Last American Poet
(Kristian Bush)
tabbed by Matt Zimmerman


"Last American Poet" is built around a bass line, so to play it on guitar 
you've got to hit the bass note on the down stroke and hit the high notes 
of the chord coming back up.  This is especially true on the D and G chords.  
Remember to hit the d and a strings, respectively.

For any bass players here is the main bass line:

G----------------
D-0-0---------0--
A-----2---4-4----
E----------------

Chords:

D		G		A		Em		Asus2

e	2		3		0		0		0
B	3		3		2		0		3
G	2		0		2		0		2
D	0		0		2		2		2
A	0		2		0		2		0
E	x		3		x		0		x

The A may be an Asus2, use whichever one you like.



D	G	  A		 D
Last American Poet sits down to bare his soul

       D		 G		 D	        G
and he lets the shame run through his veins

D	   G     A   D
till he loses all control


			    D  G           A
cause it pumps him up  it get him off

D			G     A    D
somewhere he's never been before

       Em            G			  Em			G
and he lets his mind wander from the sewer to the slaughter

D       G          A      D
then he falls down to the floor


A			G       A			  G
It smells like trees   It feels like power

A			G		A         G
and it spills out like bees from a flower

A		     G          A       G
it feels like love  so it must be hate

A            G          D
it's like seven hundred years 

                     Em       G
wrapped up in a cold November day

D		  G		 A          G
So the last American poet might stay

D           G        A          D   G   A   D
So the last American poet might stay


			D G    A            D
he breaks the pen and swallows the ink

        G       A       D
there's nothing left to write

       D         G      A    D
and he turns the swords upon himself

              G        A       D
cause there's nothing left to fight