From: minstrel71@yahoo.com (Stephen Mabry)
"Circle" by Edie Brickell (Revision)(6-12-01)
From: "Shooting rubberbands at the stars" Album
Music-Kenny Withrow
Melody/lyrics-Edie Brickell
This is my first tab. There is only one other version that I didn't
like, so here is mine. The speed of this song makes it a pain to tab
so some notes may be missing
Notes: *=pinch s=slide h=hammr-on
Intro: x2 * * ** * *
E----------------------0--2-----------------------------------------
B-----3-----3----------------3-----------------33------5--3---------
G--------2---------------------2-------2-4s5----------------6-4-2-0-
D-0----------------------------------4-------------2----------------
A---------------0h4-------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------
strum *
E---------------------0----------------------------
B---------------------3----3-----------------------
G-------------0h2h4---0-------4-6-2-4-0-2----------
D---------------------2-------------------4--------
A--0h4h5--------------0----------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------
Verse: x2
E----------------------------------------------------------
B------3------------3-------------3-------------3----------
G----2---2-------2-----2-------2-----2-------2-----2-------
D--0-------------------------------------------------------
A-------------4------------2-------------0-----------------
E----------------------------------------------------------
strum
E-------------------------------------------0---
B------3-------------3------------3---------3---
G----2---2--------2----2-------2----2-------2---
D--0----------------------------------------0---
A-------------4------------2--------------------
E-----------------------------------------------
Prechorus: x2
E-----------------------------------------------------------------
B------3------------3-------------3-------------3-------------3---
G----2---2-------2-----2-------2-----2-------2-----2-------2----2-
D--0--------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------4------------2-------------0------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------3----------
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/brickell_edie/circle_tab_ver_2.html ]
1st 2nd: leads into chorus
E---------------------------------------------------
B------3-------3----------3-3-----------------------
G----2---2-----2----------2---4-6-2-4-0-2-----------
D--------------0----------0---------------4---------
A-0-------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------
Verse: 1
D D/C# D/B D/A
Me, I'm a part of your circle of friends
D D/C# D/B D/As
And we notice you dont come around
D D/C# D/B D/A
Me, I think it all depends
D D/C# D/B D/As
On you touching ground with us but
Prechorus: x2
D D/C#
I quit, I give up
D/B D/A D/G
Nothing's good enough for anybody else
D/A D
It seems
Chorus
Bm D Em G
And being alone is the best way to be
Bm D Em G
When I'm by myself it's the best way to be
Bm D Em G
When I'm all alone it's the best way to be
Bm D Em A
When I'm by myself nobody else can say good-bye
Main riff x1
Verse: 2
D D/C# D/B D/A
Everything is temporary anyway
D D/C# D/B
When the streets are wet-the colors slip into
D/As D D/C#
The sky but I don't know why that means you
D/B D/A
And I are that means you and
Prechorus: x2
D D/C#
I quit, I give up
D/B D/A D/G
Nothing's good enough for anybody else
D/A D
It seems
Chorus
Verse: 3
D D/C# D/B D/A
Me, I'm a part of your circle of friends
D D/C# D/B D/A
And we notice you don't come a-r-o-u-n---d
Outro: Fast triplets
Ha la la la la la la la
E--------------------------------------------------------------
B----2-------2-------2------2-------2------2-------2s15---15---
G------3-------3-------3------3-------3------3-----3s----------
D--0----------------------------------------------0------------
A-----------4-------2------0--------------0--------------------
E----------------------------------3---------------------------
Changes or comments, corrections-Please E-mail me
Chorus courtesy of Eric Larson (larsoe@rpi.edu)
I dont like his posting and thought there should be another.
