Rip Van Winkle - Shannon and the Clams (Dreams in the Rat House, 2013)
Chords:
F# D#m B C#
e|---9--------6--------7--------9-----|
B|---11-------7--------7--------9-----|
G|---11-------8--------8--------10----|
D|---11-------8--------9--------11----|
A|---9--------6--------9--------11----|
E|---------------------7--------9-----|
Intro/Verses Riff:
Here's the riff that they play in the intro and for all the verses. It's based around two simple chords
with some notes thrown in:
F# D#m F# D#m
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------11-------------7-----------------11-------------7--------------------|
G|------11-------------8-----------------11-------------8--------------------|
D|------11-------------8-----------------11-------------8--------------------|
A|---9----------8---6----------5------9----------8---6----------5------------|
E|----------9--------------6-----------------9--------------6----------------|
The other parts mainly just barre chords which are below with the lyrics. For the verse parts I just put
the chords where they come in with the lines, but they play all the notes written above in the song as well.
Intro:
F# D#m F# D#m
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------11-------------7-----------------11-------------7--------------------|
G|------11-------------8-----------------11-------------8--------------------|
D|------11-------------8-----------------11-------------8--------------------|
A|---9----------8---6----------5------9----------8---6----------5------------|
E|----------9--------------6-----------------9--------------6----------------|
F# D#m
You're sleeping all your moments away
F# D#m
I'm counting every breath that you take
B C# B C#
You've been snoozing 20 years and lengthening that beard
F# D#m
You whittled a squirrel for me
F# D#m
And counted lemons on your tree
B C# B C#
And every time I turn around and have given up for good
F# D#m
You say, "Hey, it'll be alright"
F# D#m
I said, "Hey, I'm alright"
B C# B C#
Every time I turn around and have given up for good
F# D#m
You're haunted by the things that you've seen
F# D#m
I know they give you terrible dreams
B C# B C#
We all know you'll wake up soon and rattle off that dust
F# D#m
You can spot a hawk a mile away
F# D#m
Cursing all those old blue jays
B C# B C#
But every time I turn around and have given up for good
F# D#M
You say, "Hey, I'm alright"
F# D#m
You said, "Hey, I'm alright"
B C# B C#
Every time I turn around and have given up for good
Bridge (played with lyrics, as seen below):
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--10----10--10--11--13--14----14--14--13--11--10----10--10--11--13--14----14--14-----|
C#
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------11--11--11--------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------12--12--12--------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------12--12--12--------------|
E|--10----10--10--11--13--14----14--14--13--11--10----10--10---10--10--10--------------|
10 10 10 11 13 14
Hey, let's go cruise the J
14 14 13 11 10 10 10 11 13 14 14
I'll take you away, I'll take you away
10 10 11 13 14 14 14 13 11 10
Can't fill any more plates, move any more chairs
10 10 C# C#
It's been too many years, it's been too many
(play intro/verse stuff over this line)
years
End with the intro/verse riff until you're ready to stop playing the song.
