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Artist: John Frusciante
Album: Shadows Collide With People
Song: Every Person
This is a very moving song by John Frusciante. It is actually easier to play if you use
capo on 1st fret and then change the G#m to Gm and the Ebm to Dm. It's up to you, but I
think John Would use a capo in this song, he rarely does use capos.
Tabbed By Aske Saxe, Denmark
Frodo_baggins15@hotmail.com
Tuning: standard
Chords used:
B x24442
E x22100
F# 244322
Ebm x68876
C#m x46654
G#m 466444
G#m
You take me by the hand
Ebm G#m
A hand's all I feel right now
Ebm
It's all I am
G#m
It's all that I am
G#m
You think that I'm a man
Ebm G#m
I beg to differ
Ebm G#m
For I am her as much as I'm me
C#m
You know this moment in time
F# B F# B
Is all my life
C#m
Every day is each day that's past
C#m
Every person alive is everyone who's died
F# B F# B E B E Ebm G#m
Aaaah...
G#m
A ship out in the distance
Ebm G#m
Is here if I draw it
Ebm G#m
Multiply time by letting it go by
G#m
You paint a star
Ebm G#m
You give many years ago
Ebm G#m
New life and it appreciates it
C#m
You know this moment in time
F# B F# B
Is all my life
C#m
Every day is each day that's past
C#m
Every person alive is everyone who's died
F# B F# B E B E Ebm G#m
Aaaah...
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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:Social Enemy: Average |
#1 by :Social Enemy: at Sep 27, 2007 at 6:34 AM EST |
| I think mrsfrusciante hit the nail right on the head. John believes in some heavy shit. He's always talking about how there are spirits that enter his body and influence his decisions and help him write songs. but if you relate that to what mrsfrusciante posted above, it doesn't sound so crazy. I think this song is about his perspective on the illusion of existane. If there is one thing that I've learned from studying Johns work, it would be to digest it slowly. It is barely ever what it seems at first. There is always a deeper meaning behind every aspect of it. | |
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Danny Boy Lead Player |
#2 by Danny Boy at Sep 27, 2007 at 9:58 PM EST |
| I expressed myself wrong, the ship may be out in the distance, but he can try to get it closer | |
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Link Floyd Wanna Be |
#3 by Link Floyd at Sep 28, 2007 at 2:07 AM EST |
| Feels like he's singing to/about someone he's in love with...:) | |
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Brian Average |
#4 by Brian Crane at Sep 28, 2007 at 7:02 AM EST |
| you take me by the hand a hands all i feel right now its all i am its all that i am wanted to be cared for but has not got the love around him he feels that all he is is.... (whatever comes to your mind) you think that im a man i beg to differ for i am her as much as im me you thnk that he is strong but really hes weak (using the sterotypical point of veiw sayin weome are weak) you know this moment in time is all my life (what is says really) every day is each day thats past every person alaive is everyone whos died every day someone dies and then forgotten about but the people who greive dont know or realize that they are still alaive (if you catch me) a ship out in the distance is here if i draw it- imaginative stuff (maybe chidhood memories not too sure) multiply time by letting it go by- time is better if you dont think about it you paint a star you give many years ago new life and it apprecates it you gave your love many years ago to someone and they appr it | |
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--xXeduXx--UC Rhythm Player |
#5 by --xXeduXx--UC at Sep 28, 2007 at 4:34 PM EST |
| "A ship out in the distance is here if i draw it" I think that it means that he can try to change his fate, it may not be a ship in the distance, but he will try to make it "appear" | |
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Zane Rhythm Player |
#6 by Zane Haight at Oct 2, 2007 at 4:44 AM EST |
| I love the music at the beginning of this song, so beautiful | |
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Justin Average |
#7 by Justin at Oct 2, 2007 at 6:40 AM EST |
| Feels like he's singing to/about someone he's in love with...:) 1 | |
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Lenny Judd (Pap Wanna Be |
#8 by Lenny Judd (Papa Smurf) at Oct 3, 2007 at 7:11 AM EST |
| I think hes trying to suggest a way to think about life - to think of life in the context of past, present, and future. Once you do this I think he is saying that the result is that you can get the most out of the present time. "Every day is each day thats past." "A hand's all I feel right now. It's all I am." Acknowledging the pasts affect on the present, and then taking advantage of thinking this way by getting the maximum out of the present. Tough song to understand - but very good nonetheless. | |
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Sally Average |
#9 by Sally Gray at Oct 3, 2007 at 1:33 PM EST |
| I love the music at the beginning of this song, so beautiful | |
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jake Average |
#10 by jake bauter at Oct 3, 2007 at 9:25 PM EST |
| Well, I wouldn't agree totally with mrsfrusciante, but then again most John's lyrics can be interpreted and understood on million ways. Anyway, this is certainly one of my all-time favourite songs. I believe that it speaks about love and art. Or love for art. Or whatever you want it to... ;) | |
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Fabien Average |
#11 by Fabien Bergeron at Oct 4, 2007 at 4:12 PM EST |
| I think it means something about we as people repeating the past, having past lives and our present life is a repeat of our past lives. The "I am her as much as I am me" I think means that he feels he's lived as woman before and all these lives he's lived before (as men and women) make him who he is now; so he's "her" someone he was in the past as much as he iswho he is now. | |
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matthew Rhythm Player |
#12 by matthew robinson at Oct 5, 2007 at 2:06 AM EST |
| his songs are always so deep thinking id love to see him do something like this w/ aks lyrics in rhcp. | |
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Rosa Wanna Be |
#13 by Rosa Beauchamp at Oct 6, 2007 at 9:27 PM EST |
| "you know this moment in time is all my life, every day is each day thats passed, every person alive is everyone who's died" The only time you really have any control over is the present, but at the same time everyone, and everything, from the past affects you, your views on things, and how you change the present. | |
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