xBigbang – Long Distance Man
Transcribed by: Jarle Solheim
Tabs based on live acoustic version from Radio Radio TV Sleep
Tuning (a whole step down) : D G C F A d
Chords are written relative to standard tuning; E A D G B e
h = hammer on
p = pull off
s = slide
[Intro:]
Em
d ------------------------------------------------------|
A ------------------------------------------------------|
F ----------0-----------0-----------0-------------------|
C -2-2-0h2-2---2-2-0h2-2---2-2-0h2-2---------------0h2--|
G -2-2-0h2-2---2-2—0h2-2---2-2-0h2-2-----0-0h2p0--------|
D -0-0-0-------0-0-0-------0-0-0------0h3--------3------|
d ----------------------------------------|
A -----------------------------------0----|
F ----------0-----------0-------------0---|
C -2-2-0h2-2---2-2-0h2-2---2-2-0h2-2---2--|
G -2-2-0h2-2---2-2—0h2-2---2-2-0h2-2----2-|
D -0-0-0-------0-0-0-------0-0-0----------|
[Verse:]
Em D Em
When you get up in the morning
G D
While you work till late at night
d --2h3p2-0--|
A -3-----3---|
F -2---------|
C -0---------|
G -----------|
D -----------|
Am C
As you sit along and watch some movie
D Am
about guys who loves to fight
d ------------------------|
A ------------3------3----|
F ----------0---0---0--0--|
C -2-2—-2s4-------4---4---|
G -0-0--------------------|
D ------------------------|
Em
d -----------------------------------2-0-----|
A -----------------------0---------------3-0-|
F ----------0-----------0--------------------|
C -2-2-0h2-2---2-2-0h2-2---2-2-0h2-2---------|
G -2-2-0h2-2---2-2—0h2-2---2-2-0h2-2---------|
D -0-0-0-------0-0-0-------0-0-0-------------|
D Em
She will take off all her make-up
G D
Brush her teeth and go to bed
Am C
Fall asleep and dream you laid your hand
D Am Em
Upon her head
d ---------------------------------------------------------2-0-----------|
A ------------3------3-------------------------0---------------3-0-------|
F ----------0---0---0--0—---------0-----------0--------------------------|
C -2-2—-2s4-------4---4--2-2-0h2-2---2-2-0h2-2---2-2-0h2-2---------------|
G -0-0-------------------2-2-0h2-2---2-2—0h2-2---2-2-0h2-2---------0-1-2-|
D -----------------------0-0-0-------0-0-0-------0-0-0-------------------|
[Chorus:]
Bm Am7
Do you hear the calling
d -------3---
A ----(1)-1--|
F ---(0)-----|
C -----------|
G --0--------|
D -----------|
G D
From a sidetrack of your mind
Am C
Singing backing vocals
D Am
To the sound of your busy mind
d ------------------------|
A ------------3------3----|
F ----------0---0---0--0--|
C -2-2—-2s4-------4---4---|
G -0-0--------------------|
D ------------------------|
Em
d ----------------------------------------|
A -----------------------------------0----|
F ----------0-----------0-------------0---|
C -2-2-0h2-2---2-2-0h2-2---2-2-0h2-2---2--|
G -2-2-0h2-2---2-2—0h2-2---2-2-0h2-2----2-|
D -0-0-0-------0-0-0-------0-0-0----------|
[Verse:]
D Em
You will sit in front of a paper
G D
Sort your feelings if you can
Am C
But no matter what you think you are,
D Am
You are no long distance man
d ------------------0----|
A ----------3--------3---|
F --------0---0---0----0-|
C --—-2s4-------4-----4--|
G -0---------------------|
D -----------------------|
Em
d -----------------2p0--------0-----------|
A -----------------0--3---3p0---0---------|
F ----------0------0------0-------0-------|
C -2-2-0h2-2---2-2--------2---------2-----|
G -2-2-0h2-2---2-2—----2-2----------------|
D -0-0-0-------0-0-----0-0----------------|
[Verse chords:]
You will go out and stand there laughing
Pretend you're having fun
Getting used to people saying
Look what you've done
d -----------------2p0--------0-------------|
A -----------------0--3---3p0---0-----------|
F ----------0------0------0-------0---------|
C -2-2-0h2-2---2-2--------2---------2-------|
G -2-2-0h2-2---2-2—----2-2------------0-1-2-|
D -0-0-0-------0-0-----0-0------------------|
[Chorus chords]
Do you hear the calling
From a sidetrack of your mind
Singing backing vocals
To the sound of your busy line
d -0--0----------0--0---|
A -1--3-------3--1--0---|
F -2--2-----2----2--0---|
C -2--4---4------2--2---|
G -0--0-0--------0--0---|
D ----------------------|
[Verse:]
G Am
Twice as alone when you're together
C G
Faking smiles and holding hands
d -------------|
A --------3----|
F ----------0--|
C --—---0------|
G ---0h2-------|
D -3-----------|
Dm F
Each one guided only by their own
G Dm Am
Fears and demands
d ----1p0-3-1-0---------------3p0-0--0—-|
A ----3--------3------0h1-----1---0--1--|
F ----2---------------0h2-----2---2--2--|
C --0-------------2-2-0h2-2-2-----2--2--|
G ----------------0-0-0---0-0-----0--0--|
D --------------------------------------|
G Am
And together you'll walk in silence
C G
Not knowing what to say
Dm F G Dm | Dsus4 |
What was I thinking about the other day
Am | Am | Asus2 |
[Chorus:]
Em Dm
Do you hear the calling
C G
From a sidetrack of your mind
Dm F
Singing backing vocals
G Dm
To the sound of your busy line
d -1-0h1p0—3p1-0—-0h1-0h1p1---0-|
A -3------3-----3----------3----|
F -2-------------2----------2---|
C -0—------------------------0--|
G ------------------------------|
D ------------------------------|
Am
[Verse:]
G Am
When you get up in the morning
C G
While you work till late at night
Dm F
As you sit alone and watch…
G Dm
You fall asleep in your Hollywood light
d -1-0h1p0—3p1-0—-0h1----------------3----------|
A -3------3-----3----3--------0-0h1-3-3h5p3h5p3-|
F -2-------------2----2-----2-------------------|
C -0—------------------0--2---------------------|
G ----------------------0-----------------------|
D ----------------------------------------------|
