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Lives by Modest Mouse
Lives
Tuning: EADGBe
Time Signature: 6/8
[Intro]
E ----------------------------------------------------|
B ----------------------------------------------------|
G -------------------2b-------------------------------|
D -------2-0-----0-4----4-------2-0-------------------|
A ---0-4-----4-2------------0-4-----4-2-4\7-4-2-0-----|
E -2----------------------2-----------------------0---|
[Play this intro riff 4 times]
“You were the dull sound”
E ---------|
B ---------|
G ---------|
D -----4---|
A --4--2---|
E --2------|
The strumming pattern changes throughout this section. Play:
E E E E SSSS (x4)
E SSSSE SSSS (x4)
F# B
You were the dull sound of sharp math when you were alive”
F# B
and no one's gonna play the harp when you die,
F# B
and if I had a nickel for every damn time, I'd have
F# B
half the time, do you mind?
[Play intro riff 3 times]
[Then play this transition] (thanks to onlymodestmouse’s version for this)
E. E S E. E S E. E S E S S E
e|--------------------|---------------------|
B|--3--------3--------|--3--------3----3----|
G|--0--------0--------|--0--------0----0-x--|
D|--2---2--2-2---2--2-|--2---2--2-2--2-2-x--|
A|--3---3--3-3---3--3-|--3---3--3-3--3-3-x--|
E|--------------------|---------------------|
“It’s hard to remember”
E ----------------------------------------|
B -15-15-15-12-12-12-15-15-15-12-10-8--3--|
G -0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
D ----------------------------------------|
A -17-17-17-14-14-14-17-17-17-14-12-10-5--|
E ----------------------------------------|
[Play this part 5 times]
E -------------------------------------|
B -15-15-15-12-12-12-15-15-15-12-10-8--|
G -0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
D -------------------------------------|
A -17-17-17-14-14-14-17-17-17-14-12-10-|
E -------------------------------------|
[This is mostly the same as before. Just take off the last G and transition into the
below.]
E -----------------------|
B -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------|
G -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|
D ---------0-0-0-0-------|
A -3-3-2-2-------------0-|
E ---------3-3-2-2-2-3---|
The strumming pattern for each set of chord is E SE SE SSSS;
the 2-3-0 is E E E
[Play this part 5 times. Isaac starts singing the second time through]
[Play the intro riff twice, end on the low F#]
Everyone's afraid of their own lives
If you could be anything you want
I bet you'd be disappointed, am I right?
No one really knows the ones they love
If you knew everything they thought
I bet that you would wish that they'd just shut up
Well, you were the dull sound of sharp math
When you were alive
No one's going to play the harp when you die
And if I had a nickel for every damn dime
I'd have half the time, do you mind?
Everyone's afraid of their own lives
If you could be anything you want
I bet you'd be disappointed, am I right?
Am I right, am I right, am I right?
Am I right, am I right, am I right?
And it's our lives
It's hard to remember, it's hard to remember
We're alive for the first time
It's hard to remember, it's hard to remember
We're alive for the last time
It's hard to remember, it's hard to remember
To live before you die
It's hard to remember, it's hard to remember
That our lives are such a short time
It's hard to remember, it's hard to remember
When it takes such a long time
It's hard to remember, it's hard to remember
My mom's God is a woman and my mom she is a witch
I like this
My hell comes from inside, comes from inside myself
Why fight this?
Everyone's afraid of their own lives
If you could be anything you want
I bet you'd be disappointed, am I right?
