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Chinatown by Jets to Brazil
Chinatown
Capo:no capo
Key: A
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
D - xx0232
E - 022100
A - x02220
Bm - x24432
C#m - x46654
Intro: D--E--D--E-- x2
then
D--E--D-A-Bm-C#m- x2
Verse 1:
D E
candle is blue could see
D
me through but I'm color
A Bm C#m D
blind they tell
E
me it's blue and I'm a
D
believer that's why I'm
A Bm C#m D
blind live on
E
the freeway listen
D
to signs and we drive
A Bm C#m D
by feel be a
E
believer believe
D
everything you'll
A Bm C#m D E D E D E D E
be right half the time
D E D A Bm C#m x2
Verse 2:
D E
candle is waxing
D
takes my apartment
A Bm C#m
I bask in its magic
D E
all of the firefighters
D
put out my fires took
A Bm C#m
all my matches
D E
staying up later waking
D
up old and I'm leaving
A Bm C#m D
her never ordering
E
in all friends and
D
lovers and we're
A
making our weather
Bm C#m D E D E D E D E
with a lone light bulb
Chorus 1:
D E
I'm tired of fighting
D
so I'm demolished
E D
that's the way some
E
make exhaustion a
D
mode of expression
E
and that's their way
D E
I'm just a question
D
knowing my answer I
E D
hope I'm wrong but
E
I know the answer it's
D
four in the morning
E
I'm right again and
D E D A Bm C#m x2
I'm chinatown
Verse 3:
D E
now in a hurry rubbing
D
up urgent to get home
A Bm C#m D
to dot was my
E
missed mistress messed
D
up my mattress I missed
A Bm C#m D
the catch last
E
of the pitchers catfish
D
done hunting harry
A Bm C#m D
lundt most
E
of the killers never
D
get famous and it's
A Bm C#m
hard on everyone
Chorus 2:
D E
I'm tired of fighting
D E
I'm tired of fighting
D E
I'm tired of fighting
D E
I'm tired of fighting
Chorus 3:
D E
I'm tired of fighting
D
so I'm demolished
E D
that's the way some
E
make exhaustion a
D
mode of expression
E
and that's their way
D E
I'm just a question
D
knowing my answer I
E D
hope I'm wrong but
E
I know the answer it's
D
four in the morning
E
I'm right again and
D D(hold) E x4
I'm chinatown
Outro:
D--E--D--A-Bm-C#m- x6
D(hold)
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version 2
Tuning:D A D G B E
Key:D
Capo:no capo
The chord names are often a combination of what Guitar 1, Guitar 2 and the bass
guitar play.
It's not just what's tabbed below.
Intro Tab:
(no3,no5) (no3,no5) ( no5 )
Dmaj7 E5 Esus4 Dmaj7 Esus2
e|---------------|------------|----------------|------------|
B|---------------|------------|----------------|------------|
G|---------------|------------|----------------|------------|
D|---------------|------------|----------------|-----4------|
A|----4------4BR-|----2-----0-|----4-------4BR-|------------|
D|-0-------------|-2-----2----|-0-----(0)------|-2----------|
(no3,no5) (no3,no5)
Dmaj7 E5 Esus4 Dmaj7 Esus2
e|---------------|------------|----------------|------------|
B|---------------|------------|----------------|------------|
G|---------------|------------|----------------|------------|
D|---------------|------------|----------------|-----4------|
A|----4------4BR-|----2-----0-|----4-------4BR-|---2--------|
D|-0----(0)------|-2-----2----|-0-----(0)------|-2----------|
(no3,no5) (no3,no5) Esus2
Dmaj7 E5 Esus4 Dmaj7 Esus4 E6sus2
e|---------------|------------|----------------|------------|
B|---------------|------------|----------------|------------|
G|---------------|------------|----------------|------------|
D|---------------|------------|----------------|-----4------|
A|----4------4BR-|----2-----0-|----4-------4BR-|---2-2------|
D|-0----(0)------|-2-----2----|-0-----(0)------|-2----------|
[additional chords implied by bass]
(no3,no5) (no3,no5) Esus2
Dmaj7 E5 Esus4 Dmaj7 Esus4 E6sus2
e|---------------|------------|----------------|------------|
B|---------------|------------|----------------|------------|
G|---------------|------------|----------------|------------|
D|---------------|------------|----------------|-----4------|
A|----4------4BR-|----2-----0-|----4-------4BR-|-----2------|
D|-0----(0)------|-2-----2----|-0-----(0)------|-2----------|
Verse Part 2:
(no3) (no3) B5 (no3,no5)
Dmaj7 Esus2 Dmaj7 Eadd11 C#m7
e|------------|------------|------------|------------|
B|------------|------------|------------|------------|
G|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D|-------4----|-------4----|-------4----|-------4----| x2
A|----0-----0-|----2-----2-|----0-----0-|----2-----2-|
D|-0----------|-2----------|-0----------|-2----------|
Chorus: Two Guitars (Sorry!)
