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                            Being Beige - Smashing Pumpkins
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Tabbed by: Wyatt
Tuning: (Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, Eb)
Album: Monuments to an Elegy
Band Page: http://www.smashingpumpkinsnexus.com/
Lyrics are mostly correct, but corrections are always welcome.
Riff 1                                                             _
eb|-----------0--------0------------------0---------0----------|    |
Bb|--------0--------0----------0-------0---------0-------0-----|    |
Gb|-----2--------2----------2-------1---------1-------1--------|    |
Db|------------------------------------------------------------|    |
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------|    |
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------|    |
                                                                    |  x2
eb|-----------0--------0------------------0---------0----------|    |
Bb|--------0--------0----------0-------0---------0-------0-----|    |
Gb|-----2--------2----------2-------1---------1-------1--------|    |
Db|------------------------------------------------------------|    |
Ab|-------------------------------------------4----------------|    |
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------|   _|  
eb|-----------0--------0------------------0---------0----------|    
Bb|--------0--------0----------0-------0---------0-------0-----|    
Gb|-----2--------2----------2-------1---------1-------1--------|    
Db|------------------------------------------------------------|    
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------|    
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------| 
eb|---------2--------2--------0---|
Bb|-------0-------0---------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-----4--------4----------4-----|
Ab|-------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|
(Riff 1)
A5I don't lEove you
A5For what it'Es worth 
A5So if you'rEe leaving 
Can you B/F#hurt?
A5Cherry bElossom
A5This is goEodbye 
A5Come here Elately
And you'll B/F#fly
A5When they say
EWhat it's worth
The world tells your huA5rt
And you Eknow
Where to B/F#hide
A5The world's on Efire so
A5The world's on Efire so
A5The world's on Efire so 
Have you hB/F#eard
A5Lover let me please
EFall onto your knees
A5Lover let me pElease
Be the B/F#one
A5No more prayers to make
EFlowers made to beg
A5When you swore to Ewait
You lB/F#eft us
A5The world's on Efire so
A5The world's on Efire so
A5The world's on Efire so 
Have you B/F#heard
(Riff 1)
A5Yes I loEved you
A5As a matter of Efact
A5Your fires are Ewrapped up
And that's B/F#that
A5Lover let me please
EFall onto your knees
A5You once made Eme smile
Then you sB/F#trayed
A5The world's on Efire so
A5The world's on Efire so
A5The world's on Efire so
Have you B/F#heard?
A5The world's on Efire
A5The world's on Efire
A5The world's on Efire
Have you hB/F#eard
A5Lover can you breathe
ETo make for your release
A5I'm no longeEr here
By your sB/F#ide
What's to B/F#hide?
A5The world's on Efire
A5The world's on Efire
              (Until I'm ready on Monday)
A5The world's on Efire
              (Until I'm ready on Tuesday)
A5The world's on Efire
              (Until I'm ready on Wednesday)
A5The world's on Efire 
              (Until I'm ready on Thursday)
A5The world's on Efire
              (Until I'm ready on Friday)
A5The world's on Efire
              (Until I'm ready on Saturday)
A5The world's on EfireA5  
              (Until I'm ready on Sunday)

The story behind the song

"Being Beige" was the first single released from The Smashing Pumpkins' tenth album, Monuments to an Elegy. The track was initially shared on SoundCloud in October 2014. It was first mentioned on the band's website under the working title "World's On Fire," later becoming "Being Beige (World's On Fire)." The music video, directed by Brian and Brad Palmer, explores the surreal space of lost love and the transcendence of self.

AI-written from these sources:Being Beige — Wikipedia ↗The Smashing Pumpkins — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Being Beige - Smashing Pumpkins

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tabbed by: Wyatt

Tuning: (Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, Eb)

Album: Monuments to an Elegy

Band Page: http://www.smashingpumpkinsnexus.com/

Lyrics are mostly correct, but corrections are always welcome.

Riff 1 _

eb|-----------0--------0------------------0---------0----------| |

Bb|--------0--------0----------0-------0---------0-------0-----| |

Gb|-----2--------2----------2-------1---------1-------1--------| |

Db|------------------------------------------------------------| |

Ab|------------------------------------------------------------| |

Eb|------------------------------------------------------------| |

| x2

eb|-----------0--------0------------------0---------0----------| |

Bb|--------0--------0----------0-------0---------0-------0-----| |

Gb|-----2--------2----------2-------1---------1-------1--------| |

Db|------------------------------------------------------------| |

Ab|-------------------------------------------4----------------| |

Eb|------------------------------------------------------------| _|

eb|-----------0--------0------------------0---------0----------|

Bb|--------0--------0----------0-------0---------0-------0-----|

Gb|-----2--------2----------2-------1---------1-------1--------|

Db|------------------------------------------------------------|

Ab|------------------------------------------------------------|

Eb|------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|---------2--------2--------0---|

Bb|-------0-------0---------------|

Gb|-------------------------------|

Db|-----4--------4----------4-----|

Ab|-------------------------------|

Eb|-------------------------------|

(Riff 1)

A5 E

I don't love you

A5 E

For what it's worth

A5 E

So if you're leaving

B/F#

Can you hurt?

A5 E

Cherry blossom

A5 E

This is goodbye

A5 E

Come here lately

B/F#

And you'll fly

When they say

What it's worth

The world tells your hurt

And you know

B/F#

Where to hide

A5 E

The world's on fire so

A5 E

The world's on fire so

A5 E

The world's on fire so

B/F#

Have you heard

Lover let me please

Fall onto your knees

A5 E

Lover let me please

B/F#

Be the one

No more prayers to make

Flowers made to beg

A5 E

When you swore to wait

B/F#

You left us

A5 E

The world's on fire so

A5 E

The world's on fire so

A5 E

The world's on fire so

B/F#

Have you heard

(Riff 1)

A5 E

Yes I loved you

A5 E

As a matter of fact

A5 E

Your fires are wrapped up

B/F#

And that's that

Lover let me please

Fall onto your knees

A5 E

You once made me smile

B/F#

Then you strayed

A5 E

The world's on fire so

A5 E

The world's on fire so

A5 E

The world's on fire so

B/F#

Have you heard?

A5 E

The world's on fire

A5 E

The world's on fire

A5 E

The world's on fire

B/F#

Have you heard

Lover can you breathe

To make for your release

A5 E

I'm no longer here

B/F#

By your side

B/F#

What's to hide?

A5 E

The world's on fire

A5 E

The world's on fire

(Until I'm ready on Monday)

A5 E

The world's on fire

(Until I'm ready on Tuesday)

A5 E

The world's on fire

(Until I'm ready on Wednesday)

A5 E

The world's on fire

(Until I'm ready on Thursday)

A5 E

The world's on fire

(Until I'm ready on Friday)

A5 E

The world's on fire

(Until I'm ready on Saturday)

A5 E A5

The world's on fire

(Until I'm ready on Sunday)

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