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Standard tuning. Capo on 2. Everything is relative to the capo.

A    : -02220
Dsus2: --0230
E    : 022100
Esus4: 022200
Bm   : -24432

The sound is achieved by mainly emphasizing the lower-middle strings.

Riff:
e:------------------------
B:--2s3s2-----------------
G:-----------2---------2--
D:----------------2-------
A:------------------------
E:------------------------


Riff A (x4)

A                Dsus2
He came spitting fire
A
On a day like no other.
Dsus2
Tried to hold you near to me
A
I heard him passing over.

			      E
He made a banquet for the stray dogs of the air.
		       Dsus2	      Esus4
He put our love in clear perspective.

A             	      Dsus2
Blue, red and green plumage
A
Trailing behind him now.
Dsus2
Swaddling the sky in its aftermath
A
The last days coming down.

			       E
He made a banquet for the stray dogs of the air.
			     Bm
He put our love in clear perspective.
	 Esus4  E	 A
Rising, rising, rising, rising.

Dsus2 A
Dsus2 A
E Dsus2
A
Dsus2
Esus4 E
A