Intro Riff 1 Riff 2 Verse 1 Riff 1 Riff 1 Work was on the wane D Dsus4/A Cadd9 Riff 1 Riff 2 And I'd rather be no one, work in vain Riff 1 Riff 1 And I was searching for relief D Dsus4/A Cadd9 Riff 1 Riff 1 And as for me, I'd sooner take than receive Chorus G Am11 And time she bears a cross G/B Cadd9 In an ocean teaming with fraud G/B Dsus4/A Riff 1 Riff 2 I'm on the shore without applause Instrumental Riff 1 Riff 2 Verse 2 Riff 1 Riff 1 I'm always here and nothing can be done D Dsus4/A Cadd9 Riff 1 O'er by the phone mean- while they suck their thumbs Riff 1 Riff 1 Dead to rights, there's a fix and then D Dsus4/A Cadd9 Riff 1 Riff 2 It's not the drinking but the worry that does you in Instrumental N.C. Bridge (The bridge lyrics are most certainly wrong, as are genius.com's.) G Am11 I learned you once sold G/B Cadd9 All ruthless and cold G Dsus4/A Now gears of nothing G Stacking up Chorus G Am11 She bears a cross G/B Cadd9 In an ocean teaming with frauds G/B Dsus4/A Riff 1 I'm on the shore without applause Outro Repeating Riff 1s and 2s #################################################################### Alternate arrangement #################################################################### Artist: Horse Feathers Song: Without Applause Album: Appreciation Tuning: Standard (No capo) Tab by: Heath Moore Notes: - Strumming of D may be substituted for Riff 1 and Riff 2. Chords Asus4 x02230 D xx0232 Dadd9/F# 2x0230 Dsus2 xx0230 Em7 022030 G 320033 Riff 1 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & e|-2---3p2-3p2-2-2h3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-| B|-3---3---3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| G|-2---4p2-4p2-2-2h4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-| D|-0---0---0---0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| Use pointer as barre across 'GBe' strings. Middle finger for 'B'. Pull-of and hammer on with ring finger on 'e' and pinky on 'G'. To simplify, only play 2 on the 'G' string. Riff 2 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & e|-2---3p2-3---3-3---5-3-2---------| B|-3---3---3---3-3---3-3-3-5-3---3-| G|-2---4p2-4---4-4---2-2-2-2-2-4-2-| D|-0---0---0---0-0---0-0-----------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| ^pinky for 5s Intro Riff 1 Riff 2 Verse 1 Riff 1 Riff 1 Work was on the wane Asus4 Dsus2 G Riff 1 Riff 2 And I'd rather be no one, work in vain Riff 1 Riff 1 And I was searching for relief Asus4 Dsus2 G Riff 1 Riff 1 And as for me, I'd sooner take than receive Chorus D Em7 And time she bears a cross Dadd9/F# G In an ocean teaming with fraud D Asus4 Riff 1 Riff 2 I'm on the shore without applause Instrumental Riff 1 Riff 2 Verse 2 Riff 1 Riff 1 I'm always here and nothing can be done Asus4 Dsus2 G Riff 1 O'er by the phone mean- while they suck their thumbs Riff 1 Riff 1 Dead to rights, there's a fix and then Asus4 Dsus2 G Riff 1 Riff 2 It's not the drinking but the worry that does you in Instrumental N.C. Bridge (The bridge lyrics are most certainly wrong, as are genius.com's.) D Em7 I learned you once sold Dadd9/F# G All ruthless and cold D Asus4 Now gears of nothing D Stacking up Chorus D Em7 She bears a cross Dadd9/F# G In an ocean teaming with fraud D Asus4 Riff 1 I'm on the shore without applause Outro Repeating Riff 1s and 2s