Tape Deck

Artist: Jack Johnson
Title: Tape Deck
Album: From Here to Now to You
Tabbed by: Daniel Martin
Tuning: Standard
Capo: 6th fret
Chords used:
    E     A     B      Bb 
e|--0-----0-----2------1-----|
B|--0-----2-----4------3-----|
G|--1-----2-----4------3-----|
D|--2-----2-----4------3-----|
A|--2-----0-----2------1-----|
E|--0------------------------|

[Intro]
E       A      A      B
E       A      A      B

[Verse 1]
        E                    A 
From my tape deck there's a recklessness
                    B
Inflections of the world we want
E                   A 
All my friends, my rusty truck
                              B
We're just specks of love, directionless
E                   A 
Call this band just what we want
                            B
We can change the name from month to month
E                 A 
Four guitars and zero drums
                       B      Bb    A             B
We sounded folk but we wanted to be punk
                 A           B
In a world post punk


[Verse 2]
     E                 A 
Well my friend had an old guitar
                            B
He took some lessons didn't get very far
   E           A 
An Ibanez with one knob stuck
                                   B
Said, "You can have that thing for fifty bucks"
E                        A 
Laura got a bass but it got no amp
                          B
Borrowed skills but never gave it back
E                      A 
Luke is just learning how to strum
                                        B    Bb  A 
But since he was the worst, we made him play the drums
     Bb  B
Play the drums


[Chorus]
         E            A 
You may find, In the palm
         B               A 
Of your hand, There's a flame
       E            A 
As it burns, As it climes
       B           A 
As it turns, To a blaze
           E               A 
Well this flame, It won't last
         B              A 
Here it comes, Hold it close
            E             A 
Cause this blaze, Can be fast
        B                 A 
Set it free now there it goes


{Instrumental]
    E            A    B        A            B
e|--000000000000-0-0--2---2----000000000000-2---2---2|
B|--000000000000-2-2--4---4----222222222222-4---4---4|
G|--111111111111-2-2--4---4----222222222222-4---4---4|
D|--222222222222-2-2--4---4----222222222222-4---4---4|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

    E            A                        B
e|--0--0000000---0-0--0--0---000000000000-2---2---2|
B|--0--0000000---2-2--2--2---222222222222-4---4---4|
G|--1--1111111---2-2--2--2---222222222222-4---4---4|
D|--2--2222222---2-2--2--2---222222222222-4---4---4|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|


[Verse 3]
E                    A 
Luke's mom said that after school
                         B
We could rehearse in the living room
    E                 A 
But that sure didn't last too long
                                  B
Guess she didn't know we'd play Fugazi songs
   E                         A 
We played these songs in the talent show
                              B
And all of the girls would be in the front row
    E                  A 
But in the end we just chickened out
                              B   Bb A 
Because we can't sing, We can on--ly shout
   Bb B
On-ly shhh


[Chorus]
         E            A 
You may find, In the palm
         B               A 
Of your hand, There's a flame
       E            A 
As it burns, As it climes
       B           A 
As it turns, To a blaze
           E               A 
Well this flame, It won't last
         B              A 
Here it comes, Hold it close
            E             A 
Cause this blaze, Can be fast
        B                 A 
Set it free now there it goes


{Instrumental]
    E            A    B        A            B
e|--000000000000-0-0--2---2----000000000000-2---2---2|
B|--000000000000-2-2--4---4----222222222222-4---4---4|
G|--111111111111-2-2--4---4----222222222222-4---4---4|
D|--222222222222-2-2--4---4----222222222222-4---4---4|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

    E            A                        B             E
e|--0--0000000---0-0--0--0---000000000000-2---2---2-----0|
B|--0--0000000---2-2--2--2---222222222222-4---4---4-----0|
G|--1--1111111---2-2--2--2---222222222222-4---4---4-----1|
D|--2--2222222---2-2--2--2---222222222222-4---4---4-----2|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|