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Subject: TAB: guitar TAB for _Fables_of_the_Reconstruction_
Date: 30 Mar 1994 20:20:56 GMT
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FABLES OF THE RECONSTRUCTION
Contains: Feeling Gravity's Pull, Maps and Legends, Driver 8, Life and How
to Live It, Can't Get There From Here, Wendell Gee
Missing: Old Man Kensey, Kohoutek, Auctioneer (Another Engine),
FEELING GRAVITYS PULL
{opening riff}
#har denotes harmonics on that fret
(E) --------------------0--------------------------5har--
(B) -12-------12------0---0----------7har----------5har--
(G)----11-10----11-10----------------7har----------5har--
(D)----------------------------------7har----------5har--
(A)----------------------------------7har----------------
(E)-------------------------7-7777-7------7-7777-7-------
{play the riff but start with the stuff on the 7th fret of
the low E string}
I fell asleep at just about every paragraph
Read the scene where gravity is pulling me around
Peel back the mountains peel back the sky
Stomp gravity into the floor
It's a Man Ray kind of sky
I'll show you what I can do with it
Time and distance are out of place here
{The riff is like this:
(B) ------0------0------0------0----
(G) ----0------0------0------0------
(D) --------------------------------
(A) -----------------------0--------
(E) -0------2-------3---------------
Step up, step up, step up the sky is opening
{of course, start the riff again}
With the lightest mind I felt gravity pull
Somewhere near the end it's sad
You can't do this I said I can
To shift sway rivers shift, oceans fall and mountains drift
It's a Man Ray kind of sky
I'll show you what I can do with it
Step up, step up, step up. The sky is opening.
C
With the lightest mind, I felt gravity pull...
D C D
...onto my eyelids. Holding my head straight-
C B
This is the easiest task I've ever had to do...
I fell asleep at just about every paragraph
Read the scene where gravity is pulling me around
Shift the swaying river's shift
Oceans fall and mountains drift
It's a Man Ray kind of sky
I'll show you what I can do with it
Time and distance are out of place here
________________
This is the easiest task I've ever had to do...
{The end follows these chords: B C B C B C B C D B}
Gravity pulls me down
MAPS AND LEGENDS
{intro:}
Em D2 Em (A) --0-h-2-----
(E) --------3--3-0
Is he to be reached, he's not to be reached
Is he to be reached, he's not to be reached
D2 Em D2 Em
Call the fool in company
D2 Em F#m A
On his own where he'd rather be
D2 Em D2 Em D2 Em F#m A/Asus4
Where he ought to be he sees what you can't see, can't you see that
{same as intro}
Maybe he's caught in the legend
maybe he's caught in the mood
Maybe these maps and legends
Have been misunderstood
Down the way the roads divided
Name me the places you have seen
Those who know what I don't know
Have heard of the yellow red and green
{the break follows these chords}
D Dm F C D Dm F F D Dm F C
The map that she's made him doesn't seem real
He just sees whatever he sees
Point to the legend point to the east
Point to the yellow red and green
DRIVER 8
riff: (G) -------------------4---0---0---0---0---0---
(D) ---------------s-5----5---5--4---2---0-----
(A) --------2-0-2-3----------------------------
(E) 0-0-2-3------------------------------------ repeat....
Em Am G G/F#
The walls are built up stone by stone
Em Am G G/F#
The fields divided one by one
Em Am
And the train conductor says
G G/F# Em Am
Take a break driver 8, driver 8 take a break
G G/F#
We've been on this shift too long
D C D
And the train conductor says
C D C D
Take a break driver 8, driver 8 take a break
C Em Em/F# Em/G Em/F# Em Em/F# Em/G Em/F#
We can reach our destination, but we're still a ways away
{on that part, you can play the Em Em/F# Em/G Em chords, or you can play
this riff:
(D)------0-------0------0--------0--
(A) ---2-------2------2-------2-----
(E) -0-------2------3------2--------
Saw a treehouse on the outskirts of the farm
Power lines have floaters so the airplanes won't get snagged
Bells are ringing through the town again
Children look up all they hear is sky-blue bells ringing
Am C
Way to seal the hated heat
G D
Way to put myself to sleep
Am C
Way to seal the hated heat
G D/Dsus4
Way to put myself my children to sleep
Pilot did this song in a plane like that one
She is selling faith on a hotel crusade
Locomotive 8, Southern Crescent hear the bells ring again
This field of wheat is looking thin
And the train conductor says
Take a break driver 8, driver 8 take a break
We've been on this shift too long
LIFE AND HOW TO LIVE IT
intro:
"C" "D"
(B) ----5-------7--------5------5------5------------7----8---10----10----10-s-12
(G) ------5--------5--------5------5--------5---------7----7----7-----7--------
(D) -xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
(A) -3------3---------3-------3-------3--------3-s-5----5-----5---5-----5------
{of course repeat, end on "C" chord}
{riff}
(B) -7--7--7--5--5--x--x--5--x--x--5--5--s--7--7--x--x--
(G) -5--5--5--5--5--7--7--5--7--7--5--5--s--7--7--9--7--9--7....
