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This Perfect World
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From: "Norman P. B. Joseph" <[email protected]>
I'm dropping this note. I've also added chords to the rest of the lyrics to
(1st verse:)
|Em-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
I know I got a bad repu - ta - tion
|G-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
and it isn't just talk, talk, talk.
|Am-------|-------|-------|-------|C-------|-------|-------|-------|
If I could only give you every - thing
|Em-------|-------|-------|-------|D-------|-------|C-------|-------|
you know I haven't got...
|Em-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
I couldn't have one conver -sa - tion
|G-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
if it wasn't for the lies, lies, lies
|Am-------|-------|-------|-------|C-------|-------|-------|-------|
And still I wanna tell you every - thing
Em D(Refrain:)
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
`till I close my eyes. Sudden -ly I'm
|G-------|-------|C-------|-------|D7-------|-------|-------|-------|
on the street, seven years dis - ap -
|G-------|-------|C-------|-------|D7-------|-------|-------|-------|
pear be - low my feet. Been break - in'
|Em-------|-------|-------|-------|Am7-------|-------|-------|-------|
down. Do you want me now? Do you want me
|D7-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
now? Sudden - ly I'm down in
|G-------|-------|C-------|-------|D7-------|-------|-------|-------|
Herald Square. Lookin' in the crowd your
|G-------|-------|C-------|-------|D7-------|-------|-------|-------|
face is ever - y - where. Been turn - in'
|Em-------|-------|-------|-------|Am7-------|-------|-------|-------|
`round. Do you want me now? Do you want me
|D7-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
now?
|Em-------|-------|-------|-------|G-------|-------|-------|-------|
(solo)
|Am7-------|-------|-------|-------|C-------|-------|-------|-------|
(solo)
|D7-------|-------|-------|-------|D7-------|-------|-------|-------|
(solo)
EmDon't try to be an inspiration.
GJust waistin' your time, time, time.
AmYou know about the Cbest I'll ever be
EmI see it in your Deyes.C
EmI know I got a bad reputation
Gand it isn't just talk, talk, talk.
AmIf I could only Cgive you everything
Emyou know I haven't Dgot.
Suddenly I'm Gon the Cstreet.
D7Seven years disapGpear beClow my D7feet.
Been breakin' Emdown.
Do you want me Am7now?
Do you want me D7now?
Suddenly I'm in aGnother Cplace.
D7Lookin' in the crowd I Gthink I Csee your D7face.
Been turnin' `Emround.
Do you want me Am7now?
Do you want me D7now?
(down, down, Emdown)
Do you want me Am7now?
Do you want me D7now?
(down, down, Emdown)
Do you want me Am7now?
Do you want me D7now?
Don't you think I've Gheard the Ctalk?
D7Nobody's going to Gtell me Cwho to D7love.
Been breakin' Emdown.
Do you want me Am7now?
Do you want me D7now?
Suddenly I'm down in GHerald CSquare.
D7Lookin' in the crowd your Gface is CeveryD7where.
Just turnin' `Emround.
Do you want me Am7now?
Do you want me D7now?
Been breakin' Emdown.
Do you want me Am7now?
Do you want me D7now?
Emdown, down, Am7down, down.D7
Emdown, down, Am7down, down. D7(Repeats and fades)
From: [email protected] (Norman P. B. Joseph)
(intro)
|A-------|-------|E-------|-------|B7-------|-------|E-------|-------|
|A-------|-------|E-------|-------|B7-------|-------|-------|-------|
(1st verse)
|A-------|-------|E-------|-------|B7-------|-------|E-------|-------|
In the middle of her con - fes - sion,
|A-------|-------|E-------|-------|B7-------|-------|E-------|-------|
he comes over and pulls her hair.
|A-------|-------|E-------|-------|B7-------|-------|E-------|-------|
I wake up, she is crying.
A E B7 E(chorus)
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
I guess he was here a - gain. Evie's
|C#m7-------|-------|-------|-------|A-------|-------|B-------|-------|
tears are ne - ver gon - na
|C#m7-------|-------|-------|-------|A-------|-------|B-------|-------|
dry. E - vie's sec - ret
|C#m7-------|-------|-------|-------|A-------|-------|B-------|-------|
tears burn this bed she
|C#m7-------|-------|-------|-------|A-------|-------|B-------|-------|
comes to on - ly when its right.
(night? light?)
AWe Emet in a B7lonely Esummer,
Atwo surEvivors of B7paraEdise.
AShe ran Eoff when B7I first Etouched her.
ANow she Ewakes me B7every Enight.
Evie's C#m7tears are Anever Bgonna C#m7dry.
AEvie's Bsecret C#m7tears
Aburn this Bbed she C#m7comes to only Awhen its Bright.
(1st bridge)
|A-------|-------|-------|-------|B-------|-------|-------|-------|
Faith - less girl, you've been dreamin'.
|E-------|-------|-------|-------|A-------|-------|-------|-------|
Star - ing up, your face is white with
|A-------|-------|-------|-------|B-------|-------|-------|-------|
fear. O - K, now I'm list - nin'.
|E-------|-------|-------|-------|A-------|-------|-------|---------|
You're not mine and he's not here-------------|
(solo for chorus)
|C#m7-------|-------|-------|-------|A-------|-------|B-------|-------|
|C#m7-------|-------|-------|-------|A-------|-------|B-------|-------|
|C#m7-------|-------|-------|-------|A-------|-------|B-------|-------|
Now I'm list - nin'.
|C#m7-------|-------|-------|-------|A-------|-------|B-------|---------|
You're not mine and he's not here-------------|
AIn the Emiddle of B7Evie's Egarden,
Ain a Esimple B7iron Echair.
AWind's Eblowin' and B7she is Esingin'.
ABegs the Emoon to B7disapEpear.
Evie's C#m7tears are Anever Bgonna C#m7dry.
AEvie's Bguilty C#m7tears
Aburn this Bbed she C#m7comes to only Awhen its Bright.
C#m7Tears. A BEvie's C#m7tears. A BEvie's C#m7tears,
Aburn this Bbed she C#m7comes to only Awhen its Blight.
ACatholic girl, Byou've been dreamin'.
EStaring up, your Aface is white with fear.
AOK, Bnow I'm listnin'.
E B (fades out...)
From: [email protected] (Norman P. B. Joseph)
(intro)
1E-------2-------3F#m-------4-------1Bm-------2-------3D-------4-------|
E F#m Bm D(hold for count)
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
(one..., two..., three..., four...)
(solo over verse)
|F#m-------|-------|-------|-------|Bm-------|-------|-------|-------|
|E-------|-------|-------|-------|Bm-------|-------|-------|-------|
|F#m-------|-------|-------|-------|Bm-------|-------|-------|-------|
|E-------|-------|-------|-------|Bm-------|-------|-------|-------|
(1st verse)
|F#m-------|-------|-------|-------|Bm-------|-------|-------|-------|
A bare - foot whore
|E-------|-------|-------|-------|Bm-------|-------|-------|-------|
walk - in' by a fa - mous clock.
|F#m-------|-------|-------|-------|Bm-------|-------|-------|-------|
A - gainst her door,
|E-------|-------|-------|-------|Bm-------|-------|-------|-------|
wait - ing for the chimes to stop.
