Buffalo Tom

Buffalo Tom - Big Red Letter Day Album guitar tab

From: VANELSAS@TUDOBM.TUDelft.NL (A.vanelsas)

Subject: ALBUM : Buffalo Tom "Big Red Letter Day" v0.90

Ok,

here it is again by request. Please note that I still need two songs,

and just haven't found the time lately to figure them out myself. The major

change in this release is the correction of alot of lyrics, thanks to Fred

Hamilton. Enjoy !

Alexander van Elsas

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Album: Big Red Letter Day by Buffalo Tom (version 0.90, Juli 1994)

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Compilation by P.A. van Elsas (email : a.vanelsas@io.tudelft.nl)

Efren Leonida (email : eleonida@mail.sas.upenn.edu)

Menno Luitjes (email : M.Luitjes@TWI.TUDelft.NL)

Jeremy Price (email : etljype@etlxd20.ericsson.se)

Ed Cheng (email : ascheng@netcom.com)

Fred Hamilton (email : Fred_M_Hamilton@cup.portal.com)

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Ok, being inspired by all the other people putting compilations of albums on the

net, I figured that it was time to start something myself. I have included in

this file some tabs and crds of songs of this GREAT album by Buffalo Tom.

I don't know if the songs provided are correct. I DO know that some of the

lyrics typed are not correct. I have listened to some songs over and over

again, and just can't figure out what is being said.

If anyone has any additions, corrections, or extra info for the songs OR the

lyrics for this album then please contact me. In return I will award you with

eternal fame as your name will appear in the credit list. Hope someone will

enjoy this. If you don't know the album, BUY IT !!!, it's well worth your money.

Also, don't pay too much attention to the chord names. My chord theory is no

good, so they are bound to be wrong. Again, corrections are welcome !

Here yah go,

Alexander.

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The songs are :

1. Sodajerk Attached

2. I'm Allowed Attached

3. Tree house Attached

4. Would Not Be Denied Attached

5. Latest Monkey Attached

6. My responsibility Needed

7. Dry land Attached

8. Torch singer Attached

9. Late at night Attached

10. Suppose Needed

11. Anything that way Attached

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CHANGES : Added Sodajerk, Treehouse, Late at night, Dry Land, and Torch

Singer. Added more versions of certain songs.

Changed many chord names using ChordMagic posted on the net.

since v0.75 : Added Anything that way, changed some more lyrics, added yet

another version (sort of) of I'm Allowed !

since v0.85 Changed MANY lyrics thanks to Fred who had the lyrics sheets !

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SONG : Sodajerk (version provided by Efren)

intro:

G - - - C/G - - - Cmaj7

|3-------------------------------|3-------------------------------|

|3-------------------------0-0-0-|1-------------------------0-0-0-|

|0-------------------------0-0-0-|0-------------------------0-0-0-|

|0-------------------------0-0-0-|2-------------------------2-2-2-|

|2-------------------------------|3-------------------------------|

|3-------------------------------|3-------------------------------|

G - - - C - - - Cmaj7

|3-------------------------------|3-------------------------------|

|3-------------------------0-0-0-|1---------------------1---0-0-0-|

|0-------------------------0-0-0-|0---------------------0---0-0-0-|

|0-------------------------0-0-0-|2---------------------2---2-2-2-|

|2-------------------------------|3-------------------------------|

|3-------------------------------|3-------------------------------|

G - - - C/G - - - Cmaj7

|3---3-3-----3-3-----3-3---------|3---3-------3-------3-----------|

|3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-0-0-0-|1---1-0-1---1-0-1---1-0-1-0-0---|

|0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---|

|0-------0-------0-------0-0-0-0-|2-------2-------2-------2-------|

|2-------2-------2-------2-------|3-------3-------3-------3-------|

|3-------3-------3-------3-------|3---------------3-------3-------|

G - - - C - - - Cmaj7

|3---3-3-----3-3-----3-3---------|3---3---3---3---3-------3-------|

|3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-0-0-0-|1---1-0-1---1-0-1-----0-1-0-0---|

|0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|0---0-0-0---0-0-0-----0-0-0-0---|

|0-------0-------0-------0-0-0-0-|2-------2-------2-------2-------|

|2-------2-------2-------2-------|3-------3-------3-------3-------|

|3-------3-------3-------3-------|3---------------3-------3-------|

The last four measures are repeated throughout the verse.

