• Song:

    Speed Of The Wind

  • Artist:

    Be Bop Deluxe

  • Album:

    Air Age Anthology (disc...

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        Speed Of The Wind - Be Bop Deluxe
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Tabbed by: axe victim

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Tuning: EADGBe

This track is available on the  'Futurama' CD, and also the 'Air 
Age Anthology' compilation.  A good song to play on acoustic guitar. 
I think most of the info you need is here.


Intro: Acoustic guitar...


___Em9_____________________________________________________________ 

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-------------0---------------0--|-------------0---------------0--|
D|---------4---------------4------|---------4---------------4------|
A|-----5---------------2----------|-----5---------------2----------|
E|-0---------------0--------------|-0---------------0--------------|

 | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|


Repeat a few times then...

Verse: 

___Em9_____________________________________________________________
 " If   you     see    me,            if     you     see      me... "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-------------0---------------0--|-------------0---------------0--|
D|---------4---------------4------|---------4---------------4------|
A|-----5---------------2----------|-----5---------------2----------|
E|-0---------------0--------------|-0---------------0--------------|


___C-5_____________________________________________________________
" smiling...                                           it's no... "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-------------0---------------0--|-------------0---------------0--|
D|---------4---------------4------|---------4---------------4------|
A|-----3---------------3----------|-----3---------------3----------|
E|-3---------------3--------------|-3---------------3--------------|


___Em9______________________________C-5____________________________
" sin...                               it's just the speed of the... "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-------------0---------------0--|-------------0---------------0--|
D|---------4---------------4------|---------4---------------4------|
A|-----5---------------2----------|-----3---------------3----------|
E|-0---------------0--------------|-3---------------3--------------|


___Em9_____________________________________________________________
" ...wind "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-------------0---------------0--|-------------0---------------0--|
D|---------4---------------4------|---------4---------------4------|
A|-----5---------------2----------|-----5---------------2----------|
E|-0---------------0--------------|-0---------------0--------------|


___Em9_____________________________________________________________
" If       you       want  me,              if    you    want   me... "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-------------0---------------0--|-------------0---------------0--|
D|---------4---------------4------|---------4---------------4------|
A|-----5---------------2----------|-----5---------------2----------|
E|-0---------------0--------------|-0---------------0--------------|


___C-5_____________________________________________________________
" laughing...                                             let me... "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-------------0---------------0--|-------------0---------------0--|
D|---------4---------------4------|---------4---------------4------|
A|-----3---------------3----------|-----3---------------3----------|
E|-3---------------3--------------|-3---------------3--------------|


___Em9______________________________C-5____________________________
" ...sing                             it's just the speed of the... "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-------------0---------------0--|-------------0---------------0--|
D|---------4---------------4------|---------4---------------4------|
A|-----5---------------2----------|-----3---------------3----------|
E|-0---------------0--------------|-3---------------3--------------|


___Em9______________________________C-5____________________________
" wind "                              it's just the speed of the... "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-------------0---------------0--|-------------0---------------0--|
D|---------4---------------4------|---------4---------------4------|
A|-----5---------------2----------|-----3---------------3----------|
E|-0---------------0--------------|-3---------------3--------------|


___Em9______________________________C-5____________________________
" wind "                              it's just the speed of the... "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-------------0---------------0--|-------------0---------------0--|
D|---------4---------------4------|---------4---------------4------|
A|-----5---------------2----------|-----3---------------3----------|
E|-0---------------0--------------|-3---------------3--------------|


___Em______________________________________________________________
" ...wind "
e|-0-----------0---0-------0------|-----0---0-------0-------0------|
B|-0-----------0---0-------0------|-----0---0-------0-------0------|
G|-0-----------0---0-------0------|-----0---0-------0-------0------|
D|-2-----------2---2-------2------|-----2---2-------2-------2------|
A|-2-----------2---2-------2------|-----2---2-------2-------2------|
E|-0-----------0---0-------0------|-----0---0-------0-------0------|

 | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

___A_______________________________________________________________

e|-0------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-2------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-2------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-2------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|-0------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|



Repeat from verse. Then...

Middle section:

___Em___________________________________C___________B______________
" Hey!                  Don't put out your       light... "
e|-0------------------------------|-----3---3---3---2---2---2---2--|
B|-0------------------------------|-----5---5---5---4---4---4---4--|
G|-0------------------------------|-----5---5---5---4---4---4---4--|
D|-2------------------------------|-----5---5---5---4---4---4---4--|
A|-2------------------------------|-----3---3---3---2---2---2---2--|
E|-0------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

___Em___________________________________C_______________B__________
     " There's too much shadow in your   room      tonight "
e|-----0---0---0-------0---0---0--|-----3---3---3-------2---2---2--|
B|-----0---0---0-------0---0---0--|-----5---5---5-------4---4---4--|
G|-----0---0---0-------0---0---0--|-----5---5---5-------4---4---4--|
D|-----2---2---2-------2---2---2--|-----5---5---5-------4---4---4--|
A|-----2---2---2-------2---2---2--|-----3---3---3-------2---2---2--|
E|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|--------------------------------|


Repeat until...

