Know Your Onion

The ground work for this comes from the previous tab but I’ve fixed some bits and added little touches here and there that were left out. It should be noted that James Mercer plays this song high up on the neck so he uses a 5th root E barre chord and the B on the same fret. It also sounds much better this way. [Intro] e|------------| B|------------| G|-8-6-4-2-1--| D|------------| A|------------| E|-7-5-4-2-0--| then E   B   x4 Shut out pimpled and angry I quietly tied all my guts into knots Gave up on trying to make them I Figured it’d take them too long to look up And besides it was undeniably clear to me I don’t know why When every other part of life seemed locked behind shutters I knew the worthless dregs we’ve always been Lucked out found my favourite record Lying in wait at the Birmingham Mall The songs that I heard the occasional book Were the only fun I ever took   And I got on with making myself (Instrumental listen for timing to change from E to A easy to see when Mercer plays it live)                                               Now the trick is just making yourself But when they’re parking their cars on your chest You’ve still got a view of the summer sky To make it hurt twice when your restless body caves to it’s whim And suddenly struggles to take flight [Riff] e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-----0-------------| D|-------------------| A|---2---------------| E|-3-----7-----------| [Alternating Pluck] e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-| E|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---| [Rundown] e|------------| B|------------| G|-8-6-4-2-1--| D|------------| A|------------| E|-7-5-4-2-0--| (Instead of rundown riff Chords can be played here) Three thousand miles north-east I left all my friends at the morning bus stop shaking their heads "What kind of life you dream of? You’re allergic to love" Yes I know but I must say in my own defense It’s been undeniably dear to me I don’t know why When every other part of life seemed locked behind shutters I knew the worthless dregs we are The selfless loving saints we are The melting sliding dice we’ve always been I hope this helps. It took me a while to find out which chord the A was in the "when every other part" section but I watched a few live performances to get it. It sounded odd at first but most definitely right. NOTE: During the break (C and G when they’re parking their cars on your chest) during live performances James uses open chords for the C and G and plays the bottom strings for the B. It gives a different tone and sounds much better. Alternatively for the Intro and Rundown you can simply play .