The Jam - Absolute Beginners guitar tab
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
