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Asleep In The Back Tab

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asleep in the back
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B---0-----------0---------0-----------0------------------
G---6--7--6-----6---------6--7--6---------------X2-------
D---7---------------7-----7--------------7---------------
A---0--------0---------0--0--------0---------0-----------
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E------------2----------------------------
B---0-3-0-------3------0-3-0-----3--------
G---0-----0------------0------0-----0-----  X2
D-------------------0-------------------0-
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Daniel Wanna Be	#1 by Daniel Tucker at Aug 27, 1970 at 3:12 PM EST
	Such a nice, slow song. Great video also. I think it's about a relationship about to end, the guy is asking the girl what went wrong.

No Picture Ben Rhythm Player	#2 by Ben Jammin at Jan 14, 1983 at 10:31 AM EST
	I always thought Elbow were shit but I love this song suddenly. It is quite gritty, lyrically, even though it sounds very gentle and unsevere.

No Picture Jelani Wanna Be	#3 by Jelani English at Jul 29, 1984 at 12:27 AM EST
	awesome song! and i agree, the video is really really great. very suitable for the song

No Picture sharon Wanna Be	#4 by sharon howell at Jun 26, 1986 at 4:06 AM EST
	absolutley a great song, love it! almost makes me cry everytime I hear it, It's about a guy thinking about his dying relationship and trying to figure out what he did to make it go bad, beautiful!

No Picture dalton Average	#5 by dalton hoffman at Jun 18, 1987 at 9:00 AM EST
	my interpretation of the song is the guy finally telling the girl how much she means to him. i can imagine him having the feelings built up for ages, then she asks him "what's up", and all this comes out. "all my time is yours, my twisted heart is yours..." he's infatuated by her. "shameless fits of love that only smother you for moments" is how in the past he would have accidentally let his guard down and momentarily made it obvious how he didnt just see her as a friend. the lines "were you crushed" "did i rush you" and "not to rush you" all show his nervousness in finally telling her the truth. either way, whatever. fantastic song! 1

No Picture Phillip Wanna Be	#6 by Phillip Doucette at Nov 9, 1989 at 6:58 AM EST
	I think it's about a relationship that went too fast and fell apart. Like, they found out about each other more than they wanted to know. "The shameless fits of love that only smother you for moments Until I fold them up and leave All yours" Getting very close too fast and then ending it abruptly. "show your scars, not to rush you" talking about the things that have hurt her in the past, asking too much too soon. "And all the things I never talk about Are spilling with the gin Test how tough you are" getting drunk and talking about the past, things he wouldn't normally disclose, things that has hurt him, that might hurt her, and whether or not she can take to hear it. That's my initial interpretation at least, might not be what was intended to be heard but that's how I saw it.

No Picture Bloody Mess All Musical Thunder	#7 by Bloody Mess All Over My Clothes at Apr 22, 1991 at 1:54 PM EST
	absolutley a great song, love it! almost makes me cry everytime I hear it, It's about a guy thinking about his dying relationship and trying to figure out what he did to make it go bad, beautiful!

No Picture aja Average	#8 by aja ja at Sep 18, 2002 at 5:48 PM EST
	Where do you get that interpretation? The only evidence of it I see is in the first two lines and the "gin" segment, but nowhere else...

No Picture Derrik Professional	#9 by Derrik at Jun 3, 2007 at 11:52 PM EST
	No, it's not about a breakup. Somehow all song interpretations fall to 2 same cliches: its about broken romance or about suicide. Don't people think artist may have a bigger scope of vision, ideas? sigh It's about the feeling you get at the start of relationships, especially when you have burned from them before. As you are happy and want to give all your best to her/him, at same time you are worried that you rush to much with it and lose the other person through it. And yes, it's a very lovely song and again I just love the musical structures that they weave, the touch Peter Gabriel's voice in Guy Garvey's vocals and the lyrics are always top-notch! Long live the Elbow :)