(idea) by drenny Sat Jun 09 2001 at 6:58:55
Bankrupt on Selling is a brooding, depressing, all acoustic number that's rather quiet for Modest Mouse. It's fairly easy to play on a steel-stringed acoustic guitar. Following is tablature for my one-guitar arrangement of the song:

Note: The strumming rhythm is not indicated in the tab, only the chord changes. The guitar is never tacit. The song is in 6/8 time and the time is marked underneath the staff. "1 . ." represents "1 2 3", but allows for measures to stand out visually.

Tabbed by Matt R (drenny)
Based on Scott Sweeney's tab (ssweens at u.washington.edu) 

   C sequence (seq)

e -0-----------------0--------0--0---
b -1-----------------3--------0--1---
g -0-----------------0--------0--0---
d -2-----------------2--------2--2---
a -3-----------------3--------3--3---
e -----------------------------------
    
   1  .  .  1  .  .  1  .  .  1  .  .

   Am seq

e -0-----------------0--------0--0---
b -1-----------------3--------0--1---
g -2-----------------2--------2--2---
d -2-----------------2--------2--2---
a -0-----------------0--------0--0---
e -----------------------------------
    
   1  .  .  1  .  .  1  .  .  1  .  .

   E seq

e -0-----------------0--------0------
b -0-----------------3--------0------
g -1-----------------1--------1------
d -2-----------------2--------2------
a -2-----------------2--------2------
e -0-----------------0--------0------
    
   1  .  .  1  .  .  1  .  .  1  .  .

   F

e -1---------------------------------
b -1---------------------------------
g -2---------------------------------
d -3---------------------------------
a -3---------------------------------
e -1---------------------------------
    
   1  .  .  1  .  .  1  .  .  1  .  .


Loop the whole sequence throughout the song.

Lyrics
------
      C seq
Well, all the apostles they're sitting in swings
           Am seq
Saying I'd sell off my savior for a set of new rings
         E seq
And some sandles with the style of straps
                       F
That cling best to the era

    C seq, etc.
So, all of the businessers in their unlimited hell
           Am
Where they buy and the sell and they sell all their trash 
        E
To each other, they're sick of it all
                        F
And they're bankrupt on selling

      C
Well, all of the angels they'd sell off your soul
      Am
For a set of new wings and then anything gold
        E
They remember all the people they loved their old friends
         F
And I've seen through 'em all seen through 'em all
                                  C
seen through most everything
                                               Am
              All the people you knew were the actors

                      E
              All the people you knew

                       F
              Were the actors


      C 
Well, I'll go to college and I'll learn some big words
         Am 
And I'll talk real loud, goddamn right I'll be heard
           E
You'll remember the guy who said all those big words
                      F
He must've learned in college

         C                               
Well, it took a long time I came clean with myself
       Am 
I come clean out of love with my lover
        E
I still love her, loved her more when she used to be sober
          F
And I was kinder

I like it!