Flannel Is the Color of My Energy Tabs & Lyrics by Four Year Strong

Flannel Is the Color of My Energy

guitar tabs lyrics

Four Year Strong

FLANNEL IS THE COLOR OF MY ENERGY-FOUR YEAR STRONG

Tuning: Drop D (EBGDAD)

*I searched everywhere and couldn't find one tab for this song so i decided to try and
one up
*this is my first tab ever and was done by ear but couldn't get some parts exactly.
*ENJOY!

LEGEND

h-hammer on
p-pull off
x-scratch
\-slide
>-hold
=-Slide/scratches pick along string
.-palm mute

E----------------------] (E----------------------------------------])
B----------------------] (B----------------------------------------])
G----------------------] (G------11---------------11-------14-11---])
D-xx------5-5-5-9-9-4-4]x12 (D-12h14--14p12-----12h14--14p12-------14-])x2
A-xx------5-5-5-9-9-4-4] (A-------------14-12------------14--------])
D-xx------5-5-5-9-9-4-4] (D----------------------------------------])
*the scratching at the beginning is only played the first time
*bracketed part is optional because it is usually played by a synth but comes in after
fourth time of playing the intro riff and is played over top of the guitar)

E----------------------------------------------]
B----------------------------------------------]
G----------------------------------------------]
D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-x-x-x-x-x-5-5-x-x-x-x-x]
A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-x-x-x-x-x-5-5-x-x-x-x-x]
D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-x-x-x-x-x-5-5-x-x-x-x-x]
*listen to song if you can't figure out the strum pattern for this part

E-----------------------------------------------------------------]
B-----------------------------------------------------------------]
G------14\-11\-9-9\-7\-9-9\-7\-11-11------------------------------]
D-------x\-x-\-x-x\-x\-x-x\-x\-x--x----5-5-x-x-x-x-x-5-5-x-x-x-x-x]
A------12\-9-\-7-7\-5\-7-7\-5\-9--9----5-5-x-x-x-x-x-5-5-x-x-x-x-x]
D--------------------------------------5-5-x-x-x-x-x-5-5-x-x-x-x-x]
*CAUSE I DONT WANNA LIVE A DAY...

E----------------------------------------------------------------------]
B----------------------------------------------------------------------]
G-----------14\-11\-9-9\-7\-9-9\-7\-11-11------------------------------]
D------------x\-x-\-x-x\-x\-x-x\-x\-x--x----5-5-5-5-5-5-x-5-5-5-5-5-5-x]
A-----------12\-9-\-7-7\-5\-7-7\-5\-9--9----5-5-5-5-5-5-x-5-5-5-5-5-5-x]
D-------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-x-5-5-5-5-5-5-x]
*WITHOUT A PIECE OF YOU TO KEEP ME COMPANY...

E------------------------------------------------------------------]
B------------------------------------------------------------------]
G------------------------------------------------------------------]
D-----------5-5-5-5-5-5-5/9-9-9/4-4-4/5-5-5-5-5-5-5/9-9-9/12-12-12-]
A-----------5-5-5-5-5-5-5/9-9-9/4-4-4/5-5-5-5-5-5-5/9-9-9/12-12-12-]
D-----------5-5-5-5-5-5-5/9-9-9/4-4-4/5-5-5-5-5-5-5/9-9-9/12-12-12-]
*CAUSE I'VE ALWAYS HAD...............STILL BREATHING...

E----------------------------------------------------]
B----------------------------------------------------]
G------14\-11\-9-9\-7\-9-9\-7\-11-11-----------------]
D-------x\-x-\-x-x\-x\-x-x\-x\-x--x----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-]
A------12\-9-\-7-7\-5\-7-7\-5\-9--9----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-]
D--------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-]
*CAUSE I DONT WANNA LIVE ANOTHER DAY..................WITHOUT YOUR COMPANY

E---------------] E-------------------]
B---------------] B-------------------]
G---------------] G--------------11>--]
D-5-5-5-9-9-4-4-] x3 D-5-5-5-9999999-x>--]
A-5-5-5-9-9-4-4-] A-5-5-5-9999999-9>--]
D-5-5-5-9-9-4-4-] D-5-5-5-9999999-----]
*chord being held is played during {TALKING US HALF TO DEATH, SO
ME TAKE A BREATH, SO I CAN LEARN A LITTLE MORE ABOUT YOU,I CAN'T HEAR A THING} for that duration.

