This is a fairly easy song with a couple of tricky solo bits (but you can just
ignore them and the song sounds fine without 'em)
The version i'm submitting is just Robert Levon Been, you can watch it here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?vMe9MXStjNSE
Intro:
[D]
D x2
1st Verse
[D]
[Bm] [G]
[D]
[Bm] [G] [G6]
[D]Time stands too still,
Left y[Bm]ou there for t[G]he kill,
[D]But this hope that sorrow brings,
Leaves[Bm] a man wi[G]th nothin[G6]g,
1st Chorus:
[D] [A] [Bm] [G] [G6]
[D] [A] [Bm] [G]
[G] [A] [Bm] [D]
[G] [A] [D]
[D]There's just no [A]mercy in y[Bm]our eyes,[G][G6]
[D]There ain't no t[A]ime to set [Bm]things right[G],[G6]
[D]And I'm afr[A]aid I've l[Bm]ost the fight[G],
[G]I'm just a [A]painful [Bm]reminder,[D]
[G]Another d[A]ay you leave behind[D],
Interlude:
[D]
2nd Verse:
[D]
[Bm] [G]
[D]
[Bm] [G] [G6]
[D]Love grows so thin,
Suits y[Bm]our taste for bi[G]tter ends,
But this [D]State that holds you in,
Leaves [Bm]no place to [G]begin,[G6]
2nd Chorus
[D] [A] [Bm] [G] [G6]
[D] [A] [Bm] [G]
[G] [A] [Bm] [D]
[G] [A] [D]
[D]There's just no [A]mercy in y[Bm]our eyes, [G]Child,[G6]
[D]There ain't no t[A]ime to set [Bm]things right[G],[G6]
[D]And I'm afr[A]aid I've l[Bm]ost the fight[G],
[G]I'm just a [A]painful [Bm]reminder,[D]
[G]Another d[A]ay you leave behind[D],
1st Solo:
[A] [G]
[A] [G]
It doesn't matter if you hit the open A string it's up to you, it gives a
nice bass effect.
[D]
3rd Verse
[D]
[Bm] [G]
[D]
[Bm] [G] [G6]
[D]Words seem so blind,
I've b[Bm]een pushed far [G]aside,
Soon my[D] choice seems too small,
Any [Bm]move and I c[G]ould fall[G6],
3rd Chorus
[D] [A] [Bm] [G] [G6]
[D] [A] [Bm] [G]
[G] [A] [Bm] [D]
[G] [A] [D]
[D]There's just [A]no mercy in y[Bm]our eyes, [G]child,[G6]
[D]There ain't no [A]time to set[Bm] things righ[G]t,[G6]
[D]And I'm not [A]preaching to [Bm]the choir,[G]
[G]I'm just a [A]painful [Bm]reminder[D],
[G]And you're a [A]fool to satisfy[D],
4th Verse:
[D]
[A]
[G]
/Note that the 1st string notes only needs to be hit at the beginning
of this section then slide it up the frett to get a nice bass effect
through this part.
Bm Bm A G D
Played at the
end of the song
only.
[D]And so,
Why can't [A]you see, child,
Why wont [G]you feel, love,
Bm Bm A G
I'm on my knees,
A[D]nd now,
Why wont [A]you speak, child,
Why wont [G]you dream, more,
Bm Bm A G
I'm on my knees,
I[D]n Time,
Why wont [A]you see, child,
Why wont [G]you feel, love,
Bm Bm
I'm on my knees,
[A]I'm right [G]here for y[D]ou.
And that's it, feel free to comment, i'm not gonna' say it's 100% right but
it really does sound like this internet version. watch the vid for timing if
my tab is a bit weird.
