How to Rent a Room Tabs & Lyrics by Silver Jews

How to Rent a Room

guitar tabs lyrics

Silver Jews

This song is in standard tuning, 6/8 time.

Verse:
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|--1--1--1--1--1--1-----1--1--1--1--1--1--|
G|--2--2--2--0-h2--2-----0--0--0--0--0--0--|
D|--3--3--3--3--3--3-----2--2--2--0-h2--2--|
A|--3--3--3--3--3--3-----3--3--3--3--3--3--|
E|-----------------------------------------|
F C

Play the F and C in the same essential shape (i.e. don't use a barred chord for the F,
so that it's easier to switch). Remove your middle finger on the fourth strum, and
replace it on the 5th.


There seems to be a melody played under the verse, which is somewhat like this:
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------2--5--2--------2--|
A|--3--5-----------3--5-----|
E|--------------------------|
Either way, it's not terribly important to the song...


After he says "Have you even ever rented a room?" play an A minor, and let it ring for a
measure before you play the chorus.

Chorus:
e|--1--1--1-----------3--3--3-----------0--0--0-----------0--0--0--0--0--0--|
B|--3--3-----3--------0--0-----0--------0--0-----0--------1--1--1--1--1--1--|
G|--2--2--------2-----0--0--------0-----0--0--------0-----2--2--2--2--2--2--|
D|--0--0-----------0--0--0-----------0--2--2-----------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
A|--------------------2--2--------------2--2--------------0--0--0--0--0--0--|
E|--------------------3--3--------------0--0--------------------------------|
Dm G Em Am
You can strum this or arpeggiate it. Either way. It's the same scheme.