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intro: -----------------------------2----2------2-------|
-----------------------------3------3------3-----|
----------0-----0-----0------2--------2------2---|
--------2-----0-----0--------0-------------------|
--0-2-3-----2-----0------------------------------|
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Play this simple little one twice after the intro.
----10-----9---7----5---5--3--3--3------2--------------|
----10----10---8----7---5--3--3----2----3--------------|
--11----11--------9-------------------3----------------|
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G D5 G
--3--3---x----3----x---------------------------------|
--0--0---3----0----3---------------------------------|
--0--0---2----0----2-----------------------7---------|
--0--0---0----0----0-----------------------7---------|
--2--2---0----2----0----0-2-3-2-0-2-5-5-5--5---------|
--3--3--------3--------------------------------------|
Please note: the D5 chord i have is a substitute for the
actual power chord (x577xx) i found it easier to play in
the progression when playing the song straight though.
this is just an editors note i guess. :-)
-2--0--2--3--0--2----5-3--3---3---2----------------------------|
-3--3--3--3--3--3----3-3--3---3---3----------------------------|
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this is the verse. sounds just like the words, so you'll get it
pretty easy. :-)
C Em
----0----3-0-----0----3-0---------------------|
----1--1-----1---0--0-----0-------------------|
----0------------0----------------------------|
----2------------2-------------7--7--7--------|
----3------------2-------------7--7--7--------|
-----------------0-------------5--5--5--------|
Mother, do you know where your kids are tonite
blah blah blah.. this is the basic idea of the song
i didn't transcribe the solo becuase it's too hard to hear
becuase of the sound effects.
any additions, or anything are welcome, and before you post it
please e-mail me, i want to learn to play this one perfectly
too :) - AND COME ON PEOPLE! LET'S GET THIS SOUL ASYLUM ARCHIVE
GOING! :)
How about some transcriptions for songs like..
Keep It Up
Get on out
Promises broken
Bittersweetheart
hopes up
String of pearls
And everything else on the new album :)
i'm going to work on a few of these, so any ideas will be
apprciated at unrest@junior.wariat.org
Oh, 1 last thing, there should be alt.music.soul-asylum and
alt.fan.soul-asylum VERY soon. brough to you by yours truly
*grin* ok. i'm outta here.
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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kyle Professional |
#1 by kyle mcdonough at Jan 10, 1972 at 10:46 PM EST |
| Gulf War? A change in someone's life? I thought it was about racism...and oil and...I have no idea dude. | |
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Badass |
#2 by guess wha' i suck at Sep 30, 1981 at 7:49 PM EST |
| This is such a comforting song, I love it. It's meaning's not easy to read, but I'll give it a try...ahem... I think it's about starting a new change in one's life, and not letting past situations affect future possibilities. So it's not really about the sadness of letting something go, but more like having finished a page in a book and moving on to a new one. I don't know, though it's a hard song to try and analyze when it already makes you feel a certain way regardless of it's true meaning. | |
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duncan_player Wanna Be |
#3 by duncan_player at Feb 10, 1988 at 7:04 AM EST |
| Yep, Oil and the Gulf War..."2 kids on a play ground...tryin to push each other 'round...see the crowd gather round...." is USA and Iraq. | |
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Curtis Rhythm Player |
#4 by Curtis Lee at Aug 23, 1994 at 10:09 AM EST |
| I believe this is a song about the Gulf War. It seems th be from the perspective of a disabled soldier, a black soldier in a white fight. Meaning he felt he was an under privilaged means to line the pocketbooks of the rich with even more money.... and for what? To fill up the tank and go for a ride. He'd like to be proud of the work he did as a soldier of this country, but he in hindsight realises the ends don't always justify the means (this spot was a playground, this flat land used to be a town) And further trivializes the dispute to the likeness of children fighting on a playground. I believe it is about someone who feels that they were used, and is kinda pissed about it. | |
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chris Wanna Be |
#5 by chris valverde at Oct 25, 1995 at 9:02 AM EST |
| The songs meaning is simple. Its about the gulf war. Its just a political song. Think!!! black gold is another word for oil. Morons!!! | |
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Vicky Average |
#6 by Vicky Barnard at Jan 22, 1998 at 11:05 PM EST |
| Only one other comment!!! Damn, this song has become a lost treasure. | |
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Harry Average |
#7 by Harry Johnson at Jan 5, 2001 at 9:51 AM EST |
| Best Soul Asylum song. This band is sooooo underrated. Pirner is a genius. | |
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The Penguins Tr Professional Badass |
#8 by The Penguins Tried To Kill Me The Other Day at Nov 22, 2006 at 7:45 AM EST |
| Yes, this is an incredible song. And I had always thought about it as a gulf war song. I don't think the lyrics above are exactly correct. It seems to also be about racism, black soldiers fighting a racist war for oil. And there seems to be a wounded vet in a wheelchair who functions as the conscience of the song. | |
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