E-------------------------------------------------]
B-------------------------------------------------]
G-------------------------------------------------]
D-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-] x4
A--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-]
D-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-]
*when you play this the fourth time, the first chord is played all the way through (16
instead of switching to the lower chord after 8 strums.

E----------------------------------------------]
B----------------------------------------------]
G----------------------------------------------]
D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-x-x-x-x-x-5-5-x-x-x-x-x] x2
A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-x-x-x-x-x-5-5-x-x-x-x-x]
D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-x-x-x-x-x-5-5-x-x-x-x-x]
*WHAT TO MAKE OF MY SITUATION... HAND ME THE CROWN...TAKE YOU WITH ME IF I GO DOWN.

E-----------------------------------------------------------------]
B-----------------------------------------------------------------]
G------14\-11\-9-9\-7\-9-9\-7\-11-11------------------------------]
D-------x\-x-\-x-x\-x\-x-x\-x\-x--x----5-5-x-x-x-x-x-5-5-x-x-x-x-x]
A------12\-9-\-7-7\-5\-7-7\-5\-9--9----5-5-x-x-x-x-x-5-5-x-x-x-x-x]
D--------------------------------------5-5-x-x-x-x-x-5-5-x-x-x-x-x]
*CAUSE I DON'T WANNA LIVE A DAY

E----------------------------------------------------------------------]
B----------------------------------------------------------------------]
G-----------14\-11\-9-9\-7\-9-9\-7\-11-11------------------------------]
D------------x\-x-\-x-x\-x\-x-x\-x\-x--x----5-5-5-5-5-5-x-5-5-5-5-5-5-x]
A-----------12\-9-\-7-7\-5\-7-7\-5\-9--9----5-5-5-5-5-5-x-5-5-5-5-5-5-x]
D-------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-x-5-5-5-5-5-5-x]
*WITHOUT A PIECE OF YOU TO KEEP ME COMPANY...

E------------------------------------------------------------------]
B------------------------------------------------------------------]
G------------------------------------------------------------------]
D-----------5-5-5-5-5-5-5/9-9-9/4-4-4/5-5-5-5-5-5-5/9-9-9/12-12-12-]
A-----------5-5-5-5-5-5-5/9-9-9/4-4-4/5-5-5-5-5-5-5/9-9-9/12-12-12-]
D-----------5-5-5-5-5-5-5/9-9-9/4-4-4/5-5-5-5-5-5-5/9-9-9/12-12-12-]
*CAUSE I'VE ALWAYS HAD...............STILL BREATHING...

E----------------------------------------------------]
B----------------------------------------------------]
G------14\-11\-9-9\-7\-9-9\-7\-11-11-----------------]
D-------x\-x-\-x-x\-x\-x-x\-x\-x--x----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-]
A------12\-9-\-7-7\-5\-7-7\-5\-9--9----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-]
D--------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-]
*CAUSE I DONT WANNA LIVE ANOTHER DAY..................WITHOUT YOUR COMPANY

BREAKDOWN

E------------------------------------------------------------------]
B------------------------------------------------------------------]
G------------------------------------------------------------------]
D------------------------------------------------------------------]
A----------------------------------===============================-]
D-============================-------------------------------------]
*Listen to the song to hear when to slide your pick up the string

E-----------------------------------------]
B-----------------------------------------]
G-----------------------------------------]
D-----------------------------------------]
A-----------------------------------------]
D-2-2-2-2/9-9-9-9-9-9-9/12-12-12-12-12-12-]
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

