Old School

by Hedley · posted by Kocot

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

  5   -5  6   6  -5  5   -5  5 4    4
Don't believe ev'rything happiness says

 5 -5     6    6 -5   5   -5  5    4    4
Nothing feels better than hiding these days

-4  5-5  5   -4   4  -4    5     -5   5    -4
We bury our fears in the drinks, in these tears

 4  -4   5   -5  5  -4   4    3    4
For the days we believed we could fly.


 5   -5  6    6  -5    5  -5  5    4     4
Call up your brothers and sisters and friends

  4   -4  5   -5  6    6    -5    5   -5    5 4   4
We'll go back to the place where the night never ends

  4   -4 5 -5   5  -4 4   -4   5  -5   5  -4 4
We'll remember the fires, the burning car tires

-4   5  -5  5    -4   4  -3   4
Boy how in the hell'd we get here?



6   5   -5    6   6   4    -6   6  6   5   5    -4
So why don't you meet me, down behind the old school

  4     5  -5-5   6   6   4    4    5  -5   5 -4   4   4
We'll waste away the weekend, with perfect regard for how

 5-5 -5  6   6   4  4    4    -6 6  6  5 5 -4-4
Cavalier we used to be, that beautiful insanity

 4  5 -5 6    6   6   4  4
The apathy's surrounding me

  5    -4    4    -5  5   -3    4
Don't close your eyes or we'll fade

-3 -4 5 -4 4
 away...____



5 -5  6  6 -5  5 -5 5  4  4
Over and over and over again

4  -4   5   -5  6  6 -5    5   -5 5 4   4
We sat down for a minute, grew up into men

 4   -4    5 -5    5  -4 4  -4   5   -5   5  -4 4
Now we're putting out fires and changing car tires

-4   5  -5  5    -4   4  -3   4
Man how in the hell'd we get here?



6   5   -5    6   6   4    -6   6  6   5   5    -4
So why don't you meet me, down behind the old school

  4     5  -5-5   6   6   4    4    5  -5   5 -4   4   4
We'll waste away the weekend, with perfect regard for how

 5-5 -5  6   6   4  4    4    -6 6  6  5 5 -4-4
Cavalier we used to be, that beautiful insanity

 4  5 -5 6    6   6   4  4
The apathy's surrounding me

  5    -4    4    -5  5   -3    4  -4 5   -5   4
Don't close your eyes or we'll fade away this time

 4    4    6-5   5   -4   4   4
And we'll never get back what we

 4  -4 5    4   4    6   -5   5    -4  5  -4   -4
Gave away, when we still had that fire in our eyes



  5   -5  6   6  -5  5   -5  5 4    4
Don't believe everything happiness says

 5  -5   6   6   -5  5  -5   5   4    4
Nothings as real as our old reckless ways

 4   -4   5   -5  5  -4 4
When we drink by the fires

-4   5  -5   5  -4 4
The burning car tires

-4    5   -5   5   -4 4
Bad girls and good liars

-4    5     -5   5 -4 4
The dreams we'd conspire

 4   6   5   5   -4 4
The days we went crazy

-4    5     -5   5  -4 4
The nights wild and hazy

 4   6  5   5    -4   4  -3   4   
Man how in the hell'd we get here?




6   5   -5    6   6   4    -6   6  6   5   5    -4
So why don't you meet me, down behind the old school

  4     5  -5-5   6   6   4    4    5  -5   5 -4   4   4
We'll waste away the weekend, with perfect regard for how

 5-5 -5  6   6   4  4    4    -6 6  6  5 5 -4-4
Cavalier we used to be, that beautiful insanity

 4  5 -5 6    6   6   4  4
The apathy's surrounding me

  5    -4    4    -5  5    6    6
Don't close your eyes or we'll fade

5 -6-7-6 6
Away...___

  5    -4    4    -5  5   -4     4
Don't close your eyes or we'll fade.

Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound