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Date: Fri, 23 Jan 1998 23:50:14 -0400
From: Matt Corkum
Subject: 4am by Our Lady Peace
Our Lady Peace-"4 am" from the album Clumsy
Tune down 1/2 step. Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Intro: (Relative chords with actual chords in parenteses)
C#m (Cm) Asus2(G#sus2) A(G#)
eb|--------4-4-4-4-------0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0--|
Bb|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-2---2-2-2-2--|
Gb|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-2--|
Db|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-------2-2-2-2--|
Ab|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0--|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|
Walked around my..intentions...were none...
F# (F) A (G#)
eb|------2-2-2-2-------------5-5-5-5----------|
Bb|------2-2-2-2-2---2-2-----5-5-5-5-5---5-5--|
Gb|----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
Db|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
Ab|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
Eb|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
Phone call made..I'm wrong..............and
E (D#) A (G#) Bsus2 (A#sus2)
eb|------0-0-0-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
Bb|------0-0-0-----2-2-2-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
Gb|----1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
Db|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
Ab|--2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
Eb|--0-0-0-0-0--------------------------------|
If I don't make it known that I've loved...
D (C#) C#m(Cm) B(A#)
eb|----5------------------------------|
Bb|----7-7-------5-5-------4-4-4------|
Gb|--7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
Db|--7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
Ab|--5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
Hope....figure..wrong...
(Intro: C#m Asus2 A C#m Asus2 A
C#m Asus2 C#m
I walked around my good intentions and found that there were none
Asus2 C#m
I blame my father for the wasted years, we hardly talked
A
I never thought I would forget this hate
F# A
then a phone call made me realize I'm wrong
Chorus:
E A B
And if I don't make it known that I've loved you all along
E A B
just like sunny days that we ignore because
E A B
we're all dumb & jaded
D C#m B
and I hope to God I figure out what's wrong
Verse2:
C#m Asus2 C#m
I walked around my room not thinking, just sinking in this box
Asus2 C#m
I blame myself for being too much like somebody else
A
I never thought I would just bend this way
F# A
then a phone call made me realize I'm wrong
Chorus
and I hope to God I figure out what's wrong....
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|-4-4--4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----x-|
|-4-4--4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--x-2-|
|-2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--x-2-|
|--------------------------------x-0-|
Solo/Bridge:
guitar1 |===b===| |===b===|
|----------------------------------------------------------------7--------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9-11p9-11/13-13--13-13-14-13-13--13-13-14-13-11h13-119-9-9--9---9-9-9--|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
|guitar2 |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------97--7--7--x--76--6--6--x--6/7--7---2---2---2---2--2----------|
|--------------------x-------------x------------2---2---2---2--2--2--2--2-|
|---------75--5--5--x--54--4--4--x--4/5--5---0---0---0---0--0--2--2--2-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------0--0--0-|
guitar1 |===b===| |===b===|
|------------------------------------------------------------------7--------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9-9-11p9-11/13-13--13-13-14-13-13--13-13-14-13-11h13-119-9-9--9---9-9-9--|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
|guitar2 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------7/9--9--9--x--4---4--4--4--4/7--7-6--2---2---2---2--2----------|
|-----------------------x-------------------------2---2---2---2--2--2--2--2-|
|-----------5/7--7--7--x--2---2--2--2--2/5--5-4--0---0---0---0--0--2--2--2-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------0--0--0-|
guitar1 |===b===|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------7-----7----|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9-11p9-11/13-13--13-13-14-13-13-13--13-14p13p11-11h13-119-9-9--9---9-9---9-9|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
|guitar2 |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------97--7--7--x--76--6--6--x--6/7--7---2---2---2---2--2---------------|
|--------------------x-------------x------------2---2---2---2--2--2--2--2------|
|---------75--5--5--x--54--4--4--x--4/5--5---0---0---0---0--0--2--2--2------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------0--0--0------|
guitar1 |===b===|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-9-11p9-11/13-13--13-13-14-13-13-13--|
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|-------------------------------------|
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|guitar2 |
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|-----------7/9--9--9--x--4---4--4--4-|
|-----------------------x--------------|
|-----------5/7--7--7--x--2---2--2--2-|
|--------------------------------------|
guitar1