(chorus)
|E-------|-------|-------|-------|D-------|-------|-------|-------|
Can't sink this town.
|E-------|-------|-------|-------|D-------|-------|-------|-------|
Pull the gates and bring it down.
|E-------|-------|-------|-------|D-------|-------|-------|-------|
I'd glad - ly drown - than
|E-------|-------|F#m-------|-------|Bm-------|-------|D-------|-------|
let you leave me lone - ly.
AShe Epulled tB7he cordE.
AOn a niEght like tB7his Eshe never works.
AI said nEo more.B7 E
ADo I thiEnk I'm unB7derstoEod with her?
ECan't sink this Dtown.
EPull the gates and Dbring it down.
EI'd gladly Ddrown
than Elet you F#mleave me Bmlonely.D
I Ecan't sink this Dtown.
ELookin' back aDcross the sea.
EI'd gladly Ddrown.
I Ethought you F#msaid you were Bmlonely?D E F#m Bm D
(solo over verse)
|F#m-------|-------|-------|-------|Bm-------|-------|-------|-------|
|E-------|-------|-------|-------|Bm-------|-------|-------|-------|
|F#m-------|-------|-------|-------|Bm-------|-------|-------|-------|
|E-------|-------|-------|-------|Bm-------|-------|-------|-------|
F#mTell you Bmwhat,
is a Ebroken promise Bmcheap enough?
F#mIt's all I Bmgot.
ELooks so sad, Bmtalks to tough.
ECan't sink this Dtown.
EPull the gates and Dbring it down.
EI'd gladly Ddrown
than Elet you F#mleave me Bmlonely.D
I Ecan't sink this Dtown.
ELookin' back aDcross the sea.
EI'd gladly Ddrown
I Ethought you F#msaid you were Bmlonely?D E F#m Bm D
I Ethought you F#msaid you were Bmlonely?D E F#m Bm D
I Ethought you F#msaid you were Bmlonely?D
(solo over verse)
|F#m-------|-------|-------|-------|Bm-------|-------|-------|-------|
|E-------|-------|-------|-------|Bm-------|-------|-------|-------|
|F#m-------|-------|-------|-------|Bm-------|-------|-------|-------|
E Bm (hold & fade...)
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
From: [email protected] (Norman P. B. Joseph)
You might want to try a capo on the 4th fret and use the following
open Amfor C#m
open Dmfor F#m
open E7for G#7
open Cfor E
Ffor A
Gfor B
your barring technique :-). Or you could just find the chords without
a capo, but the sound won't be -quite- right, especially for the intro
arpeggios. But, hey, fool around: you're here to learn!
Try these chords (who knows what their -real- names are?):
(intro)
F#m+6 G#7+4 G#7
x-x-+-+-+-+ IV +-+-+-+-+-+ IV +-+-+-+-+-+ IV
| | 1 - 1 - barre 1 - 1 - 1 1 barre 1 - 1 - 1 1 barre
+-+-+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+-+
| | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | 2 | |
+-+-+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+-+
| | | 3 | | | 3 | 4 | | | 3 | | | |
+-+-+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+-+
(verses)
x-xC#m-+-+-+-+ IV +-+-F#m+-+-+-+ IV +-+-G#7+-+-+-+ IV
| 1 - - - 1 barre | 1 - - - - barre 1 - 1 - 1 1 barre
+-+-+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+-+
| | | | 2 | | | | | | 2 | | | 2 | |
+-+-+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+-+
| | 3 4 | | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | |
+-+-+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+-+
| | | | 4 |
+-+-+-+-+-+
(intro arpeggio)
F#m+6
1-------2-------3-------4-------1-------2-------3-------4-------|
F#m+6 G#7+4 G#7
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
(1st verse)
|C#m-------|-------|-------|-------|F#m-------|-------|-------|-------|
You ought to see your face.
|G#7-------|-------|-------|-------|C#m-------|-------|-------|-------|
You ought to hear your voice.
|F#m-------|-------|-------|-------|G#7-------|-------|-------|-------|
Last time I was here I
|C#m-------|-------|-------|-------|F#m-------|-------|G#7-------|-------|
would - n't turn a - round.
|C#m-------|-------|-------|-------|F#m-------|-------|-------|-------|
You ought to lock that door.
|G#7-------|-------|-------|-------|C#m-------|-------|-------|-------|
Some - body might get in.
|F#m-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
Didn't I teach you tha -
G#7+4 (chorus) E
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
- - t? This per -fect world.
|A-------|-------|-------|-------|B-------|-------|-------|-------|
So blue I Can't be - gin to
|A-------|-------|-------|-------|E-------|-------|-------|-------|
say. This per -fect world.
|A-------|-------|-------|-------|B-------|-------|-------|-------|
I know I ne - ver should have
|A-------|-------|-------|-------|B-------|-------|-------|-------|
gone a - wa - y.
|A-------|-------|-------|-------|B-------|-------|-------|-------|
But I still de - serve to
A F#m+6
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
say good - bye no matt - er what I've
G#7+4 C#m
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
do - - - ne. No
|C#m-------|-------|-------|-------|
matt - er what I've
F#m+6 (intro arpeggio)
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
done.
F#m+6 G#7+4 G#7
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
C#mI see her in your F#mface.
G#7I hear her in your C#mvoice.
F#mLast time G#7I was here they'd C#mfound her in the F#mlake.G#7
C#mYou ought to see my F#mscars.
G#7You think I'm made of C#mstone.
F#m G#7+4
Didn't you tell me that--?
This Eperfect world. ASo blue I Bcan't begin to Asay.
This Eperfect world. AThey say that Bsoon I will be Agone away.B A
B A F#m+6 G#7+4 G#7
But I still deserve to say goodbye no matter what I've done.
This Eperfect world.A B A
This Eperfect world.A B A
Now I've Bcome around it's Afar too late.B A
And these Bpills won't even Alet me cry.B A
No one Bknows you even Awhen your gone.B A
B A F#m+6 G#7+4 G#7 C#m
But I still deserve to say goodbye no matter what I've done - -.
F#m+6 (intro arpeggio) G#7+4 G#7
C#mYou ought to see your F#mface.
G#7You ought to hear your C#mvoice.
F#m G#7+4 G#7 C#m
Lock this after me - - -.
From: [email protected] (Norman P. B. Joseph)
Sorry, I didn't have the patience to figure out the chords he's using
someone a little more talented can match up the right chords.
