Sofia
Performed By: LIVE
From the Album: "Songs From Black Mountain"
Lyrics & Music Written By: Edward Kowalczyk
Eb(D#) Tuning (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb) Low to High
(D# G# (xx1114@1)name="chord_x43121@1">C# F# (244322@1)name="chord_x1333x@1">A# d#) Low to High
Chord used in order of appearence:
(Low to High)
D5 (xx023x@1) | 5 5 7 7 x x
E5 (022xxx@1) | 7 7 9 9 x x
C5 (x355xx@1) | x 3 5 5 x x
G5 (355xxx@1) | 3 5 5 x x x
E5* | 7 7 9 9 7 7
Intro:
(Note: Listen to the recording to get the strumming pattern)
D5 (xx023x@1) D5 (xx023x@1) E5 (022xxx@1) E5 (022xxx@1)(*)D5 D5 (xx023x@1) E5 (022xxx@1) E5 (022xxx@1)
(*) Guitar 2 plays this fill under the D5 chord:
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Verse 1:
D5 (xx023x@1) D5 (xx023x@1) Diamonds and pearls don't move this girl
E5 (022xxx@1) E5She (022xxx@1)could be icy cold to the crawl
D5 (xx023x@1) D5 (xx023x@1) One of her lungs breathes in another world
E5 (022xxx@1) E5While (022xxx@1)the other sticks around to blow you off
D5 (xx023x@1) Even when the four winds blow,
D5 (xx023x@1) E5 (022xxx@1) E5she (022xxx@1)kinda passes by like she don't feel it, no mama she don't feel it
D5 (xx023x@1) D5 (xx023x@1) One of these days I'm gonna dive into her waves and
E5 (022xxx@1) E5 (022xxx@1) bring back the meaning of it all
Chorus 1:
C5 (x355xx@1) G5 (355xxx@1) D5 (xx023x@1) E5Sofia, (022xxx@1)I need ya, like a junkie needs a vein
C5 (x355xx@1) G5And (355xxx@1)I wanna feel ya, Sofia
D5 (xx023x@1) E5*
Fallin' down.... on me like rain
(Note: There are little fills played after each chord
except the final D5 and E5*. They are difficult to
pick out, but are similar to these. You may play
them wherever you see fit):
|--7--7-----7-----| |--5--5-----5-----|
|--------8-----8--| |--------5-----5--|
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Verse 2:
D5 (xx023x@1) They say in Ancient times, man, that women ruled the World
E5That (022xxx@1)the Goddess was the one who laid it down
D5 (xx023x@1) Well, I got me a woman as alive as the day
E5Gonna (022xxx@1)breathe a whisper, knock you right down to the ground
D5 (xx023x@1) So go ahead, man, and say what you came to say
E5"The (022xxx@1)black widow's a spider, the black widow's a spider"
D5 (xx023x@1) Then go and prepare for your dying day
E5Won't (022xxx@1)take one minute 'til you're curled up dead beside her
E5Oh (022xxx@1)yeah!
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Bridge:
(Lead Part 1)
* ** *** ****
|-----------7-----------|--7--7--|-----8--7--|-------------------|
|--0--7--0-----0--7--0--|--------|--7--------|-------------------|
|-----------------------|--------|-----------|--9"--7"-----------|
|-----------------------|--------|-----------|----------11"--9"--|
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Play (*) once with (**), then (*) once with (***), then play (****) once
(Lead Part 2)
* ** ***
|-----------7-----------|-----8--7--|-----7--10--12"p10p7h10p7h10h12"~~--|
|--0--7--0-----0--7--0--|--7--------|--7---------------------------------|
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Play (*) once with (**), then (*) once with (***)
After lead:
C5 (x355xx@1) G5 (355xxx@1) D5 (xx023x@1) E5(upstrum) E5(downstrum)
Sofia, I need ya, like a junkie needs a vein
C5 (x355xx@1) G5 (355xxx@1) D5 (xx023x@1) D5(strum into chorus)
And I wanna feel ya, Sofia, fallin' down on me like rain
(Repeat Chorus 1 w/altered lyrics (same chords/pattern, etc.)):
Sofia, I need ya, like a freeloaded needs his train
And I wanna feel ya, Sofia, fallin' down on me like rain... oh...
Chorus 2:
C5 (x355xx@1) G5 (355xxx@1) D5 (xx023x@1) E5Sofia, (022xxx@1)rain down on me, and I ain't never, I'll never be the same
C5 (x355xx@1) G5 (355xxx@1) D5I (xx023x@1)wanna feel ya, Sofia, fallin' down...
(*)
on me like rain
(*)END ON:
(Note: Hold chord and fade out)
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