Poor Old Lu - What If Uncle Ben Had Lived? guitar chord
From: Derek Kurth
What if Uncle Ben had Lived?
by Poor Old Lu
copyright 1996 Poor Old Tunes and Broken Tunes
Alarma Records
The Chords:
D Db Am G Em G5 A5
-2- -2- -0- -3- -x- -x- -x-
-3- -1- -1- -3- -x- -x- -x-
-2- -2- -2- -0- -x- -x- -x-
-0- -0- -2- -0- -2- -x- -x-
-x- -x- -x- -2- -2- -5- -7-
-x- -x- -x- -3- -0- -3- -5-
Intro: D-Db-Am (2x)
Verse 1:
Am D Db Am
Falling down the stairs Climb into the sea
Am D Db Am
The world is on its hands Then it's on its feet
Am D Db Am
Crush the silent man Who cares where he goes?
Am D Db Am
Stand high upon his back Like the ground beneath your toes
Chorus:
G D Am
The breeze is too much for me anymore.
Am G D
I've seen this in people who are weak.
G D Am
And if I push the blade in deep will it break inside of me?
Am-->
In me, in me, in me
Verse 2:
Reaching for a star With my eyes dead on the floor
Racing all the time My soul can't take much more
Touch the silent man Who made himself so low
Repeat Chorus
Em G5 Em
Will I spit on Him again?
Em G5 Em
Turn myself away?
Em G5 Em
What more will it take?
Em-G5-A5 (moderate progression)
Solo:
( a/b means slide from a to b)
( h means hammer on/off, but in this case, do it kind of slow.)
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(Play this twice. You may have to listen to this part of the song a time
or two to get the rythem just right.)
Verse 3:
Falling down the stairs Climb into the sea
The world is on its hands Then it's on its feet
Touch the silent man Who made himself so low
Make yourself as small Just He and I and all
(Repeat the D-Db-Am progression until the end.)
Play it slow and practice with the CD to get the rythem right. Good luck!
-Derek
