Album: Word Gets Around (Part 1)
Artists:Stereophonics
Tabbed by: Sian Clarke
I couldn't fit all twelve songs onto the same file, so I'm afraid it's split into two parts
(Part 1) and (Part 2), the second half of this file should be underneath the place you
found this first one :')
Songs in this part: 1. A Thousand Trees
2. Looks Like Chaplin
3. More Life in a Tramps vest
4. Local Boy In the Photograph
5. Traffic
6. Not Up To You
Songs in part two: 7. Check My Eyelids For Holes
8. Same Size Feet
9. Last Of The Big Time Drinkers
10. Goldfish Bowl
11. Too Many Sandwiches
12. Billy Daveys' Daughter
There, hope thats not too confusing, now I'll get on with it.
I've listed all the chords and riffs used under each individual song.
I'm almost 100% sure that all these songs are right, but if you
disagree or have any comments, questions, corrections or just want to say hey,
e-mail me at Sarah.lardy@virgin.net and I will try to reply to all.
(Riffs are indicated above the chord that is played with it)
KEY:
b = bend string
h = hammer on
p = pull off
/or\ = slide to numbered fret
{ = rest - no chord, silence unless there is a riff continuing above it
...= duration of a riff
This is a great album. But it took me bloody ages to tab.
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* 1. A Thousand Trees *
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Chords:
G5 3x0033 Fsus2 1330xx Am7 x02010
C5 x35xxx G-B x20033 F+9 xx3213
C x32013 D xx0232 G 320033
Riffs:
e--3-------| e-----------------| e--------------|
b--1--1----| b-----------------| b--------------|
1: g--0-----2-| 2: g---4b-4--4b-4--4-| 3: g---4b-4--4b-4-|
d--2-------| d-----------------| d--------------|
A--3-------| A-----------------| A--------------|
E----------| E-----------------| E--------------|
Intro:
G5 Am7 G-B C
(R 1)...................
G5 Am7 G-B C
Verse 1
G Am7 G-B C
Standing at the bus stop with my shopping in my hands, when I'm over-
G Am7 G-B C
hearing elder ladies, as the rumours start to fly, you can hear them in the
G Am7 G-B C
schoolyard, scrapyard, chip shop, phone box, in the
G Am7 G-B C
pool hall, at the shoe stall every corner turned around. It started with a
G Am7 G-B C
school girl who was running, running home to her mum and dad, told them she was
G Am7 G-B C G
playing in the changeroom of the local football side, they said "tell us again"
Am7 G-B C
so she told them again they said "tell us the truth" they found it hard to believe
G Am7 G-B C
cos' he taught our Steve, he even trained me, taught Uncle John who's father of three
only takes...
Bridge 1
Am7 Fsus2 C5
one tree, to make a thousand matches, only takes
Am7 F+9 C
one match, to burn a thousand
Chorus 1
G Am7 G-B C
trees, thousand
G Am7 G-B C
trees you see it in the
Verse 2 (chords as above)
classroom,, in the swimming pool, where the matchstick men are made, at the
Scouts' hall, at the football where the wise we trust are paid, they all honour his name
he did a lot for the game, he got his name knocked up above the sports' ground gates, but now
they're ripping them down, stamping the ground, picture gathers dust in the bar in the lounge
it only takes...
Bridge 2 (as above)
Chorus 2 (as above)
Mid Section
(R 2).....................
D F+9 C
Wake up smell the rain
(R 3).....................
D F+9 C
Shake up he's back to stay
(R 2).....................
D F+9 C
He hasn't been on a holiday his
(R 3)...........
D F+9 C G Am7 G-B C
Growing seeds don't believe why he's been away
Instrumental Break
G Am7 G-B C
(R 1)............
G Am7 G-B C
G Am7 G-B C
in the
Verse 3 (chords as above)
schoolyard, change room, playing fields, bathroom
phone box, office blocks, corner turned around, they keep doubting the flame,
tossing the blame, got his name knocked up above the sports ground gates, but now
they're ripping them down, stamping the ground, picture gathers dust in the bar in the lounge
and it only takes..
