At Least Thats What You Said Guitar Tab

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Hell Is Chrome
Spiders (Kidsmoke)
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                  Wilco - At Least That's What You Said                
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Tabbed by: Tyler Estes
Email: ohdarn323@hotmail.com

Tuning: Standard

Intro: Am G

[Am]When I sat down on the bed next to you
You started to [G]cry
I said, [Am]maybe if I leave, you'll want me
To come back [G]home
[Am]Or maybe all you mean, is [G]leave me alone
At [C]least that's what you [G]said

[Am]You're irresistible when you get [G]mad
[Am]Isn't it sad, I'm [G]immune
[Am]I thought it was cute
For you to kiss
My [G]purple black eye
Even though I [Am]caught it from you
I still think we're [G]serious
At [C]least that's what you [G]said

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Eric Average	#1 by Eric Boozer at Dec 24, 1972 at 12:02 AM EST
	The guitar kicking in is so powerful...hard not to compare it to Radiohead's Creep because that electric guitar part becomes a character in the story. I got to see them perform an incredible show up close and personal in an old movie theatre last week. Amazing band with a bizarre, hypnotizing video running behind them carefully choreographed to the music.

No Picture The Masta The Muther F*ing Masta!	#2 by The Masta at Oct 14, 1974 at 5:47 PM EST
	what a beautiful song. seriously. it kind of gives me a neil young vibe... and that's a good thing.

No Picture Ultra Violet Average	#3 by Ultra Violet at Aug 17, 1977 at 2:34 AM EST
	It's about a relationship that was never meant to be, no matter how hard they try to make it work. Then, after they break up, they see how stupid and empty the relationship was. There wasnt much good to look back on. Unbelievable. A musical triumph. I want to meet more fans of Wilco ( and Clinic too) because none of my friends like them.

No Picture Kenny Lead Player	#4 by Kenny Berg at Jul 20, 1979 at 5:24 AM EST
	I agree with dblake that it does have to do with her hurting him. But to me it means a lot more than that. It's about the end of a relationship and all the hurt and frustration involved. The part "You're irresistible when you get mad Isn't it sad, I'm immune" just shows that things are over between these people. It's gotten to the point where they know each other so well and each other's little manipulations have no affect anymore. I don't know, but this song means more than the words I can write about it.

No Picture Jimmy Rhythm Player	#5 by Jimmy at Nov 18, 1979 at 11:59 AM EST
	mkilby is on point. I read Tweedy saying something about the headaches he suffered during the recording of AGIB making it painful to even talk. He hinted at that it was often easier to let the instruments tell the story than to sing. I guess that is why you get all the arena rock solos, such as on Hell is Chrome. When you see the live show, the songs seem to work even better than on the album.

No Picture cody Average	#6 by cody champion at Mar 25, 1986 at 5:19 PM EST
	the guitar is so filling that it makes you forget that there aren't any lyrics for the last 3 and a half minutes of the song. this is a beautiful song.

No Picture Jake Average	#7 by Jake Staley at Oct 23, 1986 at 12:42 AM EST
	To me it seems like a song about somebody who's locked in an abusive relationship. Even the nature of the song has that passive-aggressive thing going on, apologetic one minute and raging the next. Whatever it means though, it's a fantastic song. One of the best of 2004 I'd say.

No Picture More Cowbell Lead Player	#8 by More Cowbell at Jul 29, 1988 at 11:11 PM EST
	This is indeed a good song, but it's probably the one I like the least on the albm is you exclude three quarters of "Less Than you Think".

No Picture matt Average	#9 by matt spolsky at Nov 15, 1989 at 8:43 PM EST
	Ok I just read that others caught the Young influence. So I'll just go sit back in the corner.