|-------------------------------7-----7-----7---7---|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-13-14p13p11-11h13-119-9-9--9---9-9---9-9---9---9-|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|guitar2
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-4/7--7-6--2---2---2---2--2----------------------|
|-----------2---2---2---2--2--2--2--2-------------|
|-2/5--5-4--0---0---0---0--0--2--2--2-------------|
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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dalton Average |
#1 by dalton hoffman at Jan 21, 1974 at 6:16 PM EST |
| 4 A.M. stands for For Adam Madia, not his fathers initails, but his brothers | |
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zoe Wanna Be |
#2 by zoe cherrie at Dec 29, 1974 at 10:14 PM EST |
| this song is really good. i could listen to our lady peace all day! :) they're just wicked! oi | |
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caleb Wanna Be |
#3 by caleb at Nov 30, 1975 at 11:15 PM EST |
| What the first person said for this song's meaning. I'll have to agree with it... but it has a personally meaning to me. Feels like my life story right now. Not only when it comes to my dad but also another man who is very important to me in my life. See this is the kinda stuff that makes music and art really great. It can mean something to anyone, help them feel good, teach them... :) | |
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chris Wanna Be |
#4 by chris calle at Jul 5, 1977 at 10:10 AM EST |
| now that u point out the thing about his father i think that could be it, but before that i thot the song was about losing somthing then after u lost it realising how great it was. like he leaves a gf but then realizes that he really cares for her.. but now i think the situation w/ Raine;s father fits better.... | |
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a Average |
#5 by a a at Feb 18, 1978 at 3:16 AM EST |
| i love olp, and always have. i have listened over and over to these lyrics, and the lyrics to all there songs. I met them recently, er jeremy and steve anyway, and they were such cool, down to earth ppl. i swear that between these lyrics and their personalities, they are a pretty much perfect beings. | |
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TOm Wanna Be |
#6 by TOm HIrsch at Feb 17, 1979 at 8:19 AM EST |
| this is my favorite song of all time of theirs, this and theif. and it's so moving when u see him do it live the emotion that he puts behind it. it's amazing. OLP rox my sox :) | |
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sean Wanna Be |
#7 by sean bradly at Oct 28, 1980 at 12:30 AM EST |
| tool.freak is absouletly right. I always thought it was about a kid who didnt get along with his father but really inside he loved him so after he heard he died ( "a phone call made me realize I'm wrong", maybe someone called him to tell him his father died). The line "Sunny days that we ignored because we're all dumb and jaded" means that they spent all their time fighting and not noticing what a nice day it was. Well there a lot of line's that could prove my meaning right if you read it. Anyways it a really great song and its really good to listen to if your sad. | |
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ed Average |
#8 by ed lubecki at Jul 6, 1981 at 11:53 AM EST |
| there an amazing band, there aren't to many songs i dont like by them, but i especially love these deep meaning songs. It's true though, you never seem to know, or understand what you have until its gone and you cant get it back | |
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keith Wanna Be |
#9 by keith mckinlay at Jun 21, 1986 at 7:41 PM EST |
| beautiful song. i love olp they're the greatest band in the world. this is probably their last great song until somewhere out there | |
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chris Average |
#10 by chris nagel at Jun 26, 1991 at 3:47 AM EST |
| I think it's about not realizing what you have until its gone. great song. | |
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Carly Average |
#11 by Carly at Sep 30, 1991 at 2:04 PM EST |
| i completely agree with everything that everyone has said about this song so there's no need to repeat it. i just thought i'd say that on the 4th of july i went up to milwaukee, WI to see them at Summerfest and it was just unbelievable (my 2nd time). i love how he lets the crowd sing a whole song, and this was the song that he chose. i was really glad that he did because it means so much to me. whenever i listen to OLP my heart swells with love, appreciation, and respect. and seeing them live is a very moving experience. everyone should when they get the chance. heh, i even got steve and jeremy to sign my shoes afterwards. raine and duncan didnt come out though :( but there's always the chicago show! lol. -saM-> | |
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cody Average |
#12 by cody jay at May 28, 1992 at 4:04 AM EST |
| This is one of the first OLP songs I heard, and it totally shocked me. I don't even have to explain to the fans what I mean, but it's like I have never felt like a band was relating to me any more. There is not one song on any of their CD's that don't inspire or infulence me. 4 a.m. means more to me than anything and it helped me deal with a situation with me and my father. Damn...I love this band | |
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slapslappopslap Badass |
