Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground Uke tab by The White Stripes

6 Chords used in the song: A, G, C, D, Am7, F

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2.67
(Beginner)
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Transcribed on a low G G Tenor uke. 
Play the C* and D* chords as barre chords (i.e. Play C* as 5411 and D* as 7633)

Intro:

A|-----------------------------0-0-0-0-0-----------|
E|-----------------------------0-0-0-0-0-----------|
C|-9-9-9-4-7-7-7-4-6-6-4-5-5-4-1-1-1-1-0-----------|
G|-----------------------------2-2-2-2-0-----------| x4



A|-----5p4p0---------------------------------0-0-0-0-0--|
E|---------------5h7-----7-------3-------5---0-0-0-0-0--|
C|---4-------4h7-------7---7---4-------6-----1-1-1-1-0--|
G|-2-----------------7-------5-----5/7----7--2-2-2-2-0--| x2

Verse:
A A G G
Dead leaves and the dirty ground

C C* D D* A A Am7 Am7
When I know you're not around

A A G G
Shiny tops and soda pops

C C* D D* A A
When I hear your lips make a sound

F F G G A A Am7 Am7
When I hear your lips make a sound

Verse 2:
A A G G
Thirty notes in the mailbox

C C* D D* A A Am7 Am7
Will tell you that I'm coming home

A A G G
And I think I'm gonna stick around

C C* D D* A A
For a while so you're not alone

F F G G A A Am7 Am7
For a while so you're not alone

Break: Heavy distortion on guitar
A A A A G G G G C C* D D* A A Am7 Am7
A|-0-X-X-0-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-3-X-5-X-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-0-X-X-0-X-X-3-X-X-3-X-X-3-X-5-X-0-0-0-0-0-|
C|-1-X-X-1-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-4-X-6-X-1-1-1-1-0-|
G|-2-X-X-2-X-X-0-X-X-0-X-X-5-X-7-X-2-2-2-2-0-| X2


If you can hear a piano fall...down the hall
A A Am7 Am7
A|---------0-0-0-0-0--|
E|---------0-0-0-0-0--|
C|-9-7-6-5-1-1-1-1-0--|
G|---------2-2-2-2-0--| Let notes ring


A A G G
If I could just hear your pretty voice

C C* D D* A A
I don't think I need to see at all

F F G G A A Am7 Am7
I don't think I need to see at all

A A G G
Soft hair and a velvet tongue

C C* D D* A A Am7 Am7
I want to give you what you give to me

A A G G
And every breath that is in your lungs

C C* D D* A A
Is a tiny little gift to me

F F G G A A Am7 Am7
Is a tiny little gift to me


Break: Heavy distortion on guitar
A A A A G G G G C C* D D* A A Am7 Am7
A|-0-X-X-0-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-3-X-5-X-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-0-X-X-0-X-X-3-X-X-3-X-X-3-X-5-X-0-0-0-0-0-|
C|-1-X-X-1-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-4-X-6-X-1-1-1-1-0-|
G|-2-X-X-2-X-X-0-X-X-0-X-X-5-X-7-X-2-2-2-2-0-| X2



I didn't feel so bad till the....
D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
A|-5-X-X-5-X-X-5-X-X-5-X-X-5-X-X-5-X-X-5-X-X-5-X-X-|
E|-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-|
C|-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-|
G|-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-|

....sun went down
A A A A A A A A Am7 Am7A A A A A A A A
A|-0-X-X-0-X-X-0-X-X-0-0-0-X-X-0-X-X-0-X-X-0-X-X-|
E|-0-X-X-0-X-X-0-X-X-0-0-0-X-X-0-X-X-0-X-X-0-X-X-|
C|-1-X-X-1-X-X-1-X-X-1-0-1-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-|
G|-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-0-2-X-X-1-X-X-1-X-X-1-X-X-|

Then I come home No one to wrap my arms...
D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
A|-5-X-X-5-X-X-5-X-X-5-X-X-5-X-X-5-X-X-5-X-X-5-X-X-|
E|-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-|
C|-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-|
G|-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-|

F F
...around
G G
Wrap my arms around


Well any man with a microphone...the most
A A Am7 Am7
A|---------0-0-0-0-0--|
E|---------0-0-0-0-0--|
C|-9-7-6-5-1-1-1-1-0--|
G|---------2-2-2-2-0--|

A A G G
And you know why you love at all
C C* D D* A A
If you're thinking of the Holy Ghost
F F G G A A Am7 Am7
If you're thinking of the Holy Ghost


Outro: Heavy distortion on guitar
A A A A G G G G C C* D D* A A Am7 Am7
A|-0-X-X-0-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-3-X-5-X-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-0-X-X-0-X-X-3-X-X-3-X-X-3-X-5-X-0-0-0-0-0-|
C|-1-X-X-1-X-X-2-X-X-2-X-X-4-X-6-X-1-1-1-1-0-|
G|-2-X-X-2-X-X-0-X-X-0-X-X-5-X-7-X-2-2-2-2-0-| X2


A|-----5p4p0---------------------------------0-0-0-0-0--|
E|---------------5h7-----7-------3-------5---0-0-0-0-0--|
C|---4-------4h7-------7---7---4-------6-----1-1-1-1-0--|
G|-2-----------------7-------5-----5/7----7--2-2-2-2-0--| x2

Finish on an open A A chord

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About this song: Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground

"Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground" is a single by The White Stripes from their album White Blood Cells. It was released in August 2002. The song features a very raw guitar tone produced by an Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi.In 2006, a cover of the song appeared on Chris Thile's album How to Grow a Woman from the Ground. Jack White originally planned for this song to be much softer and done with an acoustic guitar.The video for this song, directed by Michel Gondry Read more on Last.fm.

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