The (Not So) Big Book of
Adam Franklin
&
Swervedriver
Acoustic Guitar Songs
Including:
Chords
Tablature
Lyrics
Version
1.0
Written
by:
Tom
Kennedy
I must say a great big thank-you to Swervedriver, Adam
Franklin, and
This collection was created without the assistance or
permission of any of the original musicians. I cannot guarantee the accuracy of
these musical adaptations. They were created by listening and watching the
artists live, on several occasions, and were greatly assisted by some video
bootlegs (thank-you to all videographers that like to film the fret board!).
Most of the songs are adaptations of two concert bootlegs
made in 2000 and 2001, of Adam Franklin playing acoustic guitar solo. However,
there are a couple of songs that are from Adam playing electric guitar solo,
and at least one adaptation of an album version of a song. The solo versions
often vary greatly from the band version, so beware.
Table of Contents
Foreword.............................................................. 1
Adam’s
Favourite Chords............................................... 3
Tab
Nomenclature...................................................... 6
99th
Dream (Swervedriver).............................................. 7
Country
Grass (Toshack Highway)...................................... 11
Duress
(Swervedriver)................................................ 14
Expressway
(Swervedriver)............................................ 17
Harry
and Maggie (Swervedriver)...................................... 19
The
Hitcher (Toshack Highway)........................................ 23
Juggernaut
Rides (Swervedriver)...................................... 28
Last
Train to Satansville (Swervedriver)............................. 32
Maelstrom
(Swervedriver)............................................. 36
The
Other Jesus (Swervedriver)....................................... 41
Over
Part 2 (Swervedriver)........................................... 47
Sci-Flyer
(Swervedriver)............................................. 51
Scrawl
and Scream (Swervedriver)..................................... 54
This is a summary of some of the most common chords used in
the songs within this document. The fingering given is the common variety, but
you sometimes may want to use alternate fingering to make certain chord changes
easier.
A
Am Asus4
X--O-----------O
X--O-----------O
X--O-----------O
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Am7 A2 B
X--O-----O-----O
X--O--------O--O
X---------------
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C Cmaj7 D
X--------O-----O
X--------O--O--O
X--X--O---------
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D7 Dm D3
X--X--O---------
X--X--O---------
X--X--O--------O
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D2
X--X--O--------O
O-----------O--O
O--------------O
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Em Esus4 F
O--------O--O--O
O-----------O--O
X--X------------
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F bar Fmaj7 G
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X--O-----------O
------O--O------
1--------------1
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G6 G6.9 G4.5
------O--O--O--O
------O-----O--O
X--------------O
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Bass
Note/Chord combinations
B/C A/C G/C
X--------O-----O
X--O-----O-----O
------O--O-----O
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In this section I describe the nomenclature I will be using
to tab sections of the songs within. Most of what I am using is fairly standard
I believe, but just to be sure, here goes:
The 6 strings of the guitar are indicated with lines as
below, with the topmost line corresponding to the smallest (highest pitch)
string.
1)
The tuning of each string is indicated
at the far left of each line.
2)
Vertical lines indicate bars, although
I often do not show every bar.
3)
The beat is indicated underneath the
tab. I tried to accurately show rhythm wherever possible.
4)
I will often mark the underlying chord
above the tab.
5)
A double line and colon marks a
repeated section, colon to the right of the double lines marks the start, colon
to the left of the double lines marks the end.
6)
Lyrics are written underneath the tab.
7)
A number on a string indicates which
fret you should be holding down for that string.
8)
Hammer down is indicated by an “h”, for
example 0h2 means that you pick the indicated string in the open position, and
then hammer your finger onto the second fret. The opposite, a pull off, is
indicated with a “p”.
9)
Capo. Adam uses a Capo frequently.
Whenever this is the case, I indicate in the notes. However, I use the standard
chord names and tab fingering relative to the Capo. (So Capo on 2nd
Fret, A chord, is actually a B chord)
A
E|-0---------------||-----------------------------------||
B|-2---------------||-----------------------------------||
G|-2---------------||.---------------------------------.||
D|-2---------------||.---------------------------------.||
A|-0---------------||-----------------------------------||
E|-----------------||-----------------------------------||
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & ß------Repeat
this section -----ŕ
I’m not the only
one…
This is probably one of the hardest songs to play, and I do
not have the picked parts quite right, but it sounds ok, and is really fun to
play.
General
Notes:
Standard Tuning, Capo on the 7th Fret. Adapted
from an in store show at Soundscapes in
Intro
Riff:
A rep.4X
E||--------------------------||
B||--------------------------||
G||.----2--------0---------0.||
D||.-------------------0h2--.||
A||--0--------0------0-------||
E||--------------------------||
1 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 4 2 3
Verse:
A F C
E||-----------------------------1-----0--------------|
B||-----------------------------1-----1--------------|
G||.----------------------------2-----0----0-------0-|
D||.----------------------------3-----2--------0h2---|
A||--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---------3-------|
E||--------------------------------------------------|
1 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 4 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 4 2 3
Before the setting sun reclines, we hear West-
One day we’ll work
the world without these
F C G6
E|----1-----0-----------------0-----0--------------|
B|----1-----1-----------------1-----0--------------|
G|----2-----0----0-------0----0-----0----0-------0-|
D|----3-----2--------0h2------2-----0------0-0h2---|
A|-0-----0---------3-------3--------2--------------|
E|-------------------------------3-----------------|
1 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 4 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 4 2 3
minster chimes, we’ve gone to stealing cars from Mars bars
and never fail
stimulants, and as thought bubbles rise above
you, you
C G6
E|----0-----0---------------||
B|----1-----0---------------|| Repeat 2X for each verse
G|----0-----0----0-------0-.||
D|----2-----0------0-0h2---.||
A|-3--------2---------------||
E|-------3------------------||
1 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 4 2 3
Always in your painted nails
Know that I have always love ya
Chorus:
Em C
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------0h1-1---1-1---
G|-0---0---0-0---0-0-0-----0---0---0-0---0-0-0-----|
D|-0h2-2---2-2---
A|-0h2-2---2-2---
E|-0---0---0-0---0-0-0-----------------------------|
1 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 4 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 4 2 3
G6 C G6 C
E|----0-----0-----------------0-----0--------------|
B|----0-----1-----------------0-----1-----0--------|
G|----0-----0----0-------0----0-----0--------2--0--|
D|----0-----2--------0h2------0-----2--------------|
A|----2--3---------3----------2--3-----------------|
E|-3-----------------------3-----------------------|
1 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 4 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 4 2 3
I Love your ways
Em C
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------0h1-1---1-1---
G|-0---0---0-0---0-0-0-----0---0---0-0---0-0-0-----|
D|-0h2-2---2-2---
A|-0h2-2---2-2---
E|-0---0---0-0---0-0-0-----------------------------|
1 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 4 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 4 2 3
Love
your little ways
G6 C G6 A
E|----0-----0--------------0---------0-------------|
B|----0-----1-----0--------0--3------3-------------|
G|----0-----0--------2--0--0---------3-------------|
D|----0-----2--------------0-----0---3-------------|
A|----2--3-----------------2---------0-------------|
E|-3-----------------------3-----------------------|
1 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 4 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 4 2 3
Love your ways
Verse:
This is the same as the first verse.
