Knock Knock


Knock Knock Album Tab Smog ------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Let's Move To The Country 2. Held 3. River Guard 4. No Dancing 5. Teenage Spaceship 6. Cold-Blooded Old Times 7. Sweet Treat 8. Hit The Ground Running 9. I Could Drive Forever 10. Left Only With Love ------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Let's Move To The Country Half-step down (though it's not really necessary) Whole Song: Eb-------------| Bb-------------| Gb-------------| Db-------------| Ab--3-3-3-3-3--| Eb-------------| (ad infinitum) Lead guitar line Eb----------------------------------------| Bb-----8~--and-chimes-these-notes--10-8~--| Gb--7/9-----------------------------------| Db----------------------------------------| Ab----------------------------------------| Eb----------------------------------------| The chime comes at the end of the melody, which can be played as: Eb--------------| Bb--------------| Gb---------2----| Db----5--2---5--| Ab--3-----------| Eb--------------| That's it. Lyrics: Let's move to the country Let's move to the country Just you and me My travels are over My travels are through Let's move to the country Just me and you A goat and a monkey A mule and a flea Let's move to the country Just you and me Let's start a... Let's have a... (Travels are over...) End on 3rd fret Ab string. 2. Held Half-step down Main riff Eb----------------------------------------------------------| Bb--------------------------------------10-----10--------8--| Gb-------9-----9---------7-----------------9------9--7h9----| Db---------9-----9---7h9------------7-7------7-----7--------| Ab---7-7-----7-----7----------------0-0---------------------| Eb---0-0---------------------(3x)---------------------------|(3x) Again, simple. Lyrics: For the first time in my life I let myself be held Like a big old baby I surrender To your charity I lay back in the tall grass Let the ants cover me Let the jets fly Not wishing for their destruction Orange and black In a perfect blue sky For the first time in my life I am movin' away, movin' away, movin' away From within the reach of me And all the while, being held Like a big old baby 3. River Guard Once again, half-step down Chords: A G Bm Eb---0---3---2---| Bb---2---3---3---| Gb---2---0---4---| Db---2---0---4---| Ab---0---2---2---| Eb-------3-------| Intro: A G Bm A G Bm When I take the prisoners swimming A G Bm They have the time of their lives A G Bm I love to watch them ---- floating A G Bm ---- ---- on their backs A G Bm Unburdened ---- and relaxed A G Bm A G Bm Sit in the tall grass and look the other way A G Bm And when I haul them in, they always say A G Bm Our sentences will not be ---- served A G Bm We are constantly on trial A G Bm It's a way ---- to be free A G Bm A G Bm Most nights I go ---- for a drive A G Bm Mmmm... to the highest place I can find A G Bm I'm standing on a cliff, with gooseflesh A G Bm Watching the wind rip the leaves off the trees A G Bm ---- ---- Death defying A G Bm Every breath, death defying A G Bm A G Bm Soon we'll all be back in the yard A G Bm Behind the walls, ---- living hard A G Bm Dreaming of cool rivers, and tall grass A G Bm We are constantly on trial A G Bm It's a way ---- to be free A G Bm We are constantly on trial A G Bm It's a way ---- to be free Lead guitar line: Eb----------------------------------------------------------| Bb------------------------10!-10/12~--12-14-15-14-12-10-7~--| Gb------7-9!-9/11~--7h9/11----------------------------------| Db---7h9----------------------------------------------------| Ab----------------------------------------------------------| Eb----------------------------------------------------------|(3x) As always, (----) is a pause in the lyrics, (!) means to cut the note off real quick, and (~) means sustain or slight vibrato. 4. No Dancing Drop D (Half Step Down) Chords: E5 D5 Eb-----------| Bb-----------| Gb-----------| Db---2---0---| Ab---2---0---| Db---2---0---| Verse & intro riff (heavy distortion, palm-mute) E riff D riff Eb------------------------| Bb------------------------| Gb------------------------| Db---0h22-222---2p00-000--| Ab---0h22-222---2p00-000--| Db---0h22-222---2p00-000--| Intro: E riff E riff There's always some bird dog snuffling D riff At your gate E riff Looking like he came to collect D riff Something you said you owed E riff There's always some turtle snapping D riff In my head E riff Saying you can't just waltz in here, acting D riff Like nothing is wrong D5 (sustain) E5 No dancing, no dancing, no dancing D5 Not while the road is racing E5 No dancing, no dancing, no dancing D5 Not while the time is chasing E riff Well there's a pitcher on the land I recognize his hand D riff In the mail E riff He's fogging up the glass; the bird is home at last D riff And here he comes D riff D5 (sustain) Here he comes, oh E5 No dancing, no dancing, no dancing D5 Not while the wires are showing E5 No dancing, no dancing, no dancing D5 Not while the time is flowing E riff Well there's a pitcher on the land I recognize his hand D riff In the mail E riff He's fogging up the glass; the bird is home at last D riff And here he comes D riff D5(sustain) Here he comes, oh E5 No dancing, no dancing, no dancing D5 Not while the time is flowing E5 No dancing, no dancing, no dancing D5 Not while the wires are showing E riff (ad nauseum) End on E5. 