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Date:wed nov 12, 1997
From: Clay Smith
Subject: "The Difference" by The Wallflowers
Song: The difference
Artist: Wallflowers
Album: Bringin' Down the horse
Tabbed by Clay Smith
DE-TUNE DOWN TO AN E flat TO PLAY THIS CORRECTLY.........
INTRO:
Play: C# - B (that's the first 2 notes of the intro)
Then this:
E - A E - A B - E
E-----------------0-----------------------0--------------------------0----
B-----------------2-----------------------2--------------------------0----
G-----------------2-----------------------2--------------------------1----
D-----------------2-----------------------2--------------------------2----
A-----------------0-----------------------0------------4----2--------2----
E---0----2---4----0--------0----2---4-----0----------------------4---0----
(BASICALLY: C#-B--E-A--E-A--B-E : repeat many times through the song)
VERSE 1:
C# B E A
One, two boys by the river
E A
Down by the water
B E
Tellin' riddles in the dark
C# B E A
With fireflies under the moonlight
E A B E
Carvin' the insides of a tree with a knife
BRIDGE:
C# B A E
Ever hear the one about the boy's big sister
C# B A
His best friend come along
E B
He tried to kiss her
CHORUS:
A
The only difference
G#
That I see
F#
Is you are exactly the same
B
As you used to be
VERSE:
One boy lives in a tower
With bow and arrow
And the artificial heart
With his girl
Late in the summer
He loaded the cannon
With a jealous appetite
They say that children now
They come in all ages
And maybe sometimes old men die
With little boy faces
(chorus)
repeat
BRIDGE:
C# B A E
You always said that you needed some
C# B A E B
But you always had more, more than anyone
(chorus)
repeat
OUTRO....
C# - B E
E--------------------------------------0----------------------
B--------------------------------------0----------------------
G--------------------------------------1----------------------
D--------------------------------------2----------------------
A--------------------------------------2----------------------
E----------------5-----4------2--------0----------------------
Email me at: smith704@mindspring.com
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Matt Wanna Be |
#1 by Matt Sakrosky at Oct 6, 2007 at 10:31 PM EST |
| I always thought that the song was pillorying Jakob's dad the way he would later in "Hand Me Down."--calling him immature (children, now they come in all ages...old men die with little boy faces) and referring to his penchant for womanizing (you always said that you need some...but you always had more than anyone.) I'm by no means confident of this interpretation, but it's something to think about. | |
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The MADMAN Average |
#2 by The MADMAN All the way at Oct 9, 2007 at 3:00 PM EST |
| Ever hear the one about the boy's big sister His best friend come along He tried to kiss her i love that phrase :) | |
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Vinny Average |
#3 by Vinny Spano at Oct 16, 2007 at 7:57 AM EST |
| I cannot beieve more people haven't posted about this song, it's awesome. I dont know exactly what it means but DJacques75's theory would make sense. Bob Dylan is a crazy motherfucker. | |
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Guitar Master Wanna Be |
#4 by Guitar Master J at Oct 17, 2007 at 7:32 PM EST |
| ty always. Bob definitely was crazy! | |
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isaac Average |
#5 by isaac fritsch at Oct 21, 2007 at 3:51 AM EST |
| “Ever hear the one about the boy's big sister His best friend come along He tried to kiss her” maybe a reference to Jakob’s childhood sweetheart, Nicole Paige Denny, now actress Paige Dylan? | |
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Ben Wanna Be |
#6 by Ben Koss at Oct 21, 2007 at 10:37 AM EST |
| i love this song. it's so fun and...sweet. that's all i can say. | |