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Intro:
E |----------------------------------------------------------------------
B |----------------------------------------------------------------------
G |------5-7-------------5-7-------------5-7---------------------------7
D |------5-7-------------5-7-------------5-7---------------------------7
A |----0-3-5-----------0-3-5-----------0-3-5---------5-3-0---0-3-0-----5
D |15-0-----0-6-5-3-0-0-----0-6-5-3-0-0-----0-6-5-3-------5-------5-0---
Verse:
E |--------
B |--------
G |--5-7--7
D |--5-7--7
A |0-3-5-05
D |0-----0- repeat 14x
E |---------------------------------------------------------
B |---------------------------------------------------------
G |--5-7--7-------------------5-7-------------5-7-----------
D |--5-7--7-------------------5-7-------------5-7-----------
A |0-3-5-05-5-3-0---0-3-0---0-3-5-----------0-3-5-----------
D |0-----0--------5-------5-0-----0-6-5-3-0-0-----0-6-5-3-0-
E |----------------------------------
B |----------------------------------
G |--5-7---------------------------7
D |--5-7---------------------------7
A |0-3-5---------5-3-0---0-3-0-----5
D |0-----0-6-5-3-------5-------5-0---
Chorus cords:
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7--3--7--5--7--3--7--5--7--3--7-5-7-5-7-3
7--3--7--5--7--3--7--5--7--3--7-5-7-5-7-3
5--1--5--3--5--1--5--3--5--1--5-3-5-3-5-1
0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---0---0--
Part played during solo:
E |------
B |------
G |-5-7-7
D |-5-7-7
A |-3-5-5
D |----0-
Thats the whole song except for the solo. Listen to it to figure out the rhythem.
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MelissA Average |
#1 by MelissA at Sep 12, 1976 at 11:55 AM EST |
| You know it's sad really because just about every song Pearl Jam writes is about the homeless or the hungry, or both together....They could use some variety. | |
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stephen Average |
#2 by stephen warunki at Nov 2, 1983 at 1:03 AM EST |
| I read in an interview with Eddie how he got inspiration for this song after overhearing a couple of homeless guys having a conversation. | |
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Daniel Average |
#3 by Daniel Rainbolt at Feb 20, 1989 at 3:34 PM EST |
| I don't get the main title and lines: "even flow, thoughts arrive like butterflies...he don't know so he chases them away" what does that mean? What does he mean by "Even Flow"? | |
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Shotgun Average |
#4 by Shotgun Joe at Sep 25, 1990 at 10:01 PM EST |
| Elton John sucks dick, literally and figuratively. Amazing how he takes great songs, re-does them and ruins them. This song is amazing, the meaning has already been covered. I used to love the video when I was young, made me wanna crowd surf at concerts. | |
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brian Average |
#5 by brian haun at Aug 9, 2003 at 1:39 AM EST |
| amunkey, its not that they cant cope with the fact that theyre homeless, its that they cant cope with life. most people with process schizophrenia (they develop the disease slowly throughout their life, usually starting at puberty) end up homeless. youre right on about the 'thoughts like butterflies'. the main symptom of schizophrenia is disorganized, illogical thought processes. if youve ever met someone who suffers from this disease, its scary how easily you could imagine them being the person in this song. | |