• Song:

    Bellies Are Full

  • Artist:

    Portugal The Man

  • Album:

    Church Mouth

Bellies are Full
Portugal. The Man
Church Mouth
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[Verse]
"look at him working..."
    G
    1 + 2 + 3 + ...
e:--------------:
B:--------------:
G:--------------:
D:--5---5---5---: keep goin
A:--5---5---5---:
E:--3-3-3-3-3-3-:

notes: The verse just continually rides on the G, while Gourley does small solo 
licks intermittently.

[Pre-chorus]
"if we have the money..."
   Bb              A               (C)
e:--------------------------------------:
B:--------------------------------------:
G:-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-(5-5):
D:-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-(5-5):
A:-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-(3-3):
E:--------------------------------------:

notes: not really sure if that C should be there or not. play with it, see how it sounds
to you. *upon further listening it doesn't belong but it sounds good. take as a suggestion*

[Chorus]
   G     Bb    G
e:------------------------:
B:------------------------:
G:-------15-15-12---------:
D:-5-///-15-15-12-10b12r8-: repeat
A:-5-///-13-13-10---------:
E:-3-///------------------:

"if we're in the garden don't you know our bellies are..."

   Bb              A
e:---------------------------------:
B:---------------------------------:
G:-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-:
D:-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-:
A:-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-:
E:---------------------------------:

[Bridge 1] (1:37)
"...full now that heaven's on the way"

e:----------------------------:
B:----------------------------:
G:----------------------------:
D:----------------------------: repeat
A:----------------------------:
E:-3-5-6-5-6-5-6/8-6-8-10-8-6-:

notes: play with drone strings to achieve a more full sound

[Bridge 2] (2:41)
"...full now that heaven's on the way"
   Bb      A         G
e:---------------------------:
B:---------------------------:
G:-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-----------:
D:-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5---:
A:-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5---:
E:-----------------3-3-3-3---:

notes: repeat once, lots of solo riffs

[Bridge 3] (2:53)

e:------------------|----------------|
B:------------------|----------------|
G:--3------------3--|-3--------------|
D:---5------3^4^5-5-|--5-------3-4-5-|
A:-----3^4^5--------|----3-4-5-------|
E:-3----------------|3---------------|
                         . . . . . .

e|--------------------------|---------------:
B|--------------------------|---------------:
G|-3--5^4^3-----------------|-3-------------:
D|--5------5^4^3------------|--5------3^4^5-:
A|--------------5^4^3-1^2^3-|----3^4^5------:
E|3-------------------------|3--------------:

notes: figure out the timing for yrself.

and that's all the song really is. repeat [Bridge 1] until the end. see, not so bad!

song order:
(intro)
VERSE1
PRE-CHORUS
CHORUS
VERSE2
PRE-CHORUS
CHORUS
BRIDGE1
VERSE3
PRE-CHORUS *just drums
CHORUS
BRIDGE2
BRIDGE3
BRIDGE1

key:
.   staccato
b/r bend/release
^   hammer/pull
/   slide
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