Heart Attack In A Layby   CD: In Absentia
Words and music by Steve Wilson

A beautiful sad and breezy song, by my fave band Porcupine Tree, Steve Wilson
ROCKS!  In Absentia is without a doubt the cd of the year for 2002.
                   
Drop D tuning  
                      
                    For firure 1
                    See bass figure(this part sounds muddled 
                    could be played by another guitar)
                      
Verses 
                     fig.1
           .        (-------------------)
E|----4---4--5----2-----------------------|
B|----2---2--2----2------2-----------2----|
G|----2-2-2--2----2--------2-------2---2--|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
D|--4----------------4--------0h4---------|
    I pull off the road


     3X  .  
E|----4---7---2--------------------------|
B|----2-------2---------2---------2------|
G|----2-------2-----------2-----2---2----|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
D|--4---------------4-------0h4----------|
  East of Baldock and Ashford


      3X   .  
E|-------4--5----2----------------------|
B|-------3--3----3-----3-----------3----|
G|-------2--2----2-------2-------2---2--|
D|-------0--0----0----------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
D|--0---------------0--------0----------|
  Feeling for my cell

      3X   .  
E|-------4--7---2--------------------|
B|-------3------3-----3--------3-----|
G|-------2------2-------2----2---2---|
D|-------0------0--------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
D|--0--------------0------0----------|
  In the light from the dashboard


Chorus  (not sure what to call it!)

E|----4---4--5----2-----------------------|
B|----2---2--2----2------2-----------2----|
G|----2-2-2--2----2--------2-------2---2--|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
D|--4----------------4--------0h4---------|
  Lighting up a smoke

     3X  .  
E|----4---7---2----------------------|
B|----2-------2----------2-----2-----|
G|----2-------2----------2-------2---|
D|--------------------2--------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
D|--2--------------4--------4--------|
   I've got this feeling inside me

     3X  .   
E|-----7--9-------------------------|
B|-----7----9-------9----------9----|
G|-----7----7-----7---7------7---7--|
D|--0-------0---0---------0h7-------|
A|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
   Don't feel too good

     3X   sl.  
E|-----9--10/12--10----------9------|
B|-----7---------7-------------7----|
G|-----7---------7---------7--------|
D|--0------------0-----0h7----------|
A|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|


     3X  .   
E|-----7--9-------------------------|
B|-----7----9-------9----------9----|
G|-----7----7-----7---7------7---7--|
D|--0-------0---0--------0h7--------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|


    let ring    
E|-------------4--------------4-----|
B|----------3--------------2--------|
G|-------2--------------2-----------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
D|---4---------------4--------------|



Bass riff for figure 1
     3X                 3X
E|------------------|-------------------|
B|------------------|-------------------|
G|----------4-------|----------4--------|
D|-------4-----4----|------4------4-----|
A|------------------|-------------------|
D|--0h4-------------|---0---------------|


Extra tab lines so you can correct, nit-pick or whatever, 
add to this!

     3X     
E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|

Any comments and/or corrections are not only welcome but encouraged!
Transcribed by Mike Ferenczy  e-mail me: michaelferenczy@msn.com


Heartattack in a Layby
Verse 1
I pull off the road
East of Baldock and Ashford
Feeling for my cell
In the light from the dashboard

Hissing from the road
The smell of rain in the air con
Maybe check the news
Or just put a tape on

Chorus  (not sure what to call it!)

Lighting up a smoke
I've got this feeling inside me
Don't feel too good

Verse 2
If I close my eyes
And fell asleep in this layby
Would it all subside
The fever pushing the day by

Chorus 2
Motor window wind
I could do with some fresh air
Can't breathe too well

(She waits for me. Home waits for me.)

verse 3
I guess I should go now
(She's waiting to make up)
To tell me she's sorry
(And how much she missed me)
I guess I'm just burnt out
(I really should slow down)
I'm perfectly fine but
(I just need to lie down)

We'll grow old together
We'll grow old together
We'll grow old together....