| b Bend
| \ Slide down
| x Dead note
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version 2
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Time Signature: 6/8
INTRO/VERSE RIFF
E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E
e||--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
B||--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
G||--------------|-------2~~---|-------------|--------------|
D||--------2-0---|---0-4-----4-|-------2-0---|--------------|
A||----0-4-----4-|-2-----------|---0-4-----4-|-2-4-s7-4-2-0-|
E||--2-----------|-------------|-2-----------|--------------|
electric guitar:
Q E Q E
e||--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
B||--------------|------5brb---|-------------|--------------|
G||--------------|-----------6-|-------------|--------------|
D||--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
A||--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
E||--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
electric riff right before next section:
Q E Q E Q E Q E E E E
e|------------|-------------|-------------|----------------|
B|------------|------5brb---|-------------|----------------|
G|------------|-----------6-|--6--7-6--7--|----------------|
D|------------|-------------|-------------|--9--s11-9-7----|
A|------------|-------------|-------------|-------------7--|
E|------------|-------------|-------------|----------------|
YOU WERE THE SOUND OF SHARP MATH:
E E E E S S S S E E E E S S S S
e|----------------------|----------------------|
B|----------------------|----------------------|
G|----------------------|--4--4--4--4--4-4-x-x-|
D|--4--4--4--4--4-4-x-x-|--4--4--4--4--4-4-x-x-|
A|--4--4--4--4--4-4-x-x-|--2--2--2--2--2-2-x-x-|
E|--2--2--2--2--2-2-x-x-|----------------------|
CONTINUE INTRO RIFF
electric guitar riff:
PM PM PM PM PM PM
E E E E E E
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-4--6-s9--6--4--6--|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
IT'S HARD TO REMEMBER:
E. E S E. E S E. E S E S S E
e|--------------------|---------------------|
B|--3--------3--------|--3--------3----3----|
G|--0--------0--------|--0--------0----0-x--|
D|--2---2--2-2---2--2-|--2---2--2-2--2-2-x--|
A|--3---3--3-3---3--3-|--3---3--3-3--3-3-x--|
E|--------------------|---------------------|
E S S S S E S S S S E S E S E E E
|----------------------------------|---------------------------|
|--15-----15-------12-----12-------|--15-----15--15-12--10--8--|
|---0---0--0--0--x--0---0--0--0--x-|---0---0--0---0--0---0--0--|
|---x---x--x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x-|---x---x--x---x--x---x--x--|
|--15--15-15-15--x-12--12-12-12--x-|--15--15-15-----12--10--8--|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------|
BRIDGE (C, Em, G, D):
E S E S E S S S S E S E S E S S S S E S E S E S S S S
e|------------------------|------------------------|----------------------|
B|-------------3----------|-------------3----------|----------------------|
G|-0--(0)-0--0-0--0-0-x-x-|-0--(0)-0--0-0--0-0-x---|-0--0------0--0-0-0-0-|
D|-x---x--x--x-x--x-x-x-x-|-x---x--x--x-x--x-x-x---|-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-|
A|-3---3--3--3-3--3-3-x-x-|-2---2--2--2-2--2-2-x-0-|-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-x-x-|
E|------------------------|----------------------0-|-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-|
E S E S E E E
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|--0--0-0--0-0--0-----|
|--x--x-x--x-x--x-----|
|--2--2-2--2-2--3--5--|
MY MOM'S GOD IS A WOMAN (has more notes on the higher strings):
E S E S E S S S S E S E S E S S S S E S E S E S S S S
e|------------------------|------------------------|----------------------|
B|-------------3----------|-------------3----------|-----------3----------|
G|-0--(0)-0--0-0--0-0-x-x-|-0--(0)-0--0-0--0-0-x---|-0--0------0--0-0-0-0-|
D|-x---x--x--x-x--x-x-x-x-|-x---x--x--x-x--x-x-x---|-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-|
A|-3---3--3--3-3--3-3-x-x-|-2---2--2--2-2--2-2-x-0-|-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-x-x-|
E|------------------------|----------------------0-|-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-|
E S E S E E E
|---------------------|
|-------3-------------|
|-------2-------------|
|--0--0-0--0-0--0-----|
|--x--x-x--x-x--x-----|
|--2--2-2--2-2--3--5--|
OUTRO (same as Intro riff on acoustic)
electric guitar:
NH NH
Q E Q E
e|--------------|-------12brb----|-------------|-------------|
B|--------------|----------------|-------------|-------------|
G|--------------|----------------|-------------|-------------|
D|--------------|----------------|-------------|-------------|
A|--------------|-------------9--|-------------|-------------|
E|--------------|----------------|-------------|-------------|
Everyone's afraid of their own lives
If you could be anything you want
I bet you'd be disappointed, am I right?
No one really knows the ones they love
If you knew everything they thought
I bet that you would wish that they'd just shut up
Well, you were the dull sound of sharp math
When you were alive
No one's going to play the harp when you die
And if I had a nickel for every damn dime
I'd have half the time, do you mind?
Everyone's afraid of their own lives
If you could be anything you want
I bet you'd be disappointed, am I right?
Am I right, am I right, am I right?
Am I right, am I right, am I right?
And it's our lives
It's hard to remember, it's hard to remember
We're alive for the first time
It's hard to remember, it's hard to remember
We're alive for the last time
It's hard to remember, it's hard to remember
To live before you die
It's hard to remember, it's hard to remember
That our lives are such a short time
It's hard to remember, it's hard to remember
When it takes such a long time
It's hard to remember, it's hard to remember
My mom's God is a woman and my mom she is a witch
I like this
My hell comes from inside, comes from inside myself
Why fight this?
