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TANNIN BED SONG by Shawn Mullins (Soul's Cour 1998)
Tabbed by Aron (Bud)

This is only the acoustic guitar part which is pretty much the same throughout
the whole song. However i will try to soon tab the other stuff so it'll sound 
better when you play it on one guitar. 

Tuned down a whole step. The rhythm is messed up so listen to the CD to get it 
right...

Intro:(x2)
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|---5-5---5---5-5---5---5-5---5---5---5-5-----|
|---0-0---0---0-0---0---0-----0-------0-------|
|---5-----5---5-----5---5-----5-------5-------|
|---------------------------------------2h5---|
|-0-------------------------------------------|

Verses:
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|-----5----5----5---------5---5---5-------5-------5-----5----5----5--|
|-----0----0----0----------0---0----0-------0------0----0----0----0--|
|-----5----5----5---------------------------------------5----5----5--|
|-------------------5----------------2/4-----4/5---------------------|
|-0-------------------------------------------------0----------------|

|-----0-------0-------0-----------|
|------5-------5-------5----------|
|--------0-------0-------0--------|
|---------------------------------|
|-2/4-----4/5-----2/4------5------|
|---------------------------------|

PLAY INTRO ONCE

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|-----5----5----5---------5---5---5-------5-------5-----5----5----5--|
|-----0----0----0----------0---0----0-------0------0----0----0----0--|
|-----5----5----5---------------------------------------5----5----5--|
|-------------------2/5--------------2/4-----4/5---------------------|
|-0-------------------------------------------------0----------------|

|-----0-------0-------0-------0----|
|------5-------5-------5-------5---|
|--------0-------0-------0-------0-|
|----------------------------------|
|-2/4-----4/5-----2/4-----4/5------|
|----------------------------------|

PLAY INTRO ONCE

The guitar is different on the chorus but the one above works. I 
will post the tab for this part as soon as i have a little more time.
Sorry...

Lyrics:
maria lays in the tannin bed
and reads the tuesday news
she's down there every week at the
same time with the same ol' blues

she reads the funny papers
and then the classifieds
and if she ain1t too sleepy, there's the
weather report on the flip side

and this kansas life is a hard one
for a girl from miami
you're just staring out at the oil fields
and that's all that I can see

her old man's in the same place
since the company let him go
just sippin the pabst blue ribbon and
cussin amoco

maria drives home from the tannin bed
and the black clouds roll across the sky
she pulls into the trailer park, pops the
trunk and calls the kids outside

said there's a twister comin
and you haven't got a clue
I ain't going to sit here in this double
wide and wait around for you

cause i'm takin the microwave oven
and i'm takin the color tv
and i'm packin up the chevy
with the kids and what's left of me

this kansas life is a hard one
for a girl from miami
just staring out at the oil fields