Somewhere up in the
sky
The Hindenburg
still flies
You're still flying
from the night before
Last night the big
score
As we lie half in traction
And in stereo start
to dream
Architecture,
nature, alcohol
Space travel, rock
n roll
Bridge:
Only sing the words on the last two repeats.
A D A D rep. 4X
E||-----0-----2-----------------0-----2---------------||
B||-----2-----3----3-------3----2-----3----3-------3--||
G||.----2-----2--------0h2------2-----2--------0h2---.||
D||.----2--0---------0----------2--0---------0-------.||
A||--0-----------------------0------------------------||
E||---------------------------------------------------||
1 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 4 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 4 2 3
Love your ways
Chorus:
This is the same as the first chorus, but only sing the last
“Love your ways”
Verse:
This is also the same as the first verse.
Shop windows at
night
And endless
possibilities
The mannequin's
blank face
Reflecting how you
feel
So glamorous and
surreal
It's a thin veneer
And something's got
to give out here
I'm dreaming number
99
Get me to the world
on time
Chorus:
Finish
the song with the Chorus twice in a row.
General
Notes:
Standard Tuning, Capo on the 7th Fret. Adapted
from an in store show at Soundscapes in
The song is in 3/4 time, with each beat is broken into a
triplet, so I write an entire bar as:
1 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 3
Intro:
G rep. 2X
E||--3---------3--------||
B||--3---------3--------||
G||.-0---------0-------.||
D||.-0-----------0-----.||
A||--2-----------2------||
E||--3-----3-----3---0--||
1 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 3
Verse:
G F C
E||--3---------3-------1---------1-------0---------0------|
B||--3---------3-------1---------1-------1---------1------|
G||.-0---------0-------2---------2-2---0-0---------0-----0|
D||.-0-----------0-----3-----3-----3---0-2-----2-----2---0|
A||--2-----------2---0-------------------3-----3-----3----|
E||--3-----3-----3---0------------------------------------|
1 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 3
Put
those wings in
place and
fly me
to a-
Phone both chord
hangs down and I can’t
G G F
E|-3---------3-------3---------3-------1---------1-------|
B|-3---------3-------3---------3-------1---------1-------|
G|-0---------0-------0---------0-------2---------2-2---0-|
D|-0-----------0-----0-----------0-----3-----3-----3---0-|
A|-2-----------2---0-2-----------2-----------------------|
E|-3-----3-----3---0-3-----3-----3---0-------------------|
1 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 3
nother
place
Snow in every corner
call you out Angels in every corner
C G rep. 2X
E|-0-----------------3---------3--------||
B|-1-----------------3---------3--------||
G|-0---------0-----0-0---------0-------.||
D|-2---------2-----2-0-----------0-----.||
A|-3---------3-----3-2-----------2---0--||
E|-------0-----2-----3-----3-----3---0--||
1 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 3
and in my
head The
a
bar room brawl
Bridge:
Am D7 D2 2X
E||--0---------0-0---0-2------------0-----||
B||--1---------1-1---1-1--------------3---||
G||.-2---------2-2---2-2---------------2-.||
D||.-2-----------2-----0-----0-----------.||
A||--0-----0-----0------------------------||
E||---------------------------------------||
1 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 3
Am Fmaj7
E|-0---------0-0---0-0-----0---0-0---0-0-----0---0-0---0-|
B|-1---------1-1---1-1-----3---3-3---1-1-----3---3-3---1-|
G|-2---------2-2---2-0h2---2---2-2---2-0h2---2---2-2---2-|
D|-2-----------2-----3-----3---3-3---3-3-----3---3-3---3-|
A|-0-----0-----0-----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
1 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 3
C Fmaj7
E|-0-----0---0-0---0-0-----0---0-0---0-0-----0---0-0---0-|
B|-1-----3---3-3---1-1-----3---3-3---1-1-----3---3-3---1-|
G|-0-----0---0-0---0-0-----0---0-0---0-0h2---2---2-2---2-|
D|-0h2---2-----2---2-0h2---2-----2---2-3-----3---3-3---3-|
A|-3-----3-----3---3-3-----3-----3---3-------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
1 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 3
Fmaj7 C G
E|-0-----0---0-0---0-0-----0---0-0---0-------------------|
B|-1-----3---3-3---1-1-----3---3-3---1-1-----------------|
G|-0h2---2---2-2---2-0-----0---0-0---0-0-----------------|
D|-3-----3---3-3---3-0h2---2-----2---2-0-----------------|
A|-------------------3-----3-----3---3-2-----------------|
E|-------------------------------------3-----------------|
1 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 3
Verse
2:
This is the same tab as the first verse.
Pour me another
wine, I don’t have much time
I hear the train a
callin’, and I must go
Lookin’ in your
eyes, and I don’t want to fly
Your morning hair
hangs low, I must go
Bridge:
This is the same as the first Bridge.
Verse
3:
This is the same as the first verse.
Smoke me country
grass, as these moments pass
If you have eyes
then see me, in your dreams
Wake me when we’re
through, I know a place for you
Trace my steps home
and kick over the traces
Bridge/Coda:
Play the Am, D7 beginning section of the bridge, then play
the Fmaj7, C section once, and then on the second time through, sing:
Take me country
grass as these moments all pass
Then play the Fmaj7 bar one more time, and finish by
strumming a C chord.
General
Notes:
Tuned from low to high as GCDGCD. Adapted from an Adam
Franklin acoustic live bootleg (
Chord
Diagrams:
Because of the alternate tuning, I will show the chord
diagrams for the chords used in this song, and give them somewhat arbitrary
names. Note that some chords are high up the neck. I have indicated in bold the
fret number at the top of the chord diagram whenever it is not the end of the
neck.
Bb G# C
------0-----0---
---0-----0--0---
---0--------0--0
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3 5 1 | 2
3 | |
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Eb C4
---------0--0---
---0------------
6
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| 1 1 Note
here that
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---------------- Adam sometimes
| 1
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| | hammers down
---------------- ---------------- the pinky (4)
2 |
3 | | 4 T
| 2 3
4 | to get two
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Intro:
Strum the chords as follows, one bar each for the first two
chords in each line, then two bars for the last chord in each line.
Bb C G#
Bb C Eb
Ha Ha Ha
Ha Ha
Bb C G#
Ha Ha Ha
Ha Ha
Bb C Eb
Ha Ha Ha
Ha Ha
Bb G# C4 (repeat this chord for 3 bars)
Ha Ha Ha
Ha Ha
Verses:
Note that the strumming pattern from above continues the
same exact way, i.e. the G# and Eb chords are strummed for two bars.
C4 Bb
And when the dawn
begins to creep,
C
Sunlight finds you
in a heap,
G#
And how you wish
that you could sleep,
Bb
Forget the lies
that you’ve been told,
C
Think you’re
setting free your soul,
Eb
But you’re really
getting old.
Bb
You’ve dreamt of
divin’ in the sea,
C
Your outstretched
hand in front of me,
G#
And how you wished
that you could breathe.
Bb
In the grip of
ecstasy,
C
When the shadows
follow me,
Eb
And the night won’t
set you free.
