THE DOLDRUMS
Written by Josh Pyke
Arrangement based on the solo performance
broadcast on PulverRadio May 26th 2005
4 beats per chord (cut time) N.B. G-chord in VERSE aligned
` = 4 beats at start of measure but change
= 2 beats actually occurs on Beat-2
(capo at second fret)
INTRO: (From the re-start)
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`
VERSE:
`
I couldn t tell you why__ I m never feeling satis-
`
fied but every time the sun don t shine__ it makes me wanna run and
/
Hide from the songs in my
VERSE-LONG:
`
Head here comes the rain again__ she s comin for to break the
`
Drought but she s such a cloudy friend__ and she s bringing forth the shadow of
/ /
Doubt ain t it funny how when you think that you ve got it all figured
BRIDGE-SHORT:
`
Out that these things sometimes seem organised well in advance of
`
Me or the callings of my
LINK-1:
` `
Heart na-na-na na-nah-nah-nah-nah-__nah-nah-ah-naah__
VERSE:
`
__ so we hit the doldrums now__ sails hanging loose on the
`
Lines and we couldn t sink or swim__ just praying for a merciful
/
Tide with this song around my
VERSE-LONG:
`
Neck lull of the afternoon__ and we ve grown numb to the
`
Feel so set navi-gation true__ then I rope myself to the
/ /
Wheel on this dried out sea when you go well you go you go you
BRIDGE:
`
Go and these things sometimes seem organised well in advance of
`
Me or the callings of my
`
Heart and I do believe that fatalism is complacen-
`
cy when you float your fears too
`
Far but the moment that I take my leave I m back up out that
`
Door so I can never rest assured__
LINK-2:
` `
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RE-INTRO: (harmonica)
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`
BRIDGE-SHORT: (harmonica)
`
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BRIDGE:
`
But these things sometimes seem organised well in advance of
`
Me or the callings of my
`
Heart and I do believe that fatalism is complacen-
`
cy if you float your fears too
`
Far but the moment that I take my leave I m back up out that
`
Door so I can never rest assured__
LINK-3:
`
_____________ in the callings of my
`
Heart_________ I can never rest as-
`
sured_________ in the callings of my
Heart_____________
RE-INTRO: (harmonica)
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`
VERSE: (rubato)
`
I couldn t tell you why__ I m never feeling satis-
`
fied but every time the sun don t shine__ it makes me wanna run and
/
Hide from the songs around my neck
(ritard)
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CHORDS:
/
E|--0---3---0----1----1---0--|
B|--1---0---1----3----1---3--|
G|--0---0---2----2----2---0--|
D|--2---0---2----0----3---0--|
A|--3-------0----0----3------|
E|------3-------------1---3--|
INTRO:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|-----0-0-----0-0-|---0-----------0-|-----0-------0---|-----------------|
B|-----1-1-----1-1-|---1-0-0---0-0-0-|h1---1-/-----1-/-|-----------1-1-1-|
G|-0---0-0-----0-0-|---0-0-0---0-0-0-|h2---2-------2---|-0h2-----/-0-2-0-|
D|-2-------0h2-----|-----0-0---0-0-0-|h2---2---/-/-2---|-----0h2---0-2-0-|
A|-3---------------|---------------0-|-----0-------0---|-------------0---|
E|-----------------|---------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|
h = hammer on
/ = strum favouring high or low strings as indicated
Waynus Of Uranus
December 2005