From: [email protected] (Norman P. B. Joseph)
The "C+" chord below (I don't know what the proper name is) is an open C
chord with G on the top and an added A. This is how I finger it:
C+
X===X======
| | | | 1 |
+-+-+-+-+-+
| | | 2 | |
+-+-+-+-+-+
| 3 | | | 4
+-+-+-+-+-+
(intro)
1G-------2-------3-------4-------1Bm-------2-------3-------4-------|
|Em-------|-------|-------|-------|C-------|-------|-------|-------|
|G-------|-------|-------|-------|Bm-------|-------|-------|-------|
Em C C+ (hold)
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|
(1st verse)
|G-------|-------|-------|-------|Bm-------|-------|-------|-------|
Lovers cry, one last
|Em-------|-------|-------|-------|C-------|-------|-------|-------|
kiss by the edge then hand in hand.
|G-------|-------|-------|-------|Bm-------|-------|-------|-------|
Two lovers stop their hearts,
Em C C+ (hold)
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
Bet - ter than to be a - part.
|-------|-------|-------|-------|
They had
|D-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
run from her father to the high - est bri - dge.
|D-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|D-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
Hold - ing to- gether as they jumped i - n.
D D7 C+
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
GLovers Bmfly on the Emhill where they once lay Cside by side.
G Bm Em C C+
Two lovers stop their hearts, better than to be apart.
(solo, follows intro chords)
G Bm Em C
G Bm Em C C+
She was Drich, he was common, but she wouldn't say no.
DLying together on the rocks below.
They had Drun from her father to the highest bridge.
D D7 C+
Holding together as they jumped in.
GLovers Bmcry. One last Emkiss by the edge, then Chand in hand.
G Bm Em C C+
Two lovers stop their hearts, better than to be apart.
GLovers Bmcry. Lovers Emcry. Lovers Ccry.
GLovers Bmcry. Lovers Emcry. Lovers Ccry.
GLovers Bmcry. Lovers Emcry. Lovers Ccry.
G Bm Em C C+ (hold)
Lovers cry. Lovers cry. Lovers cry.
From: [email protected] (Norman P. B. Joseph)
(intro)
1A7-------2-------3-------4-------1-------2-------3G-------4-------|
|A7-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|G-------|-------|
(1st verse)
|A7-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|G-------|-------|
Though you've gone a - wa - - y,
|A7-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|G-------|-------|
I play your favo - rite songs.
|A7-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|G-------|-------|
In the blue and go - - ld,
|A7-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|G-------|-------|
with your dark glass - es on.
(chorus)
|D-------|-------|-------|-------|A-------|-------|-------|-------|
I al - ways think I see you
|G-------|-------|-------|-------|A-------|-------|-------|-------|
a - cross the a - ven - ue.
|D-------|-------|-------|-------|A-------|-------|-------|-------|
Walk - in' by where I lost you.
|G-------|-------|-------|-------|A-------|-------|-------|-------|
It's all I e - ver do.
(2nd verse)
|A7-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|G-------|-------|
|A7-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|G-------|-------|
You just walked a - wa - - y.
|A7-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|G-------|-------|
"We'll meet to - night." "O - K."
|A7-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|G-------|-------|
Go - in' a - gainst the li - - ght.
|A7-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|G-------|-------|
Run down in front of me.
|D-------|-------|-------|-------|A-------|-------|-------|-------|
I al - ways think I see you
|G-------|-------|-------|-------|A-------|-------|-------|-------|
a - cross the a - ven - ue.
|D-------|-------|-------|-------|A-------|-------|-------|-------|
Some day I'll come to meet you
|G-------|-------|-------|-------|A-------|-------|-------|-------|
on the o - ther side. A -
|F-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
cross the A - ven - ue.
|F-------|-------|-------|-------|G-------|-------|-------|-------|
A-
|F-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
cross the A - ven - ue.
|F-------|-------|-------|-------|G-------|-------|A-------|-------|
|-------|-------|
A7 / / / / / G /
A7 / / / / / G /
A7Though you've gone awaGy, A7I wear your favorite sGhirt.
A7Sitting in the sunG, A7by the library liGon.
DI always Athink I see you Gacross the Aavenue.
DSomeday I'll Acome to meet you Gon the Aother side.
AFcross the avenue.G
AFcross the avenue.G
AFcross the avenue.G
AFcross the avenue.G
From: [email protected] (Norman P. B. Joseph)
|G-------2-------3-------4-------|
A
|G-------2-------3-------4-------|-------2-------3-------4-------|
red suit - case she'll ne - ver miss,
|D-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|G-------|-------|
lea - ther coat he used to wear.
|G-------2-------3-------4-------|-------2-------3-------4-------|
Think-in' tough, look-in' tired, with
D G(chorus)
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
momm - a's money and dadd - y's ring. He's
|F-------|-------|-------|-------|C-------|-------|-------|-------|
Go - ne like the wa - ter down to
|G-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
N - Y - C.
|F-------|-------|-------|-------|C-------|-------|-------|-------|
Sleep-in' on the Eight-O - Two a -
|G-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
long this river runn-in' down. He's
|F-------|-------|-------|-------|C-------|-------|-------|-------|
Go - ne like the wa - ter down the
|G-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
de - pot drai - - n.
|F-------|-------|-------|-------|C-------|-------|-------|-------|
Dis - a - pear - in' in the city.
|D7-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|G-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
GTwenty-four and goin' pale. DGrowin' out, cuttin' Gback.
GDrew a face on a ticket stub with Dmomma's hands and daddy's Gpen.
He's Fgone like the Cwater down to GNYC.
FSleepin' on the CEight-O-Two aGlong this river runnin' down.
He's Fgone like the Cwater down the Gdepot drain.
FDissappearing Cin the city.D7 G
GTalk all night, cook all day. DLookin' for a new place to Gstay.
GThinkin' hard, lookin' bad, with Dmomma's dollar in daddy's Gcoat.
He's Fgone like the Cwater down to GNYC.
FSleepin' on the CEight-O-Two aGlong this river runnin' down.
He's Fgone like the Cwater down the Gdepot drain.
FDissappearing Cin the city.D7 G
From: [email protected] (Norman P. B. Joseph)
As best I can tell, this tune is really played a half step lower than
I've tabbed it here, that is, in Gb (F#?) rather than G. Adjust
accordingly, if so inclined.
(intro)
|G-------2-------3D-------4-------|C-------2-------3D-------4-------|
|G-------|-------|D-------|-------|C-------|-------|D-------|-------|
De -
(1st verse)
|G-------2-------3D-------4-------|C-------2-------3D-------4-------|
lores was her middle name. She'd
|G-------|-------|D-------|-------|C-------|-------|D-------|-------|
read the book & every - thing.
|G-------2-------3D-------4-------|C-------2-------3D-------4-------|
Now I know how old I am.
|G-------|-------|D-------|-------|C-------|-------|D-------|-------|
Have you ever seen that film?
|C-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
Talkin' to a ho - tel mirror with my glasses
|D-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
off.
|C-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
Now you know just what he's cryin' about.
|D-------|-------|-------|-------|D7-------|-------|-------|-------|
(2nd verse)
DeGlores was her Dmiddle name.C D
GDangling from a Dsilver chain.C D
GWhere'd you learn to Dtalk that way?C D
GI look like James DMason's ghost.C D
CTalking to a friend after school but you don't Dsee
Cthat she's really lookin' right at Dme. D7Yeah, yeah, yeah.