Bb
You wish someone
could love you less,
G# (this is just one bar)
Longing for that
one caress,
C4
I see you sink
under Duress.
Outro:
Play the C4 chord for three bars, then in this version of
the song, Adam sings some additional lyrics over the C4 chord, I am not 100%
sure, but I believe that they go like this:
Don’t let me hear
your safe life
takin’ you
over, Angel
On “Angel” it switches to the Bb chord, and Adam plays the
entire into section again to close the song, finishing on the C4 chord.
General
Notes:
Standard Tuning. Adapted by me from the actual album
version. Standard 4/4 time.
Intro:
Repeat as many times as you like
E||---------------------------------||
B||------2-----2---------7----------||
G||.---4-----4-----4---9---7-----7-.||
D||.-2-----2---------7---------7---.||
A||---------------------------------||
E||---------------------------------||
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4
Then switch to strumming the following chords:
E A Asus4
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4
These chords are repeated as above all the way to the
bridge.
Verse
and Chorus:
E A Asus4
Like summer's death
throes
The world ends in
The river frozen
and the lions asleep
Up on the Westway
watching people as sheep
Play the chords once in between the verse and chorus
E A Asus4
It's a long way
away from it all
In my corner I
sometimes feel nothing at all
It's the best way
when the snow starts to fall
Play the chords twice between the chorus and verse
E A Asus4
Confetti falling
down the drains of your dreams
Life in the fast
lane never quite what it seems
You're full-on baby
with your full-on beams
Play the chords once again before the next chorus
E A Asus4
On an expressway
through the heart of it all
In my corner I can
walk cannot crawl
It's the best way
when the snow starts to fall
Play the chords once more before the bridge
Bridge:
You can play around with the strumming on this section.
Eb2 B2
Db2 B2
E||-6-----6-2---
B||-6-----6-2---
G||-8-----8-4---
D||-8-----8-4---
A||-6-----6-2---
E||---------------------------------||
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Repeat a few times, then sing over the same chords:
Like summer's death
throes
I'm up EC1 rusted
fountains drown me
This frozen river
and these lions that breathe
On an expressway
Is this the best
way
On the last time through, play a G major bar chord instead
of the last B2 chord.
Outro:
This is exactly the same as the verse, but a half step up,
so you use bar chords on the first fret.
F Bb Bbsus4
Like summer's death
throes
I'm up the
The river frozen
and the lions asleep
General
Notes:
Standard Tuning. Adapted from a live bootleg of Adam playing
acoustic guitar (
Verse:
G D Em Em7
E||--3-----3-----2-----2-----0-----0-----0--0000---|
B||--3-----3-----3-----3-----0-----0-----0--3330---|
G||.-0-----0-----2-----2-----0-----0-----0--0000---|
D||.-0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----2--2222---|
A||--2-----2-----------------2-----2-----2-----2---|
E||--3-----3-----------------0-----0-----0-----0---|
1 &
2 & 3
& 4 &
1 & 2
& 3 &
4 &
I was
born on a close street
down a hill
Mauve and so did my hands Oh and the
F C B/C
E|-1-----1--11-1-----1-----0-----0--00-0-----0----|
B|-1-----1--11-1-----1-----1-----1--11-1-----1----|
G|-2-----2--22-2-----2-----0-----0--00-0-----0----|
D|-3-----3--33-3-----3-----2-----2--22-0-----0----|
A|-------------------------3-----3-----2-----2----|
E|------------------------------------------------|
1 &
2 & 3 & 4
& 1 &
2 & 3
& 4 &
The
trees that lined the street could sense the winter change they felt the
Sound… There was no
sound and I’m freezing in the
Em Em7 C B/C
E|-0-----0-----0--0000-----0-----0--00-0-----0----|
B|-0-----0-----0--3330-----1-----1--11-1-----1----|
G|-0-----0-----0--0000-----0-----0--00-0-----0----|
D|-2-----2-----2--2222-----2-----2--22-0-----0----|
A|-2-----2-----2-----2-----3-----3-----2-----2----|
E|-0-----0-----0-----0----------------------------|
1 &
2 & 3 &
4
& 1 &
2 & 3
& 4 &
chill they ducked and dived and so we
knew that they were alive
sun
Nobody cares to
hide the dopeheads and the
suicides
1st time through
F C B/C
rep. 2X
E|-1-----1--11-1-----1-----0-----0--00-0-----0--00--||
B|-1-----1--11-1-----1-----1-----1--11-1-----1--11--||
G|-2-----2--22-2-----2-----0-----0--00-0-----0—-00-.||
D|-3-----3--33-3-----3-----2-----2--22-0-----0—-00-.||
A|-------------------------3-----3-----2-----2------||
E|--------------------------------------------------||
1 &
2 & 3 & 4
& 1 &
2 & 3
& 4 &
Until the year the
silver rain came
down the trees turned
2nd time through
F C rep. 4X
E|-1-----1--11-1-----1----||--00---00----00--00-022---||
B|-1-----1--11-1-----1--—-||--11---11----11--11-111---||
G|-2-----2--22-2-----2----||.-00---00----00--00-0----.||
D|-3-----3--33-3-----3----||.-2----2-----2---2--2----.||
A|------------------------||--3----3-----3---3--3-----||
E|------------------------||--------------------------||
1 &
2 & 3 & 4
& 1 &
2 & 3
& 4 &
Cause
everyone freezes in
the sun
Verse
2:
Basically, the same structure of the first verse, but the
order of the chords is flipped. Each line below = 1 bar
Em Em7
I kicked
around with
C B/C
Harry who lived
near Salisbury Plain
F
He worked on the cathedral there
C B/C
every now and again
he worked with
G D
stone, carved with stone
Em Em7
Odd jobs on the
telephone
F
One sunny day he
was sent to the
C B/C
Houses of
Parliament
Em Em7
chippin' away at
gargoyles
C B/C
Under the
blistering sun
F
He carved out
"Maggie Sucks" on the
C B/C
backs of every one
G D
And so in
five-hundred years
Em Em7
There's gonna be
some history here
F C
After it all
subsides in the sun
Chorus:
Play the riff on the C chord from the end of the first verse
4X, and over the last two times through, sing:
And it's fallin'
away
Verse:
This one is the same chord changes from the first verse.
G D
Another day, another
loon
Em Em7
A new pied piper
calls the
F
Tune so blow it up,
watch it explode
C B/C
Noah's ark on
overload
Em Em7
Wrestle with the
results and
C B/C
throw 'em round the
ring
F
Everybody knows
there
C B/C
ain't no rules in
wrestling
G D
The
referee's a dupe
Em Em7
Who only old
ladies and children be-
F
-lieve,
C B/C
I'm getting up now
to leave
Em Em7
I'll go back to
that street someday
C B/C
The air's better
there anyway
F
C
Though the trees
are still gonna freeze in the sun
Chorus/Outro:
Use the Riff from the first chorus, but on F where noted.
And it's fallin'
away
F
And I don't wanna
know
C
I'm glad I don't
know
G
D Em
What's
draggin' it un der
General
Notes:
Standard Tuning. Adapted from the EP version. Standard 4/4
time. Adam really finger picks this, and plucks the bass notes all the way
through each bar, but this adaptation can be played just by strumming. It
should be easy to add if you have good finger picking skills.
