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Porcelina and the Vast Oceans Guitar Tablature
Porcelina of the Vast Oceans
Words and Music by Billy Corgan
Tune Down 1/2 step and drop low E to D:  Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb

Chord Fingerings:
     D2    A   C9    G       
E|   x    0    10    x
B|   10   10   8     12
G|   11   9    0     0 
D|   0    11   10    12
A|   x    0    x     10
E|   x    x    x     x

Tab:  (Intro)
Guitar 1                        Guitar 2
   Asus2                        Asus2              Am7add9
E|---------------------------| |----------------|----------------------|
B|---------------------------| |---------0------|-----------0----------|
G|---------------------------| |-----6----6--6--|-----12-----12----12-|
D|---------------------------| |---7--7----7----|---10--10-----10------|
A|-9--12--7--9--5-7--5--7----| |-0--------------|0---------------------|
E|---------------------------| |----------------|----------------------|
                                                    2x                    2x
Pre-Verse
Tab:Fig 1                                    Fig 2                          
  F#   A    E        D   E      D            A              C                         
E|---------------------------------------|   |----------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------|   |----------------------------------------------|
G|-11---14---9---11----7--9-9--7-7-------|   |----------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------|   |-7--7--7--7-7--7------10--10-10-10-10--10--10-|
A|--9---12---7----9-----5--7-7--5-5------|   |-7--7--7--7-7--7------10--10-10-10-10--10--10-| 
E|----0-----0----0----0------------------|   |-7--7--7--7-7--7-9-7--10--10-10-10-10--10--10-|

Fig 3                                                          Fig4  (2nd guitar of Fig 2)
   G                                                            A                                       C
E|--------------------------------------|    |---------------------------------|    
B|--------------------------------------|    |---------------------------------|
G|--12--12--12--12---12-12-12-----------|    |---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|    |---------------------------------|
A|--10--10--10--10---10-10-10-----------|    |--7/9--9/10--10/12----12/15-15---|
E|-----0----0---0----0------------------|    |---------------------------------|

Fig 5 (bridge)
    G
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---12--12-12-12---14--14-14------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---10--10-10-10---12--12-12------|
E|---------------------------------|


Intro  
(intro tab)
|Asus2 |Asus2 |Am7add9 |Am7add9 |  

Here's the order of the figures for preverse1:
Fig 1 - Fig2 - Fig1(16th note strumming) - Fig2 - Fig2- Fig3-

Verse     
|D2 |A |C9 |G |
D2                             A
as far as you take me, that's where I believe
     C9                      G
the realm of soft delusions, floating on the leaves
      D2                    A
on a distant shoreline, she waves her arms to me
    C9                         G
as all the thought police, are closing in for sleep
     D2                A
the dilly dally, of my bright lit stay 
     C9   
the steam of my misfortunes
     G                       A
has given me the power to be afraid
          C9       G
and in my mind I'm everyone
A               C9  
    and in my mind

Pre-Verse
Fig 1  - Fig 2                    
	       without a care in this whole world
Fig 1(16th note strumming) -  Fig 2  
                              without a care in this whole world 
Fig 1  - Fig 2   (add Fig 4)                
                without a care in this life
Fig 2 (add Fig 4)                        Fig 3
        It's what you take that makes it right

Chorus
|D2 |A |
C9                       G 
Porcelina of the oceans blue?   (maybe it's sea?)
|D2 |A |
C9         G 
Porcelina, Porcelina

Verse
D2                   A
In the slipstream of thoughtless thoughts
     C9                           G
the light of all that's good, the light of all that's true
         D2                   A
to the fringes gladly, I walk unadorned
       C9                           G
with gods and their creations, with filth and disease
D2             A
porcelina, she waits for me there
     C9 
with seashell hissing lullabyes
    G                             A
and wispers fathom deep inside my own
       C9           G
hidden thoughts and alibis 
A            C9
   my secret thoughts come alive

Pv3
Fig1  - Fig 2  (add Fig 4)
            without a care in this whole world
Fig1 (16th note strumming)   - Fig 2  (add Fig 4)
                               without a care in this whole world 
Fig1 -  Fig 2   (add Fig 4)
            without a care in this life
Fig 2  (add Fig 4)               Fig 3
It's what you take that makes it right
                                                
Fig 2 (add Fig 4)
And in my mind I'm everyone
Fig 2 (add Fig 4)
And in my mind I'm everyone
|Fig 2 (add Fig 4)             Fig3
And in my mind I'm everyone of you

Bridge
Fig5       Fig 3
you make it right
Fig5     Fig 3
it's all right  
Fig5        Fig 3
you make it right

Chorus
|D2 |A |
C9                      G 
Porcelina of the oceans blue
|D2 |A |
C9                      G 
Porcelina of the oceans blue

|D2 |A |C9 |G |
|D2 |A |C9 |G | 
|D2 |A |C9 |G |
|D2 |A |C9 |G | 
|D2 |A |C9 |G |  -fade out-
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