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IMOGEN HEAP - Speeding Cars
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This is a really good song, I fell in love with it the first time I heard it. I looked
the other tabs for this song and they didn't sound quite right. This one sounds 99%
Hope you like it!
CAPO: 1st fret
CHORDS USED (low to high):
Am: X02210
F: XX3211
Cmaj9: X3X430
G: 320003
Em: 022000
VERSE 1:
Am F Cmaj9
Here's the day you hoped would never come
G Am
Don’t feed me violence, just run with me
F Em
Through rows of speeding cars
Am F
The paper cuts, the cheating lovers
Cmaj9 G
The coffee’s never strong enough
Am F Em
I know you think it’s more than just bad luck
CHORUS:
Am F
There, there, baby
Cmaj9 G
It’s just text book stuff
Am F Em
It’s in the ABC of growing up
Am F
Now, now, darlin’
Cmaj9 G
Oh don’t lose your head
Am F
'Cause none of us were angels
Em
And you know I love you, yeah
VERSE 2 (played same as verse 1):
Sleeping pills, no sleeping dogs lie never
Far enough away
Glistening in the cold sweat of guilt
I’ve watched you slowly winding down for years
You can’t keep on like this
Now is as bad of time as any
CHORUS:
There, there, baby
It’s just text book stuff
It’s in the ABC of growing up
Now, now, darlin’
Oh don’t kill yourself
'Cause none of us were angels
And you know I love you, yeah
BRIDGE:
Am F
It’s okay by me
Cmaj9 G
It’s okay by me
Am F
It’s okay by me
Em
It was a long time ago
Am F
It’s okay by me
Cmaj9 G
It’s okay by me
Am F
It’s okay by me
Em
It was a long time ago
CHORUS (x2):
There, there, baby
It’s just text book stuff
It’s in the ABC of growing up
Now, now, darlin’
Oh don’t lose your head
'Cause none of us were angels
And you know I love you, yeah
There, there, baby
It’s just text book stuff
It’s in the ABC of growing up
Now, now, darlin’
Oh, don’t kill yourself
'Cause none of us were angels
And you know I love you, yeah
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Thank you!
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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RJ Average |
#1 by RJ Rehmann at Sep 26, 2007 at 8:41 PM EST |
| I forgot to actually comment on the song before, I totally agree with blueandyellow75 I think it is about life, things you experience. whatever you experience. It's about things that everyone goes through at some point "text book stuff" being like, you could have told them about it before they told you becuase it is so common, that you went through it to, if that makes sense. "The ABC's of growing up" it being like all the learning experiences you have to go through as you grow up, before you get to grips with the way things work, and learn a thing a two about life. Its like saying, yeah we all did that as we grow up, but don't regret it, cos everyone is like that, and everyone has to go through things like that, thats what I thought anyway. | |
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Napalm Wanna Be |
#2 by Napalm Priest at Sep 26, 2007 at 10:03 PM EST |
| To me, this song really is about entering a new part of your life and leaving another part behind. I do picture a graduation cermony when I hear this song, although that might just be beacuse of how it was used on the OC. I think what its about is just going through all the parts of your life and shes saying sorry and its not a big deal any more and it was just a part of growing up. "don't feed me violins" I think what shes getting at there is that you shouldn't be sad, just be happy even though part of your life is coming to an end. I don't think this song has a specific theme, Ex. break ups, suicide...I just think its life. | |
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Oliver Average |
#3 by Oliver Russ at Sep 27, 2007 at 1:08 AM EST |
| I was listening to this song last night and for some reason the idea that it was about drug/alcohol rehab hit me. "here's the day you hoped would never come" - the day you finally have to face your problem "don't feed me violins just run with me through rows of speeding cars" - don't cry wolf, just face it head on. "I've watched you slowly winding down for years" - you've been getting worse and worse these last few years "glistening in the cold sweat of guilt" - being guilty after drinking, doing drugs "now's a bad a time as any" - there's never gonna be a perfect time to get help, just do it now "none of us were angels and you know I love you, yeah" - we all make mistakes, but I still love you. I'm not saying I think this song is about someone going to rehab, but it really fits. | |
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mike Average |
#4 by mike duncan at Sep 27, 2007 at 5:20 AM EST |
| i wish someone would sing this to me right now. Rineay is right on. | |
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MelissA Average |
#5 by MelissA at Sep 27, 2007 at 11:38 AM EST |
| i don't think it has anything to do with boyfriend/girlfriend relationships. i think it's about a friend who is in need. her friend is in trouble, denying life's possibilities. her friend has experienced rejection and betrayal. saying "none of us were angels" shows her friend that nobody's perfect and we all experience heartbreak. but it's nothing to kill ourselves over. it's a part of life. "the coffee's never strong enough" means we're always striving for something more when we expect a certain outcome, but we don't always get what we expect. her friend is suicidal, but she says what he/she feels is a part of life and nothing to kill ourselves over. | |
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Dylan Average |
#6 by Dylan Donovan at Sep 27, 2007 at 6:40 PM EST |
| fate. it has to be about fate. "it's in the ABCs of growing up" and "i know you think it's more than just bad luck" all point to that. i agree with flyingw, life is so exhilirating, and you never know when it's going to just...stop. | |
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GT Wanna Be |
#7 by GT at Sep 27, 2007 at 10:51 PM EST |
| I personally think this song is saying "don't regret things you did in the past cause we're only human and there's no need to feel so guilty about it" And the "don't feed me violins" I always heard as "don't feed me violence" | |
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ben Lead Player |
#8 by ben Tee at Sep 28, 2007 at 8:00 AM EST |
| I like this song, but mainly the first verse 'Here's the day you hoped would never come'...regardless of the songs meaning, whenever i hear that line i think of times in life when events have happened that you didn't expect or had hoped to avoid, life changing times. | |
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joel Average |