The "Could my eyelids" progression looks like this:

G - - - Gsus2(add C#)- - -

|3-3-3---------------------------|3-3-3---------------------------|

|3-3-3---------------------------|2-2-2---------------------------|

|0-0-0-----etc-------------------|0-0-0---etc---------------------|

|0-0-0---------------------------|0-0-0---------------------------|

|2-2-2---------------------------|0-0-0---------------------------|}(These two

|3-3-3---------------------------|3-3-3---------------------------|}strings are

optional, I leave them out)

C/G - - - D - C -

|3---3-------3-------3-----------|2-----2---2-2-2-3-----3---------|

|1---1-0-1---1-0-1---1-0-1-0-0---|3---3-3---3-3-3-1---1-1---1-1-0-|

|0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---|2---2-2---2-2-2-0---0-0---0-0-0-|

|2-------2-------2-------2-------|0---0-----0-0-0-2---2-2---2-----|

|3-------3-------3-------3-------|----------------3---------------|

|3-------3-------3-------3-------|--------------------------------|

play the intro between verses. The little phrase he throws in between verses

looks like this:

G - - - C/G - - - Cmaj7

|3-----------------3-2---3-3-----|3-----------------------3-------|

|3-----------------3-------3---0-|1-----------------------1---0-0-|

|0-------------------------------|0-----------------------0---0-0-|

|0-------------------------------|2-----------------------2---2-2-|

|2-------------------------------|3-----------------------3-------|

|3-------------------------------|3-------------------------------|

solo: (two guitars on the album - you can play it over the chords by yourself)

G - - - C - - -

|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

|3---3-3-3---3-3-3-1-1-1---0-0-0-|1---1-0-1---1-0-1-1-0-----------|

|--------------------------------|------------------------2---0-0-|

|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

G - - - C - - -

|------------------0-------------|------------------------0-------|

|3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-1---0-0-0-|1---1-0-1---1-0-1---3-------3---|

|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|back to

|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|the intro

|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|riff

|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

The "solid angle" progression is just arpeggiations of the intro.

outro:

G - - - C - - -

|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

|3---3-3-3---3-3-3-1-1-1---0-0-0-|1---1-0-1---1-0-1-1-0-----------|

|--------------------------------|------------------------2---0-0-|

|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

G - - - C - - -

|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

|3-------------------------------|--------------------------------|

|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

|----------------------------0-2-|2-------------------------------|

|------------------0-2-3---------|--------------------------------|

|----------------3---------------|--------------------------------|

The song ends with a couple more measures of arpeggiation and then the

last two measures of the outro again.

Lyrics :

Watch an eyeball

Take a free fall

At the mention of a name

In it's socket

Like a rocket

Rises just the same

But could my eyelids

Cover what I did

The shutting of the door

Could these ceilings

Contain my feelings

Me down on the floor

Jerked my fountain

and ice cream mountain

I suppose I'm just too late

Form a line here

I think I'll die here

These people nauseate me

But if my patience

Were a spaceship

High up in orbit

Then I would rise here

Hypnotized here

Listen where I sing

Risen from where I sit

A solid angle

My legs do dangle

Off the counter's edge

Soft words spoken

Promises broken

Close my eyes instead

But could my eyelids

Cover what I did

The shutting of the door

Could these ceilings

Contain my feelings

Me down on the floor

Me down on the floor

Me down on the floor

Me down on the floor

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SONG : I'm Allowed

Note: the chord progression stays the same throughout the song. Listen to the

song to get some sort of a picking pattern. Meanwhile you can get away with the

following.

