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True Faith by New Order
Tabbed by Steve Hwang
Questions and comments go to ghost_m80@hotmail.com
Chords:
Dm F C G Bb Am A
eadgbe eadgbe eadgbe eadgbe eadgbe eadgbe eadgbe
xx0231 xx3211 x32010 320033 x13331 x02210 x02220
Intro:
Dm F C G
Dm F C G
Dm F C Bb
Verse:
Dm Bb C
I feel so extraordinary
Am C
Something's got a hold on me
Dm Bb C
I get this feeling I'm in motion
Am C G
A sudden sense of liberty
Dm C
I don't care 'cause I'm not there
Bb Am
And I don't care if I'm here tomorrow
C Bb
Again and again I've taken too much
Am A
Of all the things that cost you too much
Chorus:
Dm F C
I used to think that the day would never come
C G Dm
I'd see delight in the shade of the morning sun
Dm F C
My morning sun is the drug that brings me near
C G Dm
To the childhood I lost, replaced by fear
Dm F C
I used to think that the day would never come
C Bb
That my life would depend on the morning sun
Verse:
When I was a very small boy,
Very small boys talked to me
Now that we've grown up together
They're afraid of what they see
That's the price that we all pay
And the value of destiny comes to nothing
I can't tell you where we're going
I guess there was just no way of knowing
Repeat Chorus
Bridge:
(Strum)
C, G, C, G
C, Am, (A)
Solo:
E --------------------------------------
B --------------------------------------
G --------------------------------------
D ------3-5---5-3-2-3-0---2---3---------
A ---5---------------------------0-3----
E --------------------------------------
Verse:
I feel so extraordinary
Something's got a hold on me
I get this feeling I'm in motion
A sudden sense of liberty
The chances are we've gone too far
You took my time and you took my money
Now I fear you've left me standing
In a world that's so demanding
Repeat Chorus, then G until end
Outro over G:
E --------------------------------------------
B --------------------------------------------
G --------------------------------------------
D --------------------------------------------
A ------3--5---2-3-2-0---2-3-2-0---2-3-5-3----
E ---5-------------------------------------3--
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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drw Average |
#1 by drw drw at Jan 30, 1972 at 11:53 AM EST |
| I love this song - have done since I heard the re-release in 1994 when I was just 10 years old. I have no idea what it is about - I just think that he is just a very confused peoson! | |
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blake Average |
#2 by blake pratt at Feb 25, 1979 at 3:02 AM EST |
| New Order like the Smiths, both from Manchester, England, were the best by far acts in the 80s. Period. Both had different styles but were unique and set themselves apart from contempories. It was good that Marr and Summer joined up to create Electronic. This ong (and video) is one of the best songs of the 80s. It is indeed about drugs and addiction - but it could easily be transferred to other forms of addiction (and you could argue that religion is a drug - addiction). They change the lyrics occasionally when the son is sung live. | |
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dann Average |
#3 by dann at Feb 6, 1982 at 5:20 PM EST |
| It has already been validated from Bernard Sumner himself that this song is about drug addiction. Here is the breakdown. > I feel so extraordinary > Something's got a hold on me > I've got this feeling I'm in motion > A sudden sense of liberty The singer is getting high. > I don't care 'cos I'm not there > And I don't care if I'm here tomorrow > Again and again I've taken too much > Of the thing that costs you too much The singer is quite carefree now, but the drug is costing him too much probably in both time and money. > *I used to think that the day would never come > I'd see the light in the shade of the morning sun > My morning sun is the drug that brings me near > To the childhood I lost replaced by fear > I used to think that the day would never come > That my life would depend on the morning sun He never thought that his life would be totally dominated by drugs. > When I was a very small boy > Very small boys talked to me > Now that we've grown up together > They're afraid of what they see Actually, a neighborhood friend of mine turned into a drug addict and changed dramatically. He was no longer the same guy we knew, and the others was pretty shocked at what happened to him. It's quite a transformation. > That's the price that we all pay > Our valued destiny comes to nothing > I can't tell you where we're going > I guess there's just no way of knowing The price of drugs is that you have no future. There is no way for them to know precisely what their future is anymore ... if any. | |
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Trent Average |
#4 by Trent Zelasney at Jun 9, 1985 at 8:54 PM EST |
| I was a NY club DJ when Bernard Summer's TRUE FAITH first came out. While the straight crowd embraced the idea that this song was about religion, immortality, and God, there was no one from the gay community that didn't realize that this song had to do with substance use. Bobby Viteritti, Robbie Leslie, Michael Fierman, Michael DiPrisco, Michael Jorba, Mark Thomas, Mark Cicero... and other well known DJs discovered that placement of this song in a set was critical to the interpretation. My signiture was to place this song as the opening of a new set after Diana Ross's GOOD MORNING HEARTACHE. The meaning of the song becomes obvious. It is not so much pro-drug as it is simply against the useless and twisted War on Drugs and the fact that the War on Drugs has cost many, many more lives than drugs themselves. In fact, the song is just now starting to be recognized as the anthem in the movement to stop discrimination against drug users. In the lines, "Again and again I've taken too much Of the thing that costs you too much", the addict is telling the public that HE (not she, remember, he's a boy) is fed up with being the target of anti-drug advertising campaigns, the DEA, local police etc. that are a financial drain to taxpayers. The "Morning Sun" represents the dawn of the the day when drug users will be free from persecution. But until