Confessions of a Futon Revolutionist (chords)
By The Weakerthans
Tabbed by Dan Ray (http://danray.org), borrowing the ending from Mark Brenndorfer's tab

I tabbed this out for acoustic guitar ages ago, back when the only person playing it in a stripped down 
acoustic style was John Samson himself, in that "hidden" track at the end of that one Hopelessly 
Devoted to You comp. Yeah, I was cool back when. :) Anyway, I lost that version shortly after in a 
hard drive crash. I've been meaning to do it again ever since, and I've finally gotten around to it, 
now that everybody and his brother has a video of themselves playing it acoustically on Youtube. Enjoy, 
and get off my lawn.

Play As as -77600

E         A            E              A
Held like water in you shaking hands
E           A               E             A
are all the small defeats a day demands.
E  A      B 	    A        E
10-6 or 9-5 trying, dying to survive.
E     A               E~
Never knowing what survival means.

E         A                E         A
Leave the apartment to buy alcohol.
E        A               E                 A
Hung our diplomas on the bathroom wall.
E           A               B
Pick at the plaster chipped away,
            A              E
survey some stunning tooth decay,
  E        A            E
enlist the cat in the impending class-war.

B             F#m      A
Let's lay our bad day down here, dear
    B    F#m           A
and make-believe we're strong,
   E        F#m     A
or hum some protest song.

                         E              A
Like maybe "We Shall Overcome Someday."
E            A      E              A
Overcome the stupid things we say.
E     A                B
Say I needed more than this,
      A               B
say I needed one more kiss.
   F#m                E   A   E    A
We left that light on way too long now.

      B       F#m     A
Let's plant a bomb at city-hall and 
B       F#m A
kill an M-L-A.
      E        F#m    A
We'll talk the night away.
            E                   F#m               A
You call in sick, I'll quit the word-games that I play.
                               E        F#m    A
I swear I way more than half believe it when I say 

    C#       A   B   E   E/Eb
E----------------------------|
B----------------------------|
G---6----------------9---9---|
D---6--------7---9---9---9---|
A---4--(6-7)-7---9---7---6---|
E------------5---7-----------|


C#		                    A		
somewhere love and justice shine.
B               E
Cynicism falls asleep.
C#               A
Tyranny talks to itself.
B                      E
Sappy slogans all come true.
C#		A		B		B
We forget to feed our fear.








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          CONFESSIONS OF A FUTON-REVOLUTIONIST - The Weakerthans
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Tabbed By - Mark Brenndorfer markdoggg@yahoo.com


Verse
on these chords

"held like water..."

E-------0---|-----------------------------------------------------
B-------0---|-------------0---------------------------------------
G--9----6---|x4--------9--6---9-----------------------------------
D--9----7---|----9--7--9--7---9-----------------------------------
A--7----7---|----9--7--7--7---7-----------------------------------
E--0----5---|----7--5--0--5---------------------------------------


Repeat Verse


Chorus

E--------0---|----------------------------------------------------
B-----5--0---|----------------------------------------------------
G-----6--6---|-----6----------------------------------------------
D--9--6--7---|--9--6---7------------------------------------------
A--9--4--7---|--9--4---7------------------------------------------
E--7-----5---|--7------5------------------------------------------


Repeat Verse


Repeat Chorus


end on this:       
                    
E----------------|------------------------------------------------
B----------------|------------------------------------------------
G-------6--------|--------6---9-----------------------------------
D---9---6---7----|x3---9--6---9-----------------------------------
A---9---4---7----|-----9--4---7-----------------------------------
E---7-------5----|-----7------------------------------------------


Bridge
                                double speed here
                               (the notes in brackets
                               are played by bass) |1,2,3   |4.
E----------------------------|---------------------|--------|-------
B----------------------------|---------------------|--------|-------
G---6----------------9---9---|----6----------------|----9---|-------
D---6--------7---9---9---9---|x2--6------------7---|-9--9---|-99999999
A---4--(6-7)-7---9---7---6---|----4--(457-457)-7---|-9--7---|-99999999
E------------5---7-----------|-----------------5---|-7------|-77777777


E  A
Held like water in you shaking hands
E  A
are all the small defeats a day demands.
B A E A  
10-6 or 9-5 trying, dying to survive.
                      E~
Never knowing what survival means.
Leave the apartment to buy alcohol.
Hang our diplomas on the bathroom wall.
Pick at the plaster chipped away,
survey some stunning tooth decay,
enlist the cat in the impending class-war.

E             F#      A
Let's lay our bad day down here,
dear and make-believe we're strong,
   E        F#      A
or hum some protest song.


Like maybe "We Shall Overcome Someday."
Overcome the stupid things we say.
Say I needed more than this,
say I needed one more kiss.
We left that light on way too long now.
Let's plant a bomb at city-hall and kill an MLA.
We'll talk the night away.
You call in sick, I'll quit the word-games that I play.
I swear I way more than half believe it when I say that 
C#		A			B		E
somewhere love and justice shine.
Cynicism falls asleep.
Tyranny talks to itself.
Sappy slogans all come true.
C#		A		B		B
We forget to feed our fear.


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