Sofia
Performed By: LIVE
From the Album: "Songs From Black Mountain"
Lyrics & Music Written By: Edward Kowalczyk
Eb(D#) Tuning (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) Low to High
(D# G# C# F# A# d#) Low to High
Chord used in order of appearence:
(Low to High)
D5 | 5 5 7 7 x x
E5 | 7 7 9 9 x x
C5 | x 3 5 5 x x
G5 | 3 5 5 x x x
E5* | 7 7 9 9 7 7
Intro:
(Note: Listen to the recording to get the strumming pattern)
D5 D5 E5 E5
(*)D5 D5 E5 E5
(*) Guitar 2 plays this fill under the D5 chord:
|--<8>-------<8>----<8>-------<8>--|
|-------<8>--------------<8>-------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
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Verse 1:
D5 D5
Diamonds and pearls don't move this girl
E5 E5
She could be icy cold to the crawl
D5 D5
One of her lungs breathes in another world
E5 E5
While the other sticks around to blow you off
D5
Even when the four winds blow,
D5 E5 E5
she kinda passes by like she don't feel it, no mama she don't feel it
D5 D5
One of these days I'm gonna dive into her waves and
E5 E5
bring back the meaning of it all
Chorus 1:
C5 G5 D5 E5
Sofia, I need ya, like a junkie needs a vein
C5 G5
And I wanna feel ya, Sofia
D5 E5*
Fallin' down.... on me like rain
(Note: There are little fills played after each chord
except the final D5 and E5*. They are difficult to
pick out, but are similar to these. You may play
them wherever you see fit):
|--7--7-----7-----| |--5--5-----5-----|
|--------8-----8--| |--------5-----5--|
|-----------------| |-----------------|
|-----------------| |-----------------|
|-----------------| |-----------------|
|-----------------| |-----------------|
Verse 2:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/l/live/sofia_tab.html ]
D5
They say in Ancient times, man, that women ruled the World
E5
That the Goddess was the one who laid it down
D5
Well, I got me a woman as alive as the day
E5
Gonna breathe a whisper, knock you right down to the ground
D5
So go ahead, man, and say what you came to say
E5
"The black widow's a spider, the black widow's a spider"
D5
Then go and prepare for your dying day
E5
Won't take one minute 'til you're curled up dead beside her
E5
Oh yeah!
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Bridge:
(Lead Part 1)
* ** *** ****
|-----------7-----------|--7--7--|-----8--7--|-------------------|
|--0--7--0-----0--7--0--|--------|--7--------|-------------------|
|-----------------------|--------|-----------|--9"--7"-----------|
|-----------------------|--------|-----------|----------11"--9"--|
|-----------------------|--------|-----------|-------------------|
|-----------------------|--------|-----------|-------------------|
Play (*) once with (**), then (*) once with (***), then play (****) once
(Lead Part 2)
* ** ***
|-----------7-----------|-----8--7--|-----7--10--12"p10p7h10p7h10h12"~~--|
|--0--7--0-----0--7--0--|--7--------|--7---------------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------|------------------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------|------------------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------|------------------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------|------------------------------------|
Play (*) once with (**), then (*) once with (***)
After lead:
C5 G5 D5 E5(upstrum) E5(downstrum)
Sofia, I need ya, like a junkie needs a vein
C5 G5 D5 D5(strum into chorus)
And I wanna feel ya, Sofia, fallin' down on me like rain
(Repeat Chorus 1 w/altered lyrics (same chords/pattern, etc.)):
Sofia, I need ya, like a freeloaded needs his train
And I wanna feel ya, Sofia, fallin' down on me like rain... oh...
Chorus 2:
C5 G5 D5 E5
Sofia, rain down on me, and I ain't never, I'll never be the same
C5 G5 D5
I wanna feel ya, Sofia, fallin' down...
(*)
on me like rain
(*)END ON:
(Note: Hold chord and fade out)
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|--9--|
|--9--|
|--7--|
|--7--|
END
