Our Lady Peace : Clumsy
Most chords were figured out by Shawn Severin <no email address>.
Tab and arrangement by Dave D'Uva <dduva@freenet.npiec.on.ca>.
Questions, comments and corrections are welcome.
tune down 1/2 step: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
chords used:
A (A5sus): X02200 D: XX0232
AaddF# (AsusaddF#): 202200 E: 022100
A*: X02255 F# (F#5): 244XXX
B (B5sus): X24400 G: 320033
BaddG# (B5susaddG#): 424400 (open): 000030
C# (C#5sus): X46600
notes:
- I'm not sure what the proper name of the A* chord is.
- Wherever you see 2 chord names per chord above, I used the first name
in the tab, but the one in brackets is the real name, just so you're
not misinformed. I hope this doesn't cause confusion, but I had to
shorten the names to save space.
- (open) obviously isn't a real chord, it just what's played in the bridge.
- The rhythm might be pretty hard to get used to, so listen to the CD.
- Use your discretion on whether to play power chords sustained or not
(FYI: X24400 is sustained while X244XX is not). For instance, you'll
probably want to play straight chords (not sustained) in the pre-chorus.
- In the chorus, throw in some open high E and B strings to make it
sound good. Listen to the CD if you don't know what I mean.
- The bridge is pretty weird. You can either play the single notes or a
combination of the notes and chords. If anyone can add to the rhythm
part, please let me know.
intro piano (arranged for guitar):
Eb|------12---14---16--------12---14---16--------12---14---16---19----------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--14-----------------13------------------14------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
lyrics:
AaddF# E B AaddF#
throw away the radio suitcase that keeps you awake
E B AaddF#
hide the telephone, the telephone, telephone in case
E B AaddF#
you realize that sometimes you're just not okay
E B AaddF#
you level off, you level off, you level off, and it's not alright now
E BaddG# AaddF# A
you need to understand there's nothing strange about this
E B (hold)
you need to know your friends, you need to know that
pre-chorus:
A E A
i'll be waving my hand, watching you drown
B F#
watching you scream quiet or loud
chorus:
C# A E B
and maybe you should sleep
C# A E B
and maybe you just need ... a friend
A C# B AaddF#
as clumsy as you've been there's no one laughing
A E B F#
you will be safe in here
A E B (hold)
you will be safe in here
AaddF# E B AaddF#
throw away this very old shoelace, it tripped you again
E B AaddF#
try and shrug it off, shrug it off, shrug it off, it's only skin now
E BaddG# AaddF# A
you need to understand there's nothing fake about this
E B
you need to let me in ... i'm watching you and
[pre-chorus] (sing "quiet or loud" instead of "no one's around")
[chorus]
bridge:
G G (open)D A* A*
E|--3---3---0---2------5---5---7---4---2---0---2---|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------| X 3
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
G G (open)D D (open)
E|--3---3---0---2---2---0---2-----0---|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
[pre-chorus] (softly)
at end of pre-chorus, play this: E|----------|
B|--2\1\0---| the slashes mean
G|----------| slide down. after
D|----------| you play this,
A|----------| blast into the chorus.
E|----------|
[chorus] (play 2nd last line "you will be safe in here" 9 times and end
the song with a B chord)
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