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Ruthless
Something Corporate
North
standard tuning
intro/verse
guitar 1
e-------------------------------------
B--------------9----------------------
G------------------8----------6-------
D-----6-------------------------------
A-------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------
guitar 2
e-------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------
G-------------------6-----------------
D-----4-------------6-----------------
A-----4-------------4-----------------
E-----2-------------------------------
prechorus
guitar 1
e--------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------
G--8-------11--------------------------
D--8-------11--------8-------6-------4-
A--6--------9--------8-------6-------4-
E--------------------6-------4-------2-
guitar 2
e--------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------
G--8-----------------------------------
D--8--------4--------8-------6-------4-
A--6--------4--------8-------6-------4-
E-----------2--------6-------4-------2-
chorus
guitar 1 (this could be piano)
e--------16-----------16------
B-----14----14-----14----14---
G--13------------13-----------
D-----------------------------
A-----------------------------
E-----------------------------
guitar 2
e----------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------
G--6------6------------------------------
D--6------6------4------8------6------4--
A--4------3------4------8------6------4--
E----------------2------6------4------2--
bridge
guitar 1
e--------------------------------------
B--4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---
G----6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-
D--------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------
guitar 2
e--------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------
G--8-------11--------------------------
D--8-------11--------8-------6-------4-
A--6--------9--------8-------6-------4-
E--------------------6-------4-------2-
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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everett Wanna Be |
#1 by everett at Oct 28, 1975 at 5:01 AM EST |
| My favorite song... Andrew said it's about their former manager kind of screwing them over... but to me, its about being hurt by a girl and what you'll do to get them back... | |
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The Masta The Muther F*ing Masta! |
#2 by The Masta at May 1, 1977 at 8:30 AM EST |
| i am reallllly surprised about that "biggest let down" thing.. where was that from?? after reading it over, the getting screwed over by manager idea makes sense. lines like "living in a world created to destroy" show the harsh realities of the music industry, and "knowing now what i shouldve known then" is him seeing how he has been screwed over. he wants another chance to prove himself and his music and maybe even et revenge on the manager, but the whole point of the song is that he no longer has the opportunity. as seen in mostly in the chorus. On the other hand, i liked to think this was more about a relationship... similarly about a girl who wouldnt give him another chance. he is saying despite everything that happened, if she gave him the time of day, he could still be "ruthless" as in unwilling to give up. as much as i love this song, the message does kind of bother me... the whole idea that he would be ruthless if she let him bothers me. i feel that if you care about someone or something that much, you would be ruthless about it regardless if they let you or not.... isnt that what ruthless really means?? overall awesome song and you can totally hear the emotion in his voice. | |
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Dan Lead Player |
#3 by Dan archy at Oct 16, 1977 at 8:54 AM EST |
| OMG!!! "biggest let-down"? that's a piece of crap right there. Ruthless is my favorite song on the north cd. i don't know what it is, but this is the one song that stuck out the most to me. i'm kind've confused about the whole manager thing...i think it seems like it's more about relationships. a guy wanting a girl so bad, that he's willing to "build a city" for her. i love it!!! | |
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James Wanna Be |
#4 by James Pigott at Jun 19, 1979 at 4:43 PM EST |
| seems like the song is about this guy who would do absolutly anything for some girl hes crazy about, but hes not sure if shed appriciate any of it -- love this song thou....heartfelt | |
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Indy Lead Player |
#5 by Indy Windrose at Feb 3, 1981 at 4:39 PM EST |
| wow, that 'biggest letdown' thing is super-surprising. i love it just as much as lttw. i introduced my best friend to soco and she said that she can't have the same passion for north, because lttw is just so amazing, but i think they're equally amazing. ruthless just fits any mood. great song. | |
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austin Rhythm Player |
#6 by austin ballard at Mar 6, 1983 at 12:42 PM EST |
| AMAZING! Ruthless is definetly one of my fave SC songs. My friend loves this song and she and I had a discussion about what this song may mean... It's a story of a guy who loved a girl so much that even though she would spurn him and find amusement in it, he could never bring himself to be ruthless with her. And now that she's finally said goodbye, and even enjoying his heartbreak while she does it (...you're waving goodbye well at least your having fun...), he think that she will never be able to leave him for good (...the rising tide will not let you forget me...) and promises himself that if she comes back to him, he won't stand for her games and be heartless when needed (...but I could still be ruthless if you let me...). That way, he won't ever let her say goodbye again (...there you go for the last time...). Anyway, thats my theory. Andrew's sometimes so vague on the meaning of his lyrics, but that's part of the intrigue. We get the opportunity to think up our own interpretations of his songs. | |
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marc Professional |
#7 by marc at Oct 23, 1984 at 6:37 PM EST |
| Whoever said that North is the biggest letdown, watch your back, bitch... I'm going to find you and beat the shit outta ya. North is SO not a letdown!!!!!! North is awesome!!!! One of my all-time fave CDs! And if you've got a problem with that, talk to me!!! Anywho, Ruthless is great. ...The rising tide will not let you forget me. How inspirational. :) | |
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dylan Average |
#8 by dylan pesino at May 28, 1992 at 9:39 AM EST |
| she just spurned him although he gave himself up for her and now he wants her to know that if he ever knew that she cared, he'd make sure that it hurt her. "The rising tide will not let you forget me" | |
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Guitar Master Wanna Be |
#9 by Guitar Master J at Oct 2, 1999 at 1:46 AM EST |
| how Andrew described this song... "This song wasn't a fun song to write, its called Ruthless, it's about doing things you don't want to do and how they can come back to haunt you" I love this song and band.. a bit too much probably lol. | |
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Mat Average |
#10 by Mat Hancock at Apr 9, 2000 at 4:20 PM EST |
| The name of the song is Ruthless. Clearly, the "I could still be ruthless if you'd let me" line must have some sort of importance, but I can't figure out what! | |
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Toni Average |
#11 by Toni at Dec 21, 2001 at 12:26 AM EST |
| I love this song so much. It has so much emotion packed into it, whether happy or sad. | |
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Joey Wanna Be |
#12 by Joey at Jun 3, 2006 at 9:25 AM EST |
| i dont hear how this is a sad song.....its prolly just me | |
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