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Guitar 1 - plays for intro and first bit of verse (use tremelo pedal)(For second guitar
just play the bass line, in the cd version its to silent to tab out)
--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-
--x--x--x-17--x-17--x--x--x-17--x-17--x--x-17-17-
--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-
-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15- many times
--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-
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Guitar 1
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|----12b-----10-----12b-----10-----12b-----10-----10-----10-
|0-0--x--0-0--x-0-0--x--0-0--x-0-0--x--0-0--x-0-0--x-0-0--x- x2
|0-0-10b-0-0--8-0-0-10b-0-0--8-0-0-10b-0-0--8-0-0--8-0-0--8-
|0-0-----0-0----0-0-----0-0----0-0-----0-0----0-0----0-0----
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|Guitar 2
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|----------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------
|0-0-5b--0-0-3--0-0-5b--0-0-3--0-0-5b--0-0-3--0-0-3--0-0-3- x2
|0-0-5b--0-0-3--0-0-5b--0-0-3--0-0-5b--0-0-3--0-0-3--0-0-3-
|0-0-5b--0-0-3--0-0-5b--0-0-3--0-0-5b--0-0-3--0-0-3--0-0-3-
Guitar 1
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|------12b~------10~-------12b~----10---10----------12b~------10~-------12b~
|-0-0---x~~--0-0--x~--0-0---x~~--0--x-0--x-0---0-0---x~~--0-0--x~--0-0---x~~
|-0-0--10b~--0-0--8~--0-0--10b~--0--8-0--8-0---0-0--10b~--0-0--8~--0-0--10b~
|-0-0--------0-0------0-0--------0----0----0---0-0--------0-0------0-0------
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|Guitar 2
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-0-0-5b~--0-0-3~--0-0-5b~--0-3--0-3--0---0-0-5b~--0-0-3~--0-0-5b~--0-3--0-3-
|-0-0-5b~--0-0-3~--0-0-5b~--0-3--0-3--0---0-0-5b~--0-0-3~--0-0-5b~--0-3--0-3-
|-0-0-5b~--0-0-3~--0-0-5b~--0-3--0-3--0---0-0-5b~--0-0-3~--0-0-5b~--0-3--0-3-
Guitar 1 + 2
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-7-7-2-7--5-5-2-5--7-7-2-7--5-5-2-5--7-7-2-7--5-5-2-5--7-7-2-7--5-5-2-5-
-7-7-2-7--5-5-2-5--7-7-2-7--5-5-2-5--7-7-2-7--5-5-2-5--7-7-2-7--5-5-2-5-
-5-5-0-5--3-3-0-3--5-5-0-5--3-3-0-3--5-5-0-5--3-3-0-3--5-5-0-5--3-3-0-3-
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Guitar 1 - Play everything before | twice
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16-16-16-16-16b-16-16-16b-16-16-16b-16-16|16-16-16-16-16b-16-16-16b-16-16-16b~
-x--x--x--x--x---x--x--x---x--x--x---x--x|-x--x--x--x--x---x--x--x---x--x--xb~
14-14-14-14-14b-14-14-14b-14-14-14b-14-14|14-14-14-14-14b-14-14-14b-14-14-14b~
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Guitar 2
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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-
|Guitar 1
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|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-
|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x- x8 then play same thing as Guitar 2
|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-
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|Guitar 2
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|-----------------
|-----------------
|-2~--0~--9~--9~--
|-2~--0~--7~--7~--
|-2~--0~--7~--7~--
Guitar 1 (Guitar 2 just keeps playing the same as above)
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-17-17-17/16--17-17-17/16--16/14---19-19-19/17--17-17-17/16--16/14-
--x--x--x/-x---x--x--x/-x---x/-x----x--x--x/-x---x--x--x/-x---x/-x---------->
-15-15-15/14--15-15-15/14--14/12---17-17-17/15--15-15-15/14--14/12-
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-21-21-21/19--19-19-19/17--17/16---17-17-17/16--17-17-17/16--16/14-
--x--x--x/-x---x--x--x/-x---x/-x----x--x--x/-x---x--x--x/-x---x/-x-
-19-19-19/17--17-17-17/15--15/14---15-15-15/14--15-15-15/14--14/12-
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Francis Average |
#1 by Francis Delongchamp at Jun 21, 1973 at 11:28 PM EST |
| everyone is right about what the french translates into excpet the last line "Je n'ai pas d'espoir." if you know correct french it translates into "i have no despaire" although aaron could have wanted it to mean something other than what the people who are fluent in french hear/read. and yes.. mewithoutYOU in person is amazing and 100 times better than on a cd.. cd's don't do bands justice. aaron is a really nice guy.. and is amazing that he stands up for his faith in such a profound way these days... i love small shows when they play.. its more "personal" if you would. | |
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Vinny Average |
#2 by Vinny Spano at Apr 19, 1974 at 5:05 PM EST |
| yeah, what these people are saying the french part translates into, is right. | |
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kyle Average |
#3 by kyle anderson at Oct 31, 1975 at 8:07 PM EST |
| when i interviewed aaron he said the french part means "I will raise my eyes to you i have changed my name [many] 100 times, i will raise my eyes to you, and i will not lose hope" but he doesn't speak french and he made his girlfriend translate it for him. | |
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chris Average |
#4 by chris at Nov 23, 1977 at 11:43 PM EST |
| "But when you're tired, if you're quiet, you'll hear me singing you to sleep" absolutely amazing! last time I saw mewithoutyou was over the summer with chiodos I believe. They put on such a great show. This and "Gentlemen" are probably my favorites. | |
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Ben Rhythm Player |
#5 by Ben Jammin at Sep 1, 1980 at 9:49 PM EST |
