The Bends Guitar Tab

		
		Ver 1 Ver 2 Ver 3 Ver 4 
	

The Bends Tabs:

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I have yet to see a good tab of "The Bends" so I once again scoured the Internet
to find bits and pieces that were 100% correct, or at least sound like it. What
follows is a combination of a Guitar pro file (which is pretty expensive software
not many people have), several tabs, and some tabbing by me for some spots to make
it sound as close to complete as possible. I do not take credit for this transcription,
I only arranged for text format and filed in spots that were empty and corrected parts
that were wrong. I do this only to help other Radiohead fans have tabs that they are
confident in being correct. I hope to do this for as many songs as I can before I get
tired of this or explode, whichever comes first. If you have any requests for what
songs you want me to search for and arrange, please email me at mousey84@hotmail.com.
Enjoy.

And please Rate this tab, this took forever to arrange, you could at least take
a second to rate it so others can know it is good.


Legend:

(5)- Ghost Note: A note in parenthesis that is barely heard in a recording
or represents a note that is supposed to ring for longer than one measure. 
PM - Palm mute
NH - Natural Harmonic
PH - Pinch Harmonic
B  - Bend (I've placed how much to bend over the measure; for example a      
     .25 is a quarter step bend, a .5 is a half step bend, a .75 is a 
      three fourths step bend, a 1 would be a whole step bend, 2.5 would   
      be a two and a half step bend, etc.
Pb - Pre-Bend: The note is bent to a pre-determined pitch before it is  
      picked.

Pbr- Pre-Bend Release: The note is bent to a predetermined pitch before it 
is picked and is released to its original pitch. 

Brh- Bend Release Hammer-on: Bend note to a pitch then release it to its 
      Original pitch then either hammer-on or pull-off to a higher or 
      Lower fret.

/  - Slide: If I have to explain this one you shouldn't be playing this 
 	song.

H  - Hammer-on     

Br - Bend-Release: Bend note to a pitch then release it to its original
      Pitch.
~~ - Vibrato: Vibrating a string either by moving up and down with your
      fingers or by using a whammy bar.


Note: There's a third guitar in this song (Ed O' Brien) but he tends to mostly
double Gtr. 1 loosely so it just got cut out for the sake of making this tab
easier to understand. Don't think you're missing anything, Gtr.3 just doubles
gtr 1's exact chords.


The Bends

Words and Music by: Thomas Yorke, Jonathan Greenwood,
Colin Greenwood, Ed 'O Brien, and Philip Selway




   Gtrs. 1&2  (w/ distortion)
E||--2--------------------|------------------------|
B||--3--------------3-3---|--3----------3----------|
G||--2----2----2----0-0---|--0-----0----0----------|
D||--0----0----0----2-0---|--2--2-------0----------|
A||-----------------3-2---|--3----------2----------|
E||-----------------------|------------------------|


|-------------------------|--2------------------|---------------------|
|--3-----3----3--3-3-3----|--3------------3-3---|--3----3----3--------|
|--0-----0----0--0-0-0----|--2------------0-0---|--0----0----0--------|
|--2--2--2----2--2-2-2----|--0------------2-0---|--2----2----0--------|
|--3--3--3----3--3-3-3----|---------------3-2---|--3----3----2--------|
|-------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|


|-----------------------|--2----2--2------------|---------------------|
|--3----3----1----------|--3----3--3------3-3---|-------3----3--------|
|--0----0----0----0--0--|--2----2--2------0-0---|--0----0----0--------|
|--2----2----2----2--2--|--0----0--0------2-0---|--2----2----0--------|
|--3----3----3----3--3--|-----------------3-2---|--3----3----2--------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|


   Gtr. 1 (Thom)
[|--------------------------|--2------------------|---------------------|
[|--3----3---3-3--3-3-3--3--|--3------------3-3---|--3----3----3--------|
[|--0----0---0-0--0-0-0--0--|--2------------0-0---|--0----0----0--------|
[|--2----2---2-2--2-2-2--2--|--0------------2-0---|--2----2----0--------|
[|--3----3---3-3--2-3-3--3--|---------------3-2---|--3----3----2--------|
[|--------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
[ 
[ Gtr. 2 (Jonny)
[|--------------------------|--2------------------|---------------------|
[|--3----3---3-3------------|--3------------3-3---|--3----3----3--------|
[|--0----0---0-0------------|--2------------0-0---|--0----0----0--------|
[|--2----2---2-2------0-----|--0------------2-0---|--2----2----0--------|
[|--3----3---3-3--2-3----3--|---------------3-2---|--3----3----2--------|
[|--------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|