Everyone's afraid of their own lives
If you could be anything you want
I bet you'd be disappointed, am I right?
Duration Legend
---------------
Q - quarter
E - 8th
S - 16th
Tablature Legend
----------------
x - dead note
(n) - ghost note
NH - natural harmonic
b - bend
br - bendRelease
brb - bendReleaseBend
s - slide to
~ - vibrato
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version 3
* Intro *
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------2^----------------------------------------------|
D|-------2-0-----0-4----4--------------------------------------------|
A|---0-4-----4-2-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-2-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------2-0---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---0-4-----4-2-4/7-4-2-0-------------------------------------------|
E|-2-----------------------------------------------------------------|
If you have the cd ( you probably won't get far without it )
count the number of beats in each pattern and the number of
times the pattern is repeated.
Everyone's affraid of their own lives, If you could be anything you want
I bet you'd be dissapointed, am I right?
No one really knows the one's they love, If you knew everything
they thought,I bet you'd wish that they'd just shut up.
and then it goes...
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------4-4444------------4-4444--------------------------------|
A|-4--4-4-4--2-2222--4--4-4-4--2-2222--------------------------------|
E|-2--2-2-2----------2--2-2-2----------------------------------------|
Well you were the dull sound of sharp math when you were alive,
and no one's gonna play the harp when you die, and if I had a
nickel for every damn time, I'd have half the time, do you mind?
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------2^----------------------------------------------|
D|-------2-0-----0-4----4--------------------------------------------|
A|---0-4-----4-2-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-2-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------2-0---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---0-4-----4-2-4/7-4-2-0-------------------------------------------|
E|-2-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Everyone's affraid of their own lives, If you could be anything you want
I bet you'd be dissapointed, am I right?
Am I right, am I right, am I right?
It's our lives,
*Part 2*
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15-15-15-12-12-12-15-15-15-12-10-8-3------------------------------|
G|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
It's hard to remember, It's hard to remember we're alive for the
first time
It's hard to remember, It's hard to remember we're alive from the
last time
It's hard to remember, It's hard to remember
to live before you die
It's hard to remember, It's hard to remember that our lives, are
such a short time
It's hard to remember, It's hard to remember when it takes such a
long time
It's hard to remember...
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15-15-15-12-12-12-15-15-15-12-10-8-3------------------------------|
G|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
It's hard to remember...
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-2-2-2-3-3-3-------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-2-2-2-3-3-3-------------------------------------------------|
My moms', god is a woman and my mom she is a witch
I, like, this
My hell, comes from in side comes from inside myself
Why, fight, this
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-2-2-2-3-3-3----0--------------------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-2-2-2-3-3-3-2-3---------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------2^----------------------------------------------|
D|-------2-0-----0-4----4--------------------------------------------|
A|---0-4-----4-2-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-2-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------2-0---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---0-4-----4-2-4/7-4-2-0-------------------------------------------|
E|-2-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Everyone's affraid of their own lives, If you could be anything you want
I bet you'd be dissapointed, am I right?
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------2-0---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---0-4-----4-2-4/7-4-2-0-------------------------------------------|
E|-2-----------------------2-----------------------------------------|
Everyone's afraid of their own lives
If you could be anything you want
I bet you'd be disappointed, am I right?
No one really knows the ones they love
If you knew everything they thought
I bet that you would wish that they'd just shut up
Well, you were the dull sound of sharp math
When you were alive
No one's going to play the harp when you die
And if I had a nickel for every damn dime
I'd have half the time, do you mind?
Everyone's afraid of their own lives
If you could be anything you want
I bet you'd be disappointed, am I right?
Am I right, am I right, am I right?
Am I right, am I right, am I right?
And it's our lives
It's hard to remember, it's hard to remember
We're alive for the first time
It's hard to remember, it's hard to remember
We're alive for the last time
It's hard to remember, it's hard to remember
To live before you die
It's hard to remember, it's hard to remember
That our lives are such a short time
It's hard to remember, it's hard to remember
When it takes such a long time
It's hard to remember, it's hard to remember
My mom's God is a woman and my mom she is a witch
I like this
My hell comes from inside, comes from inside myself
Why fight this?
Everyone's afraid of their own lives
If you could be anything you want
I bet you'd be disappointed, am I right?
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version 4
Intro:(Part 1):("Everyone's afraid of their own lives...")