Verse:

EbMaj9

Gm Csus2 Cm Csus2 (Add A) Bbm

e-----3-------3-----------------6----6---6---||

B-----3-------3--4-3-3-4--------6----6---6---||

G-----3--5-3--5-----------------8----6---6---|| repeat for the verse

D-----5-------5-----------------8----8---8---||

A-----5-------3-----------3-5-6-6----8---8---||

E--3--3-------x-----------------x--6-6-5-6-5-||

Here Ed Cheng writes (It's about the same as I play it too, I didn't notate all

the strums that I use, Alexander) :

The way I play it (pretty much the same as Efren's):

(Capo 3rd fret)

Gm Cm E Bb A/Bb

e-----3--3-3--3----3-3--------3-3-3-3-------6---6---||

B-----3--3-3--4-p3-3-4--------4-4-4-4-------3---3---||

G-----3--5-3--5----5-3--------3-3-3-3-------3---3---|| etc.

D-----5--5-5--5----5-5--------3-5-5-3-------3---3---||

A-----5--5-5--3----3-3----3-5-6-6-6-6-------x---x---||

E--3--3--3-3--x----x-x--------x-x-x-x-----6-6-5-5---||

(p=pull-off)

Chorus: All power chords. Just Hit :

Bb5 C5 Eb5

e-------x-x--------x-x------------

B-------x-x--------x-x------------

G-------x-x--------x-x--8-8-------

D--8-8--x-x--10-10-x-x--8-8-------

A--8-8--x-x--10-10-x-x--6-6-------

E--6-6--x-x--8--8--x-x------------

Another version provided by Ed Cheng :

...and the way I do the chorus (different from Efren's):

Bb C7sus9(x35333x) E

Listen to the strumming pattern, it's not difficult at all.

Gm Csus2

Waited for an answer

EbMaj9 Bbm

But I waited for 25 years

Gm Csus2

They stopped my bleeding

EbMaj9 Bbm

But could never stop all those tears

Gm Csus2

I waited for the day when

EbMaj9 Bbm

He came out from beneath all that weight

Gm Csus2

I tried to lift it

EbMaj9

But it seems I got there too

Bb5 C5 Eb5

Late

Bb5 C5 Eb5

Just to late

Bb5 C5 Eb5

Just to late

Bb5 C5 Eb5 Bb5

Cause I'm allo_________wed

Note : Music repeats in the same manner from here....

Came to the party

But I got my own signals crossed

Thought I was welcome

But I felt like I should get lost

I know that I'm older

Cause I feel that everywhere

I could talk to no one

Cause I knew not one person

There

No one's there

They just stared

But they're allowed

As vivid as a car wreck

Watch them dripping off highway ramps

She came to me smiling

Her heart underneath both her hands

She spoke of a French boy

At least two times through the night

It could have been the liquor

Or the music but that is

All right

That's all right

She's allowed

And I'm allowed

I'm allowed

I'm allowed

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SONG : I'm Allowed (version provided by Efren)

Place a capo on the third fret for this song. Tabs are given for

when the third fret is capoed. The chord names above the tabs are

the relative open chords for when the third fret is capoed, with the

real chord names in parentheses.

