By: Steven Smigiel
I put stuff out there for a guy playing solo acoustic guitar.
I like open chords for the bass & resonation. I?ll always give
the lyrics and enough tab to get you going. I?m sure all the chords
have more technical names but when I?m playing I use this for a
reference. -Steve
I tune to standard 440 but one fret lower. So E is Eb etc.
E A D G B E
The * is just sliding your finger down a fret for the bass
line note then back to the chord shape
Chord Shapes:
Bm(intro*) A A * G G * Bm D C C * Em F#m(barre) F#
e | --2-----------0-0-----0-0----0----2---3-3----0---2----------0-- |
B | --0-----------0-0-----0-0----0----3---3-3----0---2----------0-- |
G | --4-----------6-6-----4-4----4----2---0-0----0---2----------3-- |
D | --4-----------7-7-----5-5----4----0---2-0----2---4----------4-- |
A | --0-----------7-7-----5-5----2----0---3-2----2---4----------4-- |
E | --0-----------5(4)----3(2)---0----0---0-0----0---2----------2-- |
Tab
The Bm** is another chord where you pull off
and on with the pinky. This repeats continuously
through the verses.
e | -x---------------- |
B | -x---------------- |
G | -------4--0------- |
D | -----4------4----- |
A | ---2-------------- |
E | -x---------------- |
[Bm intro*] You called me up on the phone today
Struggling with the right words to say
Time can change a thing or two
Time has changed the lives of me and you
But you know [ A ][ A *][ A ] [ G ][ G *][ G ]
it could have been [Bm] different dad
[Bm**] The word brings back a sweet memory
I?m sitting on a bluff on a broken tree
By my side a distinguished man
Giving me encouragement, telling me I can
And you know [ A ][ A *][ A ] [ G ][ G *][ G ]
You?re not there
[D] You say Son let?s forget the past
I want another chance, gonna make it last
You?re begging me for a brand new start
Trying to mend a bridge that?s been blown apart,
But you know [ C ][ C *][ C ] [ G ][ G *][ G ]
You never [Bm] built it dad
(a nice slide down the E string into the chord works well here)
[Em] And so I sit here through the [F#m] night,
And I write myself to [G] sleep,
And time keeps ticking [ Bm ][ Bm **][ Bm ] [ A ][ A *][ A ] [ G ][ G *][ G ]
[ Bm ][ Bm **][ Bm ] [ G ][ G *][ G ] [ F# ] [ Bm ][ Bm **][ Bm ]
[Bm**] Time has made you finally realize
Your loneliness and your guilt inside
You?re reaching for something you never had
Turning around now you?re looking back
And you know [A][A*][A] [G][G*][G] I?m not there
[D] You say ?Son, let?s forget the past
I want another chance, gonna make it last?
You?re begging me for a brand new start,
Trying to mend a bridge that?s been blown apart,
But you know [ C ][ C *][ C ] [ G ][ G *][ G ]
You never [B] built it dad.
You never [A] built it dad.
You never [G] built it dad.
You never [F#] built it dad.
You never [Em] built it dad. [Bm]
--This reminds me of Cat?s in the Cradle by Harry Chapin.
If you listen to it you?ll se what I?m getting at. Good luck. Peace.
Steven