The Freshmen - The Verve Pipe

Tabbed by:  Steve Jang

USE -=SIZE 8 FONT=- FOR BEST RESULTS

This is an update to my older post.  I looked at it a couple of weeks ago, and
I didn't realize how many mistakes I left in there.  This version should be
very close to how the song is really played.  My older version is at the bottom
in case you wanted to see the differences.

* Capo 2nd Fret

Intro Riff
Dsus2              GG Piano Chord 
           BmBm Piano Chord 
                GG Piano Chord 

E|---------0-------|---------3-|-----------------|-----------|
B|-----3---------3-|-----0-----|---------3-------|---------0-|
G|---2---2-----2---|---0---0---|-----4---------4-|-----0-----|
D|-0---------------|-----------|---4---4-----4---|---0---0---|
A|-----------------|-----------|-2---------------|-----------|
E|-----------------|-3---------|-----------------|-3---------|

Verse Riff
Dsus2              GG Piano Chord 
           BmBm Piano Chord 
                GG Piano Chord 

E|---------0-------|---------3-|-----------------|-----------|
B|-----3-------3---|-----0-----|---------3-------|---------0-|
G|---2---2---2---2-|---0---0---|-----4-------4---|-----0-----|
D|-0---------------|-----------|---4---4---4-----|---0---0---|
A|-----------------|-----------|-2-------------0-|-----------|
E|-----------------|-3---------|-----------------|-3---------|

Pre-Chorus Riff
BmBm Piano Chord 
        AA Piano Chord 
         GG Piano Chord 

E|---------|---------|-----------|
B|---------|---------|---------0-|
G|-----4---|-----2---|-----0-----|
D|---4---4-|---2---2-|---0---0---|
A|-2-------|-0-------|-----------|
E|---------|---------|-3---------|

Chorus Riff
Dsus2             G                 Bm                G          *Not played 2nd time
E|---------0-------|---------3-------|-----------------|-----------|-------|
B|-----3-------3---|-----0-------0---|---------3-------|---------0-|-------|
G|---2---2---2---2-|---0---0---0---0-|-----4-------4---|-----0-----|---0---|
D|-0---------------|-----------------|---4---4---4-----|---0---0---|-0---0-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-2-------------0-|-----------|-------|
E|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-3---------|-------|

Fills: (Played by Guitar 2 w/ Distortion - Regular Tuning)
__________________________     ______________________________
| 1.                       |   | 2.                           |
E|--------------------------|  E|------------------------------|
B|--------------------------|  B|------------------------------|
G|------9-11------------9\8-|  G|-9-8-9---9-8-9---9-8-9-9^-8-9-|
D|-9-11------------9-11-----|  D|------------------------------|
A|--------------------------|  A|------------------------------|
E|--------------------------|  E|------------------------------|

Outro Riff:
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------10-9---------------------10----------------------|
G|------9--------9-9/11--------------------------9\8---(9)-|
D|-9-11--------9-------------11-------------9-11-----------|
A|------------------------12----12-------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

Intro: (Intro Riff w/ Fill 1. the 2nd time)

Verse 1: (Verse Riff)
When I was young I knew everything
And she a punk who rarely ever took advice
Now I'm guilt-stricken, sobbing with my head on the floor
Stop a baby's breath and a shoe full of rice, no

Pre-Chorus: (Pre-Chorus Riff)
I can't be held responsible, 'cause she was touching her face
I won't be held responsible, she fell in love in the first place

Chorus: (Chorus Riff)
For the life of me I can not remember
What made us think that we were wise, and we'd never compromise
For the life of me I can not believe
We'd ever die for these sins, we were merely freshmen (Fill 1.)

