Masterpiece - Big Thief

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The acoustic (solo) version by Adrianne Lenker 
I made some corrections!  Sorry for the earlier mistakes.  
I also tabbed out the intro/solo.
Still their best song in my opinion.

C/G:     332010
Cmaj9/G: 320010

[Intro]
             
e|-1-------1--
B|-1---------1
G|-2----------
D|-3----------
A|-3----------
E|-1----------

           
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-------------1
-2-----------0
---3-----2---2
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-0-----0-1----
-0-------2----
-0---0---3---3
-2------------
-3------------

---1-------|
---1-----1-|
---2-------|
---3---3---|
---3-------|
---1-------|

           
e|---------0--
B|---------1--
G|---------0--
D|-----2---2--
A|-3-------3--
E|---------3--

             
-----------3-3
---1---0-----0
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-2-------0---0
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-----3-------3

          
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-----0-1------
-------2---2--
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-1-------1---1

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[Verse 1]
          
Years,    days

             
, makes no dif

       
ference to me,

 babe
             
You look exact

             
ly the same to

 
 me
          
Ain’t no time,

             
 crossing your

        
 legs inside t

he diner
           
Raising your c

             
offee to your 

           
lips, the stea

m


[Chorus]
             
You saw the ma

           
sterpiece, she

              
 looks a lot l

    
ike you
             
Wrapping her l

        
eft arm around

 your right
       
Ready to walk 

         
you through   

           
the night


[Verse 2]
             
You whisper to

           
 a restless ea

             
r, “can you ge

     
t me out of he

re?
           
This place sme

             
lls like piss 

         
and beer, can 

you get me out

?”
             
You were askin

          
g me    how to

         
 get you free
           
I only know th

           
e recipe to ro

am


[Chorus]
             
You saw the ma

           
sterpiece, she

              
 looks a lot l

    
ike you
             
Wrapping her l

        
eft arm around

 your right
       
Ready to walk 

         
you through   

           
the night


[Verse 3]
         
Old  stars fil

           
ling up my thr

oat
           
You gave em to

             
 me when I was

       
 born, now the

y’re coming ou

t
             
Laying there o

           
n the hospital

             
 bed, eyes wer

          
e narrow, blue

 and red
             
You took a dra

              
w of breath an

         
d said to me


[Chorus]
             
You saw the ma

           
sterpiece, she

              
 looks a lot l

    
ike you
             
Wrapping her l

        
eft arm around

 your right
       
Ready to walk 

         
you through   

           
the night

[Solo]

           
e|------------
B|-1-------3^-
G|-2-------2--
D|-3---3---3--
E|------------
E|------------

           
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---3-----1----
-----0--------
-3-----2-----2
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-------3-----3
---1---0------
-0-----0------
-------0---0--
-------2------
-------3------

         
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---0---0-1----
---------2----
-----0---3---3
---------3----
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-----1---1-|
-----1---1-|
-------2---|
-------3---|
-----------|
-----------|

           
e|---------0--
B|---------1--
G|---------0--
D|-----2---2--
A|-3-------3--
E|---------3--

             
-----------3-3
---1---0-----0
-------------0
-2-------0---0
-------------2
-----3-------3

          
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-----0-1------
-------2---2--
---0---3------
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---------1----
---------1----
---------2----
---------3----
---------3----
-1-------1---1

---1-------|
---1-----1-|
---2---3---|
---3-------|
---3-------|
---1-------|




[Verse 4]
          
Old     friend

             
s, old mothers

  
, dogs and bro

thers
           
There’s only s

             
o much letting

            
 go you can as

k someone to d

o
             
So I keep you 

          
by my side, I 

              
will not give 

    
you to the tid

e
           
I'll even walk

             
 you in my str

      
ide, Marie

[Chorus]
             
You saw the ma

           
sterpiece, she

              
 looks a lot l

    
ike you
             
Wrapping her l

        
eft arm around

 your right
       
Ready to walk 

         
you through   

              
the night


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