SONG: Soft Rock Star BAND: Metric ALBUM: Grow Up and Blow Away YEAR: 2007 (released); 2001 (recorded) TRACK: 6 TUNING: GDAE This is a very spontaneous, jazzy form of bass playing, so the strumming marker ( > ) pretty much never means steady, consistent strumming. The bassist uses a very varied speed and rhythm to his playing, so listen closely to the recording and just improvise. (0:05) G|-----------| D|-----------| A|-----------| E|----11\----| (0:06) G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|----0>----3h5>----3>----2>----| ×4 E|------------------------------| Climb the wall to make the sun rise in time But the night had already begun Climb the wall to make the sun rise in time But the night had already begun Now here I am, I am the one (0:29) G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------6h88-88-888----88-8---------| A|----0>----3h5>----3>----2>----11-1-1----11-1-1------------------------10-8----| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| So hang high, soft star Don't shine before swine (0:40) G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|----0>----3h5>----3>----2>----| ×3 E|------------------------------| Not a lot of room to move But where is my guide? I tried looking up to you girls Please correct me, but Didn't you let the work slide? (0:58) >> = real strumming G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|----0>----3h5>----3>----3>>---| E|------------------------------| Capitalize on a novelty Cheap, pink spotlight (1:03) G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|----0>----------3>----8-7-8----| ×3 E|----------3>-------------------| "Choose the highest bidder" was my answer When they told me I was up for sale Schoolyard, junior high style (1:21) G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|----0>----------3>----2>----1>----1>----| E|----------3>----------------------------| Bullies have always tried to buy the better girls But failed now (1:34) G|-----------| D|-----------| A|-----------| E|----11\----| (1:35) G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|----0>----3h5>----3>----2>----| ×3 E|------------------------------| Bubble gumbo martini Is nothing like dépanneur red wine Travel through time Who... (1:53) G|--------------------------4----| D|-------------------------------| A|----0>----3h5>----3>----2------| E|-------------------------------| ...were you after? You were mine (1:58) G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|----0>----------3>----8-7-8----| ×3 E|----------3>-------------------| "Choose the highest bidder" was my answer When they told me I was up for sale Schoolyard, junior high style (2:15) these are 10s, not 1s and 0s G|-------------------------------------------5h777-7----8h101010-10----| D|----------------------------------888-8------------------------------| A|----0>----------3>----2>----1>---------------------------------------| E|----------3>---------------------------------------------------------| Bullies have always tried to buy the better girls But failed now (2:29) G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----33-33----33-33----33-33----33-33----22-22----22-22----22-22----22-22----| ×2 E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| So hang high, soft rock Hang high, soft rock store (2:53) (these are all 1s) G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----11-11----11-11----11-11----11-11----11-11----11-11----11\----| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Don't shine before swine (3:05) G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|----0>----------3>----8-7-8----| ×7 E|----------3>-------------------| "Choose the highest bidder" was my answer When they told me I was up for sale Schoolyard, junior high style Bullies have always tried to buy the better girls, haven't they? "Choose the highest bidder" was my answer When they told me I was up for sale Schoolyard, junior high style (3:45) G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------10-9>----88-88----88-88p7-----------------| A|----0>----------3>---------------------------------11-11~~~~----| E|----------3>----------------------------------------------------| Bullies have always tried to buy the better girls But failed now So hang high