Bridge 3 (as above)
Outro
G Am7 G-B C
trees thousand
G Am7 G-B C
trees thousand
G Am7 G-B C
trees thousand
G Am7 G-B C C
trees
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* 2. Looks Like Chaplin *
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Chords:
Em 022000 E5 0224xx A5 577xxx
D xx0232 Bm7 x24232 C x32010
D5 xx023x Dsus2 xx0230
Riffs:
e-----3-0-3-0-0-| e-----3-| e-3-0-3-0-3-| e----------------------------|
b-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-| b-3-0-0-| b-3-0-3-0-3-| b----------------------------|
1: g-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| 2: g-0-0-0-| 3: g-----------| 4: g-------------------------12-|
d---------------| d-------| d-----------| d-------------------------12-|
A---------------| A-------| A-----------| A----------------------------|
E---------------| E-------| E-----------| E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|
e-------------------------------| e------------------| e--------------------------|
b-------------------------------| b------------------| b--------------------------|
5: g-------------------------12-12-| 6: g---------------12-| 7: g---------------12---------|
d-------------------------12-12-| d---------------12-| d---------------12---------|
A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------| A------------------| A--------------------------|
E-------------------------------| E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----| E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-|
e-----------------|
b---1---1---1---1-|
8: g---0---0---0---0-|
d-----------------|
A-3---2---0-------|
E-------------3---|
Intro
(R 1)...............(R 1)...........(R 1)......... (R 2).................
Em Em Em Em { {
(R 1)...............(R 1)...........(R 1)..........(R 3).................
Em Em Em Em { {
Verse 1
(R 4)..........................(R 4)........................
E5 E5
I feel the wash, close down the street,
(R 4)..........................(R 4)........................
E5 E5
yet Chaplin walks, feet nine fifteen and I
(R 5)..........................(R 5)........................
A5 A5
hear them, hear them, call his
(R 6)..........................(R 6)........................
E5 E5
name, and I
(R 5)..........................(R 5)........................
A5 A5
see him, see him, turn
(R 7)..........................(R 7)........................
E5 E5
away.
Chorus 1
D { { Bm7 C
They take him in
D { { Bm7 C
and clean him up.
Bm7 C Bm7 C
C
Instrumental Break
(R 1).............(R 1)............(R 1)............(R 1)
Em Em Em Em
Verse 2 (as above)
They take him in and strip him down.
They dry his skin and feed him wine, and I
hear them, hear them, call his name, and I
see him, see him, turn away.
Chorus 2
D { { Bm7 C
Asks to use the phone.
D D
Yet he lives alone, he lives alone.
(R 8).................
Bm7 C
There's no - one, no - one home to phone.
Outro
(R 8)........................
D5 Dsus2 D C
Sits alone at
(R 8)........................
D5 Dsus2 D C
home. He calls his home his
(R 8)........................
D5 Dsus2 D C D5
own. His wife is still un - known
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* 3. More Life In A Tramps Vest *
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Chords:
A1 x0xxxx A x02220 D xx0232
Bm x24432 D-F# 2x0232 E 022300
D1 xx0xxx B1 x2xxxx A5 x022xx
Intro
A1 A1
Verse 1
A A
I get camping eyes in the final hour,
D D
last minute shoppers picking cauliflower,
Bm D
the fuss they make, you'd swear they were buying a
A A
car.
A A
Always moan, moan it's not so cheap,
D D
cheaper still, cheaper still down the street,
Bm D
I lose my rag and tell them take your bag and shop down there.
A A
Closing down, closing down another road.
D D
One way system, steals the show.
Bm D
Mac the knife swigs a can and sings the day away. There's
Chorus 1
A A
more life, more life, more life in a
D/F# E
tramps vest. There's
A A
more life, more life, more life in a
D/F# E
tramps vest.
Verse 2
A A
Flower man sits down in the street,
D D
surrounded by stock he bought back last week,
Bm D
bring back the ladies wearing lipstick on their teeth.
A A
Make up, we make up a crappy joke,
D D
sit back, relax and have a smoke.
Bm D
Mac the knife swigs a can and sings the day away. There's
Chorus (x2, as before)
Instrumental Break
A A
D D
Bm D
Verse 3
A1 A1
I get camping eyes in the final hour,
D1 D1
last minute shoppers picking cauliflower.
B1 B1
Mac the knife swigs a can and sings the day away. There's
Chorus (x2, as before, second time, end on A5)
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* 4. Local Boy In The Photograph *
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Chords
G 320033 G-B x20033 Am7 x02010
G7-B x20032 A7sus4 x02033 C1 x3xxxx
C x32010 E5 022xxx B1 x2xxxx
C7 x32000 D5 xx023x D1 xx0xxx
D xx0232 Dsus2 xx0230 A1 x0xxxx
C+9 x32033
Riffs
e--10-----10-----| e--8-----8-----| e-------------------------------|
b-----7-8----7-8-| b----7-8---7-8-| b-1-1-0-0-1-1-0-0-1-1-0-1-1-0-0-|
1: g----------------| 2: g--------------| 3: g-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
d----------------| d--------------| d-------------------------------|
A----------------| A--------------| A-------------------------------|
E----------------| E--------------| E-------------------------------|
e---------------------------------|
B-1-1-0-0-1-1-0-0-1-1-0-0-3-1-0-0-|
4: G-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
d---------------------------------|
A---------------------------------|
E---------------------------------|
Intro
(R 1)........................(R 2 + 3)................