Guitar 1:
(no5) (no5)
D E5 E6 E5 D E5 Eadd9 E5
e|-----------|----------------|-----------|----------------|
B|-----------|----------------|-----------|----------------|
G|11--1111---|----4/6-4-------|11--1111---|----9/11-9---9--|
D|-x---x-x---|----x---x-------|-x---x-x---|----x----x---x--|
A|-9---9-9-9-|--0-2/4-2---0---|-9---9-9-9-|--0-7/9--7---7--|
D|-0---0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0---0---|-0---0-0-0-|--0-0-0--0---0--|
Guitar 2:
D5 E5 D5 E5 Eadd11
e|-----------|----------------|-----------|----------------|
B|-3---3-3---|--5-5---5-5-5-5-|-3---3-3---|--5-5-----10----|
G|-2---2-2---|--4-4---4-4-4-4-|-2---2-2---|--4-4---13--13--|
D|-0---0-0---|--2-2---2-2-2-2-|-0---0-0---|--2-2-----------|
A|-0---0-0-0-|--2-2---2-2-2-2-|-0---0-0-0-|--2-2-----------|
D|-0---0-0-0-|--2-2---2-2-2-2-|-0---0-0-0-|--2-2-----------|
Guitar 1:
(no5) (no5) Em7
D E5 Em6 E5 D Em6 Em6 E5
e|-----------|----------------|-----------|---------------|
B|-----------|----------------|-----------|---------------|
G|11--1111---|----4/6-4-------|11--1111---|----6/7-6---4--|
D|-x---x-x---|----x---x-------|-x---x-x---|----x---x---x--|
A|-9---9-9-9-|--0-2/4-2---0---|-9---9-9-9-|--0-4/5-4---2--|
D|-0---0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0---0---|-0---0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0---0--|
Guitar 2:
D5 E5 D5 E5
e|-----------|----------------|-----------|----------------|
B|-3---3-3---|--5-5---5-5-5-5-|-3---3-3---|--5-5---5-5-5-5-|
G|-2---2-2---|--4-4---4-4-4-4-|-2---2-2---|--4-4---4-4-4-4-|
D|-0---0-0---|--2-2---2-2-2-2-|-0---0-0---|--2-2---2-2-2-2-|
A|-0---0-0-0-|--2-2---2-2-2-2-|-0---0-0-0-|--2-2---2-2-2-2-|
D|-0---0-0-0-|--2-2---2-2-2-2-|-0---0-0-0-|--2-2---2-2-2-2-|
Interlude are lines 3 & 4 of Intro.
Guitar 1 Verses 2 & 3, Part 2 (Guitar 2 does what it did in Verse 1, Part 2):
(no3) (no3)
Dmaj7 Eadd9 Dmaj7 Eadd9
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-6-6-6-6-6b-6b-6b-6b-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
(no3) (no3)
Dmaj7 Eadd9 Dmaj7 Eadd9
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-6b-6b-6b-6b-6B-6B-6B-6B-
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------
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Chorus 2: Guitar 1 begins as in Chorus 1, then doubles Guitar 2 for 2 lines, and
Dmaj7 E D5 E
e|-----------|----------------------|---------------|----------------------|
B|-----------|----------------------|---------------|----------------------|
G|11--1111---|--13-13---13-13-13-13-|-14---14-14-14-|--13-13---13-14-13----|
D|-x---x-x---|---x--x----x--x--x--x-|--x----x--x--x-|---x--x----x--x--x----| x2
A|-9---9-9-9-|--11-11---11-11-11-11-|-12---12-12-12-|--11-11---11-12-11----|
D|-0---0-0-0-|----------------------|---------------|----------------------|
then does this:
Post Chorus 2:
Guitar 1:
E* G#* B* F#*
e|------------|----------------|------------|----------------|
B|------------|----------------|------------|----------------|
G|-9 -----|-13 --------|-16 ----|-11 --------|
D|-x x16 -----|--x x16 --------|--x x16 ----|--x x16 --------|
A|-7 -----|-11 --------|-14 ----|--9 --------|
D|------------|----------------|------------|----------------|
E*/F#* G#* A* B*
e|-------------|----------------|------------|----------------|
B|-------------|----------------|------------|----------------|
G|-9/11-11 ----|-13 --------|-14 ----|-16 -16b |
D|-x-x---x x14 |--x x16 --------|--x x16 ----|--x x18 --x x8 |
A|-7/9---9 ----|-11 --------|-12 ----|-14 -14b |
D|-------------|----------------|------------|----------------|
Guitar 2: (no3)
Dsus2 E D6 F#m11
e|-------------|----------------|------------|----------------|
B|-3-----3-----|--5-5---5-5-5-5-|-3-----3----|--5-5---5-5-5-5-|