                               Where do we go from here?
[ Gtr. 1                    (w/ clean tone)
[|--------------------------|-------------------------|
[|--3----3--3-3-3--3--3-----|-------0---0-------0--0--|
[|--0----0--0-0-0--0--0--0--|-------0---0-------0--0--|
[|--2----2--2-2-2--2--2--2--|-------2---2-2--2--2--2--|
[|--3----3--3-3-3--3--3--3--|--2----------2--2--------|
[|--------------------------|--0----------0--0--------|
[
[ Gtr. 2 (Jonny)
[|--------------------------|-------------------------|
[|--3----3--3-3-3--3--3-----|-------------------------|
[|--0----0--0-0-0--0--0--0--|-------------------------|
[|--2----2--2-2-2--2--2--2--|-------------------------|
[|--3----3--3-3-3--3--3--3--|-------------------------|
[|--------------------------|-------------------------|

 
  the words are coming out all wierd where are you now?
  Gtr. 1 (Thom)                                                    
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------0------------|-------1---1-1-----1-1-1--|
|-------0---0------------|-------0---0-0--0--0-0-0--|
|-------0---0---------0--|-------2---2-2--2--2-2-2--|
|--2----2----------2-----|--3-------------3---------|
|--3----3-------3--------|--------------------------|

 when I need you              Alone on an airplane
  Gtr. 1  
|----------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------1--1-1-1-----1-1----|-------0--0-0-0-----0-0----|
|-----0--0--0-0-0--0--0-0----|-------0--0-0-0-----0-0----|
|--2--2--2--2-2-2--2--2-2----|-------2--2-2-2-----2-2----|
|--3---------------3------0--|--2--------------2------2--|
|----------------------------|--0--------------0------0--|

 falling asleep against    the window pane
  Gtr. 1 
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------0---0-0-----0-0-0--|------------1------1-1-1--|
|-------0---0-0-----0-0-0--|-------0--0-0------0-0-0--|
|-------0---0-0-----0-0-0--|-------2--2-2---2--2-2-2--|
|--2-------------2---------|--3----3--3-----3---------|
|--3-------------3---------|--------------------------|


   my blood'll thicken
[  Gtr. 1                    (w/ distortion)                       
[|--------------------------|--3----3------3--3--3--3--|
[|-----------1-1--1--1-1-1--|--2----2--x-x-2--2--2--2--|
[|--0--------0-0--0--0-0-0--|--2----2--x-x-2--2--2--2--|
[|--2----2---2-2--2--2-2-2--|--2----2--x-x-2--2--2--2--|
[|--3----3---3-3--3--3-3-3--|--0----0------0--0--0--0--|
[|--------------------------|--------------------------|
[
[ Gtr. 2                     (w/ heavy distortion)
[|--------------------------|--------------------------|
[|--------------------------|----------x-x-------7--8--|
[|--------------------------|--6----6--x-x-6--7--------|
[|--------------------------|--7----7--x-x-------------|
[|--------------------------|--7----7--x-x-------------|
[|--------------------------|--------------------------|


[ Gtr. 1                                                                        
[|---3----3----------6--|----6--6--------6--6--6--|----x--6--x--6--x--6----|
[|---2----2----x--x--5--|----5--5--x--x--5--5--5--|----x--5--x--5--x--5----|
[|---2----2----x--x--5--|----5--5--x--x--5--5--5--|----x--5--x--5--x--5----|
[|---2----2----x--x--5--|----5--5--x--x--5--5--5--|----x--5--x--5--x--5----|
[|---0----0----------3--|----3--3--------3--3--3--|-------3-----3-----3----|
[|----------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
[
[ Gtr. 2          P.M--+                                                 1   
[|----------------------|--------------------------|------------------------|
[|---7------------------|-----------x-x------8--11-|---8--11--8--11--8--11b-|
[|--------9--x-x--9-----|--9---9--9-x-x-9-10-------|------------------------|
[|-----------x-x----10--|-10--10-10-x-x------------|------------------------|
[|-----------x-x--------|--------------------------|------------------------|
[|-----------x-x--------|--------------------------|------------------------|



Note: during this next verse, Ed plays the same chords as guitar 1 except
that they play them as staccato chord stabs every few beats. 