G G7-B C C
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D C+9 G/B A7sus4
Verse 1
(R 4)...........................
G G7-B C C
There's no mistake, I smell that smell, it's that time of year again.
(R 3).................
G G7-B C C
I can taste the air.
( same chord and riff progression as above)
The clocks go back, railway track, something blocks the line again,
and the train runs late for the first time.
Instrumental Break
(R 4)...........................
G G7-B C C
Verse 2 (as above)
Pebble beach, we're underneath, a pier just been painted red.
Where I heard the news for the first time.
Chorus 1
E5 E5 D5 D5 Dsus2
And all the friends lay down the flowers, sit on the banks and drink for hours.
Am7 Am7 C1 B1 C1 B1 C1 B1 C1 B1 C1 B1 C1 B1 C1 B1 A1 G G7-B
Talk of the way they saw him last, local boy in the photograph,
(R 3)...........................
C C
Today.
Verse 3
(R 1)........................(R 2 + 4)............................
G G7-B C C
He'll always be, twenty-three, but the train runs on and on.
(R 1)...................(R 2 + 3).......................
G G7-B C C
Past the place they found his clothing.
Mid Section
D C+9 G-B C+9
D C+9 G-B C+9
D C+9 G-B C+9
D C+9 G-B A7sus4
Verse 4 ( as above, but play Riff 3 instead of Riff 4 )
There's no mistake, I smell that smell, it's that time of year again.
I can taste the air.
Clocks go back, railway track, something blocks the line again,
and the train runs late for the first time today.
Mid Section 2
D C+9 G-B C+9
Chorus 2
E5 E5 D5 D5 Dsus2
And all the friends lay down the flowers, sit on the banks and drink for hours.
(R 1).....
Am7 Am7 C1 B1 C1 B1 C1 B1 C1 B1 C1 B1 C1 B1 C1 B1 A1 G
Talk of the way they saw him last, local boy in the photograph,
..............(R 2 + 3)....................................
G7-B C C
today, he's gone away.
(R 1)..........................(R 2 + 3).....................
G G7-B C C
Outro
D C+9 G-B C+9
D C+9 G-B C+9
D C+9 G-B A7sus4
G
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* 5. Traffic *
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Chords
C x32013 F+9 xx3213 F 133211
Am7 x02013 C(2) x32010 Dm xx0231
Fsus2 1330xx Am 002210
Riffs
e------------3------------------3-------------------------------------3---|
b--1--1h3p1------1-1-1---1h3p1-----1---------------------------1h3p1------|
1: g------------------------------------------h2p--------h2p-----------------|
d--2--2----------2-2-2-2-----------2--3--3-------3--3-----2--2------------|
A--3--3----------3-3-3----------------3--3-------3--3-----3---------------|
E-------------------------------------1-----------------------------------|
e-------------------3--3-----| e---------------3--|
b--1--1--1--1h3p1---1--1--1--| b--1--1--1h3p1--1--|
2: g----------------------------| 3: g------------------|
d--2--2--2--2-------2--2--2--| d--2--2---------2--|
A--3--3--3--3-------------3--| A--3--3------------|
E----------------------------| E------------------|
e---------------3------------------3-----------------------3--|
b--1--1--1h3p1-----1--1--1--1h3p1-----1--------------------1--|
4: g-------------------------------------------1h2p1h2--------0--|
d--2--2------------2--2--2--2---------2--3----3------3--2--2--|
A--3--3------------3--3--3---------------3----3------------3--|
E----------------------------------------------------------x--|
Intro
(R 1).....................................................................
C(1) Am7 Fsus2 C(1)
{ { { {
We all face the same
Verse 1
C(2) Am F
way, still it takes all day, I take a look to my left,
(R 2).................
C(2) C(1)
pick out the worst and the best. She paints her lip,
............
Am F
greasy and thick, another mirror stare
(R 3)................
Dm C(1) C(2)
and she's going where? Another office affair,
Verse 2
Am7 F
to kill an unborn scare, you talk dirty to a priest,
C(2) C(2)
it makes them human at least. But is she running away
Am7 F
to start a brand new day? Or's she going home?
(R 3).......................
Dm C(1)
Why's she driving alone? Is
Chorus 1
F Dm C(2)
anyone going anywhere?
F Dm Dm
Everyone's gotta be
Instrumental Break 1
C(1) Am7 F+9 C(2)
somewhere. Gotta body in the
Verse 3 (as verse 2)
boot, or just bags full of food?
Those are models' legs, but are they womens are they mens?