Verse 2: (Verse Riff)
My best friend took a week's vacation to forget her
His girl took a week's worth of Valium and slept
And now he's guilt-stricken sobbing with his head on the floor
Thinks about her now and how he never really wept, he says

Pre-Chorus (Pre-Chorus Riff w/ Fill 2. 4X)

Chorus (Chorus Riff w/ Fill 2. 4X at the end)

Verse 3: (Chorus Riff)
We've tried to wash our hands of all of this
We never talk of our lacking relationships
And how we're guilt-stricken sobbing with our heads on the floor
We fell through the ice when we tried not to slip, we'd say

Pre-chorus (Pre-Chorus Riff w/ Fill 2. 4X)

Chorus 2X (Chorus Riff 2X)

Outro (Intro Riff 2X w/ Fill 1., then Outro Riff)







The Freshmen - The Verve Pipe

- CHANGE FONT SIZE (PT. 8) AND USE A FIXED-WIDTH FONT -

Tabbed by:  Steve Jang - I also tabbed out "Don't Speak" by No Doubt

I included the lyrics so that it would be easy to denote which riff to
play
and the Guitar 2 Fills.  Not everything in the song follows this tab
EXACTLY,
so improvise a little and listen to the song for the very minor parts.

Riff 1.
EE Piano Chord 
                 AA Piano Chord 
           C#mC#m Piano Chord 
               AA Piano Chord 

E|-----------------|---------5-|-----------------|-----------|
B|---------7-------|-----------|---------5-------|---------2-|
G|-----9-------9---|-----6-----|-----6-------6---|-----2-----|
D|---9---9---9---9-|---7---7---|---6---6---6-----|---2---2---|
A|-7---------------|-----------|-4-------------2-|-0---------|
E|-----------------|-5---------|-----------------|-----------|

Riff 2.
C#mC#m Piano Chord 
       BB Piano Chord 
         AA Piano Chord 

E|---------|---------|-----------|
B|---------|---------|---------2-|
G|-----6---|-----4---|-----2-----|
D|---6---6-|---4---4-|---2---2---|
A|-4-------|-2-------|-0---------|
E|---------|---------|-----------|

Riff 1.
E                 A                 C#m               A          *Not
played 2nd time
E|-----------------|---------5-------|-----------------|-----------|-------|
B|---------7-------|-----------------|---------5-------|---------2-|-------|
G|-----9-------9---|-----6-------6---|-----6-------6---|-----2-----|---2---|
D|---9---9---9---9-|---7---7---7---7-|---6---6---6-----|---2---2---|-2---2-|
A|-7---------------|-----------------|-4-------------2-|-0---------|-------|
E|-----------------|-5---------------|-----------------|-----------|-------|

Fills: (Played by Guitar 2)
___________     __________     ______________________________
| 1.        |   | 2.       |   | 3.                           |
E|-----------|  E|----------|  E|------------------------------|
B|-----------|  B|----------|  B|------------------------------|
G|-----------|  G|----------|  G|-9-8-9---9-8-9---9-8-9-9^-8-9-|
D|------9-11-|  D|------9-8-|  D|------------------------------|
A|-9-11------|  A|-9-11-----|  A|------------------------------|
E|-----------|  E|----------|  E|------------------------------|

Intro: (Riff 1. 2X w/ Fill 1. and Fill 2. the 2nd time)

Verse 1: (Riff 1.)
When I was young I knew everything
And she a punk who rarely ever took advice
Now I'm guilt-stricken, sobbing with my head on the floor
Stop a baby's breath and a shoe full of rice, no

Pre-Chorus: (Riff 2.)
I can't be held responsible, 'cause she was touching her face
I won't be held responsible, she fell in love in the first place

Chorus: (Riff 3.)
For the life of me I can not remember
What made us think that we were wise, and we'd never compromise
For the life of me I can not believe
We'd ever die for these sins, we were merely freshmen (Fill 1. and Fill
2.)

Verse 2: (Riff 1.)
My best friend took a week's vacation to forget her
His girl took a week's worth of Valium and slept
And now he's guilt-stricken sobbing with his head on the floor
Thinks about her now and how he never really wept, he says

Pre-Chorus (Riff 2. w/ Fill 3. 4X)

Chorus (Riff 3. w/ Fill 3. 4X at the end)

Verse 3: (Riff 3.)
We've tried to wash our hands of all of this
We never talk of our lacking relationships
And how we're guilt-stricken sobbing with our heads on the floor
We fell through the ice when we tried not to slip, we'd say

Pre-chorus (Riff 2. w/ Fill 3. 4X)

Chorus (2X - Riff 3.)

Outro (Riff 1. 2X w/ Fill 1. and 2. played 2X)

Questions or comments are welcome!