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Released on February 1st 2011 as a digital download and later released as the premier
track of their first full lenght album "In A Tidal Wave Of Mystery", this song peaked
on several international music charts, including: Germany, US, Mexico, Venezuela and
more. It also reached Gold and Platinum certification in several countries, selling
more than 2.5M copies around the world. With a cheerful techno beat, charged with pop
synths, this track really lifts you up.
Tabbed by Pelusteriano
Contact at my UG profile
Lyrics by Ryan Merchant & Sebu Simonian
Music by Ryan Merchant (vocals), Sebu Simonian (vocals and synth), Spencer Ludwig (trumpet)
Manny Quintero (bass), Nick Merwin (guitar) & Channing Holmes (drums)
NOTE: Tab based on lives performances, like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRR2CmFWJCw
and this http://goo.gl/DywHSK
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CHORDS (low to high)
Fmaj7 X3321X C/G 33201X Am X02210 G 32000X Dm X57765 F* X8-10-10-10X G* X10-12-12-12X
INTRO
Synth arr. for guitar
Fmaj7 C/G Am G Fmaj7 C/G Am G
|----|----|----|----|----------|----|----------|----|
|-1--|-1--|-1--|-0--|-1--------|-1--|-1--------|-0--|
|-2--|-0--|-2--|-0--|-2--------|-0--|-2--------|-0--|
|-3--|-2--|-2--|-0--|-3--------|-2--|-2--------|-0--|
|----|----|----|----|----------|----|----------|----|
|----|----|----|----|----------|----|----------|----|
|
| Background guitar
|----|----|----|----|-8-8--8-8-|----|-8-8--8-8-|----|
|----|----|----|----|----------|----|----------|----|
|----|----|----|----|----------|----|----------|----|
|----|----|----|----|----------|----|----------|----|
|----|----|----|----|----------|----|----------|----|
|----|----|----|----|----------|----|----------|----|
VERSE I
Bass (synth eff)
Fmaj7 C/G Am G
|| -----------------|---5---5---5---5-|-----------------|----------------- ||
||O---3---3---3---3-|-----------------|---7---7---7---7-|---5---5---9---9-O||
||O-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|-----------------|-----------------O||
|| -1---1---1---1---|-----------------|-5---5---5---5---|-3---3---7---7--- ||
Fmaj7 C/G Am
I could lift you up, I could show you what you wanna see
G
And take you where you wanna be
Fmaj7 C/G Am
You could be my luck, even if the sky is falling down
G
I know that we'll be safe and sound
TRUMPET BRIDGE
Trumpet arr. for guitar (if you want to play it one actave lower, play it 12 frets below)
Fmaj7 C/G Am G
|-12------------10-12-|---------------10--|-12------------10-12-|---------15-13-12--|
|-----10--12-13-------|---------12-13-----|-----10--12-13-------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-12---12-----------|---------------------|-12---12-----------|
|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
Fmaj7 C/G Am G
We're safe and sound
VERSE II
Synth arr. for guitar
Fmaj7 C/G Am G Fmaj7 C/G Am G
|----|----|----|----|----------|----|----------|----|
|-1--|-1--|-1--|-0--|-1--------|-1--|-1--------|-0--|
|-2--|-0--|-2--|-0--|-2--------|-0--|-2--------|-0--|
|-3--|-2--|-2--|-0--|-3--------|-2--|-2--------|-0--|
|----|----|----|----|----------|----|----------|----|
|----|----|----|----|----------|----|----------|----|
|
| Background guitar
|----|----|----|----|-8-8--8-8-|----|-8-8--8-8-|----|
|----|----|----|----|----------|----|----------|----|
|----|----|----|----|----------|----|----------|----|
|----|----|----|----|----------|----|----------|----|
|----|----|----|----|----------|----|----------|----|
|----|----|----|----|----------|----|----------|----|
Fmaj7 C/G Am
I could fill your cup, you know my river won't evaporate
G
This world we still appreciate
Fmaj7 C/G Am
You could be my luck, even in a hurricane of frowns
G
I know that we'll be safe and sound
CHORUS
Synth arr. for guitar
Fmaj7 C/G Am G
|| ---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|------------------- ||
|| -1-------------------|-1-----------------|-1-------------------|-0----------------- ||
||O-2-------------------|-0-----------------|-2-------------------|-0-----------------O||
||O-3-------------------|-2-----------------|-2-------------------|-0-----------------O||
|| ---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|------------------- ||
|| ---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|------------------- ||x2
|
| Trumpet arr. for guitar
|| -12------------10-12-|---------------10--|-12------------10-12-|---------15-13-12-- ||
|| -----10--12-13-------|---------12-13-----|-----10--12-13-------|------------------- ||
||O---------------------|-12---12-----------|---------------------|-12---12-----------O||
||O---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------O||
|| ---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|------------------- ||
|| ---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|------------------- ||x2
Fmaj7 C/G
Safe and sound - We're safe and sound
Am G
Safe and sound - We're safe and sound
Fmaj7 C/G
Hold your ground - We're safe and sound
Am G
Safe and sound
VERSE III (with hand claps)
Background guitar
Fmaj7 C/G Am G
|| ---15--|---12--|-------|------- ||
|| --13---|--13---|---13--|---12-- ||
||O-12----|-12----|--14---|--12---O||
||O-------|-------|-14----|-12----O||
|| -------|-------|-------|------- ||
|| -------|-------|-------|------- ||x2
Fmaj7 C/G Am
I could show you love, in a tidal wave of mystery
G
You'll still be standing next to me
Fmaj7 C/G Am
You could be my luck, even if we're six feet underground
G
I know that we'll be safe and sound (sound-sound-sound...)