                                            
 I need to wash myself again to hide all the dirt and pain
[ Gtr. 1&3 (both w/ Dirty tone)  
[|--0----0--x-x-------0-----|-------3--x-x-3-----------|
[|--0----0--x-x-------0-----|-------3--x-x-3-----------|
[|--0----0--x-x-------0-----|-------4--x-x-4-----4--4--|
[|--2----2--x-x-2--2--2-----|-------5--x-x-5--5--5--5--|
[|--2----2--x-x-2--2--2-----|--5----5--x-x----5--5--5--|
[|--0----0--x-x-0--0--0--2--|--3----3--x-x----3--3--3--|
[
[ Gtr. 2
[ this note is held from the last measure 
[|--------------------------|--------------------------|
[|(11b)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~(feedback)----------|
[|--------------------------|--------------------------|
[|--------------------------|--------------------------|
[|--------------------------|--------------------------|
[|--------------------------|--------------------------|


  cuz I'd be scared         that there's nothing underneath                  
 Gtr. 1&3 (w/ dirty tone)
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------1--x-x-x------1-----|--1--1--1--x-x-x-x----------|
|--0----0--x-x-x-0----0--0--|--0--0--0--x-x-x-x-3--x-3---|
|--2----2--x-x-x-2-2--2--0--|--2--2--2--x-x-x-x-2--x-2---|
|--3----3--x-x-x-3-3--3--3--|--3--3--3--x-x-x-x-3--x-3---|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|


 who are my real friends?  have they all got the bends                       
  Gtr. 1&3
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------0---0-------0-----|--------------------------|
|-------0---0-------0-----|--------------------------|
|-------2---2-2--2--2-----|-------5---x-x-5-5--5--5--|
|--2----2-----2--2--2-----|--5----5---x-x-5-5--5--5--|
|--0----0-----0--0--0--2--|--3----3---x-x-3-3--3--3--|


   am I  really sinking      this   low?                          
 Gtr. 1&3
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------1---x-x-x-1--1--1--|--1--1--1--1--x-x-1--x-x-1--|
|--0----0---x-x-x-0--0--0--|--3--3--3--3--x-x-3--x-x-3--|
|--2----2---x-x-x-2--2--2--|--2--2--2--2--x-x-2--x-x-2--|
|--3----3---x-x-x-3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--x-x-3--x-x-3--|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|

  And my baby's got the bends                oh no
[ Gtr. 1 (w/ distortion)
[|--2----2------------------|----------------------|
[|--3----3------3--3--0-----|--3-------------------|
[|--2----2--2-2-2--2--0--0--|--0----0--0--0--------|
[|--0----0--0-0-0--x--0--0--|--2----2--2--0--------|
[|-----------------3--2--0--|--3----3--3--2--------|
[|--------------------------|----------------------|
[
[ Gtr. 2 (w/ distortion) 
[|--2----2------------------|----------------------|
[|--3----3------3--3--0-----|--3-------------------|
[|--2----2--2-2-2--2--0--0--|--0----0--0--0--------|
[|--0----0--0-0-0--x--0--0--|--2----2--2--0--------|
[|-----------------3--2--0--|--3----3--3--2--------|
[|--------------------------|----------------------|


			     We don't have any real friends
[ Gtr. 1                                                        
[|--------------------------|--2----2------------------|
[|-------3--3-3-3--3--3--3--|--3----3------3--3--0-----|
[|--0----0--0-0-0--0--0--0--|--2----2--2-2-2--2--0--0--|
[|--2----2--2-2-2--2--2--2--|--0----0--0-0-0--x--0--0--|
[|--3----3--3-3-3--3--3--3--|-----------------3--2--0--|
[|--------------------------|--------------------------|
[
[ Gtr. 2
[|--------------------------|--2----2------------------|
[|-------3--3-3-3--1--0-----|--3----3------3--3--0-----|
[|--0----0---------------0--|--2----2--2-2-2--2--0--0--|
[|--2----2------------------|--0----0--0-0-0--x--0--0--|
[|--3----3------------------|-----------------3--2--0--|
[|--------------------------|--------------------------|

