transribed by Rob
robertdanielmaher (at) gmail (dot) com
leatherface did a good job tabbing this out. i layed it out for myself and
thought i would share my simplified transcription. easier to follow along quickly methinks.
Radiohead - The Bends
Intro: D Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9
Em
Where do we go from here
G
The words are coming out all weird
C C7
Where are you now, when I need you
Em
Alone on an aeroplane
G C
Falling asleep against the window pane
C7
My blood will thicken
Asus2 C7
Em
I need to wash myself again
G
to hide all the dirt and pain
C C7
Cus I’ve been scared that there’s nothing underneath
Em
Who are my real friends
G
Have they all got the bends
C C7
Am I really sinking this low
D Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9
baby’s got the bends, oh no
D Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9
We don’t have any real friends, whoa, no, no
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A5
Just lying in the bar with my drip feed on
E5
Talking to my girlfriend, waiting for something to happen
A5
I wish it was the sixties, I wish I could be happy
E5
I wish, I wish, I wish that something would happen
Em
Where do we go from here
G C
The planet is a gunboat in a sea of fear
C7
And where are you
Em G
They brought in the CIA, the tanks and the whole marines
C C7
To blow me away, to blow me sky high
D Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9
baby’s got the bends
D Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9
We don’t have any real friends
A5
Just lying in the bar with my drip feed on
E5
Talking to my girlfriend, waiting for something to happen
A5
I wish it was the sixties, I wish I could be happy
E5
I wish, I wish, I wish that something would happen
G C
G
I wanna live, breathe
C
I wanna be part of the human race
G
I wanna live, breathe
C
I wanna be part of the human race, race, race, race
Em
Where do we go from here
G
The words are coming out all weird
C C7
Where are you now, when I need you
note: radiohead's recording is not in concert tuning. that's why it wont sound
right if you play along.