| The last stanza is pure bliss "When you laugh You'll feel my breath there Filling up your lungs And when you cry Those aren't your tears but I'm there Falling down your cheek. And when you say you love him Taste me I'm like poison on your tongue But when you're tired If you're quiet You'll hear me singing you to sleep" Especially the last two lines like badtowndisaster already said, i mean seriously I've heard some good lines but that one might seriously be one of the best lines i've ever heard. And dude the Chiodos, mewithoutyou, and Coheed tour was fucking amazing. | |
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stephen Average |
#6 by stephen warunki at Oct 10, 1980 at 4:34 PM EST |
| it clearly does not mean I have no despair, it means I have no hope. trust me | |
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Andrew Wanna Be |
#7 by Andrew Long at Sep 8, 1981 at 11:05 AM EST |
| mewithoutyou is freaking amazing.. i saw them at a rather small show.. with anberlin, mae, watashi wa... it was a good'n | |
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Snap! Crackle! Average |
#8 by Snap! Crackle! Josh!! waldenmaier at Aug 17, 1982 at 9:52 AM EST |
| i was wondering if anyone knew what the french part means?? this song is awesome though!! i love mewithoutYou, they are so awesome....i saw them at a show the other day and it was so beautiful. | |
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Sam Average |
#9 by Sam Ordway at Sep 30, 1982 at 2:52 AM EST |
| "I lift up my eyes to you I've changed my name 100 times I lift up my eyes to you I have no hope" directly from the source (mike weiss) in an e-mail mewithoutYou is soooo awesome live :] | |
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Zac Wanna Be |
#10 by Zac Fielder at Nov 27, 1982 at 3:40 PM EST |
| I know to the lyricist this is probably about a relationship with a girlfriend, but I interpretted it another way. I see it as a friend abandoning all of his old friends completely to be with a girl who breaks his heart. The lines, "let us die, let us die, dying we reply, 'don't you tell us about your suffering, look in our eyes'" show that the friends are sick of hearing his problems with the girl, they want to know why they were abandoned for such a hurtful girl. The last line, "But when your tired, if you are quiet, you'll hear me singing you to sleep" means when its all over, the friends will still be there, no matter how much shit you put them through. Maybe its a little specialized, but something similar happened to me, so thats how I relate. | |
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Beaver Average |
#11 by Beaver Butt at Jan 4, 1984 at 10:43 AM EST |
| As i am half french and canadian i hope everybody will trust me on my translation : " Je leverai les yeux a toi " => I will raise my eyes to you Although if is not good french, it should have been "Je leverai mes yeux vers toi" =) "J'ai change cent foi de nom" => I have changed my name a hundred time No question it is not about faith. But here again there is a problem in the french, there is a S missing. Or maybe it is a very intelligent play on word, that could be understood as "I have changed my name without faith", if the french could be interpreted as "j'ai changé mon nom sans foi". But the correct french, as writen before, would be "J'ai changé cent fois de nom" "Je n'ai pas d'espoir" => Easy, it's "I have no hope". Not despair, which is "désespoir" in french. | |
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James Wanna Be |
#12 by James Makowiecki at Sep 5, 1986 at 5:58 PM EST |
| "When you laugh You'll feel my breath there Filling up your lungs And when you cry Those aren't your tears but I'm there Falling down your cheek. And when you say you love him Taste me I'm like poison on your tongue But when you're tired If you're quiet You'll hear me singing you to sleep" The most beautiful lyrical piece ever right there, at least to me. | |
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Dan Professional Badass |
#13 by Dan Hudspith at Apr 23, 1988 at 3:11 AM EST |
| it should be "don't you tell us about your suffering" not "talk to us about". I think this song, like many of their songs, is about having a deep regret for a love that has gone. and how even though the girl has tried to move on, she will never be able to forget the time they had together. | |
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Lucas Average |
#14 by Lucas Gracia at Apr 15, 1991 at 1:08 AM EST |
| i can tell you looesly what it translates as (after about 8 years of french class...) I raise my eyes to you I change my name 100 times I raise my eyes to you I have no despair the last part im not sure of, but the rest im pretty confident. | |
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micheal Lead Player |
#15 by micheal mceachern at Mar 3, 1993 at 11:25 PM EST |
| "Those aren't your tears but I'm there Falling down your cheek." i love mwY. this is my favorite. | |
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Your Mom Average |
#16 by Your Mom at Jun 20, 1993 at 7:08 AM EST |
| Hye if you guys like Mewithout you listen to "Lifestoy:monologue" theyre alot like mewithout you and i can see them being just as good when they develope further | |
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leester Professional |
#17 by leester at Mar 24, 1994 at 11:15 AM EST |
| yeah, there's a typo... it's supposed to be "d'espoir" not "d'spoir"... anyone who takes French knows you don't use " d' " if the following word doesn't start with a vowel... ahh... this song... all their songs... aah... | |
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Jake Wanna Be |
#18 by Jake Stewart at Nov 11, 1997 at 9:43 PM EST |
| i love them so much... | |
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♥brian Lead Player |
#19 by ♥brian♥ ******** at Dec 26, 2000 at 6:26 AM EST |
| this is an amazing band...i saw them a while ago with norma jean, across five aprils, and scarlett....one of the best fucking shows i've ever seen | |
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