------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Storm & Stress (Acoustic) - Bloc Party ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Not a Bloc party fan at all... But this is a lovely song. I have doubts over wheter the strumming part is bang on - in fact, I'm pretty sure it isn't - but it sounds damn close. The other tab here has this down as being played by two guitars, but I'm not convinced that's actually the case (I may very well be wrong however :D). Either way, this allows you to play it by yourself & sound pretty close to the recording. Enjoy. Chords: A [x02220] Asus2 [x02200] Asus2/F# [2x2200] A/F# [2x0220] (fingering for the chorus) Dmaj7sus2 [xx0220] (No idea if that's it's actual name) Dsus2 [xx0230] Tuned half a step down. Intro & Verse Asus2 Asus2/F# eb|---------------------------------------| Bb|----------0-----------------0----------| Gb|------2-----2---2-------2-----2---2---| Db|----2---2-----2-------2---2-----2-----| (x4 for intro, x8 for verses) Ab|--0------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------2------------------| Asus2 Asus2/F# Promise you'll say if it gets Promise you'll say if it gets too much Don't be so scared of corners Don't be so tired of this life Of this life Of this life Of this life Chorus eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|----2-----2-3-2------2-----2-3-2-----| Gb|------2----------------2-------------| Db|--------0----------------2-----------| x4 Ab|------------------0------------------| Eb|-2-----------------------------------| You drink to laugh You drink to cry You wear me in You wear me... Verse You really suffer for it You really suffer for your art Don't be a martyr for it Don't be a martyr for the cause Your eyes tell it Oh your eyes tell it Oh your eyes tell it Oh your eyes tell the truth Chorus You drink to laugh You drink to cry You wear me in eb|---------------------| Bb|----2-----2-3-2------| Gb|------2--------------| Db|--------0------------| Ab|---------------------| Eb|-2-------------------| Bridge: (strumming) A (build up) Dmaj7sus2 Dsus2 A Dsus2 You wear me out You're not always, You're not always right, You're not always, You're not always right, Dmaj7sus2 Dsus2 A Dsus2 RIFF 2 You're not always eb|---0---/--0---/---0---5---4----| This is the bit that you hear at the end Bb|---2---/--3---/---5---x---x----| of both strumming sections. Pretty tough Gb|---2---/--2---/---2---2---2----| fingering to pull off at the speed it's Db|---0---/--0---/---0---0---0----| played here, which is why I'm not *entirely* Ab|---x---/--x---/---x---x---x----| convinced that there isn't a second guitar Eb|---x---/--x---/---x---x---x----| used in this song... Verse A new fight for a last rite A new fight for a last rite You can fight a new fight You can fight You're the life of the party You're the life of the party You're the life of the party, You make my world spin around Bridge x2 You're not always, You're not always right, You're not always, You're not always right, You're not always You're not always right Then verse riff x2 & end on a strum of Asus2