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I Am Columbus

Guided By Voices

Chord: Principal (acoustic and electric guitars)
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key: Am
'I Am Columbus' by Guided by Voices
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from the album Motivational Jumpsuit (2014)
tab by James Glover (Sebadonut)

The bass part sounds far more interesting than the guitar so I have incorperated it in to
my tab below. 

[Intro]

   A5                        G5                        A5                        A5  
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-7-----7-----5-/7--------|-------------------------|-7-----7-----5-/7--------|-------------------------|
E|-5-----5-----3-/5-----5/-|-8--7-----5-----3-----0--|-5-----5-----3-/5--------|-8--7-----5-----3-----0--|
                                                                                               Its never

[Verse]

   A5                        G5                        A5                        A5  
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-7-----7-----5-/7--------|-------------------------|-7-----7-----5-/7--------|-------------------------|
E|-5-----5-----3-/5-----5/-|-8--7-----5-----3-----0--|-5-----5-----3-/5--------|-8--7-----5-----3-----0--|
   wrong                                  you see it   now                                      disa-

   A5                        G5                        A5                        A5  
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-7-----7-----5-/7--------|-------------------------|-7-----7-----5-/7--------|-------------------------|
E|-5-----5-----3-/5-----5/-|-8--7-----5-----3-----0--|-5-----5-----3-/5--------|-8--7-----5-----3-----0--|
   pear that much                          off in the   distance                          Shes laid out a

   A5                        G5                        A5                        A5  
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-7-----7-----5-/7--------|-------------------------|-7-----7-----5-/7--------|-------------------------|
E|-5-----5-----3-/5-----5/-|-8--7-----5-----3-----0--|-5-----5-----3-/5--------|-8--7-----5-----3-----0--|
   solution                            in her vital-   ity                               Shes off in the 

   A5                        G5                        A5                        A5  
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-7-----7-----5-/7--------|-------------------------|-7-----7-----5-/7--------|-------------------------|
E|-5-----5-----3-/5-----5/-|-8--7-----5-----3-----0--|-5-----5-----3-/5--------|-8--7-----5-----3-----0--|
   distance                     and shes waiting for   me                                       I am Col-


[Chorus]

   C5                        G5                        C5                        G5
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-5--5--5--5--------------|-------------------------|-5--5--5--5--------------|-------------------------|
A|-3--3--3--3--3---2---0---|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-3--3--3--3--3---2---0---|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
E|-------------------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------------------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
   umbus                              with wings to    take us                              Im taking it

   C5                        G5                        C5                        E5
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-/9----------------------|
D|-5--5--5--5--------------|-------------------------|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-/9----------------------|
A|-3--3--3--3--3---2---0---|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-/7----------------------|
E|-------------------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   back                             Im drinking your   wine                                    I seek a


[Verse 2]

   A5                        G5                        A5                        A5  
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-7-----7-----5-/7--------|-------------------------|-7-----7-----5-/7--------|-------------------------|
E|-5-----5-----3-/5-----5/-|-8--7-----5-----3-----0--|-5-----5-----3-/5--------|-8--7-----5-----3-----0--|
   world                               Im taking it    back                                   When we a-

   A5                        G5                        A5                        A5  
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-7-----7-----5-/7--------|-------------------------|-7-----7-----5-/7--------|-------------------------|
E|-5-----5-----3-/5-----5/-|-8--7-----5-----3-----0--|-5-----5-----3-/5--------|-8--7-----5-----3-----0--|
   ppear inside                        We're out of    focus                            There are silent

   A5                        G5                        A5                        A5  
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-7-----7-----5-/7--------|-------------------------|-7-----7-----5-/7--------|-------------------------|
E|-5-----5-----3-/5-----5/-|-8--7-----5-----3-----0--|-5-----5-----3-/5--------|-8--7-----5-----3-----0--|
   traps                             for you and your   thinking                          Its closer for

   A5                        G5                        A5                        A5  
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-7-----7-----5-/7--------|-------------------------|-7-----7-----5-/7--------|-------------------------|
E|-5-----5-----3-/5-----5/-|-8--7-----5-----3-----0--|-5-----5-----3-/5--------|-8--7-----5-----3-----0--|
   grasping                                Im a ring   thrower                                I am col-


[Chorus]

   C5                        G5                        C5                        G5
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-5--5--5--5--------------|-------------------------|-5--5--5--5--------------|-------------------------|
A|-3--3--3--3--3---2---0---|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-3--3--3--3--3---2---0---|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
E|-------------------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------------------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
   umbus                             with nicotine     animals                              from recent

   C5                        G5                        C5                        E5
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-/9----------------------|
D|-5--5--5--5--------------|-------------------------|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-/9----------------------|
A|-3--3--3--3--3---2---0---|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-/7----------------------|
E|-------------------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   surgery                    tell me where are you    now                                 And its never 


[Outro]

   A5                        G5                        A5                        A5  
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-7-----7-----5-/7--------|-------------------------|-7-----7-----5-/7--------|-------------------------|
E|-5-----5-----3-/5-----5/-|-8--7-----5-----3-----0--|-5-----5-----3-/5--------|-8--7-----5-----3-----0--|
   wrong                               the point of    direction                       the choice of the

   A5                        G5                        A5                        A5  
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-7-----7-----5-/7--------|-------------------------|-7-----7-----5-/7--------|-------------------------|
E|-5-----5-----3-/5-----5/-|-8--7-----5-----3-----0--|-5-----5-----3-/5--------|-8--7-----5-----3-----0--|
   song                              the task of sel-  ection                           the task of sel-

   A5                        G5                        A5                        A5  
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-5~----------7b8-7b8--5~-|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-/7~------------5-----7--|-------------------------|
A|-7-----7-----5-/7--------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-5-----5-----3-/5-----5/-|-8--7-----5-----3-----0--|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   ection                           the task of sel-   ection                           the task of sel-

   A5                        G5                        A5                        A5  
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-5~----------7b8-7b8--5~-|----5-----5-----5-----5--|----7-----7-----7-----7--|
D|-/7~------------5-----7--|-------------------------|-7-----7-----7-----7-----|-7-----7-----7-----7-----|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   ection                           the task of sel-   ection                           the task of sel-

   A5                        G5                        A5                        A5  
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|----5-----5-----5-----5--|----7-----7-----7-----7--|----5-----5-----5-----5--|----7-----7-----7-----7--|
D|-7-----7-----7-----7-----|-7-----7-----7-----7-----|-7-----7-----7-----7-----|-7-----7-----7-----7-----|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   ection                           the task of sel-   ection                           the task of sel-


fade out 

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| b  bend up
|~   vibrato
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