(solo on verse)
G/ D/ C/ D/
G/ D/ C/ D/
(3rd verse)
DeGlores was her Dmiddle name.C D
And Gnow her mother's Dwonderin',C D
"If GI could see my Dwrinkled face."C D
GPaint her lovely Dtoenails red.C D
CWritin' all my problems in a secret little Dbook.
CNow I know just what he should have Ddone.
CTalkin' to me like I'm just a little Dlate.
CNow you know just what he's talkin' Dabout--.D7
(solo)
C / / / / / / / D / / / / / / /
C / / / / / / / D / / / D7 / / /
DeGlores was her Dmiddle name.C D
DeGlores was her Dmiddle name. CYeah, Dyeah, yeah.
G / D / C / / / D / / / G (hold)
--
~ ~
Norman Joseph, Systems Administrator [email protected] IC|XC
Concurrent Technologies Corporation 814/269.2633 --+--
NI|KA
From rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature Mon Apr 24 18:21:20 1995
From: [email protected] (Norman P. B. Joseph)
Date: 24 Apr 1995 11:04:51 -0400
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature
Subject: CRD: Freedy Johnston: This Perfect World, 10/12
Here's cut #10:
Evie's Garden - Freedy Johnston
From "This Perfect World"
- tabbed by Norman Joseph ([email protected])
(no warrantees expressed or implied - have fun)
Try fingerpicking these chord shapes for the intro and verse:
(intro)
G Dopen A, open D
X------------------------------|X-+-+-+-+ III X-X-+-+-+-+ II
| | | | 1-1 barre | | | 1---1-| barre
+-+-+-+-+----------------------| +-+-+-+-+-+
| | | 2 | | | | | | 2 |
+-+-+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+-+
| | 3 | | | | | 3 | | |
+-+-+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+-+
(intro)
|G-------&-------2-------&-------3D-------&-------4-------&-------|
|A-------|-------|-------|-------|D-------|-------|-------|-------|
|G-------|-------|-------|-------|D-------|-------|-------|-------|
|A7-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
(1st verse)
|G-------|-------|-------|-------|D-------|-------|-------|-------|
In the mid - dle of
|A-------|-------|-------|-------|D-------|-------|-------|-------|
E - vie' - s gar - den
|G-------|-------|-------|-------|D-------|-------|-------|-------|
was a rock she could
|A-------|-------|-------|-------|D-------|-------|-------|-------|
ne - ver move.
|G-------|-------|-------|-------|D-------|-------|-------|-------|
Worn a - way by a
|A-------|-------|-------|-------|D-------|-------|-------|-------|
faith - ful ha - nd 'till
|G-------|-------|-------|-------|D-------|-------|-------|-------|
no - one knows the
|A-------|-------|-------|-------|D-------|-------|-------|-------|
date.
(chorus)
|Bm-------|-------|-------|-------|A-------|-------|-------|-------|
Bring back the
|G-------|-------|-------|-------|F#m-------|-------|-------|-------|
rain, we'll go
|Em-------|-------|-------|-------|D-------|-------|-------|-------|
walkin'. Mmm - mmm - -
|A-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
mmm -- .
|Bm-------|-------|-------|-------|A-------|-------|-------|-------|
Bring back the
|G-------|-------|-------|-------|F#m-------|-------|-------|-------|
wind like you
|Em-------|-------|-------|-------|D-------|-------|-------|-------|
do. Mmm - mmm - -
|A7-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
mmm -- .
(2nd verse)
GOf the Dflowers in AEvie's Dgarden
Gone would Dnever go Aout of Dbloom.
GPlanted Dover a Awell, forDgotten.
GOpened Dby the Amoon.D
(chorus)
BmBring Aback the Grain we'F#mll go Emwalkin' DMmm mmm Ammm.
BmBring Aback the Gwind F#mlike you Emdo. DMmm mmm Ammm.
BmBring Aback the Grain to F#mEvie's Emgarden. DMmm mmm Ammm.
BmI'm Aat the Ggate F#mlooking Emthrough.D A7
(3rd verse)
GIn the Dmiddle of AEvie's Dgarden
Gwas a Drock she could Anever Dmove.
GNearly Dburied in a Anight bloom Dangle.
GPale and Dsmooth as Askin.D
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Concurrent Technologies Corporation 814/269.2633 --+--
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From rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature Mon Apr 24 18:21:22 1995
From: [email protected] (Norman P. B. Joseph)
Date: 24 Apr 1995 11:06:25 -0400
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature
Subject: CRD: Freedy Johnston: This Perfect World, 11/12
Here's cut #11:
Disappointed Man - Freedy Johnston
From "This Perfect World"
- tabbed by Norman Joseph ([email protected])
(no warrantees expressed or implied - have fun)
(intro)
|Dm-------2-------3-------4-------|-------2-------3-------4-------|
|G-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|Dm-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|G-------|-------|-------|-------|Am-------|-------|-------|-------|
(1st verse)
|Dm-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
Did you take your mother's name so
|G-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
you could sleep more eas - i - ly?
|Am-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
She took you back too late and
|G-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
now you ne - ver e - ven call.
|Dm-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
Did you take that mon - ey drawer while
|G-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
she was praying?
|Am-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
They said you dis - ap - peared
|G-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
just like wa - ter down a drain.
(chorus)
Dm Dm+ F G
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
Why'd you call me?
Am Am+ C Dm
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
Must be bad.
Dm Dm+ F G
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
Dis - ap - point - ed
Am Am+ C Dm
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
man. Where've you been?
Dm Dm+ F G
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
Hide your - self so
Am Am+ C Dm
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
well in this city.
Dm Dm+ F G
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
Dis - ap - point - ed
Am Am+ C Dm(hold for count)
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
man.
Dm / / / / / / / G / / / / / / /
Dm / / / / / / / G / / / Am / / /
(2nd verse)
DmDid you sell your father's ring so Gyou could stay one more night?
AmIt shone like his glass eye Gin the worn, velvet case.
DmDid you fill this hired room with Gguilty words?
AmYour white piano hands Gflutter like poisoned birds.
(chorus)
Dm Dm+ F G Am Am+ C Dm
Why'd you call me? Must be bad.
Dm Dm+ F G Am Am+ C Dm
Disappointed man where've you been?
Dm Dm+ F G Am Am+ C Dm
Hide yourself so well in this city.
Dm Dm+ F G Am Am+ C Dm
Disappointed man where've you been?
