Song: Whisperi lllistentohearit
Artist: Spoon
Album: Hot Thoughts
Tuning: Drop D (Capo 1)
Audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUSdDIspy_A
Tab by: Heath Moore
[Notes]
- The start of the song is largely, if not entirely, synthesizer.
Thus, the chords are an approximation for guitar.
- Some tablature follow at the end of the lyrics/chords. They are
largely attempts to incorporate the bass line into the chords.
[Chords]
Am x02210
Am7 x02010
Asus2 x022xx
C x320xx
Cmaj7 x324xx or x3200x
C#dim x420xx
D5 xx023x
Dsus2 x5223x or x00320
D/F# 4x0232
Em 2220xx
G 5500xx
G/D 0200xx
[Intro]
[Chorus]
I know you must hold secrets
Such a long way from home
You re a lost letter, needs delivery
Someday you ll be where you should go
Someday you won t be so alone
Someday you ll be where you should go
Someday you won t be so alone
[Verse 1]
You coulda been an acrobat
You coulda used what you know
You coulda been what you wanted
You fell for them lines like snow
Press me, I ll tell you I m looking
Looking for some sign of life
Press me, I ll tell you I m looking
[Instrumental]
[Bridge]
C mon, gimme some spirit
Don t take too much to get me excited
Whisper, I ll listen to hear it
Just show me some sign of life
[Chorus]
I know you must hold secrets
Such a long way from home
You re a lost letter, needs delivery
Someday you ll be where you should go
Someday you won t be so alone
Someday you ll be where you should go
Someday you won t be so alone
Someday you ll be where you should go-o-o-o-o
[Instrumental]
[Verse 2]
Candyman drives a fast car
He can be there any time
His fuel is anticipation
It s good to feel wanted sometimes
All these expectations
Waiting for my cells to divide
Wait, is that too maudlin?
I m just lookin for some sign of life
[Chorus]
I know you must hold secrets
Such a long way from home
You re a lost letter, needs delivery
Someday you ll be where you should go
Someday you won t be so alone
Someday you ll be where you should go
[Outro]
Come on, show me some spirit
Don t take too much to get me excited
Whisper, I ll listen to hear it
Just show me some sign of life
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[Intro]
1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 &
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------(0)-(0)-----(0)-(0)-----(0)-(0)-----(0)-(0)------|
D|--2---2-------0---0-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------|
A|-(2)-(2)-----(2)-(2)------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------|
D|--2---2-------0---0-------------------------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 &
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-(0)-(0)-----(0)-(0)-----(2)-(2)-----(2)-(2)------------------------------|
D|--2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------------------------------|
A|--4---4-------4---4-------5---5-------5---5-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Riff-Am]
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------5-5-5-5-5-----7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------------------------|
D|------5-5-5-5-5-----7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------------------------|
A|------7-7-7-7-7-0---5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------------|
E|--5h7-7-7-7p5-5-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------|
[Riff-Am alternate]
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|--0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------|
B|--1---1-1-1-1-1-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------------|
G|--0h2-2-2-2p0-0-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------------|
D|--2---2-2-2-2-2-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------|
A|--0---0---0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------0-------------------------------------------------|
[Bridge]
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--2---2/5-5-5-5/7-7---7-----7-7-7-7---7-----7-7-7-|
A|--2---2/5-5-5-5/7-7---7-----7-7-7-7---7-----7-7-7-|
D|--2---2/5-5-5-5/7-7---7-----7-7-7-7---7-----7-7-7-|
C mon gimme...spirit Don t
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|------7-7---------7---7-----7-7-7-|
A|------7-7-----5---5---5-----5-5-5-|
D|--5h7-7-7-7p5-5---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
take much ... excited
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------2---2-----2-2-2-2---2-----2-2-2-|
D|--2---2/5-5-5-5---2---2-----2-2-2-2---2-----2-2-2-|
A|--2---2/5-5-5-5---0---0-----0-0-0-0---0-----0-0-0-|
D|--2---2/5-5-5-5-----------------------------------|
whisperI lllistentohearit Just
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|--2---2---2-----------7-7---------|
A|--0h2-2-2-2P0-0-----5-5-5---------|
D|---------------h5p4-4-4-4-4/54p0-|
show me some .. life
[Outro bass line]
starts at life
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
D|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
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| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| P Pull-off using pulled finger to pick open string
| (x) Ghost note
| Slide down
| d Down stroke (above tabs)
| u Up stroke (above tabs)
| r Rest (above tabs)
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