Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 19:57:15 -0800 
From: "Michael A. Mazur"  
Subject: TAB: Counting Crows, "Children in Bloom" 
 
Tab: "Children in Bloom" Counting Crows 
Transcribed by Michael A. Mazur (mmazur@wpi.edu) 
 
 
All guitars tuned down 1/2 step (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) 
 
Intro: Guitar 2 plays a Dsus2/A and sustains it with feedback 
       Guitar 1 plays the part below: 
 
||--------------------------------|-----------0-----0-----| 
||------3-----3-----3--------2--|--0-----0-----------0--| 
||*--2-----2-----2-------2--2-----|-----2--------2--------| 
||*-------------------------------|-----------------------| 
||--------------------------------|-----------------------| 
||--------------------------------|-----------------------| 
 
 
                                (         First ending      ) 
|-------------------------------|---------------------------|| 
|-----3-----3-----3--------2--|--0-----0--0-----0-----0---|| 
|--2-----2-----2-------2--2-----|-----2--------2-----2-----*|| 
|-------------------------------|--------------------------*|| 
|-------------------------------|---------------------------|| 
|-------------------------------|---------------------------|| 
 
 
(  Second ending  ) 
|-----------------| 
|--0-----0--------| 
|-----2-----------| 
|-----------------| 
|-----------------| 
|-----------------| 
 
 
Verse: (Guitar 1 just plays E-D, 
Guitar 2 doubles it, then picks through Dmaj7sus2 at the end) 
(Dmaj7sus2 = xx0220) 
 
E           D             Dmaj7sus2 
Children in bloom cooking in the sun 
waiting for a room of our own 
leave my sister alone 
she don't deserve this 
she is a flower and I am a flower and 
we are all alone 
 
Chorus: Guitar 1 plays intro riff 
Bm          A         Esus4 
I gotta get out on my own 
I gotta get up from this waiting at home 
I gotta get out of this sunlight 
It's melting my bones 
I gotta get up from this slumber and get myself home 
 
All these wasted dreams 
waiting for the sun to open up my heart to anyone 
bring me some rain 
because i'm dying and i can't get this damn thing closed again 
 
I gotta get out on my own 
I gotta get up from this waiting at home 
I gotta get out of this sunlight 
It's melting my bones 
I gotta get up from this slumber and get myself home 
 
Solo: (Guitar 1 plays E D, guitar 2 plays solo) 
|----------7-------------------------------------------| 
|--7----------7----------------------------------------| 
|--9b(11)--------(11)r9--9~~~--9~~~--9~~~--9h11--7~~~--| 
|------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------| 
 
 
 
|--------------------------------| 
|---------7---------7---------0--| 
|--6b(7)-----6b(7)-----(7)r6--4--| 
|--------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------| 
 
 
 
|----------------------------|---------------------------------| 
|--7b(9)r7--9b(10)r9--10~~~--|--10h12~~~--12~~~--12~~~--10h12--| 
|----------------------------|---------------------------------| 
|----------------------------|---------------------------------| 
|----------------------------|---------------------------------| 
|----------------------------|---------------------------------| 
 
 
 
|-----------------------------------------| 
|--12b(14)--12b(14)--12b(14)--(14)r12p10--| 
|-----------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------| 
 
 
 
|--12----------12----------12----------12----------12----------| 
|--15b(17)~~~--15b(17)~~~--15b(17)~~~--15b(17)~~~--15b(17)~~~--| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
 
 
|--14-------14-------14-------19p14----------|--17b(19)--------| 
|--17b(19)--17b(19)--17b(19)---------17--15--|-----------------| 
|--------------------------------------------|-----------------| 
|--------------------------------------------|-----------------| 
|--------------------------------------------|-----------------| 
|--------------------------------------------|-----------------| 
 
Bass interlude, both guitars tacet eight measures 
 
Guitar 1 plays E D as usual, guitar 2 plays the part below: 
 
Where's the funhouse this year? 
The fairground's deserted and the skies don't seem as near 
Nicole's my oldest friend 
but the altar is empty and she'll never be a little girl again 
 
Guitar 2's part over third verse: (Begins just before the verse) 
|--------|------------------------| 
|--------|--9--10--9--9--10p9--9--| 
|--------|--9--9---9--9--9--9--9--| 
|--------|------------------------| 
|--x--x--|------------------------| 
|--------|------------------------| 
 
 
 
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------| 
|--10h12--12--12--12p10--10--10p9--9--|--9h10--10--10--10p9--9h10--| 
|--9------9---9---9--9---9---9--9--9--|--9-9---9---9---9--9--9-9---| 
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------| 
 
 
 
|-----------------------------|--7--7--------| 
|--5/7--7--7--7--5--5--5h7--|--9--9--------| 
|--7/9--9--9--9--7--7--7----|--9--9--------| 
|-----------------------------|--------------| 
|-----------------------------|--------------| 
|-----------------------------|--------------| 
 
 
 
|----------10------------------|--7--7-----| 
|------------------------------|--9--9-----| 
|--9b(11)------9b(11)--(11)r9--|--9--9-----| 
|------------------------------|-----------| 
|------------------------------|-----------| 
|------------------------------|-----------| 
 
 
 
|--7-----------------|----| 
|--9-----------------|----| 
|--9-----7b(9)r7-----|----| 
|-------------------7--|/9--| 
|----------------------|----| 
|----------------------|----| 
 
I gotta get out on my own 
I gotta get up from this waiting at home 
I gotta get out of this sunlight 
It's melting my bones 
I gotta get up from this slumber and get myself... 
 
