This is just a mashup of DCFC's "Portable Television" and The Beatles "I've Just
Seen A Face" - two songs with similar tempo and chords; good crowd pleaser when
sung this way. I play it by following the DCFC piano chord tempo (listen to the
track to hear this) through the whole arrangement.
Verse 1:
G
Portable television, shrouded in snow
Am C
In a raggedy van on the side of the road
G
The night it had frozen through my little bones
Am C
So you took me in your arms, you squeezed out the cold
Chorus 1:
G Am C
And oh-h-h-h, oh-h-h-h, oh-h-h-h-h, oh-h-h-h-h
G Am C G
And oh-h-h-h, oh-h-h-h, oh-h-h-h-h, oh-h-h-h-h
Verse 2:
Upstate New York, autumn, brightly colored leaves
Oh, the hills were on fire, they burn for you and me
And where we were going it was built like a lie
But as sacred as the Bible, so we didn't question why
Chorus 2:
G Am C
And oh-h-h-h, oh-h-h-h, oh-h-h-h-h, oh-h-h-h-h
G Am C G
And oh-h-h-h, oh-h-h-h, oh-h-h-h-h, oh-h-h-h-h
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/death_cab_for_cutie/portable_television_crd_ver_2.html ]
Verse 3:
G Em
I've just seen a face I can't forget the time or place where we just met
C
She's just the girl for me and I want all the world to see we've met
D G
Da Da Da Da Da Da
Verse 4:
Had it been another day I might have looked the other way and
I'd have never been aware but as it is I'll dream of her tonight
Di di di di di di
Chorus 3:
D C G C G
Falling yes I am falling and she keeps calling me back again (1x)
Verse 4:
Portable television, take us away
From this burden of reflection we've carried today
Oh, the generator's running but there's nothing on the air
And the static is a comfort, so we huddle around and stare
Verse 6:
I have never known the likes of this I've been alone and I have
Missed things and kept out of sight but as it is I'll dream of her tonight
Di di di di di di
Chorus 5:
D C G C G
Falling yes I am falling and she keeps calling me back again (2x)
Chorus 6:
G Am C
And oh-h-h-h, oh-h-h-h, oh-h-h-h-h, oh-h-h-h-h
G Am C G
And oh-h-h-h, oh-h-h-h, oh-h-h-h-h, oh-h-h-h-h
G Am C G
Falling yes I am falling and she keeps calling me back again (2x)
G Am C G
And oh-h-h-h, oh-h-h-h, oh-h-h-h-h, oh-h-h-h-h (2x)
