Subject: TAB: Fairweather Johnson (Album) By Hootie and the Blowfish
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 1997 10:37:06 +0000 (GMT)
From: Grant Mcallister
Fairweather Johnson by Hootie and the Blowfish
This file contains the two songs missing from the original posting by [email protected] as well as the corrections I have made
to the other songs on the album. Thanks to [email protected]
(Sorry! I don t know your real name :) Enjoy.....
SONG: Be The One
(tabbed by [email protected])
(extensive corrections by [email protected])
(my hootie page: http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/~mcallist)
E7#9
I want to die with you (Something no ones needing)
(verse: as before)
I left the other day
But you re never here
You only listen to things
You want to save
But the power it s ok with you
You knew I d find something else to do
(chorus: as before except play B7 at something no-ones...)
Let me be the one (we don t see it bleeding)
I wanna fly, I wanna die with you (Something no ones)
See it s not like they
Are gonna take my faith away
Let me in it s ok now
Close________ the door
Is it really needing
When you find a place
That s only yours
Just go he beams
Well I ve died for good now
Let me feel it
Let her come---let her run---let her run
(chorus)
(Now)
Now let me be the one
(We don t see it bleeding)
I can t feel it, I can t see it
(Something no ones needing)
I, I feel dumb
repeat chorus chords then end with E7#9 Am
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Sad Caper
By Hootie and the Blowfish
Tabbed By Grant McAllister
My Hootie page: http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/~mcallist
() ()
I know, she said...
() (*) ()
before you left me you were free
() ()
So I ll just lay me down
Fill: () ()
() ()
Control has left me
(D7) (*)
And I can t feel another thing
()
So let me turn around
Fill: () ()
() () ()
Do you really want to play these games
Just to keep things goin
() () ()
Or are you ready now to let it be
() ()
It s like sometimes you wanna see the rain
()
But the sun gets in your eyes
() () () () ()
And you wanna die now
(Rest of the song follows the same chord progression)
Control has left me
And I can t feel another thing
So let me turn around
I see I see
But things just couldn t be the same
SO let me hold you down
Never let me down I swore to you
But now I lie
I m here to make it all seem worthwhile
You want I know
But I ll have to try
To find a way to make me quiet now
Control has left me
And I can t feel another thing
So let me turn around
I see I see
But things just couldn t be the same
So won t you hunt her down
I know she said
Before you left me you were free
So I ll just lay me down.
Parts of the song marked with an asterix (*) have a fill which goes like:
Finger
1|3 2 0 2
2|1 1 1 1
3|2 2 2 1
4|0 0 0 0
5|x x x x
6|x x x x
e ----------------------|-------------------0-----
B ------------------1---|---------------------1---
G --------0---0-------0-|---------0---0---------0-
D ----0h2-----2---0-----|-----0h2-----2---2-------
A --3-------3---3-------|---3-------3---3---------
E ----------------------|-------------------------
(with Riff )
Staring back at you
Did you see my lips
Or were you smiling right in front of me
Your father called my name
Then he smiled with great relief
Cause it wasn t me that you were clinging to
He made you turn around
*
You do that thing you do
And then you laughed with me
I don t know
What I can t see
I don t know but I m makin time to call
I don t know
What I can t see
I don t know but she s watching me leave
(riff A again)
Just wish they d turn around
Just wish they d try to see
But they don t understand and that s alright with me I m leaving now
Going down to Tucker s Town
Where I can lie for free
Nobody stares at me and I d love to hurt the population
She called last night
I said I m about to leave
Then I heard him scream, "I ll pack your bags"
I don t know
What I can t see
I don t know but I m makin time to call
I don t know
What I can t see
I don t know but I m leaving here
To see the world through your Rosy glasses
I ll teach her to fly but they teach greed
We live the belt but I can bleed
(riff )
I don t know............................................
What I can t see........................................
I don t know
What I can t see
ad-lib til end......