Dm Dm+ F G Am Am+ C Dm
Disappointed man where've you been?
Dm Dm+ F G Am Am+ C Dm(hold)
Disappointed man.
--
~ ~
Norman Joseph, Systems Administrator [email protected] IC|XC
Concurrent Technologies Corporation 814/269.2633 --+--
NI|KA
From rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature Mon Apr 24 18:21:22 1995
From: [email protected] (Norman P. B. Joseph)
Date: 24 Apr 1995 11:07:30 -0400
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature
Subject: CRD: Freedy Johnston: This Perfect World, 12/12
Here's cut #12:
I Can Hear The Laughs - Freedy Johnston
From "This Perfect World"
- tabbed by Norman Joseph ([email protected])
(no warrantees expressed or implied - have fun)
(intro)
|E-------2-------3G#m-------4-------|B-------2-------3-------4-------|
|E-------|-------|G#m-------|-------|B-------|-------|-------|-------|
|F#m-------|-------|-------|-------|A-------|-------|-------|-------|
|C#m-------|-------|-------|-------|A-------|-------|-------|-------|
(1st verse)
|E-------|-------|G#m-------|-------|B-------|-------|-------|-------|
You can really fall, wake
|E-------|-------|G#m-------|-------|B-------|-------|-------|-------|
up in a ruined house,
|F#m-------|-------|-------|-------|A-------|-------|-------|-------|
wrapped up in a torn - down curtain.
|C#m-------|-------|-------|-------|A-------|-------|-------|-------|
And
|E-------|-------|G#m-------|-------|B-------|-------|-------|-------|
when I get to Hell will the
|E-------|-------|G#m-------|-------|B-------|-------|-------|-------|
love - ly girls come down to the
|F#m-------|-------|-------|-------|A-------|-------|-------|-------|
banks of that red red river?
|C#m-------|-------|-------|-------|A-------|-------|-------|-------|
(chorus)
|B-------|-------|-------|-------|E-------|-------|-------|-------|
I can hear the laughs when they
|B-------|-------|-------|-------|E-------|-------|-------|-------|
find I've fall - en down a - gain.
|A-------|-------|-------|-------|G#m-------|-------|-------|-------|
|B-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|B-------|-------|-------|-------|E-------|-------|-------|-------|
I can hear the laughs and it
|B-------|-------|-------|-------|E-------|-------|-------|-------|
hurts so bad I have to smi - le.
A / / / / / / /
B / / / / / / /
A / / / / / / /
B / / / / / / /
A / / / B / / /
(2nd verse)
EYou can G#mtake a Blot.
EPut back G#mnot a Bthing.
F#mStill come home Alookin' thinner.C#m A
And Ewhen I G#mget to BOz,
will the Elovely G#mwitch come Bdown
and F#mkiss my pale, Ableeding brow?C#m A
(chorus)
BI can hear the Elaughs when they
Bfind I've fallen Edown again.
A / / / G#m / / /
B / / / / / / /
BI can hear the Elaughs and it
Bhurts so bad I Ehave to smile.
A / / / / / / / B / / / / / / /
A / / / / / / / B / / / / / / /
A / / / / / / / B / / / / / / /
(chords repeat and fade out)
A / / / / / / /
B / / / / / / /
A / / / G#m / / /
B / / / / / / /
--
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Concurrent Technologies Corporation 814/269.2633 --+--
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This Perfect World
by Freedy Johnston
Chords in this song · guitar
Em
G
Am
C
D
D7
Am7
A
E
B7
C#m7
B
F#m
Bm
C#m
Dm
E7
G#7
F
A7
G#m
#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
From: "Norman P. B. Joseph" <[email protected]>
I'm dropping this note. I've also added chords to the rest of the lyrics to
(1st verse:)
Em
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
I know I got a bad repu - ta - tion
G
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
and it isn't just talk, talk, talk.
Am C
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
If I could only give you every - thing
Em D C
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
you know I haven't got...
Em
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
I couldn't have one conver -sa - tion
G
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
if it wasn't for the lies, lies, lies
Am C
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
And still I wanna tell you every - thing
Em D
(Refrain:)
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
`till I close my eyes. Sudden -ly I'm
G C D7
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
on the street, seven years dis - ap -
G C D7
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
pear be - low my feet. Been break - in'
Em Am7
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
down. Do you want me now? Do you want me
D7
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
now? Sudden - ly I'm down in
G C D7
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
Herald Square. Lookin' in the crowd your
G C D7
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
face is ever - y - where. Been turn - in'
Em Am7
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
`round. Do you want me now? Do you want me
D7
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
now?
Em G
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
(solo)
Am7 C
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
(solo)
D7 D7
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
(solo)
Em
Don't try to be an inspiration.
G
Just waistin' your time, time, time.
Am C
You know about the best I'll ever be
Em D C
I see it in your eyes.
Em
I know I got a bad reputation
G
and it isn't just talk, talk, talk.
Am C
If I could only give you everything
Em D
you know I haven't got.
G C
Suddenly I'm on the street.
D7 G C D7
Seven years disappear below my feet.
Em
Been breakin' down.
Am7
Do you want me now?
D7
Do you want me now?
G C
Suddenly I'm in another place.
D7 G C D7
Lookin' in the crowd I think I see your face.
Em
Been turnin' `round.
Am7
Do you want me now?
D7
Do you want me now?
Em
(down, down, down)
Am7
Do you want me now?
D7
Do you want me now?
Em
(down, down, down)
Am7
Do you want me now?
D7
Do you want me now?
G C
Don't you think I've heard the talk?
D7 G C D7
Nobody's going to tell me who to love.
Em
Been breakin' down.
Am7
Do you want me now?
D7
Do you want me now?
G C
Suddenly I'm down in Herald Square.
D7 G C D7
Lookin' in the crowd your face is everywhere.
Em
Just turnin' `round.
Am7
Do you want me now?
D7
Do you want me now?
Em
Been breakin' down.
Am7
Do you want me now?
D7
Do you want me now?
Em Am7 D7
down, down, down, down.
Em Am7 D7
down, down, down, down. (Repeats and fades)
From: [email protected] (Norman P. B. Joseph)
(intro)
A E B7 E
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
A E B7
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
(1st verse)
A E B7 E
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
In the middle of her con - fes - sion,
A E B7 E
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
he comes over and pulls her hair.
A E B7 E
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
I wake up, she is crying.
A E B7 E
(chorus)
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
I guess he was here a - gain. Evie's
C#m7 A B
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
tears are ne - ver gon - na
C#m7 A B
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
dry. E - vie's sec - ret
C#m7 A B
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
tears burn this bed she
C#m7 A B
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
comes to on - ly when its right.
(night? light?)
A E B7 E
We met in a lonely summer,
A E B7 E
two survivors of paradise.
A E B7 E
She ran off when I first touched her.
A E B7 E
Now she wakes me every night.
