I'D RATHER BE KRUND - Tim Rogers & the Temperence Union

Words & Music by Tim Rogers


Capo 1st fret - dropped-D tuning (DADGBe)

Chords written relative to capo

b = bend
r = release

Intro

e||------------------|------------------|-0-----------|----0-0-0-0-0--||
B||------------------|------------------|-0-----0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0--||
G||------------------|------------------|-1--1--1-1-1-|-4--4-4-4-4-4--||x2
D||-0-----0----------|-0-----0----------|-0--0--0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0--||
A||-0--0--0--2b3r2-0-|-0--0--0--2b3r2-0-|-2--2--2-2-2-|-5--5-5-5-5-5--||
D||-0--0-----------0-|-0--0-----------0-|-2--2--2-2-2-|-5-------------||

Verse
(These four bars referred to elsewhere as 'D-riff')
e||------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B||------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G||------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D||-0-----0----------|-0-----0----------|-0-----0----------|-0-----0----------|
A||-0--0--0--2b3r2-0-|-0--0--0--2b3r2-0-|-0--0--0--2b3r2-0-|-0--0--0--2b3r2-0-|
D||-0--0-----------0-|-0--0-----------0-|-0--0-----------0-|-0--0-----------0-|
     Beer then wine,    sharp decline, it was written on the wall

Verse
e||--------------------|---------|--------------------|---------------|
B||--------------------|-0-0-----|--------------------|-5--5--5-5-5---|
G||-1----------------1-|-4-4---4-|-1----------------1-|-5--5--5-5-5---|
D||-0--0--0----------0-|-0-0---0-|-0--0--0----------0-|-5--5--5-5-5---|
A||-2--2--2--2b3r2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-|-2--2--2--2b3r2-2-2-|-3--3--3-3-3---|
D||-2--2-----------2-2-|-5-5-5-5-|-2--2-----------2-2-|---------------|
  Duck yer head, throw up in bed, and curse before you fall



(D-riff)Doncha start before sunset and eat before you begin
Get yer (E7)stomach linin' (G6)tough as twine be(E7)fore you let the devil in (C)

CHORUS

(Bm)But I'd rather be drunk than to be feelin' (E7*)this
Have you as my little thing to (C)miss
Lonely is only a place to (Bb)hide
When I'm (A7)hangin' out with these guys


Play intro again (with some strumming variations)


(D-riff)Grain then the grape, your next mistake, all yer ghosts come out  to ride
A (E7)misunderstanding of the (G6)great crash landing, the (E7)smoke begets the fire (C)
(D-riff)What have you sired from the good advices do ya really think they'll know?
If yer (E7)gonna put your(G6)self thru hell why not sell (E7)tickets for the show? (C)


(Bm)But I'd rather be drunk than to be feelin' (E7)this
Have you as my little thing to (C)miss
Lonely is only a place to (Bb)hide
When I'm (A7)hangin' out with these guys x2

Single note riff;

E|-0--0--4-5-6-7-9b-|x heaps (b = slight bend)



(D5)It aint easy bein' the (Bm)fool, it's so (F#5)easy playin' the (D5)fool
It aint easy bein' the (Bm)fool, it's so (F#5)easy playin' the (D5)fool  etc...

Play intro riff 'til end.

Chords

E7 220100
E7* 220130
G6 550400
C x3555x
Bm x24432
Bb x1333x
A7 x02020
D5 00023x
F#5 44467x

Tabbed by Chris H.

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