peace x
ignore them and the song sounds fine without 'em)
The version i'm submitting is just Robert Levon Been, you can watch it here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?vMe9MXStjNSE
Intro:
[D]
e|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|\
B|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--| \
G|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--| \
D|--0------------0-----------0-----------0------------| \
A|----------------------------------------------------| \
E|----------------------------------------------------| \
D x2
e|---3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3---| /
B|---3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3---| /
G|---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2---| /
D|--0----0------0-----------0-----------0-------------| /
A|----------------------------------------------------| /
E|----------------------------------------------------|/
1st Verse
[D]
e|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
B|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--|
G|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
D|--0------------0-----------0-----------0------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
[Bm] [G]
e|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3------------------|
B|---4-4--4-4-4---4-4-4---0-0--0-0-0------------------|
G|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0------------------|
D|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0------------------|
A|--2------------2------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------3----3-----------------------|
[D]
e|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
B|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--|
G|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
D|--0------------0-----------0-----------0------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
[Bm] [G] [G6]
e|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2-2---3-3--0-0-0------------------|
B|---4-4--4-4-4---4-4-4---0-0--0-0-0------------------|
G|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0------------------|
D|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0------------------|
A|--2------------2------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------3----3-----------------------|
[D]Time stands too still,
Left y[Bm]ou there for t[G]he kill,
[D]But this hope that sorrow brings,
Leaves[Bm] a man wi[G]th nothin[G6]g,
1st Chorus:
[D] [A] [Bm] [G] [G6]
e|---2-2--2-2-2---0-0--0-0-0---2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-0-0-|
B|---3-3--3-3-3---2-2--2-2-2---4-4--4-4-4---0-0--0-0-0-|
G|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0-|
D|--0-------------2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0-|
A|---------------0------------2------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------3-----------|X2
[D] [A] [Bm] [G]
e|---2-2--2-2-2---0-0--0-0-0---2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3-|
B|---3-3--3-3-3---2-2--2-2-2---4-4--4-4-4---0-0--0-0-0-|
G|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0-|
D|--0-------------2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0-|
A|---------------0------------2------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------3-----------|
[G] [A] [Bm] [D]
e|---3-3--3-3-3--0-0--0-0-0---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--|
B|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2---4-4--4-4-4---3-3--3-3-3--|
G|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3---2-2--2-2-2--|
D|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3--0------------|
A|--------------0------------2-------------------------|
E|--3--------------------------------------------------|
[G] [A] [D]
e|---3-3--3-3-3--0-0--0-0-0----2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2-|
B|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2----3-3--3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3-|
G|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2----2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2-|
D|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2---0------------0-----------|
A|--------------0--------------------------------------|
E|--3--------------------------------------------------|
[D]There's just no [A]mercy in y[Bm]our eyes,[G][G6]
[D]There ain't no t[A]ime to set [Bm]things right[G],[G6]
[D]And I'm afr[A]aid I've l[Bm]ost the fight[G],
[G]I'm just a [A]painful [Bm]reminder,[D]
[G]Another d[A]ay you leave behind[D],
Interlude:
[D]
e|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
B|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--|
G|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
D|--0------------0-----------0-----------0------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
2nd Verse:
[D]
e|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
B|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--|
G|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
D|--0------------0-----------0-----------0------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
[Bm] [G]
e|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3------------------|
B|---4-4--4-4-4---4-4-4---0-0--0-0-0------------------|
G|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0------------------|
D|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0------------------|
A|--2------------2------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------3----3-----------------------|
[D]
e|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
B|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--|
G|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
D|--0------------0-----------0-----------0------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
[Bm] [G] [G6]
e|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3--3-3--0-0-0------|
B|---4-4--4-4-4---4-4-4---0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0------|
G|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0------|
D|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0------|
A|--2------------2------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------3-----------3----------------|
[D]Love grows so thin,
Suits y[Bm]our taste for bi[G]tter ends,
But this [D]State that holds you in,
Leaves [Bm]no place to [G]begin,[G6]
2nd Chorus
[D] [A] [Bm] [G] [G6]
e|---2-2--2-2-2---0-0--0-0-0---2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-0-0-|
B|---3-3--3-3-3---2-2--2-2-2---4-4--4-4-4---0-0--0-0-0-|
G|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0-|
D|--0-------------2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0-|
A|---------------0------------2------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------3-----------|X2
[D] [A] [Bm] [G]
e|---2-2--2-2-2---0-0--0-0-0---2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3-|
B|---3-3--3-3-3---2-2--2-2-2---4-4--4-4-4---0-0--0-0-0-|
G|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0-|
D|--0-------------2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0-|
A|---------------0------------2------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------3-----------|
[G] [A] [Bm] [D]
e|---3-3--3-3-3--0-0--0-0-0---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--|
B|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2---4-4--4-4-4---3-3--3-3-3--|
G|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3---2-2--2-2-2--|
D|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3--0------------|
A|--------------0------------2-------------------------|
E|--3--------------------------------------------------|
[G] [A] [D]
e|---3-3--3-3-3--0-0--0-0-0----2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2-|
B|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2----3-3--3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3-|
G|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2----2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2-|
D|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2---0------------0-----------|
A|--------------0--------------------------------------|
E|--3--------------------------------------------------|
[D]There's just no [A]mercy in y[Bm]our eyes, [G]Child,[G6]
[D]There ain't no t[A]ime to set [Bm]things right[G],[G6]
[D]And I'm afr[A]aid I've l[Bm]ost the fight[G],
[G]I'm just a [A]painful [Bm]reminder,[D]
[G]Another d[A]ay you leave behind[D],
1st Solo:
[A] [G]
e|----3-3--2-2---0-0--0-0---3-3--2-2--0-0--0-0--2-2--0-0--0-0---2-2--0-0--0-0--0-0--|
B|----------------------------------------------0-0--0-0--3-3---0-0--0-0--3-3--3-3--|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2---------------------2---------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0--------------------0--------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------3---------------3--------------------|
[A] [G]
e|----3-3--2-2---0-0--0-0---3-3--2-2--0-0--0-0--2-2--0-0--0-0---2-2--0-0--0-0-3-2-0-|
B|----------------------------------------------0-0--0-0--3-3---0-0--0-0--3-3-------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2---------------------2---------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0--------------------0--------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------3---------------3--------------------|
It doesn't matter if you hit the open A string it's up to you, it gives a
nice bass effect.
