Jen Foster - "Venice Beach"
*Songs From Thirty-Nine*, Fosterchild Records, 2008
Chords for acoustic guitar
Tabbed by Psychiropractor
This is my second tab--a beautiful, bittersweet number. Obviously, I've left out
all the little frills and musical niceties, so this is just gonna be a basic
bare-bones rundown sorta deal. Enjoy...
Standard tuning (EADGBe)
First, here's the hook lick:
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Now, as to the song proper:
F - G - F - G
C G
Hey, you say you're looking for something you've never found.
Am G
Well, the last time I checked I was lost and wandering around,
C G
'cause I know just how it feels to be the best thing you ever had,
Am G
but still not quite good enough to be the last one.
F G F
And there you go again, spinning all your wheels.
G
You never know what you've got until you lose it,
F G F G
and here I am still waiting after all these years.
C
Well, you can look all over this great big world,
G
and you can look down every street,
Am
in every bookstore, on every dancefloor,
G
at every girl you meet.
C
And you can drive out to California
G
and chase down all of your dreams.
Am
I'm sure you'll find someone beautiful,
G F G
but you'll never...you'll never find me.
F G
You'll never find me.
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C G
Hey, they say that real love is completely letting go.
Am G
Well, my hands are way up in the air and you're somewhere in Arizona.
C G
Just a few more hundred miles and you'll have everything you need,
Am G
except for these arms to hold you when that lie brings you to your knees.
F G F
And there you go again, spinning all your wheels.
G
You never know what you've got 'til you lose it,
F G F G
and here I am, still waiting after all these years.
C
Well, you can look all over this great big world,
G
and you can look down every street,
Am
in every bookstore, in every dive bar,
G
at every girl you meet.
C
And when you look out over the ocean
G
from the shores of Venice Beach,
Am
I know you'll find the brightest stars,
G F
but you'll never...you'll never find me.
G F
Oh, you'll never find me.
G F
Oh, you'll never find me.
G
Oh...
C
You can look all over this great big world,
G
you can look down every street,
Am
in every bookstore, in every dive bar,
G
at every girl you meet.
C
And when you look out over the ocean
G
from the shores of Venice Beach,
Am
I know you'll find the brightest stars,
G F
but you'll never...you'll never find me.
G F
Oh, you'll never find me.
G F
Oh, you'll never find me.
G
Oh...
F - G - F - G
No, no, no, no, no, no...
And that's it. You can send corrections, praise and/or sexual propositions to:
psychiropractor [at] gmail [dot] com
