Theres no timing on the chords (obviously) im sure u can all work it out, i have faith in you!
Intro/Verse:
E|---------0--------|-------------------|
B|-----------0------|-------------------|
G|------0------0----|-------3----3------|
D|-----2---------2--|-----3----3----3---|
A|----2-------------|--1----------------|
E|--0---------------|-------------------|
Bridge:
E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|----4-----------3----------|
D|----4-----5-----3-----2----|
A|----2-----5-----1-----2----|
E|----------3-----------0----|
Chorus:
E|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|---------3----|
D|----2----3----|
A|----2----1----|
E|----0---------|
At the end of "there is a man, a certain man.." Jack hits this chord
E|---------|
B|---------|
G|----9----|
D|----9----|
A|----7----|
E|---------|
Verse 2:
He picks out the chords rather ramdomly in this verse but this is roughly how it goes
E|-----------------|------------------|
B|-----------------|------------------|
G|-----------------|--------3---3-----|
D|-------2---2-----|------3---3---0---|
A|-----2---2---0---|---1--------------|
E|---0-------------|------------------|
heres is the order:
intro/verse x8
bridge
verse x4
bridge
verse x6
chorus x4
bridge
"there is a man, a certain man.."
verse 2 x6
chorus x4
bridge
Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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h4c|< Average |
#1 by h4c|< ☺ at Jul 21, 1974 at 6:45 PM EST |
| I think this song is about a guy who has been trying for this girl for a very long time, but then she is taken away from him "everybody's reaction is changing you". He tries hard to get her back, but he fails. It's kind of about being deeply in love and having that taken away from you. When I listen to this song, it reminds me of being in love. And I too have had that taken away from me. I listen to this song constantly. | |
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austin Rhythm Player |
#2 by austin ballard at Sep 3, 1977 at 12:27 AM EST |
| i always thought that this song actually had meaning to jack. like in my mind, he's talking to maybe his mom or another lady, who he is trying to be respectful to but he's having trouble b/c she is so difficult. she's trying to say well you SHOULD be in a profitable businesses like oil, gold, shipping and real estate. She is asking him what he would have liked to be instead of doing music- and he says if he were anything else, she wouldn't like any better than what he is. he is saying that she really dosen't know him(I'll bet you five you're not alive,If you don't now his name) and that even though the white stripes have become popular, he's still the same person he always was and he's not going to change. he also wished she could love him for what he is. ~just a thought...or two | |
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Reece Wanna Be |
#3 by Reece Brown at Mar 8, 1978 at 4:14 PM EST |
| very pretty song. how anyone can not like the White Stripes is beyond me. | |
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Chuck Average |
#4 by Chuck Norris at Nov 6, 1979 at 11:23 AM EST |
| "there is a man....." That was actually taken from the "celebration" scene from CK when the dancers sing and dance with Kane. It was weird when I actually found this out. I bought the cd when it first came out and listened to it religiously and then watched Citizen Kane in film class (i've seen it many times before) but my ears perked up when I heard the dancers singing the same lyrics in the white stripes song. It was freaking my other classmates out because I knew the words. | |
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Rockstar Professional |
#5 by Rockstar at Sep 18, 1982 at 1:38 AM EST |
| my bad not rosebud but citizan cakne | |
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SOCIETY DWELLIN Average |
#6 by SOCIETY DWELLIN MOTHER FUCKER! at Jan 14, 1983 at 9:51 PM EST |
| i think that yeah, the guy screwed up, in some way, but it was the girl who eventually cut off the relationship, and told him that it was over forever, as in never getting back together. now, he wants to change her mind, he wan't to reverse the idea of forever in her mind--meaning that she wants to be forever apart, and he wants her back. | |
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keith Wanna Be |
#7 by keith mckinlay at Jan 31, 1989 at 9:50 AM EST |
| hmmm.... i thnk this song is pretty much an innuendo... "But their love is only a fraction of what I can give to you Well, let's do it, let's get on a plane and just do it Like the birds and the bees and get to it" and "It could change if you want for the better Just tug at my shirt and lay down next to me" let's do it? birds and bees? lay down next to me? ya, sounds like it's pointing to one thing (and if you can't guess it you scare me). oh well. decent song- not the best on the album tho if you ask me | |
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Phillip Average |
#8 by Phillip Nguyen at Jun 14, 1992 at 8:25 PM EST |
| You are sooo right stripesproject!! | |
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Josh Average |
#9 by Josh Braun at Nov 10, 1994 at 6:20 AM EST |
| and "the union forever" is one of the things he yells when he is a child, outside playing while his mom is signing him away inside | |
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Gabba Gabba Hey Average |
#10 by Gabba Gabba Hey at Mar 6, 1998 at 7:59 PM EST |
| Wow, that's awesome. Citizen Kane... Awesome. Like Robram, the 'speaking' bit reminded me of Jesus, except for the 'likes to smoke' bit! But now it all makes sense. Jesus indeed... Having said that though, Jack recently admitted that he almost became a preacher! nme.com have the details. Scintillating [spic] stuff. | |
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Maarten Average |
#11 by Maarten Wuyts at Aug 11, 1998 at 10:49 AM EST |
| Everytime I spin this CD, this song grows on me more and more. It's so dynamic and dramatic. Jack really knows how to build a song and make it an emotional experience. | |
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Joe Average |
#12 by Joe Montana at Jan 21, 2000 at 2:04 AM EST |
| Sounded like that part was about Jesus to me, but what the hell do I know? | |
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