Motion City Soundtrack - A Lifeless Ordinary Need A Little Help Chords & Tabs

 

A Lifeless Ordinary Need A Little Help Chords & Tabs

Motion City Soundtrack Chords & Tabs

Version: 2 Type: Tab

A Lifeless Ordinary Need A Little Help Tab

This is my first tab (don't let that deter you!). It sounds good to me =).
Any questions e-mail BWong872@yahoo.com

Verse

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-8--8--8--8---17--17--17--17--17-17--17--------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-6--6--6--6---15--15--15--15--15-15--15--------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12--12-12--12---10-10-10-10-10--10--10--------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-10--10-10--10---8--8--8--8--8---8---8---------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|x~8 (both)

Transition from Verse to Chorus:

E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|--5---3---4--|
D|--5---3---4--|
A|--3---1---2--|
E|-------------|

Chorus:

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------3--3---5--5--5--5-------------------------3-3-3-3---------------|
D|-1--1--3--3---5--5--5--5---5--5--5--5---1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3--6-6-6-6-6-6-6|
A|-1--1--1--1---3--3--3--3---5--5--5--5---1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--6-6-6-6-6-6-6|
E|---------------------------3--3--3--3---------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4|x2
The chorus was the hardest part for me to tab.

2nd time through, finish with
E|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|--8--------|
A|--8--------|
E|--6-x~8----|

Verse

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-8--8--8--8---17--17--17--17--17-17--17--------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-6--6--6--6---15--15--15--15--15-15--15--------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12--12-12--12---10-10-10-10-10--10--10--------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-10--10-10--10---8--8--8--8--8---8---8---------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
*This is played in the background the first (2?) times through with
this played over it:

E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-8--8----17--17--17--17--17-17--17----15--15----12--|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-6--6----15--15--15--15--15-15--15----13--13----10--|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|----10-10-10-10-10--12--12/11/12--8---|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|----8--8--8--8--8---10--10/11/10--6---|
E|--------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-10/13--12---10--8-------------8--10--|
D|--------------------8--5/6--8---------|
A|-8/11---10---8---6-------------6--8---|
E|--------------------6--3/4--6---------|

E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|----10-10-10-10-10--12--12/11--12--8---|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|----8--8--8--8--8---10--10/11--10--6---|
E|---------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/motion_city_soundtrack/a_lifeless_ordinary_need_a_little_help_tab_ver_2.html ]
Transition from Verse to Chorus:

E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|--5---3---4--|
D|--5---3---4--|
A|--3---1---2--|
E|-------------|

Chorus:

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------3--3---5--5--5--5-------------------------3-3-3-3---------------|
D|-1--1--3--3---5--5--5--5---5--5--5--5---1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3--6-6-6-6-6-6-6|
A|-1--1--1--1---3--3--3--3---5--5--5--5---1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--6-6-6-6-6-6-6|
E|---------------------------3--3--3--3---------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4|x2

2nd time through, finish with
E|---------|
B|---------|
G|---------|
D|--8------|
A|--8------|
E|--6-x~8--|

Bridge (?)

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--12--12---------12--12---------13--13---------13--13------------|
D|---------13--13---------13--13---------15--15----------15--15----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--12--12---------12--12------------------------------------------|
D|---------13--13---------13--13----------17--17----------15--15---|
A|--------------------------------13---13----------13--13----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
*This is played in the background throughout this part. 
*I end on the 13th fret of the B string (slightly bent).

Riff:

E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------8--------------3-----------5--------------|
D|----8-----8-------3-----3------5----5------4-----|
A|-6-------------1------------3------------4---4---|
E|---------------------------------------6---------|

E|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|------8----------3-----------|
D|---8----8-----3----3----6~---|
A|-6----------1-----------6~---|
E|------------------------4~---|

Chorus:
*Slightly different.

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------3--3---5--5--5--5-------------------------3-3-3-3---------------|
D|-1--1--3--3---5--5--5--5---5--5--5--5---1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3--6-6-6-6-6-6-6|
A|-1--1--1--1---3--3--3--3---5--5--5--5---1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--6-6-6-6-6-6-6|
E|---------------------------3--3--3--3---------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5-------------------------3-3-3-3--|
D|-1--1--1--1--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5---5--5--5--5---1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3--|
A|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--3--3--3--3---5--5--5--5---1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--|
E|--------------------------------------3--3--3--3---------------------|

Outro:

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------3-3-------------------------------------3-3---------------|
D|-1--1--3-3---6-6--5-5---1-1--5-5-6-6-6-6--1-1--3-3--6-6-5-5------|
A|-1--1--1-1---6-6--5-5---1-1--5-5-6-6-6-6--1-1--1-1--6-6-5-5------|
E|-------------4-4--3-3--------3-3-4-4-4-4------------4-4-3-3------|

E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--8~-|
D|-1-1-------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--8~-|
A|-1-1-x a bunch---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--6~-|
E|-------------------------------------|