The Thanks I Get Tab

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                            THE THANKS I GET - Wilco
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Tabbed by: jvwald
 
This tab is based on this YouTube video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqRZ9E0DeSw
 
If you find this tab helpful, check out the other Wilco/Tweedy tabs I've posted.
 
Tuning: Drop D
 
D 09777x
G 555xxx
A 777xxx
Em 222xxx
Bm 99(12)xxx
Bsus2 99(11)xxx
B5 999xxx
 
riff 1
E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-7-----7-7-7-|
D|-7-----7-7-7-|
A|-7h9-9---9-9-|
D|-0-------0-0-|
 
intro
riff 1 x4
 
D                     G
Is that the thanks I get
               riff 1 x2
 
For loving you?
D                     G
Is that the thanks I get
                      riff 1 x2
For telling you the truth?
G                   A
You say you wanna know
Em                 G
Where I go when I go
Em                 G
You say you wanna communicate
 
riff 2
But you don’t hear a word I say
 
riff2
E|----------------------|
B|-2-3-5-7-8-10-12-10---|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0----|
D|-2-4-5-7-9-11-12-11-5-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--5-|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--5-|
 
D                     G
Is that the thanks I get
     A      riff 1 x2
For loving you?
 
D                              G                  riff 1 x2
Now Im tired of the looks you give me when I get home late
D                                   G               riff 1 x2
And Im getting tired of how you forget the loving things i say
G           A
I hold you tight
Em            G
I treat you right
Em                G
Now every time I go out to play
riff 2
Why do you think I'm leaving?
 
D                     G
Is that the thanks I get
     A      riff 1 x2
For loving you?
 
     Em                      Bm   Bsus2   B5
Now faith and trust, the strongest parts of us
Em                Bm   Bsus2   B5     A
Thats ok but you must believe in our love
 
D                        G
We can make it better
D
We can make it better
       G                Em
let’s pull ourselves together
D
Start it again
 
D   G   D   x2
 
G           A
I hold you tight
Em                 G
You tuck me in at night
Em                       G
Oh I don’t ever want to fight again
riff 2
I think we’re both crazy
 
D                       G       A          D
If thats the thanks we get for falling in love
 
D                      G
We can make it better
D                      G
We can make it better
D                               G                Em
Oh we can make it better, lets pull ourselves together
D
Start it again
 
 
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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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