Looking Glass Chords & Tabs
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LOOKING GLASS - String Cheese Incident
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Tabbed by: flyslyguy007
E-mail: flyslyguy007@gmail.com
Tuning: Standard
Chords for acoustic guitar tabbed by ear, no capo
Additional tab for BRIDGE is at the bottom
A G D Bm Dsus2 C# Asus2 Asus4
e|------0-------3-------2-------2-------0-------4-------0-------0-----------|
B|------2-------0-------3-------3-------3-------6-------0-------3-----------|
G|------2-------0-------2-------4-------2-------6-------2-------2-----------|
D|------2-------0-------0-------4-------0-------6-------2-------2-----------|
A|------0-------2---------------2---------------4-------0-------0-----------|
E|--------------3-----------------------------------------------------------|
INTRO
A G D A 2x
VERSE 1
A G D A
day break on the city streets from the corner of her eye
A G D A
pass the man who holds the box he'll try to get inside
Bm D D Dsus2 A
faces look back at me from their places on the wall
D Dsus2 A
above the girl who held the shining looking glass
A G D A 2x
VERSE 2
A G D A
she said all faces in here, have an undercoat of blue
A G
if you look real close with this glass of mine
D A
you can pick out every hue
Bm D D Dsus2 A
I took the glass from her hand and held it to the sky
D
I took one glimpse, I slipped and fell
Dsus2 A
into the other side
CHORUS
D A
sometimes I can't see how far we've come
D A
sometimes I feel like me body's gone numb
D A
sometimes I can't see how far we've come
G D
but I step back, and I look again
Dsus2 A
and my chains come undone
JAM 1 (short)
A G D A Play progression 4x, fast hits on G,D
VERSE 3
A G D A
back out on the sidewalk now crashing through the night
A G D A
feel first breath of air bringing in the sun
Bm D D Dsus2 A
on the bench ahead a man sat, playing national guitar
D Dsus2 A
I didn't recognize the tune but I dropped change in his jar
PRE-CHORUS BRIDGE
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C#
the first notes to hit my ears didn't sound quite right
D
but I let the sound wash over me
Dsus2 A Asus4 A Asus2
and it got me through the night
CHORUS 1x
JAM 2 (LONGER)
A G D A Play progression 8x, fast hits on G,D
(Play progression 8x or as many as you wish)
BRIDGE (TAB below)
A
step inside take a look at the tapestry untied
F G Em
set loose all the details that occupy your mind
Am G/B C G/B A Asus2 A
can you see a picture that is coming into view
Bm D E A Asus4 A Asus2
the journey started long ago, now see the story through
D A
see, how far we've come
D A
feel, feel, feel what has begun
D A
we can be, be, be headed towards the sun
G D A
if we free ourselves from these chains of inspection
JAM on A till end
TAB for BRIDGE
Step inside take a look at the tapestry of time
(A no strumming)
e|----0~--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----2~--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----2~--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----2~--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----0~--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Set loose all the details that occupy your mind
(F) (G) (Em)
e|----1~---------------------3~--------------0~-----------------------------|
B|----1~---------------------0~--------------0~-----------------------------|
G|----2~---------------------0~--------------0~-----------------------------|
D|----3~---------------------0~--------------2~-----------------------------|
A|----3~---------------------2~--------------2~-----------------------------|
E|----1~---------------------3~--------------0~-----------------------------|
Can you see a pic - ture that is com-ing in - to view
(Am) (G/B) (C) (G/B) (A) (Asus2) (A)
e|-----------------------0-----0----------------0--0----0-----0-----0-------|
B|----1----1----3----3---1-----1-----3-----3----2--2----2-----0-----2-------|
G|-----------------------------------0-----0----2--2----2-----2-----2-------|
D|----2----2----0----0--------------------------2--2----2-----2-----2-------|
A|----0----0----2----2---3-----3-----2-----2----0--0----0-----0-----0-------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
The journey started long ago we'll see this story through (strum now)
(Bm) (D) (E) (A Asus4 A Asus2)
e|----2~----------------------2~---------0~--------------0----0------0-0----|
B|----3~----------------------3~---------0~--------------2----3------2-0----|
G|----4~----------------------2~---------1~--------------2----2------2-2----|
D|----4~----------------------0~---------2~--------------2----2------2-2----|
A|----2~---------------------------------2~--------------0----0------0-0----|
E|---------------------------------------0~---------------------------------|
| ~ Ring
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