#----------------------------------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.# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Date: Sat, 31 Jan 1998 16:29:50 +1300 From: ROGER CURL Subject: CRD:G/Grant_Lee_Buffalo/Arousing_Thunder.crd Song : Arousing Thunder Artist : Grant Lee Buffalo Album : Copperopolis Transcribed by : Geoffrey Nickles For this song you will need to detune your guitar down 1/2 a step: eb bb gb db ab eb The intro of the song is D and Dsus4 with the following riff played over the top it four times: D Dsus4 D e-----2-3--2---- X 4 b---3---------3- g-2------------- d--------------- a--------------- e--------------- Then the first verse starts (with intro riffx2 played over the top) Em G D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D Maybe the rain's holding off, Em G D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D (I'll just refer Surely it knows, we're down here to this as D riff now) Em G D riff Walking 'round barefoot lost Em A Pretty soon these clouds have got to clear G D A I know it's a lot G D A Arousing thunder I only ask it to stop G D A For a second so I could coax you to talk (There could be a very quick G in here, I'm not sure) Em ^ D riff Em G D riff Think when we first layed eyes Em G D riff Didn't know who you were and then I was one more passerby Em G D riff You were the girl in the entryway, thats all that I knew but Em A You were still in school and I was insecure G D A I know it's a lot G D A Arousing thunder I only ask it to stop G D A For a second so I could coax you to talk A F#m A F#m A F#m A F#m A F#m A F#m D riff D riff About your dreams and orange soda tea leaves, tv, more....more (If you don't like all the changes above you can just strum the F#m the whole way though til 'more' but it doesn't sound as good) Em G D riff Looks like the rains holding off Em G D riff Might as well take this slow Em G D riff You know sometimes when I hold you in silence I listen real close Em A Then I hear you talking to my soul G D A Well I know it ain't half G D A of this story I'm only meaning to ask G D A D riff D riff D riff etc Just what would it take to coax you to laugh? To laugh, To laugh To laugh Em G D riff Em G D riff Em G D riff Just play G over the following lines What would it What would it D What would it take you to laugh? Repeat the above twice, then I'm not too sure on the ending but I'll give it a go G Em Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba G Em Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba G Em D Na na na na na na na Then play D (plus the riff a few times) till the end. A couple of the chords: D sus4 F#m e-3- e-2- b-3- b-2- g-2- g-2- d-0- d-4- a-0- a-4- e-x- e-2- If you have any comments or corrections or just let me know someone's using this tab e mail me at CURLEY@xtra.co.nz :-)