(D) -5--5--5--x--x--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--s--7--7--7--7--9--7.....
{hang on those last 2 notes}
{repeat riff as necessary or play chords over verse}
C D
Burn bright through the night, two pockets lead the way
C D
To yours to go between the wall was razed today
C D
To yours the names before your others and your own
C D
Keep these books well stocked away and take your happy home
G5 Gsus4 G Gsus4 D
My carpenter's out and running about talking to the street
{same as before}
My pockets are out and running about
Walking in the street to tell what I have hidden there
Burn bright through the night, two pockets lead the way
To yours to go between the wall was razed today
Raze the walls the childish flaws the carpenters should wrestle
So that when you tire of one side the other serves you best
{somewhere around her, there's that little break "Listen to the holler..."
chords are: F Fsus4 C D
The hills ringing hear the words in time
Listen to the holler listen to my walls within my tongue
When my ears go tin the air quicken tension build ________ inference suddenly
Life and how to live it
Raze the walls the childish flaws the carpenters should wrestle
So that when you tire of one side the other serves you best
Read about the wisdom lost a knock a knock a knock
A secret knock one hammer's locked the other wisdom lost
Listen listen to the holler
I will write a book it will be called Life and How to Live It
CAN'T GET THERE FROM HERE
Bm7 Bm C#m B
When the world is a monster
Bm7 Bm C#m B
Bad to swallow you whole
E B G# (open B and E strings)
Kick the clay that holds those teeth in
G6 F# (open B and E strings)
Throw your troubles out the door
Bm7 Bm C#m B
If you're needing inspiration
Bm7 C#m B B7
Philomath is where I go
E B G#
Lawyer Jeff he knows the lowdown
G6 F#
He's mighty glad to visit home
E A F# B
I've been there I know the way
Can't get there from here
.......F#
{same as other verse}
When your hands are feeling empty
Stick heads jumpin off the ground, 'round
Tris is sure to shirr the deers out
Run away sing my song
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/rem/fables_tab.html ]
B D A B
Hands down Calechee bound
B D A B
Landlocked kiss the ground
Dirt of seven continents going round and round
Go on ahead Mr. Citywide hypnotized, suit and tied
Gentlemen, testify
.....F#
{same as before}
If your world is a monster
Bad to swallow you whole
Philomath they know the lowdown
Throw your troubles out the door
{ending} E E E7 E7 E7
GREEN GROW THE RUSHES
The song opens with this, the chorus (3 times):
E---0----------------0-----0-------
B-----2-3-SL-5-5-0-----3-----3---3- SL - slide up
G------------------4-----4-----4--- sl - slide down
D---------------------------------- H - hammer on
A-0-------------------------------- h - hammer off
E----------------------------------
Then, after the third time through:
E---2-----2-----2-2-2-2-2-----------
B-----3-----3---3-3-3-3-3-0---------
G-4-----4-----4-4-4-4-4-4-0---------
D-----------------------------------
A-----------------------------------
E-----------------------------------
The chords are D Dsus D G Bm E with some picking thrown in (2 times):
E-2-2-3-2-2-3-3-3-----------2-----------0-0---------0------------------
B-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------3-----------0---0---------0----------------
G-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-----------4-----------1-----1-H-2-----0--------------
D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------0-4-----------2------------------------------
A-----------2-2-2---0-H-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------------------
E-----------3-3-3-3---------------------0------------------------------
Then, in a 7ChineseBros kind of way, hit the D string in a steady
rhythym and add the G-string notes appropriately (listen to the disk):
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------
G-14-14-14-12-11-11-11-12-12-12-11-9-9-9-11-11-11-9-7-7-7-H-9-H-7-4-7-7
D--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0
A----------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
Go through this twice, then back to the chords, and then the chorus
again. All the verses have this structure until the last one.
