#----------------------------------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.# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Date: Sat, 31 Jan 1998 16:29:50 +1300 From: ROGER CURL Subject: CRD:G/Grant_Lee_Buffalo/Arousing_Thunder.crd Song : Arousing Thunder Artist : Grant Lee Buffalo Album : Copperopolis Transcribed by : Geoffrey Nickles For this song you will need to detune your guitar down 1/2 a step: eb bb gb db ab eb The intro of the song is D and Dsus4 with the following riff played over the top it four times: D (xx0232@1) Dsus4D e-----2-3--2---- X 4 b---3---------3- g-2------------- d--------------- a--------------- e--------------- Then the first verse starts (with intro riffx2 played over the top) Em (022000@1) G (320003@1) DDsus4 DDsus4 DMaybe (xx0232@1)the rain's holding off, Em (022000@1) G (320003@1) DDsus4 DDsus4 D(I'll (xx0232@1)just refer Surely it knows, we're down here to this as Driff (xx0232@1)now) Em (022000@1) G (320003@1) Driff (xx0232@1)Walking 'round barefoot lost Em (022000@1) aPretty (x02210@1)soon these clouds have got to clear G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) aI (x02210@1)know it's a lot G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) aArousing (x02210@1)thunder I only ask it to stop G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) aFor (x02210@1)a second so I could coax you to talk (There could be a very quick G in here, I'm not sure) Em ^ D riff Em (022000@1) G (320003@1) Driff (xx0232@1)Think when we first layed eyes Em (022000@1) G (320003@1) Driff (xx0232@1)Didn't know who you were and then I was one more passerby Em (022000@1) G (320003@1) Driff (xx0232@1)You were the girl in the entryway, thats all that I knew but Em (022000@1) aYou (x02210@1)were still in school and I was insecure G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) a (x02210@1)I know it's a lot G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) a (x02210@1) Arousing thunder I only ask it to stop G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) aFor (x02210@1)a second so I could coax you to talk a (x02210@1) F#m (244222@1) a (x02210@1) F#ma F#ma F#ma F#m (244222@1)aF#m Driff (xx0232@1) Driff (xx0232@1) About your dreams and orange soda tea leaves, tv, more....more (If you don't like all the changes above you can just strum the F#m the whole way though til 'more' but it doesn't sound as good) Em (022000@1) G (320003@1) Driff (xx0232@1)Looks like the rains holding off Em (022000@1) G (320003@1) Driff (xx0232@1)Might as well take this slow Em (022000@1) G (320003@1) Driff (xx0232@1)You know sometimes when I hold you in silence I listen real close Em (022000@1) a (x02210@1) Then I hear you talking to my soul G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) aWell (x02210@1)I know it ain't half G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) a (x02210@1)of this story I'm only meaning to ask G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) a (x02210@1) Driff (xx0232@1) Driff (xx0232@1)Driff (xx0232@1)etc Just what would it take to coax you to laugh? To laugh, To laugh To laugh Em G D riff Em G D riff Em G D riff Just play G over the following lines What would it What would it DWhat (xx0232@1)would it take you to laugh? Repeat the above twice, then I'm not too sure on the ending but I'll give it a go G (320003@1) EmBa (022000@1)ba ba ba ba ba ba ba G (320003@1) EmBa (022000@1)ba ba ba ba ba ba G (320003@1) Em (022000@1) DNa (xx0232@1)na na na na na na Then play D (plus the riff a few times) till the end. A couple of the chords: D sus4 F#m e-3- e-2- b-3- b-2- G-2- G-2- D-0- D-4- a-0- a-4- e-x- e-2- If you have any comments or corrections or just let me know someone's using this tab e mail me at CURLEY@xtra.co.nz :-)