Guitar 1 plays Bm A E until end 
 
* (Guitar 2 begins the outro solo here) 
Home, home, home... I can't find my way home... 
 
Guitar 2 plays this, starting where marked: 
|--------------------------|----------0------------------| 
|--------3-----------------|-------------0-------0-------| 
|-----------4--------2-----|-----------------------------| 
|-----4-----------2-----2--|-------6--------6h7-----6--| 
|--2-----------4-----------|--4/7------------------------| 
|--------------------------|-----------------------------| 
 
 
 
|--------------------------|--------------------------| 
|--------3-----------------|--------------------------| 
|-----------4--------2-----|----------9-------9--7h9--| 
|-----4-----------2-----2--|-------6--9--6/7--9--7h9--| 
|--2-----------4-----------|--4/7---------------------| 
|--------------------------|--------------------------| 
 
 
 
|------7-------------5--------|----7-------------5\---0--| 
|---------7-------------5-----|-------9------------0-----| 
|--/7--------7--7--------6--|/9--------9---/7----------| 
|-----------------------------|--------------------------| 
|-----------------------------|--------------------------| 
|-----------------------------|--------------------------| 
 
 
 
|--10-------------5--------|-------7--------7-----| 
|------10------------5-----|----------9--------9--| 
|----------11--6--------6--|--6/9--------9--------| 
|--------------------------|----------------------| 
|--------------------------|----------------------| 
|--------------------------|----------------------| 
 
 
 
|---------------------------------|------------------------------| 
|--9b(10)--9b(10)--9b(10)--9--7h|--7~~~--7~~~--7p5~~~--5p3~~~--| 
|---------------------------------|------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------|------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------|------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------|------------------------------| 
 
 
 
|--------------------------|---------------------------| 
|--------------------------|---------------------------| 
|--4--4/6--6--6/7--7/9--9--|--9--9/11--11--11\9--9/11--| 
|--------------------------|---------------------------| 
|--------------------------|---------------------------| 
|--------------------------|---------------------------| 
 
 
 
|---------------------------| 
|---------------------------| 
|--11/13--13	--11--11/13--| 
|---------------------------| 
|---------------------------| 
|---------------------------| 
 
 
 
|------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------| 
|--13/14--14--13/14--14/16--16--14/16--16--| *This measure and 
|------------------------------------------------| the next are  
|------------------------------------------------| tremlo picked 
|------------------------------------------------| 
 
 
 
|------------------------------------------------------------------ 
|------------------------------------------------------------------ 
|--14/16--16--14/16--16--14/16--16--14/16--16--14/16--16--14/16--16 
|------------------------------------------------------------------ 
|------------------------------------------------------------------ 
|------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 
 
 
|-----------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------| 
|--14/16--16--14/16--16--14/16--16--| 
|-----------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------| 
 
 
 
|--------------------------------------------------| 
|--19b(22)--19--17--19b(22)r19--17--19--17--19~~~--| 
|--------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------| 
 
 
 
|-----------------------------------------| 
|--19p17--17p15--15--15p14--14
--12h14--| 
|-----------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------| 
 
 
 
|-----------14-----------16-----------17---------------| 
|--14b(16)------14b(16)------14b(16)------14b(16)--14--| 
|------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------| 
 
 
 
|---------------|-----------10---------------------------------| 
|--14~~~--14~~~\|--10b(12)------(12)r10p8--10b(12)r10p8-----8--| 
|---------------|----------------------------------------9-----| 
|---------------|----------------------------------------------| 
|---------------|----------------------------------------------| 
|---------------|----------------------------------------------| 
 
 
 
|--------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------| 
|--9p7-----7~~~--9p7-----7~~~--7p9--7-----7--| 
|-------9-------------9----------------9-----| 
|--------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------| 
 
 
 
|--------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------| 
|--9--7------------------7-------------| 
|--------9--8--7--7/9-----9--5-----| 
|-----------------------------------7--| 
 
 
 
|--------------------------------------------|-----------| 
|-------------------------10b(12)r10---------|--10b(12)--| 
|----------------7/9--11--------------11--9--|-----------| 
|----------7--9------------------------------|-----------| 
|--5--7/9------------------------------------|-----------| 
|--------------------------------------------|-----------|