Intro:
Slow down the riff towards the end
E|-----------------------0-----------------------0-|
B|---------0-----3-0-------3-0-------------------0-|
G|---0-2-0---2-0-----2-0-------2-0---------------0-|
D|-----------------------------------------------2-|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Verse:
Em C G
E||----------------0-----0---------0-----3-3---3-3-3-|
B||------0---0-0---3-----0---0-0---0-----3-3---3-3-3-|
G||.-----0---2-0---0-----0---2-2---0-----0-0---0-0-0-|
D||.-----2---2-2---2-----2---2-2---------0-0---0-0-0-|
A||----------------3---------3-3-----2---------------|
E||--0-------------------------------3---------------|
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
You’re never far
a- way from my
mind
Al- ways too
far a- way to
see
Con- trolled ex- plosions
wreck the train line
Just can’t be-
lieve the coast is
clear
F#/G rep. 4X
E|-----3---3-0-3-0-||
B|-----3---3-0-3-0-||
G|-----0---0-0-0-0.||
D|----------------.||
A|-----------------||
E|-2---------------||
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 &
Bridge:
Em F#/G C
E|-----0-----0-0-0-----3-----3-3-3-0---0-----0-0-0-|
B|-----0-----0-0-0-----3-----3-3-3-1---1-----1-1-1-|
G|-----0-----0-0-0-----0-----0-0-0-0---0-----0-0-0-|
D|-----2-----
A|---------------------------------3---------------|
E|-0---------------2-------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 &
4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
I
get this feeling It’s such a
A2
E|-0-0-----0-----0-|
B|-0-0-----0-----0-|
G|-2-2-----2-----2-|
D|-2-------2-------|
A|-0-------0-------|
E|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 &
itch
itch
Verse:
This is exactly the same as the first verse and bridge
You're somewhere
out there in a landslide
All hope just
slippin' through like sand
Telephone lines
down in a rainstorm
And I'm like a ship
moored on dry land
I get this feelin'
It's such a bitch
This is also the same for the verse, but the bridge changes
and flows into the chorus.
You're always far
out in the midrange
All around the
state boundary spillage signs
Somebody burnt down
all the pylons
And your my
passport past these mines
Bridge
2/Chorus:
Em F#/G C
E|-----0-----0-0-0-----3-----3-3-3-0---0-----0-0-0-|
B|-----0-----0-0-0-----3-----3-3-3-1---1-----1-1-1-|
G|-----0-----0-0-0-----0-----0-0-0-0---0-----0-0-0-|
D|-----2-----
A|---------------------------------3---------------|
E|-0---------------2-------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
I
get this feeling wanna hitch
C G rep. 2X
E||--0----------0----------3---3-3-3--||
B||--3--0---0---0----------3---3-3-3--||
G||.-0--0---2---2----------0---0-0-0-.||
D||.-2----------2----------0---0-0-0-.||
A||--3---------------2---2------------||
E||------------------3---3------------||
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Hitch a
ride on your smile
C Em
E|-0----------0----0-----0---0-0-0-|
B|-3--0---0---0----0-----0---0-0-0-|
G|-0--0---2---2----0-----0---0-0-0-|
D|-2----------2----2-----2---2-2-2-|
A|-3---------------2---------------|
E|-----------------0---------------|
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Hitch a
ride a- way from here
C Em
E|-0---0-0---0-----0-----0---0-0-0-|
B|-0---0-0---0-----0-----0---0-0-0-|
G|-0---0-2---2-----0-----0---0-0-0-|
D|-2---2-2---2-----2-----2---2-2-2-|
A|-3---3-----------2---------------|
E|-----------------0---------------|
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
a
ride a- way from here
C G
E||--0----------0----------3---3-3-3--||
B||--3--0---0---0----------3---3-3-3--||
G||.-0--0---2---2----------0---0-0-0-.||
D||.-2----------2----------0---0-0-0-.||
A||--3---------------2---2------------||
E||------------------3---3------------||
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Hitch a
ride on your smile
C
E|-0----------0----|
B|-3--0---0---0----|
G|-0--0---2---2----|
D|-2----------2----|
A|-3---------------|
E|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 &
Hitch a
ride a-
Em F#/G C
E|-----0-----0-0-0-----3-----3-3-3-0---0-----0-0-0-|
B|-----0-----0-0-0-----3-----3-3-3-1---1-----1-1-1-|
G|-----0-----0-0-0-----0-----0-0-0-0---0-----0-0-0-|
D|-----2-----2-2-2-----0-----0-0-0-2---2-----2-2-2-|
A|---------------------------------3---------------|
E|-0---------------2-------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
I
get this feelin’
A2
E|-0-0---0-0-----0---0-0---0-0-0-0-|
B|-0-0---0-0-----0---0-0---0-0-0-0-|
G|-2-2---2-2-----2---2-2---2-2-2-2-|
D|-2-2---2-2-----2---2-2---2-2-2-2-|
A|-0-------0-----------0---0---0---|
E|---------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Verse:
This is exactly the same as the last verse, with the “Bridge
2/Chorus” combo at the end.
End of the tunnel
light just blinds me
While you weep like a willow tree
Send out distress
signals to find me
They shine so hard
so why can't we?
I get this feelin'
Wanna hitch
Hitch a ride on
your smile
Hitch a ride on
your smile
Hitch a ride away
from here
A ride away from here
Hitch a ride on
your smile
Hitch a ride on
your smile
Hitch a ride a-
I get this feelin'
At the end of the chorus, strum an Em chord to finish.
General
Notes:
Standard Tuning. Adapted from a live bootleg of Adam playing
acoustic guitar (7/2/2001, The Fez, NY City). Standard 4/4 time.
Verse:
Em G C
E||--0---0-----0-----3-----3-----3---0---0-----0-----|
B||--0---0-----0-----3-----3-----3---1---1-----1-----|
G||.-0---0-----0-----0-----0-----0---0---0-----0-----|
D||.-2---2-----2-----0-----0-----0---2---2-----2-----|
A||--2---2-----------2---------------3---3-----3-----|
E||--0---0---0-------3---3-----3---------------------|
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
I don’t
care what you say
Did you ever court love?
she said Honey heaven’s a-
Em G
E|-0-0---0---0---0-------------------------------------|
B|-0-0---0---0---0-------------------------------------|
G|-0-0---0---0---0-------0----0---0--------0----0---0--|
D|-2-2---2---2---2-----0---0h2-0h2-0-----0---0h2-0h2-0-|
A|-2-----------------2-----------------2---------------|
E|-0---------------3-----------------3-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 &
4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4
&
I’m
gonna do it anyway
-bove
we’ve all caught it too
G Em C
E|-3---3-----3-----------0-----0---0---0-----0-----|
B|-3---3-----3-----0-----0-----0---1---1-----1-----|
G|-0---0-----0-----0-----0-----0---0---0-----0-----|
D|-0---0-----0-----2-----2-----2---2---2-----2-----|
A|-2---2-----------2---------------3---3-----3-----|
E|-3---3---3-------0---0-----0---------------------|
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
I don’t
care how it stands
Did you feel your fuckin world cave in?
