The Walkmen - Don't Hold Your Breath
Album: Calla [Split CD] (2002) - Third song.
INTRO AND VERSES:
1.If You want to play it on your own, it'll be more attractive to play intro like that:
G D Bm Bm G D Bme|--------------------------| |--------------------------------------|B|------------------------3-| |------------------------------------3-|G|--2---2--0----2---2--0--4-| |------------------------------------4-|D|-------------0---0--0---4-| |---------------4--4--5--4--4--4--2--4-|A|--------------------------| |-----------------------5--5--5--------|E|-3---3--3-----------------| x2 |-0--2---0--3--3--3--3-----------------| x2
2.But if You Have a band, or another guy to play rhythmic:
G D Bm G D Bme|---------------------| |------------------| Of course, You can playB|---------------------| |------------------| it on string D (fretsG|---------------------| |------------------| 4 to 7 and 2 to 5), but D|---------------------| |------------------| it sounds worse than onA|-12-12-10-12-12-10-9-| |-9-9-10-9-9-9-7-9-| string A.E|---------------------| x2 |------------------| x2
Rhythmic guitar (it's on power chords!): Chords used in whole song: G D Bm e|----------------------------------| G D Bm F#m Em Bb A CB|----------------------------------| e|-3-2-2--2---0--1--0-0-|G|--------------7---------4-----4---| B|-0-3-3--2---0--3--2-1-|D|-----5----------7---------4-----4-| G|-0-2-4--2---0--3--2-0-|A|-------5--5-5------2-2------2-----| D|-0-0-4--4---2--3--2-2-|E|-3-3------------------------------| A|-2---2--4---2--1--0-3-| E|-3---2--2---0--1------|
Bassline: And as power chords: G D Bm G|--------------------------------------------| G D Bm F#m Em Bb A CD|--------------------------------------------| e|----------------------|A|------------5-5-5-5-5--2--2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-| B|----------------------|E|-3--3--3--3---------------------------------| G|---7-4---------3----5-| D|-5-7-4--4---2--3--7-5-|BRIDGE: A|-5-5-2--4---2--1--7-3-| E|-3------2---0-----5---| Lead guitar:
G D Bb B F# B G D Bb B F# Be|---------------------------------|------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|------------------------------|G|----2------2---3---3---4---------|-----2------3---3---4---------|D|------4--4---4---4---4---4--2--0-|-2-4---4--4---4---4---4--2--0-|A|---------------------------------|------------------------------|E|-3-3-----------------------------|------------------------------|
Bassline:
G D Bb B F# B G|-------------------------------------------| Lyrics: D|-------------------------------------------| A|------------5-5-5-5-5--1--1--1--1-2----2-2-| This day is deadE|-3--3--3--3-------------------------2------| This day is dead
Catch him by the tongueCHORUS: Until he says: "I've wasted it." Rhythmic guitar chords: If I could tell You, I wouldG F#m Em Bm A G All I know is I thought I saw Bass: You crawl back for more G F#m Em Bm A G G|---------------------------| It's like You saidD|---------------------------| Just like You saidA|-----------------22220000--| I'll hold my breathE|-3333333322220000--------3-| For You instead
But don't count on it
OUTRO (distortion!):
If I could tell You, I would
Rhythmic guitar plays that chords: If I could hold You, I would
I should have told You I could
G Bm G Bm F#m Bm F#m Bm C F#m Bm A
All I know is I thought I saw
End on G. You crawl back for more
Lead guitar: A G Bm G Bm F#m Bme|------------------------|-----------|-------------------|B|------------------------|-----------|-------------------|G|-----------4------------|-----4-----|-------------------|D|-x-5-x-5-5---5-4--4-4-5-|-5-5---5-4-|-4-2-4--4-4--4-5-4-|A|------------------------|-----------|-------------------|E|------------------------|-----------|-------------------| x2
C F#m Bm A e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| Note:D|-4-5--5-5-5-5-4--4-2-4--4-4-4-4--2-2-4-2-| A|-----------------------------------------| I hope that everything in thatE|-----------------------------------------| tab is allright. Have a nice sessions, using it and greetsEnd On D|-0-| from Poland (:
Bass:
G Bm G Bm F#m Bm F#m Bm C F#m Bm AG|--------------------------------------------------|D|--------------------------------------------------|A|-----2222----2222----2222----22223333----22220000-|E|-3333----3333----2222----2222--------2222---------| End on E|-3-|
