Adrian Belew - Survival In The Wild Chords & Tabs

Survival In The Wild - Adrian Belew
As recorded on the amazing "Here" album



D2 (sitar - similar to vocals)



    D2
Underneath a burning sky
      G             D2
the tenants of the fire
         D2
sit in silence as they ponder
   F#-6          G
survival in the wild


D^E-    F#-    G    A


D2 (+ sitar riff)

E|-----------------------|--------------|---------------------|------3--3-|
B|----12\10----7\3----13-|--(13)----13--|----12\10---7\3----3-|--(3)------|
G|-----------------------|--------------|---------------------|-----------|
D|--0-------0------0-----|--------0-----|--0-------0------0---|-----------|
A|-----------------------|--------------|---------------------|-----------|
E|-----------------------|--------------|---------------------|-----------|



          D2
With our love to keep us up
          G              G/F#
there is nothing in the world
                  E-
that can knock us down
        D2
we can take whatever comes
       G              G/F#
if we face it hand in hand
                 E-         A
we can stand our ground


       F#-                  G
Just a couple of kids with clouds in our heads
          E-                       A              A7
trying to swim upstream; trying to make it good
        F#-                    G
but it happened so fast; when disaster came
        E-                         A              A7
that a river of teardrops couldn't wash it away


*Sitar solo*

E|-----------------------|--------------|---------------------|-----12\10-12\10|
B|----12\10----7\3----13-|--(13)----13--|----12\10---7\3----8-|-(8)------------|
G|-----------------------|--------------|---------------------|----------------|
D|--0-------0------0-----|--------0-----|--0-------0------0---|----------------|
A|-----------------------|--------------|---------------------|----------------|
E|-----------------------|--------------|---------------------|----------------|

E|-----------------------|--------------|---------------------|----------|
B|----12\10----7\3----13-|--(13)----13--|----12\10---7\3----3-|--(3)--3--|
G|-----------------------|--------------|---------------------|----------|
D|--0-------0------0-----|--------0-----|--0-------0------0---|----------|
A|-----------------------|--------------|---------------------|----------|
E|-----------------------|--------------|---------------------|----------|



          D2
How do we now view ourselves,
        G             G/F#            E-
sitting victims in a shelter needing help?
          D2
How do we now regain control
          G              G/F#            E-      A
over the remnants of our life without a home?

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/adrian_belew/survival_in_the_wild_tab.html ]
     F#-                       G
If a bomb had hit us, nothing less would remain
      E-                     A                    A7
not a wall to lean on; not a fork or a plate
        F#-                           G
but at least we made it out and we're still alive
           E-                      A                     A7
and we're starting over now in the middle of the night



*Sitar*

D2  

E|-----------------|
B|-----3--0--3--3--|
G|-----2--0--2--2--| PLAY 4 TIMES
D|--0--------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|



E|----15\14\12\10\8----10-|-(10)----10--|----15\14\12\10\8---12-|-(12)\8-8\10--|
B|------------------------|-------------|-----------------------|--------------|
G|------------------------|-------------|-----------------------|--------------|
D|--0----------------0----|--------0----|--0---------------0----|--------------|
A|------------------------|-------------|-----------------------|--------------|
E|------------------------|-------------|-----------------------|--------------|


E|----15\14\12\10\8----10-|-(10)----10--|----15\14\12\10\8------|----------------------|
B|------------------------|-------------|--------------------10-|-(10)-8-10-8^1^8^7----|
G|------------------------|-------------|-----------------------|-------------------7--|
D|--0----------------0----|--------0----|--0---------------0----|----------------------|
A|------------------------|-------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
E|------------------------|-------------|-----------------------|----------------------|



G    G/F#    E-    A


         E-       F#-      G           D      
It's a matter of time; a struggle to survive
        E-      F#-    G             D
but it doesn't need to be a lonely fight
       E-           F#-
if we stand by each other
          G           A              D2
we'll be sure of our survival in the wild



*Sitar*

D2

E|-----------------------|--------------|---------------------|--------------|
B|----12\10----7\3----13-|--(13)----13--|----12\10---7\3----8-|--(13)----13--|
G|-----------------------|--------------|---------------------|--------------|
D|--0-------0------0-----|--------0-----|--0-------0------0---|--------0-----|
A|-----------------------|--------------|---------------------|--------------|
E|-----------------------|--------------|---------------------|--------------|

E|----------------------|----------|
B|----12\10----7\3----3-|--(3)--3--|
G|----------------------|----------|
D|--0-------0------0----|----------|
A|----------------------|----------|
E|----------------------|----------|


   D2
Underneath a burning sky
     G              D2
the tenants of the fire
         D2
sit in silence as they ponder
  F#-6           G
survival in the wild




Some chords

    D2     F#-6    G/F#

E|---0---|---x---|---3---|
B|---3---|---x---|---3---|
G|---2---|---x---|---0---|
D|---0---|---0---|---0---|
A|---0---|---0---|---0---|
E|---x---|---2---|---2---|



As always, fell free to make this tab better.
This is one of the most "indian" song in "Here"...as the title track, almost 
impossible to re-write.
I love the vocal line, and the way Adrian sings.
Simply amazing.
Thank you Ade.

_Ozzy
geomscortichini@interfree.it