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Our Lady Peace : Clumsy latest update: June 3, 1997
Tab and arrangement by Dave D'Uva
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Most chords were figured out by Shawn Severin .
Questions, comments, corrections and additions are not only welcome,
they're encouraged!
tune down 1/2 step: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
chords used:
A (A5sus): X02200 E: 022100
A (?): X02255 F#m (F#msus): X44200
B (B5sus): X24400 F#m2 (?): X44X20
C# (C#5sus): X46600 G: 320033
D: XX0232 (open): 000030
notes:
- Wherever you see 2 chord names per chord above, I used the first name
in the tab, but the one in brackets is the real name, just so you're
not misinformed. A question mark in brackets means I don't know the
correct name. I hope this doesn't cause confusion, but I had to
shorten the names to save space.
- (open) obviously isn't a real chord, it's just played in the bridge.
- you might find the rhythm hard to get used to, so listen to the CD.
- Use your discretion on whether to play power chords sustained or not
(FYI: X24400 is sustained, X244XX is not).
- In the chorus, try throwing in some open high E and B strings to add
character to the song. Listen to the CD if you don't know what I mean.
- The bridge is pretty weird. You can either play the single notes or a
combination of the notes and chords. If anyone can add to the rhythm
part, please let me know.
intro piano (arranged for guitar):
Eb|------12---14---16--------12---14---16--------12---14---16---19----------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--14-----------------13------------------14------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
lyrics:
F#m E B F#m
throw away the radio suitcase that keeps you awake
E B F#m
hide the telephone, the telephone, telephone in case
E B F#m
you realize that sometimes you're just not okay
E B F#m
you level off, you level off, you level off, and it's not alright now
A E B F#m
you need to understand there's nothing strange about this
A B (hold)
you need to know your friends, you need to know that
pre-chorus:
A E A
i'll be waving my hand, watching you drown
B F#m
watching you scream quiet or loud
chorus:
C# A E B
and maybe you should sleep
C# A E B
and maybe you just need ... a friend
A C# B F#m
as clumsy as you've been there's no one laughing
A E B F#m
you will be safe in here
A E B (hold)
you will be safe in here
F#m E B F#m
throw away this very old shoelace, it tripped you again
E B F#m
try and shrug it off, shrug it off, shrug it off, it's only skin now
A E B F#m
you need to understand there's nothing fake about this
A B
you need to let me in ... i'm watching you and
[pre-chorus] (sing "quiet or loud" instead of "no one's around")
[chorus]
bridge:
G G (open) D A* A* D (open) D
Eb|--3----3----0----2------5----5----7----4----2----0----2--|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------| x3
Db|---------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
G G (open) D D (open) D E
Eb|--3----3----0----2----2----0----2-----0--|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
[pre-chorus] (softly)
at the end of the pre-chorus, Eb|----------|
play F#m2 instead of the usual Bb|--2\1\0---| the slashes mean
F#m. this leads right into the Gb|----------| slide down. after
figure at the right. Db|----------| playing this, blast
Ab|----------| into the chorus.
Eb|----------|
[chorus] (play 2nd last line "you will be safe in here" 9 times and end
the song with a B chord)