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CLAIRE - Jimmy Eat World
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Tabbed by Luc-E
lgjskywalker82@home.com
Posted By - blink_chick
(D A D G B E) tuning
Intro:
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Guitar 1
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-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---
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Guitar 2
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Verse:
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-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-
-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-
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Chorus:
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Guitar - lead fill
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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AJ Rhythm Player |
#1 by AJ Frank at Apr 13, 1970 at 6:56 AM EST |
| i love this song! and not just because my name is claire =) my favorite part it "one last goodbye, may last the rest of your life"...stuff to think about | |
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Average |
#2 by KitCat at May 14, 1970 at 6:27 AM EST |
| this song is amazing, i heard about it over a year ago when a girl name CLAIRE totally broke my heart. Ever since then Jimmy Eat World has been one of my favorite bands. I can relate to this song so much. In response to SQWIZZER's comment....... I think that "paint a cross on your left hand" has something to do with how "straght-edge" people but those big black X's(some people call them crosses others "X's") on their hands to show there beliefs. thats just my guess though | |
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Mike Wanna Be |
#3 by Mike Manning at Dec 11, 1971 at 11:16 AM EST |
| Can someone explain the "Paint A Cross On Your Left Hand" thing? I'm so baffled. | |
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Mistress Cheyen Rhythm Player |
#4 by Mistress Cheyenne at Oct 16, 1972 at 12:27 PM EST |
| probably my favourite Jimmy Eat World song.....definatley a break-up song. I agree that the realtionship had long-time roots(not since you were nine) | |
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Callum Average |
#5 by Callum Baker at Aug 29, 1978 at 1:32 PM EST |
| i downloaded an acoustic version of this. it's not the best quality but he definately says "not since you were mine". i don't know if this is the proper lyric or just him changing it this one time, but it makes the whole song seem different. it makes it seem more bitter. anyways, that's what i think... | |
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Eric Average |
#6 by Eric Smith at Jun 14, 1982 at 8:57 AM EST |
| well my name is claire.. but this song means more to me than just that.. but its not a boyfriend/girlfriend relationship for me.. but me and my BEST friend allison i mean like unseperable friend.. got into sum trouble and we have judges orders not to talk to eachother or communicate.. and i just found out a few days ago shes going to be moving soon two hours away and just not having her around to have long talks with and be there for me .. is soo scary and this song just in a very emo way sums it up .. actually makes me tear up... cuz weve gone through a rough time the past month and even through the roughness i havent had her to talk to me and shes the only one i want to talk to.. but yeh thats wut it means it means saying goodbye to my best friend... 1 2 Next | |
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Phil Wanna Be |
#7 by Phil Cifone at Jun 20, 1982 at 3:43 AM EST |
| Can someone explain the "Paint A Cross On Your Left Hand" thing? I'm so baffled. | |
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luke Wanna Be |
#8 by luke holman at Jul 18, 1983 at 5:59 AM EST |
| I deff like the idea of it being mine. It sounds like mine. it should be mine dammit | |
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Alex Average |
#9 by Alex Tachauer at Apr 16, 1984 at 6:30 AM EST |
| i think the cross thing is much simpler than that...the song is about drinking your way into oblivion and out of something good...if you go to a show or a club or something, and there is beer served, they're gonna "paint a cross on your left hand" or, actually, they'll marker a cross on oth your hands, so you can't even attempt to drink just a sip of alcohol. The speaker in this song is pleading with someone who's ruining their life with alcohol to stop....on a personal note, my name is claire, and this song introduced me, a few years ago, to the wonderfulness that is j.e.w....i'm also an alcoholic who managed to drink herself out of a theatre scholarchip at a very good school....it's like it was written just for me...but it wasn't... | |
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k Wanna Be |
#10 by k k at May 2, 1984 at 4:33 AM EST |
| My fave song of Static Prevails. It really hits you when Jim sings the line "One last goodbye maybe the rest of your life". Just kills me this song! Kills me! | |
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graeme Lead Player |
#11 by graeme cook at Jun 17, 1984 at 8:41 PM EST |
| I'm in exactly the same situation as first star I see. girl named claire and everything. i wont say this song means more to me than anyone, though. | |