She shouts down the phone, missed a payment on the loan,
she gotta be above the rest, keeping up with the best. Is
Chorus 2 (as chorus 1)
Instrumental Break 2
C(1) Am7 F+9 C(2)
somewhere
G F G F F C(2) { { { {
Waits tables for a
Verse 4
C(2) F Am
crook? Wrote a hard back book? You teach kids how to read?
F C(2)
Or sell your body on the street? A nurse without a job?
Am7 F
Another uptown snob? But have I got you all wrong?
(R 3)......................
Dm C(1)
one look and you were gone Is
Chorus 3
F Dm C(2)
anyone going anywhere? Is
F Dm C(2)
anyone going anywhere? Is
F Dm C(2)
anyone going anywhere?
F Dm Dm { { { {
everyone gotta be somewhere.
Outro
(R 1)...............................................................
C(1) Am7 Fsus2 C(1)
(R 1)...............................................................
C(1) Am7 Fsus2 C(1)
(R 1)...............................................................
C(1) Am7 Fsus2 C(1)
(R 4)...............................................
C(1) Am7 Fsus2 C(1)
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*6. Not Up To You *
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Chords
C9 x3543x Em7 022033 Dsus4 xx0233
G(1) 3x543x Am7 x02013 D xx0232
G(2) 320033 Bm7 x35346 A7sus4 x02033
Dsus4/F# 2x0233 C x32010 C+9 x32033
Riffs
e---------------------------------| e---------| e---------|
b-3-3-0-0-3-3-0-0-3-3-0-0-3-3-0-0-| b---------| b---------|
1: g-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| 2: g-------0-| 3: g---------|
d---------------------------------| d-------0-| d---------|
A---------------------------------| A-0-2-3---| A-0-2-3-0-|
E---------------------------------| E---------| E---------|
e---3---------| e---5---------| e---5--0--0-|
b---1---------| b---3---------| b---2--1--1-|
4: g---0---------| 5: g---2---------| 6: g---3--0--0-|
d---2---------| d---4---------| d---4--2--2-|
A-0---0-2-3-0-| A-2---0-2-3-0-| A-2----3--3-|
E-------------| E-------------| E-----------|
Intro
(R 1)................................(R 1)...................................
C9 C9 G(1) G(1)
(R 1)................................(R 1)...................................
C9 C9 G(1) G(1)
Verse 1
(R 1)................................(R 1)...................................
C9 C9 G(1) G(1)
Salt grips the road awaits his lift again.
(R 1)................................(R 1)...................................
C9 C9 G(1) G(1)
Street orange glow shades the odds against.
(R 1)................................(R 1)...................................
C9 C9 G(1) G(1)
One more sip, a shoe a miss, a shaving nick, one extra kiss.
(R 1)................................
C9 C9
Who's to know? whatever.
Chorus 1
(R 2)....................
G(2) D/F# Em7 Em7
Not up to me, not up to you.
G(2) D/F# Em7 Em7
not up to me, not up to you.
Verse 2 (as above)
Swings don't swing, the parks' been dead for years.
How do you know the last swing weren't the last for good?
Hard book on freaks, fresh summer peach, creased magazine,
sugar chocolate treat.
Who's to know? whatever.
Chorus 2
G(2) D/F# Em7 Em7
Not up to me, not up to you.
(R 3)....................
G(2) D/F# Em7 Em7
not up to me, not up to you.
Instrumental Break
(R 4)..............................(R 5).................................
Am7 Am7 Bm7 Bm7
(R 4)..............................(R 6)..............
Am7 Am7 Bm7 C
Verse 3 (as above, unless stated otherwise)
The street's so long where she lost her pocket purse.
Kept the last picture of the man she committed first.
Cracked windscreen rain, french murder play, junk take away,
tired street parades.
Am7 Am7 C+9 C+9
Who's to know? Whatever, whatever.
Chorus 3
G(2) Dsus4/F# Em7 Em7
Not up to me, not up to you.
G(2) Dsus4/F# Em7 Em7 C+9
Not up to me, not up to you.
G(2) Dsus4/F# Em7 Em7 C+9
Not up to me, not up to you, not up to anything we do.
G(2) Dsus4/F# Em7 Em7 C+9
Not up to me, not up to you.
G(2) Dsus4/F# Em7 Em7 C+9
It's not up to me.
G(2) Dsus4/F# Em7 Em7
It's not up to you.
Outro
(R 1)..............................(R 1)..................................
C9 C9 G(1) G(1)
It's not up to you.
(R 1)..............................(R 1)..................................
C9 C9 G(1) G(1)
It's not up to you.
(R 1)..............................(R 1)..................................
C9 C9 G(1) G(1)
It's not up to
(R 1)..............................(R 1)..................................
C9 C9 G(1) G(1)
you.
(R 1)..............................(R 1)..................................
C9 C9 G(1) G(1)
Well that's it for this part, make sure you look at part 2 aswell!!