C#m7 A B C#m7
Evie's tears are never gonna dry.
A B C#m7
Evie's secret tears
A B C#m7 A B
burn this bed she comes to only when its right.
(1st bridge)
A B
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
Faith - less girl, you've been dreamin'.
E A
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
Star - ing up, your face is white with
A B
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
fear. O - K, now I'm list - nin'.
E A
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|---------|
You're not mine and he's not here-------------|
(solo for chorus)
C#m7 A B
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
C#m7 A B
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
C#m7 A B
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
Now I'm list - nin'.
C#m7 A B
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|---------|
You're not mine and he's not here-------------|
A E B7 E
In the middle of Evie's garden,
A E B7 E
in a simple iron chair.
A E B7 E
Wind's blowin' and she is singin'.
A E B7 E
Begs the moon to disappear.
C#m7 A B C#m7
Evie's tears are never gonna dry.
A B C#m7
Evie's guilty tears
A B C#m7 A B
burn this bed she comes to only when its right.
C#m7 A B C#m7 A B C#m7
Tears. Evie's tears. Evie's tears,
A B C#m7 A B
burn this bed she comes to only when its light.
A B
Catholic girl, you've been dreamin'.
E A
Staring up, your face is white with fear.
A B
OK, now I'm listnin'.
E B (fades out...)
From: [email protected] (Norman P. B. Joseph)
(intro)
E F#m Bm D
1-------2-------3-------4-------1-------2-------3-------4-------|
E F#m Bm D
(hold for count)
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
(one..., two..., three..., four...)
(solo over verse)
F#m Bm
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
E Bm
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
F#m Bm
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
E Bm
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
(1st verse)
F#m Bm
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
A bare - foot whore
E Bm
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
walk - in' by a fa - mous clock.
F#m Bm
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
A - gainst her door,
E Bm
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
wait - ing for the chimes to stop.
(chorus)
E D
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
Can't sink this town.
E D
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
Pull the gates and bring it down.
E D
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
I'd glad - ly drown - than
E F#m Bm D
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
let you leave me lone - ly.
A E B7 E
She pulled the cord.
A E B7 E
On a night like this she never works.
A E B7 E
I said no more.
A E B7 E
Do I think I'm understood with her?
E D
Can't sink this town.
E D
Pull the gates and bring it down.
E D
I'd gladly drown
E F#m Bm D
than let you leave me lonely.
E D
I can't sink this town.
E D
Lookin' back across the sea.
E D
I'd gladly drown.
E F#m Bm D E F#m Bm D
I thought you said you were lonely?
(solo over verse)
F#m Bm
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
E Bm
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
F#m Bm
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
E Bm
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
F#m Bm
Tell you what,
E Bm
is a broken promise cheap enough?
F#m Bm
It's all I got.
E Bm
Looks so sad, talks to tough.
E D
Can't sink this town.
E D
Pull the gates and bring it down.
E D
I'd gladly drown
E F#m Bm D
than let you leave me lonely.
E D
I can't sink this town.
E D
Lookin' back across the sea.
E D
I'd gladly drown
E F#m Bm D E F#m Bm D
I thought you said you were lonely?
E F#m Bm D E F#m Bm D
I thought you said you were lonely?
E F#m Bm D
I thought you said you were lonely?
(solo over verse)
F#m Bm
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
E Bm
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
F#m Bm
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
E Bm (hold & fade...)
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
From: [email protected] (Norman P. B. Joseph)
You might want to try a capo on the 4th fret and use the following
Am C#m
open for
Dm F#m
open for
E7 G#7
open for
C E
open for
F A
for
G B
for
your barring technique :-). Or you could just find the chords without
a capo, but the sound won't be -quite- right, especially for the intro
arpeggios. But, hey, fool around: you're here to learn!
Try these chords (who knows what their -real- names are?):
(intro)
F#m G#7 G#7
+6 +4
x-x-+-+-+-+ IV +-+-+-+-+-+ IV +-+-+-+-+-+ IV
| | 1 - 1 - barre 1 - 1 - 1 1 barre 1 - 1 - 1 1 barre
+-+-+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+-+
| | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | 2 | |
+-+-+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+-+
| | | 3 | | | 3 | 4 | | | 3 | | | |
+-+-+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+-+
(verses)
C#m F#m G#7
x-x-+-+-+-+ IV +-+-+-+-+-+ IV +-+-+-+-+-+ IV
| 1 - - - 1 barre | 1 - - - - barre 1 - 1 - 1 1 barre
+-+-+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+-+
| | | | 2 | | | | | | 2 | | | 2 | |
+-+-+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+-+
| | 3 4 | | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | |
+-+-+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+-+
| | | | 4 |
+-+-+-+-+-+
(intro arpeggio)
F#m
+6
1-------2-------3-------4-------1-------2-------3-------4-------|
F#m G#7 G#7
+6 +4
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
(1st verse)
C#m F#m
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
You ought to see your face.
G#7 C#m
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
You ought to hear your voice.
F#m G#7
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
Last time I was here I
C#m F#m G#7
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
would - n't turn a - round.
C#m F#m
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
You ought to lock that door.
G#7 C#m
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
Some - body might get in.
F#m
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
Didn't I teach you tha -
G#7+4 (chorus) E
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
- - t? This per -fect world.
A B
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
So blue I Can't be - gin to
A E
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
say. This per -fect world.
A B
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
I know I ne - ver should have
A B
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
gone a - wa - y.
A B
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
But I still de - serve to
A F#m
+6
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
say good - bye no matt - er what I've
G#7 C#m
+4
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
do - - - ne. No
C#m
|-------|-------|-------|-------|
matt - er what I've
F#m+6 (intro arpeggio)
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
done.
F#m G#7 G#7
+6 +4
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
C#m F#m
I see her in your face.
G#7 C#m
I hear her in your voice.
F#m G#7 C#m F#m G#7
Last time I was here they'd found her in the lake.
C#m F#m
You ought to see my scars.
G#7 C#m
You think I'm made of stone.
F#m G#7
+4
Didn't you tell me that--?
E A B A
This perfect world. So blue I can't begin to say.
E A B A B A
This perfect world. They say that soon I will be gone away.
B A F#m G#7 G#7
+6 +4
But I still deserve to say goodbye no matter what I've done.
E A B A
This perfect world.
E A B A
This perfect world.
B A B A
Now I've come around it's far too late.
B A B A
And these pills won't even let me cry.
B A B A
No one knows you even when your gone.
B A F#m G#7 G#7 C#m
+6 +4
But I still deserve to say goodbye no matter what I've done - -.
F#m+6 (intro arpeggio) G#7+4 G#7
C#m F#m
You ought to see your face.
G#7 C#m
You ought to hear your voice.
F#m G#7 G#7 C#m
+4
Lock this after me - - -.
From: [email protected] (Norman P. B. Joseph)
Sorry, I didn't have the patience to figure out the chords he's using
someone a little more talented can match up the right chords.
