------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COME A LITTLE CLOSER (ACOUSTIC) - Cage the Elephant ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: evanryder1 Tabbed off of this video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AMAcrpceso) Tuning: Standard Chords Used: C#m G#m F#m E A e|-------4------4-------2-------0------5-------------------------------------| B|-------5------4-------2-------0------5-------------------------------------| G|-------6------4-------2-------1------6-------------------------------------| D|-------6------6-------4-------2------7-------------------------------------| A|-------4------6-------4-------2------7-------------------------------------| E|-------x------4-------2-------0------5-------------------------------------| VERSE 1 {strumming pattern: d du udu udu udu} C#m G#m Time shakes, found you at the water F#m C#m At first you were my father, now I love you like a brother C#m G#m Earthquakes shake the dust behind you F#m This world at times will blind you C#m E (<--{d dud} on these two chords) Still I know I'll see you there Chorus: {strumming pattern: d dudu} A F#m C#m Come a little closer then you'll see C#m Come on, come on, come on A F#m C#m Things aren't always what they seem to be C#m Come on, come on, come on A F#m C#m Do you understand the things that you've been seein' C#m Come on, come on, come on A F#m C#m Do you understand the things that you've been dreaming A F#m C#m Come a little closer then you'll see Then on the low E string it's 2---4--- VERSE 2 {strumming pattern: d du udu udu udu} C#m G#m Heartbreaks, the heavy world's upon your shoulders F#m Will we burn or we just smolder C#m So now I know I found you there C#m G#m F#m Ooooh, wanna see if you can change it, change it C#m E (<--{d dud} on these two chords) Still I know I'll see you there Chorus: {strumming pattern: d dudu} A F#m C#m Come a little closer then you'll see C#m Come on, come on, come on A F#m C#m Things aren't always what they seem to be C#m Come on, come on, come on A F#m C#m Do you understand the things that you've been seein' C#m Come on, come on, come on A F#m C#m Do you understand the things that you've been dreaming A F#m C#m Come a little closer then you'll see A F#m C#m Come a little closer then you'll see VERSE 3 {strumming pattern: short downstrums on each beat} C#m oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh A oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh F#m oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh C#m oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh A oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh F#m C#m F#m G#m {<---single downstrum} oh {Strumming pattern: single downstrum} A F#m C#m F#m G#m Ten thousand people stand alone now A F#m C#m And in the evening the sun sets, F#m G#m A Tomorrow it will rise F#m C#m F#m G#m A Time flies by, they all sing along {Strumming pattern: quick downstrums} F#m C#m F#m G#m A Time flies by, they all sing along F#m C#m F#m G#m A Time flies by, they all sing along F#m C#m F#m G#m Time flies by, by Chorus: {strumming pattern varies a lot line-to-line in this chorus} A F#m C#m Come a little closer then you'll see C#m Come on, come on, come on A F#m C#m Come a little closer then you'll see A F#m C#m Come a little closer then you'll see A F#m C#m Come a little closer then you'll see ************************************ | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note | b Bend | pb Pre-bend | br Bend release | pbr Pre-bend release | brb Bend release bend ************************************