Listen Up
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Written by Noel Gallagher
Chords provided by Tara Bennett
C Am C D
Listen up whats the time said today
G C
Im gonna speak my mind
C Am C D
Take me up to the top of the world
G C
I wanna see my crime
C Am C D
Day by day theres a man in a suit
G C
Who's gonna make you pay
C Am C
For the thoughts that you think
D G C
and the words they wont let you say
Am E
One fine day
F G
gonna leave you all behind
F C
It wouldn't be so bad
G
If I had more time
F Am C
Sailing down the river alone
F Am C
I've been trying to find my way back home
F C
But I dont believe in magic
F C
Life is automatic
G F C (F C F)
But I dont mind being on my own
G F C (F C F)
No I dont mind being on my own
Now repeat for the next bit:
Verse:
Listen up whats the time said today
Im gonna speak my mind
Take me up to the top of the world
I wanna see my crime
Day by day theres a man in a suit
Who's gonna make you pay
For the thoughts that you think
and the words they wont let you say
Chorus:
One fine day gonna leave you all behind
It wouldn't be so bad
If I had more time
etc etc
From flidskog@email.unc.eduThu Oct 10 17:14:57 1996
Date: Thu, 26 Sep 1996 17:10:33 -0400 (EDT)
From: Fredrik Lidskog
To: Patrick Glass
Cc: karl glennon
Subject: Listen Up
>From Fred Lidskog
Listen Up, written by Noel Gallagher, performed by Oasis
Song can be found on the UK "Cigarettes & Alcohol" single, and is
probably one of my top 5 favorite Oasis songs.
Parts of this transcription were taken straight from the official tab
book for Oasis B-Sides. A special thanks to Mr. Paul Das
for providing these chords, without which I may never have known the
correct chords for the pre-chorus and chorus!!
Chords used:
F#m (244222)
A (x02220)
E (022100)
D (xx0232)
Faug (1x3221) [NOTE: it's easier to play this as (xx3221)]
A/E (002220)
B7 (x24242)
Bm7 (x24232)
A/C# (x4222x)
[NOTE: During the verses of this song, there are 2 guitars playing 2
completely different parts. Below are the tabbed parts for guitar 2, with
the chords played by guitar 1 listed above the tabbed part.]
Intro
-----
F#m A E D A
e-----------0--------!-----------------------------0-------------------------
B---------0---0------!--------0--------0-------0-----3----------0-----0------
G-------2-------2----!------2--------2-----------------2----------2-----2----
D-----4-----------4--!----4--------2-------------0-------0----2-----2-----2--
A---4----------------!--4--------0-------------------------0-----------------
E--------------------!-----------------------0-------------------------------
F#m A E D A
e-----------------------------------2-0---------------------------------
B--0------------0-------0-------0-------3-2------0-----0-----0----------
G----2--------2-------2---------------------2------2-----2-----2--------
D------2----4-------2-------------0------------2-----2-----2-----2------
A---------4-------0-------------------------0---------------------------
E-----------------------------0-----------------------------------------
[NOTE: The intro minus the part before the exclamation points above is
what guitars 1 & 2 play during all the verses of the song. Listed below
over the lyrics will be only the chords played by guitar 1, but the part
played by guitar 2 is also being played in the song.]
[ANOTHER NOTE: After guitar 1 has played each chord progression above
(F#m A E D A), this is how the second "A" in the chord progression is
played by guitar 1:]
A
e--------------------------------------
B--2---3-3-2-3-2---3-3-3-3-2-----------
G--2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-----------
D--2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-----------
A--0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-----------
E--------------------------------------
while guitar 2 is playing:
Asus2
e--------------------------------------
B--------0-----0-----0-----------------
G----------2-----2-----2---------------
D------2-----2-----2-----2-------------
A--0-----------------------------------
E--------------------------------------
Verse 1
-------
F#m A E D A
Listen up, what's the time, said today I'm gonna speak my mind
F#m A E D A
Take me up to the top of the world I wanna see my crime
F#m A E D A
Day by day there's a man in a suit, he's gonna make you pay
F#m A E D A
For the thoughts that you think and the words they won't let you say
Pre-chorus
----------
F#m Faug A/E B7
One fine day, gonna leave you all behind
Bm7 D E
It wouldn't be so bad if I had time
Chorus
------
D A/C# E
Sail me down the river alone
D A/C# F#m
I've been tryin' to find my way back home
D A/C#
But I don't believe in magic
D A/C#
Life is automatic
B7 D A (pick "A" like guitar 2 in verse)
But I don't don't mind being on my own
B7 D A A
No I don't mind being on my own
Tab for high pitched guitar in background of chorus:
You'l hear this little riff repeating again and again in the chorus
background with some sort of weird guitar effect used on it:
e--12-------------------12----------------------
B-----14-12-14-12----------14-12-14-12----------
G-----------------14-11----------------14-11----
[REPEAT VERSE 1]
[PRE-CHORUS]
[CHORUS]
Guitar Solo (played along with verse chords):
Tab key:
b=bend (14b15 means bend the string at the 14th fret to make the note
that would be heard if you played the string at the 15th fret without
bending]
r=release
s=slide
h=hammer on
p=pull off
F#m A E D A
e------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------12--14--12--14--14b15--14b15r14--10--
G---11--11--11--9-------------------------------------- (repeat 4 times)
D------------------------------------------------------
Solo continued (now using chords for pre-chorus):
F#m Faug
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B--12--10--12--12b13r12--10h12p10------10--12--12b13r12--10h12p10-------
G----------------------------------11------------------------------11---
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A/E B7
e-------------------------------------------------------------------
B--10--12--12b13r12--10h12p10------10--12--12b13--12b13--12--10-----
G------------------------------11-----------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------
Bm7 D
e-------------------------------------------------------------------
B--12--12b13r12--10h12p10------10--12--12b13r12--10h12p10------10---
G--------------------------11------------------------------11-------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------
E
e--------------------------------------
B------10-----------------10------10---
G-s11------9b11--9----11------11-------
D--------------------------------------
[CHORUS]
Song ends with a repeated Asus2 chord.
Enjoy!!
Freddy
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