Alone Again

From: keith muschinske 
Subject: g/god_lives_underwater/*

Album: Life in the So-Called Space Age
Tabbed by: Justin Muschinske
Tuning: Drop D (DADGBE)

Okay... this is my first tabbing in a while, so here goes.
I couldn't believe there weren't any GLU songs on OLGA!

The first bass (keyboard actually) riff is this:

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-5--5---5--5--1--1--------5--5--5---5--1-------------------|
--------------------3--1------------------3--1-------------|

And then the guitar and weird keyboard stuff comes in.
The main guitar riff is this (palm mute the 6th string notes)

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-7-----7-7-----7-----7-7-----------------------------------|
-7-----7-7-----7-----7-7-----8-----8\------3--1------------|
-5-----5-5-----5-----5-5-----8-----8\------3--1------------|
---0-0-----0-0---0-0-----0-0-8-8-8-8\------3--1------------|

Play this through the verse and between verses and choruses.
Sometimes there's palm muted open 6th string notes instead
of the D power chords.

The chorus part is this:

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-----7--7-7--------------5--5-5--3-3-3--3-3----------------|
-----5--5-5--------------3--3-3--1-1-1--1-1----------------|
-----5--5-5--------------3--3-3--1-1-1--1-1----------------|
-5-5-5--5-5-6x, then-3-3-3--3-3--1-1-1--1-1----------------|

Lyrics:
(verse 1)
The past few years have been so trying
Between the drugs and the drinking and the touring
And in my eyes I'm stabilized
And all I need is you, someone who understands

(chorus)
I know you now, the shortest yet
And we've just met
I thought that you'd be different, then again
You came off strange but still the same as what I know
I try and try and then I'm alone again

(verse 2)
Now my life's become a challenge
Because my confidence has been decreased profoundly
And in my mind I realize
I'm stuck on a worthless hill, with no one who understands

(repeat chorus)

(verse riff interlude)

(repeat chorus)

(outro with guitar playing chorus part)

And that's it!  Enjoy.  I'll be tabbing other GLU songs and other
stuff soon.  Comments/requests at *.

Tipo de gaita: Diatônica
Tom: C

 3 5  6  6    6     6   5    3   5   6    6  6  6 6   6  5 5  
In a little while from now, if  I'm not feeling any less sour, 
6 -7b -7 -7  -6 -6    6   6  -5  -5   5 5  5  -4 -4  4 4    
I promise myself to treat myself and  visit a nearby tower. 
-3   -4  -5 -5  -5  -4     -3      -4  -5  -5   -4   4 
and climbing to the top    will  throw my self off,  in 
-4  5  5   5   4  -4   5    5  5   4 -4   5    5    5
an effort to make it clear to who ever what it's like
6    -6     -6  -7    -7       6  6   5  -5   6    5 -5  6   -7b  
when you're shattered, left   standing in the lurch at a church with
-7 -7  -7 -6    6    6     -5     -5      5    5    -4 -4   
people saying: "My  God, that's tough", "She stood him up", 
6    6   -5  6 -5  4 -4        3  5   6   6   6   5    
"No point in us remaining",   "We may as well go home"  
3  5  6  -6 -7  -7 -6    6 -5  -6   -3 -3 -4  4        
as I did on my own. A  lone again,  natur al ly.        


3    5     6   6 6  6  6  5   3    3     5  6    6  6  6 6 5 5     
To think that only yesterday, I   was cheerful, bright and gay.  
6   -7  -7 -7  -6  -6   6   6  -5   -5     5  5  5  -4 -4  4   4    
Looking forward to who wouldn't do, the  role I was about to play? 
-3   -4  -5   -5  -5  -4   -3     -4   -5 -5  -4    
But as if to knock me down, re----al'ty came around.  
4   -4  5   5   5   4 -4 5 5   5     4    -4  5 5  6  -6  -6 -7  
And without so much as a mere touch, cut   me into little pieces.  
-7 6   6   5 -5   6      4 -4     5  -7b -7  -7 -7 -6   
Leav-ing me to doubt, talk a---bout God in His mercy.   
6   6 -5 -5  5    5  -4 -4   6   6  -5  6  -5 4  -4   3 5  6   6   6  5    3
Who if He really does exist, wh----y did He desert me?   In my hour ofneed.  I  
5  6 -6 -7  -7 -6     6 -5  -6   -3 -3   -4  4       
truly am indeed, a   lone again, nat-ur---al-ly.       
-3    6    6  6   6   -6b   6   -5   -5b     -7b -7 -7  7    -7   -6b  6   -5
It seems to me that there are more hearts   broken in the world thatcan't be 
 -5 -6b   -6  6-5 -5  5b   5   6  5   -4   -3   4 -5   -4 
mended, left unattended. What do we   do? What do we   do?   

