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Up Against The Wall by Peter Bjorn and John
Up Against The Wall
the only chords in this song are D, G, and Bm
intro:
D G
D Bm
I guess I should have caught your call
D G
But I just had to waste the phone forget it all
D Bm
Bones are trembling, hands are cold
D G
You don't know how it feels you've got me up against the wall
D Bm
D G
D Bm
Maybe we could make this work
D G
But I just had to leave before it's getting worse
D Bm
I don't know what you came here for
D G
It's almost that I wish we hadn't met at all
D Bm
D G
D Bm
Your slap was like a wake-up call
D G
The bruises on my face don't bother me at all
D Bm
Bones are trembling, hands are cold
D G
It's almost that I wish you had me up against the wall
D Bm
D G (repeat until song ends)
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version 2
Tuning:Standard EADGBe
I tried to attempt the rhythym here, but play along with the song to really get it
right; the timing is a bit tricky on this song.
Intro
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|4---4-4----4---4---4h5--5------4---4-4----4---4---4s9--9-------|3X
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----BASS-TAB-(DISTORTION)-------------------------------------|3X
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Guess I shouldve caught your call . . . got me up against the wall
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|4---4-4----4---4---4h5--5------4---4-4----4---4---4s9--9-------|3X
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9-------11--11--11--11------|
D|--9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9---9---11--11--11--11----|4X
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Maybe we could make this work . . . I wish we hadnt met at all
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9-------11--11--11--11------|
D|--9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9---9---11--11--11--11----|2X
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------12------------12-------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|9--9--9--------9--9--9-------9--9--9--9----11--11--11--11------|
D|--9--9--9----9--9--9--9----9--9--9--9----11--11--11--11--11----|2X
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 3
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9-------11--11--11--11------|
D|--9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9---9---11--11--11--11----|2X
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
You slap just like a wake up call . . . dont bother me at all
e|----------12------------12-------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|9--9--9--------9--9--9-------9--9--9--9----11--11--11--11------|
D|--9--9--9----9--9--9--9----9--9--9--9----11--11--11--11--11----|2X
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bones are trembling hands are cold . . . had me up against the wall
3:00 Guitar 2
e|----------12------------12-------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|9--9--9--------9--9--9-------9--9--9--9----11--11--11--11------|
D|--9--9--9----9--9--9--9----9--9--9--9----11--11--11--11--11----|8X
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
3:00 Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|4---4-4----4---4---4h5--5------4---4-4----4---4---4s9--9-------|8X
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
3:58 Instrumental
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|4---4-4----4---4-4-4h5--5---5--5-5-----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|4---4-4----4---4---4s9--9--9--9--9-----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
4:13
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|4-----4----4---4-4-4h5--5---5---5------------------------------|
A|---5----5----5-------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|4---4-4----4---4---4s9--9--------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
4:25
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|4---4-4----4---4---4h5--5--------------------------------------|
A|--5------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|4---4-4----4---4---4-------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------5-----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
4:39
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|4---4-4----4---4-4-4h5--5---5----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|4---4-4----4---4---4s9--9--------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
4:52
e|----------12------------12-------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|9--9--9--------9--9--9-------9--9--9--9----11--11--11--11------|
D|--9--9--9----9--9--9--9----9--9--9--9----11--11--11--11--11----|8X
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Lyrics
Guess I should have caught your call
but I just had to waste the phone, forget it all
bones are trembling, hands are cold
you dont know how that feels, you got me up against the wall
Maybe we could make this work
but I just had to leave before it's getting worse
I don't know what you came here for
it's almost that I wish we hadn't met at all
Your slap was like a wake up call
the bruises on my face don't bother me at all
bones are trembling, hands are cold
it's almost that I wish you had me up against the wall
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version 3
Tuning: Standard
7 Minute Version
*INTRO*
00:28
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|4--44--4-4--4h5--4--44--4-4--4-9--4-44--4-4--4h5--4--44--4-4--4-9------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
*BASS*
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|4--44--4-4--4h5--4--44--4-4--4-9--4-44--4-4--4h5--4--44--4-4--4-9------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(It helps to count to 12,
1 number for 2 beats.)
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--12--12--12--12--------------------------------------|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---14--14--14--14------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|4--44--4-4--4h5--4--44--4-4--4-9--4-44--4-4--4h5--4--44--4-4--4-9------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|4--44--4-4--4h5--4--44--4-4--4-9--4-44--4-4--4h5--4--44--4-4--4-9------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|4--44--4-4--4h5--4--44--4-4--4-9--4-44--4-4--4h55-55-4--44--4-4--4-9999------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|4--44--4-4--4h55-4--44--4-4--4-9--4-44--4-4--4h5--4--44--4-4--4-0------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|4--44--4-44-4h5-4--44--4-4--4-9----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--12--12--12--12--------------------------------------|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---14--14--14--14------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
In other versions of the song, and in the background of this version: the riff is a tad
bit different:
e-------10-----10----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7-7---12--12--12--12---------------------------------------|
G|-9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9-9----14--14--14--14-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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