[D]
e|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
B|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--|
G|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
D|--0------------0-----------0-----------0------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
3rd Verse
[D]
e|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
B|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--|
G|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
D|--0------------0-----------0-----------0------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
[Bm] [G]
e|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3------------------|
B|---4-4--4-4-4---4-4-4---0-0--0-0-0------------------|
G|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0------------------|
D|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0------------------|
A|--2------------2------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------3----3-----------------------|
[D]
e|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
B|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--|
G|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
D|--0------------0-----------0-----------0------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
[Bm] [G] [G6]
e|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2-2---3-3--0-0-0------------------|
B|---4-4--4-4-4---4-4-4---0-0--0-0-0------------------|
G|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0------------------|
D|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0------------------|
A|--2------------2------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------3----3-----------------------|
[D]Words seem so blind,
I've b[Bm]een pushed far [G]aside,
Soon my[D] choice seems too small,
Any [Bm]move and I c[G]ould fall[G6],
3rd Chorus
[D] [A] [Bm] [G] [G6]
e|---2-2--2-2-2---0-0--0-0-0---2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-0-0-|
B|---3-3--3-3-3---2-2--2-2-2---4-4--4-4-4---0-0--0-0-0-|
G|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0-|
D|--0-------------2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0-|
A|---------------0------------2------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------3-----------|X2
[D] [A] [Bm] [G]
e|---2-2--2-2-2---0-0--0-0-0---2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3-|
B|---3-3--3-3-3---2-2--2-2-2---4-4--4-4-4---0-0--0-0-0-|
G|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0-|
D|--0-------------2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3---0-0--0-0-0-|
A|---------------0------------2------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------3-----------|
[G] [A] [Bm] [D]
e|---3-3--3-3-3--0-0--0-0-0---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--|
B|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2---4-4--4-4-4---3-3--3-3-3--|
G|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3---2-2--2-2-2--|
D|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2---3-3--3-3-3--0------------|
A|--------------0------------2-------------------------|
E|--3--------------------------------------------------|
[G] [A] [D]
e|---3-3--3-3-3--0-0--0-0-0----2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2-|
B|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2----3-3--3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3-|
G|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2----2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2-|
D|---0-0--0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2---0------------0-----------|
A|--------------0--------------------------------------|
E|--3--------------------------------------------------|
[D]There's just [A]no mercy in y[Bm]our eyes, [G]child,[G6]
[D]There ain't no [A]time to set[Bm] things righ[G]t,[G6]
[D]And I'm not [A]preaching to [Bm]the choir,[G]
[G]I'm just a [A]painful [Bm]reminder[D],
[G]And you're a [A]fool to satisfy[D],
4th Verse:
[D]
e|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
B|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--|
G|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
D|--0------------0-----------0-----------0------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
[A]
e|---3-3--2-2--0-0--0-0--3-3--2-2--0-0--0-0-----------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|--2------------------2------------------------------|
A|--0-----------------0-----------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
[G]
e|--3-3--5-5--7-7--3-3--5-5--7-7--9-9-9---------------|
B|--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0---------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|--3/---5----7----3----5----7----9---9---------------|
/Note that the 1st string notes only needs to be hit at the beginning
of this section then slide it up the frett to get a nice bass effect
through this part.
Bm Bm A G D
e|---2-2--2-2-2---2-2---2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2---0-0--3-3-|------2--|
B|---4-4--4-4-4---4-4---4-4-4---4-4--4-4-4---2-2--0-0-|-----3---|
G|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3---3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3---2-2--0-0-|----2----|
D|---3-3--3-3-3---3-3---3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3---2-2--0-0-|---0-----|
A|--2------------2-----0-------2-------------0-0--2-2-|--0------|
E|------------------------------------------------3-3-|---------|
Played at the
end of the song
only.
[D]And so,
Why can't [A]you see, child,
Why wont [G]you feel, love,
Bm Bm A G
I'm on my knees,
A[D]nd now,
Why wont [A]you speak, child,
Why wont [G]you dream, more,
Bm Bm A G
I'm on my knees,
I[D]n Time,
Why wont [A]you see, child,
Why wont [G]you feel, love,
Bm Bm
I'm on my knees,
[A]I'm right [G]here for y[D]ou.
And that's it, feel free to comment, i'm not gonna' say it's 100% right but
it really does sound like this internet version. watch the vid for timing if
my tab is a bit weird.
peace x