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 ===== Midland ===== ===== Midland =====
-tabbed by Gabbi aka sept151983. Some riffs added by Hoffy.+tabbed by Gabbi aka sept151983. Some riffs added by Hoffy. With further edits.
 <code> <code>
  
 This is a very rough tab, but I figured a song this good deserved at least this. Feel free to edit as you please. This is a very rough tab, but I figured a song this good deserved at least this. Feel free to edit as you please.
 +Standard tuning. No capo.
  
-The riff is something like this:+D  :--0232 
 +C  :-32010 
 +G  :320003 
 +A  :-02220 
 +Em :022000 
 +Dm :--0231 
 +Am :-02210
  
-E -2-------2--------3-- +Intro Riff: 
-B -3-2-0-0--3-0-1-1--0-+e --------------------- 
 +B ---------------------
 G -2------------------- G -2-------------------
-D -0------------------- +D ---0---0-0--0---0--0- 
-A -0-------------------+A ---------------------
 E --------------------- E ---------------------
  
-Riff 2: +Main Riff: 
-e -2-5-3-2-0-------------- +e -5-3-3--2----------0-0-------3- 
-B -3--------3-0-1-1-1-0--- +B ----------3--3--0--1-1-1-0---0- 
-G -2-------------------2-0 +G -------------------0-0-----2-0- 
-D -0---------------------- +D -------------------2-2-------0- 
-A -0---------------------- +A -------------------3-3-------x- 
-E ------------------------+E -----------------------------3-
  
-(some times mixing the riff 2 with+Mid-line Riff: 
 +e -------2- 
 +B -0-1-0-3- 
 +G -------2- 
 +D --------- 
 +A --------- 
 +E ---------
  
-e -2-5-3-2-0--------3----- +The main riff has an x in the final G chord, cuz I think it's too hard to move your index finger over in time. 
-B -3--------3-0-1-1---0-0- +Tabbing the variants on the main riff is a little pointless, so consider improvising on the theme, where noted.
-G -2---------------------- +
-D -0---------------------- +
-A -0---------------------- +
-E ------------------------+
  
  
-D                        C       D   G+ 
 +[Intro Riff] 
 +[Main Riff, where you keep missing the intended string] 
 +D [Main Riff] 
 + 
 +D                        C           G
 Come and stay with me as long as you like Come and stay with me as long as you like
 D                                G                C D                                G                C
 I live outside of town where the straight highway curves I live outside of town where the straight highway curves
-D                       C                G+D                       C                G        [Mid-line Riff]
 For three years I lived next door to the airport For three years I lived next door to the airport
 D                            G             A D                            G             A
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-Bm                A         D                   G +Em            A         D                   G 
-Stay 'til you can feel your legs underneath you again+Stay 'til you feel your legs underneath you again
          G          C         D          G          C         D
 I've got room in my house for you I've got room in my house for you
  
 +
 +[Main Riff]
  
 D                           C               G D                           C               G
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 A family of possums has made their home underneath the front steps A family of possums has made their home underneath the front steps
 D                          G               A D                          G               A
-They are magestic in their own beady-eyed, homely way+They are majestic in their own beady-eyed, homely way
  
  
-Bm                A            D             G+Em                A            D             G
 Stay 'til you can breathe like normal people do Stay 'til you can breathe like normal people do
          G          C         D                   G          C         D         
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-Dm   A                        G               D+Dm   Am                       G               D
 They tore down the airport in nineteen eighty one They tore down the airport in nineteen eighty one
-D       C                   G                    A+Dm      Am                  G                    A
 This is where I came when I ran out of places to run This is where I came when I ran out of places to run
  
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       D                           C                  G             D                           C                  G      
 Come, come, come and stay with me out here away from things Come, come, come and stay with me out here away from things
-D                               G          A+D                               G          C
 Come and stay with me where the sky's real clear Come and stay with me where the sky's real clear
 D                           C                      G D                           C                      G
Line 80: Line 97:
  
  
-Bm            A          D       G+G             A          D       G
 Stay 'til the world goes down in flames Stay 'til the world goes down in flames
 G                         C         D G                         C         D
 I've got room, room in my house for you I've got room, room in my house for you
 +
 +[Main Riff]
 +D [Main Riff Improv]
 +D [Main Riff]
 +D [Main Riff Improv]
  
 </code> </code>
  
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