submitted by m. burgess
tuning: 1/2 step down
Intro
and this is how you would play it on the guitar
Verse
[G]You are an [B]eighte[E]en year old[D]
girl[G] who lives in th[B]e small city[C] of Japa[D]n
[G] You heard m[B]e on the r[E]adio[D]
Abou[G]t one year ago[B] and you w[C]anted to know[D]
[G] All about[B] me and my[E] hobbies[D]
[G] My favori[B]te food and [E]my birthday[D]
Chorus
[G] Why are you so [B]far a way [E]from me?[D/B]
[G] I need help[B] and your way ac[E]cccross the sea[D]
[C]
All notes
I could neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeever
[B]
touch youuuuuu
[A]
I think it would be wrong oh
I've got your letter You've got my song
Riff A
[E] [D] [C] [B]
[A] [A] [A] [A]
Verse
[G]They don't make station[B]ary l[E]ike[D]
th[G]is where I'm from so fragi[B]le, so refin[C]ed[D]
[G] So I sni[B]ff [E] and I l[D]ick
(So I snare) (and I lick)
[G] Your envelope and[B] fall to little [C]pieces every[D]
[G]time I won[B]der what clothes you w[C]ear to[D]
scho[G]ol. I wonde[B]r how you decorate your[C][D]
roo[G]m I wonde[B]r how you tou[C]ch yourself [D]and
G B C D (play fill 1)
curse myself for being across the sea
Filll 1
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Chorus
Solo
Fixed from the previous version. May not be completely right, but
it's a helluva lot closer than the last one.
[A#] [A] [G] [F][D#][E#][G][D]
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/w/weezer/across_the_sea_tab.html )
[G] [D]
[E] [D#] [C#] [B] [A][G#][F#]
At ten I shaved my head and tried to be a monk
[E] [D#] [C#] [B] [A][G#][F#]
I thought the older women would like me if i did
[E] You see m[D#]om I'[C#]m a good little[B] boy[A][G#][F#/G#]
(good little boy)
[E] It's al[D#]l your fault[C#] mo[B]mma It's al[A]l your f[G#]ault[F#/G#][B]
Verse
[G]Goddamn T[B]his business is[C] really lame[D]
[G] I gotta liv[B]e on an island to [C]find the juic[D]e
[G] So you send [B] me you[E]r love[D]
(So you send) (me your love)
[G] From all around the world [B] As [C]if I could live on[D]
(from all around the world)
[G]Words and dreams and a mi[B]llion screams oh[C][D]
[E]How I need a[B] hand in mine[C] to feel[D]
[G] Why are you so [B]far away from me[A][E][E][E][E][DDDDDD]
[G] Why are you so [B]far away from me[A][E][E][E][E][E][E][E][E][E][E]
[C]
All notes
I could neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeever
[B]
touch youuuuuu
[A]
I think it would be wrong oh
I've got your letter You've got my song
(I've got your
I've got your letter you've got my song
letter)
tuning: 1/2 step down
Intro
and this is how you would play it on the guitar
e---3-2-0----------------------------------------
b----------3----0--------------------------------
g-0----------------------------0---------4-------
d------------------0-----2-0-0-----------5-------
a----------------------3-----------------5-------
e----------------------------------------3 (add heavy distortion)
Verse
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[G]You are an [B]eighte[E]en year old[D]
girl[G] who lives in th[B]e small city[C] of Japa[D]n
[G] You heard m[B]e on the r[E]adio[D]
Abou[G]t one year ago[B] and you w[C]anted to know[D]
[G] All about[B] me and my[E] hobbies[D]
[G] My favori[B]te food and [E]my birthday[D]
Chorus
[G] Why are you so [B]far a way [E]from me?[D/B]
[G] I need help[B] and your way ac[E]cccross the sea[D]
[C]
All notes
e-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-
b-13-13-13-13--13-13-13-13--13-13-13-13--13-13-13-13-
g----------------------------------------------------
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I could neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeever
[B]
e-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10
b-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12
g---------------------------------------------------
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touch youuuuuu
[A]
e----------------------------------------
b-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1---
g----------------------------------------
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a----------------------------------------
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I think it would be wrong oh
e---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
b---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
g----------------------------7--7--5---5--------7----7--------------------------
d-5----5-----5---5-----2-2---7--7--5---5--------7----7----5-----5-----5------5-----
a-5----5-----5---5-----2-2---5--5--3---3--------5----5----5-----5-----5------5-----
e-3----3-----2---2-----0-0--------------------------------3-----3-----3------3--
I've got your letter You've got my song
Riff A
[E] [D] [C] [B]
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b-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--------
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d-------------------------------------------
a-------------------------------------------
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[A] [A] [A] [A]
e-/15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15--14----14----14----14-
b------------------------------------------15----15----15----
g------------------------------------------------------------
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a------------------------------------------------------------
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Verse
[G]They don't make station[B]ary l[E]ike[D]
th[G]is where I'm from so fragi[B]le, so refin[C]ed[D]
[G] So I sni[B]ff [E] and I l[D]ick
(So I snare) (and I lick)
[G] Your envelope and[B] fall to little [C]pieces every[D]
[G]time I won[B]der what clothes you w[C]ear to[D]
scho[G]ol. I wonde[B]r how you decorate your[C][D]
roo[G]m I wonde[B]r how you tou[C]ch yourself [D]and
G B C D (play fill 1)
curse myself for being across the sea
Filll 1
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Chorus
Solo
Fixed from the previous version. May not be completely right, but
it's a helluva lot closer than the last one.
