The Greatest View Chords & Tabs
Song: The Greatest View
Artist: Silverchair
Album: Diorama
Tabbed by: Arlen Brown, 12/20/01,
revised 4/07/02
e-mail: kingoftheeskimos@silverchair.org
website: http://www.geocities.com/kingoftheeskimos
Intro Riff:
e--------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------
G-----2-1-0----------------------5--------5--------
D------------0-5-4-2--0-2-3--0-3---3--0-3---3-2-0-2
A-2-2----------------------------------------------
E-0-0----------------------------------------------
Verse:
(strumming pattern not indicated, you lazy bastards!)
e--0---------0--0--0--0----------------------------
B--5---------5--5--5--0----------------------------
G--6----8----6--5--6--1----------------------------
D--7----7----7--7--7--2----------------------------
A--0----6----0--0--0--2----------------------------
E-------7-------------0----------------------------
You’re the analyst
The fungus in my milk
When you want no one, and you’ve got someone
e--0-----------------------------------------------
B--5-----------------------------------------------
G--6----8----3-------------------------------------
D--7----7----3--3-5--------------------------------
A--0----6----1--3-5--------------------------------
E-------7-------1-3--------------------------------
Through the wind you crawl
And laugh at burning dunes
When no one else will ever see
Pre-Chorus: (x3)
e--0-0-0--0----------3---/5------------------------
B--3-2-0--0-0h2p0----1---/3------------------------
G--2-2-2--2-------2--0---/0------------------------
D--2-2-2--2----------2---/4------------------------
A--0-0-0--0----------3---/5------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------
Now that you know why you feel like you do
They’re turning their head whilst they wait for no one
And finally I know why you feel like letting go
Riff immediately preceding Chorus:
(Play an E major over top of it)
e--------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------
G--14---13-13--11-11-9--9--------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------
A--12---11-11--9--9--7--7--------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------
Chorus: (x2)
e--0----0----2-------5-----------------------------
B--5----2----3----7--6-----------------------------
G--6----1----4----7--7-----------------------------
D--7----2----4----7--7-----------------------------
A--0----0----2----5--5-----------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------
I’m watchin’ you watch over me
And I’ve got the greatest view from here
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/silverchair/the_greatest_view_tab_ver_6.html ]
Verse 2:
e--0---------0--0--0--0----------------------------
B--5---------5--5--5--0----------------------------
G--6----8----6--5--6--1----------------------------
D--7----7----7--7--7--2----------------------------
A--0----6----0--0--0--2----------------------------
E-------7-------------0----------------------------
Mistakes don’t mean a thing
If you don’t regret them
So pack your tactic toes for the winter
e--0---------3--3--5--5----------------------------
B--5---------1--1--3--3----------------------------
G--6----8----0--0--0--0----------------------------
D--7----7----2--2--4--4----------------------------
A--0----6----3--3--5--5----------------------------
E-------7------------------------------------------
Chain a waterfall to burned and weathered skin
No one else will ever see
Chorus
Bridge/Instrumental:
e--------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------
G-----2-1-0----------------------5--------5--------
D------------0-5-4-2--0-2-3--0-3---3--0-3---3-2-0-2
A-2-2----------------------------------------------
E-0-0----------------------------------------------
e--------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------
G-----2-1-0----------------------5--------5--------
D------------0-5-4-2--0-2-3--0-3---3--0-3---3-2-0-2
A-2-2----------------------------------------------
E-0-0----------------------------------------------
e--------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------
G-----2-1-0-------------------------------------4--
D------------0-5-4-2--0-2-------------------5-6----
A-2-2---------------------3-3-3----3-6-6-6---------
E-0-0---------------------1-1-1--0h1-4-4-4---------
e--------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------
G--6-7---------7--9-10-----------------------------
D------5---7-8---------8---------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------
Final Pre-Chorus: (After 2 regular “Pre-Chorus” riffs)
e--0-0-0---------------3-3---5-5--------------------
B--3-2-0---------------1-1---3-3--------------------
G--2-2-2-3--3-----3-1--0-0---0-0--------------------
D--2-2-2-4--4-x-x-4-2--2-2---4-4--------------------
A--0-0-0-4--4-x-x-4-2--3-3---5-5--------------------
E--------2--2-x-x-2-0-------------------------------
And finally I know
Why I feel like you’re letting me go
Pre-Chorus, Chorus x4
The greatest view from here
The greatest view
That should be it. I’m still not positive about the second chord in the verse;
I can’t seem to get it exactly right. Anyways, send comments/suggestions/cash to
kingoftheeskimos@silverchair.org. Thanks, bye.
