Clarity Tabs:
- Table For Glasses
- For Me This Is Heaven
- Blister
- Clarity
- Goodbye Sky Harbor
- Lucky Denver Mint
- Believe In What You Want
- A Sunday
- Crush
- Ten
- Just Watch The Fireworks »
Artist:Jimmy Eat World
Album:Clarity
Author:Frank Sortelli
Song:Just Watch the Fireworks
Tuning:Drop-D Tuning (D A D G B E)
Capo 4th fret
*nothing is put in as many times as it is played*
**EXP:the outro is not strumed as many times as written here. play the CD and listen**
Intro and Verse:
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|-----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2---|
|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|
|---------------------------------4-------4-------4-------4-------|
|-0-------0-------0-------0---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|
|-2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------|
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Chorus:
Guitar 1
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|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
|---------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Guitar 2
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|-----------------------------13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
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|-------------------------------------16----16----16-|
|-------14----------14----------14-------------------|
|-13-13----13-13-13----13-13-13----13----13-----13---|
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Bridge:
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|-6-6-6-6-7-6-2-2-2-2-6-6-6-6-7-6-2-2-2-2-|
|-x-x-x-x-x-x-2-2-2-2-x-x-x-x-x-x-2-2-2-2-|
|-4-4-4-4-5-4-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-5-4-0-0-0-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
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|-6-6-6-6-7-6-2-2-2-2-----------------------------------|
|-x-x-x-x-x-x-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
|-4-4-4-4-5-4-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0---------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
*----------palm-muting------------|
Outro:
Guitar 1
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
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|-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-|
|-x-x-x-7-7-7-7-|
|-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-|
|-------5-5-5-5-|
Interlude/Outro 2:
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|-6-6-6\7-9-9-9-9--6-6-6\7-2-2-2-2-|
|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
|-4-4-4\5-7-7-7-7--4-4-4\5-0-0-0-0-|
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Ending:
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|----------7--|
|-2--2--2--7--|
|-2--2--2--5--|
|-2--2--2--5--|
Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Kc Lead Player |
#1 by Kc LaTour at Aug 9, 1972 at 2:05 AM EST |
| yeah, i think this song is a/b him helping someone deal w/ something that he's already gone through. He's trying to give them advice, but they won't listen to him. He's still going to do everything he can to help them, even if that means just listening and being there for them. He's watching the fireworks b/c he knows what's going on, but he can't stop it. Everyone has their own opinion a/b what this song means. I think that makes the song even better because everyone can relate it to something in their own lives. It's a really beautiful song, like a lot of j.e.w's music. You can just feel the emotion so much. | |
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Ken Average |
#2 by Ken Bennett at Jan 10, 1978 at 6:19 AM EST |
| like a lot of songs, it's probably meaningful to jim, but other people can relate to it in their own personal way, as well. this is a great song. ahhh, brilliant musicians, they are. | |
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Rahil Wanna Be |
#3 by Rahil Somebody at Aug 8, 1982 at 2:44 AM EST |
| this is another of those jimmyeatworld songs that sounds much lovelier than the message it is exhuding (like a sunday or for me this is heaven). i think the song is about any kind of obsession or addiction, from drugs or alcohol to being unhealthily dependant on another person. Whichever it is, the singer has experienced the trouble before and wants to help guide whoever he is singing to through the experience. This explains most of the lyrics and i think the title refers to fireworks as the effects of conflict, like sparks. That the singer can't just sit back and watch the fireworks, he wants to help and be there for his friend. That's what i think... | |
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Mud Average |
#4 by Mud at Nov 26, 1988 at 10:26 AM EST |
| i can see the addiction interpretation. but i still see it as a really sweet song. i dunno i guess just cause it applied very well to my relationship when it was starting off. | |
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CJ Wanna Be |
#5 by CJ West at Jun 30, 1996 at 9:10 PM EST |
| You can take it as anything really. To me, its a dream. You can be anything you want in your dreams, and you can take anyone along with you. ...just my two cents ( ;) elroy) | |
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Frank Wanna Be |
#6 by Frank at Mar 6, 1997 at 8:18 PM EST |
| i think this song is about an addiction to something. he's saying once you say that you have an addiction and announce it to the world then you are free to overcome it and be what you want to be. thats just my two cents. | |
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... Badass |
#7 by ... ... at May 9, 2000 at 6:04 AM EST |
| honestyormystery..i beleive the correct lyrics to the song are "here you can be anything and i think that scares you" not anything that scares you....it would make more sense with and i think that scares you, don't you think? | |
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Alan Average |
#8 by Alan Gunderson at Jan 23, 2004 at 7:29 AM EST |
| Hey, like whut elroythepunk said, i agree itz about addiction - like Sunday, also off Clarity is about almost the same thing, helping sumone thru a drug addiction, sumthing the narrator has already been thru and is trying diggin' in2 painful history 2 help sumone they luv. And there's my 3 cents, hehe | |
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Razor wrist Lead Player |
#9 by Razor wrist at Mar 20, 2005 at 5:47 AM EST |
| I'm not sure what this song means...it goes from one direction to the next, but I think the closest thing to what I think is what's posted by livetheemolife...I think he's trying to help someone with their problems but they just won't listen...like when he says, "I've been here before, but only by myself" I think he's trying to help someone else through something that he himself has been through, but by himself and he's trying to tell them that being through it with someone there to help you is easier than to go through it by yourself, "I said it out loud over and over but it did not help," it seems like he was reaching out for help but no one was there to help him and he doesn't want his friend to go through the same thing he had to. It seems as if he could see this friend heading in this direction and that if he/she ever got in this situation that he'd be there for them, "Just so I can hear you I stay up as late as it takes, as long as it takes." I don't know if that's anything along the line of what you guys were thinking, but that's what I got out of the song...and in the meantime, "Just Watch the Fireworks." :) | |
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Connor Rhythm Player |
#10 by Connor Fowler at Sep 27, 2007 at 6:30 PM EST |
| Great song. Great band. | |
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Corey Average |
#11 by Corey La Plante at Sep 29, 2007 at 12:21 AM EST |
| It's about wanting to show someone everything that's beautiful in life. | |
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storm Average |
#12 by storm at Oct 1, 2007 at 11:37 PM EST |
| This is one of my favorite songs by Jimmy Eat World (I'm listening to it right now.), it seems like a sad song to me. Does anyone know any other bands like Jimmy Eat World? | |
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kenzie Wanna Be |
#13 by kenzie at Oct 2, 2007 at 9:02 AM EST |
| i think hes talking about being in a one sided relationship of a sort like he really loves her but she doesnt seem to care and now hes finally gotten over her and he has found sumone else he is willing to give up nething for. | |
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