G|-2-----2-----|--4-4---4-4-4-4-|-2-----2----|--4-4---4-4-4-4-|
D|-0-----0-----|--2-2---2-2-2-2-|-0-----0----|--2-2---2-2-2-2-|
A|-0-----0-----|--2-2---2-2-2-2-|-0-----0----|--2-2---2-2-2-2-|
D|-0-----0-----|--2-2---2-2-2-2-|-0-----0----|--2-2---2-2-2-2-|
D E D5 F#m11
e|-------------|----------------|------------|----------------|
B|-3-----3-----|--5-5---5-5-5-5-|-3-----3----|--5-5---5-5-5-5-|
G|-2-----2-----|--4-4---4-4-4-4-|-2-----2----|--4-4---4-4-4-4-|
D|-0-----0-----|--2-2---2-2-2-2-|-0-----0----|--2-2---2-2-2-2-|
A|-0-----0-----|--2-2---2-2-2-2-|-0-----0----|--2-2---2-2-2-2-|
D|-0-----0-----|--2-2---2-2-2-2-|-0-----0----|--2-2---2-2-2-2-|
Outro:
D Aadd11/E D A* B* C#*
e|------------|---------------|------------|-----------|
B|------------|---------------|------------|-----------|
G|------------|---------------|------------|-----------|
D|-------4----|------0---0----|-------4----|-----------| x2
A|----0-------|----4---4---4--|----0-------|-----------|
D|-0----------|--7------------|-0----------|-----------|
[E/B]
D E* D Aadd9 B* C#*
e|------------|---------------|------------|-----------|
B|------------|---------------|------------|-----------|
G|------------|---------------|------------|-----------|
D|-------4----|---------------|-------4----|-----------|
A|----0-------|---------------|----0-------|-----------|
D|-0----------|---------------|-0----------|-----------|
[E/B]
D5 Aadd11/E D Aadd9 B* C#*
e|------------|---------------|------------|-----------|
B|------------|---------------|------------|-----------|
G|------------|---------------|------------|-----------|
D|-------0----|------0---0----|-------4----|-----------|
A|----0-------|----4---4---4--|----0-------|-----------|
D|-0----------|--7------------|-0----------|-----------|
[E/B] (no5)
Dsus2 Aadd9 Dsus2 Aadd9 B* C#m
e|------------|---------------|------------|-----------|
B|------------|---------------|------------|-----------|
G|------------|---------------|------------|-----------|
D|-------2----|--------2------|-------2----|-----------|
A|----0-------|--0-2-4---0----|----0-------|-----------|
D|-0----------|---------------|-0----------|-----------|
(no5) [E/B]
Dsus2 Aadd9 Dsus2 Aadd9 B* C#*
e|------------|---------------|------------|-----------|
B|------------|---------------|------------|-----------|
G|------------|---------------|------------|-----------|
D|-------2----|--------2------|-------2----|-----------|
A|----0-------|--0-2-4---0----|------------|--4----2---|
D|-0----------|---------------|-0----------|-----------|
Dsus2
e|------------|---------------|------------|-----------|
B|------------|---------------|------------|-----------|
G|------------|---------------|------------|-----------|
D|-2----------|---------------|------------|-----------|
A|-0----------|---------------|------------|-----------|
D|-0----------|---------------|------------|-----------|
b = small bend by 1/4 tone
B = bigger bend by 1/2 tone
R = release
/ = slide up
x = mute string
() = ghost note
Bmadd11/D 0(5)(0)470
E* 2xxxxx
D* 0xxxxx
A* x0xxxx |
B* x2xxxx | you're missing an octave here to accurately mimic the bass
guitar
C#* x4xxxx |
Dmaj7(no3) 004xxx
[Intro]
| Dmaj7 | E5 Esus4 | Dmaj7 | Esus2 | (x2)
| Dmaj7 | E5 Esus4 | Dmaj7 | Esus4 Esus2 E6sus2 | (x2)
[Verse]
Bmadd11/D E* D* A* B* C#*
Candle is blue, could see me through, I'm color blind
Dadd9 E* D* A* B* C#*
They tell me it's blue, I'm a believer, that's why I'm blind
Dmaj7 Esus2 Dmaj7 Eadd11 B5 C#m7
Live on the freeway, listen to signs and we drive by feel
Dmaj7 Esus2 Dmaj7 Eadd11 B5 C#m7
Be a believer, believe everything, you'll be right half the time
[Chorus]
| D5 | E5 | D5 | E5 Eadd11 |
| D5 | E5 | D5 | E5 |