[   no   no    no  
[ Gtr. 1
[|----------------------|-------------------------|
[|--3-------------------|-------3----x-x-x-x------|
[|--0----0--0--0--------|-------0----x-x-x-x------|
[|--2----2--2--0--------|-------2----x-x-x-x------|
[|--3----3--3--2--------|--3----------------------|
[|----------------------|-------------------------|
[
[ Gtr. 2
[|----------------------|-------------------------|
[|--3-------------------|-------3----x-x-x-x------|
[|--0----0--0--0--------|-------0----x-x-x-x------|
[|--2----2--2--0--------|-------2----x-x-x-x------|
[|--3----3--3--2--------|--3------------------3b--|
[|----------------------|-------------------------|


Just lying in the bar with my drip feed on  Talking to my girlfriend,
waiting for something to happen  
[|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
[|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
[|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
[|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
[|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
[|-----------------------------|------------------------------|




             I wish it was the sixties, I wish I could be happy 
  pick these x's behind the nut of the guitar 
[|---x------------------------|-------------------------------|
[|---x------------------------|-------------------------------|
[|---x------------------------|-------------------------------|
[|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
[|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
[|----------------------------|-------------------------------|


  I wish, I wish, I wish that something would happen    
[ Gtr. 1 (w/ flanger)                         
[                                       P.M. and gradually release
[|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
[|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
[|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
[|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
[|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
[|-------------------------------------|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
[
[ Gtr. 2 (w/ heavy distortion)          P.M. and gradually release     
[|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
[|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
[|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
[|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
[|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
[|----------------------------------5/-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|



                                      Where do we go from here?
[  Gtr. 1                           (flanger off/ dirty tone on)
[|----------------------------------|-------------------------|
[|----------------------------------|-------0---0-------0--0--|
[|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-------0---0-------0--0--|
[|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-------2---2-2--2--2--2--|
[|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|--2----------2--2--------|
[|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0----------0--0--------|
[
[ Gtr. 2
[|----------------------------------|-------------------------|
[|----------------------------------|-------------------------|
[|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--12----11-------9-------|
[|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|---x-----x-------x-------|
[|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|--10-----9-------7-------|
[|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------------------|

 

  The planet is a gunboat     in a sea of fear 
[ Gtr. 1                                                    
[|------------------------|--------------------------|
[|-----------0------------|-------1---1-1-----1-1-1--|
[|-------0---0------------|-------0---0-0--0--0-0-0--|
[|-------0---0---------0--|-------2---2-2--2--2-2-2--|
[|--2----2----------2-----|--3-------------3---------|
[|--3----3-------3--------|--------------------------|
[
[ Gtr. 2
[|------------------------|--------------------------|
[|------------------------|--------------------------|
[|--7------5-----4--------|--------------------------|
[|--x------x-----x-----5--|--------------------------|
[|--5------3-----2-----x--|--------------------------|
[|---------------------3--|--------------------------|
  

   And where are you?          They brought in the CIA 
[ Gtr. 1                                                   
[|----------------------------|---------------------------|
[|--------1--1-1-1-----1-1----|-------0--0-0-0-----0-0----|
[|-----0--0--0-0-0--0--0-0----|-------0--0-0-0-----0-0----|
[|--2--2--2--2-2-2--2--2-2----|-------2--2-2-2-----2-2----|
[|--3---------------3------0--|--2--------------2------2--|
[|----------------------------|--0--------------0------0--|
[
[ Gtr.2 
[|----------------------------|---------------------------|
[|----------------------------|---------------------------|
[|------------------------12--|-----11---------9----------|
[|-------------------------x--|------x---------x----------|
[|------------------------10--|------9---------7----------|
[|----------------------------|---------------------------|
 

the tanks and the whole marines  To blow me away
[ Gtr. 1
[|--------------------------|--------------------------|
[|-------0---0-0-----0-0-0--|------------1------1-1-1--|
[|-------0---0-0-----0-0-0--|-------0--0-0------0-0-0--|
[|-------0---0-0-----0-0-0--|-------2--2-2---2--2-2-2--|
[|--2-------------2---------|--3----3--3-----3---------|
[|--3-------------3---------|--------------------------|
[
[ Gtr. 2
[|--------------------------|--------------------------|
[|--------------------------|--------------------------|
[|---7------5-----4---------|--------------------------|
[|---x------x-----x-----5---|--------------------------|
[|---5------3-----2-----x---|--------------------------|
[|----------------------3---|--------------------------|


