Song - 257 Weeks 
Artist - Nine Days 
Album - The Madding Crowd 
Tabbed By: Kay-G   (kay-g@paradis.dk) 

 / slide up     slide down    b bend 

Intro: 
 Piano  
 e ----------------------------------- 
 B ----------------------------------- 
 G --7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6- 
 D --7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7- 
 A ----------------------------------- 
 E ----------------------------------- 

   you could be waiting for a day that wont come 
and you could be so much more than youve become 
and i have found my feet 257 weeks 
but you could be waiting for a day that wont come 


 ...and i have found my feet... 
 e ------------------------------- 
 B ------------------------------- 
 G --7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-6-6-6-- 
 D --7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-- 
 A ------------------------------- 
 E ------------------------------- 

 Pick-up thingee - guitar and piano 
 e ------------- 
 B ------------- 
 G ------------- 
 D ------0---0-- 
 A --0-2---2---- 
 E ------------- 

 -when the drums come in: guitar 
 e ---------------- 
 B ---------------- 
 G --7--7----7--7-- listen for right beats 
 D ---------------- 
 A ---------------- 
 E ---------------- 

you could be waiting for your life to begin 
and you could be so much more than youve been 
and i have found my feet 257 weeks 
but you could be waiting for a day that wont come 

 pickup into chorus:  B and then A 

 Chorus: 
  
  G                D              B 
 so sad, you're so good and im so bad 
  G                D                  A (slide up and down) B  
 but you wont see me wastin' the best thing i ever had 
          G                  D                B 
 and its such a shame, that I can't tell you anything 
  (played on up beats): 
     G                  A 
 you wont hear me, still you endear me now... 

 little mini-solo after 1st chorus:  
 e -5/7-7-7-75-5-5-5-------------- 
 B -------------------0-0/1-2-2 2--- 
 G --------------------------------- 
 D --------------------------------- 
 A --------------------------------- 
 E --------------------------------- 

 e ---------------------------- 
 B --3b-3b-3b-3-33-3----------- 
 G ---------------------------- 
 D -------------------2--4--2-- 
 A ---------------------------- 
 E ---------------------------- 


hard to see past the window facing forward looking back 
over years spent tracing wondering how you left your track 
underwater breathing burns your lungs and breaks your back 
and you could be waiting right here for a day that wont come 

 Chorus 

 pre-solo thingee: 
 e --5-5-5-5-5-5------5-----5--------------- 
 B --------5-5-5--5/7---6/7----87-75-53-- 
 G ----------------------------------------- 
 D ----------------------------------------- 
 A ----------------------------------------- 
 E ----------------------------------------- 

 Solo: i think it uses a Chorus Petal 
 e --5-2----------------------0/2-2-----0/2-2-----0--- 
 B ------0-3-5-7-5-3-3---0/3--------5-3-------5-3----- 
 G -------------------------------------------------2- 
 D --------------------------------------------------- 
 A --------------------------------------------------- 
 E --------------------------------------------------- 

 e ---------------------2--2/5------0-2-0-2-------0-2-0-- 
 B ------3-5-3--5-3/5-5/--------0/2-----------0/2-------- 
 G --0/2------------------------------------------------- 
 D ------------------------------------------------------ 
 A ------------------------------------------------------ 
 E ------------------------------------------------------ 

you could be waiting for your life to begin 
and you could be so much more than youve been 
and i have found my feet 257 weeks 
but you coul be waiting for your life to begin 

 Chorus (2x) 

 pre-solo thingee: played twice i think 
 e --5-5-5-5-5-5------5-----5--------------- 
 B --------5-5-5--5/7---6/7----87-75-53-- 
 G ----------------------------------------- 
 D ----------------------------------------- 
 A ----------------------------------------- 
 E ----------------------------------------- 

the end - have fun 


I think I have most of the parts right. listen to the cd for where 
each part goes.  i got the solos as close as i could.