Saints Are Coming Guitar Tab

U2-18singles Tabs:

beautiful day
Desire
Elevation
I still haven't found what I'm looking for
Mysterious ways
New years Day
One
Pride
Sometimes you can't make it on your own
Stuck in a moment you can't get out of
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Sweetest thing
The Saints are coming »
Vertigo
Walk on
Where the streets has no name
With or without you
Window in the skies

Tuning: EADGBe
INTRO
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B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Em           G          D
There is a   house in   New orleans
They call   the      rising sun
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
And god    i know     i'm one
VERSE
Em                       Em/D
I cried to my daddy on the telephone
Bm
How long now?
Em                 Em/D
Until the clouds unroll and you come home?
Bm
The line went
Em                         Em/D
But the shadows still remain since your descent
Bm
Your descent
BRIDGE
e|--3-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0---------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------3-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
CHORUS
E5         G           E5         G
The saints are coming, the saints are coming
E5                         D5
I say no matter how I try, I realise there's no reply
E5         G           E5         G
The saints are coming, the saints are coming
E5                         D5
I say no matter how I try, I realise there's no reply
Instrumental/solo
e|--3-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0---------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------3-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|  x2
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
PM.................................................................
e|--3333333333333-22222222222--------------------------------|
B|------------------------------3333333333333-22222222222222-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|   x2
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
PM...........................................................
e|--------3~ ----------------5~ -----7~ ------------------|
B|-------------3~ ---5~ ----------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
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ORDER
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Intro
Verse
Bridge x2
Verse
Bridge
Chorus x2
Instrumental/solo
Verse
Bridge
Chorus x2 (repeat last line 3 times build up for big finish)

Source: GuitarMasta.net
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Marcus19 Rhythm Player	#1 by Marcus19 Doug at Oct 2, 2007 at 3:49 AM EST
	great song really shows their opinion about katrina which is what more artists should be doing expressing their opinions

No Picture Charlie Average	#2 by Charlie Fletcher at Oct 2, 2007 at 9:26 PM EST
	-rubs eyes and looks at the posts that say Greenday is better than U2- Please tell me how exactly you can compare these two bands. Anyway, I really like this song, I love the vocals and -- just everything. :D

No Picture dann Average	#3 by dann at Oct 3, 2007 at 3:06 AM EST
	Before i heard everyone saying hurricane katrina, and i havent seen the film clip, i instantly thought this was about the solidiers in iraq and from a childs point of view just wanting his dad back

No Picture Venti Average	#4 by Venti at Oct 5, 2007 at 7:38 AM EST
	This song gives me chills.

No Picture James Average	#5 by James Newsome at Oct 5, 2007 at 8:11 AM EST
	OK, I get where U2 and Green day are coming from, but the fundimentals of these lyrics, and video are flawed beyond belief. For one, everyone understands that what happened in New Orleans was absolutly terrible. And pulling the troops out of the Middle East, is, is, absolutely OBSURD. The time it would for these jets and helicopters, the troops, and everything to get, it would have taken even longer than it took aid to arrive in the first place. Using jets and helicopters to drop the supplies, would be completely inificient, from a cost and practical use standard. Lastly, as bad as the situation in the Middle East has gotten bad, pulling out would have completely distablized the entire region, not only creating a terrible situation for more people than just the southern US. Most of the UN would probably never side with the US again, for just makeiing a terrible situation in the Middle East when they didnt want us in there in the first place, and US foriegn policy would be screwed for a long time. This is only a small amount of flaws I can find in this BS of a song. I have no problem with bands getting involved in politics, but dont tell a government what they should have done, especially when its some BS, hindsight idea. PS. This is for starving children

No Picture † james † Average	#6 by † james † at Oct 5, 2007 at 6:42 PM EST
	First of all, a lot of the lyrics are wrong but whatev. Second, this video is really really great and Billy's and Bono's voices go really well together. Third, I can't beleive you guys are fighting about whether U2 or Green Day are better. They are both good and people are allowed to have their own opinions so just shut up already! uh....no offense? :-)

No Picture Manu Professional Badass	#7 by Manu at Oct 5, 2007 at 8:29 PM EST
	xpunksucksx, dont u think u2 n green day talked about who would sing what bits and all that jazz? And never in my entire life did I meet or hear of anyone who didnt like U2, now I am just appalled, shame on you, shame on YOU Shames you people LOL And its pretty sad people saying Green Day is better then U2 when they cant spell Billie Joe properly, lol. And yeh, its about how there are troops in Iraq while people in New Orleans suffer without enough supplies.

No Picture Phillip Wanna Be	#8 by Phillip Doucette at Oct 6, 2007 at 9:26 AM EST
	I cannot believe u ppl are argueing about which band is better!! The song is suppose to be about the huricane Katrina incident, and just because the video shows the iraqi troops flying back to the US to save the Katrina victims, doesn't mean the song means the same thing. In my opnion, it is about the huricane Katrina victims, but what the boy in the lyrics is askin is when the place he's living in is going to clear "how long now? Until the clouds unroll and you come down on the light wind will the shadows still remain since your descent" In other words, it doesn't mean gets the troops back now, it's just sayin that he wishes we could finnish off this war which is causing so much distruction, and help those souls that are suffering because of the huricane. It's suppose to eb for charity, and instead of u ppl sayin somthin IMPORTANT ur agueing over which band is better. This should be the last joint band song, since obviously it's mainly starting a riot over the rating of each band, instead of helping the people who are suffering. Besides the point, this is mainly asking for a better life for every1, and stop all the suffering in our world. So ppl, please stop fighting for one second, cus ur totally putting down the meaning of the song, in it's own forum!!

