Regina Spektor - Oedipus
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Capo: 2
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Regina Spektor - legend.
Surprised at lack of tabs for this, so thought I'd do one myself.
Then I realised this song does not transcribe well for guitar.
Chords used:
E A D G B e
Am x 0 2 2 1 0
C/E 0 3 2 0 1 x
Dm7/A x 0 0 2 1 x
Bm7/A x 0 0 2 0 x
A5 x 0 2 2 x x
Cmaj/E 0 3 2 0 3 x
Csus2 x 3 0 0 1 x
Em7 x 2 0 0 0 x
Fsus2 x x 3 2 1 3
Am7 x x 2 2 1 3
Esus4 0 2 2 1 x x
F 1 3 3 2 x x
Fsus2/A x 0 3 0 1 x
Am7 x 0 2 0 1 x
Bm5 x 2 0 4 x x
Csus5 x 3 0 5 x x
CAPO ON TWO
[Intro]
AmDun du du dun du C/Edun du dun dun du du dun dun
Dm7/ADun du du dun duBm7/A dun du dun dun du duA5 dun dun
AmDun du du dun du Cmaj/Edun du dun dun du du dun dun
Dm7/ADun du du dun duBm7/A dun du dun dun du duA5n du dun
[Verse]
AmI'm the king's thirty secC/Eond son
Dm7/ABorn to him in Bm7/Athirty second's time A5
AmBorn to him the nCmaj/Eight still young
Csus2Born to him with two eEm7yebrows on
AndDm7/A that's all I waBm7/As wearingCsus2 Em7
WheDm7/An I woke up starBm7/Aing at thCsus2e world Em7
My moAmm had been a rather crazy queen C/E
Dm7/ABut not at aBm7/All a sexA5 machine
AmShe liked to keep her bodyCmaj/E clean, clean
Csus2Thought the world to bEm7e quite obscene
But shDm7/Ae retired to herBm7/A chamber Csus2 Em7
AndDm7/A we remain quiteBm7/A strangerCsus2s Em7
[Bridge]
And toFsus2 see me made her awAm7ful sad
And toFsus2 touch me made her Am7awful sad
And toFsus2 see me made her awAm7ful
And toFsus2 touch me made her Am7awful
[Verse]
AmI'm the king's thirty second C/Eson
Dm7/AAnd all it took was thirBm7/Aty second's timeA5
But a spoAmiled little prince I was noCmaj/Et
Had aCsus2 chamber maid and a chEm7amber pot
And there'sDm7/A thirty one otheBm7/Ars just lCsus2ike me Em7
There'sDm7/A thirty one otheBm7/Ars I can Csus2be Em7
AmSomeimtes I'd stand by the roC/Eyal wall
Dm7/AThe sky'd be so big thatBm7/A it broke my souA5l
And i stoAmod on my toes to catch a glCmaj/Eimpse
Of myCsus2 mother's eyes and my Em7mother's skin
And she retDm7/Aired to her chamBm7/Aber Csus2 Em7
And weDm7/A remain quite strBm7/Aangers Csus2 Em7
[Bridge]
And toFsus2 see me made her awAm7ful sad
And toFsus2 touch me made her Am7awful sad
And toFsus2 see me made her awAm7ful
And toFsus2 touch me made her Am7awful
[Pre-chorus]
AndEsus4 one morning I woke up
And I thought OFedipus, Oedipus, Oedipus, Oedipus
ThenEsus4 one morning I woke up and I thought RFex, Rex, Rex
TEsus4hen one morning I woke up
And I thought FOedipus, Oedipus, Oedipus, Oedipus
ThirtyFsus2 two's still a goddamn number
ThirtyFsus2/A two's still cAm7ounts, gonna make it count, gonna make it count
Gonna oh oh
ThirtyFsus2 two's still a goddamn number
ThirtyFsus2/A two's still cAm7ounts, gonna make it count, gonna make it count
Gonna oh oh
[Chorus]
A5Long Bm5live Csus5 the Bm5king
Bm5Long Csus5live Bm5the kA5ing
A5Long Bm5live Csus5 the Bm5king
Bm5Long Csus5live Bm5the kA5ing
A5Long Bm5live Csus5 the Bm5king
Bm5Long Csus5live Bm5the kA5ing
A5Long Bm5live Csus5 the Bm5king
Bm5Long Csus5live Bm5the
[Verse]
IAm'm the king's thirty C/Esecond son
There'Dm7/As thirty one others juBm7/Ast like me A5
There's tAmhirty one others on thCmaj/Ee way
There's Csus2thirty one others afteEm7r that
SAmometimes I stand by tC/Ehe royal gate
PeDm7/Aople screaming loBm7/Ave and hate A5
And they scAmream and they scream aCmaj/End they scream and they scream
LonCsus2g live the king, long Em7live theDm7/A queen Bm7/A
[Bridge]
And toFsus2 see me made her awAm7ful sad
And toFsus2 touch me made her Am7awful sad
And toFsus2 see me made her awAm7ful
And toFsus2 touch me made her Am7awful
[Pre-chorus]
AndEsus4 one morning I woke up
And I thought OFedipus, Oedipus, Oedipus, Oedipus
ThenEsus4 one morning I woke up and I thought RFex, Rex, Rex
TEsus4hen one morning I woke up
And I thought FOedipus, Oedipus, Oedipus, Oedipus
ThirtyFsus2 two's still a goddamn number
ThirtyFsus2/A two's still cAm7ounts, gonna make it count, gonna make it count
Gonna oh oh
ThirtyFsus2 two's still a goddamn number
ThirtyFsus2/A two's still cAm7ounts, gonna make it count, gonna make it count
Gonna oh oh
Fsus2Thirty two's still a goddamn number
ThDm7/Airty two's still Bm7/Aa goddamn number
Fsus2Thirty two's still a goddamn number
ThDm7/Airty two's still Bm7/Aa goddamn number
Fsus2Thirty two, thirty two
ThDm7/Airty two, thirty Bm7/Atwo
Fsus2Thirty two, thirty two
Thirty two, thirty two
[Chorus]
A5Long Bm5live Csus5 the Bm5king
Bm5Long Csus5live Bm5the kA5ing
A5Long Bm5live Csus5 the Bm5king
Bm5Long Csus5live Bm5the kA5ing
A5Long Bm5live Csus5 the Bm5king
Bm5Long Csus5live Bm5the kA5ing
A5Long Bm5live Csus5 the Bm5king
Bm5Long Csus5live Bm5the kAming
Like I said, it doesn't sound very good on guitar, but it's as close as I can get it.