The Lawrence Arms - Brickwall Views bass tab
Tabbed by Richard Malone
this tab is really long because there are quite a few variations
on the different parts of the song, but i promise they're correct.
i put all the different parts with the lyrics you play them under, so
that should help.
first verse
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D-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----------------------------1-1-
A-----------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-2-2-4-4-----
E------------------------------------------------------------
"don't break too many hearts..." and "is there a gesture..."
G------------------------------------------------------------
D-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----------------2-2-1-1---------
A-----------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------4-4-2-2-
E------------------------------------------------------------
"don't take too many arrows in the chest..."
G--------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------1-
A-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-4---
E-----------------0-0-0-0--------------------------------
"cry comfortably...let us all know what you're thinkin..."
(double the note counts on that one, not enough space)
G---------------------------------------------------------
D-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------------
A---------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
E---------------------------------------------------------
"is there a part of you that's torn, that's larger than life"
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D-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------------
A---------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
E---------------------------------------------------------
"that'll hold on for one more night..."
G-----------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------
A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
E-----------------------------------------------------------------
"i've got a speech to make..."
G-----------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------
A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
E-----------------------------------------------------------------
"followed by a big parade..."
chorus
G-----------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------
"northside...closed eyes" and "hands tied...with fools pride"
G-----------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------
A-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
E-----------------------------------------------------------------
"all charades go on forever" and "in a slowly fleeting summer"
G------------------------------------------------------------
D-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----------------------------1-1-
A-----------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-2-2-4-4-----
E------------------------------------------------------------
"throw your hands up at the sky..." and "the city looks the same"
G------------------------------------------------------------
D-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----------------2-2-1-1---------
A-----------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------4-4-2-2-
E------------------------------------------------------------
"no use trying to explain this"
G-----------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------
A-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
E-----------------------------------------------------------------
"the clouds are mirrors, i'm disguised"
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------1-1-
A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-4-4-----
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"i'm not all that entertaining"
G----------------------------------------------------------------------
D-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1------------------------------2-2-1-1-2-2-
A-----------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
"until you notice smaller changes"
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D---------------------------------------------------------
A-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
E---------------------------------------------------------
"it still knows us all by name"
G-----------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------------
"and holds us close to it's heart..."
G-----------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------
A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
E-----------------------------------------------------------------
"all my hopes are on the line..."
G-----------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------
A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
E-----------------------------------------------------------------
"this diagnosis, is self designed..."
then you play the chorus again
G-----------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------------
"empty rooms don't have pictures to talk to"
"brickwall views demand uninspired afternoons"
G-----------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------------
"the days are flooding into months"
G------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------------------------------
"the nights are staring into centuries"
G------------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-0------2---------------------0-----------2-----------------------4-----
E---------------------0-------------------------------0------------------
"i've got some older pictures...of people i see once every couple years"
G----------------------------------------------------------------------+------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------+----2-
A-0-----------2---------------------------4-----------------------0----+-0----
E----------------------0-----------------------------------------------+------
"intrigued or unamazed, you were so much different back in those days" (pause)
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------2-----------------4----------------------2--------0---------
E-0-------------------------------------0----------------------------------
"and now this smile has a bitter curve...and now these eyes are unenchanted.."
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------2----------4--------------0--------------------------2-----0---
E-0------------------------------------------------------0------------------
"and all we see...is a faded image of what we used to be..how can we relate?"
guitar only
"when we don't know a thing about each other anymore..."
then you slide down on the E string (trust me, you can hear it)
G-----------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------------
"when we don't know a thing about each other anymore..." play 2x
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
instrumental part, play this twice before vocals come back in
G-----------------------------------------------------------
D-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-------------------------------
A-----------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
E-----------------------------------------------------------
"is there a gesture i could use...to clearly express..."
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D----------------------------------------------
A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------
E----------------------------------0~~~~~~~~~~~
"...i'm at another loss for words"
you end on low E, the guitar hits an octave higher after that, but the bass
just holds the low E
yeah that was a long tab, but it's correct