E-----------------------------------------------------]
B-----------------------------------------------------]
G-----------------------------------------------------]
D-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/9-9-9-9-9-9-9/12-12-12-12-12-12-] x4
A-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/9-9-9-9-9-9-9/12-12-12-12-12-12-]
D-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/9-9-9-9-9-9-9/12-12-12-12-12-12-]

BREAKDOWN END

E------------------------------------------------------]
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G------------------------------------------------------]
D------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-]
A------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-]
D------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-]
*CAUSE I DON'T WANNA LIVE A DAY

E-----------------------------------------------------------------]
B-----------------------------------------------------------------]
G-----------------------------------------------------------------]
D-----------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-]
A-----------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-]
D-----------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-]
*WITHOUT A PIECE OF YOU TO KEEP ME COMPANY

E------------------------------------------------------------------]
B------------------------------------------------------------------]
G------------------------------------------------------------------]
D-----------5-5-5-5-5-5-5/9-9-9/4-4-4/5-5-5-5-5-5-5/9-9-9/12-12-12-]
A-----------5-5-5-5-5-5-5/9-9-9/4-4-4/5-5-5-5-5-5-5/9-9-9/12-12-12-]
D-----------5-5-5-5-5-5-5/9-9-9/4-4-4/5-5-5-5-5-5-5/9-9-9/12-12-12-]
*CAUSE I'VE ALWAYS HAD...............STILL BREATHING...

E----------------------------------------------------]
B----------------------------------------------------]
G------14\-11\-9-9\-7\-9-9\-7\-11-11-----------------]
D-------x\-x-\-x-x\-x\-x-x\-x\-x--x----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-]
A------12\-9-\-7-7\-5\-7-7\-5\-9--9----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-]
D--------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-]
*CAUSE I DONT WANNA LIVE ANOTHER DAY..................WITHOUT YOUR COMPANY

E----------------------------------------------]
B----------------------------------------------]
G----------------------------------------------]
D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-x-x-x-x-x-5-5-x-x-x-x-x]
A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-x-x-x-x-x-5-5-x-x-x-x-x]
D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-x-x-x-x-x-5-5-x-x-x-x-x]
*CAUSE I DON'T.....CAUSE I DON'T...

E----------------------------------------------]
B----------------------------------------------]
G----------------------------------------------]
D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-x-x-x-x-x-5-5-x-x-x-x-x]
A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-x-x-x-x-x-5-5-x-x-x-x-x]
D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-x-x-x-x-x-5-5-x-x-x-x-x]
*WITHOUT A PIECE..A PIECE OF YOU TO...

E------------------------------------------------------------------]
B------------------------------------------------------------------]
G------------------------------------------------------------------]
D-----------5-5-5-5-5-5-5/9-9-9/4-4-4/5-5-5-5-5-5-5/9-9-9/12-12-12-]
A-----------5-5-5-5-5-5-5/9-9-9/4-4-4/5-5-5-5-5-5-5/9-9-9/12-12-12-]
D-----------5-5-5-5-5-5-5/9-9-9/4-4-4/5-5-5-5-5-5-5/9-9-9/12-12-12-]
*CAUSE I'VE ALWAYS HAD...............STILL BREATHING...

E----------------------------------------------------]
B----------------------------------------------------]
G------14\-11\-9-9\-7\-9-9\-7\-11-11-----------------]
D-------x\-x-\-x-x\-x\-x-x\-x\-x--x----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-]
A------12\-9-\-7-7\-5\-7-7\-5\-9--9----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-]
D--------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-]
*CAUSE I DONT WANNA LIVE ANOTHER DAY..................WITHOUT YOUR COMPANY

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B-------------------]
G-------------------]
D-5-5-5-5/9-9/4-4/0-]
A-5-5-5-5/9-9/4-4/0-]
D-5-5-5-5/9-9/4-4/0-]

THE END