Basically, there is one major chord progression:

(Rhythm pattern is not completely correct - listen to the recording

to get the right pattern)

h=hammer on

p=pull off

Em(Gm) - - - Am(Cm) - - -

e|--------0-----------------------|--------------------------------|

b|--------0-------------------1-1-|1---1---1p0-----0-h-1-----------|

g|--------0-------------2-0-0-----|2-------2-------2---------------|

d|2-------2-----------------------|2-------2-----------------------|

a|2-------------------------------|------------------------0---2---|

E|0-------------------------------|--------------------------------|

C(Bb) - - - G(Bb) - D/F#(F/A)

|--------------------------------|3--------3-------2-----2-3-2----|

|------------1---1-------1-------|3--------3-------3-----3----3---|

|0---------------0-0-0---0-------|0--------0-------2-----2--------|and back to

|0---h---2-------0---0---0-------|0--------0-------0--------------| Em

|3-------3-----------------------|2----------------0--------------|

|--------------------------------|3----------------2--------------|

The change during "noone's there" line is just this progression for

four measures:

G(Bb) - Am(Cm) - C(Bb) - - -

|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|3---3---3-----------------------|

|0---0---0---0---1---1---1---1---|1---1---1-----------------------|

|0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2---|0---0---0----etc----------------|

|0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2---|2---2---2-----------------------|

|2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---|3---3---3-----------------------|

|3---3---3---3-------------------|--------------------------------|

then play G D/F# E into the main progression again.

solo (played over the main progression):

Em(Gm) - - - Am(Cm) - - -

|--------0-----------------------|--------------------------------|

|--------0-------------0-----1-1-|1---1---1p0-----0-h-1-----------|

|--------0-------------2-0-0-----|2-------2-------2---------------|

|2-------2-----------------------|2-------2-----------------------|

|2-------------------------------|------------------------0---2---|

|0-------------------------------|--------------------------------|

C(Bb) - - - G(Bb) - D/F#(F/A)

|--------------------------------|--------3-------2------2----2---|

|---------------1---3----1-0-----|--------3-------3--------3------|

|---------------0----------------|0-------0-------2---------------|

|0-------2-----------------------|0-------------------------------|

|3-------3-----------------------|2-------------------------------|

|--------------------------------|3-------------------------------|

Em(Gm) - - - Am(Cm) - - -

|--------2---------------3---2---|0-------------------------------|

|--------0-----------------------|1-------1p0-----0-h-1-----------|

|--------0-----------------------|--------2-------2---------------|

|--------------------------------|--------2-----------------------|

|--------------------------------|------------------------0---2---|

|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

C(Bb) - - - G(Bb) - D/F#(F/A)

|--------------------------------|--------3-----------------------|

|---------------1---3----1-0-----|--------3-----------------------|

|---------------0----------------|--------0-----------------------|

|0-------2-----------------------|--------------------------------|

|3-------3-----------------------|--------------------------------|

|--------------------------------|----------------2---3---2---0---|

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SONG : Treehouse (version provided by Jeremy)

Here is the intro and verse for "Treehouse":

G Cadd9

1 a & a 2 a & a 3 a & a 4 a & a 1 a & a 2 a & a 3 a & a 4 a & a

e|3-------3-----3-3---3---3---3---|3-------3-----3-3---3---3---3---|

B|3-------3-----3-3---3---3---3---|3-------3-----3-3---3---3---3---|

G|4-------4-----4-4---4---4---4---|5-------5-----5-5---5---5---5---|

D|5-------5-----5-5---5---5---5---|5-------5-----3-5---3---5---3---|

A|5-------5-----3-5---3---5---3---|3-------3-----3-3---3---3---3---|

E|3-------3-----3-3---3---3---3---|--------------------------------|

This pattern is used for almost the whole song, eith the exception

of the end of the chorus which is just D C D C

then back to the above.

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SONG : Tree House (version provided by Efren)

This is a pretty easy song - just G C and D chords. Listen

to the cd for the rhythm. You can capo the third fret if you want

(I've seen Bill do that in concert), but it isn't necessary. Chords

are written for no capo.

Main progression:

switch between a G-G7 chord and a Csus2-Cmaj7sus2 chord.

