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Date: Sun, 19 Nov 1995 14:04:45 -0600 (CST)
From: Voodoo
Subject: refugee.tab cov'd by U2
The Refugee
U2 version, from "War" (1983)
I should mention this sounds best on a guitar tuned down half a step, with a lot of nice,
clean, Edge distortion and some small echo or reverb. My crap Venom amp works great for
this song.
Chords: C (3), B, C
C (3): 3 3 5 5 5 3
B: 1 1 3 3 3 1
C: x 3 2 0 1 0
There are "power-chord" versions of C and B here, too, used in the verse. I'll call it
Riff 1 for the hell of it.
(C) (B)
Riff 1: 1 1 3 x x x slide up to 3 3 5 x x x
(C) (Play parentheses palm-muted, then hit the chords and slide)
E-x------------------------------------------
B-x------------------------------------------
G-x------------------------------------------
D--3-5--------------(3)-(3)-(3)-3-5---------
A--1-3--------------(1)-(1)-(1)-1-3---------
E --1-3--------------(1)-(1)-(1)-1-3---------
It's MUCH easier than I make it sound... listen to the disc (get the UltraDisc version! :)
Got it? Play it at the verses, where I've indicated R1.
Bridge:
(C) (C) (B) (C)
E----------------------------------
B--5-----5--5-5-3-3--1----------
G-----5-----5-5-3-3---0----------
D-----------5-5-3-3--2----------
A----------------------3----------
E---------------------------------
Easy, just play the barred C chord arpeggiated, hit the chord, slide down to B, hit it
twice, then quickly switch to the regular C chord. I wish I could make it sound as simple
on paper as it really is...
Here's the lyrics and the chords to go with them. * chords mean you don't have to play them
if you don't want to, it sounds good either way. The album is w/out them.
The Refugee
(nc)
Oh oh
She's the refugee
I see your face
I see you staring back at me
Oh oh
She's the refugee
Her mama say one day
(R1)
She's gonna live in America
*(C)
In the morning
*(B)
She is waiting
*(C)
Waiting for the ship to sail
*(B)
Sail away
(R1)
Oh oh
(R1)
Her papa go to war
(R1)
He gonna fight
But he don't know what for
(R1)
Oh oh
(R1)
Her papa go to war
Her mama say one day
He's gonna come back from far away
(DRUM SOLO!!!!)
Help me
How can you help me?
*(C)
In the evening
*(B)
She is waiting
*(C)
Waiting for her man to come
*(B)
And take her by her hand
*(C)
And take her to this promise land
(R1)
Oh oh
She's a pretty face
(R1)
Born at the wrong time
In the wrong place
(R1)
Oh oh
She's a pretty face
(R1)
Her mama say one day
She's gonna live in America
Yeah, America
Oh oh
She's a refugee
She's coming down
She come and keep you company
Oh oh
She's a refugee
Her mama say one day
She's gonna live in America
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Frost Wanna Be |
#1 by Frost Bite at Oct 27, 1978 at 12:35 PM EST |
| I love this song. It's an example of U2 at (what I considered) their best. Raw, edgy, primal, evisceral, etc. Not as slick-and-polished as thei more recent works, but still very good. Play it loud. | |
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Chris Rhythm Player |
#2 by Chris Pray at Oct 31, 1994 at 9:39 PM EST |
| According to the lyrics at www.U2.com it really is "War, war" | |
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Brad Lead Player |
#3 by Brad Vincent at Jan 6, 2005 at 4:57 AM EST |
| This is a very good song, in my opinion. This song deals with the political and social situation in Ireland. The album that this song was on, 'War', was their most political albums, and this particular song takes the subject of war head on. I think in the beginning, though, the 'whoa, whoa' is REALLY War, War. Which would state that War is the refugee. The rest of the song clearly ties into that theme. It's a metaphor that is continually repeated. | |
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