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This is one of my favorite songs and it wasn't on here so I went ahead and transcribed
A really interesting fact worth noting is that this song is in standard tuning while most
their other songs are a half-step down.
Tabbed by: David Myers
Email: david.d.myers(at)gmail.com
Feedback is welcome!
Chords Used:
F5 G#5 C#5 A#5 G5 C5 D#5 E5 F#5
e|-X---X---X---X---X---X---X---X---X--|
B|-X---X---X---X---X---X---X---X---X--|
G|-X---X---6---3---X---5---8---9---X--|
D|-3---6---6---3---5---5---8---9---4--|
A|-3---6---4---1---5---3---6---7---4--|
E|-1---4---X---X---3---X---X---X---2--|
Verse 1:
F5 G#5 C#5 A#5
I got eyes in the back of my head and I, see where you're going with this I'm not surprised
F5 G#5 C#5 A#5
You take me for a fool, maybe you're right If I was wiser I would not have let myself
here tonight
Chorus:
C#5
You sold yourself, you'll never learn
(You sold yourself...)
A#5 F5 G#5
Here I am watching the summer fading out
(The summer we shared fade away with the winter)
C#5 A#5
Your hands were warm on my face. Now they're cold, pushing away
(Your hands were warm now...)
F5 G#5
Slowly now
(F5 G#5 A#5)
(Colder than ice and they are slowly pushing me away)
G5
Pushing me away
Verse 2:
F5 G#5 C#5
I knew it (I knew it) right from the start
A#5 F5
I've got this big, big hole in my heart
G#5 C#5
I wanted (I wanted) to put you in
A#5 C#5 C5
But for some reason you just wouldn't fit You just wouldn't fit
Chrous:
C#5
You sold yourself, You'll never learn
(You sold yourself...)
A#5 F5 G#5
Here I am watching the summer fading
(The summer we shared fade away with the winter)
C#5 A#5
Your hands were warm on my face. Now they're cold, pushing away
(Your hands were warm now...)
F5 G#5 A#5
Slowly now Pushing me away
(F5 G#5 A#5
(Colder than ice and they are slowly pushing me away)
C#5 D#5 E5
pushing me away, pushing me away
G#5 D#5 E5
Lust can give a man so many regrets
G#5 F#5 F5
Just this once is what we tell ourselves
A#5 C5
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
F5 A#5 C5
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
F5 A#5
Ships don't sink if they have wind in their sails
C#5 F5 D#5 C#5
But if the wind fails is there hope for me (I guess your love, was only as safe..)
C5 A#5 C5
I thought your love was safe as promise you made(..as the promise you made...)
C#5 A#5
Now I am drowning in your shallow sea; I swim
(you are the storm, the wind and the waves, you break me in two and toss me away)
F5 D#5 C#5
You are the waves that toss me in.
(I fell apart when I fell for you)
C#5 A#5
How can I float above the water that fills my lungs?
(you are the water filing my lungs, killing me softly without a word)
F5 D#5 C#5
Killing me softly without a word.
(Without a word)
Outro:
C#5 A#5 F5
C#5 A#5 F5
D#5 C#5