xSong - 257 Weeks Artist - Nine Days Album - The Madding Crowd Tabbed By: Kay-G ([email protected]) / slide up slide down b bend Intro: Piano e ----------------------------------- B ----------------------------------- G --7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6- D --7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7- A ----------------------------------- E ----------------------------------- you could be waiting for a day that wont come and you could be so much more than youve become and i have found my feet 257 weeks but you could be waiting for a day that wont come ...and i have found my feet... e ------------------------------- B ------------------------------- G --7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-6-6-6-- D --7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-- A ------------------------------- E ------------------------------- Pick-up thingee - guitar and piano e ------------- B ------------- G ------------- D ------0---0-- A --0-2---2---- E ------------- -when the drums come in: guitar e ---------------- B ---------------- G --7--7----7--7-- listen for right beats D ---------------- A ---------------- E ---------------- you could be waiting for your life to begin and you could be so much more than youve been and i have found my feet 257 weeks but you could be waiting for a day that wont come pickup into chorus: B and then A Chorus: G D B so sad, you're so good and im so bad G D A (slide up and down) B but you wont see me wastin' the best thing i ever had G D B and its such a shame, that I can't tell you anything (played on up beats): G A you wont hear me, still you endear me now... little mini-solo after 1st chorus: e -5/7-7-7-75-5-5-5-------------- B -------------------0-0/1-2-2 2--- G --------------------------------- D --------------------------------- A --------------------------------- E --------------------------------- e ---------------------------- B --3b-3b-3b-3-33-3----------- G ---------------------------- D -------------------2--4--2-- A ---------------------------- E ---------------------------- hard to see past the window facing forward looking back over years spent tracing wondering how you left your track underwater breathing burns your lungs and breaks your back and you could be waiting right here for a day that wont come Chorus pre-solo thingee: e --5-5-5-5-5-5------5-----5--------------- B --------5-5-5--5/7---6/7----87-75-53-- G ----------------------------------------- D ----------------------------------------- A ----------------------------------------- E ----------------------------------------- Solo: i think it uses a Chorus Petal e --5-2----------------------0/2-2-----0/2-2-----0--- B ------0-3-5-7-5-3-3---0/3--------5-3-------5-3----- G -------------------------------------------------2- D --------------------------------------------------- A --------------------------------------------------- E --------------------------------------------------- e ---------------------2--2/5------0-2-0-2-------0-2-0-- B ------3-5-3--5-3/5-5/--------0/2-----------0/2-------- G --0/2------------------------------------------------- D ------------------------------------------------------ A ------------------------------------------------------ E ------------------------------------------------------ you could be waiting for your life to begin and you could be so much more than youve been and i have found my feet 257 weeks but you coul be waiting for your life to begin Chorus (2x) pre-solo thingee: played twice i think e --5-5-5-5-5-5------5-----5--------------- B --------5-5-5--5/7---6/7----87-75-53-- G ----------------------------------------- D ----------------------------------------- A ----------------------------------------- E ----------------------------------------- the end - have fun I think I have most of the parts right. listen to the cd for where each part goes. i got the solos as close as i could.