From: [email protected] (Norman P. B. Joseph)
The "C+" chord below (I don't know what the proper name is) is an open C
chord with G on the top and an added A. This is how I finger it:
C
+
X===X======
| | | | 1 |
+-+-+-+-+-+
| | | 2 | |
+-+-+-+-+-+
| 3 | | | 4
+-+-+-+-+-+
(intro)
G Bm
1-------2-------3-------4-------1-------2-------3-------4-------|
Em C
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
G Bm
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
Em C C
+ (hold)
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|
(1st verse)
G Bm
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
Lovers cry, one last
Em C
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
kiss by the edge then hand in hand.
G Bm
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
Two lovers stop their hearts,
Em C C
+ (hold)
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
Bet - ter than to be a - part.
|-------|-------|-------|-------|
They had
D
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
run from her father to the high - est bri - dge.
D
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
D
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
Hold - ing to- gether as they jumped i - n.
D D7 C
+
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
G Bm Em C
Lovers fly on the hill where they once lay side by side.
G Bm Em C C
+
Two lovers stop their hearts, better than to be apart.
(solo, follows intro chords)
G Bm Em C
G Bm Em C C
+
D
She was rich, he was common, but she wouldn't say no.
D
Lying together on the rocks below.
D
They had run from her father to the highest bridge.
D D7 C
+
Holding together as they jumped in.
G Bm Em C
Lovers cry. One last kiss by the edge, then hand in hand.
G Bm Em C C
+
Two lovers stop their hearts, better than to be apart.
G Bm Em C
Lovers cry. Lovers cry. Lovers cry.
G Bm Em C
Lovers cry. Lovers cry. Lovers cry.
G Bm Em C
Lovers cry. Lovers cry. Lovers cry.
G Bm Em C C
+ (hold)
Lovers cry. Lovers cry. Lovers cry.
From: [email protected] (Norman P. B. Joseph)
(intro)
A7 G
1-------2-------3-------4-------1-------2-------3-------4-------|
A7 G
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
(1st verse)
A7 G
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
Though you've gone a - wa - - y,
A7 G
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
I play your favo - rite songs.
A7 G
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
In the blue and go - - ld,
A7 G
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
with your dark glass - es on.
(chorus)
D A
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
I al - ways think I see you
G A
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
a - cross the a - ven - ue.
D A
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
Walk - in' by where I lost you.
G A
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
It's all I e - ver do.
(2nd verse)
A7 G
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
A7 G
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
You just walked a - wa - - y.
A7 G
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
"We'll meet to - night." "O - K."
A7 G
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
Go - in' a - gainst the li - - ght.
A7 G
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
Run down in front of me.
D A
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
I al - ways think I see you
G A
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
a - cross the a - ven - ue.
D A
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
Some day I'll come to meet you
G A
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
on the o - ther side. A -
F
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
cross the A - ven - ue.
F G
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
A
-
F
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
cross the A - ven - ue.
F G A
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|
A7 / / / / / G /
A7 / / / / / G /
A7 G A7 G
Though you've gone away, I wear your favorite shirt.
A7 G A7 G
Sitting in the sun, by the library lion.
D A G A
I always think I see you across the avenue.
D A G A
Someday I'll come to meet you on the other side.
F G
Across the avenue.
F G
Across the avenue.
F G
Across the avenue.
F G
Across the avenue.
From: [email protected] (Norman P. B. Joseph)
G
|-------2-------3-------4-------|
A
G
|-------2-------3-------4-------|-------2-------3-------4-------|
red suit - case she'll ne - ver miss,
D G
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
lea - ther coat he used to wear.
G
|-------2-------3-------4-------|-------2-------3-------4-------|
Think-in' tough, look-in' tired, with
D G
(chorus)
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
momm - a's money and dadd - y's ring. He's
F C
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
Go - ne like the wa - ter down to
G
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
N - Y - C.
F C
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
Sleep-in' on the Eight-O - Two a -
G
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
long this river runn-in' down. He's
F C
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
Go - ne like the wa - ter down the
G
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
de - pot drai - - n.
F C
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
Dis - a - pear - in' in the city.
D7
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
G
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
G D G
Twenty-four and goin' pale. Growin' out, cuttin' back.
G D G
Drew a face on a ticket stub with momma's hands and daddy's pen.
F C G
He's gone like the water down to NYC.
F C G
Sleepin' on the Eight-O-Two along this river runnin' down.
F C G
He's gone like the water down the depot drain.
F C D7 G
Dissappearing in the city.
G D G
Talk all night, cook all day. Lookin' for a new place to stay.
G D G
Thinkin' hard, lookin' bad, with momma's dollar in daddy's coat.
F C G
He's gone like the water down to NYC.
F C G
Sleepin' on the Eight-O-Two along this river runnin' down.
F C G
He's gone like the water down the depot drain.
F C D7 G
Dissappearing in the city.
From: [email protected] (Norman P. B. Joseph)
As best I can tell, this tune is really played a half step lower than
I've tabbed it here, that is, in Gb (F#?) rather than G. Adjust
accordingly, if so inclined.
(intro)
G D C D
|-------2-------3-------4-------|-------2-------3-------4-------|
G D C D
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
De -
(1st verse)
G D C D
|-------2-------3-------4-------|-------2-------3-------4-------|
lores was her middle name. She'd
G D C D
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
read the book & every - thing.
G D C D
|-------2-------3-------4-------|-------2-------3-------4-------|
Now I know how old I am.
G D C D
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
Have you ever seen that film?
C
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
Talkin' to a ho - tel mirror with my glasses
D
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
off.
C
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
Now you know just what he's cryin' about.
D D7
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
(2nd verse)
G D C D
Delores was her middle name.
G D C D
Dangling from a silver chain.
G D C D
Where'd you learn to talk that way?
G D C D
I look like James Mason's ghost.
C D
Talking to a friend after school but you don't see
C D D7
that she's really lookin' right at me. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
(solo on verse)
G D C D
/ / / /
G D C D
/ / / /
(3rd verse)
G D C D
Delores was her middle name.
G D C D
And now her mother's wonderin',
G D C D
"If I could see my wrinkled face."
G D C D
Paint her lovely toenails red.
C D
Writin' all my problems in a secret little book.
C D
Now I know just what he should have done.
C D
Talkin' to me like I'm just a little late.
C D D7
Now you know just what he's talkin' about--.
(solo)
C / / / / / / / D / / / / / / /
C / / / / / / / D / / / D7 / / /
G D C D
Delores was her middle name.
