Cifra Club

The Vestryman

Sons Of Texas

Chord: Version 2 (acoustic and electric guitars)
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key: Dm
[Intro]
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--12\-------------------------------------------x--5--7-------------|
A|--12\----------3h5--3---------------------------x--3--5-------------|
E|--12\-----0--0---------5--3--5--3--5b6r5--3--0--x-------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------3h5--3-------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0--0---------5--3--5--3--5b6r5--3--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|
                                           * * * * * *

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------x--5--7----------------------|
A|-------3h5--3--------------------------x--3--5----------------------|
E|--0--0--------5--3--5--3--5b6r5--3--0--x----------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------6----------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------5----------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------x----------------------------|
A|-------3h5--3---------------------------5----------------------------|
E|--0--0--------5--3--5--3--5b6r5--3--0---x----------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------x--5--7----------------------|
A|-------3h5--3--------------------------x--3--5----------------------|
E|--0--0--------5--3--5--3--5b6r5--3--0--x----------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------7\-----------------------|
A|-------3h5--3-------------------------------5\-----------------------|
E|--0--0--------5--3--5--3--5h77777--5h77777--------------------------|

[Verse 1]
  Lead:
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------10----------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------10----------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------x------12\-----------|
A|-----------------------------------------------x--------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------x--------------------|

    Rhythm:
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------x--10--7-------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------x--8---5-------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------x--------------------|
   "Is there a reason for the things that I do"

  Lead:
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------12p10-------|
D|------------------------------------------------0h10h12-------12----|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

    Rhythm:
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------5p3-----------|
A|------------------------------------------------0h3h5-----5---------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
   "My pocket's empty but my heart is still full"

  Lead:
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--12-12--12-10--10-12p10-----------10---------------12p10--------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------12--10h12----12v--0h10h12--------12-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    Rhythm:
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------7\-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5--5--x-x-x-x--5--5--5--x-x-x-x-x---7\---------------------------------------5p3-------------------|
A|--3--3--x-x-x-x--3--2--2--x-x-x-x-x---5\--0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0---0h3h5-----5-----------------|
E|--------x-x-x-x-----------x-x-x-x-x-------0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-------------------------------|
                                             * *  * * * * *  * *  * * * *
  "You best damn well love her, Sometimes she don't love you"

  Lead:
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------10------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------10------------|
D|--12\----------------------------------------------x-----12\--------|
A|--12\----------------------------------------------x----------------|
E|--12\----------------------------------------------x----------------|

    Rhythm:
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7\----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7\-----------------------------------------------x--10--7---------|
A|--5\-----------------------------------------------x--8---5---------|
E|---------------------------------------------------x----------------|
  "You feel the pressure knowing what's on the line"

  Lead:
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------12p10----------|
D|---------------------------------------------0h10h12-------12-------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

    Rhythm:
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------5p3-------------|
A|----------------------------------------------0h3h5-----5-----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
  "You tell yourself it's just a matter of time"

  Lead:
E|----------------------------------------x--15ph--13ph--10ph------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--12-12--12-10--10-12p10---------10---------------------------------------12p10----------------------|
D|------------------------12-10h12----12v-----------------------10--0h10h12-------12-------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    Rhythm:
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------7\-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5--5--x-x-x-x--5--5--5--x-x-x-x-x---7\---------------------------------------5p3-------------------|
A|--3--3--x-x-x-x--3--2--2--x-x-x-x-x---5\--0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0---0h3h5-----5-----------------|
E|--------x-x-x-x-----------x-x-x-x-x-------0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-------------------------------|
                                             * *  * * * * *  * *  * * * *
  "Your conscience is a liar, A bloody thief it's time"

  Lead:
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------13b15-13b15-13-10------------------------------------------|
G|--12-12--12-10--10-12p10---------10-------------------------12-10h12p10---12----10-------------------|
D|------------------------12-10h12----12v--------------------------------12----12----12----------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    Rhythm:
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------7\------------------------------------2------------------------|
D|--5--5--x-x-x-x--5--5--5--x-x-x-x-x---7\----------------------------5p3-------5-3--5p3---------------|
A|--3--3--x-x-x-x--3--2--2--x-x-x-x-x---5\--0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0---0h3h5-----5--------------5-------------|
E|--------x-x-x-x-----------x-x-x-x-x-------0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0------------------------------------------|
                                             * *  * * * * *  *
  "No bone, no water...alone a poor dog dies"

