Straylight Run "Another Word For Desperate" Tabbed by: Cole Moser (thanks to Pete Crosby for the ver 1 chords) Email: cmoser@uiuc.edu Tuning: standard INTRO/CHORUS: Distortion w/ heavy delay I have a live video and this is how John actually plays it... e|---0----0-0--------------3-3-2----------0-0-2-3-3------------| B|---0----5-5---7-8-------------3--------------------3-1-0-----| G|---0---------------------------------------------------------| D|---5------------------2--------------2-----------0-----------| A|---7------------------2--------------3-----------2-----------| E|---0-----------------(0)-------------0-----------3-----------| ...this is how I like to play it with lots of delay e|---0-----0-0---------(0)------------(0)-----------------------| B|---0-----5-5---7-8---(0)--8-8-7-/-3-(0)----5-5-7-8-8----------| G|---0-----------------(0)------------(0)-------------7-5-4-----| D|---5------------------5--------------2------------------------| A|---7------------------7--------------3------------------------| E|---0------------------7--------------0------------------------| VERSE: clean w/ delay (Em, D/F#, G) e|--------------------------------------------3-2---------------| B|----------------0----0-1-0-----------------3------------------| G|---0---0-2----2-----------0---0-2----0------------------------| D|--2---------------------------------0-------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| ...but this is the way I play it e|------------------------------------------3-2-----------------| B|-----------------------------------------3--------------------| G|---0---0-2----2-4----4-5-4---------------------------*5-------| D|--2-----------------------5--5-7--4-5------ or ---*5--------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| CHORUS: "Then he asked me, what does that mean..." e|---0----0-0--------------3-3-2----------0-0-2-3-3------------| B|---0----5-5---7-8-------------3--------------------3-1-0-----| G|---0---------------------------------------------------------| D|---5------------------2--------------2-----------0-----------| A|---7------------------2--------------3-----------2-----------| E|---0-----------------(0)-------------0-----------3-----------| 2ND PART of CHORUS: "I won't be around here for..." (strum/pick through these chords) e|---0---0---3--------0---0---3---3-2----------------------------| B|---0---3---0--0-1-0-0---3---0--3-------------------------------| G|---0---2---0--0-----0---2---0----------------------------------| D|---2---0---0--------2---0---0----------------------------------| A|---2---x---2--------2---x---2----------------------------------| E|---0---2---3--------0---2---3----------------------------------| VERSE again CHORUS again During the BRIDGE he plays the verse riff twice, only an octave higher: e|--------------------------------------------------------------15-14-| B|------8----8-10---10-12---12-13-12--------------13-12--------15-----| G|----9-----------------------------12----12-14-----------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------8----8-10---10-12---12-13-12----------------------------------| G|----9-----------------------------12----12-14---11-12---------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| ACOUSTIC PART: "And they'll tear into you, they will...." e|--------------------------------------------3-----------------------| B|------0---3---0-1-0-------------------------0-----------------------| G|-----0---2---0-----0---repeat and end on ---0-----------------------| D|----2---0---0-------------------------------0-----------------------| A|---2---0---2--------------------------------2-----------------------| E|--0---2---3---------------------------------3-----------------------| OUTRO: play these chords hard and fast w/distortion "take it apart, let it all go..." e|---3----2----3-----------------3------------------------------------| B|---3----3----3-----------------3------------------------------------| G|---0----2----0-----end on G----0------------------------------------| D|---2----0----0-----------------0------------------------------------| A|---2----x----2-----------------2------------------------------------| E|---0----2----3-----------------3------------------------------------| John Nolan is cool =======================================================================