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Andrew Wanna Be |
#12 by Andrew Long at Dec 3, 1988 at 1:15 AM EST |
| YAY! I love this song. I would definetely like it better if it were mine instead of nine. This song is so beautiful. I love it. It has got to be one of the best songs by JEW. Its so pretty. And The lyrics are great. | |
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Karl Average |
#13 by Karl Dear at Mar 21, 1990 at 1:32 PM EST |
| Sometimes that last goodbye sticks with you the rest of your life. You can never forget the person who walks out of your life or the thoughts of what you did wrong. | |
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robert Average |
#14 by robert liedberg at Mar 31, 1993 at 11:26 PM EST |
| I can relate to this song completely. To me, this song is about a serious infatuation with someone. Knowing this is going to be the last time you'll ever see them, and your last chance to let them know how you feel. This has happened to me before, and many other people, and that is what the song means to me. | |
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kim Average |
#15 by kim vb at Sep 13, 1993 at 10:10 AM EST |
| to me, the end of the relationship j.e.w. sings about is nearly inevitable. however, he still wants the relationship to continue (i can still see you around). i think the song is about the hard choices we have to make in our life & the refusal to see obvious changes occuring (attention focused on today) i covered this song with my friend josh at an open mic i hosted. we each played an acoustic guitar, him on lead. i sang the lyrics & he did the back-up & harmony vocals. this is the song that first got me interested in jimmy eat world. | |
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andre Average |
#16 by andre at May 11, 1995 at 4:05 AM EST |
| this is the first song that got me fully into jew. probably because my name is claire. jimmy eat world are my far my fav ever. im not sure what it is about them, sometime its not even their music, just when i listen to them, they can totally influence my mood. they can change the way i think about something, and make me feel so much better. sometimes it feels they're just writing the music to my life story....but im just crazy | |
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Jesse Wanna Be |
#17 by Jesse Seibel at Dec 16, 1995 at 10:22 AM EST |
| I love a girl named Claire. Too bad she doesn't and will never have mutual feelings. Well, life's a kick in the teeth isn't it? This song arguably has more meaning to me than it does to anyone else in the world. I love this song and Jimmy Eat World. | |
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Matt Lead Player |
#18 by Matt Spencer at Sep 26, 1998 at 6:02 AM EST |
| i think the cross means were you cut your palm and someone elses, hold hands and you share the blood. it shows a bond. and where you hold hands it forms a cross almost. i think it showing they won't ever be apart....mayve | |
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GaRy Average |
#19 by GaRy Boggs at Dec 26, 1998 at 4:26 PM EST |
| "loose ends kept untied make better friends" what a great lyric | |
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chais Wanna Be |
#20 by chais at Mar 17, 2003 at 10:06 PM EST |
| Oh I always thought this song was about childhood sweetheart (because I'd always thought it was 'not since you were 9') and she leaving the small town because she knew she could make it out somewhere bigger (one chance to show them, one shot's all you get) Oh well, that was my opinion. It' still a beautiful song! | |
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#21 by Another.Kind.Of.Pain at Apr 4, 2003 at 1:40 PM EST |
| great song. i like jim's singing it's awesome. yeah JEW ROX!!! | |
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Konner Rhythm Player |
#22 by Konner Holzwart at Sep 23, 2003 at 5:01 PM EST |
| coolio, I've just got into Jimmy Eat World and I didn't know they had a song called Claire. just makes me like them even more now I suppose | |
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Joey Professional Badass |
#23 by Joey AkA oddish at Jan 26, 2004 at 8:46 PM EST |
| well Claire off of STACTIC PREVAILS a great album two people who grew up together and ended up being in a relationship all through highschool and when the time was up the both had to go there seperate ways and move on-- i love it jim's voice rocks totally on this track well to jim adkins rock and roll brother if you ever get to read this one day i'll respond hopefully............... | |
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Cicely aka Icic Badass |
#24 by Cicely aka Icicles and CSkank Shankle (if u stalk me i will shoot you.) at Feb 8, 2004 at 11:00 PM EST |
| great great sond. almost makes them emo. but not quite. lol good song though. very sad and lost romance-itic. | |
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chris Average |
#25 by chris ovari at Dec 19, 2005 at 5:06 PM EST |
| God I love this song! so so so so much! I can tottally relate! I get the feeling it's the end of a relationship and decideing if he can remain friends or not! never an easy choice! | |
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