  to blow me sky high          My baby's got the bends 
[ Gtr. 1
[|--------------------------|--2----2------------------|
[|-----------1-1--1--1-1-1--|--3----3------3--3--0-----|
[|--0--------0-0--0--0-0-0--|--2----2--2-2-2--2--0--0--|
[|--2----2---2-2--2--2-2-2--|--0----0--0-0-0--x--0--0--|
[|--3----3---3-3--3--3-3-3--|-----------------3--2--0--|
[|--------------------------|--------------------------|
[
[ Gtr. 2
[|--------------------------|--------------------------|
[|--------------------------|--------------------------|
[|--------------------------|--7----11-11-11-7-7-11-7--|
[|--------------------------|--x----x--x--x--x-x-x--x--|
[|--------------------------|--5----9--9--9--5-5-9--5--|
[|--------------------------|--------------------------|
   

[ Gtr. 1                                                 
[|----------------------|--------------------------|
[|--3-------------------|-------3--3-3-3--3--3--3--|
[|--0----0--0--0--------|--0----0--0-0-0--0--0--0--|
[|--2----2--2--0--------|--2----2--2-2-2--2--2--2--|
[|--3----3--3--2--------|--3----3--3-3-3--3--3--3--|
[|----------------------|--------------------------|
[
[ Gtr. 2
[|----------------------|--------------------------|
[|----------------------|--5-------5-5-5-----3--5--|
[|----------------------|-----------------4--------|
[|----------------------|-----------------x--------|
[|--3-3--3--3--2--------|-----------------2--------|
[|----------------------|--------------------------|

 
   We   don't   have  any   real  friends 
[ Gtr. 1                                    
[|--2----2------------------|----------------------|
[|--3----3------3--3--0-----|--3-------------------|
[|--2----2--2-2-2--2--0--0--|--0----0--0--0--------|
[|--0----0--0-0-0--x--0--0--|--2----2--2--0--------|
[|-----------------3--2--0--|--3----3--3--2--------|
[|--------------------------|----------------------|
[
[ Gtr. 2 
[|--------------------------|----------------------|
[|--7-------7-7-7-----------|-------5--5-----------|
[|----------7-7-7-----------|-------5--5-----------|
[|-----7--7-----------------|-------5--5-----------|
[|-----5--5-----------2--0--|--3--3-------2--------|
[|--------------------------|----------------------|


[ Gtr. 1
[|-------------------------|
[|-------3----x-x-x-x------|
[|-------0----x-x-x-x------|
[|-------2----x-x-x-x------|
[|--3----------------------|
[|-------------------------|
[ 
[ Gtr. 2 
[|-------------------------|
[|--5----5--3--5----5///10-|
[|--5----5--5--5-----------|
[|--5----5--5--5-----------|
[|--3----3--3--3-----------|
[|-------------------------|



Just lying in the bar with my drip feed on  Talking to my girlfriend,
waiting for something to happen  
[|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
[|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
[|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
[|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
[|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
[|-----------------------------|------------------------------|


                 I wish it was the sixties, I wish I could be happy 
  pick these x's behind the nut of the guitar 
[|---x------------------------|-------------------------------|
[|---x------------------------|-------------------------------|
[|---x------------------------|-------------------------------|
[|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
[|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
[|----------------------------|-------------------------------|  


 I wish, I wish, I wish that something would    
[|-------------------------------------|
[|-------------------------------------|
[|-------------------------------------|
[|-------------------------------------|
[|-------------------------------------|
[|-------------------------------------|


[ All 3 Gtrs. 
[ Gradually release the Palm mute in the second bar  
[ P.M.--------------------------------------------+                 
[|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
[|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
[|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
[|--------------------------------|-------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
[|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
[|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|


