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Yo La Tengo - The Hour Grows Late

Chord diagram for G
Chord diagram for D
      
This is a very easy song to play. The first part of the song is played on the 2nd, 3rd,
4th, and 5th strings, while the latter part is played with a simple combination of two chords.
Tuning: Standard
Beginning:
|e--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |B---0----------------------------------------------------------------------| |G-----2-0----------------------------2-------------------------------------| |D------------------------------0-0-2---4-----------------------4-2-0-------| |A--------------------------------------------------------------------0-0---| |E--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |e--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |B---0----------------------------------------------------------------------| |G-----2-0------------------------------------------------------------------| |D---------0------------------------0-0-------------------------------------| |A------------------------------2-2----------------------------------0-0----| |E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse:
|e--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |B--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |G--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |D-------0-0----------------------0-0---------------------------------------| |A---0-0-----2------------------2-------0-----------------------------------| |E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

As he fired up the drum machine
|e--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |B--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |G--------------------------------------2-----------------------------------| |D-------0-0----------------------0-----------------------------------------| |A-0-0-0-----2------------------2---0---------------------------------------| |E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

He stole a glance at the empty seats
|e--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |B--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |G-2-2-2-2------------2---2-2---2-------------------------------------------| |D-----------0--------------------4-4---4-----------------------------------| |A--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

He took a minute to re-tune his guitar
|e--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |B---0----------------------------------------------------------------------| |G-----2-0------------------------------------------------------------------| |D---------0------------------0-0-0-----------------------------------------| |A------------------------------------0-0-----------------------------------| |E--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Ba-da-ba-ba-ba-da-ba-ba-ba-ba, as the hour grew late

The rest of the song essentially consists of these two very simple chords:
G D
|e---3---2---| |B---3---3---| |G---0---2---| |D---0---0---| |A---2---x---| |E---3---x---|

^ = down-stroke
v = upstroke
Verse:
G D
|e---3---3---3-3-3---3---3-3-2---2---2-2-2---2---2-2| |B---3---3---3-3-3---3---3-3-3---3---3-3-3---3---3-3| |G---0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0-2---2---2-2-2---2---2-2| |D---0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0| |A---2---2---2-2-2---2---2-2-x---x---x-x-x---x---x-x| |E---3---3---3-3-3---3---3-3-x---x---x-x-x---x---x-x|

^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ v
I wanna send this out to Richie Vey
In his thrift-store corner of the world
His soul is my cheap laugh
Ba-da-ba-ba-ba-da-ba-ba-ba-ba, as the hour grows late

"Instrumental" Part:
G D
|e---3---3---3-3-3---3---3-3-2---2---2-2-2---2---2-2| |B---3---3---3-3-3---3---3-3-3---3---3-3-3---3---3-3| |G---0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0-2---2---2-2-2---2---2-2| |D---0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0| repeat x3 |A---2---2---2-2-2---2---2-2-x---x---x-x-x---x---x-x| |E---3---3---3-3-3---3---3-3-x---x---x-x-x---x---x-x|

^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ v
And then:
G D
|e---3---3---3-3-3---3---3-3-2---2---2-2-2---2---2-2| |B---3---3---3-3-3---3---3-3-3---3---3-3-3---3---3-3| |G---0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0-2---2---2-2-2---2---2-2| |D---0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0| repeat x4 |A---2---2---2-2-2---2---2-2-x---x---x-x-x---x---x-x| |E---3---3---3-3-3---3---3-3-x---x---x-x-x---x---x-x|

^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ v
Ba-da-ba-ba-ba-da-ba-ba-ba-ba, as the hour grows late

Fourth time around, end on the first D.
Also, if you listen closely, you can hear a gentle riff playing several times throughout
the song (during the G, D part). Here it is:
|e------------------| |B------------------| |G------------------| |D---2-0---0--------| |A-------------2----| |E------------------|

Source: http://www.azchords.com/y/yolatengo-tabs-4801/thehourgrowslate-tabs-718639.html

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