[Interlude]
| Dmaj7 | E5 Esus4 | Dmaj7 | Esus4 Esus2 E6sus2 | (x2)
[Verse]
Dmaj7 E* D* A* B* C#*
Candle is waxing, takes my apartment, I bask in its magic
D* E* D* A* B* C#*
All of the firefighters put out my fires, took all my matches
Dmaj7 Eadd9 Dmaj7 Eadd9
Staying up later, waking up old and I'm leaving her never
Dmaj7 Eadd9 Dmaj7 Eadd9
Ordering in, all friends and lovers and we're making our weather with a
lone light bulb
[Chorus]
| D5 | E5 | D5 | E5 Eadd11 |
| D5 | E5 | D5 | E5 |
D5 E5 D5 E5
I'm tired of fighting, so I'm demolished - that's the way
D5 E5 D5 E5
Some make exhaustion a mode of expression and that's their way
Dmaj7 E D5 E
I'm just a question knowing my answer, I hope I'm wrong
Dmaj7 E D5 E
I know the answer, it's four in the morning, I'm right again, I'm Chinatown
[Interlude]
| Dmaj7 | E5 Esus4 | Dmaj7 | Esus4 Esus2 E6sus2 | (x2)
[Verse]
Bmadd11/D E* D* A* B* C#*
Now in a hurry, rubbing up urgent to get home to dot
D* E* D* A* B* C#*
Was my missed mistress, messed up my mattress, I missed the catch
Dmaj7 Eadd9 Dmaj7 Eadd9
Last of the pitchers, catfish done hunting, Harry Lundt
Dmaj7 Eadd9 Dmaj7 Eadd9
Most of the killers never get famous and it's hard on everyone
[Chorus]
| D5 | E5 | D5 | E5 Eadd11 |
| D5 | E5 | D5 | E5 |
D5 E5 D5 E5 Eadd11
I'm tired of fighting, I'm tired of fighting
D5 E5 D5 E5
I'm tired of fighting, I'm tired of fighting
D5 E5 D5 E5
I'm tired of fighting, so I'm demolished - that's the way
D5 E5 D5 E5
Some make exhaustion a mode of expression and that's their way
Dmaj7 E D5 E
I'm just a question knowing my answer, I hope I'm wrong
Dmaj7 E D5 E
I know the answer, it's four in the morning, I'm right again, I'm Chinatown
| Dsus2 | E | D6 | F#m11 |
| D | E | D5 | F#m11 |
[Outro]
| D | Aadd11/E | D | A* B* C#* | (x2)
| D | E* | D [E/B] | Aadd9 B* C#* |
| D5 | Aadd11/E | D [E/B] | Aadd9 B* C#* |
| Dsus2 | Aadd9 | Dsus2 [E/B] | Aadd9 B* C#m | (x2)
| Dsus2 | N.C. | N.C. | N.C. |
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version 3
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
Intro
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------4------------------------------4---------------|
A|-4--4b--2--0--------4--4b---------4--4b--2--0------4--4b--2----------------|
E|0--0---0--0--------0--0---0------0--0---0--0------0--0---0-----------------|
Candle is blue, could see me through
I'm colorblind
They tell me it's blue, I'm a believer
That's why I'm blind
Live on the freeway, listen to signs
And we drive by feel
Be a believer, believe everything
You'll be right half the time
Candle is waxing, takes my apartment
I bask in its magic
All of the firefighters put out my fires
Took all my matches
Staying up later, waking up old
And I'm leaving her never
Ordering in all friends and lovers
And we're making our weather with a lone lifeboat
I'm tired of fighting, so I'll demolish
That's the way
Some make exhaustion a mode of expression
And that's the way
I'm just a question, knowing my answer
Hope I'm wrong
I know the answer, it's four in the morning, I'm right again
I'm Chinatown
Now in a hurry, rubbing up urgent
To get home to dot
Was my miss mistress, messed up my mattress
I missed the catch
Last of the pictures, catfish done hunting
Harry Lundt
Most of the killers never get famous
And it's hard on everyone
I'm tired of fighting
I'm tired of fighting
I'm tired of fighting
I'm tired of fighting
I'm tired of fighting so I'll demolish
That's the way
Some make exhaustion a mode of expression
And that's the way
I'm just a question, knowing my answer
Hope I'm wrong
I know the answer, it's four in the morning, I'm right again
I'm Chinatown
| b Bend
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