Dragons Awake

Guided By Voices

Composed by: Robert Pollard
key: B Tuning: E A D G B E
'Dragons Awake!' by Guided by Voices 
E|------------------------------------|
from the 1999 album Do The Collapse 
tab by James Glover (Sebadonut)


[Intro]

   B
e|E|------------------------------------|-|E|------------------------------------|-|
B|-7----7-7-7----7-7-7----7-7-7----7-7-|-7----7-7-7----7-7-7----7-7-7----7-7-|
G|-8----8-8-8----8-8-8----8-8-8----8-8-|-8----8-8-8----8-8-8----8-8-8----8-8-|
D|-9----9-9-9----9-9-9----9-9-9----9-9-|-9----9-9-9----9-9-9----9-9-9----9-9-|
A|-9----9-9-9----9-9-9----9-9-9----9-9-|-9----9-9-9----9-9-9----9-9-9----9-9-|
E|-7----7-7-7----7-7-7----7-7-7----7-7-|-7----7-7-7----7-7-7----7-7-7----7-7-|
                                                                    Dragons

[Verse]

   B                                     D#m
e|E|------------------------------------|-|E|------------------------------------|-|
B|-7----7-7-7----7-7-7----7-7-7----7-7-|-7----7-7-7----7-7-7----7-7-7----7-7-|
G|-8----8-8-8----8-8-8----8-8-8----8-8-|-8----8-8-8----8-8-8----8-8-8----8-8-|
D|-9----9-9-9----9-9-9----9-9-9----9-9-|-8----8-8-8----8-8-8----8-8-8----8-8-|
A|-9----9-9-9----9-9-9----9-9-9----9-9-|-6----6-6-6----6-6-6----6-6-6----6-6-|
E|-7----7-7-7----7-7-7----7-7-7----7-7-|E|------------------------------------|-|
   awake           take me through the   voodoo buddha           you are the

   D                                     F#                C#/F
e|E|------------------------------------|-|E|------------------------------------|-|
B|-7----7-7-7----7-7-7----7-7-7----7-7-|-2----2-2-2----2-2-------------------|
G|-7----7-7-7----7-7-7----7-7-7----7-7-|-3----3-3-3----3-3-------------------|
D|-7----7-7-7----7-7-7----7-7-7----7-7-|-4----4-4-4----4-4-3----3-3-3----3-3-|
A|-5----5-5-5----5-5-5----5-5-5----5-5-|-4----4-4-4----4-4-4----4-4-4----4-4-|
E|E|------------------------------------|-|-2----2-2-2----2-2-1----1-1-1----1-1-|
   king of things           I  am  a     fake                       over the

   B                 D#m                 D
e|E|------------------------------------|-|E|------------------------------------|-|
B|-7----7-7-7----7-7-7----7-7-7----7-7-|-7----7-7-7----7-7-7----7-7-7----7-7-|
G|-8----8-8-8----8-8-8----8-8-8----8-8-|-7----7-7-7----7-7-7----7-7-7----7-7-|
D|-9----9-9-9----9-9-8----8-8-8----8-8-|-7----7-7-7----7-7-7----7-7-7----7-7-|
A|-9----9-9-9----9-9-6----6-6-6----6-6-|-5----5-5-5----5-5-5----5-5-5----5-5-|
E|-7----7-7-7----7-7-------------------|E|------------------------------------|-|
   tree tops     an  auto man      and   automatic girl             predator

   C                 F#                  E
e|E|------------------------------------|-|-0----0-0-0----0-0-0----0-0-0----0-0-|
B|-5----5-5-5----5-5-2----2-2-2----2-2-|-0----0-0-0----0-0-0----0-0-0----0-0-|
G|-5----5-5-5----5-5-3----3-3-3----3-3-|-1----1-1-1----1-1-1----1-1-1----1-1-|
D|-5----5-5-5----5-5-4----4-4-4----4-4-|-2----2-2-2----2-2-2----2-2-2----2-2-|
A|-3----3-3-3----3-3-4----4-4-4----4-4-|-2----2-2-2----2-2-2----2-2-2----2-2-|
E|-------------------2----2-2-2----2-2-|-0----0-0-0----0-0-0----0-0-0----0-0-|
   skin          an  orangutan           alive                    I have two


