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This is my girlfriend's favourite song (not to mention favourite band)so I
thought I'd learn it to make me look sexy and make her happy haha. It's a fairly
simple song once you get the strumming pattern down. It helps to play along with
the music. This song is probably my favourite from Turin Brakes as well and since
no one had tabbed it I thought I'd give it a shot. Love you Rhea, this one's for
you bazebey.
h - hammer on
p - pull off
- slide down
// - slide up
b - bend
~~ - vibrato
- natural harmonic
* - let ring
Tips: Try and stress on the notes played on the G String, they really carry the tune...
Order: Intro
Verse
Chorus
Verse
Chorus
Bridge
Outro
Intro: 0:08 strum softly (Below is a rough strumming pattern)
Guitar I
e------------------------------------|--------------------------|
B------------------------------------|--------------------------|
G--10---10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--|--8---8-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--|
D--11---11-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11--|--9---9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--|
A--11---11-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11--|--9---9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--|
E--9----9--9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9---|--7---7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--3---3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|--6---6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--|
|--4---4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--|--6---6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--| x2
|--4---4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--|--4---4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--|
|--2---2-2-2-2-2--2-2-1-2--|--4---4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--|
Guitar II (Finger picked very softly over the chords from Guitar I)
e----------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------| x2
A------------4---------------------------|
E--9~~--9---4--7~~--7-9-7-6~--6-1-2/9*--|
Verse: 0:28 "Open my eyes, had a dream last night..."
Guitar I
e------------------------------------|--------------------------|
B------------------------------------|--------------------------|
G--10---10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--|--8---8-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--|
D--11---11-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11--|--9---9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--|
A--11---11-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11--|--9---9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--|
E--9----9--9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9---|--7---7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--3---3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|--6---6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--|
|--4---4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--|--6---6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--| x4
|--4---4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--|--4---4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--|
|--2---2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|--4---4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--|
Guitar II (Finger picked very softly over the chords from Guitar I)
e----------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------| x4
A------------4---------------------------|
E--9~~--9---4--7~~--7-9-7-6~--6-1-2/9*--|
Chorus: 1:10 "Oh my love I can't let go..." (Strum the last chord as many times
as neccisarry.)
e-----------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------
G--3---3-3-3-3--5---5-5-5-5--6---6-6-6-6--3---3-3-3-3--10---
D--4---4-4-4-4--6---6-6-6-6--6---6-6-6-6--4---4-4-4-4--11--- x3
A--4---4-4-4-4--6---6-6-6-6--4---4-4-4-4--4---4-4-4-4--11---
E--2---2-2-2-2--4---4-4-4-4--4---4-4-4-4--2---2-2-2-2--9----
(On the third time, strum the last chord until he sings "...at me," then read the
following instructions...)
Chorus Continued: 1:34 "...she laughs at me." (Strumming patterns aren't exact)
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|--10---10-10-10-10--5---5-5-5-5--|
|--11---11-11-11-11--6---6-6-6-6--|
|--11---11-11-11-11--6---6-6-6-6--|
|--9----9--9--9--9---4---4-4-4-4--|
"...laaaaaauuuuuughs at me..."
Bridge: 2:59 "Almost too much..." (Not accurate strumming patterns)
e------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------
G--2---2-2-2-2-2--5---5-5-5-5-5--8---8-8-8-8-8---
D--3---3-3-3-3-3--6---6-6-6-6-6--8---8-8-8-8-8--- x2
A--3---3-3-3-3-3--6---6-6-6-6-6--6---6-6-6-6-6---
E--1---1-1-1-1-1--4---4-4-4-4-4--6---6-6-6-6-6---
Bridge Continued: 3:26 "...it rains so slowly..." (This part begins when he
sings "slowly", once again strumming is not too accurate)
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|--6---6-6-6-6-6--3---3-3-3-3-3--5---5-5-5-5-5---
|--6---6-6-6-6-6--4---4-4-4-4-4--6---6-6-6-6-6---
|--4---4-4-4-4-4--4---4-4-4-4-4--6---6-6-6-6-6---
|--4---4-4-4-4-4--2---2-2-2-2-2--4---4-4-4-4-4---
"...slowwwwwwwww lyyyyy, in the cityyyyy,where I'm..."
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|--10---10-10-10--8---8-8-8--|
|--11---11-11-11--9---9-9-9--| x2
|--11---11-11-11--9---9-9-9--|
|--9----9--9--9---7---7-7-7--|
"...from."
