Tuning:

Drown – Son Volt The original is played with two electric guitars; this is my single guitar version which sounds great on acoustic! Chords used: G: 320033 F: xx3211 C: x32010 Em: 022000 Cmaj9: x20010 Am: x02210 2 single notes (over the “...livin’ right is easy...” part), both on the A string, in the 3rd fret: /c and 2nd fret: /b [Intro]: e|--3-----------------3----------------3----------------1-1-0-0-3-| B|--3-----------------3----------------3----------------1-1-1-1-3-| G|--0--b3--b3---------0--b3--b3--------0--b3--b3--------2-2-0-0-0-| D|--0-----------------0----------3-----0----------------3-3-2-2-0-| A|--2-------------3---2-------------2--2------------3---x-x-3-3-2-| E|--3----------1------3----------------3---------1------x-x-x-x-3-| [The final chord of the intro is the G chord of the first line of the song just before “...sky cracks...”]:

^G Sky cracks o^Fpe^Cn ^G the walls fallin’ t^Ghru t^Che ^Gfloor Just as well to k^Feep ^Cit a gue^Fssing g^Came in ^Gstore ^G You're with me n^Dow will be a^Emgain other points in b^Cetween And the cr^Guel cruel mornin^Fgs^C ^G turn to days of s^Gwim ^Gor s^Cink /c /b Am G F C If livin' right is easy what goes wrong? you're causin' it to drown ^Cmaj9Didn't want to ^Amturn that way you're ^Gcausin' ^Fit ^C to drown ^Cmaj9Doesn't make a ^Amdifference now you're ^Gcausin' ^Fit ^C to drown S^Amilence knows can't d^Crown a heart

[Riff]: |---------------------------------------| |------------------------0--3—5b--------| |---------------------0-----------------| |---------0-h2p2----0-------------------| |----0-2---------2----------------------| |--3------------------------------------|

^G Happenstance is fall^Fin^Cg ^G through the cracks ea^Gch^C d^Gay Too close now to ch^Fange ^Cit ^Ffool's gold is l^Cighter an^Gyway ^G When in do^Dubt move ^Emon no need to sort^C it out ^G You're with me n^Dow will be a^Emgain other points in b^Cetween And I w^Gant to fi^Fnd^C ^G the right s^Gide ^Gof y^Cou /c /b Am G F C If livin’ right is easy what goes wrong you're causin’ it to drown ^Cmaj9Didn't want to ^Amturn that way you're ^Gcausin’ ^Fit ^C to drown ^Cmaj9Doesn't make a ^Amdifference now you're ^Gcausin’ ^Fit ^C to drown Si^Amlence knows can't d^Crown a heart

F C G D F C [chord progression under solo - solo not tabbed] [Riff]: |---------------------------------------| |------------------------0--3—5b--------| |---------------------0-----------------| |---------0-h2p2----0-------------------| |----0-2---------2----------------------| |--3------------------------------------| [then repeat intro, but this time just one bend after the first G]: e|--3-----------------3----------------3----------------1-1-0-0-3-| B|--3-----------------3----------------3----------------1-1-1-1-3-| G|--0----b3-----------0--b3--b3--------0--b3--b3--------2-2-0-0-0-| D|--0-----------------0----------------0----------------3-3-2-2-0-| A|--2-------------3---2----------3-----2------------3---x-x-3-3-2-| E|--3----------1------3-------------2--3---------1------x-x-x-x-3-| [play next 4 chords mostly Arpeggio; try to hit the individual notes of the G D Em and C]:

^G When in do^Dubt move ^Emon no need to s^Cort it out [back to full chords}:

^G You're with me n^Dow will be ag^Emain other points in b^Cetween And I wa^Gnt to fi^Fnd^C ^G the right si^Gde ^Gof ^Cyou /c /b Am G F C If living right is easy what goes wrong you're causin’ it to drown ^Cmaj9Didn't want to ^Amturn that way you're ^Gcausin’ ^Fit ^C to drown ^Cmaj9Doesn't make a ^Amdifference now you're ^Gcausin’ ^Fit ^C to drown S^Amilence knows can't d^Crown a heart

F C G D F C [final chord progression, no lead guitar tabbed] [Final Riff]: |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------0-h2p2------------------------| |----0-2---------2-0--2b----------------| |--3------------------3b----------------|