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------2----------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------2----------------------------------------------|
D|--------2---------4---4---------2---------2------------------------|
A|------4---5-4-2-5-------------4---5-4-2-4--------------------------|
E|--2-5---------------------2-5--------------------------------------|
-this plays through the beginning and then later switches into Part 2
Part 2:("well, you were the dull sound of sharp math...")
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--------------------------------|
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--------------------------------|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------------------|
E|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------------------------------------|
-the song then goes back tp Part 1 and plays for four measures. The song then changes
completely and starts off at part 3:(you can figure out the strumming pattern on your
own.)
Part 3:("and it's our lives...and it's hard to remember...")
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3-3-3-3-5-5-3-3---15-15-12-12-15-15-12-10-8-3-3-3-3-5-5-3-3------|
G|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-this goes on for a little while with Brock saying "it's hard to remember..."
after a while, though, it gets ready to exit into the next part and Brock plays the end to part 3.
Part 3:("It's hard to remebeeeeeeeer."
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--15-15-12-10-8-8-8-8----15-15-12-10-8-8-8-8-----------------------|
G|--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0----0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-fades into Part 4
Part 4:("My mom's God is a woman, and my mom she is a witch..."
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--4-4-5-4-------------------------------|
A|--3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-------------------------------|
E|--------------------3-3-3-3--2-2-3-2-------------------------------|
-This plays until Part 1 starts again to end the song.
Everyone's afraid of their own lives
If you could be anything you want
I bet you'd be disappointed, am I right?
No one really knows the ones they love
If you knew everything they thought
I bet that you would wish that they'd just shut up
Well, you were the dull sound of sharp math
When you were alive
No one's going to play the harp when you die
And if I had a nickel for every damn dime
I'd have half the time, do you mind?
Everyone's afraid of their own lives
If you could be anything you want
I bet you'd be disappointed, am I right?
Am I right, am I right, am I right?
Am I right, am I right, am I right?
And it's our lives
It's hard to remember, it's hard to remember
We're alive for the first time
It's hard to remember, it's hard to remember
We're alive for the last time
It's hard to remember, it's hard to remember
To live before you die
It's hard to remember, it's hard to remember
That our lives are such a short time
It's hard to remember, it's hard to remember
When it takes such a long time
It's hard to remember, it's hard to remember
My mom's God is a woman and my mom she is a witch
I like this
My hell comes from inside, comes from inside myself
Why fight this?
Everyone's afraid of their own lives
If you could be anything you want
I bet you'd be disappointed, am I right?
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version 5
Intro:
E ----------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------
G -------------------2b-------------------------------
D -------2-0-----0-4----4-------2-0-------------------
A ---0-4-----4-2------------0-4-----4-2-4\7-4-2-0-----
E -2----------------------2-----------------------2_start right over
B = bend 2 full bends
"you were the dull sound"
E ---------
B ---------
G ---------
D -----2---
A --2--4---
E --4------
"its hard to remember"
E -------------------------------
B -15--12--15--12--10--8--3--3---
G -0---0---0---0---0---0--0--0---
D -------------------------------
A -15--12--15--12--10--8--3--2---
E -------------------------------
"my moms god is a woman"
E ----------------------------
B --3--3--------3-3-3-3-------
G --0--0--------0-0-0-0-------
D --0--0--------x-x-0-0-------
A --x--x-----0--x-x-x-x-----0-
E --3--2-2-3----3-2-2-3-2-3---
Then the intro 2x to finish the song
Everyone's afraid of their own lives
If you could be anything you want
I bet you'd be disappointed, am I right?
No one really knows the ones they love
If you knew everything they thought
I bet that you would wish that they'd just shut up
Well, you were the dull sound of sharp math
When you were alive
No one's going to play the harp when you die
And if I had a nickel for every damn dime
I'd have half the time, do you mind?
Everyone's afraid of their own lives
If you could be anything you want
I bet you'd be disappointed, am I right?
Am I right, am I right, am I right?
Am I right, am I right, am I right?
And it's our lives
It's hard to remember, it's hard to remember
We're alive for the first time
It's hard to remember, it's hard to remember
We're alive for the last time
It's hard to remember, it's hard to remember
To live before you die
It's hard to remember, it's hard to remember
That our lives are such a short time
It's hard to remember, it's hard to remember
When it takes such a long time
It's hard to remember, it's hard to remember
My mom's God is a woman and my mom she is a witch
I like this
My hell comes from inside, comes from inside myself
Why fight this?
Everyone's afraid of their own lives
If you could be anything you want
I bet you'd be disappointed, am I right?
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