She said Nobody’s
Em G
E|-0-0---0---0---0--------------------------------------|
B|-0-0---0---0---0--------------------------------------|
G|-0-0---0---0---0-------0----0---0--------0----0---0---|
D|-2-2---2---2---2-----0---0h2-0h2-0-----0---0h2-0h2-0--|
A|-2-----------------2-----------------2----------------|
E|-0---------------3-----------------3------------------|
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 &
4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4
&
It’s all in my
hands
saving
roses only thorns
for you
1st time through
C Em G4.5
E|-0---0-----0---0---0---0---0---0-----------------|
B|-1---1-----0---0---0---0---0---0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
G|-0---0-----0---0---0---0---0---0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|-2---2-----2---2---2---2---2---2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|-3-----------------2-------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-----------------0-------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
E|-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||
B|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-||
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2.||
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3.||
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------||
E|-----------------0-------------------------------||
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
2nd time through
C Em G4.5
E|-0---0-----0---0---0---0---0---0-----------------|
B|-1---1-----0---0---0---0---0---0-1-----1---1-1---|
G|-0---0-----0---0---0---0---0---0-2-----2---2-2---|
D|-2---2-----2---2---2---2---2---2-3-----3---3-3---|
A|-3-----------------2-------------3-----3---3-3---|
E|-----------------0-------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Did you
e- ver feel so removed?
Em G4.5
E|---0---0---0---0-----------------|
B|---0---0---0---0-1-----1---1-1---|
G|---0---0---0---0-2-----2---2-2---|
D|---2---2---2---2-3-----3---3-3---|
A|---2-------------3-----3---3-3---|
E|-0-------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
So
that you couldn’t move
Em G4.5
E|---0---0---0---0-------------------0---0-0-0-0---|
B|---0---0---0---0-1-----1---1-1-----1---1-1-1-1---|
G|---0---0---0---0-2-----2---2-2-----0---0-0-0-0---|
D|---2---2---2---2-3-----3---3-3-----3---3-3-3-3---|
A|---2-------------3-----3---3-3-------------------|
E|-0-----------------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Don’t wanna worry
G
E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-------0----0---0--------0----0---0---|
D|-----0---0h2-0h2-0-----0---0h2-0h2-0--|
A|---2-----------------2----------------|
E|-3-----------------3------------------|
1 & 2 &
3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4
&
any
way There was
no more we could
Em
E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-------0----0---0--------0----0---0---|
D|-----2---0h2-0h2-0-----2---0h2-0h2-0--|
A|---2-----------------2----------------|
E|-0-----------------0------------------|
1 & 2 &
3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4
&
do
today To
G4.5
E|---------------------------------|
B|-1-1---1---------1-1---1---------|
G|-2-2---2---------0-0---0---------|
D|-3-3---3---------3-3---3---------|
A|-3-3---3---------3-3---3---------|
E|---------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
day
Solo:
Haven’t gotten around to figuring this out yet, but
basically Adam solos on the chords G and G4.5, one bar each, repeated 6 times.
Verse:
This is exactly the same as the first 12 bars of the first
verse.
I don't care what
you say
I'm gonna do it
anyway
I don't care how it
stands
You see my
juggernaut rides the sands
When you get to this point, it ends like this:
C Em G4.5
E|-0---0-----0---0---0---0---0---0-----------------|
B|-1---1-----0---0---0---0---0---0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
G|-0---0-----0---0---0---0---0---0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|-2---2-----2---2---2---2---2---2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|-3-----------------2-------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-----------------0-------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
E|-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||
B|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-||
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2.||
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3.||
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------||
E|-----------------0-------------------------------||
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Only
thorns for you So
C Em G4.5
E|-0---0-----0---0---0---0---0---0-0-----0---------|
B|-1---1-----0---0---0---0---0---0-1---------1-----|
G|-0---0-----0---0---0---0---0---0-2-------------2-|
D|-2---2-----2---2---2---2---2---2-3---------------|
A|-3-----------------2-------------3---------------|
E|-----------------0-------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
removed
General
Notes:
Standard Tuning. Adapted from a live bootleg of Adam playing
acoustic guitar (
Intro:
Repeat the below pattern once without singing, and then sing
the rest of the lines.
Em rep. 5X
E||----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-||
B||----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-||
G||.---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0.||
D||.-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--.||
A||--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---||
E||--0---3---0---3---0---3---0---3---||
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Ooh ooh oo-ooh
ooh oo-ooh
Ooh oo-ooh
Ooh ooh oo-ooh
ooh oo-ooh
Ooh You
Verse:
G Em
E|-3---3-3-----------0---0---0---0--|
B|-3---3-3-----------0---0---0---0--|
G|-0---0-0-----------0---0---0---0--|
D|-0---0-0---------2---2---2---2----|
A|-2---2-2---------2---2---2---2----|
E|-3---3-3---------0---3---0---3----|
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
look
like you’ve been losing sleep
said a
G Em G
E|-3---3-3-----------0---0---0---0-3---3-3----------|
B|-3---3-3-----------0---0---0---0-3---3-3----------|
G|-0---0-0-----------0---0---0---0-0---0-0----------|
D|-0---0-0---------2---2---2---2---0---0-0----------|
A|-2---2-2---------2---2---2---2---2---2-2----------|
E|-3---3-3---------0---3---0---3---3---3-3----------|
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
stranger on a
train I fixed him
with an
Em C Em
E|---0---0---0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0---0---0---0---0--|
B|---0---0---0---0-1---1-1---
G|---0---0---0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0---0---0---0---0--|
D|-2---3---2---2---2---2-2---2-2-2-2---2---2---2----|
A|-2---2---2---2---3---3-3---3-3-3-2---2---2---2----|
E|-0---3---0---3-------------------0---3---0---3----|
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
ice cold stare and said I’ve been having
those dreams again
Every verse is basically played the same, but sometimes Adam
throws in a C chord for the last two beats of the 1st or 2nd
line of each verse, instead of just the Em riff. He also plays an extra bar of
the Em riff after some of the verses. I have indicated this below.
G Em
In one dream
there's this girl I love
G Em C
And we dance every
wakin' breath
G Em
And in the other
they've thrown me in a cell
C Em X2
And they're tryin'
me for her death
G Em
I'm only young and
young in love
G Em C
As I hold that girl
today
G Em
But I'm old and
tired and in the cell
C Em X2
And I've nigh on
withered away
Bridge:
Play the intro again, but skip the first time through, so
you only play it 4X, all with the “Ooh”s. Note that the first words of the next
verse below (“Y’see my”) fall on the last beat and a half of the bridge.
Verse:
G Em
Y'see my baby' gone
away too long
G Em C
And I'm chokin'
back the tears
G Em
Disheveled star in
a burnt out bar
C Em
And I'm talkin' in
my drink
G Em
She promised me the
world and more
G Em C
How could she do
this to me?
G Em
And now mine's
tumblin' down around
C Em
But at least my
eyes can see, And those
C C* Em X2
stars in the sky
are for me
*Note that for this one version of the verse, there is an
extra line, which contains two bars of the C chord.