5. Teenage Spaceship Drop D (otherwise standard) Riff: D Em7sus4 (but we'll just call it "E") E|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--| A|----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| D|---0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2----| Though that is the basic song, I'll include a chord map with lyrics because one time he plays the E arpeggio only 2 times instead of 4 (which I'll mark with *), and when the drums come in, he plays each arpeggio only twice instead of 4 times, which I'll also mark with *. There is also a second guitar strumming the chords instead of picking them. It's a matter of preference how you wanna play it. Intro: D E D Flying around E The houses at night D Flying alone E A teenage spaceship D E I was a teenage spaceship D Landing at night E* D I was beautiful with all my lights E D Loom so large on the horizon E So large, people thought my windows D Were stars E So large on the horizon D People thought my windows E Were stars D A teenage spaceship E A teenage spaceship (Drums come in) D* And I swore I'd never lay like a log E* Bark like a dog D* I was a teenage... E* D* Smog E* D* ---- Sewn to the sky E* D* E* D* (ad nauseum) End on D. 6. Cold-Blooded Old Times Back to half-step down again. Chords: G F E Bm C Eb---3---1---0---2---3---| Bb---3---1---0---3---5---| Gb---4---2---1---4---5---| Db---5---3---2---4---5---| Ab---5---3---2---2---3---| Eb---3---1---0-----------| There's a quick little lift from the E to the F chord before going back to G. I'll note it as E-F and if you listen to the record you should pick it up. Intro: G (Chorus): G Cold-blooded old times F Cold-blooded old times E E-F Cold-blooded old times G The type of memories F That turn your bones to glass E E-F Turn your bones to glass G Bm Mother came rushing in C She said we didn't see a thing G We said we didn't see a thing Bm And father left at 8 C Nearly splintering the gate G Cold-blooded old times (Chorus) G And though you were Bm Just a little squirrel C You understood G Every word Bm And in this way C They gave you clarity G A cold-blooded clarity G Cold-blooded old times F Cold-blooded old times E E-F Cold-blooded old times G How can I stand Bm And laugh with the man C G Who redefined your body? (repeat) G Those cold-blooded old times F Cold-blooded old times E E-F Cold-blooded old times G ad infinitum End on G. 7. Sweet Treat Half-step down again. This one's weird. There's all sorts of fiddling with bass notes and accents and the rhythm tends to be difficult to get down, but the simple version is this: Eb----------------------------------------------------| Bb---------1-----------1------------------------------| Gb-------2---2-------2---2---------2-----------2------| Db-----2-------2---2-------2-----2---2-------2---2----| Ab---0-------------------------0------0----0-------0--| Eb---------------3-----------1-----------0------------| End on Am. Lyrics: If there were Something so Hard and clear It would've been Bought and sold Long ago So take your sweet treat In the evening Take your sweet treat In the evening Please, to know this Please to know this If someone Offers you some sugar You should eat it... 8. Hit The Ground Running Drop D (Standard otherwise) Chords: A D E|--0---2---| B|--2---3---| G|--2---2---| D|--2---0---| A|--0---0---| D|------0---| Intro: A Plucked Violin notes: E|----------| B|----------| G|--11-9----| D|-------7--| A|----------| D|----------| (ad nauseum) (Chorus): A D I had to leave the country A D Though there was some nice folk there A D And now I don't know where I'm going A D All I know is I'll hit the ground running A D A D A D Bony cowboys and southern gentlemen A D Betting women that'll never bend A D They ride the roads 'til they bend A D 'Til they bend, to their dead ends (Chorus) A D I was raised in a pit of snakes A D Blink your eyes, I was raised on cake A D I couldn't memorize a century of slang A D Or tell the same story again and again and again (Chorus) A D Bitterness ---- is a low of sin A D Bitter man rots from within A D I've seen his smile, yellow and brown A D Bitterness ---- has brought him down (Chorus) D A Hit the ground running D Hit the ground running A Hit the ground running A D A D... (ad nauseum) End on A. 9. I Could Drive Forever Standard tuning, actually. Chords: A5 G#5 F#5 E5 E|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| D|--7---6---4---2---| A|--7---6---4---2---| E|--5---4---2---0---| The whole song basically follows this progression: A5 - G#5 - F#5 - E5 And the lead guitar is only playing those notes an octave higher (B|--10-9-7-5--) or some variation on that, with bends and pre-bends and slides but listen to it and you'll get it. Lyrics: Too many lines have been broken Too many people have crumbled apart In my hand I should've left a long time ago The best idea I ever had With every mile Another piece of me peels off and whips down the road All down the road I should've left a long time ago The best idea I ever had With every mile Another piece of me peels off and whips down the road All down the road I should've left a long time ago The best idea I ever had I feel light and strong I could drive forever Repeat first verse Repeat third verse With every mile Another piece of me peels off and whips down the road All down the road 10. Left Only With Love Half-Step Down It's a bassline of perfect 4ths. Figure 1 (A): Eb------------------------| Bb------------------------| Gb------------------------| Db------------------------| Ab-----5~---5~---5~---5~--| Eb---5----5----5----5-----| Figure 2 (F#m): Eb------------------------| Bb------------------------| Gb------------------------| Db------------------------| Ab-----2~---2~---2~---2~--| Eb---2----2----2----2-----| Figure 3 (E): Eb------------------------| Bb------------------------| Gb------------------------| Db------------------------| Ab-----0~---0~---0~---0~--| Eb---0----0----0----0-----| Intro: Figure 1 Figure 1 I'm left only with love for you Figure 2 You did what was right to do Figure 3 And I hope you find your husband Fig. 1 And a father to your children (Repeat) Fig. 1 When I lost you, I lost my family Fig. 2 You did what was right to do Fig. 3 And I hope you find your husband Fig. 1 And a father to your children (Repeat 1st verse) That's it. The end. My butt's asleep, and I'm starving. See ya later.