Outro: End On This Chord
e|------|
B|------|
G|--10--|
D|--11--|
A|--11--|
E|--9---| Let Ring
Lyrics:
Opened my eyes had a dream last night that both my arms were broken,
Evenin' time,
Help me now or hold me down, i feel my world is tumblin',
Spiral down,
Oh my love i can`t let go,
Somethings wrong i can`t let go,
Natures cruel she laughs at me,
As i make my way through the century,
As i slowly turn to house dust,
Tumblin' down,
The rain comes down like a victory,
In sheets of shinin' memory,
Over and over,
Circlin' around,
Over and over,
can`t let go,
Somethings wrong i can`t let go,
Natures cruel she laughs at me,
Almost too much for my heart,
When it rains,
Oh tears my soul apart,
When it rains it rains so slowly,
In the city where i'm from,
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Nick Average |
#1 by Nick Vanderstelt at Mar 13, 1970 at 12:40 AM EST |
| Wow aImeELitE that's amazing. It's really beautiful and ur meaning makes perfect sense.... It kind of reminds me of that song in the Titanic when the ship is sinking (no not Celine Dion..!).- Nearer To Thee God. It's sad and soo beautiful I especially love the beginning and it's so sad it's creepy and heartbreaking. The ending is a bit confusing but any whooo.. Beautiful!! | |
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alex Average |
#2 by alex at Nov 18, 1974 at 12:27 PM EST |
| Me neither, someone enlighten me please. And yes I stole my name from it. :P | |
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Scott Average |
#3 by Scott Anderson at May 25, 1978 at 3:02 PM EST |
| i think this song is about how once you fall in love, for real, its soo hard to stop that feeling. "When it rains, It rains so slowly In the city, Where i`m from." its such a sad song, when i listen to it all i can think about is my boyfriend and about how much i love him and how i never want this feeling to end. | |
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Zach Wanna Be |
#4 by Zach Pain at Dec 12, 1978 at 11:44 PM EST |
| As i make my way through the century As i slowly turn to house dust -That makes me think of growing old, skin cells fall off and create dust over the centuries Somethings wrong i can`t let go, Natures cruel shes laughs at me, Almost too much for my heart, -That makes me think of dying, he/she is dying and can't let go, and nature is making he/she | |
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SLUT Badass |
#5 by SLUT at May 20, 1983 at 2:32 AM EST |
| In an interview the band said: "It's philosophy, light, and hope coming back into things but with a definite tinge of melancholy." | |
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Average |
#6 by vix at Nov 12, 1983 at 5:48 AM EST |
| Oh my love i can`t let go, Somethings wrong i can`t let go, Natures cruel shes laughs at me, Almost too much for my heart, When it rains, Oh tears my soul apart, ...these lyrics make me think that it's about how he knows that he has to break up with a girl, but he loves her too much and doesn't want to let her go -i'm probably totally wrong but that's just what i think, don't hesitate to correct me | |
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RoBsN Average |
#7 by RoBsN Stalder at Apr 16, 1989 at 1:38 PM EST |
| It sorta seems like some one broke up with her for no real reason, and she can't really handle it. Her worlds tumbling. Since there was no real explanation its hard for her to let go. And its all too much for her heart. The death thing seems more likely though I guess, that's just what it seemed like to me. | |
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*Lee Average |
#8 by *Lee * at Dec 15, 1990 at 11:15 AM EST |
| im definitely sure this is something natural and im thinking along the lines of dying Opened my eyes had a dream last night that both my arms were broken, Evening time, - hes near death Help me now or hold me down, i feel the world is tumbling, - cure me or help me die, hes almost dying, going through a rush of pain Spiralling down, - hes getting worse but cannot understand why Oh my love i can`t let go, - he doesnt want to leave his wife or girl Somethings wrong i can`t let go, - he loves her so much and doesnt want to die because he cant think how she will be if he dies Natures cruel she laughs at me, - doesnt understand why this is happening and blames nature. As i make my way through the century, - time has passed so slowly As i slowly turn to house dust, - his memories no longer exist and a long time has passed with him not at home Tumbling down, - hes so close to death The rain comes down like a victory, - hes almost there and can feel death which is described as rain In sheets of shining memory, - his life has flashed before him like photos which are sheets of happy memories Over and over,- getting to death is getting more an more intense Circling around, he tries to understand why it is happening Oh my love i can`t let go, - his last words Somethings wrong i can`t let go, - hes worried of her Natures cruel shes laughs at me, - like i said before Almost too much for my heart, - he cant handle it When it rains, - hes died Oh tears my soul apart, - when its raining the girl rememebrs him and breaks her heart When it rains, It rains so slowly - when it rains it brings back the memories and it feels like time is going so slowly perhaps because when were having a good time time flies past so quickly but when we are sad or bored time is so slow In the city, - he refers to the rushed and busy life style he was from Where i`m from. - which is what he was used to and now he's dead everything is so slow. | |
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Venti Average |
#9 by Venti at Sep 11, 1995 at 12:29 AM EST |
| I can't tell what it means either, but I really do like this song! | |
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Tavo Wanna Be |
#10 by Tavo at May 17, 2001 at 8:26 AM EST |
| this song is great but i have no idea what it means | |
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Euroynmous Average |
#11 by Euroynmous at Dec 21, 2001 at 2:03 PM EST |
| I have no meaning but i believe aImeELitE's to be a very good description i never saw the dying scenario in my mind before all i ever imagined was him sitting by a window watching the rain while he thinks of a girl he loves but can't be with oh well i love this song, its beautiful | |
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drw Average |
#12 by drw drw at Jun 20, 2002 at 12:15 AM EST |
| in a way it seems like this song is about a broken heart..? but then again i could be totally wrong. it's quite confusing. amazing but confusing | |
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