No Picture jo_silverhawk Average	#10 by jo_silverhawk at Jan 20, 1991 at 10:40 AM EST
	i love this song

No Picture Badass	#11 by Nirvana at Mar 18, 1992 at 5:06 AM EST
	This song is confusing because of the two people speaking and you can't really tell who is saying what. I always thought of it as from the line "or maybe all you mean is leave me alone" on the song is not the narrator but the other lover. I don't know if I'm just hearing things but it sounds like on the studio album tweedy says "YOU thought it was cute for you to kiss my..." Not "I thought it was cute for you to kiss..." Just curious if anyone else hears that? He definitely says "I" in all the love versions I've heard. Hands down the best song on Ghost in my opinion. Tweedy says in the wilco book that he can't help crying when the guitar comes in because it sounds like a panic attack.

No Picture Basstard Professional	#12 by Basstard at May 20, 1993 at 5:20 AM EST
	tweedy's best neil young impression, instead of cheap imitation, comes off fresh and invigorating, OH GOD, the naysayers think that at worst, wilco is bringing together a cheap amalgamation of classic acts like neil young, rolling stones, beatles........ i beg to differ and this song is a great example of their greatness. Also the lyrics... holy crap. Amazing. "I thought it was cute for you to kiss my purple black eye, even though i caught it from you, i still think we're serious." It's like he's all upset, and she's comforting him oh please dont be sad, but if only she knew it's all her stupid fault. But not really, because people do things unintentionally. She didn't mean to treat him like she didn't love him as much as he loves her......... things just happen. And now it's a mess and the lover's quarrel invigorated the two

No Picture «™†Rob†™» Average	#13 by «™†Rob†™» at Sep 15, 1993 at 3:24 PM EST
	I believe this song is about something that's talked about very rarely...Physical abuse by a wife, g/f, significant other on a man. It seems like it's trying to say that this is the attitude that society takes towards this subject...that a relationship in which the woman is the abuser is "ok" because we never hear about it for whatever reason. Just my two cents. And I look forward to seeing Tweedy play tonight.

No Picture jordan Porreca Lead Player	#14 by jordan Porreca porreca at Jul 6, 1994 at 9:43 AM EST
	Amazing Song. It reminds me of an earlier relationship I had. You try to prove your love but the more you try the worser it gets. I think it's about to end a realtionship before it gets very bad and sad for both sides.

No Picture zach Wanna Be	#15 by zach miles at Jan 25, 1996 at 2:46 AM EST
	incredible opening song.

No Picture Jimmy "Hoffa" Average	#16 by Jimmy "Hoffa" at Apr 8, 2000 at 6:27 AM EST
	mmmmmm.... one of my most fav. songs...

No Picture Average	#17 by Riqu - at Sep 21, 2001 at 8:29 PM EST
	Great track, the last three minutes are among the finest evrer committed to tape. Who needs lyrics when the music is this good?

No Picture gabby Professional	#18 by gabby at Dec 31, 2001 at 5:18 PM EST
	Does anybody else hear a Neil Young influence? It sounds like it could be one of his. I know it's not I'm just stating that it's amazing. Fav Wilco tune, hands down.

No Picture Eric Average	#19 by Eric Phillips at Oct 8, 2002 at 9:14 AM EST
	When I listen to this song, its so rad. My mind just connects with the guitar. Like a finger stirring my soul. Needless to say when I listen to this song I get taken back and I pretend like im playing this tight guitar part

No Picture phoen Average	#20 by phoen bay at Aug 29, 2003 at 3:39 PM EST
	this is what happens when people say things they do not mean or when people start to interpret and second guess other people's thoughts: everything becomes a mess. i love confusion! and i love the guitar in the second part of the song even better. but are they still serious?

No Picture nathan Average	#21 by nathan skidmore at Feb 15, 2007 at 11:59 AM EST
	I like to think each verse of this song is supposed to be a direct quote from the narrator's lover up until the last line of each verse "At least that's what you said." Read like this, the song has much more poignancy and confessional power with the narrator admitting to causing his lover's black eye and casting much more doubt on the "seriousness" of the relationship.