To Be Counted Among Men Tabs & Lyrics by Villagers

To Be Counted Among Men

guitar tabs lyrics

Villagers

This is likely my favorite song of Conor O'Brien's.
I couldn't find the chords for this anywhere, so I figured I'd learn
it and tab it out. The guitar melodies are really what make this song.
I got kinda lazy towards the end of the tab, but I'm sure the chords are
pretty accurate. I used the Fargo Store, Paris performance for reference.
Listen to the song for timing...


Intro
F A#5 F A#5

|------x-1-x-1-x----------------x-1-x-1-x---------------|
|------x-1-x-1-x----------------x-1-x-1-x---------------|
|------x-2-x-2-x---------3p2----x-2-x-2-x---------3p2---| x2
|------x-3-x-3-x-------3-3------x-3-x-3-x-------3-3-----|
|------x-3-x-3-x--0h1-----------x-3-x-3-x--0h1----------|
|----1------------------------1-------------------------|


Verse A (Same as Intro)

Young Paul decides upon a future


Verse B1
F A#5 Gm
|------x-1-x-1-x---------------------------1/3--|
|------x-1-x-1-x---------x-3-x-3-x-1h3-3-5-3/5--|
|------x-2-x-2-x---------x-3-x-3-x-3---3-5-3/5--|
|------x-3-x-3-x-------3-x-0-x-0-x-0---0---0(0)-|
|------x-3-x-3-x--0h1----x---x---x--------------|
|----1-------------------x-3-x-3-x-3---3-5-3/5--|

And he asks from her a favor

Verse A
He wants to know if she will tell him

Verse B2
F A#5 Gm
|------x-1-x-1-x----------------------1------|
|------x-1-x-1-x--------x-3-x-3-x-1h3---3-1--|
|------x-2-x-2-x--------x-3-x-3-x-3-----3-3--|
|------x-3-x-3-x------3-x-0-x-0-x-0-----0----|
|------x-3-x-3-x--0h1---x---x---x------------|
|----1------------------x-3-x-3-x-3-----3----|

If he's for Hell or he's for Heaven

Verse C
F F-5 Esus4 F
|-----1-x-1-x---x-0-x-1-x-1-x-1------------|
|-----1-x-1-x-0-x-0-x-1-x-1-x-1------------|
|-----2-x-2-x-2-x-2-x-2-x-2-x-2--------3p2-|
|-----3-x-3-x-3-x-2-x-3-x-3-x-3------3-3---|
|-----3-x-3-x-2-x-2-x-3-x-3-x-3--0h1-------|
|------------------------------------------|

If he's for Hell he'll show no sorrow

Verse C
Until he's born again tomorrow

Verse A
If he's for Heaven there's no reason

Verse B2
To lament the passing season, She says


Am Cm Gm C7Sus4 C7
|----0-x-0-x-0-x-0-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-----------------|
|----1-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-4-x-4-x-4-x-4-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-6-x-6-x-5-x-5-|
|----2-x-2-x-2-x-2-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-|
|----2-x-2-x-2-x-2-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-|
|----0-x-0-x-0-x-0-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-|
|------------------------------------3-x-3-x-3-x-3-----------------|

Don't be a fool, son....There aren't any rules, son....And as she spoke, he lost his faith



He asked her name, she told him Laurie
Proceeded to give him her life story

She was a teacher and a scholar
They built a statue in her honor

Then she became a slave in ancient Athens
She doesn't know quite how it happened

Now she paints faces in the city
Making all those ugly girls look pretty

She says, Look at this town, son
Take a good luck around, son
Why should anyone here be saved?

So he says,




F7sus4 F7 Gadd9 G
|----1-1----1-1--------------|
|----1-1----1-1---0-0---0-0--|
|----3-3----2-2---2-2---0-0--|
|----1-1----1-1---0-0---0-0--|
|----3-3----3-3---2-2---2-2--|
|----1-1----1-1---3-3---3-3--|

Every crooked lane that you can see...Every open home, every hollow tree

A#dim7 C#dim7 Edim7 Dm7 F
|-------------------------5-5-------|
|----2------5-------8-----6-6---1-1-|
|----0------3-------6-----5-5---2-2-|
|----2------5-------8-----7-7---3-3-|
|----1------4-------7-----5-5-------|
|-----------------------------------|

Is a home for creatures loved by me

C7sus4 C7
And oh to be counted

Verse A
Among them

A7#5 Edim7 Dm7 F
|--------------------------------|
|----2---2-----8-------6-6---1-1-|
|----0---0-----0-------5-5---2-2-|
|----3---3-----7-------7-7---3-3-|
|---(0)-(0)---(0)------5-5-------|
|--------------------------------|
Among them

C7sus4 C7
Oh to be counted

Verse A
Among them

A7#5 Edim7 Dm7 F
|--------------------------------|
|----2---2-----8-------6-6---1-1-|
|----0---0-----0-------5-5---2-2-|
|----3---3-----7-------7-7---3-3-|
|---(0)-(0)---(0)------5-5-------|
|--------------------------------|

Among them

C7sus4 C7
Oh to be counted

Verse A
Among them