From: "Mark Allison"
Subject: w/wesley_john/thirteen_days.tab
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 1998 14:02:22 -0000
Thirteen Days is a song that I fell in love with the first
time I saw Wes play (at The Forum in London supporting
Marillion on the Brave tour). I was so impressed that I
had to buy the album there and then.
This is transcribed from memory so there might be a mistake
or two, but I think it's pretty close.
Thirteen Days by John Wesley
============================
From the album "Under The Red And White Sky"
Transcribed by Mark Allison (mark@ats1.demon.co.uk)
Riff 1
======
G G/F# Em D* C*
e--------------0-------0---0h2-----2-------------------------
B--0-----3-------0-------0-----3-----3---0h1-----1-0h1p0-----
G----0-----0-------0-------------2-----2-----0----------0----
D------0-----0-------2-----0-------------------2-------------
A----------------------------------------3-------------------
E--3-----2-----0---------------------------------------------
Riff 2
======
G G/F# Em D* C*
e--------------0-------0---0h2-----2-------------------------
B--0-----3-------0-------0-----3-----3---0h1-----1-0h1p0-----
G----0-----0-------0-------------2-----2-----0----------0----
D------0-----0-------2-----0-------------------2-------------
A----------------------------------------3-------------------
E--3-----2-----0---------------------------------------------
e--------------------------------
B--0h1-----1-0h1p0-0h1-----------
G------0-------------------------
D--------2-----------------------
A--3---------------3-------------
E--------------------------------
Riff 3
======
G D C*
e--------2---------------------------------------------------
B--0-------3---1-----1-0h1p0---------------------------------
G----0-------2---0-------------------------------------------
D------0-0---------2-----------------------------------------
A--------------3---------------------------------------------
E--3---------------------------------------------------------
Riff 4
======
G D C*
e--------2---------------------------------------------------
B--0-------3---0h1-----1-0h1p0-0h1-----1-0h1p0-0h1-----------
G----0-------2-----0---------------0-------------------------
D------0-0-----------2---------------2-----------------------
A--------------3---------------3---------------3-------------
E--3---------------------------------------------------------
Riff 5
======
G D C
e--------2----------------------------------------
B--0-------3---1----------------------------------
G----0-------2------------------------------------
D------0-0----------------------------------------
A--------------3----------------------------------
E--3----------------------------------------------
D* is switching between Dsus2 and D by hammering on to the
2nd fret of the top E string (as shown in the tab).
C* is switching between Cmaj7 and C by hammering on and pulling
off the finger on the 1st fret of the B string (as shown in
the tab).
The song is played using these finger picked riffs until
chorus 3 when the full band comes in, and you should strum
the chords as shown.
Intro
=====
Riff 1 X 2
Verse 1
=======
Riff 3
I was a child,
Riff 3
Light in your arms, you hold me,
Riff 3
The fire in your eyes stopped the bleeding,
Riff 4
The love in your heart kept me breathing.
Verse 2
=======
Riff 3
I feel I'm dyin' again,
Riff 3
I've got nothing but hatred for my lover and friend,
Riff 3
The lion in your eyes watches me screaming,
Riff 4
The cold in your heart kept my blood freezing.
CHorus 1
========
Riff 1
Thirteen days before you left me here staring,
Riff 2
Thirteen days before you tried to stop caring.
Verse 3
=======
Riff 3
Stare in to the dark,
Riff 3
The emptiness of hell comes to enfold me,
Riff 3
Take a long look at your sweet creation,
Riff 4
Did you get a thrill to watch my heart breaking.
Chorus 2
========
Riff 1
Thirteen days before you left me here standing alone,
Riff 2
Thirteen days before you left me to die on the phone.
Verse 4
=======
Riff 3
I cannot pretend,
Riff 3
I can't find an end, Oh how I miss you,
Riff 3
I was your lover and you were my friend,
Riff 4
And I pray to God I never see you again,
Riff 5
I was your lover and you were my friend,
Riff 4
And I pray to God I never see you again
Chorus 3
========
G G/F# Em D C
Thirteen days before you left me here waiting to hold you,
G G/F# Em D C
Thirteen days before you, you forgot what I told you,
G G/F# Em D C
Thirteen days that you gave to me only to take from me,
G G/F# Em D C
Thirteen days before you left me here breaking.
G G/F# Em D C repeat to end.
Chords for chorus 3
===================
G G/F# Em D C
e-X--X-----X---2--0-------------
B-X--X-----X---3--1-------------
G-0--0-----0---2--0-------------
D-0--0-----2---0--2-------------
A-2--X-----2---X--3-------------
E-3--2-----0---X--X-------------
Enjoy!
Mark
mark@ats1.demon.co.uk
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