[A#] [A] [G] [F][D#][E#][G][D]
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/w/weezer/across_the_sea_tab.html )
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-3-3-3-5-5-5----7--7-12-12-12-10-10-10-----7--7--7--7--7--7-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3--------------------
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[G] [D]
e-/------------------^-------------------------------------
b--8-8-8--------6-----15-13-13-13-13--13------13---13-15b--
g--------7-7-7----------------------------15-------15-15---
d----------------------------------------------------------
a----------------------------------------------------------
e----------------------------------------------------------
e---------------------------------------------------^--------
b---8-8-8-7-7-7-------7-7-7-8-8-10-12-10-10-10-10---10-----10
g----------------7-7------------------------------------12---
d------------------------------------------------------------
a------------------------------------------------------------
e------------------------------------------------------------
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b-/15-15-15-15-13-12-----------------12--14--14b--14--
g---------------------13--13-13-13--------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------
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b-------------------------------------------------(0)--
g-13-13--11---11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-13-13-11---------
d------------------------------------------------------
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[E] [D#] [C#] [B] [A][G#][F#]
At ten I shaved my head and tried to be a monk
[E] [D#] [C#] [B] [A][G#][F#]
I thought the older women would like me if i did
[E] You see m[D#]om I'[C#]m a good little[B] boy[A][G#][F#/G#]
(good little boy)
[E] It's al[D#]l your fault[C#] mo[B]mma It's al[A]l your f[G#]ault[F#/G#][B]
Verse
[G]Goddamn T[B]his business is[C] really lame[D]
[G] I gotta liv[B]e on an island to [C]find the juic[D]e
[G] So you send [B] me you[E]r love[D]
(So you send) (me your love)
[G] From all around the world [B] As [C]if I could live on[D]
(from all around the world)
[G]Words and dreams and a mi[B]llion screams oh[C][D]
[E]How I need a[B] hand in mine[C] to feel[D]
[G] Why are you so [B]far away from me[A][E][E][E][E][DDDDDD]
[G] Why are you so [B]far away from me[A][E][E][E][E][E][E][E][E][E][E]
[C]
All notes
e-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-
b-13-13-13-13--13-13-13-13--13-13-13-13--13-13-13-13-
g----------------------------------------------------
d----------------------------------------------------
a----------------------------------------------------
e----------------------------------------------------
I could neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeever
[B]
e-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10
b-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12
g---------------------------------------------------
d---------------------------------------------------
a---------------------------------------------------
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touch youuuuuu
[A]
e----------------------------------------
b-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1---
g----------------------------------------
d----------------------------------------
a----------------------------------------
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I think it would be wrong oh
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b---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
g---------------------------7--7--5---5--------7----7-----------------------------
d-5----5-----5---5-----2-2--7--7--5---5--------7----7----5-----5-----5------5-----
a-5----5-----5---5-----2-2--5--5--3---3--------5----5----5-----5-----5------5-----
e-3----3-----2---2-----0-0-------------------------------3-----3-----3------3-----
I've got your letter You've got my song
(I've got your
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b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g---------------------------7--7--5------------7------------------
d-5----5-----5---5-----2-2--7--7--5------------7----------5-------
a-5----5-----5---5-----2-2--5--5--3------------5----------5-------
e-3----3-----2---2-----0-0--------------------------------3-------
I've got your letter you've got my song
letter)