#13 by slapslappopslap at Sep 24, 1992 at 12:21 AM EST |
| i love this song, its so beautifully written..i think this song can relate to many things in life...it helped me through tough times and still does..pure love for o.l.p | |
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Corey Average |
#14 by Corey La Plante at Apr 12, 1999 at 10:59 AM EST |
| i'm a fairly new OLP fan, but I have to say that I ABSOLUTELY LOVE this song. This is the song that made me a fan. I don't really know what else to say. Oh yeah, baseline, this song was a single. I've seen the video, not too bad, but not the best OLP video I've seen. | |
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Dale :D Average |
#15 by Dale :D O' Mondo Of DOOM!!! at Aug 1, 1999 at 1:58 AM EST |
| i really love OLP... there new cd is good, i just dont like how they have a different sound | |
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Meaty Average |
#16 by Meaty at Mar 28, 2000 at 2:25 AM EST |
| Everyone beat me to the meaning, so all that is left is for me to critique it. In a good way, of course. This song makes me cry. I think anyone can relate to this song about any person in their life, not just people who have a lousy relationship with someone. It can be a good relationship, yet you never tell the person how much they mean to you. The music video is awesome too. I can't help but cry at the end when the guy is lying on the sidewalk and Raine comes over to help him up. | |
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Rockstar Professional |
#17 by Rockstar at Mar 24, 2001 at 3:49 AM EST |
| this is one of my favorite olp songs.. its one of the songs makes you want to tell everyone you know how much you love them.. | |
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Freddy Badass |
#18 by Freddy Timmons at Sep 15, 2003 at 6:41 PM EST |
| The message behind the song is pretty obvious, but you probably didn't know that Raine wrote this song after having a dream that his father was in the hospital dying. In the dream, he didn't make it to the hospital in time to say I love you. So in the song he says if he doesn't make it, if it really happens, know that I've always loved you although we haven't really talked alot. | |
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Mike Average |
#19 by Mike Dawgg at Mar 23, 2005 at 8:28 PM EST |
| 4am has a double meaning. He wrote it at 4 a.m. and 'for A.M.', his father's initials. He says he wrote the chords and lyrics in about five minutes. | |
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Stephen Average |
#20 by Stephen Weber at May 30, 2006 at 9:56 AM EST |
| this song is the greatest song that our lady peace does live. this is a true fan song. for those of you who have seen olp you know what i am talking about . for those of u who dont raine says " i walk...." then stops turns the mic to face teh crowd and the crowd sings the whole song with raine jsut standing there listening. this is real impressive because he does not help the crowd out at all and this song was never a single and only olp fans know it. so for all of u who have sang along to this song at a concert. i say thank you | |
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Tommy Wanna Be |
#21 by Tommy Tang at Oct 11, 2006 at 2:35 PM EST |
| i totally agree with fuzz about the different sound, im glad its not just me whos hearing it...anyways, 4AM is my favorite OLP song ever, along with thief...i dont know why, but its just the way raine sings it, the raw emotion he throws into it, and the lyrics are simply amazing...it brings me to tears nearly every time...the greatest song from the greatest band ever. | |
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cody Average |
#22 by cody champion at Oct 22, 2006 at 8:39 PM EST |
| I think this song is about Raine and his father having differences, in religion, I think, and about putting them aside and just being father and son. This is about there being a certain point when you just have to let things go, because you never know if something might happen, and it would be terrible to have all this on your shoulders if something bad happened. | |
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Brian Average |
#23 by Brian Dempsey at Feb 9, 2007 at 6:09 PM EST |
| this is my favourite olp song and maybe even my favourite song in the world... it's so moving and the pain in raine's voice just makes it sound so beautiful... | |
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Troy Wanna Be |
#24 by Troy Erskine at Apr 12, 2007 at 1:35 PM EST |
| I love Our Lady Peace...They are such a talented band and I'm so glad that I'm beginning to listen to their older work. This song is excellent, I can't stop listening to it. I'm seeing them next month and they better play this song! :-D | |
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jimmy Lead Player |
#25 by jimmy matthews at Jul 19, 2007 at 12:31 PM EST |
| I bought "clumsy" a bit more than a week ago, and I know it all by heart... the first time I've listened to it was in the airport on my wat home and the first lyrics I've read were these, and I related so damn much! not in the father-dghter way, but about a guy I have a bad crush on for the past 2 years, and he doesn't know a bloody thing... all the hoping to God and trying to be someone else... I love it! :D | |
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