*----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------* *This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the* *song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.* *-----------------------------------------------------------------------------* Released on February 9th 2004, "Come On Home" is part of Franz Ferdinand's debut album. This track follows a sparkly guitar melody, with several muting and staccato strums, the main riff uses tremolo picking, which gives the tune an incessant forward pull; also, Nick McCarthy changes from guitar to a reed organ to play an hypnotizing refrain melody. Tabbed by Pelusteriano Contact at my UG profile Lyrics by Alexander Kapranos & Nicholas McCarthy (official lyrics from album) Music by Franz Ferdinand Key of C major =============================================================================== CHORDS (low to high, in order of appearance, first shape preferred) Am 577555 or X02210 F X87565 or 133211 C X35553 or X32010 E7 XX2434 Fmaj X3321X G 320033 INTRO |-------------------|---------------------| Grouped notes stand for 16th notes, |-------------------|---------------------| you will get the idea once you hear |-------------------|---------------------| to the record. I've grouped them by |-------------------|---------------------| four to help you follow the beat. |-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX----|---------------------| |-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-1/-|-5555-5555-5555-5555-| (slide up) || ---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|--------------------- || || ---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|--------------------- || ||O---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------O|| ||O---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-6666-6666-66--------O|| || ----------------7777-|-8888-8888-8888-8888-|-7777-7777-7777-7777-|--------------7------ || || -5555-5555-5555------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------8-7- ||X2 VERSE I Am F Although my lover lives in a place that I can't live C E7 I kind of find I like a life this lonely Am F It rips and pierces me in places I can't see C E7 I love the rip of nerves, the rip that wakes me Am F So I'm dissatisfied, I love dissatisfied C E7 I love to feel there's always more that I need CHORUS Fmaj7 C So come on home Fmaj7 C So come on home Fmaj7 Am Fmaj7 So come on ho-ome Am Fmaj7 G Ho-ome! INTERLUDE |--------|| ---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|--------------------- || |-3------|| ---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|--------------------- || |-4------||O---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------O|| |-5------||O---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-6666-6666-66--------O|| |-5------|| ----------------7777-|-8888-8888-8888-8888-|-7777-7777-7777-7777-|--------------7------ || |-3----1/|| -5555-5555-5555------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------8-7- || | | (Nick's synth arrengement) |--------|| ----------------5----|-8--------------8----|-7-------------------|-7------------------- || |--------|| -----------5---------|------10-------------|------8---------8----|------9-------------- || |--------||O------5--------------|-----------10--------|-----------9---------|-----------9---------O|| |--------||O-7-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------10-9--O|| |--------|| ---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|--------------------- || |--------|| ---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|--------------------- ||X2 VERSE II Am F You're where you want to be, I'm where I want to be C E7 Come on, we're chasing everything we've ever wanted Am F I replace you easily, replace pathetically C E7 I flirt with any flighty thing that falls my way Am F But how I needed you, when I needed you C E7 Let's not forget we are so strong, so bloody strong CHORUS Fmaj7 C So come on home Fmaj7 C So come on home Fmaj7 Am Fmaj7 So come on ho-ome Am Fmaj7 G Ho-ome! INTERLUDE |--------|| ---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|--------------------- || |-3------|| ---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|--------------------- || |-4------||O---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------O|| |-5------||O---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-6666-6666-66--------O|| |-5------|| ----------------7777-|-8888-8888-8888-8888-|-7777-7777-7777-7777-|-------------77------ || |-3----1/|| -5555-5555-5555------|---------------------|---------------------|----------------8877- || | | A5 E5 F5 E5 G#5 C5 |--------|| ---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|--------------------- || |--------|| ---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-9------------------- || |--------||O----------------9----|-10------------------|-9--------------9----|-8-------------------O|| |-XXXXXX-||O-7--------------9----|-10------------------|-9--------------9----|-6--------------10---O|| |-XXXXXX-|| -7--------------7----|-8-------------------|-7--------------7----|----------------10--- || |-XXXXXX-|| -5-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|----------------8---- ||X2 || ---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|--------------------- || || ---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|--------------------- || ||O---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------O|| ||O---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-6666-6666-66--------O|| || ----------------7777-|-8888-8888-8888-8888-|-7777-7777-7777-7777-|-------------77------ || || -5555-5555-5555------|---------------------|---------------------|----------------8877- || | | (Nick's synth arrengement) || ----------------5----|-8--------------8----|-7-------------------|-7------------------- || || -----------5---------|------10-------------|------8---------8----|------9-------------- || ||O------5--------------|-----------10--------|-----------9---------|-----------9---------O|| ||O-7-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|----------------10-9-O|| || ---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|--------------------- || || ---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|--------------------- ||X2 Am E C E || -XXXX-5--XXXX-5--|-XXXX-7--XXXX-7--|-XXXX(8)-XXXX(8)-|-XXXX-7--XXXX-7-- || || -XXXX-5--XXXX-5--|-XXXX-9--XXXX-9--|-XXXX-8--XXXX-8--|-XXXX-9--XXXX-9-- || ||O-XXXX-5--XXXX-5--|-XXXX-9--XXXX-9--|-XXXX-9--XXXX-9--|-XXXX-9--XXXX-9--O|| ||O-XXXX(7)-XXXX(7)-|-XXXX(9)-XXXX(9)-|-XXXX-10-XXXX-10-|-XXXX(9)-XXXX(9)-O|| || -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- || || -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- || | | (Nick's synth arrengement, 1 octave lower) || --------------5--|------5--4----7--|-8-------5----8--|-7--------------- || || ---------5-------|-----------------|------5----------|------9---------- || ||O------5----------|-4---------------|-----------------|---------9-------O|| ||O-7---------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------10-9-O|| || -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- || || -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||X2 FINAL VERSE Am E C Blue light falls upon your perfect skin E Am Falls and you draw back again E Am Falls and this is how I fell E Am And I cannot forget E Am And I cannot forget Fmaj7 C Come on home Fmaj7 C So come on home Fmaj7 C But don't forget to leave