G-G7 Csus2-Cmaj7sus2

3 3

3 3

4 5p4h5

5p3p5 5

5 3

3 X

2nd progression:

(at the "way up in the trees"-type lines)

switch between a D chord and a C-Csus4 chord

D C-Csus4

5 3

7 5h6p5

7 5

7 5

5 3

X X

at the "rotted to the core" part, it's just a G and Csus2 progression

lyrics:(need lots of help)

Seasons change and I have found you

Looks like you've been here a long time

Looks like you're here to stay

And I reason that that's ok

When though, when will you be leaving

You're way up in the trees

Or afloat on the seas

I can't afford your voice

but I have no choice

Your bird drizzles forth twice nightly

And I once held on to you so tightly

You were made of wood and cried that no one understood

But I had splinters in my fingers

Tears welled in my eyes

no surprise

Washed swiftly from the sands

Into my hands

Into my hands

Treehouse, your mind is like a treehouse

And I climb up the shaky ladder

Your bird flies with you in claws of orange hue

I watch you flying over my head

You could not care less

So you got more

Like driftwood from the shore

You were rotten to the core

rotten to the core

Seasons change...

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SONG : Would not be denied

Intro Riff :

Csus2 Gmaj7 Csus2 Gmaj7

e--------3-3-3----2-2-2----3-3-3----2-2-2-||

B--------3-3-3----3-3-3----3-3-3----3-3-3-||

G--------0-0-0----0-0-0----0-0-0----0-0-0-||

D--------0-0-0----0-0-0----0-0-0----0-0-0-||

A--0-2-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-||

E-----------------------------------------||

Csus2 Gmaj7 Amin

e--------3-3-3----2-2-2----||

B--------3-3-3----3-3-3----||

G--------0-0-0----0-0-0----||

D--------0-0-0----0-0-0----||

A--0-2-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2--0-||

E--------------------------||

This riff is also used throughout the song. Usually the Amin at the end will be

strummed, instead of only the bass note.

Bridge :

During the bridge basically 3 chords are used : Bm (x24432), C5 (x355xx),

and Amin (x02210)

Csus2 Gmaj7

Would not be released

Csus2

Could not be denied

Gmaj7

I tried to say the words

Csus2 Gmaj7

But got tripped up inside

Csus2 Gmaj7

You can murder them with guns

Csus2

Poison them with lye

Gmaj7

You can a persons life

Amin

You can't squelch his pride

Note : Music repeats in the same manner from here....

The city's not my own

This world is not my home

But I'll carry it on my back

As far as my feet will roam

I opened up my eyes

I offered up my coat

I opened up my mouth

But knots tied in my throat

Will not be denied

Will not be denied

Bm

If not for my innocence my

C5

Guilt would stop right here

Bm

Reliving all my life in

C5 Amin

the span of just one year

Bm

My mouth's a hurricane

C5

But something inside just died

Bmin

I'd always just assumed

C5 Amin

My evil would subside

Could I have been misled

Could you have misread

Please don't punish me

For things I have not said

The last's a lonely mile

I'll remember it for a while

You'll never speak to me

Unless it's to revile

Will not be denied

Will not be denied

Will not be denied

Will not be denied

Will not be denied

Denied

Denied

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SONG : Would Not Be Denied (version provided by Efren)

This is probably the only Buffalo Tom song that I find it

easier to play with barre chords. Listen to the recording to

get the right rhythm.

Main progression:

Mainly just a C and Bm progression. Lead up to the C by playing

ascending A and B notes on the fifth string, and add the

minor 6th to the Bm chord:

C Bm-sus6min(? is this the right name?)

3 2h3

5 3

5 4

5 4

0-2-3 2

X X

after repeating this progression a number of times (varies in the song)

play an Am chord. (high to low strings:01220X)

The "Will not be denied" part is the same progression with overdriven

guitars.

2nd progression:

At the "if not for innocence"part is just this progression

(same chord formations without the add-ons)

|Bmin |C |

|Bmin |C Amin | (repeat 2x)

play with overdriven guitars.