[ Gtr. 1                                                      
[|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--5--5--|
[|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--7--7--|
[|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|--4--4--4--4--4--4--7--7--|
[|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--5--5--7--7--|
[|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
[|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--------|
[
[ Gtr. 2 
[|--------------------------|--------------------------|
[|-----------13--12--15-----|------------13--12--15----|
[|--5--5--5--12--12---------|--5--5--5---12--12--------|
[|--5--5--5--14--12---------|--5--5--5---14--12-----0-0|
[|--5--5--5-------------0-0-|--5--5--5--------------0-0|
[|--3--3--3-0---------------|--3--3--3-00--------------|



[ Gtr. 1                                                      
[|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
[|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
[|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
[|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
[|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
[|--------------------------|--------------------------|
[
[ Gtr. 2 
[|--------------------------|--------------------------|
[|--3--3-----5-6--6-x-6-x-6-|---x-6-x-6-x-6-x-6--x-----|
[|--5--5--5--5-5--5-x-5-x-5-|---x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5--x-----|
[|--5--5--5--5-7--7-x-7-x-7-|---x-7-x-7-x-7-x-7--x-----|
[|--3--3--3-----------------|--------------------------|
[|--------------------------|----------------------0-0-|


[ Gtr. 1                                                      
[|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--5--5--|
[|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--7--7--|
[|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|--4--4--4--4--4--4--7--7--|
[|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--5--5--7--7--|
[|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
[|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--------|
[
[ Gtr. 2             P.H.
[|--------------------------|--------------------------|
[|--3--------13--12--15~~---|--3--------13--12--15~~---|
[|--4--------12--12---------|--4--------12--12---------|
[|--5--------14--12---------|--5--------14--12---------|
[|--5-----------------------|--5-----------------------|
[|--3----3h0------------0-0-|--3----3h0------------0-0-|


[ Gtr. 1                                                     
[|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
[|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
[|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
[|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
[|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
[|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
[
[ Gtr. 2 
[|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
[|--x-6h5-x-6h5-x-6h5-x-6h5-x-6h5-x-|--6h5-x-6h5-x-6h5-x-6h5-x-6h5-----|
[|--x-5---x-5---x-5---x-5---x-5---x-|--5---x-5---x-5---x-5---x-5-------|
[|--x-7h5-x-7h5-x-7h5-x-7h5-x-7h5-x-|--7h5-x-7h5-x-7h5-x-7h5-x-7h5-----|
[|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
[|----------------------------------|------------------------------0-0-|


   I wanna live,    breathe       I wanna be part of the human race
[ Gtr. 1                                                      
[|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--5--5--|
[|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--7--7--|
[|--4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--|--4--4--4--4--4--4--7--7--|
[|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|--5--5--5--5--5--5--7--7--|
[|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
[|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--------|
[
[ Gtr. 2 
[|---------------------3-------3---|--------------------------|
[|---------------------3-------3---|--------------------------|
[|-----------------5h4-----5h4-----|--------------------5--5--|
[|--5---5---5-xx---5-----5-5-----5-|--5--x-x-5-----5--5-5--5--|
[|--5---5---5-xx-------------------|--5--x-x-5-----5--5-7--7--|
[|--3---3---3-xx-------------------|--3--x-x-3-----3--3-------|


                                                IIIIIIIIIIII
[ Gtr. 1                                                     
[|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|
[|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|
[|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|
[|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|
[|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|
[|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
[
[ Gtr. 2 
[|--------------------0---0-|-------0-------------------------|
[|--3--3-3-----5--5-5-5h3-3-|-3/1-1---1-0---------------------|
[|--5--5-5-5-x--------------|-------------2-0-x---------------|
[|--5--5-5-5-x--------------|-------------------0-2-0---------|
[|--3--3-3-3-x--------------|-------------------------2-0-----|
[|--------------------------|-----------------------------0-0-|