[Verse]

   E                                     D#m
e|-0----0-0-0----0-0-0----0-0-0----0-0-|E|------------------------------------|-|
B|-0----0-0-0----0-0-0----0-0-0----0-0-|-7----7-7-7----7-7-7----7-7-7----7-7-|
G|-1----1-1-1----1-1-1----1-1-1----1-1-|-8----8-8-8----8-8-8----8-8-8----8-8-|
D|-2----2-2-2----2-2-2----2-2-2----2-2-|-8----8-8-8----8-8-8----8-8-8----8-8-|
A|-2----2-2-2----2-2-2----2-2-2----2-2-|-6----6-6-6----6-6-6----6-6-6----6-6-|
E|-0----0-0-0----0-0-0----0-0-0----0-0-|E|------------------------------------|-|
   eyes                   sprinkle the   pearls                     over the

   B                                     F#
e|E|------------------------------------|-|E|------------------------------------|-|
B|-7----7-7-7----7-7-7----7-7-7----7-7-|-2----2-2-2----2-2-2----2-2-2----2-2-|
G|-8----8-8-8----8-8-8----8-8-8----8-8-|-3----3-3-3----3-3-3----3-3-3----3-3-|
D|-9----9-9-9----9-9-9----9-9-9----9-9-|-4----4-4-4----4-4-4----4-4-4----4-4-|
A|-9----9-9-9----9-9-9----9-9-9----9-9-|-4----4-4-4----4-4-4----4-4-4----4-4-|
E|-7----7-7-7----7-7-7----7-7-7----7-7-|-2----2-2-2----2-2-2----2-2-2----2-2-|
   ham                                   grand peter might it be the pipes of 

   C#m                                   B
e|E|------------------------------------|-|E|------------------------------------|-|
B|-5----5-5-5----5-5-5----5-5-5----5-5-|-7----7-7-7----7-7-7----7-7-7----7-7-|
G|-6----6-6-6----6-6-6----6-6-6----6-6-|-8----8-8-8----8-8-8----8-8-8----8-8-|
D|-6----6-6-6----6-6-6----6-6-6----6-6-|-9----9-9-9----9-9-9----9-9-9----9-9-|
A|-4----4-4-4----4-4-4----4-4-4----4-4-|-9----9-9-9----9-9-9----9-9-9----9-9-|
E|E|------------------------------------|-|-7----7-7-7----7-7-7----7-7-7----7-7-|
   pan                             oh    oh                  softer tits will 

   F#                                    D#m      E        B
e|E|------------------------------------|-|E|------------------------------------|-|
B|-2----2-2-2----2-2-2----2-2-2----2-2-|-7----7---0----0---4----4-4-4----4-4-|
G|-3----3-3-3----3-3-3----3-3-3----3-3-|-8----8---1----1---4----4-4-4----4-4-|
D|-4----4-4-4----4-4-4----4-4-4----4-4-|-8----8---2----2---4----4-4-4----4-4-|
A|-4----4-4-4----4-4-4----4-4-4----4-4-|-6----6---2----2---2----2-2-2----2-2-|
E|-2----2-2-2----2-2-2----2-2-2----2-2-|----------0----0---------------------|
   greet you                                                  they have been 


[Chorus]

   D#m      E        B                   D#m      E        B
e|E|------------------------------------|-|E|------------------------------------|-|
B|-7----7---0----0---4----4-4-4----4-4-|-7----7---0----0---4----4-4-4----4-4-|
G|-8----8---1----1---4----4-4-4----4-4-|-8----8---1----1---4----4-4-4----4-4-|
D|-8----8---2----2---4----4-4-4----4-4-|-8----8---2----2---4----4-4-4----4-4-|
A|-6----6---2----2---2----2-2-2----2-2-|-6----6---2----2---2----2-2-2----2-2-|
E|----------0----0---------------------|----------0----0---------------------|
   tapped            by suckers of the   sap                    now Im going

