I Fought Piranhas

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| I Fought Piranhas                 |
| Words and Music by Jack White     |
| Tabbed by Donkey Fly              |
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Open E Tuning
E B E G# B E

OR

Open D Tuning
D A D F# A D capo 2nd fret
Like in Suzy Lee, Jack plays rhythm guitar behind Johnny Walker, who plays slide. Jack
is playing in Standard tuning. During breaks I combined both guitars into one part for
simplicity, so pay attention to the tuning changes.

INTRO:
SLIDE RIFF (Johnny):
E|--------12-12/------3-0------| 
B|--10/12----12----------------| 
G|--10/12----------------------| 
D|-----------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------| 
E|---------------3-2------3-2--| 

Over SLIDE RIFF (Jack):
E|---------(3)-5/7-0--| 
B|--------------------| 
G|--------------------| 
D|--------------------| 
A|--------------------| 
E|-0-3b--0------------| 

VERSE 1: (SLIDE RIFF, with 0-3b--0 from Jack's guitar)
Well, I hold the rope
And I hold the sail
And I kept my papers
To keep from land' in jail
And I fought piranhas
And I fought the cold
There was no one with me
               G5    F#5
I was all alone, yeah
BDA K 1:
    E5
E|-----------------12----------12-12/---------3/---------------12-12-------12-12/-------------
B|--------10-10/12----10-10/12----12---------(3)---------10/12-------10/12----12--------------
G|--------10-10/12----10-10/12---------------------------10/12-------10/12--------------------
D|-0-0-0-------------------------------0-0-0------0-0-0----------------------------0-0-0------
A|-0-0-0-------------------------------0-0-0------0-0-0----------------------------0-0-0------
E|-0-0-0-------------------------------0-0-0------0-0-0----------------------------0-0-0--3-2-
E|---| 
B|---| 
G|---| 
D|---| 
A|---| 
E|0--| 

                                            Yeah!
G  O 1: Johnny plays P.M. E5 chords under Jack
E|E|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------0-----3-0E|----------
B|E|-----------------------------------|-----------------8-10-10b11b10----3-0----------3-----
G|-/12-12~-14b-14b15b14-12-14-12b13b12-------13~--/9----------------------------3/4----3/4---
D|E|-----------------------------------|--14-14E|-----------------------------------|--------
A|E|-----------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------|E|-------------
E|E|-----------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------|E|-------------
E|-------------------------||    
B|-3--------3------------|       
G|4--3h4---4p2p0-2-0--|          
D|--------------------------|    
A|----------------------|------| 
E|----------------------|------| 

VERSE 2:
Well, it's Easter morning now
And there's no one around
So I unroll the sermon
And walk into the town
There was no one with me
I was all alone
And I fought piranhas
And I fought the cold, yeah
BDA K 2: Jack
   E5
E|--------0-0---0-------------------------0---0---3b-0---0-3-0-3p0-0-------------------3-5b-5-
B|------------3-----3-3---------------------3---0------3---------------------------3/5--------
G|----------------4-----4p2p0-2b3E|-----------------------------------|-3b---------4b---------
D|-2-2-2---------------------------2-2-2---------------------------------2-2-2----------------
A|-2-2-2---------------------------2-2-2---------------------------------2-2-2----------------
E|-0-0-0---------------------------0-0-0---------------------------------0-0-0----------------
E|3-5-5-5b---------|    
B|-----------------|    
G|--------------------| 
D|----------2-2-2--|    
A|----------2-2-2--|    
E|----------0-0-0--|    

G  O 2: Jack plays a decending 3-2-0 on the low E string while Johnny solos with a slide
 E|----------12-------12-------------10/--------12-12----------12--0-------12-12-------12-
 B|-10-10/12------------------------------10/12-------10-10/12-----0-10/12-------10/12----
G#|-10-10/12----10/12----10-10/12---------10/12-------10-10/12-----0-10/12-------10/12----
 E|-------------------------------12E|-----------------------------------|----------------
 B|E|-----------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------|-----------
 E|E|-----------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------|-----------
 |----------0--|       
 |----------0--|       
G|10/12-----0--|       
 |---------12-----|    
 |-------------------| 
 |-------------------| 

VERSE 3:
Well, you know what it's like
I don't gotta tell ya
Who puts up a fight
Walkin' out of hell, now
When you fought piranhas
And you fought the cold
An' there's nobody with you
Yes, you're all alone, yeah
BDA K 3: E5 with acending slide, hitting the high B and E strings alternately
    E5
 E|-------0/-------------------12-12-12--|    
 B|-------0/-----------------------------|    
G#|E|-----------------------------------|---| 
 E|-0-0-0----0-0-0----0-0-0----0--0--0---|    
 B|-0-0-0----0-0-0----0-0-0----0--0--0---|    
 E|-0-0-0----0-0-0----0-0-0----0--0--0---|    

 E|---------------12--12--------------|    
 B|----------------------12-----------|    
G#|-------------------------10/12-----|    
 E|---------10/12-----------------12--|    
 B|E|-----------------------------------|| 
 E|-3-2-0-----------------------------|