[Pre-Chorus 1]
  Lead:
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------12-10-12-9v--------p| ickslide down-------------------------------------------|
D|--12v--------------------\--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------\--------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------\--------------------------------------------------------|

    Rhythm:
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------p| ickslide down------------------------------------------|
D|--8----10--8--10--7-------\-------------------------------------------------------|
A|--8----10--8--10--7-------\-------------------------------------------------------|
E|--8----10--8--10--7-------\-------------------------------------------------------|
  "Vindictive bitch drowns me in debt"                          

[Chorus 1]
Same as Intro

"Devout, as the Vestryman"
"Loyal, I waited foot in hand this unrequited love that haunts me"
"Unrequited love I'm tied and bound"

[Solo 1]
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----15p13----13b-----15p13----13b---15p13-----------------------------10---------------------------|
G|--14-------14------14-------14-------------14--12b-----------12p10--------12-10--12p10--------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------0h10h12-------12------------------12---12\-----|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12\-----|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12\-----|

  [Solo 1 Rhythm]
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------2--------------7\----------------|
D|--0-----------------------------x--5--7---------------------5p3------5-3--5p3-----7\----------------|
A|--0-----------------------------x--3--5----0-0-0-0-0--0h3h5-----5-------------5---5\----------------|
E|--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0--x----------0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------------------|
        * * * * *  * *  * * * * *             * * * * *

[Verse 2]
  Lead:
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------10----------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------10----------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------x------12\-----------|
A|-----------------------------------------------x--------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------x--------------------|

    Rhythm:
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------x--10--7-------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------x--8---5-------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------x--------------------|
   "It's hard to handle when the flame gets you burned"

  Lead:
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------12p10-------|
D|------------------------------------------------0h10h12-------12----|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

    Rhythm:
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------5p3-----------|
A|------------------------------------------------0h3h5-----5---------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
   "It's even harder when there's nothing returned"

  Lead:
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--12-12--12-10--10-12p10-----------10-----12ph--10ph------------------------------12p10--------------|
D|-------------------------12--10h12----12v------------12ph--10ph------------0h10h12------12-----------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    Rhythm:
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------7\-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5--5--x-x-x-x--5--5--5--x-x-x-x-x---7\---------------------------------------5p3-------------------|
A|--3--3--x-x-x-x--3--2--2--x-x-x-x-x---5\--0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0---0h3h5-----5-----------------|
E|--------x-x-x-x-----------x-x-x-x-x-------0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-------------------------------|
                                             * *  * * * * *  * *  * * * *
  "Love sick and tired, despond the urge to pursue"

  Lead:
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------10------------------------------------|
G|--12-12--12-10--10-12p10-----------10---------------12p10---------12p10--12p10-----------------------|
D|-------------------------12--10h12----12v---0h10h12--------12------------------12--------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    Rhythm:
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------5--7\------------------------------------2----------------------|
D|--5--5--x-x-x-x--5--5--5--x-x-x-x-x--5--7\----------------------------5p3-------5-3--5p3-------------|
A|--3--3--x-x-x-x--3--2--2--x-x-x-x-x--3--5\--0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0---0h3h5-----5--------------5-----------|
E|--------x-x-x-x-----------x-x-x-x-x---------0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0----------------------------------------|
                                               * *  * * * * *  *
  "You best damn well love her...Sometimes she don't love you"

[Pre-Chorus 2]
Same as Pre-Chorus 1

"Vindictive bitch drowns me in debt"

[Chorus 2}
Same as Intro

"Devout, as the Vestryman"
"Loyal, I waited foot in hand this unrequited love that haunts me"

The ending of the chorus 2 doubles as it goes into the solo as shown below:
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--5h77777--5h77777--5h77777--5h77777-------------------------------------|
  "Unrequited love I'm tied and bound"

