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From: "simons"
Subject: r/radiohead/climbing_up_the_walls.crd
Date: Wed, 7 Apr 1999 10:32:05 +1200
Radiohead: Climbing up the walls
off their third album O.K Computer.
[lyrics removed -- see diet-olga policy]
Chords:
B G E F#m
7 3 0 2
7 3 0 4
8 4 1 4
9 5 2 3
9 5 2 2
7 3 0 2
B G E
I am the key...
B G E
B G E
B G E
B G E
B G E
B G E
B G E
Chorus:
E
Either way...
F#m G
E
F#m G
E
The other verses consist of exactly the same chord sequence.
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Manu Professional Badass |
#1 by Manu at Oct 2, 2007 at 6:23 PM EST |
| ok these lyrics are just so wrong. -- you got these from the booklet yer, ? i havnt seen the correct cersion any where yet. but well, here they are now, i worte them out. Fitter…Fitter….(distorted sound) I am the key to the lock in your house, that keeps your toys in the basement And if you get too far inside, you'll only see my reflection It's always best when the colour/?collar is off, I am the pick in the ice Do not cry out or hit the alarm, You know we're friends till we die but either way you turn, I'll be there, open up your skull, I'll be there, climb up the walls It's always best when the light is off, it's always better on the outside Fifteen blows to the back of my head, Fifteen blows to your mind So lock the kids in a safe tonight, shut the eyes in the cupboard iv got the smile of a local man, who’s get the loneliest feeling but either way you turn, I'll be there, open up your skull I'll be there, climb up the walls Climb up the walls. Climb up the walls i listen to this song quite a bit, cant help but curl up in a ball on my bed, and try and shake my self to sleep or drown myself in a puddle of tears…..sadly “perhaps” my bed soaks up them to quickly.—mayb im doing it the hard way. Mayb I should by a fishbowl. Anyway, has anyone been on holiday—been a tourist swimming around looking at all the local attractions pointing at all the local people and their peculiar little oldee worldee life styles. Has one of the old men sitting on a wall propping himself up with some kind of farming tool stared back and given you a smile… the “smile of a local man whos got the loneliest feelings” I have, in a small place called Madera, whilst listening to this song on my head phones…it was almost enough to make me wana smile back in the same lonely way/but I just stared instead. I don’t know if this song is about hospitals or mental people or an old man sitting on a wall after a hard days work growing his food, all I know is that iv seen this reflection- fuck------I live In its shadow. Im a very happy person really. | |
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Basstard Professional |
#2 by Basstard at Oct 6, 2007 at 12:17 AM EST |
| It reminds me of fluffy bunnies | |
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CJ Wanna Be |
#3 by CJ West at Oct 6, 2007 at 6:35 AM EST |
| This is one my all-time favorite Radiohead songs. The eerie wail of the distorted guitar and the pinging sound, combined with Thom's haunting scream truly make it a surreal listening experience. The lyrics posted here though are slighty off. The line "So not cry out or hit the alarm, you'll get the loneliest feeling" is actually "I've got the smell of a local man, Who's got the loneliest feeling" To me this song is simply about a murderer who's on the loose, and his next victim could be anyone. | |
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David Average |
#4 by David Turner at Oct 7, 2007 at 10:32 AM EST |
| this song gives me nightmares. | |
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Josh Average |
#5 by Josh Braun at Oct 13, 2007 at 11:53 PM EST |
| Oops my mistake, IT is about a mental institution, anyway, still it`s a beautifull song,and since music is art everybody can have a different interpretation of the song. in my opinion is a masterpiece | |
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Mike Average |
#6 by Mike Dawgg at Oct 16, 2007 at 4:05 PM EST |
| I think, once you know that it relates to the Mental Hospital Thom used to work in, this is one of the least cryptic radiohead songs. The UK government programme referred to above is called 'Care in the Community' and as far as I know it is still running today. It has been extremely controversial with a number of very high profile cases where care in the community patients have gone psycho and murdered people- one killed a random commuter on the London underground I recall. I see this song as being about the thin veneer of civilisation; that deep seated fear of the unknown that modern society does its best to distract you from with rockstars, blockbuster movies and football games- but not if you live next to a mental hospital or an institution for rehabilitated sex offenders. | |
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brock Average |
#7 by brock someone at Oct 19, 2007 at 8:37 PM EST |
| it's my favourite song of all time. It still blows my mind and I've listened to it thousands of times. It's interesting that the lyrics aren't what I thought they were - the bit where he sings 'so not cry out and hit the alarm' I always thought were 'I've got the smile of an ugly man'. Guess it isn't, but i still love it. | |
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