Notes: Play this with a capo on the second fret, in relation to the
capo. Since there are four different voicings used of the same chord
(Bm7), I've included the voicings directly over the chords for this
tab. Hope that helps. The voicings are notated from high to low E
(EADGBE). Have fun! -- Stu
(Capo second fret)Verse 1:
x77650 ------- x06650 ------
A Amaj7
Chevrolet over Pontchartrain
xx4232 -------------------
Bm7
blue and grey driving rain
-------- x77650 ---
A
became a part of me
x77650 -------- x06650 ---
A Amaj7
Search and play once again
xx4232 -----
Bm7
naive melody
----------- x77650 ----
A
touched the heart of me
Prechorus:
x20202-------- 020100 ----
Bm7 E7
Brave words in bold relief
x20202------------- 022100 --
Bm7 E
No time to get old, no belief
Chorus 1:
x77650 x06650 ------------ x24432 ----- x24232 -- 020200 -- 020100
A Amaj7 Bm Bm7 E7sus4 E7
Bigger, brighter is how the world looked to me --------------------
--- x20202 ---- 020100--------- x77650 -----------------
Bm7 E7 A
But filled with my face staring straight back through me
x77650 ---------- x06650 --------- x24432 x24232 -- 020200 -- 020100
A Amaj7 Bm Bm7 E7sus4 E7
Bigger, brighter, better and I was sold forever
---- x20202 - 020100------- x77650 ---- (* Descending fill)
Bm7 E7 A
down no great river just an endless sea
Verse 2:
x77650 ----------- x06650 -------
A Amaj7
A love supreme one hell of a team
-- xx4232 ----------------------
Bm7
No messy birth or dirty death
-------- x77650 ---
A
just the in between
x77650 ----------------- x06650 ----------
A Amaj7
Holding tight to what we thought was right
--- xx4232 -------------------------
Bm7
but begin to squeeze and love leaves
---- x77650 -------
A
boy, where you been
----------- x77650 ------------------------ x06650 --
A Amaj7
Yeah, I was young chewing gum acting like a dumb-dumb
------ xx4232 --- x2323 ------ x02220
Bm7 Bm7(-5) A
All at sea woe is me let's get numb
Prechorus:
x20202------ 020100 ---
Bm7 E7
Fast times - high hopes
x20202---------------------- 022100
Bm7 E
Too whacked to push back the envelope
Chorus 2:
x77650 x06650 ------------ x24432 ----- x24232 -- 020200 -- 020100
A Amaj7 Bm Bm7 E7sus4 E7
Bigger brighter is how the world looked to me
--- x20202 ---- 020100 --
Bm7 E7
But filled with your face
------- x77650 ----------------- (* Descending fill)
A
staring straight back through me
x77650 ---------- x06650 --------- x24432 x24232 -- 020200 -- 020100
A Amaj7 Bm Bm7 E7sus4 E7
Bigger, brighter, better and I was sold forever
---- x20202 - 020100------- x77650 ---- (* Descending fill)
Bm7 E7 A
down no great river just an endless sea
Bridge:
x24232 x24235 -- 242222 ------
Bm7 Bm7 F#m7
You and I sail on stormy waters
x24232 x24235 -- 244222 --- 242222
Bm7 Bm7 F#m F#m7
unaware of ------ what we've got
x20202 --- 020100 -- (** Hammer-on fill)
Bm7 E7
Some say, "Let it go,
x20202 ------ 020100 -------
Bm7 E7
ride the tide feel the flow"
x20202 020100 ----
Bm7 E7
I sense bombs below
x20202 --------------------
Bm7
Can't wait to detonate them
022100 ---------------------
(no chord or quick E)
You and I like a minesweeper
Chorus 3:
x77650 --- x06650 --------- x24432 x24232 ---- 020200 -- 020100
A Amaj7 Bm Bm7 E7sus4 E7
Lover it's over, and we can live - more truly
--- x20202 020100------ x77650 ----- (* Descending fill)
Bm7 E7 A
see bridges burning over salted water
77650 x06650 --------------- x24432 x24232 ---- 020200 -- 020100
A Amaj7 Bm Bm7 E7sus4 E7
Lover, leave me and bring the world -back to me
x20202 ---------- 020100--------- x77650 -------
Bm7 E7 A
bigger, brighter, better for your own sweet self
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(* Descending fill):
Notated from the capo on the second fret. This fill is based
on the progression F#m - Bm - A - Bm - E.
Sometimes Roddy just plays the first three partial chords of
the fill, which sets him up nicely to return to the A voicing
in the choruses. Other times, he takes it all the way down to
the partial E.
F#m - Bm - A -- Bm - E
E |-9-----7----5----2----0-|
B |-10----7----5----3----0-|
G |-11----9----6----4----1-|
D |------------------------|
A |------------------------|
E |------------------------|
(** Hammer-on fill):
Roddy uses this low-string fill during the bridge quite subtly.
For solo acoustic guitar, this can be played more often after the E7
chord.
E |--------------------|
B |--------------------|
G |--------------------|
D |--------------------|
A |------------0-(h)-2-|
E |-0--0-(h)-2---------|