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@SONG: She Crawls Away
(tabbed by [email protected])
(this one can be played with a capo at the 4th using C Dm or something))
Intro: -
(verse)
I fall in she sees me and smiles
Then she starts to hate herself again
She screams something under her breath
That I wouldn t know if she said it outloud
(verse)
She turns over to start a conversation
With a man that noone else can see
She dreams of loving me sometimes
And it makes me see what we ve been missing
(bridge)
-
It s like I never knew anyone so strong before
She Brings the man outa me
-
And she makes me see that they don t matter
(chorus)
I believe
-
We see her playin with another
She runs around you and then
It s like the sun goes down and she crawls away again
(verse)
She wears white pants a Miami sweater
Says that She loves the O s
So Uncle Dean will come by
(verse)
Her smile is like sunshine
Her tears hurt like leather
She runs the show she lets me know
Says it s all about being the only
(bridge)
It s like someone said you could have one good thing in your life
She couldn t be your type
I didn t plan for your smile, but you make me laugh when you stand dreamin
(chorus)
I believe, we see her layin with another
She runs around you and then
It s like the sun goes down and she crawls away again
Where were you yesterday
Now that my heart is wild and free
And my lips have room to wander
How can I say your needing me now
When I ve got a plan
I know you don t understand why my heart is sorry now
(chrous 2x)
I believe
We see her laying with another
She runs around you and then
it s like the sun goes down and she crawls
I believe
We see her waiting with another
She runs around you and then
it s like the sun goes down and she crawls away again
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(verse)
(Riff )
It s so hard to breathe right now
(Riff )
Living things without a friend of mine
Air just filling every bit, of every end, of every mind
You thought you could feel
(verse)
And it s maybe 6 a.m.
And no one wants to be with me
So I m calling out to someone and something that I don t know so well
Ohh, I m free
(chorus)
If I can t find the warmth in my summer
And I can t find the light in my day
I just look to my friends and we ll see our troubles away
You make me feel so strange
-----
(verse)
Won t you let me breathe the air
I want to hold on to right now
Won t you let me read a book about
Someone s queen who came back for me
(verse)
I see bridges in my eyes
I see mornings left for the children
I see people holding back, trying to find another reason so they can walk away
And it makes me scream and I pray
(chorus)
If you can t find the warmth in my summer
And I can t find the light in my day
I just look to my friends and I ll see our troubles away
You make me feel so
It can never end cause we don t speak
It will never just die
So why don t you call the man
And, tell him to come over here and just clean up my pride
(chorus)
If you can t find the warmth in my summer
And I can t find the light in my day
I just look to my friend and we ll see our little troubles away
You make me feel so strange
(chorus)
If you can t find the warmth in my summer
And I can t find the light in my day
I just look to my friend and we ll see our troubles away
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Riff Riff
e ------------------------ ------------------------
B ------------------------ ------------------------
G ---------0-2------------ ----0h2-0---------------
D ---0h2h4-----4-2-0------ ----0-------------------
A ------------------------ ------------------------
E ------------------------ ------------------------
e ---------------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------------
G --11h13-13---13-13p11-11-(x2)---------------------- (x2)
D -------------------------------11---11p9s7h9-------
A ---------------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------------
Well an old man said to me
In a voice filled with pain
Where you going young man
(same)
Said I m going to fight a war
Gonna fight for my country
In some foreign land
(same)
He said "The sun will never hurt you
Never harmed anyone
But you must realize"
(same)
If you try to stare her down
She will win in the end
She will burn your eyes
She will burn them
Seen a million places
Seen a million faces die
And I wonder who will walk with me
(repeat intro)
When I get to Heaven
He said "Boy I was young once
Yeah I was tough
Sailing on Uncle Sam s boat
Hey I could kill the enemy
I could die on foreign streets
But I could not vote
But now you walk by me
You won t talk to me
Say this is my fate
But every time you walk the streets boy
Most of them you meet
You see it s you they hate
It s you...