   I wanna live,   breathe   I wanna be part of the human race
[ Gtr. 1                                                       
[|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--5--5--|
[|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--7--7--|
[|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|--4--4--4--4--4--4--7--7--|
[|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--5--5--7--7--|
[|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
[|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--------|
[ 
[ Gtr. 2 
[|-----------3-3----------3-|--------------3--3--------|
[|-----------3-3----------3-|--3--x-x-3----3--3--7--5--|
[|--4--4-----4-4---5----4-4-|--4--x-x-4----4--4--7--7--|
[|--5--5--5------5-5--x-5---|--5--x-x-5----5--5--7--7--|
[|--5--5---------5-5--x-5---|--5--x-x-5----5--5--5--5--|
[|--3--3---------3----x-3---|--3--x-x-3----3--3--------|


  race              race                   race
[ Gtr. 1                                                       
[|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
[|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
[|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
[|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
[|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
[|--------------------------|--------------------------|
[
[ Gtr. 2 
[|--------------------------|--------------------------|
[|--3----3--3-3-3----3--3-3-|--3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
[|--5----5--5-5-5----5--5-5-|--5--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
[|--5----5--5-5-5----5--5-5-|--5--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
[|--3----3--3-3-3----3--3-3-|--3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
[|--------------------------|--------------------------|

                                                      
 Where do we go from here?  The words are coming out all weird 
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|-----------0--------------|-------3---3----------3-3-|
|--0----0---0--------0---0-|-------0---0-------0--0-0-|
|--0----0---0-0-0----0---0-|-------0---0-0--0--0--0-0-|
|--2----2-----2-2-2--2---2-|--0----0---0-0--0--0--0-0-|
|--2----2-----2-2-2--2-----|--2----------2--2--2------|
|--0----0-----0-0-0--0-----|--3----------3--3--3------|


 Where are you now?             when I need you
|-------------3-3----3------|--3----------------|
|-------1---1-1-1----1------|--1----------------|
|--0----0---0-0---0--0--0-0-|--0----------------|
|--2----2---2-2---2--2--2-2-|--2----------------|
|--3----3---3-3---3--3--3-3-|--3----------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------|
                              roll on the last chord

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Jimmy Average	#1 by Jimmy Dresbach at Jul 12, 1972 at 1:17 AM EST
	This is a joke song. It's completely taking the piss. It's not serious whatsoever. It's just a huge joke.

No Picture robert Professional	#2 by robert cunningham at Jul 8, 1974 at 6:53 AM EST
	kind of in response to langdon, there is no "correct" meaning of a song. when an artist puts something out he can't follow it around telling people the meaning behind it. thus viewers/listeners of the piece of art can take a different meaning from it and it will mean something to them. isn't that the fun of listening to music?

No Picture Dudey Average	#3 by Dudey at Apr 24, 1981 at 3:34 AM EST
	i stated on planet telex that the bends is a concept album for society and in this song i think thom is asking where is your government when u need them

No Picture Squats Average	#4 by Squats at Jun 14, 1982 at 12:20 PM EST
	im torn between two things this song could possibly mean so you can pick which one u like best and let me know Meaning 1: the government is constantly complicating things and abandoning you and then they start making direct attacks ok you as is said in the line "they brought in the CIA, the tanks and the whole marines to blow me away Meaning 2: the rigors of like as a celebrity. "i wish it was the sixties, i wish i could be happy and i wish, i wish i wish that something would happen" is him yearning for the simplicity of his life before he took off as an artist

No Picture !Ace Rhythm Player	#5 by !Ace Youngs at Sep 5, 1986 at 9:05 PM EST
	when a scuba diver has 'the bends' he/she gets oxygen bubbles in his/her blood vessels. so it could be about getting too much of what you need to the point that it's harmful or uncomfortable, maybe just replace oxygen with love or friendship (hence the girlfriend/friends references) and maybe its about wanting to be alone for a bit. it might be a metaphor for that. of course, i might be wrong.

No Picture Frank Wanna Be	#6 by Frank at Aug 19, 1994 at 3:36 PM EST
	dont rellyigfjklfds;kg;kldfjgkdl;

No Picture ben Average	#7 by ben doherty at Mar 4, 1998 at 11:10 PM EST
	as it has been previously stated the bends is something you get when rising up towards the suface too fast when diving. possibly a reference to people being fake and clinging on to him due to his rise to fame obviously "we dont have any real friends" and "where are you now when i need you?"make sence of my ramblings !

No Picture kostas Rhythm Player	#8 by kostas kouveliotis at Jul 12, 1999 at 8:15 AM EST
	lifesweetlemon, I think you're right. I was thinking drinking, but drugs in general. The Bends is (obviously) what scuba divers get when they come up too fast. It's all about the ups and downs of addiction and just the emptiness of life in general.