------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Mortal Boy King - The Paper Kites ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Darren I think this is their version. Close enough anyways... Enjoy! I got a little lazy and didn't chart out every single note, hence the (x12) things you see. If this is confusing, I can surely change it. Tuning: DADF#AD Night Falls We're covered Ooo ver D|---0---------------------------------------------------------------0---------| A|---0---------------------------------------------------------------0---------| F#|---12--------------------------------------------------------------5---------| D|---0---------------------------------------------------------------0---------| A|---x---------------------------------------------------------------x---------| D|---12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12-\5--5--5--5| Now We're Covered over D|---0---------------0-----------------------------------------------0----------| A|---0---------------0-----------------------------------------------0----------| F#|---12--------------7-----------------------------------------------5----------| D|---0---------------0-----------------------------------------------0----------| A|---x---------------x-----------------------------------------------x----------| D|---12--12--12--12-\7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-/5--5--5--5-| Now Daylight...Sometimes it comes too soon And I don't want D|---0------------0-------------0------------0-----------------0-----------0-----------| A|---0------------0-------------0------------0-----------------0-----------0-----------| F#|---12-----------12------------5------------12----------------7-----------5-----------| D|---0------------0-------------0------------0-----------------0-----------0-----------| A|---x------------x-------------x------------x-----------------x-----------x-----------| D|--/12-12(x16)---12-12(x16)---\5--5--5--5--/12--12--12--12---\7--7 (x16)--5--(x8)-----| to sleep..And I remember lending? softer ears to my lungs? Lyrics? D|---------0---------I----0----------0--------0-----------0-------------I-----------| A|---------0---------I----0----------0--------0-----------0-------------I-----------| F#|---------12--------I----5----------8--------7-----------12--repeat----I-----------| D|---------0---------I----0----------0--------0-----------0-------------I-----------| A|---------x---------I----x----------x--------x-----------x-------------I-----------| D|---------12--(x12)-I----5--(x8)----9--(x8)--7--7--7--7--12-(x16)------I-----------| D|-------------------------------0------------0--------------------------------| A|-------------------------------0------------0--------------------------------| F#|-Then back and forth between---12---and-----5------Then back to the beginning| D|-------------------------------0------------0--------------------------------| A|-------------------------------x------------x--------------------------------| D|-------------------------------12-----------5--------------------------------| The 'We're getting older' part at the end (and repeat) D|----0----------0------------0-----------0---------0-------0------0------0----------| A|----0----------0------------0-----------0---------0-------0------0------0----------| F#|----8----------7------------8-----------7---------12------5------12-----5----------| D|----0----------0------------0-----------0---------0-------0------0------0----------| A|----x----------x------------x-----------x---------x-------0------0------0----------| D|----9-(x16)----7---(x4)-----9--(x16)----7--(x4)---12------5------12-----5----------| The ending (Back and forth except the last three) D|-----0----------0----------------------0-----------0-----------0----------------| A|-----0----------0----------------------0-----------0-----------0----------------| F#|-----12---to----5----------------------8-----------5-----------0---let 'er ring-| D|-----0----------0----------------------0-----------0-----------0----------------| A|-----x----------x----------------------x-----------x-----------0----------------| D|-----12--------\5---------------------/9--7--7--7-/5--5--5--5--0----------------| Does this make sense? If not, I can tab out the rest. It'll get you started anyways. ************************************ | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note | b Bend | pb Pre-bend | br Bend release | pbr Pre-bend release | brb Bend release bend ************************************