• Song:

    Not Even Close

  • Artist:

    Tim Finn

  • Album:

    Tim Finn

Not Even Close by Tim Finn
http://www.timfinn.com/ - Tim is the less internationally known brother of Niel Finn 
from Crowded House and was a member of the band at various points, notably the Woodface album.

Tabbed by tom@tomnichols.com 1990
comments and improvements welcome

Crowded House & Tim Finn unplugged MTV version
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojozsqR8lPQ

Chords
C (x32010@1)       332010
C6add9/G  330210
Em (022000@1)      022000
Esus4     022200
Emadd9    022202
Fmaj7     133210
F (133211@1)       133211
G (320003@1)       320033

Main riff (play all downstumming with palm muting)
C  C6add9/G  Em  Esus4    Em
C  C6add9/G  Em  Esus4    Em
C  C6add9/G  Em  Emadd9   Em
G 2 bars

(C6add9/G in musical sections, not verse, Esus4 in both)

Verse 1
C (x32010@1)                   Em (022000@1)             Esus4 (022200@1) EmI've (022000@1)been walking the   straight line
Fmaj7(softly)G
'been living in my best friend's pocket
C (x32010@1)                   Em (022000@1)             Esus4 (022200@1) EmI've (022000@1)been lookin at   my   life
G(softly)
All the time  All the time
C (x32010@1)                   Em (022000@1)             Esus4 (022200@1) Em (022000@1)           How can I do my work
Fmaj7(softly)  G
Always looking over my shoulder

Chorus
C (x32010@1)              GWhen (320003@1)everything     falls apart
C (x32010@1)                   Fmaj7When (1x3210@1)you make a false start and you
G (320003@1)                   Fmaj7Can't (1x3210@1)turn the pages        and you
Can't find the        door    when you're
G (320003@1)        Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)         C (x32010@1)              Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)  GNo (320003@1)bodies' baby  Not even  close to pulling through

Main riff

Man  man 

Verse 2
We savour every hour
Hunger for the touch of money
Building crooked towers
On the floor plan floor plan 
When I came running to you
I was following the life in a dead star

Chorus

Bridge
Fmaj7 (1x3210@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1)Final section
GWe (320003@1)need a rope that will lead us down this endless path
MUTE   hitG  hitG     F (133211@1)      Can't turn the pages
GWe (320003@1)need a light that will open up this endless night
MUTE   hitG  hitG     F (133211@1)      Can't find the door
DWe (xx0232@1)need a friend that will help us through this
Impossible task whoaoooh

Riff ( ad lib )
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