I noticed that the other tabs make this song way more complicated to play than it really
is. It's a very simple, yet awesome song. Now, this is the first tab I've written, but
when I listen and play, I can't hear any differences in the way I play it and the way
Jack plays it. I do have a few other things I throw in when I play it, but I'll just
give you the meat and potatoes of the song. Then, you can touch it up with what you
feel sounds right, you know? Oh, I gave the chords (all power-chords) right where they
should be played with the lyrics, but you gotta figure out the strumming pattern to what
you think sounds good...
*intro*e|--------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------|D|-5-5----------------------------------|A|-5-5----5---5----0h2------------------|E|-3-3-3h5--3--3h5-----3----------------|
*verse*e|--------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------|G|-------------------------5------------|D|-5-----------------------5------------|A|-5-----------------------3------------|E|-3-----------------------x------------|1."I was watchin', With one eye on the other side,"2."I've been thinking .... place down by the lake, They've gotta..."
e|--------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------|G|-----7--------------------------------|D|-----7--------------------------------|A|-----5--------------------------------|E|-----x--------------------------------|"I got fifteen people tellin' me to move," "dirty ol' road leadin' up to the house, I wonder..."
e|--------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------|D|-----5--------------------------5-----|A|-----5--------------------------5-----|E|-----3--------------------------3-----|"I got movin' on my mind! I found shelter, "how long it would take, till we're alone,"
e|--------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------|G|-------5------------------------------|D|-------5------------------------------|A|-------3------------------------------|E|-------x------------------------------|"in some thoughts turning wheels around,""sittin' on the front porch of that home,"
e|--------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------|G|------7-------------------------------|D|------7-------------------------------|A|------5-------------------------------|E|------x-------------------------------|"I said thirthy-nine times that I love you, to the..." "stompin' our feet on the wooden floor,"
e|--------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------|D|-5------------------------------------|A|-5------------------------------------|E|-3------------------------------------| "beauty I had found! Well it's...(chorus)" "never got to worry 'bout lockin' the door! And it's...(chorus)"
*Bridge*e|--------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------|D|--------------5-----------------------|A|--------------5-----------------------|E|--------------3-----------------------|
"It might sound silly, for me to think..." (strummed once)e|--------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------|G|--5-----------------------------------|D|--5-----------------------------------|A|--3-----------------------------------|E|--x-----------------------------------|
"childish thoughts like these,"(strummed once)e|--------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------|G|------7-------------------------------|D|------7-------------------------------|A|------5-------------------------------|E|------x-------------------------------|
"but I'm so tired of actin' tough," (strummed once)e|--------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------|D|-----------5--------------------------|A|-----------5--------------------------|E|-----------3--------------------------|
"that I'm going to do what I please! Lets get..." (strummed once) (picks up)e|--------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------|G|----------------------5---------------|D|--5-------------------5---------------|A|--5-------------------3---------------|E|--3-------------------x---------------| "Married, in a big cathedral by a priest. 'Cause if..."
e|--------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------|G|--7-----------------------------------|D|--7-----------------------------------|A|--5-----------------------------------|E|--x-----------------------------------| "I'm the man you love the most, you could..."
e|--------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------|D|--5-----------------------------------|A|--5-----------------------------------|E|--3-----------------------------------| "Say 'I do' at least! Well it's... (chorus)
*chorus*e|--------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------|D|-5------------------------------------|A|-5------------------------------------|E|-3------------------------------------| "one, two, three, four, take the elevator at the..." "four, five, six, seven, grab your umbrella,"
e|--------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------|G|-5------------------------------------|D|-5------------------------------------|A|-3------------------------------------|E|-x------------------------------------| "Hotel Yorba, I'll be gald to see ya later," "Grab a holda' me, cause I'm your favorite fella."
e|--------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------|G|-7------------------------------------|D|-7------------------------------------|A|-5------------------------------------|E|-x------------------------------------|
"All they've got inside is..." "All they've got inside is..."e|--------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------|D|-------5--3--5------------------------|A|-------5--3--5------------------------|E|-------3--1--3------------------------|"vacancy! And It's a..."vacancy!"
*outro chorus*
(This is played instead of the normal ending in the chorus at the conclusion of the song...)
e|--------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------|G|------------5-------------------------|D|-------5-xx-5-xx-5-3-5----------------|A|-------5-xx-3-xx-5-3-5----------------|E|-------3-xx-x-xx-3-1-3----------------|"vacancy!"
That's it!
As you may or may not have noticed, I took alot of care in making this as precise as
possible. All you need is the strum pattern and your set.
I want to know what you think about it!
Codynav@msn.com -or- http://www.myspace.com/codynav
