Answering Bell


There are quite alot of versions of the song and the album version is different to the video. This tab tries to show how the studio version of the 'Gold'-Album is played. I think the intro is actually played by a banjo and a guitar but you can easily play both at a time (and on a guitar only) but it leads to a lot of possibilities it can be played, because you can the B and G play on the B and G string ("fret 0") but then you have to pick one string twice in a row on different frets, or you can play it on the G and D string (fret 4 and 5) and you can grab it sometimes better like as grabbing a chord. The way i play it is a mix, but you can do whatever fits best to your hand. Chords used: G: 355433 Bm: 224432 C: 332010 Cadd9: 330010 C/B: x22010 Am: 002210 G': 320033 G/F#: 200033 Gsus4: 320013 Em: 022000 D: x00232 Intro: G G/B Em D C C C/B Am e-3------------0------------0--0--0--0--| B--------3-------0---3-0----1--1--1--1--| G---4------4-------0-----0--0--0--0--2--| D-5---5--4---5-2-----0------2--2--2--2--| A---------------------------3--3--2--0--| E---------------------------3--3--0--0--| e------------| B------------| G------0-----| D-0h2----2p0-| A------------| E------------| Verse: G Bm C Cadd9 C Did i slip or stumble G Bm C Cadd9 C Did i trip coz i know i fell G Bm C C/B Am All's i know i wake up here in my clothes tomorrow Chorus: G' G/F# Em D C Cadd9 C Oh girl i wish i knew you well G' G/F# Em D C Oh girl i wish i knew you well C/B Am But i'm just saying hi G to your answering bell Verse: Bm C Cadd9 C Did i run thought i was walking G Bm C Cadd9 C Through your inexhaustible gale G Bm C C/B Am The Names'll change but the constellations still falling Chorus: G' G/F# Em D C Cadd9 C Oh girl if you could only tell G' G/F# Em D C Oh girl if you could only tell C/B Am But im just saying hi Bridge: Bm C G Gsus4 G Let your tears fall and touch my skin Bm C G Gsus4 G Then your thunderclouds could rage and wail Bm C D I will collect them all for you in butterfly jars Chorus: G' G/F# Em D C Cadd9 C Oh girl I'll build your wishing well G' G/F# Em D C Oh girl I'll build your wishing well C/B Am But i'm just saying hi G to your answering bell Solo: G Bm C Cadd9 C x2 G Bm C C/B Am G' G/F# Em D C Cadd9 C G' G/F# Em D C C/B Am Verse: Bm C Cadd9 C Did i sleep musta been dreaming G Bm C Cadd9 C Did i weep coz i cried like hell G Bm C C/B Am All's i want is your fortress of tears to crumble Chorus: G' G/F# Em D C Cadd9 C Oh girl they're tearing down the cell G' G/F# Em D C Cadd9 C Oh girl the stories that you tell C/B Am But i'm just saying hi Outro: e-3------------0------------0--0--0--0--| B--------3-------0---3-0----1--1--1--1--| G---4------4-------0-----0--0--0--0--2--| D-5---5--4---5-2-----0------2--2--2--2--| A---------------------------3--3--2--0--| E---------------------------3--3--0--0--|