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| A Boy's Best Friend |
| Words and Music by Jack White |
| Tabbed by Patrick Ferris |
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Open E Tuning
E B E G# B D
OR
Open D Tuning
D A D F# A D capo 2nd fret
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| Tab Definitions: |
| D: 000000 |
| F: 333333 |
| G: 555555 |
| A: 777777 |
| /: Slide to note |
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INTRO: Played 3x D F/G G/A D|----0-----0-----0----------------------| A|---------------------------------------| F#|----------------------3/5--5--5/7--7/--| D|----------------------3/5--5--5/7--7/--| A|-------------------0--3/5--5--5/7--7/--| D|-0-----0-----0-------------------------|
VERSE 1:
D F/G G/A D
I just don't fit in this place
F/G G/A D
Their thoughts cast me out of here
F/G G/A D
Their home has run out of space
F/G G/A A/F
My mind's already out of here
/G
Won't you come along, dear?
/A D
Won't you come along?
VERSE 2:
Words that are spoke alone
Phrases you will never hear
Empty rooms and a telephone
That I will never use, never fear
I am all alone, dear
I am all alone
BREAK: D|----0----------0-----------------0--------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|------------------------------------0-5-7--7-7-7--7/0-0--12-12-12-12/0--0-0--12-12-12-12/0--0-0-| D|------------------------------------0-5-7--7-7-7--7/0-0--12-12-12-12/0--0-0--12-12-12-12/0--0-0-| A|------------------------------------0-5-7--7-7-7--7/0-0--12-12-12-12/0--0-0--12-12-12-12/0--0-0-| D|-0-----0--0-0----0-0-0--0--0--0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------12-----------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------10/12----12----10/12--10/12-10/12----| F#|-10-10-10-10/0--0-0--10-10-10-10/0--0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-0--------------12--------------------12-| D|-10-10-10-10/0--0-0--10-10-10-10/0--0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-0---------------------------------------| A|-10-10-10-10/0--0-0--10-10-10-10/0--0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-0---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|-12/-12-12-12-12/0--0-0--12-12-12-12/0--0-0-10-10-10-10/0--0-0--10-10-10-10/0--0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-7--| D|-12/-12-12-12-12/0--0-0--12-12-12-12/0--0-0-10-10-10-10/0--0-0--10-10-10-10/0--0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-7--| A|-12/-12-12-12-12/0--0-0--12-12-12-12/0--0-0-10-10-10-10/0--0-0--10-10-10-10/0--0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-7--| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D (Played 2x)
F/G G/A D
VERSE 3:
My dogs come sit next to me
A pack of dogs and cigarettes
My only friends speak no words to me
But they look at me and they don't forget
That a boy's best friend
/D N.C.
Is his mother or whatever has become his pet
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