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Have this from somewhere. The intro is not quite right - but close. My advice is to improvise around this prgoression.

 

Intro:
|-----3------3-2-2-3-3-3-------------0-----------------------|
|-----0------0-0-0-0-0-3-----x---1---1---------1-------------|
|-----0------0-0-0-0-0-4--4--x---0---0-----------0-----------|
|-----0------0-0-0-0-0-4-----x---2---2---1/2-------2p0-------| 
|-----x------x-x-x-x-0-2---------3---3-------------------3---|
|-3----------3-2-2-3-3---------------------------------------|

[G]She's a jar
[Bm]With a heavy lid
[C]My pop quiz kid
[G]A sleepy kisser
[Bm]A pretty war
[C]With feelings hid
[C]She begs me not to miss her

G Bm C x2

[G]She says forever
[Bm]To light a fuse
[C]We could use
[C]A hand full of wheel
[G]And a day off
[Bm]And a bruised road
[C]However you might feel
[G]Tonight is real

Bm C G Bm C

[G]When I forget how to 
[Bm]talk I sing
[C]Won't you please
[C]Bring that
[G]flash to shine
[Bm]And turn my eyes red
[C]Unless they close when you click
And my [G]face gets sick
[Bm]Stuck
[C]Like a question unposed

G Bm C x2

[G]Just climb [Am]aboard
[D7]The tracks of a train's arm [Ebdim 1&2]
[Em]In my fragile family [Bm]tree [Bm Bbm Am]
[Am]And watch me floating [D7]inches above
The people under [Ebdim 1&2]me

E-3------------
B---3-0-----0--
G-------0-2----
D--------------
A--------------
E-------------- 


G Bm C x2

[G]Please be[Bm]ware the quiet front [C]yard I warned you
[G]Before there were water skies
[Bm]I warned you not to drive
[C]Dry your eyes you poor devil

G Bm C x2

[G]Are there really [Bm]ones like these
[C]The ones I dream float like leaves
And [G]freeze spread [Bm]skelton wings
[C]I passed through before I knew you

G Bm C x2

[G]I believe its [Bm]just because
[C]Daddy's payday is not enough
[G]Oh I believe its [Bm]all because
[C]Daddy's payday is not enough

G Bm C x2

[G]Just climb [Am]aboard
[D7]The tracks of a train's arm [Ebdim 1&2]
[Em]In my fragile family [Bm]tree [Bm Bbm Am]
[Am]And watch me floating [D7]inches above
The people under [Ebdim 1&2]me

E-3------------
B---3-0-----0--
G-------0-2----
D--------------
A--------------
E-------------- 


G Bm C x4

[G]She's a jar
[Bm]With a heavy lid
[C]My pop quiz kid
[C]A sleepy kisser
[G]A pretty war
[Bm]My feelings hid
[Am]You know she begs me me not to hit her [C G]


 D7   Ebdim (1 & 2) - slide up

|-2-| |-2-| |-5-|
|-1-| |-1-| |-4-|
|-2-| |-2-| |-5-|
|-0-| |-1-| |-4-|
|---| |---| |---|
|---| |---| |---|

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this was also posted in one of the many threads as a correction to whats above:

1..V.....^.....V.....^.....V.....^.....V.....^......

e-------------(3)------(3)(2)(3)(3)----------------|
B--------------0--------0--0--0--0-----3-----------|
G--------------0--------0--0--0--0--0--4-----4--4--|
D--------------0-----------0--0--0-----4-----4--4--|
A--------------------------------------2-----------|
E--3-----------------------2-/3--3-----------------|

2..V.....^.....V.....^.....V.....^.....V.....^......

e--------------------------------------------------|
B--------------1-----------------1-----------0--0--|
G--------------0--------------0--0-----------0--0--|
D--2-----------2--------1-/2-----2-----0-h2--0-----|
A--3-----3-----------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|

Caveats! 
(1) I have a tendency to voice things alternately too thick and too thin (harmonics screw with me). I think I struck the right balance here but trust your ear.
(2) I flip back and forth as to whether the ghost notes (the ones in parentheses) actually exist so I'll let you decide. 
(3) Of course you should finger the entire G, Bm, and C chords (to the extent possible) but pick just the notes listed.
(4) This is only the first two bars of the intro, there might be some subtle variations (especially with voicing) in later iterations.




[G] Just climb a[Am]board

The [D]tracks of a [D#dim7]train's arm

[Em]In my fragile family [Bm]tree [Bb] [Am]

And watch me float inches a[D]bove

The [D#dim7]people under me

D#dim7 can be played:

e--2--
B--1--
G--2--
D--1--
A-----
E-----

And if you want to be cool, you'll then slide up to this chord (which is also a D#dim7)

e--5--
B--4--
G--5--
D--4--
A-----
E-----

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Technically, since the song is in the key of G, it'd be an F# -- same difference. The above tabs are pretty good. Personally, I try not to get too concerned with playing every exact note correctly when covering Wilco tunes -- sometimes it's fun to put your own little licks in there!

Well said. Couldn't agree more.

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