The Paper Kites

The Mortal Boy King(Tabs)

The Paper Kites

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Tuning: DADGAD    

     Night Falls                                     We're covered       Ooo   ver 

D|---0---------------------------------------------------------------0---------| 
A|---0---------------------------------------------------------------0---------| 
G|---11--------------------------------------------------------------4---------| 
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----------| 
G|---11--------------6-----------------------------------------------4----------| 
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-----------| 
G|---11-----------11------------4------------11----------------6-----------4-----------| 
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-----------| 
G|---------11--------I----4----------7--------6-----------11--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--------------------------------| 
G|-Then back and forth between---11---and-----4------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-----------------------------| 
A|----0----------0------------0-----------0---------0-----------------------------| 
G|----7----------6------------7-----------6---------11----------------------------| 
D|----0----------0------------0-----------0---------0-----------------------------| 
A|----x----------x------------x-----------x---------x-----------------------------| 
D|----9-(x16)----7---(x4)-----9--(x16)----7--(x4)---12----------------------------| 


     The ending             (Back and forth except the last three) 
D|-----0----------0----------------------0-----------0-----------0----------------| 
A|-----0----------0----------------------0-----------0-----------0----------------| 
G|-----11---to----4----------------------6-----------4-----------2---let 'er ring-| 
D|-----0----------0----------------------0-----------0-----------0----------------| 
A|-----x----------x----------------------x-----------0-----------0----------------| 
D|-----12--------\5---------------------/7--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. 


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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 

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Written by Sam Bentley

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