Seen a million faces
Seen a million places die
And I wonder who will walk with me
When I get to Heaven
I hope I get there
(solo)
Seen a million places
Seen a million faces die
And I wonder who will walk with me
(guitar out, piano/bass do the B/A/E)
When I get there
(stab chords on offbeat)
See this woman sitting next to me
She s been there for a long, long time
And when I fell, she picked me up
When I cried, she wiped my tears
I thank god she s mine
And when I leave this world
She won t have anything
But her love for me
Cause the man took everything else
Made me hate myself
So just let her be boy
Won t you let her be
(guitar back full)
Seen a million faces
Seen a million places die
Seen a million mothers
Seen a million mothers cryin
And I wonder who will walk with me
When I get to Heaven
When I get to Heaven
I hope I get there
When I get to Heaven
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Earth Stopped Cold at Dawn
By Hootie and the Blowfish
tabbed By Grant McAllister
([email protected])
my hootie page: http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/~mcallist/
C/G Am (rest of verse is the same)
Another reason to doubt me
Another teardrop falls
Can t wait for a friend when loneliness calls
Another kiss in the bat
Pour salt on my tongue
No one cries for heros left unsung
(chorus)
Look at me when I m talking to you C/E
Look at me in the eyes C/E
Then look away and tell me why_______why
C/G
Another tasteless movie
Another kiss goodnight
Could be a dark oasis in my life
Another icon smashed to pieces
By yesterday s romance
Another hated person no more chances
(chorus)
Look at me when I m talking to you
Look at me in the eyes
Then look away and tell me why...why
(Quietly...with some damping)
C/G
Playin with a happy boy
A cold place for a man
Familiar faces in a foreign land
The hands kept spinning around the face C/E ()
But the earth stopped cold at dawn
( one strum) C/E
For a moment, then moved on
For a moment, then moved on...
(Play intro and end on Am)
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@SONG: Fairweather Johnson
(tabbed by [email protected])
** These are the piano chords**
--- for the whole thing...
Liked the Steelers...in 75
I only like the Broncos, when they come alive (laugh)
Liked the Redskins in 83
And when the Dolphins are playing well
Yeah well, they re the team for me
Cause I m...
Fairweather Johnson (Johnson)
Yeah, yes, I m...
Fairweather Johnson
(Johnson I liked the Braves in 95)
(laugh)
spoken: I liked the Braves in 95
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Feel me dealing D/A
Holding on to a story just told D/A
About a man whou0012s the life of a funeral D/A
Grabbing on to a woman whou0012s soul D/A
He just stole for a dream he donu0012t believe in D/A
Now she sits and she yells for a smile D/A
"Donu0012t let the sun make me feel lonely" D/AG5
Oh let me in let me in let me in
(same as first verse)
We all seem to hold
To Something we donu0012t see
Is He here
Is He there
Where does He live
Some people say in the pull of a heartbeat
Some people say in the mind of a stranger
I canu0012t explain what it is I believe in
So take your heart take your mind and escape
Is it me
Or is it honey
Is it me
Or is it honey
(mute strings) A5
Is it me trying to raise your little children A5
Is it me trying to take your little flame A5
Why are you trying to steal my judgement day away E7
Let me scream let me scream let me scream D/A
(solo) Donu0012t take it away
(same as first verse)
Another day in the arms of the real thing
Another day in the eyes of a fool
I called today just to make me feel hopeless
Lie to me and Iu0012ll try to believe
(verse)
Could we swing it again
If I changed how he looked
And turned to the right to bend
You live with something that I can t explain
But your face cracks a smile when you see it shining
(chorus)
You feel things in your own way
And I m supposed to lay down and bow to you
I m tired of bailing hay for something that I can t see
I don t want to be you
You don t want to be me.
