Survival In The Wild - Adrian Belew
As recorded on the amazing "Here" album



D2 (sitar - similar to vocals)



D2Underneath (x43141@2)a burning sky
      G (320003@1)           D2the (x43141@2)tenants of the fire
         D2sit (x43141@2)in silence as they ponder
   F#-6          Gsurvival (320003@1)in the wild

D^E-    F#-    G (320003@1)  A (x02220@1)D2 (+ sitar riff)

E|-----------------------|--------------|---------------------|------3--3-|
B|----12\10----7\3----13-|--(13)----13--|----12\10---7\3----3-|--(3)------|
G|-----------------------|--------------|---------------------|-----------|
D|--0-------0------0-----|--------0-----|--0-------0------0---|-----------|
A|-----------------------|--------------|---------------------|-----------|
E|-----------------------|--------------|---------------------|-----------|



D2With (x43141@2)our love to keep us up
          G (320003@1)            G/F#there (320002@1)is nothing in the world
                  E-
that can knock us down
        D2we (x43141@2)can take whatever comes
       G (320003@1)            G/F#if (320002@1)we face it hand in hand
                 E-         Awe (x02220@1)can stand our ground

F#-                  GJust (320003@1)a couple of kids with clouds in our heads
          E-                       A (x02220@1)            A7trying (x02020@1)to swim upstream; trying to make it good
        F#-                    Gbut (320003@1)it happened so fast; when disaster came
        E-                         A (x02220@1)            A7that (x02020@1)a river of teardrops couldn't wash it away

*Sitar solo*

E|-----------------------|--------------|---------------------|-----12\10-12\10|
B|----12\10----7\3----13-|--(13)----13--|----12\10---7\3----8-|-(8)------------|
G|-----------------------|--------------|---------------------|----------------|
D|--0-------0------0-----|--------0-----|--0-------0------0---|----------------|
A|-----------------------|--------------|---------------------|----------------|
E|-----------------------|--------------|---------------------|----------------|

E|-----------------------|--------------|---------------------|----------|
B|----12\10----7\3----13-|--(13)----13--|----12\10---7\3----3-|--(3)--3--|
G|-----------------------|--------------|---------------------|----------|
D|--0-------0------0-----|--------0-----|--0-------0------0---|----------|
A|-----------------------|--------------|---------------------|----------|
E|-----------------------|--------------|---------------------|----------|



D2How (x43141@2)do we now view ourselves,
        G (320003@1)           G/F# (320002@1)          E-
sitting victims in a shelter needing help?
          D2How (x43141@2)do we now regain control
          G (320003@1)            G/F# (320002@1)          E-      Aover (x02220@1)the remnants of our life without a home?

F#-                       GIf (320003@1)a bomb had hit us, nothing less would remain
      E-                     A (x02220@1)                  A7not (x02020@1)a wall to lean on; not a fork or a plate
        F#-                           Gbut (320003@1)at least we made it out and we're still alive
           E-                      A (x02220@1)                   A7and (x02020@1)we're starting over now in the middle of the night



*Sitar*

D2 (x43141@2)E|-----------------|
B|-----3--0--3--3--|
G|-----2--0--2--2--| PLAY 4 TIMES
D|--0--------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|



E|----15\14\12\10\8----10-|-(10)----10--|----15\14\12\10\8---12-|-(12)\8-8\10--|
B|------------------------|-------------|-----------------------|--------------|
G|------------------------|-------------|-----------------------|--------------|
D|--0----------------0----|--------0----|--0---------------0----|--------------|
A|------------------------|-------------|-----------------------|--------------|
E|------------------------|-------------|-----------------------|--------------|

E|----15\14\12\10\8----10-|-(10)----10--|----15\14\12\10\8------|----------------------|
B|------------------------|-------------|--------------------10-|-(10)-8-10-8^1^8^7----|
G|------------------------|-------------|-----------------------|-------------------7--|
D|--0----------------0----|--------0----|--0---------------0----|----------------------|
A|------------------------|-------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
E|------------------------|-------------|-----------------------|----------------------|



G (320003@1)  G/F# (320002@1)  E-    A (x02220@1)E-       F#-      G (320003@1)         D (xx0232@1)    
It's a matter of time; a struggle to survive
        E-      F#-    G (320003@1)           Dbut (xx0232@1)it doesn't need to be a lonely fight
       E-           F#-
if we stand by each other
          G (320003@1)         A (x02220@1)            D2we'll (x43141@2)be sure of our survival in the wild



*Sitar*

D2 (x43141@2)E|-----------------------|--------------|---------------------|--------------|
B|----12\10----7\3----13-|--(13)----13--|----12\10---7\3----8-|--(13)----13--|
G|-----------------------|--------------|---------------------|--------------|
D|--0-------0------0-----|--------0-----|--0-------0------0---|--------0-----|
A|-----------------------|--------------|---------------------|--------------|
E|-----------------------|--------------|---------------------|--------------|

E|----------------------|----------|
B|----12\10----7\3----3-|--(3)--3--|
G|----------------------|----------|
D|--0-------0------0----|----------|
A|----------------------|----------|
E|----------------------|----------|

D2Underneath (x43141@2)a burning sky
     G (320003@1)            D2the (x43141@2)tenants of the fire
         D2sit (x43141@2)in silence as they ponder
  F#-6           Gsurvival (320003@1)in the wild



Some chords

D2 (x43141@2)   F#-6    G/F# (320002@1)E|---0---|---x---|---3---|
B|---3---|---x---|---3---|
G|---2---|---x---|---0---|
D|---0---|---0---|---0---|
A|---0---|---0---|---0---|
E|---x---|---2---|---2---|



As always, fell free to make this tab better.
This is one of the most "indian" song in "Here"...as the title track, almost 
impossible to re-write.
I love the vocal line, and the way Adrian sings.
Simply amazing.
Thank you Ade.

_Ozzy
geomscortichini@interfree.it

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