Tuning: EADGBE (Standard)
This tab is based off of the original Band recording of this song, not the By Your Side
b-side. The only real difference between the two in terms of the chords is that the "A
game nobody won" and "A song already sung" lyrics have B and E chords played over them
on the Band version and A and D on the By Your Side b-side. The choruses to the Band
version loosely follow the intro in terms of the picking pattern, and while there's just
a little more going on during the choruses it's not significant enough to warrant
re-tabbing the choruses note for note. The By Your Side b-side, on the other hand, is
all over the place in terms of the picking in both the intro, choruses, and even verses,
so the chords
will have to suffice.
Notable chords:
D5 D5 G(1) G5 (2 fr.) F5 G/f# G5
E---0-----0-----7-------------------3-----3-- |
B---3-----6-----8------3------1-----3-----3-- |
G---2-----5-----7------4------2-----0-----0-- |
D---0-----0-----0------5------3-----0-----0-- |
A----------------------5------3-----x-----x-- |
E-----------------------------------2-----0-- |
Intro:
E--0-0--0----0------7-7--2----0--0---0----0-- |
B--3-3--6------6----8-8--3----1----1-3----1-- |
G--2-2--5--------5--7-7--2----2------4----0-- |
D--0-0--0-----------0-0--0----3------5----2-- |
A-----------------------------3------5----3-- |
E-------------------------------------------- |
E--0-0--0----0------7-7--2----2--------0--0---0-- |
B--3-3--6------6----8-8--3------3------1----1-3-- |
G--2-2--5--------5--7-7--2--------2p0--2------4-- |
D--0-0--0-----------0-0--0-------------3------5-- |
A------------------------------------------------ |
E------------------------------------------------ |
D5 F5
I wonder why
A5 G5
You spend so much time
D5 F5
Staring at the sky
A5 G5
Always feeling outside
Pre-chorus: Rich plays what I have tabbed here, but I've included the chords as well.
This applies to both pre-choruses in the song.
E---------------------0--0----0--0---0---- |
B--4--4-4-4-2-4-5-----0--0----0--0---0---- |
G--4------------------1--1----1--1---1---- | x4
D--4------------------2--2----2--2---2---- |
A--2-------------------------------------- |
E------------------0-------0-------0---0-- |
B5 E5
When you call I come
B5 E5
When it's over and done
B5 E5
A game nobody won
B5 E5
A song already sung
D5 D5 G(1) D5
All I want is for you to smile
D5 D5 G(1) D5
I haven't seen it in such a while
D5 D5 G(1) D5
All I want is for you to smile
F5 G(2) C5
Even just for a little while
D5 F5
Feeling counter clockwise
A5 G5
Betrayed and denied
D5 F5
Its too late to cry
A5 G5
One last backslide
Pre-chorus:
E---------------------0--0----0--0---0---- |
B--4--4-4-4-2-4-5-----0--0----0--0---0---- |
G--4------------------1--1----1--1---1---- | x4
D--4------------------2--2----2--2---2---- |
A--2-------------------------------------- |
E------------------0-------0-------0---0-- |
B5 E5
When you call I come
B5 E5
When it's over and done
B5 E5
A game nobody won
B5 E5
A song already sung
D5 D5 G(1) D5
All I want is for you to smile
D5 D5 G(1) D5
I haven't seen it in such a while
D5 D5 G(1) D5
All I want is for you to smile
F5 G(2) C5
Even just for a little while
Solo rhythm:
D5 G5 G/f# G5
D5 G5 G/f# G5
D5 G5 G/f# G5
D5 G5 G/f# G5
D5 D5 G(1) D5
All I want is for you to smile
D5 D5 G(1) D5
I haven't seen it in such a while
D5 D5 G(1) D5
All I want is for you to smile
F5 G(2)
Even just
F5 G(2)
Even just
F5 G(2) D5
Even just