   C#m               D#m                 E                 F#
e|-4----4-4-4----4-4-6----6-6-6----6-6-|-0----0-0-0----0-0-2----2-2-2----2-2-|
B|-5----5-5-5----5-5-7----7-7-7----7-7-|-0----0-0-0----0-0-2----2-2-2----2-2-|
G|-6----6-6-6----6-6-8----8-8-8----8-8-|-1----1-1-1----1-1-3----3-3-3----3-3-|
D|-6----6-6-6----6-6-8----8-8-8----8-8-|-2----2-2-2----2-2-4----4-4-4----4-4-|
A|-4----4-4-4----4-4-6----6-6-6----6-6-|-2----2-2-2----2-2-4----4-4-4----4-4-|
E|E|------------------------------------|-|-0----0-0-0----0-0-2----2-2-2----2-2-|
   home          in the distance I can   see them             proudly waving

   C#m               D#m                 E                 F#
e|-4----4-4-4----4-4-6----6-6-6----6-6-|-0----0-0-0----0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
B|-5----5-5-5----5-5-7----7-7-7----7-7-|-0----0-0-0----0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
G|-6----6-6-6----6-6-8----8-8-8----8-8-|-1----1-1-1----1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D|-6----6-6-6----6-6-8----8-8-8----8-8-|-2----2-2-2----2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|-4----4-4-4----4-4-6----6-6-6----6-6-|-2----2-2-2----2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|E|------------------------------------|-|-0----0-0-0----0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
   flags               to separate and   free them                                  dragons


[Outro]

   B                                     D#m             D
e|E|------------------------------------|-|-6----6-6-6----6---------------------|
B|-7----7-7-7----7-7-7----7-7-7----7-7-|-7----7-7-7----7-7-7----7-7-7----7-7-|
G|-8----8-8-8----8-8-8----8-8-8----8-8-|-8----8-8-8----8-7-7----7-7-7----7-7-|
D|-9----9-9-9----9-9-9----9-9-9----9-9-|-8----8-8-8----8-7-7----7-7-7----7-7-|
A|-9----9-9-9----9-9-9----9-9-9----9-9-|-6----6-6-6----6-5-5----5-5-5----5-5-|
E|-7----7-7-7----7-7-7----7-7-7----7-7-|E|------------------------------------|-|
   awake                   forever and   forever             for everyone to

   F#       E        B                   F#       E        B
E|-2----2-2-0----0-0-------------------|-2----2-2-0----0-0-------------------|
B|-2----2-2-0----0-0-4----4-4-4----4-4-|-2----2-2-0----0-0-4----4-4-4----4-4-|
G|-3----3-3-1----1-1-4----4-4-4----4-4-|-3----3-3-1----1-1-4----4-4-4----4-4-|
D|-4----4-4-2----2-2-4----4-4-4----4-4-|-4----4-4-2----2-2-4----4-4-4----4-4-|
A|-4----4-4-2----2-2-2----2-2-2----2-2-|-4----4-4-2----2-2-2----2-2-2----2-2-|
E|-2----2-2-0----0-0-------------------|-2----2-2-0----0-0-------------------|
   see                                                               dragons

   F#       E        B                   F#       E        B
E|-2----2-2-0----0-0-------------------|-2----2-2-0----0-0-------------------|
B|-2----2-2-0----0-0-4----4-4-4----4-4-|-2----2-2-0----0-0-4-----------------|
G|-3----3-3-1----1-1-4----4-4-4----4-4-|-3----3-3-1----1-1-4-----------------|
D|-4----4-4-2----2-2-4----4-4-4----4-4-|-4----4-4-2----2-2-4-----------------|
A|-4----4-4-2----2-2-2----2-2-2----2-2-|-4----4-4-2----2-2-2-----------------|
E|-2----2-2-0----0-0-------------------|-2----2-2-0----0-0-------------------|
   awake                       dragons   awake             oh  
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