Aritst : Goldfinger
Song : Superman
Tabbed By : Chris Mealy / The Iron Sheep
Any comments, questions, concerns, gripes, bithces, or complaints ...
Contact : chriz999@aol.com
Note : Rhythm is excluded, and I know there's a few minute things missing.
Legend : (12) = Natural Harmonic / = slide up
= slide down x = Pick Scrape
'Em = Arpeggiate an Em chord
Intro (0:01):
D A Em Bm Em F#m G
E--5----5----7----/7----7----9----10---12-12-9-9-10-10-9-9----|
B--7----5----8----/7----8---10----12-------------------------*|
G--7----6----9----/7----9---11----12--------------------------|
D--7----7----9----/9----9---11----12--------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------*|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|
2nd guitar enters 2nd time playing these changes Palm Muted and Distorted
E--------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------
G--7---------9---------9----11----12---------
D--7----7----9----9----9----11----12----7----
A--5----7----7----9----7-----9----10----7----
E-------5---------7---------------------5----
D5 A5 E5 B5 E5 F#5 G5 A5
Verse 1 (0:21):
D A Em Bm Em
So here I am, doing everything I can. Holding on to what I
F#m G A
am, pretending I'm a superman.
D A Em Bm
I'm trying to keep the ground on my feet.
'G 'D A
It seems the world's falling down around me.
D A Bm F#m
The nights are all long, I'm singing this song
G D A
to try and make the answers more than maybe.
Chorus (0:50):
G5 D5 A5 F#5 Db5 B5 G5
And I'm so con-fused, about what to do, sometimes I wanna
A5 D5 A5
throw it all away.
Verse 2 (1:00):
No Guitar, Bass Only until (*)
D A E B E
So here I am, growing older all the time. looking older
F# G A
all the time, feeling younger in my mind.
*D A Em Bm Em
And here I am, doing everything I can. Holding on to what I
F#m G A
am, pretending I'm a superman.
[Play Intro(No Lyrics)(1:20)]
Verse 3 (1:31):
(Bass Fill/No Guitar until (*))
I'm trying to sleep. I lost count of sheep.
*'D
My mind is racing faster every minute. What could
'A 'Em 'Bm 'G
I do more? Yeah I'm really not sure. I know I'm
'D 'A
running circles but I can't quit.
Chorus (1:50):
x G5 D5 A5 F#5 Db5 B5
And I'm so confused about what to do.
G5 A5 D5 A5
Sometimes I want to throw it all away.
Bridge Chords: Bridge Fill:
Am Esus2 Bm
e---5---7------7---- e--(12)----------
B---5---7------7---- B------(12)------
G---5---9------7---- G----------(12)--
D---7---9------9---- D----------------
A---7---7------9---- A----------------
E---5----------7---- E----------------
Bridge (1:57):
Am Bm
Controlling everything in sight, I'm feeling weak I don't
Esus2 Am Bm
feel right. You're telling me I have to change, telling me
Esus2 Am Bm
to act my age. But if all that I can do is just sit and
Esus2 Am
watch time go, then I'll have to say goodbye. Life's too
Bm Esus2 [Bridge Fill]
short to watch it fly, so watch it flyyyyyyyyyy.
Verse 4(2) (2:24):
D A Em Bm Em
So here I am, growing older all the time. looking older
F#m G A
all the time, feeling younger in my mind.
D A Em Bm Em
And here I am, doing everything I can. Holding on to what I
F#m G A
am, pretending I'm a superman.
Solo (2:44):
e----------5------------------------------7-5---------|
B------5-7---5--------5-----------------------7-7-5--*|
G----7---------7~-4-7---7-4------4-7-4/7--------7-6---|
D---------------------------7~-5----------------------|
A--5-------------------------------------------------*|
E-----------------------------------------------------|
I couldn't really hear the second part of the solo because of the horns, but
if you just play it a second time it sounds just fine.