___Em___________________________________C___________B______________
     " see  what  a  fall  might  bring... "
e|-----0---0---0-------0---0---0--|-----3---3---3---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
B|-----0---0---0-------0---0---0--|-----5---5---5---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|
G|-----0---0---0-------0---0---0--|-----5---5---5---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|
D|-----2---2---2-------2---2---2--|-----5---5---5---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|
A|-----2---2---2-------2---2---2--|-----3---3---3---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
E|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|--------------------------------|


___Em______________________________________________________________
     " descending, ascending           descending, ascending... "
e|-0------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-0------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-0------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-2------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|-2------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|-0------------------------------|--------------------------------|


___D_______________________________________________________________
     " descending, ascending           descending, ascending... "
e|-2------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-3------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-2------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-0------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|


___C________________________________B______________________________
     " descending, ascending             with the speed of the ... "
e|-3------------------------------|-2------------------------------|
B|-5------------------------------|-4------------------------------|
G|-5------------------------------|-4------------------------------|
D|-5------------------------------|-4------------------------------|
A|-3------------------------------|-2------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|


___Em___________________________________C_______________B__________
" wind                                   with the speed of the ... "
e|-----0---0---0-------0---0---0--|-----3---3---3-------2---2---2--|
B|-----0---0---0-------0---0---0--|-----5---5---5-------4---4---4--|
G|-----0---0---0-------0---0---0--|-----5---5---5-------4---4---4--|
D|-----2---2---2-------2---2---2--|-----5---5---5-------4---4---4--|
A|-----2---2---2-------2---2---2--|-----3---3---3-------2---2---2--|
E|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|--------------------------------|


___Em___________________________________C_______________B__________
" wind "
e|-----0---0---0-------0---0---0--|-----3---3---3-------2---2---2--|
B|-----0---0---0-------0---0---0--|-----5---5---5-------4---4---4--|
G|-----0---0---0-------0---0---0--|-----5---5---5-------4---4---4--|
D|-----2---2---2-------2---2---2--|-----5---5---5-------4---4---4--|
A|-----2---2---2-------2---2---2--|-----3---3---3-------2---2---2--|
E|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|--------------------------------|


___Em______________________________________________________________

e|-0------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-0------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-0------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-2------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|-2------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|-0------------------------------|--------------------------------|



Repeat from intro inc. verse, then...

Ending...

___Em9______________________________C-5____________________________
" wind "                              it's just the speed of the... "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-------------0---------------0--|-------------0---------------0--|
D|---------4---------------4------|---------4---------------4------|
A|-----5---------------2----------|-----3---------------3----------|
E|-0---------------0--------------|-3---------------3--------------|


___Em9______________________________C-5____________________________
" wind "                              it's just the speed of the... "
e|--------------------------------|-0------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-0------------------------------|
G|-------------0---------------0--|-0------------------------------|
D|---------4---------------4------|-4------------------------------|
A|-----5---------------2----------|-3------------------------------|
E|-0---------------0--------------|-3------------------------------|


___Em9_____________________________________________________________
" wind... "
e|-0------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-0------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-0------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-4------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|-5------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|-0------------------------------|--------------------------------|



Lyrics:


If you see me 
If you see smiling
It's no sin
It's just the speed of the wind

If you hear
If you hear the ringing bells
The chimes within
It's just the speed of the wind

If you fear
If you fear your secret hell
Just walk right in
It's just the speed of the wind

It's just the speed of the wind
It's just the speed of the wind

Hey!  Don't put out your light
There's too much shadow in your room tonight
This time before time begins
We'll touch the sky with our tragic wings
Sail with the sailing planes
We'll synchronize our maiden names
See what a fall might bring
Descending, ascending, 
Descending, ascending,
Descending, ascending,
With the speed of the wind

If you see me 
If you see smiling
It's no sin
It's just the speed of the wind

If you hear
If you hear the ringing bells
The chimes within
It's just the speed of the wind

If you fear
If you fear your private hell
Just walk right in
It's just the speed of the wind

It's just the speed of the wind
It's just the speed of the wind


Words and music by Bill Nelson


| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
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