Ask For Answers Guitar Tab

Without You I'm Nothing Tabs:

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Note: Stefan plays guitar on this one.

Intro/Electric guitar before vocals come in. (Strum chord, then let notes ring.)

C  -0------0-------0-------
C  -0------0-------0-------
G# -0------0-------0-------
D# -5------5-------5-------
A# -5------5-------3-------
F  -3------3---------------

Verse: Use whammy slightly after/as you strike each chord.

C  --0-----0----0------0----0------0------0-----
C  --0-----0----0------0----0------0------0-----
G# --0-----0----0------0----0------5------0-----
D# --5-----5----5------5----5------5------5-----
A# --5-----3----5------3----5------3------5-----
F  --3----------3-----------3-------------3-----

Chorus (Get through, this night...")

C  -----0--0-0-0--0--------0--0-0-0--0-------0--0-0-0--0----0----
C  -----0--0-0-0--0--------0--0-0-0--0-------0--0-0-0--0----0----
G# -X-X-0--0-0-0--11---X-X-0--0-0-0--11--X-X-0--0-0-0--11---5----
D# -X-X-9--9-9-9--12---X-X-9--9-9-9--12--X-X-9--9-9-9--12---5----
A# -X-X-9--9-9-9--12---X-X-9--9-9-9--12--X-X-9--9-9-9--12---3----
F  -----7--7-7-7--10-------7--7-7-7--10------7--7-7-7--10--------

"These bonds are shackle free..." bit:
When striking the "0" add whammy.

C  -------------------------------------------------------------
C  -------------------------------------------------------------
G# -----0-------0-------0--------0-------0-------0-------0------
D# -------------------------------------------------------------
A# -------------------------------------------------------------
F -5-------3-------5--------3-------5--------3------5-------3--

On the quiet "These bonds are shackle free..." bit, play last verse but do it quietly.

Outro:


C  ---------------------------------------------------------
C  ---------------------------------------------------------
G# -0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------
D# -14-14-14-14-14-14-14--17--17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-------
A# -15-15-15-15-15-15-15------14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-------
F  ---------------------------------------------------------

C  ---------------------------------------------------------
C  ---------------------------------------------------------
G# -0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------
D# -14-14-14-14-14-16-16-16---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-------
A# -15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15---14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-------
F  ---------------------------------------------------------

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Gunther Wanna Be	#1 by Gunther at Jun 21, 1972 at 2:10 AM EST
	I agree with ladyboygrrl. Perhaps the "there are no second chances" line is about thinking twice about drowning yourself tonight?

No Picture Andrea Average	#2 by Andrea Lauria at Dec 14, 1990 at 4:41 PM EST
	Scandi i think youre right on everything except i always took the like "ask the sea for answers" as drowning, going to kill yourself, to end it all. remember alot of WYIN songs were written from the sense of his ex lovers... it might be about the media, i never really saw it as though, i thought i was always about a relationship, a friendship. one of the saddest songs ever i think... makes me cry whenever i hear it. one of my favs love

No Picture robert Professional	#3 by robert cunningham at Dec 5, 1992 at 4:58 PM EST
	I always thought of it as being something about lovers- people that arent really together(hence these bonds are shackle free) and their love is intensifiedsomehow by the knowledge that the other person could fall in love with someone else at any one time, maybe one of them did do something with someone else... And the asking the sea for answers is for me how he questions where he is going in life, not really 'asking the sea' but maybe standing on the beach thinking things over

No Picture Keegan Average	#4 by Keegan at Oct 24, 2006 at 2:07 PM EST
	Time to pass you to the test. (Do you really care for me?) Hanging on my lover's breath. (I really care for you) Always coming second best. (You care more for someone else) Pictures of my lover's chest. (But I can’t help but think of you) Get through this night, there are no second chances. (I’ll stand by you even if it hurts, out of fear I might lose you forever) This time I might. To ask the sea for answers. (I will stand by you then, and hope for the best) Always falling to the floor, softer than it was before. (But you keep taking me for granted, and it hurts more everytime) Dog boy - media whore, it's who the hell you take me for. (To you I’m just a servant always at your beck and call) Give up this fight, there are no second chances. (So maybe I should just give up on you even if I do lose you forever) This time I might. To ask the sea for answers. (perhaps I will, and then let’s see what happens) These bonds are shackle free, wrapped in lust and lunacy. (I love you unconditionally, with both body and mind) Tiny touch of jealousy, these bonds are shackle free. (And although I might feel jealous sometimes, I will never hold you back) Get through this night, there are no second chances. This time I might. To ask the sea for answers. These bonds are shackle free These bonds are shackle free These bonds are shackle free These bonds are shackle free Get through this, there are no second chances. This time. To ask the sea for answers. (See above)

No Picture Cicely aka Icic Badass	#5 by Cicely aka Icicles and CSkank Shankle (if u stalk me i will shoot you.) at Nov 8, 2006 at 9:45 AM EST
	Time to pass you to the test. Hanging on my lover's breath. Always coming second best. Pictures of my lover's chest. favourite lines-beautiful song!

No Picture stephen Average	#6 by stephen warunki at Nov 27, 2006 at 7:19 AM EST
	The key line in the song is "these bonds are shackle free"...I see it as Brian and a male friend that bonded and became close and Brian fell for him although it was a forbidden relationship. If it had been a female I strongly believe Brian would have used the term "breast" instead of "chest" breast is a term commonly used in a female sense and chest in a male sense. Perhaps he was batteling whether to tell his friend or not that he was in love with him therefor testing their friendship "time to pass you to the test".

No Picture dylan Average	#7 by dylan pesino at Aug 8, 2007 at 12:50 AM EST
	I always thought this song was about a confused friendship. The two people aren't actaully romantically committed to each other 'These bonds are shackle free', but they're still wrapped in 'lust' and perhaps there's 'jealousy' of each other's lovers. They feel that in the other's estimation they're 'always coming second best'. Perhaps they think that something outside can help them, 'ask the sea for answers', but they know they have to do it themselves.

No Picture Average	#8 by KitCat at Aug 29, 2007 at 11:47 AM EST
	I always kind of thought "These bonds are shackle free" implied "Hey, we're lovers, but I'm not gonna tie you down and make you do anything you don't want to. Definitely my favorite song pretty much ever.