I was trying to learn this song and found so many terrible tabs online that I decided to fire one up myself. It is also impossible to keep up with what chords change when during which verse without visibly seeing the differences. The strum is consistent throughout, listen to the record.
Capo VI or VII - guitar on the record is tuned to Open D, but way sharp Intro D ----0------- --------------0---- --------- ----------0---- ----0--------- ------ A ----0------- ----0---------0---- --------- ----------0---- ----0--------- ------ F# ----3------- ----0---------1---- --------- ----------1---- ----1--------- ------ D ----2------- ----0---------0---- --------- ----------2---- ----0----H---- ------ A -0---------- -----------2------- --------- -------0------- -2-----(0-2)-- ------ D ------------ -0----------------- --------- --------------- -------------- ------ ----0------- --------------0---- --------- ----0---------0----- -----0---------- ----0------- ----0---------0---- --------- ----0---------0----- -----0---------- ----3------- ----0---------1---- --------- ----1---------1----- -----1---------- ----2------- ----0---------0---- --------- ----2---------0----- -----0---------- -0---------- -----------2------- --------- -0---------2-------- -----2-----H---- ------------ 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dangling my keys, he even fakes a toss Whatever could it be That has brought me to this loss ----0------- --------------0----- ------- ----0---------0---- -----0-------- ------ ----0------- ----0---------0----- ------- ----0---------0---- -----0-------- ------ ----3------- ----0---------1----- ------- ----1---------1---- -----1-------- ------ ----2------- ----0---------0----- ------- ----2---------0---- -----0-------- ------ -0---------- -----------2-------- ------- -0---------2------- -----2----H--- ------ ------------ -0------------------ ------- ------------------- -2------(0-2)- ------ ---------------------------------- -------------------------- ----0------H---------0------H----- ----0------H-----0-------- ----0----0---1-------0----0---1--- ----0----0---1---0-------- ----0----0-----------0----0------- ----0----0-------0-------- ---------0---2------------0---2--- ---------0---2------------ -0----------------0--------------- -0---------------0-------- Chorus On your back with your racks as the stacks as your load In the back and the racks and the stacks of your load In the back with your racks and you're unstacking your load --------------------- ---------------------------------- -----0-------0------- ---------------------------------- ----(3)------0------- -----0--0--0--0---0---0--0--0--0-- 3Xs -----2--------------- -----4--5--4--0---0---4--5--4--0-- -0-----------2------- ---------------------------------- --------------------- -5---5--5--5--5---5---5--5--5--5-- Verse 5 This is not the sound of a new man or a crispy realization ----0------- --------------0---- ------- ------- ----0----- ----0---------- -------- ----0------- ----0---------0---- ------- ------- ----0----- ----0---------- -------- ----3------- ----0---------1---- ------- ------- ----1----- ----1---------- -------- ----2------- ----0---------0---- ------- ------- ----2----- ----0-----H---- -------- -0---------- -----------2------- ------- ------- -0-------- -2------(0-2)-- -------- ------------ 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Note perfect thanks
Tuned to open E and capo on 5th to match recording