Just let it breathe
----
(verse)
If the moon goes up tomorrow and I m down on a farm
And you don t believe whose writing with me
Keep your hands to yourself
Keep your mind to yourself
Keep your breath to yourself
Let me float on by you
(chorus)
You see things in your own way
And I m supposed to lay down and bow to you
I m tired of bailing hay for something that I can t see
You don t want to be me
I don t want to be you
(bridge)
It s so very necessary
It s so delectable to see a stone G#m
It s so impossible to find a reason
When you re standing there
Watching me now
----
(verse)
Could we live it again
If we dressed just the same
And held on to lovers when
We couldn t really live with anyone
See mostly ourselves so just go on lying
(chorus)
You feel things in your own way
And I m supposed to lay down and bow to you
I m tired of bailing hay for someone that I can t see
I don t want to be you
You don t want to be me
(A-E till end)
Just let it breathe
Let it breathe
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(verse - Riff B x4)
One thing s for sure
I just can t find the way
To let it seem like all is wrong
Inside my den
(verse)
Hold back
Breathe easy
She said to me
Go somewhere and change your mind
Just let me sleep
I ve been living in a lesson
Please just come inside and listen
(verse but Riff B only x3)
Is it anger at life
Or are you happy to be with me
Are you seeing someone
(verse)
Or will your faith
Go with no other man
Come on
Let me dream
I ve been living in a lesson
Please just come inside and listen
No need to worry bout all the lying
Please just come inside
(verse)
It s a thing
To make me want to go
See another
That makes me doubt
I ve been living in a lesson
Please just come inside and listen
No need to worry bout all the lying
All the changing
Please just come inside
I ve been living in a lesson
Please just come inside (ooo la-la)
..........
Riff
e ----------2--------|----------------------------
B ------3-----3------|-----3-----3----3-----------
G ----2---2-----2----|-------0-----0--------------
D --0-------------0--|----------------------------
A -------------------|--3-------------------------
E -------------------|----------------------------
Riff
e ----------2--------|----------------------------
B ------3-----3------|-----3-----3----------------
G ----2---2-----2----|-------0-----0--------------
D --0-------------0--|---------------2-0----------
A -------------------|--3-------------------------
E -------------------|----------------------------
(verse)
Someone write the story of 5 points
No one wanted to know me
Now they all have opinions of what we do
So they go down to Bar None so we can have a drink or two
Can t write a story from the trees
I know somewhere she s watching me
Saying "Boy carry your load"
Oh I don t want to go back on the road now
(chorus twice)
There s so much I feel
So much I conceal
There s just so many places to see
And faces I can read
There s just so many things I can be
(play intro to end)
..........
Riff
e -------------------|----------------------------
B ------8------------|-----8--7-------------------
G ---/7--------------|--/7---7--------------------
D -------------------|----------------------------
A -------------------|----------------------------
E -------------------|----------------------------
Riff
e --3-------5--3---3--|---1--------3-1---1--------
B --3------------3----|---1------------1----------
G --4-----------------|---2-----------------------
D --5-----------------|---3-----------------------
A --5-----------------|---3-----------------------
E --3-----------------|---1-----------------------
(play this the last time)
e --1---3-1---3-1---3-1-----
B --1-------1-----1-----1---
G --2-----------------------
D --3-----------------------
A --3-----------------------
E --1-----------------------
Put a dollar in my pocket
Riff
But you don t understand C/B
How the days grow longer, the sky is black as night
I see the morning but you won t see the light
(chorus)
I thought about you for a long, long time
I wrote about you but my words don t seem to rhyme
And now you re lying here
But my heart still beats for you
(verse)
Had a dream about you
You sat right down beside me
And you told me we were through
It was all so real and you told me reasons why
You brought me to the window
And you taught me how to fly
(chorus)
I thought about you for a long, long time
I said I love you but we just don t have the time
And now you re lying here
But my heart still beats for you
String Break: (verse)
(chorus)
I thought to hold you for a long, long time
You said I love you but my heart won t seem to chime in
And now you re lying here
And my heart still beats for you...
And my heart still beats for you
..........
Riff
e ----------------
B ----------------
G ----------------
D ----------------
A ----0-2---------
E --3-------------
(Rest of song continues with same chord progression)
Someone called my name out loud about 4 a.m.
It wasn t you so I let her in
Just to see what she wanted
She left screaming because I called her by your name
But the next day she came to call
And we finished our game
Alright now
Some days I breathe
Some days I see
Then I dream a dream that won t come true
And I struggle with time when I m lonely
Shep plays piano down in
Shandon on the other side of Rosewood
You said he wasn t your type
But you went anyway
You left screamin cause you thought you would
Call him by my name
Ah and you whisper
Why do I do this
I can t go through this why do I do this, why
Sometimes I breathe
Sometimes I see
Then I dream a dream that won t come true
And I struggle with life when I m lonely