Tom: A
[NOTE: During the verses of this song, there are 2 guitars playing 2
completely different parts. Below are the tabbed parts for guitar 2, with
the chords played by guitar 1 listed above the tabbed part.]
Intro: -----
[NOTE: The intro minus the part before the exclamation points above is
what guitars 1 & 2 play during all the verses of the song. Listed below
over the lyrics will be only the chords played by guitar 1, but the part
played by guitar 2 is also being played in the song.]
[ANOTHER NOTE: After guitar 1 has played each chord progression above
(
Gbm A E D A ), this is how the second "A" in the chord progression is
played by guitar 1:]
Verse 1
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Gbm A E D A
Listen up, what's the time, said today I'm gonna speak my mind
Gbm A E D A
Take me up to the top of the world I wanna see my crime
Gbm A E D A
Day by day there's a man in a suit, he's gonna make you pay
Gbm A E D A
For the thoughts that you think and the words they won't let you say
Pre-chorus
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Gbm F#m7M
Gbm7 B7
One fine day, gonna leave you all behind
Bm7 D E
It wouldn't be so bad if I had time
Chorus
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D A E
Sailing down the river alone
D A Gbm
I've been tryin' to find my way back home
D A
But I don't believe in magic
D A
Life is automatic
B7 D A (pick "A" like guitar 2 in verse)
But I don't don't mind being on my own
B7 D A A
No I don't mind being on my own
Tab for high pitched guitar in background of chorus:
You'l hear this little riff repeating again and again in the chorus
background with some sort of weird guitar effect used on it:
[REPEAT VERS
E 1]
[PRE-CHORUS]
[CHORUS]
Guitar Solo (played along with verse chords):
Tab key:
b=bend (14b15 means bend the string at the 14th fret to make the note
that would be heard if you played the string at the 15th fret without
bending]
r=release
s=slide
h=hammer on
p=pull off
Solo continued (now using chords for pre-chorus):
[CHORUS]
Song ends with a repeated
A chord.