G Em
So as this
fagged-out tinsel town
G Em C
Waves so-long to
the sun
G Em
I lay here calmly
on my bed
C Em
And the trigger of
my gun
G Em
And should that no
good woman show up
G Em C
Dancin' from a
dream
G Em
I'll squeeze it
twice and not think twice
C Em
And relish every
scream
Outro:
On the last line of the last verse, Adam sings “scream” an
octave higher, and moves right into the falsetto “Ooh”s like in the Intro.
“Scream” replaces the first “Ooh ooh”, so it goes like this:
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Scre- eam oo-ooh
ooh oo-ooh
Ooh oo-ooh
Ooh ooh oo-ooh
ooh oo-ooh
Ooh ooh ooh
ooh
ooh
Gradually slow down the last few bars until the end.
General
Notes:
Standard Tuning. Adapted from a live bootleg of Adam playing
acoustic guitar (
Intro:
E
E|--------------0---|
B|--------------0---|
G|-----------0h11---|
D|-----------0h22---|
A|-----------0h2----|
E|-0-0-0-0-0--------|
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 &
Verse:
Fmaj7 Am
E||--0-0-0-0---0-----0---0---0---0---|
B||--1-3-1-3---1-----1---1---0---1---|
G||.-2-2-2-2---2-----2---2---2---2---|
D||.-3-3-3-3---3-----2---------------|
A||------------------0-0---0---0---0-|
E||----------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Torn a
- way and
Gone a
- stray
Hoist me
a - way the
Safe and
sound and
Fmaj7 C
E|-0-0-0-0---0-----0-----0-----3-0--||
B|-1-3-1-3---1-----1-----1-----1----||
G|-2-2-2-2---2-----0---0-----------.||
D|-3-3-3-3---3-----2-2-------0-----.||
A|-----------------3-------2--------||
E|----------------------------------||
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
aching to find some fee- ling It’s
Deaf are the ears of rea- son
Cars on the street make me
feel
Dy ing
to star in the
se- quel
Chorus:
Fmaj7 A F#m
E|-0-0-0-0---0-----0-0-0-0---0-----|
B|-1-3-1-3---1-----2-3-2-0---2---2-|
G|-2-2-2-2---2-----2-2-2-2---2---2-|
D|-3-3-3-3---3-----2-2-2-2---2---4-|
A|-----------------0-0-0-0---0---4-|
E|-------------------------------2-|
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
I
hear you say
E|---0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0---2-|
B|---0-0---3-3-3-3-2-3-2-0---2---3-|
G|---1-1---1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2---2---2-|
D|---2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2---0-|
A|---2-2---2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0---0-----|
E|---0-0---0-0-0-0-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Am I the on-
ly one?
D A F#m
E|---2-2---2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0---0-----|
B|---3-3---3-3-3-3-2-3-2-0---2---2-|
G|---2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2---2-|
D|---0-0---0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2---2---4-|
A|-----------------0-0-0-0---0---4-|
E|-------------------------------2-|
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Am I the on-
ly one?
E A Dm
E|---0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0---1-|
B|---0-0---0-0-0-0-2-3-2-0---2---3-|
G|---1-1---1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2---2---2-|
D|---2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2---0-|
A|---2-2---2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0---0-----|
E|---0-0---0-0-0-0-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Am I the on-
ly one?
A F#m
E|---1-1---1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0---0-----|
B|---3-3---3-3-3-3-2-3-2-0---2---2-|
G|---2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2---2-|
D|---0-0---0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2---2---4-|
A|-----------------0-0-0-0---0---4-|
E|-------------------------------2-|
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Am I the on-
ly one?
E|---0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-|
B|---0-0---0-0-0-0-3---3---3-3-3-3-|
G|---1-1---1-1-1-1-1---1---1-1-1-1-|
D|---2-2---2-2-2-2-2---2---2-2-2-2-|
A|---2-2---2-2-2-2-2---2---2-2-2-2-|
E|---0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-|
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
And
take me
a-
Solo:
A C#
E||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-------------4---|
B||--2-3-2-3-2-3-2-6---6-----7-------|
G||.-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-6-------6---6-----|
D||.-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-6-----------------|
A||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-----------------|
E||----------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
way
A D rep. 3X
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------|| Sing the “take me”
B|-2-3-2-3-2-3-2--------------------|| line on the second
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4---2---2---2-2---.|| time through only.
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0---0---4---0-4---.||
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------0---0-0----||
E|----------------------------------||
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Yeah take me a-
E|---------------------------------|
B|-2-0-------0-------0-------------|
G|-1---1---1-----1---2---------2---|
D|-2-----2-------2---4---4---4---4-|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
E|-------------------------0h20-----|
B|-0-------------------3---3----3---|
G|-1---1-----1-------2-----2----2---|
D|-3-----3-4-----4---------0----0---|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4
&
E Am
E|---------------0-----------------|
B|-0---------0---1---1-0---1-0-----|
G|-1---1-1-2-1---2-------2-----2---|
D|-2---2-2-2-2---2-----------------|
A|-2---
E|-0-------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Verse:
This is the same as the first verse, but the chords are
reversed.
Fmaj7 C
Deaf are the ears
of reason
Fmaj7 Am
We're so
earthbound On
Fmaj7 C
ev'ry town's high
rise ceilings
Fmaj7 Am
The streets we
crawl
Fmaj7 C
Youth at the summit
freewheeling
Chorus:
This is the same as the first chorus, but you repeat
everything twice, except for the first two bars.
I hear you say
Am I the only one
Am I the only one
Am I the only one
Am I the only one
We're not the
chosen ones
We're not the chosen
ones
I'm not the only
one
I'm not the only
one
General
Notes:
Standard Tuning. Adapted from a live bootleg of Adam playing
acoustic guitar (
Intro:
D G
rep. 6X
E||----------------------------------|| The first two times
B||------3-------1-----0-------------|| play with no sing-
G||.-----2-------2-------2-------0--.|| ing.
