Tom's Start

tuning - dafcgd

I used the 8-19-98 EDGE 102 radio version of this song which was
recorded the day that he wrote the song so i'm sure it's changed 
I think he played it in a different key on tour with Quasi so if 
anyone has any corrections or additions feel free to make them 
and send them to charlie - waltz2@hotmail.com

G: 355433
Am: 577655
F: 133211
F#m: 244222
A: 002220




Intro (played x2)                           (repeat x2) 
d|---3--------2---------1--------0--------|-5-------3--------|
a|----3--------2--------------------------|--5-------3-------|
f|----------------------------------------|------------------|
c|----------------------------------------|------------------|
g|----------------------------------------|------------------|
d|------3-3-3-----2-2-2---1-1-1----0-0-0--|----5-5-5---3-3-3-|


G                       Am                       

activity is killing the actor

A                               G  A                    F  F#m

and a cop's standing out in the road turning traffic away

G                                 Am

there's nothing she could do until after

A                            G

when his body'd been buried below

A                   F  F#m

way back in the day

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oh my nothing else could have been done

G

made his life a lie 



so he might never have to know anyone

G

made his life a lie, you know


VRS. 2

I told him he shouldn't have sent her
he'd only be making it worse
bothering somebody else
but I he that he'd never forget her
while her memory worked in reverse
to keep her safe from herself

BR.2

oh my nothing else could have been done
she made her life a lie
so she might never have to know anyone
made her life a lie, you know


PLAY INTRO OVER THE OUTRO and strum G to Am one extra time

what I used to be will pass away and then you'll see
and all I want now is happiness for you and me
what I used to be will pass away and then you'll see
and all I want now is happiness for you and me.

fade out between Am and G
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tom's start

david wagner wagner@mindspring.com 

*standard tuning* 

chords used that might need tab explanation...
D7/C: x30212
C#m: x46654
F#m: 244222
G#: 466544
Bb:688766
A (II): 577655

intro/outro: 
    E     G#m     D       A    D7/C     E     F#     A
e-----0-----------------2------0--------2---------0----2-------0-
b--0--------4-------3---------2-----1---------0-------2-------2-
g---------4----------------------------------------------------------

-notes: elliott plays this riff in the intro and outro. he also strums 
the chord a little in between each chord change, especially the F# and 
the A -- on those two he doesn't really pick on those chords but rather 
strums on the whole chord. 

VERSE:
   E                          F#m
activity is killing the actor
          B                                   A     F#m              D B
and a cop's standing out in the road turning traffic away
  E                                               F#m
there's nothing she could do until after 
 B                                         A
when his body'd been buried below
 F#m                   D  B
way back in the day


CHORUS:
 C#m     F#m       C#m                                   A (II)
  oh        my     nothing else could have been done
 E                   C#m      G#(slide to)A   G#
made his life a lie         so
C#m   F#m    C#m                         A
 he     might never  have to know anyone
 E                  C#m         G#(slide to)A - Bb - C
made his life a lie, you know

verse two: 
i told him he shouldn't have sent her
he'd only be making it wore bothering somebody else
but i knew that he'd never forget her
while her memory worked in reverse 
to keep her safe from herself

chorus two: 
oh my nothing else could have been done
she made her life a lie so
she might never have to know anyone
made her life a lie, you know

outro:
play the intro twice, then play the chords to it (E G#m ... F# A), with 
each chord played for two beats. here are the lyrics...

what i used to be will pass away and then you'll see
all i want now is happiness for you and me

he plays this a few times over and over, then fools around a little bit 
of soloing on the g and b strings. he ends on an E chord. 

questions? comments? 
david wagner wagner@mindspring.com