Jam - Absolute Beginners guitar chord

Shaun Hand, Birmingham

heliocentric@breathe.com

7th October 2000, 4.36pm

ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS

(Paul Weller)

Chords used:

D:    xx0232

Bm:   x24432

C:    x32010

G9:   x-10-9-10-10-10 and x-10-9-10-10-12 (alternate between the two)

A9:   x-12-11-12-12-12 and x-12-11-12-12-12 (alternate between the two)

B:    799877 or x2444x

B/A#: 699877 (use thumb on sixth fret) or x1444x

G#m:  466444

F#:   244322

A:    x02220

B/A:  x0444x

N.C. (horns)

D Bm (x3)

D                         Bm

In echoed steps I walked across an empty dream,

D                                   C            Bm

I looked across this world, there's no-one to be seen.

D                             Bm

This empty feeling turned and quietly walked away,

D                            G9

I saw no warmth in life - no love was in my eyes.

D                           Bm

I stared a century thinking this will never change,

D                          C               Bm

As I hesitated time rushed onwards without me.

D                                  Bm      

Too scared to break the spell, too small to take a fall,

D                          G9                             A9

But the Absolute luck is - love is in our hearts!

B           B/A#           G#m      F#

I lost some hours thinking of it

B          B/A#               G#m        F#

I need the strength to go and get what I want

B        B/A#              Gm       F#

I lost a lifetime thinking of it

B           B/A#       G#m       A    F#

An' lost an era daydreaming like do.

D Bm (x3) C A

(horn solo)

D                           Bm

I stared a century thinking this will never change,

D                          C                   Bm

As I hesitated time rushed onwards out without me.

D                                Bm

Too scared to break the spell to small to take a fall,

D                          G9        

But the Absolute luck is - love is in our hearts!

G9

Hah!

D                        Bm

In echoed steps you walk across an empty dream

D                                  C              Bm

But look arond this world, there's millions to be seen.

D                                    Bm                

Come see the tyrants panic see their crumbling empires fall

D                                             G9                     A9

Then tell 'em we don't fight for fools - 'cos love is our hearts!

B           B/A#           G#m    F#

I lost some hours thinking of it

B          B/A#               G#m              F#

I need the strength to go and get what I want

B        B/A#              G#m    F#

I lost a lifetime thinking of it

B           B/A#       G#m         F#

And lose an era daydreaming like I do

B                 B/A#           G#m     F#

You can lose some hours thinking of it

B            B/A#               G#m          F#

You need the strength to go and get what you want

B              B/A#              G#m      F#

You can lose a lifetime thinking of it

B           B/A#       G#m         A        

And lose an era daydreaming like I do

C B B/A B E