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From: Derry Reen [reenboi@iol.ie]
Sent: Friday, December 12, 1997 6:09 PM
No Surprises by RADIOHEAD
Words and Music by Phil Selway,Colin Greenwood,Ed O'Brien,
Jonny Greenwood and Thom Yorke .
From the album OK COMPUTER (1997)
Tabbed by David Reen
I will show you what to play when each chord appears in the song.
(capo on 12th fret)
F Dm
--5------------- --5-----------------
--------6------- -----------6--------
----5------5----- ------7---------7---
---------------- --------------------
---------------- --------------------
---------------- --------------------
A# Rhy. Fill 1
-6------------------- ----------3-------
--------6------------ ------6-----------
----7------7--------- -3--6-------------
--------------------- ------------------
--------------------- ------------------
--------------------- ------------------
Rhy. Fill 2
------------------------
--6-5----------------6--
---------------5--------
-------5--5h7-----------
------------------------
------------------------
Rhy. Fill 3
-----------------------------------------1--0-
--3--1---1------------------------------------
-------------3---3---2---0--------------------
-----------------------------0----0-----------
----------------------------------------------
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INTRO
F F F Rhy. fill 1
F F F Rhy. fill 1
F F F F Dm Dm
A heart thats full up like a land fill
Dm Dm A# A#
A job that slowly kills you
Rhy. fill 2
Bruises that won't heal
F F F Rhy. Fill 1
(*same as above for the second verse*)
F F F F
I'll take a quiet life
Dm Dm Dm Dm
A handshake of carbon monoxide
Rhy. Fill 3
And no alarms and no surprises
Rhy. Fill 3
No alarms and no surprises
Rhy. Fill 3
No alarms and no surprises
F F F Rhy. fill 1
Please.....
F F F Rhy. Fill 1
Silence
F F F Rhy. fill 1
Silence
(*same as above*)
This is my final fit
My final Belly-ache
With No alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises
No alarms and no surprises
Please
BRIDGE
C A#
---------------------------------------------6--5---3-------------
------5-------5h6p5--------------------3----------------6---------
----5-----5----------5------5--------3----3-----------------------
--5---------------------5----------3------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
C A#
---------------------------------------------6--5---3-------------
------5-------5h6p5--------------------3----------------6---------
----5-----5----------5------5--------3----3-----------------------
--5---------------------5----------3------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
Gm(downstroke)
---3-----------------------------
---3---------------------6---8---
---3---------------6--8----------
---5----5/7--5--7----------------
---5-----------------------------
---3-----------------------------
(*same chords as above*)
Such a pretty house
And such a pretty garden
(let me out of here) (sung by Ed' O Brien)
With No alarms and no surprises
(let me out of here)
No alarms and no surprises
(let me out of here)
No alarms and no surprises
F F F Rhy. fill 1 F F F Rhy. Fill 1
Please
This alternative ending was played at Glastonbury '97,
it follows the string ending to the recorded version.
the intro can be played as the outro in its stead if you want.
F
--5-----5----5---------------------------------------1-
----6-----6----6-------------------------------------1-
---5-5---5-5--5-5-6-5-3--6-5-3------------3----------2-
-------------------------------7-3--3-5-6----5-3-----3-
--------------------------------------------------6--3-
-----------------------------------------------------1-
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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birdman Average |
#1 by birdman ethdh at Jul 17, 1977 at 3:41 PM EST |
| It could be applied to aging baby boomers who used to protest the government (You were so tired, happy, bring down the government, they don't, they don't speak for us) who have resignated themselves to high-stress jobs where they are subjected to heart disease or exposed to dangerous chemicals that are killing them (a job that slowly kills you), eating foods that clog their arteries and smoke and drink so that their body is full of poisons (A heart that's full up like a landfill), and they are slowly coming down with cancer, strokes, and heart attacks (some cancers have symptoms of bruises that don't go away and heart attacks and strokes can be brought on by blood clots blocking blood vessels and don't move), so they deal with businesses that poison the air (I'll take the quiet life, a handshake of carbon monoxide) such as the automobile industry. No longer arguing or protesting (Silent, silent). They may be on their death bed with a terminal disease caused by their lifestyle of the aforementioned or it could be their last time mentioning their dissent before taking in a life of pure acquiescence (This is my final fit, my final bellyache). They trade in the thrill and flavor of their life for the security of assimilation and in exchange for acceptance they get their house in the suburbs complete with a yard and 2.5 children (Such a pretty house, such a pretty garden). And they don't want any stirring up of their past excitement (No alarms and no surprises, please). | |
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phil Wanna Be |
#2 by phil taylor at Feb 1, 1978 at 7:37 AM EST |
| I think it's about a guy who is fed up with trying to make a difference in the world, and is also having problems with his girlfriend. He wants to just settle into a peaceful life where he can forget about all of his problems and just relax and live. | |
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Venti Average |
#3 by Venti at Dec 16, 1996 at 6:29 PM EST |
| suicide. did he mean to say "i'll take a quiet DEATH"? i think it should've been played as the end credits for American Beauty, my favorite movie. when the backups start singing "let me out of here" it sounds like tortured souls screaming in hell. scary. | |
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camilo Average |
#4 by camilo velasquez at May 4, 1999 at 10:52 PM EST |
| I've seen a lot of JoveW's comments, I guess we listen to the same music, and I would like to take the time to say he is one messed up son of a b*tch.. But anyway.. This is a good song. | |
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ben Lead Player |
#5 by ben Tee at Nov 14, 2000 at 5:52 AM EST |
| sweet video too, thom's chilling in a glass helmet that gets filled with water and then emptied while he's singing | |
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