|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Hey guys, been trying to find a tab for this for ageeeees, but I suppose it isn't very well known. Which doesn't make sense because it's such a powerful song - one of the better songs by the Desert Sessions and ultimately proving how BAD-ASS Alain Johannes is (he deserves so much more credit...) The key is slightly ambiguous and unusual chord choices are used, however it feels like D major or A major in the verses and more modal or ambiguous in the choruses. I am unsure on the tuning as it sounds best with drop D tuning (DADGBe) with the D - D/Ab cadence, however this just may be the bass for the song and it makes the other chords awkward and cumbersome to play, so I have tabbed it out for standard (EADGBe) also - see how generous I am :). |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| !Standard version! Intro D D/Ab (X4) (Strummed - listen to the song for rhythm) e|-2----2----| B|-3----3----| G|-2----1----| D|-0----0----| A|-0---------| E|------4----| Verse 1 A (x02220@1) Asus4 (x02230@1)E7/A(No. 5) Salt in my dreams Tracks in the bone e|-0---------------0-------0----| B|-2---------------3-------3----| G|-2---------------2-------1----| D|-2---------------2-------2----| A|-0---------------0-------0----| E|------------------------------| Amadd11+ Gm (355333@1) Gmadd11+ F (133211@1) E (022100@1) I've never been dead this long before ohh... e|-o----------------------3---------3------1---------0----| B|-1----------------------3---------3------1---------0----| G|-2----------------------3---------3------2---------1----| D|-1----------------------5---------5------3---------2----| A|-0----------------------5---------4------3---------2----| E|------------------------3---------3------1---------0----| A (x02220@1) Asus4 (x02230@1)E7/A(No. 5) Star on the ground Stepped on the lie e|-0-----------------0-------0----| B|-2-----------------3-------3----| G|-2-----------------2-------1----| D|-2-----------------2-------2----| A|-0-----------------0-------0----| E|--------------------------------| Amadd11+ Gm (355333@1)Gmadd11+ F (133211@1) E (022100@1) To find myself born inside a stone ohh... e|-o----------------------3------3------1---------0----| B|-1----------------------3------3------1---------0----| G|-2----------------------3------3------2---------1----| D|-1----------------------5------5------3---------2----| A|-0----------------------5------4------3---------2----| E|------------------------3------3------1---------0----| Chorus Am (x02210@1) Cm (x3101x@1) G (320003@1) Gm (355333@1) Am (x02210@1) I'm making a cross of all you are, and up on the hill I hear your name e|-0--------------3----------------3------------------3---------2------0---| B|-1--------------4----------------3------------------3---------3------1---| G|-2--------------5----------------4------------------3---------2------2---| D|-2--------------5----------------5------------------5---------0------2---| A|-0--------------3----------------5------------------5---------0------0---| E|---------------------------------3------------------3--------------------| (!Play this progression twice, they are identical!) (!Then us the same progression, apart from the last Am for the following lyrics!) Am (x02210@1) Cm (x3101x@1) G (320003@1) Gm (355333@1) D (xx0232@1) I'm making a cross of all you are It's never been easy.... D (xx0232@1) D/Ab (X4) e|-2----2----| B|-3----3----| G|-2----1----| D|-0----0----| A|-0---------| E|------4----| Verse 2 A (x02220@1) Asus4 (x02230@1)E7/A(No. 5) Salt in my schemes Dry as atear (x02210@1)e|-0---------------0-------0----| B|-2---------------3-------3----| G|-2---------------2-------1----| D|-2---------------2-------2----| A|-0---------------0-------0----| E|------------------------------| Amadd11+ Gm (355333@1) Gmadd11+ F (133211@1) E (022100@1) It's never been easy... to know ohh... e|-o----------------------3---------3------1---------0----| B|-1----------------------3---------3------1---------0----| G|-2----------------------3---------3------2---------1----| D|-1----------------------5---------5------3---------2----| A|-0----------------------5---------4------3---------2----| E|------------------------3---------3------1---------0----| A (x02220@1) Asus4 (x02230@1)E7/A(No. 5) Frozen in fate Hooked on aline (x02210@1)e|-0-----------------0-------0----| B|-2-----------------3-------3----| G|-2-----------------2-------1----| D|-2-----------------2-------2----| A|-0-----------------0-------0----| E|--------------------------------| Amadd11+ Gm (355333@1)Gmadd11+ F (133211@1) E (022100@1) I heard you say it could be mine ohh... e|-o----------------------3------3--------1---------0----| B|-1----------------------3------3--------1---------0----| G|-2----------------------3------3--------2---------1----| D|-1----------------------5------5--------3---------2----| A|-0----------------------5------4--------3---------2----| E|------------------------3------3--------1---------0----| Chorus Am (x02210@1) Cm (x3101x@1) G (320003@1) Gm (355333@1) Am (x02210@1) I'm making a cross of all you are, and up on the hill I hear your name e|-0--------------3----------------3------------------3---------2------0---| B|-1--------------4----------------3------------------3---------3------1---| G|-2--------------5----------------4------------------3---------2------2---| D|-2--------------5----------------5------------------5---------0------2---| A|-0--------------3----------------5------------------5---------0------0---| E|---------------------------------3------------------3--------------------| (!Play this progression twice, they are identical!) (!Then us the same progression, apart from the last Am for the following lyrics!) Am (x02210@1) Cm (x3101x@1) G (320003@1) Gm (355333@1) D (xx0232@1) I'm making a cross of all you are It's never been easy.... (!Much heavier, distortion and percussion!) D D/Ab (X25) e|-2----2----| or e|----2-------------------| B|-3----3----| B|----3-------------------| G|-2----1----| G|----2-------------------| D|-0----0----| D|----0---6--6--6--7------| A|-0---------| A|----0---6--6--6--7------| E|------4----| E|--------4--4--4--5------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| !Drop-D version! Intro D D/Ab (X4) (Strummed - listen to the song for rhythm) e|-5----5----| B|-7----7----| G|-7----7----| D|-0----0----| A|-0---------| E|-0----6----| Verse 1 A (x02220@1) Asus4 (x02230@1)E7/A(No. 5) Salt in my dreams Tracks in the bone e|-0---------------0-------0----| B|-2---------------3-------3----| G|-2---------------2-------1----| D|-2---------------2-------2----| A|-0---------------0-------0----| E|------------------------------| Amadd11+ Gm (355333@1) Gmadd11+ F (133211@1) E (022100@1) I've never been dead this long before ohh... e|-o----------------------3---------3------1---------0----| B|-1----------------------3---------3------1---------0----| G|-2----------------------3---------3------2---------1----| D|-1----------------------0--------------------------2----| A|-0----------------------5---------4------3---------2----| E|------------------------5---------5------3---------2----| A (x02220@1) Asus4 (x02230@1)E7/A(No. 5) Star on the ground Stepped on the lie e|-0-----------------0-------0----| B|-2-----------------3-------3----| G|-2-----------------2-------1----| D|-2-----------------2-------2----| A|-0-----------------0-------0----| E|--------------------------------| Amadd11+ Gm (355333@1)Gmadd11+ F (133211@1) E (022100@1) To find myself born inside a stone ohh... e|-o----------------------3------3------1---------0----| B|-1----------------------3------3------1---------0----| G|-2----------------------3------3------2---------1----| D|-1----------------------0-----------------------2----| A|-0----------------------5------4------3---------2----| E|------------------------5------5------3---------2----| Chorus Am (x02210@1) Cm (x3101x@1) G (320003@1) Gm (355333@1) Am (x02210@1) I'm making a cross of all you are, and up on the hill I hear your name e|-0--------------3----------------3------------------3---------2------0---| B|-1--------------4----------------3------------------3---------3------1---| G|-2--------------5----------------4------------------3---------2------2---| D|-2--------------5----------------0------------------0---------0------2---| A|-0--------------3----------------5------------------5---------0------0---| E|---------------------------------5------------------5---------0----------| (!Play this progression twice, they are identical!) (!Then us the same progression, apart from the last Am for the following lyrics!) Am (x02210@1) Cm (x3101x@1) G (320003@1) Gm (355333@1) D (xx0232@1) I'm making a cross of all you are It's never been easy.... D (xx0232@1) D/Ab (X4) e|-5----5----| B|-7----7----| G|-7----7----| D|-0----0----| A|-0---------| E|-0----6----| Verse 2 A (x02220@1) Asus4 (x02230@1)E7/A(No. 5) Salt in my schemes Dry as atear (x02210@1)e|-0---------------0-------0----| B|-2---------------3-------3----| G|-2---------------2-------1----| D|-2---------------2-------2----| A|-0---------------0-------0----| E|------------------------------| Amadd11+ Gm (355333@1) Gmadd11+ F (133211@1) E (022100@1) It's never been easy... to know ohh... e|-o----------------------3---------3------1---------0----| B|-1----------------------3---------3------1---------0----| G|-2----------------------3---------3------2---------1----| D|-1----------------------0--------------------------2----| A|-0----------------------5---------4------3---------2----| E|------------------------5---------5------3---------2----| A (x02220@1) Asus4 (x02230@1)E7/A(No. 5) Frozen in fate Hooked on aline (x02210@1)e|-0-----------------0-------0----| B|-2-----------------3-------3----| G|-2-----------------2-------1----| D|-2-----------------2-------2----| A|-0-----------------0-------0----| E|--------------------------------| Amadd11+ Gm (355333@1)Gmadd11+ F (133211@1) E (022100@1) I heard you say it could be mine ohh... e|-o----------------------3------3--------1---------0----| B|-1----------------------3------3--------1---------0----| G|-2----------------------3------3--------2---------1----| D|-1----------------------0-------------------------2----| A|-0----------------------5------4--------3---------2----| E|------------------------5------5--------3---------2----| Chorus Am (x02210@1) Cm (x3101x@1) G (320003@1) Gm (355333@1) Am (x02210@1) I'm making a cross of all you are, and up on the hill I hear your name e|-0--------------3----------------3------------------3---------2------0---| B|-1--------------4----------------3------------------3---------3------1---| G|-2--------------5----------------4------------------3---------2------2---| D|-2--------------5----------------0------------------0---------0------2---| A|-0--------------3----------------5------------------5---------0------0---| E|---------------------------------5------------------5---------0----------| (!Play this progression twice, they are identical!) (!Then us the same progression, apart from the last Am for the following lyrics!) Am (x02210@1) Cm (x3101x@1) G (320003@1) Gm (355333@1) D (xx0232@1) I'm making a cross of all you are It's never been easy.... (!Much heavier, distortion and percussion!) D D/Ab (X25) e|-5----5----| or e|----2-------------------| B|-7----7----| B|----3-------------------| G|-7----7----| G|----2-------------------| D|-0----0----| D|----0---6--6--6--7------| A|-0---------| A|----0---6--6--6--7------| E|-0----6----| E|----0---6--6--6--7------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Whew! That was a long one. Was worth it just 'cus the songs so epic :), enjoy and feel free to rate, comment, add your corrections or just generally show your appreciation(!). Thank you Alain for a truly beautiful song, Gag-Bob
