"Shapes Of Things" (Keith Relf - Jim McCarty - Paul Samwell-Smith)
Intro:
(eighth-note triplets):
/ / / / / / / /
Verse 1:
(bass over verse chord progression):
v v v v v v v v -----------------|----------------- -----------------|----------------- -----2---3---4---|-5--------------- -3---------------|-----5---3---1---
Shapes
Of things before my eyes
Just teach me to despise
Will time make man more wise
Verse 2:
Here Within my lonely frame My eyes just hurt my brain But will they seem the same
Chorus:
(bass over chorus chord progression):
v v v v v v v v -----------5-3---|-----------3-1--- -----2---5-----5-|-----0---3-----3- -3---------------|-1--------------- -----------------|-----------------
Come tomorrow
Will I be older
Come tomorrow
May be a soldier
Come tomorrow
Will I be bolder (Bb) Than today?
Verse 3:
Now The trees are almost green But will they still be seen Where time and tide have been
Verse 4:
Fallen Into your passing hands Please don't destroy these lands Don't make them desert sands
[repeat chorus]
Guitar solo:
[Note: solo is played entirely on G string; other strings not shown]
v v v v v v v v g -------------------------|-10-12-14-16b17----16-14-12- 8th-note triplet ^^^^^^^^
v v v v v v v v g -14---b16----------------|----15p14p1214-12-14--15--14-- 16th-note triplet ^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^ qtr-note triplet
v v v v v v v v g -15---b17----------10-12-|-8-----10---12b14-12-10-- qtr-note triplet ^^^^^^^^^^^
v v v v v v v v g -12----------------------|----15p14p1214--121012--1012109---109- 16th-note triplets ^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^
v v v v v v v v g -7---9-7-5---7-5-4--5--4--5--|-7--9-b10-9--7-------
v v v v v v v v g ----10-10-12-12-14b15r1412|-14b16------------------ 8th-note triplet ^^^^^^^
v v v v v v v v g -12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
* harmonic w/feedback
Bb D [N.C.] / / / / /
Verse 5:
Soon I hope that I will find Loves deep within my mind That won't disgrace my kind
Coda:
rhythm guitar (quarter notes, doubled with bass; lead guitar plays drone on open G string):
