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U2 - When I Look At The World
All That You Can't Leave Behind
Originaly posted by: Michael Albert
Corrections Made By: Nick Van Den Broeke
Intro
e----54--- Asus4 A Asus4 E Pause Asus4 A Asus4 A Asus4 Gbm E
Verse 1
Asus4 A
When you look at the world
Asus4 A
What is it that you see
Asus4 Gbm
People find all kinds of things
E
That bring them to their knees
Verse 2
Asus4 A
I see an expression
Asus4 A
So clear and so true
Asus4 Gbm
That changes the atmosphere
e---97----
E
When you walk to the room
CHORUS
Play this riff over Chorus (echo):
e---7/9---97---7/9---97---7/9--97---7/9---97--
D A
So i try to be like you
D E
Try to feel lucky too
D A
Going up till it's no use
E
I can't see what you see
When I look at the world
Verse 3
When the night is someone else's
And you're trying to get some sleep
When your thoughts are too expensive
To ever wanna keep
Verse 4
When there's all kinds of chaos
And everyone is walking lame
You don't even blink there do you
Don't even look away
Chorus
Solo
e--12------12-----21-21-17-17-14-17-19---17-16-12-14-19-21-
Bridge- the lead is same as over Chorus
D A
I can't wait any longer
D E
I can't wait til i'm stronger
D A
I can't wait any longer
E
To see what you see
When I look at the world
Verse 5
I'm in the way of you
I can't see through smoke
I think of you and your holy book
When the rest of us choke
Outro: Asus4 A repeat
Tell me tell me what do you see
Tell me tell me whats gone on with me
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Julian Average |
#1 by Julian . at Jul 2, 1970 at 12:39 PM EST |
| I just learned something new. Thanks, Nightvid. Peace BTW, I liked this song. FOR it's apparent pessimism, the effect of the song is a calming one. Peace | |
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eric was here Professional Badass |
#2 by eric was here at Feb 17, 1974 at 11:42 AM EST |
| i think this song is about someone changing themselves, and who they are; trying to change the way they act and think, just to make someone like them. and even then the person they were trying to be liked by, still doesn't like them, so that person wants to know what is it that he has to see, or be, to bo liked/noticed by that person. | |
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Ashley Rhythm Player |
#3 by Ashley 666 at Mar 19, 1989 at 11:50 PM EST |
| These are all interesting views - I especially like the idea that this was to his wife (who, in a way, is stronger than him). But I always thought (I have done no research) that this was Bono's view of Priests. With all the evil in the world, they always seem to stay positive and motivated to keep teaching their flock, while the rest of us who care can easily be disheartened by all the evil we see (poverty, AIDS, terrorism, tsunamis, etc.). I came up with that idea purely from the second-to-last stanza when he mentions the "holy book, when the rest of us choke." Very interested in others views of my conjecture? | |
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Gabba Gabba Hey Average |
#4 by Gabba Gabba Hey at Feb 12, 2003 at 9:13 PM EST |
| To firthelement. This is in IMO about how you can cope with life. How do you keep on going when all seam hopeless. How can some people see a greater meaning with life when all I can see is nothing. No purpose, how you despratly want to find a meaning, But you know that there is nothing and envy those who have found a ("false") meaning | |
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