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2:1
elastica
(from the "elastica" album, also on "Trainspotting" soundtrack)

1997 09 24

This song uses mostly power chords. I haven't tried to note
the strumming rhythms, because they're pretty variable, and mostly
unimportant--just listen to the record--it's straight forward enough.
(This song is played with two guitars, but I've tabbed the main parts
for one. Some day, I'll tab out the other parts.)

As for the lyrics: these are the best I could make them out. I didn't
try to correlate the background vocals with the main lyrics in verse
2, just try to fit them in as you see fit. As usual, corrections are
welcome.

Chords used:

C#: x466xx
A:  577xxx
B:  799xxx
G#: 466xxx

standard tuning

INTRO:

Percussion, then bass (G# & C#'s) then:

C#C# Piano Chord 
   AA Piano Chord 
   BB Piano Chord 
   G#G# Piano Chord 
      G#G# Piano Chord 


VERSE 1:

C#C# Piano Chord 

Keeping a brave face

AA Piano Chord 

in circumstances is impossible,

cannot describe

BB Piano Chord 

so many ... decisions,

G#G# Piano Chord 
                     C#C# Piano Chord 

it's impossible to know which is

the proper order,

AA Piano Chord 

the best position to be ... in,

BB Piano Chord 

take advantage, or so it seems

E----------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------
D-------------6-6-6-----6-6-6-6-------6-6-----6-6----
A-------------6-6-6-----6-6-6-6-------6-6-----6-6----
E-------------4-4-4-----4-4-4-4-------4-4-----4-4----
the way it go-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-oes.


INTERLUDE:

E---------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------
G------6--5--6--5--6--5-----------------------------------------
D---6--6--6--6--6--6--6-----------4--6-----------4--6--6--4-----
A---6--6--6--6--6--6--6--4--4--7-----------4--7--------------7--
E---4--4--4--4--4--4--4-----------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------4--6--------
A---------3h-4--6--------3h-4--6--6--4p-3--4--4--7--------------
E---4--4--------------4-----------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------
D---------4--6--6--4--------------------------------------------
A---4--7--------------7--------3h-4--6------6/7--7--7--6--------
E------------------------4--4-----------------------------------

VERSE 2:

MAIN LYRICS                   | BACKGROUND
|
C#C# Piano Chord 
                            |
So it goes, at two to one,    | (So just
|
AA Piano Chord 
                             |
in the dark, dark my friend,  |  get down on the other side.
|
BB Piano Chord 
                   |
strangers in my bed,          |  Too easy, for nobody to know.
|  [too busy to notice me? at all?] |
turn my head,                 |  You're soaking wet,
|
G#G# Piano Chord 
                            |
again.                        |  you talk too much,
|  it's not necessary.)
|
|
C#C# Piano Chord 
                            |
So he goes,                   | (Look for the eyes and mouth
|
|
two in two,                   |  I just want to say
|
AA Piano Chord 
                             |
looks content,                |  "This kid is yours,
|
|
feels the mood, and then      |  your eyes and mouth."
|
BB Piano Chord 
                             |
fumbling 'round,              |  Somewhere
|
|
tumbling down                 |  I draw the line
|
G#G# Piano Chord 
                            |
again.                        |  like a gossip
|  already.)

E------------------------
B------------------------
G------------------------
D---------6-6-----6-6----
A---------6-6-----6-6----
E---------4-4-----4-4----

CODA:
(essentially the same as the interlude, concluding with a solid C#)