----------------------------------- | A Boy's Best Friend | | Words and Music by Jack White | | Tabbed by Patrick Ferris | ----------------------------------- MIME's NOTES: Tune half step up. where it says d, play eb Open E Tuning E B E G# B D OR Open D Tuning D A D F# A D capo 2nd fret ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Tab Definitions: | | D: 000000 | | F: 333333 | | G: 555555 | | A: 777777 | | /: Slide to note | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTRO: Played 3x D F/G G/A D|----0-----0-----0---------------------- A|--------------------------------------- F#|----------------------3/5--5--5/7--7/-- D|----------------------3/5--5--5/7--7/-- A|-------------------0--3/5--5--5/7--7/-- D|-0-----0-----0------------------------- VERSE 1: D F/G G/A D I just don't fit in this place F/G G/A D Their thoughts cast me out of here F/G G/A D Their home has run out of space F/G G/A A/F My mind's already out of here /G Won't you come along, dear? /A D Won't you come along? VERSE 2: Words that are spoke alone Phrases you will never hear Empty rooms and a telephone That I will never use, never fear I am all alone, dear I am all alone BREAK: D|----0----------0-----------------0-------------------------------------------------------------- A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ F#|------------------------------------0-5-7--7-7-7--7/0-0--12-12-12-12/0--0-0--12-12-12-12/0--0-0- D|------------------------------------0-5-7--7-7-7--7/0-0--12-12-12-12/0--0-0--12-12-12-12/0--0-0- A|------------------------------------0-5-7--7-7-7--7/0-0--12-12-12-12/0--0-0--12-12-12-12/0--0-0- D|-0-----0--0-0----0-0-0--0--0--0----------------------------------------------------------------- D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------12----------------------------- A|--------------------------------------------------------------------10/12----12----10/12--10/12-10/12---- F#|-10-10-10-10/0--0-0--10-10-10-10/0--0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-0--------------12--------------------12- D|-10-10-10-10/0--0-0--10-10-10-10/0--0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-0--------------------------------------- A|-10-10-10-10/0--0-0--10-10-10-10/0--0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-0--------------------------------------- D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- F#|-12/-12-12-12-12/0--0-0--12-12-12-12/0--0-0-10-10-10-10/0--0-0--10-10-10-10/0--0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-7-- D|-12/-12-12-12-12/0--0-0--12-12-12-12/0--0-0-10-10-10-10/0--0-0--10-10-10-10/0--0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-7-- A|-12/-12-12-12-12/0--0-0--12-12-12-12/0--0-0-10-10-10-10/0--0-0--10-10-10-10/0--0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-7-- D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D (Played 2x) F/G G/A D VERSE 3: My dogs come sit next to me A pack of dogs and cigarettes My only friends speak no words to me But they look at me and they don't forget That a boy's best friend /D N.C. Is his mother or whatever has become his pet