D||.-0-------0----------------------.||
A||----------------------------------||
E||------------------3-------3-------||
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Ah Ah Ah Ah
Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh
D G
E|-----3-3-3-0---------------------|
B|-----3-3-3-3---------------------|
G|-----2-2-2-2---------2-------0---|
D|-0---0-0-0-0---------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-----------------3-------3-------|
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Verse:
D G rep. 8X
E||----------------------------------||
B||------3-------1-----0-------------||
G||.-----2-------2-------2-------0--.||
D||.-0-------0----------------------.||
A||----------------------------------||
E||------------------3-------3-------||
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
You rise
and fall before
me
I close my
eyes
When all these schemes devour
me
I’ll apologize
You send the
truth straight by me
I fall right in
These sins you've laid before
me
are seeping in
Bridge:
D
E|-----3---------------------------|
B|-----3---------------------------|
G|-----2---------------------------|
D|-0---0---------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
D G
E||----------------------------------|
B||--------------0-------1-------0---|
G||.-----2---------------0-------0---|
D||.-0-------0-----------------------|
A||----------------------------------|
E||------------------3-------3-------|
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
D G rep. 2X
E|-------------0-------3-------2---||
B|-----3---------------3-------3---||
G|-----2--------------------------.||
D|-0-------0----------------------.||
A|---------------------------------||
E|-----------------3-------3-------||
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
D G
E|-----3-3-3-0---------------------|
B|-----3-3-3-3---------------------|
G|-----2-2-2-2---------2-------0---|
D|-0---0-0-0-0---------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-----------------3-------3-------|
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Verse:
D G
E||----------------------------------|
B||--------------0-------1-------0---|
G||.-----2---------------0-------0---|
D||.-0-------0-----------------------|
A||----------------------------------|
E||------------------3-------3-------|
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Sit tight they
try to teach
us
But I saw
the other Jesus
In dreams I've tried to twist it
D G rep. 3X
E|-------------0-------3-------2---||
B|-----3---------------3-------3---||
G|-----2--------------------------.||
D|-0-------0----------------------.||
A|---------------------------------||
E|-----------------3-------3-------||
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
The twain
shall never meet
Walk down my
street
But I never bleed
D
E|-----2---------------------------|
B|-----3---------------------------|
G|-----2---------------------------|
D|-0-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
And something way more sinister
D G
E|-----2---------------3-----------|
B|-----3---------------3-----------|
G|-----2---------------0-----------|
D|-0-------------------0-----------|
A|---------------------2-----------|
E|---------------------3-----------|
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Is
plain to see
Bridge:
D
E|-----2---------------------------|
B|-----3---------------------------|
G|-----2---------------------------|
D|-0-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
D G
E|-----2---------------3-----------|
B|-----3---------------3-----------|
G|-----2---------------0-----------|
D|-0-------------------0-----------|
A|---------------------2-----------|
E|---------------------3-----------|
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Verse:
D C
E|-2-------2-------0-------0-------|
B|-3-------3-------1-------1-------|
G|-2-------2-------0-------0-------|
D|-0-------0-------2-------2-------|
A|-----------------3-------3-------|
E|---------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
You
rise and fall
before me
G/C G
E|-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-|
B|-----1-1-----1-1-----1-1-----1-1-|
G|-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-2-------0-----------------------|
E|-----------------3-------2-------|
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
I
close my eyes
Em C
E|-----0-------0-0-0-------0-------|
B|-----0-------0-0-1-------1-------|
G|-----0-------0-0-0-------0-------|
D|-----2-----------2-------2-------|
A|-2---2-----------3-------3-------|
E|-0---0---------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
When all these schemes devour
me
D G
E|---------------------------------|
B|-------------0-------1-------0---|
G|-----2---------------0-------0---|
D|-0-------0-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-----------------3-------3-------|
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
I’ll
apologize
D G
E|-------------0-------3-------2---|
B|-----3---------------3-------3---|
G|-----2---------------------------|
D|-0-------0-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-----------------3-------3-------|
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
You
send the truth straight by me
Em C
E|---------0---0-0-0-------0-------|
B|---------0---0-0-1-------1-------|
G|---------0---0-0-0-------0-------|
D|---------2-------2-------2-------|
A|-2---2---2-------3-------3-------|
E|-0---0---0-----------------------|
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
I fall right in
D C
E|-2-------2-------0-------0-------|
B|-3-------3-------1-------1-------|
G|-2-------2-------0-------0-------|
D|-0-------0-------2-------2-------|
A|-----------------3-------3-------|
E|---------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
These sins you've laid before
me
G/C G
E|-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-|
B|-----1-1-----1-1-----1-1-----1-1-|
G|-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-2-------0-----------------------|
E|-----------------3-------2-------|
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
are seeping in
Em C
E|---------0---0-0-0---------------|
B|---------0---0-0-1---1p0---1p0---|
G|---------0---0-0-0-------------2-|
D|---------2-------2---------------|
A|-2---2---2-------3---------------|
E|-0---0---0-----------------------|
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Outro:
D G rep. 6X
E||----------------------------------|| Sing the line on
B||------3-------1-----0-------------|| the first two
G||.-----2-------2-------2-------0--.|| repeats, and sing
D||.-0-------0----------------------.|| the Ahs and Oohs
A||----------------------------------|| on the last two
E||------------------3-------3-------|| repeats.
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
I saw the
other Jesus
walk down
my street
Ah Ah Ah Ah
Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh
General
Notes:
Standard Tuning. Adapted from a live bootleg of Adam playing
acoustic guitar (
Intro:
Cmaj7 A2 rep. 2X
E||--0---0--0-00--0000---0--0-0-------||
B||--0---0--0-00--0000---0--0-0-------||
G||.-0---0--0-00—-0002---2--2-2---0--.||
D||.-2---2--2-22-—2222---2--2-2-02-0-.||
A||--3---3--3-33--3330---0--0-0-------||
E||-----------------------------------||
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Verse:
Cmaj7 A2 rep. 2X
E||--0---0--0-00--0000---0--0-0-------||
B||--0---0--0-00--0000---0--0-0-------||
G||.-0---0--0-00—-0002---2--2-2---0--.||
D||.-2---2--2-22-—2222---2--2-2-02-0-.||
A||--3---3--3-33--3330---0--0-0-------||
E||-----------------------------------||
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
The o- cean
drops She
Cups her hands over
me
G6 G4.5 rep. 2X
E||--0---0--0-00--0000---0--0-00--000-||
B||--0---0--0-00--0001---1--1-11--111-||
G||.-0---0--0-00—-0002---2--2-22--222.||
D||.-0---0--0-00-—0003---3--2-33--333.||
A||--2---2--2-22--2223---3--3-33--333-||
E||--3---3--3-33--333-----------------||
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
We drift out
to sea
And now I can see The
Bridge:
G6 G4.5
E|--------------0000---0--0-00--000-|
B|--------------0001---1--1-11--111-|
G|--------0000000002---2--2-22—-222-|
D|-0-000000000000003---3--2-33—-333-|
