-------x-x-----2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-x-2-|
D|-5-------5-----5s4-4-4-x-x--4--2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-x-2-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5s4-4-4-x-x--4--2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-x-2-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3s2-2-2------2--0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-x-x-0-|
  them    down   ...                  Before she burns th -

E|-3-3-3-3-3E|----------------|---|E|----------------|---------|
B|-3-3-3-3-3E|----------------|---|E|----------------|---------|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-5s4-4-4s2-2---|---4s2-2-2-x-2-2---------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-5s| =7-4s2-2-2-x-2-2-4-4s5---|
A|-x-x-x-x-x---x-3s2-2-2s0-0-5s| =7---------x-----4-4s5---|
E|-3-3-3-3-3E|----------------|-3s| =5---------------2-2s3---|
 em      down                        Before she burns

E|E|----------------|---------------0-|-0-0-0-0-2-0-0-0-0-----0-|
B|E|----------------|---------------0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-|
G|E|----------------|-------x-x-----2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-x-2-|
D|-5-------5-----5s4-4-4-x-x--4--2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-x-2-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5s4-4-4-x-x--4--2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-x-2-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3s2-2-2------2--0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-x-x-0-|
  them    down   ...                  Before she burns th -
                               OUTRO
E|-3-3-3-3-3E|----------------|---|E|----------------|-----------|
B|-3-3-3-3-3E|----------------|---|---------3-3---------------|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-5s4-4-4s2-2---|---2s4s2-2-2-2-x-----------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-5s|=7-2s4s2-2-2-2-x-5-x-4-4s5-|
E|-x-x-x-x-x---x-3s2-2-2s0-0-5s| =7-------------x-5-x-4-4s5-|
B|-3-3-3-3-3E|----------------|-3s| =5---------------3-x-2-2s3-|
  em    down
 (fade)
E|E|----------------|-------------|
B|E|----------------|-------------|
G|-----------x-x-----x---x-x---|
D|-5-5-5-5---x-x-5s4-x-4-x-x-4-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-x-x-5s4-x-4-x-x-4-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-----3s2---2-----2-|


                                        for Sophia


Tablature Legend
E|----------------|
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 s   - legato slide
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 x   - mutted string
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