The Civil Wars - "Poison & Wine"

*** CAPO 2 (note that the capo is used for the Open strings only) ***
*** (barre chords are not affected by the capo. ) ***
*** basic chord progression is B, C#m, E, Esus4 ***aa
*** numbers in parentheses represent down strokes per chord ***e-
*** watch Live version (at 02:05) on YouTube for finger positioning ***,.-
*** one string 'rake' with pinky implied after each Palm Muted chord ***

riff 1
E B(2) B(3) B C#m(2) C#m(3) C#m E(2) E(3) Esus4(3) Esus4(3)

riff 2
B(3) B(3) B(3) C#m(3) C#m(3)

riff 3
E(3) E(3) E(3) E(3) E(3)

riff 4
E(3) E(3) E(3) Esus4(3) Esus4(3)

riff 5
B(4) B(4) C#m(4) C#m(4) E(4) E(4) Esus4(4) Esus4(4)

Intro (palm mute)

Guitar: (riff 1)
Piano: B~~~~ C#m~~~~ E~~~~

Verse 1 (palm mute)

(riff 1)
John: You only know… what I want you to…
(riff 1)
Joy: I know everything… you don't want me to…
(riff 1)
John: Your mouth… is Poison… your mouth… is Wine…
(riff 1)
Joy: You think your dreams… are the same as mine…

Chorus 1 (palm mute)
(riff 2)
Duet: Oooh… I don't love you… but I always will…
(riff 3)
Oooh… I don't love you… but I always will…
(riff 2)
I don't love you… but I always will…
(riff 4)
I always will……

Verse 2 (strum downstrokes - 1 2 3 4)

(riff 5)
Joy: I wish you'd hold me… when I turn my back…
(riff 5)
John: The less I give… the more… I get ba…ck…
(riff 5) (John harmony)
Joy: Oooh… Your hands… can heal… your hands can bruise…
(riff 5) (Joy harmony)
John: I don't have a choice… but I still choose… you…

Chorus 2 (strum downstrokes - 1 2 3 4)

Duet: Oooh… I don't love you… but I always will…
Oh… I don't love you… but I always will…
I don't love you… but I always will…
Oh… I don't love you… but I always will…

Chorus 3 (harmony up one full step) (strum downstrokes - 1 2 3 4)
I don't love you… but I always will…
I don't love you… but I always will…
I don't love you… but I always will…
I always will……

Outro (strum downstrokes 1 2 3)

B(3) C#m(3)
Duet: I always will…
E(3) Esus4(3)
I always will…
B(3) C#m(3)
I always will…
E(3) Esus4~~~~
I always will……

Chord Chart
B C#m E Esus4
e--x----x----x----x--|
B--0----0----0----0--|
G--8----8----8----8--|
D--9----9----9----9--|
A--x----x----7----9--|
E--7----9----0----0--|

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