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-= the morning sad =-
Veruca Salt
from the album Eight Arms to Hold You
written by Nina Gordon
tabbed by beth
chords-
E5 G#5 A5 B5 F#5
022xxx 466xxx 577xxx 799xxx 244xxx
the other chords are mostly standard barre chords.
the riffs, the bridge, and the third verse are played
with a fairly clean tone. the rest is distorted.
riff a-
e-----------12-----------12--------------
B--------12-----------14-----------------
G-----13--------13-14--------//13-11-----
D----------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------
riff b-
e-----------12-----------12-------------------
B--------12-----------14----------------------
G-----13--------13-14--------//13-11-9-11-----
D---------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------
riff c-
e-----------12-----------12-------------------
B--------12-----------14-------------12-11----
G-----13--------13-14--------//13-11----------
D---------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------
riff d-
e---------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------
G-----9-9--8--6-------------------------------
D----------------8----------------------------
A---------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------
riff e-
e-----------12-----------12---------
B--------12-----------14------------
G-----13--------13-14--------11-----
D-----------------------------------
A-----------------------------------
E-----------------------------------
verse 1 -
E5 G#5 A5
wake up and talk to me
E5 B5 F#5
it's a long time since last night
E5 A5
i know we said things
E5 B5
the saddest things
A5
and I'm not sure it was wise
E A
but when the morning's sad
E F# B
you don't look back
A B A
though you sure don't look ahead
E A F#
riff a (guitar 2)
the morning sad
E A F#
riff b (guitar 2)
you know the morning sad
E
riff c (guitar 2)
the morning sad
A F#
never had it so bad
A
never had it so bad
verse 2 -
(same chords as verse 1 with guitar two playing some
other stuff that I can't quite figure out... anyone?)
i'm writing desperate songs
riff d
while you're fast asleep inside
i could try to sing until it rings
but my voice comes out uptight
(same as before)
cause when the morning's sad
you don't relax
no you cannot clear your mind
the morning sad
you know the morning sad
the morning sad
never had it so bad
never had it so bad
bridge-
(clean tone)
B E A
i tried a little i tried a lot
B
i'm not a window
E A
and you've seen through everything i've got
(more distorted)
F# A
i don't think that i'll be safe
F# D
until everyone's awake
everybody everybody everybody yeah
solo (go Louise!
other guitar plays E - A - F# - A
verse 3 -
(clean)
(picked chords)
so wake up and talk to me
such a long time since last night
(chords strummed once)
i know we said things
the maddest things
and i'm not sure who was right
when the morning's sad
you won't attack
cause you're much too weak to fight
the morning sad
you know the morning sad
the morning sad
never had it so bad C5
E5 A5 F#5 C5
never had it so bad x5
E5 A5 F#5 C5 /// D5
riff e (guitar 2)
never had it so bad x4
yeah yeah yeah
end with
guitar 1
E - A - E
guitar 2 ?
e-----------12-----------12---------------9---
B--------12-----12----14----14----12-12---9---
G-----13-----------14----------13---------9---
D-----------------------------------------9---
A---------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------
any corrections, additions or whatever
can be mailed to bjsmith@uvic.ca
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