Ancient Curse by Peter Bjorn and John
Writer’s Block, 2007
Tabbed by Thomas Buhler
If you find any mistakes, or have any questions about this tab, email me at:
t.buhler.007@gmail.com
Standard Tuning (EADGBe)
All riffs are compatible with bass if you remove the last 2 strings (B and higher E).
can also ignore the “RIFF” marks and play the song with the chords as they are marked.
Chords:
B – x24442 (recommend Bm [x24432] for use with this song)
A – x02220
G - 320003
E - 022100
D – xx0232
1:
e|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|-7---7---7-7---5|-3---3---3-3---5|
2:
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|-7---7---7-7---7|-5---5---5-5---5|-5---5---5-5---5|
E|-7---7---7-7---7|----------------|----------------|----------------|
3:
e|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|-5---5---5-5---5|----------------|
E|----------------|-5---5---3-3---3|
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1 x4
VERSE 1:
1:[B
We want it bad, so bad it hurts, let’s wait.
A] 2:[B E]
You turn me on, but the problems turn me ....... off.
1:[B
Please pack my bags; I want to close this case for good.
A] 2:[B
Let’s make this steady, it’s all been bent out of ........ shape.
D]
You look away now, I want to know why.
CHORUS:
3:[D
Been calling bluffs like this before, it’s so old.
You just can’t get worse. Ancient curse,
A G]
What if we could break that?
1 x3
2:[B E]
VERSE 2:
1:[B
We want it bad, so bad it hurts, let’s wait, until the next part.
A] 2:[B E]
You turn me on, but the problems turn me ....... off.
1:[B
It won’t let go, it must been buried for so long, its all so clear now.
2:[B
Don’t get me wrong now, but we were doomed from the st - art.
D]
It’s getting dark now, should have known why.
1 x7
RIFF 2: