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It's obviously in the key of G in an Eb-tuned guitar.
Galen Myers

Smashing Pumpkins - Thirty-Three
Mellon Collie & the Infinite Sadness
It is dropped to Eb

--3-2-3-5-3-2---3-2-3-7-3-2----
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CC Piano Chord 
                AA Piano Chord 
              G7G7 Piano Chord 

Speak to me in a language I can hear,
CC Piano Chord 
           AA Piano Chord 
              G7G7 Piano Chord 

Humour me before I have to go.
CC Piano Chord 
       AA Piano Chord 
                      G7G7 Piano Chord 

Deep in thought I forgive everyone,
CC Piano Chord 
                 AA Piano Chord 
             G7G7 Piano Chord 

As the cluttered streets greet me once again.
G7G7 Piano Chord 
                 CC Piano Chord 
       AA Piano Chord 

I know I can't be late,
G7G7 Piano Chord 
                 CC Piano Chord 
       AA Piano Chord 

supper's on the table.
G7G7 Piano Chord 
                         CC Piano Chord 
     AA Piano Chord 

Tomorrow's just an excuse away,
G7G7 Piano Chord 
                          CC Piano Chord 
            AA Piano Chord 

So I pull my collar up and face the cold,

On my own.
CC Piano Chord 
                    AA Piano Chord 
            G7G7 Piano Chord 

The earth laughs beneath my heavy feet,
CC Piano Chord 
                    AA Piano Chord 
            G7G7 Piano Chord 

At the Blasphemy in my old jangly walk.
CC Piano Chord 
                      AA Piano Chord 
          G7G7 Piano Chord 

Steeple guide me to my heart and home,
CC Piano Chord 
                  AA Piano Chord 
             G7G7 Piano Chord 

The sun is out and up and down again,
G7G7 Piano Chord 
                    CC Piano Chord 

I know I ll make it, love can last forever,
G7G7 Piano Chord 
                      DD Piano Chord 
           CC Piano Chord 
            DD Piano Chord 

Graceful swans of never topple to the earth, And you
CC Piano Chord 
       AA Piano Chord 
       G7G7 Piano Chord 

Can make it last, forever you.
CC Piano Chord 
        AA Piano Chord 
    G7G7 Piano Chord 

And you can make it last forever you.
G7G7 Piano Chord 

And for a moment I lose myself,
DD Piano Chord 

Wrapped up in the pleasures of the world,
CC Piano Chord 
                   AA Piano Chord 
            G7G7 Piano Chord 

I've journeyed here and there and back again.
CC Piano Chord 
         AA Piano Chord 
                      G7G7 Piano Chord 

But in the same old haunts I still find my friends,
CC Piano Chord 
             AA Piano Chord 
         G7G7 Piano Chord 

Mysteries not ready to reveal,
CC Piano Chord 
              AA Piano Chord 
        G7G7 Piano Chord 

Sympathies I'm ready to return.
G7G7 Piano Chord 
                     CC Piano Chord 

I'll make the effort, love can last forever.
G7G7 Piano Chord 
                      DD Piano Chord 
             CC Piano Chord 

Graceful swans of never topple to the earth.
DD Piano Chord 
                   CC Piano Chord 

Tomorrow's just an excuse,
CC Piano Chord 
           AA Piano Chord 
     G7G7 Piano Chord 

And you can make it last, forever you.
CC Piano Chord 
       AA Piano Chord 
    G7G7 Piano Chord 

You can make it last, forever you.



Title: Thirty-Three
Group: The Smashing Pumpkins
Album: Mellon Collie and The Infinite Saddness
(disc 2: track 3)

I've seen several versions of this song posted around the
internet, but wasn't satisfied with any of them, so here's
my own work on it.

Chords: o= open string x= not played

GG Piano Chord 
   CC Piano Chord 
  Dsus2Dsus2
e    3   o   o           The main problem with other tabs is
b    3   1   3           the Dsus2 chord, which many confuse
g    o   o   2           with simply D. But if you listen
d    o   2   o           carefully you can hear the
a    2   3   o           difference.  Billy uses this chord
E    3   o   x           in Tonight, Tonight too.

Other notes: This is played with three guitars.

Guitar 1: Phaser/flanger w/delay and reverb. (Only plays the
changes. Phase/Flange and the delay are increased
after "on my own...)"
Guitar 2: Acoustic (strums chords throughout)
Guitar 3/piano: Clean Electric (plays small lead riff
throughout)

Intro: G x3

CC Piano Chord 
              Dsus2Dsus2            GG Piano Chord 

Speak to me in a language I can hear
CC Piano Chord 
       Dsus2Dsus2           GG Piano Chord 

Humor me before I have to go
CC Piano Chord 
               Dsus2Dsus2         GG Piano Chord 

Deep in thought I forgive everyone
CC Piano Chord 
               Dsus2Dsus2            GG Piano Chord 

as the cluttered streets greet me once again
GG Piano Chord 
                CC Piano Chord 
      Dsus2Dsus2
I know I can't be late
GG Piano Chord 
                       CC Piano Chord 
     Dsus2Dsus2
supper's waiting on the table
GG Piano Chord 
                          CC Piano Chord 
    Dsus2Dsus2
Tomorrow is just an excuse away
GG Piano Chord 
                                  CC Piano Chord 
    Dsus2Dsus2
So I turn my collar up and face the cold,
(let Dsus2 ring) G (as soon as "own..")
on my own. . .
CC Piano Chord 
                Dsus2Dsus2            GG Piano Chord 

The earth laughs beneath my heavy feet
CC Piano Chord 
                Dsus2Dsus2            GG Piano Chord 

at the blasphemy in my old jangly walk
CC Piano Chord 
                Dsus2Dsus2            GG Piano Chord 

steeple guide me to my heart and home
CC Piano Chord 
               Dsus2Dsus2            CC Piano Chord 

the sun is up and out and down again
CC Piano Chord 

I know I'll make it
GG Piano Chord 

love can last forever
CC Piano Chord 

graceful swans of never
Dsus2Dsus2           CC Piano Chord 

topple to the earth
GG Piano Chord 
                    CC Piano Chord 
    Dsus2Dsus2
and you could make it last forever,
GG Piano Chord 
                 CC Piano Chord 
    Dsus2Dsus2
you could make it last forever
CC Piano Chord 

and for a moment I lose myself
Dsus2Dsus2                              GG Piano Chord 

wrapped up in the pleasure of the world
CC Piano Chord 
                      Dsus2Dsus2            GG Piano Chord 

i've journeyed here and there and back again
CC Piano Chord 
                           Dsus2Dsus2            GG Piano Chord 

but in the same old haunts I still find my friends
CC Piano Chord 
            Dsus2Dsus2       GG Piano Chord 

mysteries not ready to reveal
CC Piano Chord 
             Dsus2Dsus2      CC Piano Chord 

sympathies I'm ready to return
CC Piano Chord 

I'll make the effort
GG Piano Chord 

love can last forvever
CC Piano Chord 

graceful swans of never
Dsus2Dsus2          CC Piano Chord 

topple to the earth
Dsus2Dsus2              CC Piano Chord 

tomorrow's just an excuse
Dsus2Dsus2               CC Piano Chord 
      GG Piano Chord 

tomorrow's just and excuse away
GG Piano Chord 
             CC Piano Chord 
    Dsus2Dsus2
could make it last forever,
GG Piano Chord 
                 CC Piano Chord 
    Dsus2Dsus2
you could make it last forever,
GG Piano Chord 
                 CC Piano Chord 
    Dsus2Dsus2
you could make it last forever
C    Dsus2 (let ring)
you,
GG Piano Chord 

forever  you...

Outro: G x4

For the piano/Clean electric here's what is played:

riff 1:
e|-------------|       Riffs 1&2 are played whenever a G is
b|9-8-9-11-9-8-|       played pretty much. For the intro and
outro they alternate, and for the
riff 2:                rest Riff 1 is used almost
e|------11-8---|       exclusively. Just listen to the CD
b|9-8-9------11|       for the timing and changes between
the two.

As always comments/suggestions/corrections are welcome! If
anyone has any more specific info on the effects used on