#9 by joel christman at Sep 28, 2007 at 8:22 AM EST |
| Its the kinda song that you could just listen to all effing day. Her voice....Its amazing. I heard it on the finale of The OC. Just like 'Hide And Seek' was played on the finale of the second series. Ahhh its just such a brilliant song. | |
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chris Average |
#10 by chris nagel at Sep 28, 2007 at 4:05 PM EST |
| I of course agree with everyone that this song is amazing but gman i interpreted it differently... i kind of thought maybe he cheated on her and felt really guilty because well when shes saying "cheating lovers" and "none of us were angels and you know i love you" i just kind of thought she was saying its okay don't lose your head i forgive you and she kind of says that when she says "its ok by me it was a long time ago" i dont know thats just what i heard... | |
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jo_silverhawk Average |
#11 by jo_silverhawk at Sep 29, 2007 at 1:20 AM EST |
| i think she telling someone that its ok and everyone goes through these things....like its all fate...i think that's where the run with me through lanes of speeding cars line comes in...like thats all life is...running through lanes of speeding traffic...not knowing when you'll get hit... | |
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Benjamin Average |
#12 by Benjamin Nield at Sep 29, 2007 at 12:41 PM EST |
| This is the song used in the final episode of the OC season 3. It is played during graduation and although this somg may be about other things, it fit VERY well into the episode. I am now a huge fan of this song and is now my favorite by imogen. | |
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marc Professional |
#13 by marc at Sep 30, 2007 at 1:15 PM EST |
| I agree that this song is AMAZING! its all about the diffrent things that you go through in life. Some things that happen are big and some are little but in the end they are problems and everyone has some of those..."its in the ABCs of growing up" | |
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Dylan Lead Player |
#14 by Dylan |
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R.I.P Dimebag D Professional |
#15 by R.I.P Dimebag Darrell at Oct 1, 2007 at 3:20 PM EST |
| I love this song too much. I think that it's about a parting/another sad moment, but instead of wallowing/brooding, she wants to just cherish the moment. The separation/pain that they are experiencing was inevitable ("textbook stuff"/"abc's of growing up") and so to complain/brood about it now is useless, and is not something that the singer wants to do. I LOVE this song. I heard it on the OC, and recognized the voice of Frou Frou, googled the song/artist to death, to no avail, until I realized it was actually by Imogen Heap! Ha. | |
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phoen Average |
#16 by phoen bay at Oct 1, 2007 at 8:06 PM EST |
| I think it could be about a boyfriend, or simply someone she really cares about, and she tries to comfort them through a difficult time. It's beautiful , her voice is stunning | |
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ed Professional |
#17 by ed evans at Oct 3, 2007 at 7:58 AM EST |
| I think this song is just about life in general the ups and downs with alot of common sayings we use to emphasise it 1 2 3 4 Next | |
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The Mango Kid Rhythm Player |
#18 by The Mango Kid at Oct 3, 2007 at 1:40 PM EST |
| pretty obvious. papercuts and cheating lovers. the ABCS of growing up. for me its about the ups and downs of life. papercuts are smaller but cheating lovers is a big problem. people complain about the coffee when other's lives are being ruined. it gives fortunate ones that complain 24/7 a slap in the face. | |
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Avinash Average |
#19 by Avinash Dutta at Oct 3, 2007 at 9:18 PM EST |
| reallly good song her voice is so soft and just amazing, very sothing i think this song is just about how she knows how hard things can get, shes been through it all aswell but even though it's been bad it happens to everyone and theres no reason for you to be hard on your self or even kill your self at the end when she sings it's ok by me, it was along time ago, i think shes maybe talking about something that happened between them a while back but it's in the past and everythings fine now great songgg :) | |
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a-MUSE-ing Rhythm Player |
#20 by a-MUSE-ing at Oct 4, 2007 at 9:04 PM EST |
| something so special about this song. incredible. | |
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Quinn Rhythm Player |
#21 by Quinn I killed my last name at Oct 5, 2007 at 1:33 AM EST |
| I'm sure as to the exact meaning of the song. But whenever I hear this line "Don't feed me violins" It makes me thing of like when something is sad and they have that violin going in like movies. It makes me think she is saying "Don't pitty me" or something like that. | |
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Dudevill Average |
#22 by Dudevill at Oct 5, 2007 at 3:33 AM EST |
| when I looked at the lyrics elsewhere it said that is was "Don’t feed me violence, just run - " it said it on most of the others too, dunno which is write, cosit does sound like violins, and I can see meaning behind it being violins. great song anyway, I can't stop listening to it :) | |
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Josh Average |
#23 by Josh Franco at Oct 5, 2007 at 5:57 PM EST |
| OMG, no one has commented on this FANTASTIC piece of songwriting yet? I love it. I think it's probably one of her strongest songs. If this is an example of where her music is going, I cannot wait for her next album. | |
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Diego Wanna Be |
#24 by Diego at Oct 5, 2007 at 9:26 PM EST |
| beautiful song. though i'm yet to find a deeper meaning for it. | |
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[insert funny n Wanna Be |
#25 by [insert funny name here] at Oct 5, 2007 at 9:28 PM EST |
| maybe i'm listening to a different version, but i found a few differences in lyrics: "here’s the day you hoped would never come" "I know you think it's more than just bad luck" and, the second time, "don't kill yourself" As for what I think of the song, I think it easily comes off as a break up song. She is saying that this is all a phase of growing up, loving and losing a love, and it's not worth losing his head/killing himself over. She is moving on for whatever reason, but she still loves him and he loves her. | |
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