No Picture Faiz Average	#9 by Faiz fender at Oct 6, 2007 at 9:51 PM EST
	ummm u2 is and will always forever be better than green day. yeah this song is def a song about the victims of hurricane katrina

No Picture Max Wanna Be	#10 by Max Contreras at Oct 7, 2007 at 8:49 AM EST
	i dont like this song. but i reckon it's about katrina and the current geo-political state that america and the rest of the world is currently in.

No Picture Toby Musical Thunder	#11 by Toby at Oct 8, 2007 at 1:00 AM EST
	U2 is so much better than green day will ever be bono is an awesum singer and does so much for the world community i havnt seen billy jos do jack shit and the musicianship in U2 is better and the albums are better my friend gave me a copy of all greenday albums andn most of them suck there are a lot of albums and songs but all lack major quality

No Picture Katie Wanna Be	#12 by Katie St. Michel at Oct 8, 2007 at 2:21 AM EST
	Two great bands get together and make a great song about Katrina, which was a tragic event and showed how messed up america is as a whole in the late response and all you guys are talking about is who's better, U2 or Green day ? ....Right.

No Picture Subhash Average	#13 by Subhash Shady at Oct 8, 2007 at 7:31 AM EST
	when billy sings the opening few lines he seems arrogant, more respect should of been givin by him to the song and u2. seemed he thought he was above the rest including bono.

No Picture Doolittle Lead Player	#14 by Doolittle at Oct 9, 2007 at 6:25 PM EST
	By the way, before anyone says anything I love Green Day AND U2. I'm going to U2's concert in November! SCORE!

No Picture Ace Average	#15 by Ace Of Spades at Oct 11, 2007 at 6:45 AM EST
	ummm, this song isn't JUST u2, 1/2 of this epic song contains the greatest band in the world, green day.

No Picture Jacob Lead Player	#16 by Jacob Julian at Oct 11, 2007 at 7:43 AM EST
	SCREW U2 BONO IS NOT AS GOOD AS BILLY, BUT I LOVE THIS SONG THO THEYRE BOTH GOOD TOGETHER! IM A GREENDAY FAN. What I think this song is about is hope! Pure hope. Rock and Punk and Rock/pop, Punk/Rock, Punk/pop, Punk/alternative, Rock/alternative, j-pop and j-rock are my fav genres.

No Picture Mike Average	#17 by Mike Murphy at Oct 12, 2007 at 3:13 AM EST
	It was meant to be about the original writer whose friend went into war in Belfast and was killed. It is of a man who sings about facing bad weather and personal fears as if you listen Bono sings 'I cried to my daddy on the telephone...how long now?', and the Saints are those who help them...the emergency personel.

No Picture Harry Average	#18 by Harry Johnson at Oct 13, 2007 at 1:44 AM EST
	Well...I have one question...how are people saying U2 sucks? First of all, U2 is a much better band than Green Day. Every album U2 released is a classic. Green Day are good, but please don't compare them to U2. I mean, U2 have been doing this for about 25 years...and are still making great music.

No Picture The REAL Godfat Average	#19 by The REAL Godfather at Oct 13, 2007 at 2:07 AM EST
	it's with green day. i don't like this song but i understand the deep meaning.

No Picture Jesus Professional	#20 by Jesus at Oct 14, 2007 at 3:35 PM EST
	Wow MV85, what an observation. U2 and Green Day performed it live at a benefit for victims of Hurricane Katrina. Like said before its a re-make of The Skids and the lyrics have been altered a bit. And who cares which bands are better than others, theres a thing called genre. They are both great bands and that is that.

No Picture Rebecca Average	#21 by Rebecca Lira at Oct 16, 2007 at 6:34 AM EST
	I wasn't sure how I felt about U2 performing with Green Day because there's a gap in their skill levels, IMHO. But it's a great song. I think it's fairly obvious what it's about too, especially if you watch the music video.

No Picture Harvey Rhythm Player	#22 by Harvey Puentes at Oct 17, 2007 at 1:22 PM EST
	luv this song with Green Day and U2

No Picture Len Badass	#23 by Len cullum at Oct 19, 2007 at 5:47 PM EST
	I really like this song. I think we all know that the context of this song is based on hurricane Katrina, and with that in mind, the song ain't that hard to figure out. Never been a big Green Day fan. They're good, but U2 is soo much better. Sorry guys Bono is way cooler that Billie. And the best part is he knows it "It's never been done. oddly enough, which is interesting, Two bands like this, two bands having a baby...and we're not the chick,"~Bono on working with Green Day for "The Saints are Coming" Just goes to show U2 is much more superior than Green Day

No Picture Matt Lead Player	#24 by Matt Spencer at Oct 20, 2007 at 5:57 AM EST
	Great song. A re-vamped version of the skids song but with lyrics incorparated for victims of Hurricane Katrina.

No Picture Will Wanna Be	#25 by Will Hay at Oct 21, 2007 at 11:22 AM EST
	seems strange that there is a general agreement on a u2 song! so here is my meaning, hope mix you up a bit :-). Bono is still griefing his Dad`s passing away. There is a similarity of the 'phone' thing which is common to the other u2 song 'sometimes you can`t make it on your own' which we all know that it is on his father`s death. Bono is the boy who is crying to get rescued from his father but now his father is not there anymore. Bono purposely packaged it on the hurricane katrina to create the usual vagueness :-)