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Lifeboy by Phish
Lifeboy
Riff 1 (main)
e------------8----------------------------------------|
B-------8------11-----8--11-----6-------6-------------|
G--------------------------------9-----7--------------|
D--10-------------10--------------------8---8---------|
A-----------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------|
e---------------------------------------------------------|
B---6---------5-------------------------------------------|
G------5---------5---------7--5-------7---------5---------|
D----------7---------5--5--------5--------5---------------|
A--------------------------------------8--------8---------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|
(last time, play last 2 notes over a few times)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-(Riff 1, 3 times)
F G C F
Swinging on the lifeline \ Fraying bits of twine
F G C F
Entangled in the remnants of the \ Knot I left behind
-(Fill 1): Dm
e---------------------------(0)----1----|
B----------1--1--------1---------3------|
G------2------------0------------2------|
D---3------------2---------------0------|
A---------------------------------0-----|
E---------------------------------------|
Dm G C F
And asking you to help me make it \ Finally unwind
-(Fill 1)
-(Riff 2):
(Dm) ^strum ^strum
e---(1)----------------1---------0----1---x----1-----------------3------|
B---(3)----------3----3---------3----3---x----3----------3-----3--------|
G---(2)------2-------2---------2----2---x-----3----------0-----0--------|
D---(0)---0----------0---------0-----0---x-----3---------0-----0--------|
A---(0)------------------------0-----0---x------1---------2-----2-------|
E-------------------------------------------------1----------3----3-----|
-Chorus:
C Bb F Bb G C
But God never listens... to what I say
C Bb F Bb G Am
God never listens to what I say
Am Bb Am Bb C
So very... So very hard
C G F
And you don't get a refund if you overpray.
-(on "pray", repeat Riff 1 twice)
F G C
F
And when the line is breaking \ And when I'm near the end
F G C
F
When all the time spent leading \ I've been following instead
-(Fill 1)
Dm G C
F
When all my thoughts and memories \ are left hanging by a thread
-(Fill 1)
-(Riff 2)
-(Chorus)
-Solo:
|==========play twice====================|
e----------0---------------|-----------0------------0---------0-------0----|
B------------1----------1--|-------1------------1---------1--------1-------|
G------0-------------0-----|----0------------0---------0--------0----------|
D------------------2-------|-3-------------3---------3---------3-----------|
A---3----------3----------|------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
--
>quick<
e----------0------------------|------------0\1\0-------------------|
B-------------1-----------1--|--------1-----------1----------------|
G------0--------------0-----|-----0------------------0-------------|
D-------------------2--------|--3------------------------3---------|
A---3-----------3-----------|--------------------------------------|
E----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
e------------------------------|-------------0------------|----------------|
1--------1-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------0-----------|-------1-------1---------|---------1--------|
----1----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------0--------0--------|----0-------------0------|-----2-------------|
2--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------0---------------0----|----------2-----------2--|--3---------3------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------2------------2-|-3------------------------|------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---3-------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C Bb F
Fm
Stranded on this slender string, the minutes seem to last a lifetime
C Bb F Fm
(C)
Dangling here between the light above and blue below that drag me down
-(2nd solo): fingerpick these chords while sometimes adding a D on the
second string (3rd fret) - listen to recording:
C \ Fmaj7 \ C \ Fmaj7 \ C \ G \ Fmaj7 \
Am7(1/2 meas.) \ G(1/2 meas.)
-(Chorus twice)
-(Riff 1: repeat many times under "God never listens")
-Ending(slowed down):
e-----------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------|
G------5-----5----------------------------| then strum a C chord.
D-----------------------------------------|
A---8-----7--------5(hold)----------------|
E-------------------3(hold)---------------|
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version 2
Intro:
|-----8--------------|-----------------|----------------|
|---8----11----8-11--|6------8-----6---|6-----5--------3|
|-------------------9|---7-----7-------|---5-----5---0--|
|10---------10-------|-----8-----8----7|-----7-----5----|
|--------------------|-----------------|----------------|
|--------------------|-----------------|----------------|
S
----------------|--------------| |-1--1--1--1|
6-----5--------3|-1-----3-----1| |-----------|
---5-----5---0--|---0-----0----| |-----------|
-----7-----5----|-----3-----3--| |3--3--3--3-|
----------------|--------------| |-----------|
----------------|--------------| 3x |-----------|
Verse:
F G C F F
Swinging on a life line, fraying bits of twine
F G C F C/E
Entangled in the remnants of the knot I left behind
Dm G C F C/E Dm Bb
And asking you to help me make it finally unwind
Bb G/B
Chorus:
C Bb F
But God never listens
Bb G
C
To what I say
Repeat this, the second time going to an Am instead of C on the word "say"
...Am Bb Am Bb C
So very, so very hard
G F (cut to intro first time)
And you don't get a refund if you overpray
PLAY UP TO HERE 2x
The chords for the break are these:
C G7 (2x)
C G7 C F (2x)
C C11 F Fm (2x)
Stranded...
C F C F C G
F F C/E Dm C
Chorus 2x
Intro 10x
Outro:
C
|------------0---|
|-1---1------1---|
|------------0---|
|3---2---0---2---|
|------------3---|
|----------------|
Chords Used:
F G C C/E Dm Bb G/B Am G7 C11 Fm
|-1---3----3---0----3---0---1----5---1----6---0---0---1----3---1---1--|
|-1---0----3---1----5---1---3----6---3----6---3---1---0----3---3---1--|
|-2---0-or-4---0-or-5---0---2-or-7---3-or-7---0---2---0-or-4---3---1--|
|-3---0----5---2----5---2---0----7---3----8---0---2---0----3---0---3--|
|-3---2----5---3----3---3--------5---1----8---2---0---2----5---3---3--|
|-1---3----3------------0-----------------6-----------3----3-------1--|
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