INTERLUDE
Synth arr. for guitar, play on A string (ghost note effect)
Dm
||-5(5)5(5)5(5)5(5)5(5)5(5)5(5)5(5)-|-5(5)5(5)5(5)5(5)5(5)5(5)5(5)5(5)-|
|
| Trumpet arr. for guitar
|| ----12--12h10-12----12--12h10-12-|-----12--12h10-12----12--12h10-12-|
|| ---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
||O---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
||O---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|| ---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|| ---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
F* G*
|-8(8)8(8)8(8)8(8)8(8)8(8)8(8)8(8)-|-10(10)10(10)10(10)10(10)10(10)10(10)10(10)10(10)- ||
|
|
|---12--10h12--12---12--10h12--12--|-------12----------12----12----12----12----------- ||
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------O||
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------O||
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------- ||
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------- ||x2
CHORUS
Synth arr. for guitar
Fmaj7 C/G Am G
|| ---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|------------------- ||
|| -1-------------------|-1-----------------|-1-------------------|-0----------------- ||
||O-2-------------------|-0-----------------|-2-------------------|-0-----------------O||
||O-3-------------------|-2-----------------|-2-------------------|-0-----------------O||
|| ---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|------------------- ||
|| ---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|------------------- ||x2
Fmaj7 C/G Am G
Safe and sound, Safe and sound
Fmaj7 C/G Am G
Hold your ground Safe and sound
VERSE IV (No chords, only bass)
I could lift you up, I could show you what you wanna see
And take you where you wanna be
You could be my luck, even if the sky is falling down
I know that we'll be safe and sound
VERSE V
Synth arr. for guitar
Fmaj7 C/G Am G
|| ----------|----|----------|---- |
|| -1--------|-1--|-1--------|-0-- ||
||O-2--------|-0--|-2--------|-0--O||
||O-3--------|-2--|-2--------|-0--O||
|| ----------|----|----------|---- ||
|| ----------|----|----------|---- ||x2
|
| Background guitar
|| -8-8--8-8-|----|-8-8--8-8-|---- ||
|| ----------|----|----------|---- ||
||O----------|----|----------|----O||
||O----------|----|----------|----O||
|| ----------|----|----------|---- ||
|| ----------|----|----------|---- ||x2
Fmaj7 C/G Am
I could lift you up, I could show you what you wanna see
G
And take you where you wanna be
Fmaj7 C/G Am
You could be my luck, even if the sky is falling down
G
I know that we'll be safe and sound
PRE-CHORUS
Synth arr. for guitar
Fmaj7 C/G Am G
|| ---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|------------------- ||
|| -1-------------------|-1-----------------|-1-------------------|-0----------------- ||
||O-2-------------------|-0-----------------|-2-------------------|-0-----------------O||
||O-3-------------------|-2-----------------|-2-------------------|-0-----------------O||
|| ---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|------------------- ||
|| ---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|------------------- ||x2
|
| Trumpet arr. for guitar
|| -12------------10-12-|---------------10--|-12------------10-12-|---------15-13-12-- ||
|| -----10--12-13-------|---------12-13-----|-----10--12-13-------|------------------- ||
||O---------------------|-12---12-----------|---------------------|-12---12-----------O||
||O---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------O||
|| ---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|------------------- ||
|| ---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|------------------- ||x2
Fmaj7 C/G
We're safe and sound
Am G
We're safe and sound
Fmaj7 C/G
We're safe and sound
Am G
We're safe and sound
CHORUS
Synth arr. for guitar
Fmaj7 C/G Am G
|| ---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|------------------- ||
|| -1-------------------|-1-----------------|-1-------------------|-0----------------- ||
||O-2-------------------|-0-----------------|-2-------------------|-0-----------------O||
||O-3-------------------|-2-----------------|-2-------------------|-0-----------------O||
|| ---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|------------------- ||
|| ---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|------------------- ||x2
|
| Trumpet arr. for guitar
|| -12------------10-12-|---------------10--|-12------------10-12-|---------15-13-12-- ||
|| -----10--12-13-------|---------12-13-----|-----10--12-13-------|------------------- ||
||O---------------------|-12---12-----------|---------------------|-12---12-----------O||
||O---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------O||
|| ---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|------------------- ||
|| ---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|------------------- ||x2
Fmaj7 C/G
Safe and sound - We're safe and sound
Am G
Safe and sound - We're safe and sound
Fmaj7 C/G
Hold your ground - We're safe and sound
Am G
Safe and sound - We're safe and sound