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SONG : Latest Monkey

Intro :

Bb5 C5 Eb5 Bb5 C5 Eb5

e-------------------------------------------------||

B-------------------------------------------------||

G------------------8-8-8------------------------8-||

D-8-8-8--10-10-10--8-8-8--8----8-8-8--10-10-10--8-||

A-8-8-8--10-10-10--6-6-6--8----8-8-8--10-10-10--6-||

E-6-6-6--8--8--8---x-x-x--6----6-6-6--8--8--8---x-||

Verse :

Only the chords are shown here. Again listen to the music for the strumming

pattern.

Bb5 Eb5 D5 C5 Eb5

e-------------------------||

B-------------------------||

G---------8--7---------8--||

D-----8---8--7----10---8--||

A-----8---6--5----10---6--||

E-----6---x--x----8----x--||

Bb5 Eb5

The newest clown

D5 C5

He cries an old type of tears

Eb5

Watch them fall

Bb5 Eb5

There they lie

D5 C5

Crispy ancient and they leak

Eb5

Formaldahyde

Bb5 C5

Go........ing

Eb5 Bb5

Going I'm gone

Bb5 C5

Go away

Eb5 Bb5

Going

Note : Music repeats in the same manner from here....

His tears they sit

Crusty rusted in a box

Inside a drawer

Grandpa's news

Fragile words are yellowed through

Forever more

Going

Going I'm gone

Go away

Going

Note : After this chorus, repeat the intro riff and then repeat this during

the next three lines.

Bb5 C5

Sadder than sad

Eb5 Bb5

She's feeling bad

Bb5 C5 Eb5

The monkey's the one who laughs last

Hold me down

Cut me loose when

Nighttime falls

And lifts away

I'm a ball

Bouncing off of a brick wall

Into the day

Going

Going I'm gone

Go away

Going

Gone

I am gone I am gone

Go away

Going

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SONG : Latest Monkey (version provided by Efren)

Capo the third fret again to play open chords. The chord names are the

relative open chords for when the third fret is capoed, with the real

chord names in parentheses. (Tabs are also with a capo on the third fret)

Opening chord progression is:

| G(Bb) A(C) | C(Eb) G(Bb) | G(Bb) A(C) | C(Eb) |

Progression 2 (played twice through the verses) is:

| G(Bb) C(Eb) | Em/B(Gm/D) Em5(Gm5) | Asus2(Csus2) | C(Eb) |

The progression through the chorus is similar to the opening progression, just

add that high Bb on the first string to all the chords

(i.e. for when the third fret is capoed: G(Bb) A(C) C(Eb) )

e 3 3 3

b 3 2 1

g 0 2 0

d 0 2 2

a 2 0 3

E 3 X X

| G(Bb) | A(C) | C(Eb) | G(Bb) ) (repeat twice)

the mini-solo played before the second verse looks like this:

(played over progression 2)

h=hammer on s=slide

p=pull off

e-------------0-------0-------------------------------0h3---3---------

b-0---1---3---------------1---0---0h1p0---1---0---------------------0-

g-------------------------------------------------0-----------1s2-----

d---------------------------------------------------------------------

a---------------------------------------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------------------------------------

e---------------------------------------------------------------------

b---3---0---------------------------1----s--3---3---1---0---3---------

g--------------2--------0-----------------------------------0---------

d------------------2--------0---2---------------------------0---------

a---------------------------------------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------------------------------------

the "sadder than sad" progression is just the same as the opening progression

(repeat the first two measures 3 times and then play the last two measures to

lead into the next verse)

the song ends on the intro progression.

chords:

G(Bb) A(C) C(Eb) Em/B(Gm/D) Em5(Gm5) Asus2(Csus2)

3 0 0 0 X 0

3 2 1 0 X 0

0 2 0 0 X 2

0 2 2 2 2 2

2 0 3 2 2 0

3 X X X 0 X

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SONG : Dry Land (version provided by Efren)

Capo the fifth fret to play open chords. The chord names given

are the relative open chords, with the real chord names in

parentheses. Tab is given for when the fifth fret is capoed.

