Here’s another one off of The Swell Season album though a slightly different version is also on the Once Soundtrack. This is one of my favorite singer/songwriter type of songs from Glen and it’s one that he wrote together with Damien Rice. Since this is more of a strummy acoustic song, I’ve decided to just share how I think he plays it (from what I was able to see from my balcony view at the show a couple of nights ago) by listing out the chords up front and then laying them down on top of the lyrics. Anyway, hope this helps all of you old and new fans of one of my favorites.
Verse Chords:
E5 C#/Dbm9 Badd11 Aadd9
E --0---0-------0------0--------------------
B --0---0-------0------0--------------------
G --9---8-------8------6--------------------
D --9---9-------9------7--------------------
A --7---7-------9------7--------------------
E --0---9-------7------5--------------------
Chorus and Outro Chords:
C#m/E B5 A5 F#11 E G#
E --0-----0---0---0-----0---4------------
B --5-----0---0---0-----0---4------------
G --6-----4---2---3-----1---5------------
D --6-----4---2---4-----2---6------------
A --4-----2---0---4-----2---6------------
E --0-----0---x---2-----0---4------------
E5 C#/Dbm9
I can't wait forever is all that you said
Badd11 Aadd9
Before you stood up
E5
And you won't disappoint me
C#/Dbm9
I can do that myself
Badd11 Aadd9
But I'm glad that you've come
Now if you don't mind
C#m/E B5
Leave, leave,
A5
And free yourself at the same time
C#m/E B5
Leave, leave,
A5
I don't understand, you've already gone
E5
And I hope you feel better
C#/Dbm9
Now that it's out
Badd11 Aadd9
What took yo----ou so long
E5
And the truth has a habit
C#/Dbm9
Of falling out of your mouth
Badd11 Aadd9
But now that it's come
If you don't mind
C#m/E B5
Leave, leave,
A5
And please yourself at the same time
C#m/E B5
Leave, leave,
A5
Let go of my hand
You said what you have to now
C#m/E B5
Leave, leave,
A5
Let go of my hand
You said what you came to now
C#m/E B5 F#11
Leave, le-----------eave,
C#m/E B5
Leave, leave,
F#11
Let go of my hand
You said what you have to now
C#m/E B5 F#11
Leave, le-----------eave
C#m/E F#11 C#m/E F#11 C#m/E F#11 E G#
C#m/E F#11 C#m/E F#11 C#m/E F#11 E G# C#m/E
Comments
How do you recommend playing the E/C# (with what fingers)?
p.s. next time you are going to see Damien Rice/the Frames/Swell Season let me know! I’m the only one of my friends up here in Seattle that appreciates good music!
UPDATE 2/20/2011: Note I found what’s probably the way Glen really plays this transition in a comment below.
Here’s how I play it.
The transition from the E5 to the E/C# is really just adding my middle finger to the 9th fret on the low E string.
Hope that helps.
Meeting other Frames fans at the next show sounds like a good idea. Thanks.
Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post… nice! I love your blog. :) Cheers! Sandra. R.
Thanks for the post. The last chord is actually a C#m/E though I think, but everything else is spot on!
Thanks, shagsadam. You’re right. Fixed it.
Also, I think I landed on a probably more accurate way to play the transition from E5 to E/C#.
And the E -> D# change on the G string from pinky to middle finger is played a little before the full chord change. Hope that helps.
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