Radiohead – The Bends Acoustic chords
Chords:
I really love to play this song on acoustic, but none of the tabs I found really sound right so I thought I'd submit my version. Let me know what you think! Intro: Listen to it to get the quick changes D C-C/B-C C/B C x4 Verse 1:Em7Where do we go from here?GThe words are coming out all weirdCWhere are you now, when I need youEm7Alone on an aeroplaneG CFall asleep against the window paneMy blood will thicken Break: A----C Verse 2:Em7 GI need to wash myself again to hide all the dirt and painC'Cause I'd be scared that there's nothing underneathEm7But who are my real friends?GHave they all got the bends?CAm I really sinking this low?Chorus:D C C/B CMy baby's got the bends, oh noD C C/B CWe don't have any real friends, no, no, noBridge: (This part doesn't actually have any guitar, but I like to palm mute around the 7th and 12th fret harmonics) (7th harmonic palm mute) Just lying in the bar with my drip feed on Talking to my girlfriend, waiting for something to (12th harmonic palm mute) happen (7th) I wish it was the sixties, I wish we could be happyEmI wish, I wish, I wish that something would happenVerse 3:Em7Where do we go from here?G CThe planet is a gunboat in a sea of fearAnd where are you?Em7 GThey brought in the CIA, the tanks and the whole marinesCTo blow me away, to blow me sky highChorus:D C C/B CMy baby's got the bendsD C C/B CWe don't have any real friendsBridge: (7th harmonic palm mute) Just lying in the bar with my drip feed on Talking to my girlfriend, waiting for something to (12th harmonic palm mute) happen (7th) I wish it was the sixties, I wish we could be happy I wish, I wish, I wish that something would[|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|[|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|[|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|[|--------------------------------|-------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|[|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|[|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|Solo: (On this part I like to mimic the electric by sliding the G chord up to the 15th fret, but it's not totally necessary) G C x2 Refrain:GI wanna live, breatheCI wanna be part of the human raceGI wanna live, breatheCI wanna be part of the human race, race, race, raceOutro:Em7Where do we go from here?GThe words are coming out all weirdCWhere are you now when I need you?