Chords:

D(G) A(D) D7(G7) G(C) Em(Am)

2 0 2 X 0

3 2 1 3 0

2 2 2 0 0

0 2 0 0 2

X 0 X 2 2

X X X 3 0

opening progression:

part 1:

| D(G) A(D) | D7(G7) G(C) | D(G) A(D) | D7(G7) G(C) |

part 2:

| Em(Am) | A(D) | Em(Am) | A(D) G(C) |

part 1 of the opening progression is also played through the verses,

while part 2 is played through the chorus

solo: (played over part 2)

---------------------------------------------------------3s2-----3-3s5

-----------------------------------------0-----------0h3--------------

---------------------------0---------0-2--2p0-0--0h2------------------

-2-------0-0-0----0h2--2h4----2----2----------------------------------

-2---0-2--------------------------------------------------------------

-0--------------------------------------------------------------------

--5---5s3-------------------------------------------------------------

-----------3s5-3---3---3-3-3------------------------------------------

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SONG : Dry Land

I wanted to add my version to this song, if you don't own a capo you could try

something like this. It's probably not perfect but sounds allright to me !

(Lyrics are provided by Efren)

The chords I use (No Capo !) : Gsus2 = 300033

GMaj9 (F# Bass) = 200032

G(No 3rd) (D Bass) = xx0033

D = xx0232

Am = x02210

Intro : Gsus2 GMaj9 G(No 3rd) GMaj9 (repeat twice)

Am d Am d

lyrics:

Gsus2 GMaj9

She comes to me

G(No 3rd) GMaj9

In her pre-washed bright blue jeans

Gsus2 GMaj9

Bag sewn tightly

G(No 3rd) GMaj9

Pursed lips are kissing me

Gsus2 GMaj9

Back up to college

G(No 3rd) GMaj9

Just a few miles down the road

Gsus2 GMaj9

And we remember

G(No 3rd) GMaj9

Something we've never been told

Am D

Come up on dry land

Amin

I've had too much to drink

D

I'm tired and need some sleep

Note : Music repeats in the same manner from here....

Come September

Cold mornings open up

Make incisions

And cut egos will erupt

What did you find

Hidden in your mind's deep recess

When the going gets tough

You and I must take a rest

Come up on dry land

Your coming into your own

But hey that's not my fault

Come up on to this Dry Land

Won't you let me lend a hand

Come up on to this Dry Land

And when I surfaced

Mountains opened up like fish

Breathe through gills now

And I'm making one small wish

With heaven beside me

There is no one can do me harm

But the devil inside me

At least then I can stay warm

Come up on dry land

She understood her fate

You can't take stands

Too late

Come up on to this dry land

Won't you let me lend a hand

Come up on to this dry land

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SONG : Torch Singer

The chords I use for this song are : GMaj9 (F# Bass) = 200032

Csus2 = x30033

G = 320033

Listen to the song for the strumming pattern, it isn't difficult.

G GMaj9

These things crawl across my floor

Csus2 GMaj9

I can't use them anymore

G GMaj9

There's a heaven in her band

Csus2 GMaj9 Csus2 GMaj9 Csus2 GMaj9

Alleluias in my hand

Note : Music repeats in the same manner from here....

All my patience love's insides

She's just climbed the stage and died

Lights that rose and fell again

Songs that thinned out near the end Oho

Csus2 G

Her voice travelled off in the end

Though your miles are more than mine

The things I've taken in a bind

It's for certain, it's for sure

I've no use for them no more

Making room within one's self

For another's song to help

And it all comes back to me

As I walk hungover down the street

oho

G GMaj9 Csus2 GMaj9

And it all comes back to me (And it all comes back to me)

And it all comes back to me (And it all comes back to me)

And it all comes back to me (And it all comes back to me)