A
In a little while from now
       C#m
If I'm not feeling any less sour
  Em
I promise myself to treat myself
           F#
And visit a nearby tower
    Bm
And climbing to the top
   Bm
To throw myself off
      A                 A7
In an effort to make it clear to who-
     A                         G#
ever what it's like when you're shattered
     C#m
Left standing in the lurch
      Em                F#
At a church with people saying
    Bm
"My God, that's tough, she stood him up
   Bm
No point in us remaining
 A
We may as well go home"
  C#m         F#
As I did on my own
Bm        E   A
Alone again, naturally

Verse 2:

A
To think that only yesterday
       C#m
I was cheerful bright and gay
   Em
Looking forward - who wouldn't do?
          F#
The role I was about to play
   Bm
And as if to knock me down
   Bm
Reality came around
   A                 A7
And without so much as a mere touch
   A                 G#
Threw me into little pieces
  C#m
Leaving me to doubt
 Em                F#
Talk about God in his mercy
 Bm
Who if He really does exist
 Bm
Why did He desert me
 A
In my hour of need
 C#m         F#
I truly am indeed
Bm        E   A
Alone again, naturally


    C                                      G
It seems to me that there are more hearts broken in the world
            Bm     E
Than can be mended
        C        F#m
Left unattended
          E
What do we do?
          Bm    E
What do we do?

solo

Verse 3:

Looking back over the years
And whatever else appears
I remember I cried when my father died
Never wishing to hide my tears
And at sixty-five years old
My mother, God rest her soul
Couldn't understand why the only man
She had ever loved had been taken
Leaving her to start
With a heart so badly broken
Despite encouragement from me
No words were ever spoken
When she passed away
I cried and cried all day


Bm      E   C#m   F#
Alone again naturally
Bm      E       A
Alone again...   naturally

Intro: A  C#m  Em  F#  Bm  Bm  A

A
Sei que você vai voltar
     C#m
Você sabe que eu sei
   Em                          F#
Eu sei que qualquer dia, noite dessas, você vem
  Bm                   Bm
Dizendo que não foi, jurando que me quer
     A          A7
E eu finjo que acredito.
      A       G#
E de novo começamos
  C#m
A mesma brincadeira.
     Em         F#
A bobagem, a besteira
    Bm
De amar como criança.
    Bm
De andar como quem dança.
     A
Mas quando a noite vem
  C#m           F#
Sozinho, sem ninguém
 Bm        E         A
Espero em vão por você.

A                         C#m
Tudo que você quiser, se ainda me quiser.
   Em                          F#
Eu sei que você sabe que eu preciso de você
     Bm                      Bm
Mas finge que não vê, que eu fico pra morrer.

           A         A7           A           G#
Quando às vezes você chora, você pede que eu volte
     C#m
E eu digo que eu não quero
        Bm            F#     Bm
Que não devo, que não posso, ficar aqui sozinho.
   Bm
Pensando no futuro.
A                C#m           F#
Longe de você, querendo não querer.
    Bm    E       A
Eu penso só em você.

C                           G
Juntos nós brigamos, nós mentimos, nós choramos.
         Bm      E
Nós sofremos mais.
            C      F#m
Do que se estamos sós.
          E
O que fazer?
         Bm  E
Pra onde ir?

Intro: A  C#m  Em  F#  Bm  Bm  A  A7  A  G#  C#m  Bm  F#  Bm  Bm  A  C#m  F#  Bm  E  A

A             C#m        F#
Longe de você, querendo não querer.
   Bm  E      C#m   F#
Eu penso só em você
   Bm   E      A
Eu penso só em você.