A|-2-222222222222223---3--3-33--333-|
E|-3-33333333333333-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
sa-
ving da- nger
waves
G6 A2
C G6 G4.5
E|-0-000-000-000-000---0--0-00--000-|
B|-0-000-001-110-001---1--1-11--111-|
G|-0-002—220-000-002---2--2-22—-222-|
D|-0-002-222-220-003---3--2-33—-333-|
A|-2-220-003-332-223---3--3-33--333-|
E|-3-33--------3-33-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
But
I wanna
A2 G4.5
E||--0---0--0-00--0000---0--0-00--000-|
B||--0---0--0-00--0001---1--1-11--111-|
G||.-2---2--2-22—-2222---2--2-22-—222-|
D||.-2---2--2-22-—2223---3--2-33—-333-|
A||--0---0--0-00--0003---3--3-33--333-|
E||-----------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
see it all I want to
breathe it all I want to
G6 G4.5 rep. 2X
E|-0---0--0-00--0000---0--0-00--000-||
B|-0---0--0-00--0001---1--1-11--111-||
G|-0---0--0-00—-0002---2--2-22--222.||
D|-0---0--0-00-—0003---3--2-33--333.||
A|-2---2--2-22--2223---3--3-33--333-||
E|-3---3--3-33--333-----------------||
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
see I wanna
breathe I want to
G6 G4.5 rep. 3X
E||--0---0--0-00--0000---0--0-00--000-||
B||--0---0--0-00--0001---1--1-11--111-||
G||.-0---0--0-00—-0002---2--2-22--222.||
D||.-0---0--0-00-—0003---3--2-33--333.||
A||--2---2--2-22--2223---3--3-33--333-||
E||--3---3--3-33--333-----------------||
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
breathe I want to
breathe
na breathe
I have extended the first bar of this phrase because Adam
plays fast triplets on every up beat
G6 G4.5 rep. 2X
E||--0--0000--0000--0000-0-0-0---0--0-00--000-||
B||--0--0001--1113--3333-3-3-1---1--1-11--111-||
G||.-0--0000--0000--0000-0-0-2---2--2-22--222.||
D||.-0-----0-----0-----0-0-0-3---3--2-33--333.||
A||--2-----2-----2-----2-2-2-3---3--3-33--333-||
E||--3-----3-----3-----
1 &
2 & 3
& 4 &
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Verse:
Cmaj7 A2
E|-0---0--0-00--0000---0--0-0------|
B|-0---0--0-00--0000---0--0-0------|
G|-0---0--0-00—-0002---2--2-2---0--|
D|-2---2--2-22-—2222---2--2-2-02-0-|
A|-3---3--3-33--3330---0--0-0------|
E|---------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
It’s all I can do
to swim
Cmaj7 G4.5
E|-0---0--0-00--0000---0--0-00--000|
B|-0---0--0-00--0001---1--1-11--111|
G|-0---0--0-00—-0002---2--2-22--222|
D|-2---2--2-22-—2223---3--2-33--333|
A|-3---3--3-33--3333---3--3-33--333|
E|---------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
closer to
you
G6 G4.5
E|-0---0--0-00--0000---0--0-00--000|
B|-0---0--0-00--0001---1--1-11--111|
G|-0---0--0-00—-0002---2--2-22--222|
D|-0---0--0-00-—0003---3--2-33--333|
A|-2---2--2-22--2223---3--3-33--333|
E|-3---3--3-33--333----------------|
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
The big wide
world is
G6 G4.5
E|-0---0--0-00--0000---0--0-00—-0000--------------|
B|-0---0--0-00--0000---0--0-00—-0000--------------|
G|-0---0--0-00—-0002---2--2-22—-2220--------------|
D|-0---0--0-00-—0000---0--0-00—-0000--------------|
A|-2---2--2-22--2222---2--2-22—-2222--------------|
E|-3---3--3-33--3333---3--3-33—-3333--------------|
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
beating me
round the ears
General
Notes:
Standard Tuning. Adapted from a live bootleg of Adam playing
acoustic guitar (
Verse:
C G/C Am
E||--------------------------------------------------|
B||------1---3-1---------1---3-1---------1---3-1-----|
G||.---0---0-----------0---0-----------2---2---------|
D||.-------------------------------------------------|
A||--3-------------3-2-------------2-0-------------0-|
E||--------------------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Let’s go and
meet our friends they said
they’d be
Like
to oscil- late
they say it’s
great they want to
Ride
and drive in to the
depths of the dark night they love the
Lay-
by’s too and as the
leaves blew up to the heavens
they
C F
E|------------1------||
B|------3---3-1------||
G|------3---3-2----.-||
D|------3---3-3---0.-||
A|---0h3------3------||
E|-1----------1------||
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
here
today They
rol-
ler coaster
bright lights and
the
said
they knew
Bridge:
D C
F D C
E|---------------1---1-1---1-1---------------------|
B|-3-3-3-1---1---1---1-1---1-1-----3-3-3-1---1---1-|
G|-2-2-2-0---0---2---2-2---2-2-----2-2-2-2---0-0-2-|
D|-0-0-0-2---2---3---3-3---3-3----00-2-0-0---2-0-3-|
A|-------3---3-0-3-------------0h3-------3---3-0-3-|
E|---------------1-------------------------------1-|
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
F D
E|-----------------|
B|---
G|---
D|---
A|---3-3-----------|
E|---1-1-----------|
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 &
Verse:
C G/C Am
E||--------------------------------------------------|
B||------1---3-1---------1---3-1---------1---3-1-----|
G||.---0---0-----------0---0-----------2---2---------|
D||.-------------------------------------------------|
A||--3-------------3-2-------------2-0-------------0-|
E||--------------------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Just call
me bucket rider
I don’t have a
Name and no coal
to stoke my fire
but it’s a nice
All
the same This is where they came
down to our
Climate and
our women too and as the leaves blew up they
F rep. 4X
E|------------1------||
B|------3---3-1------||
G|------3---3-2----.-||
D|------3---3-3---0.-||
A|---0h3------3------||
E|-1----------1------||
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
penny to
my
neck of the woods
planet checkin’ on our
said
they knew
Bridge:
Same as the first time.
Verse:
C G/C Am
E||--------------------------------------------------|
B||------1---3-1---------1---3-1---------1---3-1-----|
G||.---0---0-----------0---0-----------2---2---------|
D||.-------------------------------------------------|
A||--3-------------3-2-------------2-0-------------0-|
E||--------------------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
3X
Below the apes
above the angels
They said
is this who you love
and
Yeah
But she only has
F rep. 5X
E|------------1------|| Sing the apes/angels line the
B|------3---3-1------|| first three times, and then
G|------3---3-2----.-|| the last two lines
D|------3---3-3---0.-||
A|---0h3------3------||
E|-1----------1------||
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
nothing here the first 3X
I said
Two arms
and one
Bridge/Outro:
D C
F D C
E|---------------1---1-1---1-1---------------------|
B|-3-3-3-1---1---1---1-1---1-1-----3-3-3-1---1---1-|
G|-2-2-2-0---0---2---2-2---2-2-----2-2-2-2---0-0-2-|
D|-0-0-0-2---2---3---3-3---3-3----00-2-0-0---2-0-3-|
A|-------3---3-0-3-------------0h3-------3---3-0-3-|
E|---------------1-------------------------------1-|
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Smile That's
alright that's enough
F D
E|--------------------------------|
B|---
G|---
D|---
A|---3-3-----------3--------------|
E|---1-1--------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
for me by a mile
General
Notes:
Standard Tuning. Adapted from a live bootleg of Adam playing
acoustic guitar (
Intro:
G A G rep. 4X
E|---||-----------------------------------||
B|---||--2---2---2---2---2----------------||
G|-4-||.-2---2---2---2---2-4---4---4-4-4-.||
D|-5-||.-2---2---2---2---2-5---5---5-5-5-.||
A|-5-||--0---0---0---0---0-5---5---
E|-3-||------------3---3---3---3---
& 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2
& 3 & 4 &
Verse:
A G F
E||--------------------------------------------------|
B||--2-----2-----2---3-----3-----3---1-----1-----1---|
G||.-2-----2-----2---4-----4-----4---2-----2-----2---|
D||.-2-----2-----2---5-----5-----5---3-----3-----3---|
A||--0-----0-----0---5-----5-----5---3-----3-----3---|
E||------------------3-----3-----3---1-----1-----1---|
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
If
seeing was be-
lieving I’d o-
pen arms and
Scrawl and scream and
ebb and flow
and never know
C G C
E|-----------------3-----3-----3-------------------|
B|-1-----1-----1---3-----3-----3---1-----1-----1---|
G|-0-----0-----0---4-----4-----4---0-----0-----0---|
D|-2-----2-----2---5-----5-----5---2-----2-----2---|
A|-3-----3-----3---5-----5-----5---3-----3-----3---|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
let
you in This space
to see you
where we are