******************************* Split Lip/Chamberlain The Simple Life ******************************* Tabbed by Strelnikov Notes - This is an amazing band, one of the original emo bands, they sound a lot like 90s alt, possibly even grunge. The emo-ness is in the lyrics and the voice, mostly. This is their nice, quiet acoustic song... well, until the end. - They're known by both Split Lip, and Chamberlain but I'm submitting this under Split Lip because I prefer that name, and that's what it's under in my iTunes library. - Standard tuning - Since this is the first tab of them, here is their site http://www.chamberlain1.com/ The entire album that this track is on is available there FREE! Duration Legend --------------- W - whole H - half Q - quarter Tablature Legend ---------------- L - tied note s - legato slide Guitar 1 Q Q Q Q H Q Q |-----------------------|---------------------| |-----------------------|-----------3---------| |-------------7---------|-----------0---------| Play 3x |------------------0----|----------------0----| |-----------------------|---------------------| |--5s----7--------------|--3------------------| H H W |--------------------|-------------------| |--------------------|-------------------| |--------------------|-------------------| Then play this |-----------0--------|-------------------| |-----------0--------|--2----------------| |--2-----------------|--3----------------| First Verse: Play all of that five times, singing comes in on the second. Lyrics- Dark streets carry me home now I've stayed to long We're brave men to sip the stars dry And leave sleep alone Built this house out of a fate driven dream \_ 2x And these walls aren't what they seemed / Second Verse: Play it four times. Lyrics- Hurt stays when the work is over We've stayed too long I'll save what memory lends me When these days are gone Built this house out of a fate driven dream \_ 2x And these walls aren't what they seemed / Guitar 2 Q Q Q Q W |-----------------------|-------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------| |-------------7---------|--7----------------| |-----------------------|-------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------| |--5s----7--------------|-------------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q H |-----------------------|----------------------| |-----------------------|----------------------| |-------------7---------|--7s----9----9--------| |-----------------------|----------------------| |-----------------------|----------------------| |--5s----7--------------|----------------------| Q Q Q Q W |-----------------------|-------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------| |-------------7---------|--7----------------| |-----------------------|-------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------| |--5s----7--------------|-------------------| H Q Q W |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |-----------7---------|--7----------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| First verse, play this the fourth and fifth times Second verse, play this the third and fourth times Both times, it should be played when these lyrics are sung: "Built this house out of a fate driven dream And these walls aren't what they seemed." _______________________________________________________________ Guitar 1 Q Q H H Q Q |----------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|---------------------| |-------------7--------|--6------------------| |----------------------|-----------0---------| |----------------------|--0-------------0----| |--5s----7-------------|---------------------| Play this twice, both verses, after H Q Q H Q Q the previous part. |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |--2------------------|--4------------------| |-----------0---------|-----------0---------| |--0-------------0----|--0-------------0----| |---------------------|---------------------| _______________________________________________________________ Guitar 1 Q Q H H Q Q |----------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|---------------------| |-------------7--------|--6------------------| |----------------------|-----------0---------| |----------------------|--0-------------0----| |--5s----7-------------|---------------------| H Q Q H Q Q |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |--4------------------|--2------------------| |-----------0---------|-----------0---------| |--0-------------0----|--0-------------0----| |---------------------|---------------------| H Q Q H Q Q |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|--0------------------| |-----------0---------|-----------0---------| |----------------0----|----------------0----| |--0------------------|---------------------| H Q Q H Q Q |---------------------|---------------------| |--0------------------|--2------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |-----------0---------|-----------0---------| |----------------0----|----------------0----| |---------------------|---------------------| Play twice after the previous part, and sing. For the second verse, only play once, and stop at the first note in the second to last measure, and let that note ring and fade. Lyrics- Light breaks against And I can't follow you down _______________________________________________________________ Guitar 1 H Q E E Q Q E E E E |--3--------3----3--3--|--L----3----3--3--3--3--| |--3--------3----3--3--|--L----3----3--3--3--3--| |--0--------0----0--0--|--L----0----0--0--0--0--| |--0--------0----0--0--|--L----0----0--0--0--0--| |--2--------2----2--2--|--L----2----2--2--2--2--| |--3--------3----3--3--|--L----3----3--3--3--3--| H Q E E Q Q E E E E --3--------3----3--3--|--L----3----3--3--3--3--| --3--------3----3--3--|--L----3----3--3--3--3--| --0--------0----0--0--|--L----0----0--0--0--0--| --2--------2----2--2--|--L----2----2--2--2--2--| --2--------2----2--2--|--L----2----2--2--2--2--| ----------------------|------------------------| H Q E E Q Q E E E E |--3--------3----3--3--|--L----3----3--3--3--3--| |--3--------3----3--3--|--L----3----3--3--3--3--| |--2--------2----2--2--|--L----2----2--2--2--2--| |--0--------0----0--0--|--L----0----0--0--0--0--| |--0--------0----0--0--|--L----0----0--0--0--0--| |----------------------|------------------------| H Q E E Q Q E E E E |--3--------3----3--3--|--L----3----3--3--3--3--| |--3--------3----3--3--|--L----3----3--3--3--3--| |--0--------0----0--0--|--L----0----0--0--0--0--| |--0--------0----0--0--|--L----0----0--0--0--0--| |--2--------2----2--2--|--L----2----2--2--2--2--| |--3--------3----3--3--|--L----3----3--3--3--3--| Play this four times, singing, yelling really. W |--3----------------| |--3----------------| |--0----------------| The fourth time, strum this chord, instead |--0----------------| of the last measure, once, and let it ring, |--2----------------| and that's the end. |--3----------------| They throw in bass and drums on this part, too, it's the unexpected loud, angsty ending. It's really hard to hear the acoustic guitar through everything, so those chords are my best guess, play around with it and listen to the song. Lyrics- Dark streets carry me home now I've stayed too long We're brave men to sip the stars dry And leave sleep alone Hurt stays when the work is over We've stayed too long We're brave men to sip the stars dry And leave ourselves alone