As I walk hungover down the street

She's a mother in disguise

I look different in her skies

But it's morning so I say

Here's a big red letter day

Her skin's like whitewash like skim milk

Her words sing softly just like silk

There are some things I've got to say

She won't understand anyway

There are miles between our hearts

There's salvation in false starts

Oho

I'm forsaken in the end (I'm forsaken in the end)

I'm forsaken in the end (I'm forsaken in the end)

I'm forsaken in the end (I'm forsaken in the end)

I'm forsaken in the end (I'm forsaken in the end)

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SONG : Late At Night (version provided by Menno)

[i] INTRO:

D // D(2) D / Dsus2 //// D D(2) D /

[ii] PLAY THIS AT THE VERSES:

Dsus2-D // D(2) D Dsus2 O A(2)-Am

I-i close my door at ni-ight

Am / / / A(2)-C

But they get in all-right

C / / / G/D //// D //

And she turns on the light

(3 TIMES) AND AT THE END DO THE 'G/D-D' BREAK ONE TIME EXTRA.. THEN PLAY

[iii] THE CHORUS, LIKE THIS (I hope):

C G

If I could hold them in my hand

G O-Am

I'd make them under-stand

Am C

I'm not a haunted mind

C G/D //// D //

I'm not a thoughtless kind

(2 TIMES) AND AGAIN AN EXTRA 'G/D-D' BREAK.

THE SONG ENDS WITH PLAYING THIS 3 TIMES:

Am C

I do it if I could

C G/D //// D //

I hope you know I would

LYRICS:

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I close my door at night,

But they get in all right,

And she turns on the light.

I, I held her hands so tight,

'Cause words don't come out right,

And she sees things at night.

But me, I'm closer to the door,

I don't get scared no more,

But I don't know the score.

(CHORUS:)

If I could hold them in my hand,

I'd make them understand.

I'm not a haunted mind,

I'm not a thoughtless kind.

If I could put them in a jar,

I know they wouldn't scar,

I do it if I could,

I hope you know I would.

I close my door at night,

But she gets in all right

So I turn on the light.

I held her hand too tight,

Too hard to make it right,

So I could sleep at night.

(END:)

I do it if I could,

I hope you know I would. (3x)

CHORD-CAST (in order of appearance):

D - xx0232 A(2) - 002200 G/D - 3x0033

D(2) - xx0233 Am - 002210 G - 3x0003

Dsus2 - xx0230 C - x32010

OTHER CRAPY FEATURES:

O = Play all strings (between two chords just 'play' 000000)

/ = Repeat chord

- = Fast change

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SONG : Anything That Way (version provided by Ed)

capo 3rd fret

G: 355433

D: x57775 (x57785)

C: x35553 (x35533)

Em: x79987

A: 577655

add miscellaneous hammer-ons to the D and C chords

Intro: G D C (X2) ...same chord progression continues throughout verse

The moon was full your whisky sour

Oh girl there's no need to be so down

Cause when you walk with me in the beginning of the day

You say I don't need anything that way

I'm wishing things could be the same

When things got broken you came

My moods were always changing they were blue then brown then grey

You say I don't need anything that way

You say I don't need anything that way

D Em

I'm fighting tooth and nail

A

Against these demons in my head

No matter where I'm sleeping

My history's right there in bed

When things blew open you flew in

I was caught red-handed once again

Was I really robbing you of the best days of your life

I'm sorry I never meant anything that way

G D C

G D C

G D Em C(use 8th fret barre chord)

G D C

The mailman came this way today

He said no sir I've got nothing for you today

Went outside in the morningtime but I got lost along the way

You say I don't need anything that way

No no I don't need anything that way

Oh no I don't need anything that way

I don't need anything that way that way

I don't need anything that way

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Edmund Blackadder : "Baldrick, you wouldn't recognise a subtle plan if it

painted itself purple and danced naked on top of a

harpsichord singing 'Subtle plans are here again'."

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