open C tuning = CGCEGC C 004000 Am7 024000 Cmaj7 044000 Ab 888888 Gsus2 77x5xx Am 9x9890 G* 77x7xx C* 000004 Gm 7x767x F 555555 D+9 222224 C** 000000 G 777777 intro C-------------------------------------------------- G-------------------------------------------------- E--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-- C--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-- G--------------0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--4--4--4--4-- C-------------------------------------------------- riff1 riff2 riff3 C--5------------- C--------- C----------- G--9--9-s-7-9-5-- G--------- G--0-------- E--5------------- E--------- E--------8-- C--5------------- C--7-s-9-- C-----9----- G--5------------- G--------- G----------- C--5------------- C--------- C----------- intro x2 C Am7 Cmaj7 he's pleased to meet you underneath the horse C Am7 Cmaj7 in the cathedral with the glass stained black C Am7 Cmaj7 singing sweet high notes that echo back Ab Gsus2 G* to destroy their master C Am7 Cmaj7 may be a long time till you get the call up C Am7 Cmaj7 but it's sure as fate and hard as your luck Am Ab Gm Gsus2 G* no one will know where you are C* D+9 F(riff1) G it's just a brief smile crossing your face C* D+9 F(riff1) G riff2 i'm running speed trials standing in place intro x2 C Am7 Cmaj7 when the socket's not a shock enough C Am7 Cmaj7 you little child what makes you think you're tough C Am7 Cmaj7 when all the people you think you're above Ab Gsus2 G* they all know what's the matter C Am7 Cmaj7 you're just a pinball yeah you know it's true C Am7 Cmaj7 there's always something you come back running to Am Ab Gm Gsus2 G* to follow the path of no resistance C* D+9 F(riff1) G it's just a brief smile crossing your face C* D+9 F(riff1) G riff2 i'm running speed trials standing in place Am F C** G it's just a brief smile crossing your face Am G F C** G i'm running speed trials all over the place oooooh Am G F C** G riff3 x2 Am Ab G F C** G riff3 x2 Am G C--------------0-- G--------------0-- E--------------0-- C--5--5 -4--2--0-- G--5--5--4--2--0-- C--5--5--4--2--0--
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yah i’ve known that for a while but haven’t bothered to change the tab
Great tab, as usual. One suggestion though; it sounds like Elliott plays an A major as opposed to A minor in the last two stanzas of the chorus. With these lyrics: “it’s just a brief smile crossing your face” and “i’m running speed trials all over the place.”
After that it sounds like he goes back to using A minor in the progression. It’s less obvious in the original recording, but easier to hear in some of the live videos on YouTube. Take a listen and see if you agree.
Thanks again for your site and for taking the time to tab these songs.