Artist: Jack Johnson
Title: Tape Deck
Album: From Here to Now to You
Tabbed by: Daniel Martin
Tuning: Standard
Chords used:
A# D# F E
e|--6-----6-----8------7-----|
B|--6-----8-----10-----9-----|
G|--7-----8-----10-----9-----|
D|--8-----8-----10-----9-----|
A|--8-----6-----8------7-----|
E|--6------------------------|
[Intro]
A# D# D# F
A# D# D# F
[Verse 1]
A# D#
From my tape deck there's a recklessness
F
Inflections of the world we want
A# D#
All my friends, my rusty truck
F
We're just specks of love, directionless
A# D#
Call this band just what we want
F
We can change the name from month to month
A# D#
Four guitars and zero drums
F E D# F
We sounded folk but we wanted to be punk
D# F
In a world post punk
[Verse 2]
A# D#
Well my friend had an old guitar
F
He took some lessons didn't get very far
A# D#
An Ibanez with one knob stuck
F
Said, "You can have that thing for fifty bucks"
A# D#
Laura got a bass but it got no amp
F
Borrowed skills but never gave it back
A# D#
Luke is just learning how to strum
F E D#
But since he was the worst, we made him play the drums
E F
Play the drums
[Chorus]
A# D#
You may find, In the palm
F D#
Of your hand, There's a flame
A# D#
As it burns, As it climes
F D#
As it turns, To a blaze
A# D#
Well this flame, It won't last
F D#
Here it comes, Hold it close
A# D#
Cause this blaze, Can be fast
F D#
Set it free now there it goes
{Instrumental]
A# D# F D# F
e|--666666666666-6-6--8---8----666666666666-8---8---8-|
B|--666666666666-8-8--10--10---888888888888-10--10--10|
G|--777777777777-8-8--10--10---888888888888-10--10--10|
D|--888888888888-8-8--10--10---888888888888-10--10--10|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
A# D# F
e|--6--6666666---6-6--6--8---666666666666-8---8---8-|
B|--6--6666666---8-8--8--8---888888888888-10--10--10|
G|--7--7777777---8-8--8--8---888888888888-10--10--10|
D|--8--8888888---8-8--8--8---888888888888-10--10--10|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 3]
A# D#
Luke's mom said that after school
F
We could rehearse in the living room
A# D#
But that sure didn't last too long
F
Guess she didn't know we'd play Fugazi songs
A# D#
We played these songs in the talent show
F
And all of the girls would be in the front row
A# D#
But in the end we just chickened out
F E D#
Because we can't sing, We can on--ly shout
E F
On-ly shhh
[Chorus]
A# D#
You may find, In the palm
F D#
Of your hand, There's a flame
A# D#
As it burns, As it climes
F D#
As it turns, To a blaze
A# D#
Well this flame, It won't last
F D#
Here it comes, Hold it close
A# D#
Cause this blaze, Can be fast
F D#
Set it free now there it goes
{Instrumental]
A# D# F D# F
e|--666666666666-6-6--8---8----666666666666-8---8---8-|
B|--666666666666-8-8--10--10---888888888888-10--10--10|
G|--777777777777-8-8--10--10---888888888888-10--10--10|
D|--888888888888-8-8--10--10---888888888888-10--10--10|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
A# D# F A#
e|--6--6666666---6-6--6--8---666666666666-8---8---8-----6|
B|--6--6666666---8-8--8--8---888888888888-10--10--10----6|
G|--7--7777777---8-8--8--8---888888888888-10--10--10----7|
D|--8--8888888---8-8--8--8---888888888888-10--10--10----8|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