[Solo 2]
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--13h15vv--13--15p13------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------14--13---12-13p12--10-12p10-----10h12---10h12-10h12-10h12-10v----------|
D|--------------------------------------------------12----------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------15-13-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--12p10-----------10------------14-13-14\12-----10h12-10-----12--10-------------------------|
D|--------12--10h12----12----------------------------------12----------12---------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  [Solo 2 Rhythm]:
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7-7--x-x-x--7-7-7--x-x-x--7-5-5--x--5--x--5-5--x-x-x-x-x--5-3-3--x-x-x--3-5-5--x-x-x-x-x---/-\-----|
A|--5-5--x-x-x--5-4-4--x-x-x--4-3-3--x--3--x--3-2--x-x-x-x-x--2-1-1--x-x-x--1-3-3--x-x-x-x-x---/-\-----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------x-x-x-x-x---/-\-----|

[Bridge]
  Lead:
E|--------------------------------------------------10-----------10----10----10---------------|
B|--10----------10-10-----------12b-10-12--------------13-10-13b---13b---13b----13-10-13b-----|
G|--10----------10-10-----10-12-12b-10-12-10--------------------------------------------------|
D|-----12p10-----------12--------------------12-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------12-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                         
E|-----13-----13--15b17-r15-r15-r15-15--13h15p13----------------------------------------------|
B|--15-----15---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  Rhythm:
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2-------|
D|--7-7--x-x-x--7-7-7--x-x-x--7-5-5--x--5--x--5-5--x-x-x-x-x--5-3-3--x-x-x--3-5-5--x-x-x-x-x---2-------|
A|--5-5--x-x-x--5-4-4--x-x-x--4-3-3--x--3--x--3-2--x-x-x-x-x--2-1-1--x-x-x--1-3-3--x-x-x-x-x---0-------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------x-x-x-x-x-----------|

  "The struggle will define you"
  "Who you are inside"
  "Just take it all in, stride"

[Chorus 3a] (4 bars of silence, then resumes normal chorus progression)
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-7\-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3-5\-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  "Devout, as the Vestryman"
  "Loyal, I waited foot in hand this..." 

[Chorus 3b]
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------x--5--7-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----3h5-3--------------------------x--3--5-----3h5-3-------------------------------------------------|
E|--0-------5--3--5--3--5b6r5--3--0--x---------0-------5--3--5--3---5h77777--5h77777-------------------|
  "...Unrequited love that haunts me"
  "Unrequited love..."

[Chorus 4]
Same as Chorus 2
  
"Devout, as the Vestryman"
"Loyal, I waited foot in hand this unrequited love that haunts me"
"Unrequited love I'm tied and bound"

At the end of chorus 4, there are palm-mutes that enter into the outro.
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------0-0-0------------------------------------------|
E|--5h77777--5h77777--5h77777---0-0-0------------------------------------------|
                                 * * *
[Outro]
    Lead:
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------12p10-------------|
D|--0----------------------------------x--5--7------------------------------0h10h12--------10----------|
A|--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0--x--3--5---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------------------------------|
E|--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0--x---------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------------------------------|
        * * * * *  * *  * * * * *  * *            *  *  *  *  *  *  *  * 

    Rhythm:
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0----------------------------------x--5--7-------------------------------------5p3-----------------|
A|--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0--x--3--5---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----0h3h5------5---------------|
E|--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0--x---------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------------------------------|
        * * * * *  * *  * * * * *  * *            *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *

    Lead:
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------10-----------------------------------------------6\----------|
G|----------------------------------------10-------------------------(---------------)-----5\----------|
D|--0----------------------------------x-----12\---------------------(bass| descending)-----x\----------|
A|--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0--x----------0--0--0--0--0--0---(---------------)-----5\----------|
E|--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0--x----------0--0--0--0--0--0-------------------------x\----------|
        * * * * *  * *  * * * * *  * *             *  *  *  *  *  *

    Rhythm:
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6\----------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------(---------------)-----5\----------|
D|--0----------------------------------x--10--7----------------------(bass| descending)-----x\----------|
A|--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0--x--8---5---0--0--0--0--0--0---(---------------)-----5\----------|
E|--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0--x----------0--0--0--0--0--0-------------------------x\----------|
        * * * * *  * *  * * * * *  * *             *  *  *  *  *  *
                ^ --hold this note out a little



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| x  Dead note
| \  Slide down
| h  Hammer-on
| r  Release
| b  Bend
| p  Pull-off
| /  Slide up
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