Expectation And The Blues

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      | Corb Lund - Expectation and the Blues  |
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Song: Expectation and the Blues
Band: Corb Lund Band
Album: Modern Pain/Five Dollar Bill
Label: Independent/Stony Plain Records
Tabbed/Chorded By: ultimatelefty



Good tune off of Modern Pain and Five Dollar Bill.
I have put off tabbing this song for many years, cuz younger me couldn't figure
out a part. I think this probably would have been between my 8th and 20th tab?
Haha anyways, all the parts to the song are here, for both the Modern Pain
and Five Dollar Bill versions, so it just depends on what you're feeling!
That middle riff is played different amounts of times after each chorus though,
not 6x, but that shouldn't be too hard to figure out, just do what feels right!
As always, please rate, comment, and enjoy!

Modern Pain Version:
E|-------------------------| 
B|-------------------------| 
G|-------------------------| 
D|-------------------------| 


A|-2-/7-x-5-x-7-x-10-x-7-5-|
E|-------------------------| 


These two parts are used throughout after each chorus:
E|----------------------| 
B|----------------------| 
G|----------------------| 
D|----------------------| 


A|-7-x-5-x-7-x-10-x-7-5-|
E|----------------------| x6 

E|-----------------------0-----0---0-----0---0-----0-----| 
B|-----------------------0-----0---0-----0---0-----0-----| 
G|-----------------------1-1---1---1-1---1---1-1---1---0-| 
D|-----------------------2-0h2-2---2-0h2-2---2-0h2-2---0-| 
A|-7-x-5-x---------------2-0h2-2---2-0h2-2---2-0h2-2---0-| 
E|---------7-0-6-0-5-3-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-| 


Five Dollar Bill Version:
E|------------------------| 
B|------------------------| 
G|------------------------| 
D|----------------------5-| 
A|-2-/7-x-5-x-7-x-5-x-7---| 
E|------------------------| 


These two parts are used throughout after each chorus:
E|---------------------|    
B|---------------------|    
G|---------------------|    
D|-------------------5-|    
A|-7-x-5-x-7-x-5-x-7---|    
E|---------------------| x6 

E|---------------------0------------------------------| 
B|---------------------0------------------------------| 
G|---------------------1----------------------------0-| 
D|---------------------2----------------------------0-| 
A|-7-x-5-x-------------2-0-0h2----0-0h2----0-0h2----0-| 
E|---------7-0-6-0-5-3-0--------0--------0--------0-0-| 


E
Well you know I over-intellectualize

When really what I'm feelin's a lot of shit inside
    A
But Jesus it's hard to self-actualize
                                             E
When you can't stop thinkin' about going home

You can't really ever go home like they say

And if you do it's all messed up anyway
                A
And besides the shit they tried to tell you back there
                                                   E
Gets in your hair and messes up your head everyday

CHORUS:
           G                                     A
And that's why I'm here to tell you that there's nothin' left to lose
G                             A
Except for maybe all the expectations and the blues
G                                     A
And I've come to tell you that you've nothin' left to prove
G                           A
Most especially not to expectation and the blues

     E
Well who's got it right, and who thinks he's wrong?

We movin' too fast, or are we takin' too long
   A
To find some common values that I can't seem to locate
                                       E
No matter where I end up for the week?

It's a pretty tough call when all you can see

Is numbing government when you look at the TV
        A
And the big business Satan
                                                                         E
And cops that would love to take your head off if they had half a chance

CHORUS:
           G                                     A
And that's why I'm here to tell you that there's nothin' left to lose
G                             A
Except for maybe all the expectations and the blues
G                                     A
And I've come to tell you that you've nothin' left to prove
G                           A
Most especially not to expectation and the blues

   E
My Mormon cousins think I'm nuts, but they're out of touch

And today I got my finger on the pulse of the monster
A
Not the biblical stuff or the TV bullshit
                                                    E
But somethin' deep and real, global and truly ugly

So as I walk out into the sunlight to face the music

And leave the casino behind me in the dark
             A
I know in my heart the things we see around us in the world today are a mess
                                      E
But it's not all our fault, so hey...

CHORUS:
           G                                     A
And that's why I'm here to tell you that there's nothin' left to lose
G                             A
Except for maybe all the expectations and the blues
G                                     A
And I've come to tell you that you've nothin' left to prove
G                           A
Most especially not to expectation and the blues
G (Pause)                             A
And I've come to tell you that you've nothin' left to prove
G                           A
Most especially not to expectation and the blues


End on:
E|---0-| 
B|---0-| 
G|---1-| 
D|---2-| 
A|---2-| 

E|-0-0-|

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| /   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