then, the drug user has to remain in the "shade of the morning sun." No other line in the song stregthens this interpretation more than "When I was a very small boy" (a reference to the last period of true freedom in the 1970s) and then now that we've grown up... fear of society's War on Drugs has drawn everyone inward. Now no one can even talk about drugs, which is becoming even more significant today. Drug dependency is not a good thing. Dependency means you lose your freedom to choose. The opposite of freedom is "control" and any other type of control except for self control is oppression. Today's world is driven by pharmacology and no one is free from dependency. Additionally, no one is free to choose what pharmacology is best for them. When you think about it, your drug usage should be your own choice in connection with a physician, not a physician who sees you for 15 minutes and prescribes the wrong medication. TRUE FAITH means believing that the day will come when people will be free from the bonds of persecution. | |
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Grunge Hamster Lead Player |
#5 by Grunge Hamster at Aug 27, 1991 at 7:29 PM EST |
| this is from the songwriter, Bernard Sumner himself, during an interview for Q magazine in 1999. "(True Faith) is about drug dependency. I don't touch smack but when I wrote that song I tried to imagine what it's like to be a smackhead and nothing else matters to you except that day's hit. There's a line in the song, 'When I was a very young boy, very young boys played with me/Now we've grown up together, they're afraid of what they see." The original was, 'Now they're taking drugs with me,' but Stephen Hague our producer made us change it because he said it wouldn't be a hit if we kept that line in. He was right. It was a very big hit, but we chickened out. I change it back sometimes live." | |
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RoBsN Average |
#6 by RoBsN Stalder at Dec 11, 1991 at 11:43 AM EST |
| This song is like a drug to me. I've listened to it for years and never sick of it infact can't get enough of it. | |
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IM A MAN WHO C Rhythm Player |
#7 by IM A MAN WHO CHANGED INTO A BEAST at Jul 31, 1993 at 7:37 PM EST |
| yes, it's about drug....i think it says it in the lyric....my morning sun is a drug | |
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Matthew Average |
#8 by Matthew Spencer at Jan 19, 1996 at 2:33 AM EST |
| This is my favourite New Order song (at the moment, anyway). I've been able to hear this song more now (my brother has it on CD - YES). It's just so good I cannot believe. Few songs are this good. New Order have so few comments on their songs - most have none, for God's sake. I mean, come ON! It's New Order! Does no one know? Does no one realise? Does no one care? I love New Order so. ... Anyone know the lyrics for Jetstream? They're not on here, and that song is quite funny, I wanted to comment. | |
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tom Average |
#9 by tom jenkins at Jun 19, 1998 at 12:43 AM EST |
| that explains the creepy video, i guess... | |
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Dylan Rhythm Player |
#10 by Dylan Fitzgerald at Jan 5, 1999 at 6:50 PM EST |
| Words cannot express what this song means to me. This is truely one of the greatest songs of all time. | |
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Drake Average |
#11 by Drake Bergman at Aug 23, 1999 at 3:58 AM EST |
| I grew up with a father that was a Herion addict.....so after being perfectly straight for 18 years i got in to weed and drink when he died. Now i just take codine and alcohol 1 or 2 times a month, other wise i don't drink and i have no interest in weed after 15 years. Getting hi is fun, it's that simple. But when you live thru it you realize drugs should be feared more than anything you will encounter. Once your an addict your life is over. Sure some make it out but far to many don't or just bounce back and forth looking forward to their next hi........i think i have found a nice little safe niche'. The video hitting represents how stupid we act when we keep knowingly go back to the same thing that hurts every time.........Heroin is the devil. Don't question that for a moment. | |
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R.I.P Dimebag D Professional |
#12 by R.I.P Dimebag Darrell at Oct 3, 2001 at 9:13 PM EST |
| This song's...awesome is too simple a word, really. The video's hilarious! Slap/slap/slap/slap/slap/PUNCH! | |
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Nic Rhythm Player |
#13 by Nic F at Jul 1, 2002 at 1:42 PM EST |
| This song is pimp shit bitches. | |
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Ace Average |
#14 by Ace Of Spades at Sep 19, 2005 at 2:38 PM EST |
| In art, an artist creates from one knowledge base and the beholder interprets based on personal knowledge and life experiences. I don't believe that any interpretation of this song is wrong, it just has a different meaning for different people. When I first heard this song, I thought it was about a medical student or a police rookie. Then a buddy of mine told me that it was about soldiers fighting in a war. But I still think it's about someone on a rescue mission. I remember there were nights I was on call and it would get so crazy that I couldn't wait until the first crack of daylight and I knew that my shift was nearly over. By the time I was heading home, the sun was on the horizon and this song would pop into my head. For me, this song will always be about that feeling of exhileration of knowing that I did my best on my job. I think I can understand now how the drug user must feel the same way, after all, the pleasure that drug users feel is stimulation of cells having to work very hard. Unlike the last entry, however, I feel that only qualified doctors should be in charge of dispensing all medications because chemical substances can be lethal. I keep asking the question, what compels these people to keep using something that is not what they think it is. Because it's not. I know. That's my job. | |
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