In the last verse, after the chords, it goes like:
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------
G-14-14-14-12-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-12-11-11-11----
D--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----
A----------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------7---7--------------------------------------------------------
G-12-11-7---7---14-14-14-12-11-11-11-12-12-12-11-9-9-9-12-11-9-11-9-7--
D--0--0-0---0----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0--0-0-0--
A----------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------
G-9-9-9-11-9-7-14-14-14-12-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-14-14-14---
D-0-0-0--0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---
A----------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------7---7--------------------------------------------
G-12-11-11-11-12-11-7---7---14-14-14-12-11-11-11-12-12-12-11-9-9-9-12--
D--0--0--0--0--0--0-0---0----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0--0--
A----------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------
G-11-9-11-9-7-9-9-9-11-9-7-12-11-9-11-9-7-9-9-9-11-9-7-12-11-9-11-9-7--
D--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0--0-0--0-0-0--
A----------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------
G-9-9-9-11-9-7-11-11-11-11-11-12-11-11---------------------------------
D-0-0-0--0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
GOOD ADVICES
The basic chords for this song are E, D and A, although not the normal
open E, D and A. There's also an Em and some picking as well.
Here are the chords as I hear them, but due to the numerous guitar
tracks on the studio version, your guess is as good as mine:
E D A Em D-lick
E-0------0-----0----0-----2-----0--------------------------------------
B-0------0-----0----0-----3-3-----3---3--------------------------------
G-9------7-----6----0-----2---2-----2----------------------------------
D-9------7-----7----2-----0--------------------------------------------
A-7------5-----0----2--------------------------------------------------
E-0------X-----X----0--------------------------------------------------
The song fades in on the E chord and the verses go:
E
When you greet a stranger, | Verse II:
D | When you greet a stranger,
Look at his shoes. | Look at her hands,
A E | Keep your money in your hands,
Keep your money in your shoes, | Put your travel behind.
D-lick |
Put your trouble behind. |
CHORUS:
Who are you going to
E-0-0---0--------0-0--------------0---------0-------5-----5------------
B-0---0-0--------0---0--------------5---------5-------5-----5---5------
G-2-----2-slide>-4-----4-slide>-6-----6-h-7-----6-6-----6-----6--------
D-2-----2-slide>-4--------------------------------7-----7-----7--------
A-0-----0--------0-----------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
call for?
E---0-----0----------0-----0------- Chords:
B-----0-----0---0------0-----0---0- E A E
G---------------------------------- What do you have to say?
D-7-----7-----7----7-----7-----7---
A-0-----0-----0----0-----0-----0---
E----------------------------------
Keep you hat on your head
E-0-0---0--------0-0--------------0---------0-------5-----5------------
B-0---0-0--------0---0--------------5---------5-------5-----5---5------
G-2-----2-slide>-4-----4-slide>-6-----6-h-7-----6-6-----6-----6--------
D-2-----2-slide>-4--------------------------------7-----7-----7--------
A-0-----0--------0-----------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
E
Home is a long way away
E---0-----0----------0-----0---------0-----0---------------------------
B-----0-----0---0------0-----0---0-----0-----0-------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------------
D-7-----7-----7----7-----7-----7---7-----7-----------------------------
A-0-----0-----0----0-----0-----0---0-----0-----------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
Verse III: | Verse IV:
At the end of the day, | When you greet a stranger,
I'll forget your name. | Look at his shoes.
I'd like it here if I couldn't | Keep your memories in your shoes,
Even see you from a long way away. | Put your travel behind.
CHORUS (as above):
Break:
Em
At the end of the day,
When there are no friends.
Verse V: (wierd but it works) Verse VI:
And there are no lovers. | Familiar face, a boring place,
Who are you going to call for? | I'll forget your name.
What do you have to change. | I'd like it here if I couldn't
(Mike Mills in the background) | Even see you from a long way away.
CHORUS (as above) END
WENDELL GEE
C Dm
That's when Wendell Gee takes a tug
G G7 Em G
Upon the string that held the line of trees
C Dm
Behind the house he lived in
G G7
He was reared to give respect
Em G F
But somewhere down the line he chose
C Em F
To whistle as the wind blows
F C G C
Whistle as the wind blows through the leaves
{same as before}
He had a dream one night
That the tree had lost its middle
So he built a trunk of chicken wire
To try to hold it up but the wire the wire turned to lizard skin
And when he climbed it sagged
F C Em F
There wasn't even time to say
F C G F
Goodbye to Wendell Gee
C Em F
So whistle as the wind blows
C G C (second time through, play F)
Whistle as the wind blows through the leaves
C Em F
If the wind were colors
C G F
And if the air could speak
C Em F
Then whistle as the wind blows
C G C
Whistle as the wind blows
