-------------------------------- | I'm Bound to Pack It Up | | Words and Music by Jack White | | Tabbed by Patrick Ferris | -------------------------------- MIME's NOTES: tuning is a little weird - tune like 1/4 step down or something ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Tab Definitions: | | D: xx0232 | |Dsus4: xx0233 | | F: xxx565 | |Fsus4: xxx566 | | G: xxx787 | |Gsus4: xxx788 | | C: x32010 | | G: 320023 (in CHORUS) | | F: 133211 (in CHORUS) | | D14: x|x|x|14|15|14 (octave higher) | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTRO and BREAK: Played 2x D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D / F Fsus4 F Fsus4 F / G Gsus4 G Gsus4 G D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D BASS RIFF e|---------- B|---------- G|-3p0---0-- D|-----3---- A|---------- E|---------- VERSE 1: Same as the intro, but I've written the chords more simply D Dsus4 I've thought about it for a while F Fsus4 And thought about the many miles G Gsus4 D BASS RIFF But I think it's time that I've gone away D Dsus4 The feelings that you had for me F Fsus4 Have gone away it's plain to see G Gsus4 And it looks to me that you're pulling away CHORUS: ELECTRIC VIOLIN RIFF: e|-------------- B|-3h5-6p5-3-1-- G|-------------- D|-------------- A|-------------- E|-------------- C G I'm gonna pick it up C G D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D ELECTRIC VIOLIN RIFF I'm gonna pick it up today C G I'm bound to pack it up C G F G I'm bound to pack it up and go away ELECTRIC VIOLIN SOLO: Over BREAK e|------------------------------------------3p1-0-0-1---- B|-3h5-6p5-3-1-----3-5-3-----3-5-----5-6--------------3-- G|------------------------------------------------------- D|------------------------------------------------------- A|------------------------------------------------------- E|------------------------------------------------------- VERSE 2: I find it hard to say to you That this is what I have to do But there is no way that I'm gonna stay There are so many things you need to know And I want to tell you before I go But it's hard to think of just what to say CHORUS VERSE 3: I'm sorry to leave you all alone You're sitting, silent by the phone But we'd always known there would come a day The bus is warm and softly lit And a hundred people riding it I guess I'm just another running away CHORUS Oh yea-ah yea-ea-ah D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D / F Fsus4 F Fsus4 F / G Gsus4 G Gsus4 G / D14