G D C D
Delores was her middle name. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
G / D / C / / / D / / / G (hold)
--
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Concurrent Technologies Corporation 814/269.2633 --+--
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From rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature Mon Apr 24 18:21:20 1995
From: [email protected] (Norman P. B. Joseph)
Date: 24 Apr 1995 11:04:51 -0400
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature
Subject: CRD: Freedy Johnston: This Perfect World, 10/12
Here's cut #10:
Evie's Garden - Freedy Johnston
From "This Perfect World"
- tabbed by Norman Joseph ([email protected])
(no warrantees expressed or implied - have fun)
Try fingerpicking these chord shapes for the intro and verse:
(intro)
G D A D
open , open
X------------------------------|X-+-+-+-+ III X-X-+-+-+-+ II
| | | | 1-1 barre | | | 1---1-| barre
+-+-+-+-+----------------------| +-+-+-+-+-+
| | | 2 | | | | | | 2 |
+-+-+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+-+
| | 3 | | | | | 3 | | |
+-+-+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+-+
(intro)
G D
|-------&-------2-------&-------3-------&-------4-------&-------|
A D
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
G D
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
A7
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
(1st verse)
G D
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
In the mid - dle of
A D
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
E - vie' - s gar - den
G D
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
was a rock she could
A D
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
ne - ver move.
G D
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
Worn a - way by a
A D
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
faith - ful ha - nd 'till
G D
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
no - one knows the
A D
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
date.
(chorus)
Bm A
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
Bring back the
G F#m
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
rain, we'll go
Em D
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
walkin'. Mmm - mmm - -
A
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
mmm -- .
Bm A
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
Bring back the
G F#m
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
wind like you
Em D
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
do. Mmm - mmm - -
A7
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
mmm -- .
(2nd verse)
G D A D
Of the flowers in Evie's garden
G D A D
one would never go out of bloom.
G D A D
Planted over a well, forgotten.
G D A D
Opened by the moon.
(chorus)
Bm A G F#m Em D A
Bring back the rain we'll go walkin' Mmm mmm mmm.
Bm A G F#m Em D A
Bring back the wind like you do. Mmm mmm mmm.
Bm A G F#m Em D A
Bring back the rain to Evie's garden. Mmm mmm mmm.
Bm A G F#m Em D A7
I'm at the gate looking through.
(3rd verse)
G D A D
In the middle of Evie's garden
G D A D
was a rock she could never move.
G D A D
Nearly buried in a night bloom angle.
G D A D
Pale and smooth as skin.
--
~ ~
Norman Joseph, Systems Administrator [email protected] IC|XC
Concurrent Technologies Corporation 814/269.2633 --+--
NI|KA
From rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature Mon Apr 24 18:21:22 1995
From: [email protected] (Norman P. B. Joseph)
Date: 24 Apr 1995 11:06:25 -0400
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature
Subject: CRD: Freedy Johnston: This Perfect World, 11/12
Here's cut #11:
Disappointed Man - Freedy Johnston
From "This Perfect World"
- tabbed by Norman Joseph ([email protected])
(no warrantees expressed or implied - have fun)
(intro)
Dm
|-------2-------3-------4-------|-------2-------3-------4-------|
G
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
Dm
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
G Am
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
(1st verse)
Dm
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
Did you take your mother's name so
G
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
you could sleep more eas - i - ly?
Am
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
She took you back too late and
G
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
now you ne - ver e - ven call.
Dm
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
Did you take that mon - ey drawer while
G
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
she was praying?
Am
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
They said you dis - ap - peared
G
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
just like wa - ter down a drain.
(chorus)
Dm Dm F G
+
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
Why'd you call me?
Am Am C Dm
+
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
Must be bad.
Dm Dm F G
+
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
Dis - ap - point - ed
Am Am C Dm
+
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
man. Where've you been?
Dm Dm F G
+
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
Hide your - self so
Am Am C Dm
+
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
well in this city.
Dm Dm F G
+
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
Dis - ap - point - ed
Am Am C Dm
+ (hold for count)
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
man.
Dm / / / / / / / G / / / / / / /
Dm / / / / / / / G / / / Am / / /
(2nd verse)
Dm G
Did you sell your father's ring so you could stay one more night?
Am G
It shone like his glass eye in the worn, velvet case.
Dm G
Did you fill this hired room with guilty words?
Am G
Your white piano hands flutter like poisoned birds.
(chorus)
Dm Dm F G Am Am C Dm
+ +
Why'd you call me? Must be bad.
Dm Dm F G Am Am C Dm
+ +
Disappointed man where've you been?
Dm Dm F G Am Am C Dm
+ +
Hide yourself so well in this city.
Dm Dm F G Am Am C Dm
+ +
Disappointed man where've you been?
Dm Dm F G Am Am C Dm
+ +
Disappointed man where've you been?
Dm Dm F G Am Am C Dm
+ + (hold)
Disappointed man.
--
~ ~
Norman Joseph, Systems Administrator [email protected] IC|XC
Concurrent Technologies Corporation 814/269.2633 --+--
NI|KA
From rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature Mon Apr 24 18:21:22 1995
From: [email protected] (Norman P. B. Joseph)
Date: 24 Apr 1995 11:07:30 -0400
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature
Subject: CRD: Freedy Johnston: This Perfect World, 12/12
Here's cut #12:
I Can Hear The Laughs - Freedy Johnston
From "This Perfect World"
- tabbed by Norman Joseph ([email protected])
(no warrantees expressed or implied - have fun)
(intro)
E G#m B
|-------2-------3-------4-------|-------2-------3-------4-------|
E G#m B
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
F#m A
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
C#m A
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
(1st verse)
E G#m B
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
You can really fall, wake
E G#m B
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
up in a ruined house,
F#m A
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
wrapped up in a torn - down curtain.
C#m A
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
And
E G#m B
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
when I get to Hell will the
E G#m B
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
love - ly girls come down to the
F#m A
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
banks of that red red river?
C#m A
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
(chorus)
B E
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
I can hear the laughs when they
B E
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
find I've fall - en down a - gain.
A G#m
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
B
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
B E
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
I can hear the laughs and it
B E
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
hurts so bad I have to smi - le.
A / / / / / / /
B / / / / / / /
A / / / / / / /
B / / / / / / /
A / / / B / / /
(2nd verse)
E G#m B
You can take a lot.
E G#m B
Put back not a thing.
F#m A C#m A
Still come home lookin' thinner.
E G#m B
And when I get to Oz,
E G#m B
will the lovely witch come down
F#m A C#m A
and kiss my pale, bleeding brow?
(chorus)
B E
I can hear the laughs when they
B E
find I've fallen down again.
A / / / G#m / / /
B / / / / / / /
B E
I can hear the laughs and it
B E
hurts so bad I have to smile.
A / / / / / / / B / / / / / / /
A / / / / / / / B / / / / / / /
A / / / / / / / B / / / / / / /
(chords repeat and fade out)
A / / / / / / /
B / / / / / / /
A / / / G#m / / /
B / / / / / / /
--
~ ~
Norman Joseph, Systems Administrator [email protected] IC|XC
Concurrent Technologies Corporation 814/269.2633 --+--
NI|KA
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