Comin Back To Me


#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: Paul Zimmerman Subject: TAB: Comin' Back To Me - Jefferson Airplane COMIN' BACK TO ME Jefferson Airplane Part A: Verse F D# F D# e||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 4 G||-----6-----6-----|-----4-----4-----|----6------6-----|-----4-----4-----| - D||-----------------|---4-----4-----4-|-----------------|---4-----4-----4-| 4 A||-8-9---8-9---8-9-|-6-----6-----6---|-8-9---8-9---8-9-|-6-----6-----6---| E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| C# D# e|-----------------|-----------------|| B|-----------------|-----------------|| G|-----6-----6-----|-----4-----4-----|| D|---6-----6-----6-|---4-----4-----4-|| A|-4-----4-----4---|-6-----6-----6---|| E|-----------------|-----------------|| Part B: Pre-Chorus D# F F# e||-------------| |-----------------|| B||-------------| |---0-----0-------|| 3 G||-----4-----6-| 4 |-----------------|| - D||---6-----8---| - |-----8-----8---8-|| 4 A||-6-----8-----| 4 |-9-----9-----9---|| E||-------------| |-----------------|| repeat 3X Part C: Chorus F# e||-----------------|-----------------|| B||-----------------|-----------------|| G||-----3-----3-----|-----3-----3-----|| D||---4-----4-----4-|---4-----4-----4-|| A||-----------------|-----------------|| E||-2-----2-----2---|-2-----2-----2---|| Part D: Bridge C# e||-----------------|-----------------|| B||-----7-----7-----|-----4-----4-----|| G||-----------------|-----------------|| D||---6-----6-----6-|---6-----6-----6-|| A||-4-----4-----4---|-4-----4-----4---|| E||-----------------|-----------------|| repeat 5X Intro: play parts A, B, and C 2X, second time with recorder solo Part A: F D# The summer had inhaled and held its breath too long F D# The winter looked the same as if it never had gone C# D# And through an open window where no curtain hung Part B: D# F F# I saw you D# F F# I saw you D# F F# Comin'... Part C: C# ...back to me One begins to read between the pages of a look The shape of sleepy music and suddenly you're hooked Through the rain upon the trees that kisses on the run I saw you I saw you Comin' back to me Part D: C# You can't stay and live my way Scatter my love like leaves in the wind You always say you won't go away But I know what it always has been ...it always has been A transparent dream beneath an occasional sigh Most of the time I just let it go by Now I wish it hadn't begun I saw you I saw you Comin' back to me Strolling the hills overlooking the shore I realize I've been here before The shadow in the mist could have been anyone I saw you I saw you Comin' back to me Small things like reasons are put in a jar Whatever happened to wishes wished on a star Was it just something that I made up for fun I saw you I saw you Comin' back to me play parts A, B, and C (with recorder solo) and fade out Peace, Paul Z audsm@asuvm.inre.asu.edu -- "A life without cause is a life without effect" - Dildano, 'Barbarella' ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From: Harlan L Thompson COMIN' BACK TO ME- Jefferson Airplane TUNING: E B E G# B E (E chord) CAPO on 2nd fret Part A: Verse e ||------------------|-----------------| B ||------------------|-----------------| 4 G#||-----3------3-----|-----1-----1-----| (repeat) - E ||---0------0-----0-|---0-----0-----0-| 4 B ||-4------4-----4---|-2-----2-----2---| E ||------------------|-----------------| e |-----------------|-----------------|| B |-----------------|-----------------|| G#|-----3-----3-----|-----1-----1-----|| E |---2-----2-----2-|---0-----0-----0-|| B |-0-----0-----0---|-2-----2-----2---|| E |-----------------|-----------------|| Part B: Pre-Chorus e ||-------------| |-----------------|| B ||-------------| |-----------------|| 3 G#||-----1-----3-| 4 |-----0-----0-----|| - E ||---2-----4---| - |---5-----5-----5-|| 4 B ||-2-----4-----| 4 |-5-----5-----5---|| E ||-------------| |-----------------|| repeat 3X Part C: Chorus (E chord) e ||-----------------|-----------------|| B ||-----------------|-----------------|| G#||-----0-----0-----|-----0-----0-----|| E ||---0-----0-----0-|---0-----0-----0-|| B ||-----------------|-----------------|| E ||-0-----0-----0---|-0-----0-----0---|| or e ||---------0-------|---------0-------|| B ||-----------0---0-|-----------0---0-|| (or any other variation) G#||-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|| E ||---0---0---------|---0---0---------|| B ||-----------------|-----------------|| E ||-0---------------|-0---------------|| Part D: Bridge e ||------0-------0---|-----------------|| B ||--------0-------0-|-----3-------3---|| G#||------------------|-------1-------1-|| E ||---2--------2-----|---2-------2-----|| B ||-0--------0-------|-0-------0-------|| E ||------------------|-----------------|| repeat 5X Intro: play parts A, B, and C two times, second time with recorder solo Part A: The summer had inhaled and held its breath too long The winter looked the same as if it never had gone And through an open window where no curtain hung Part B: I saw you I saw you Comin'... Part C: ...back to me One begins to read between the pages of a look The shape of sleepy music and suddenly you're hooked Through the rain upon the trees that kisses on the run I saw you I saw you Comin' back to me Part D: (Bridge) You can't stay and live my way Scatter my love like leaves in the wind You always say you won't go away But I know what it always has been ...it always has been A transparent dream beneath an occasional sigh Most of the time I just let it go by Now I wish it hadn't begun I saw you I saw you Comin' back to me Strolling the hills overlooking the shore I realize I've been here before The shadow in the mist could have been anyone I saw you I saw you Comin' back to me Small things like reasons are put in a jar Whatever happened to wishes wished on a star Was it just something that I made up for fun I saw you I saw you Comin' back to me play parts A, B, and C (with recorder solo) and fade out (from Surrealistic Pillow, 1967) (sent by Harlan at harlant@hawaii.edu) NOTE: this is basically plagarized from the previous version except that I discovered the song is in an alternate tuning. I am very unsure about the bridge. I hope some can improve upon it!