"Deemed too cheery" for In Absentia this song was later released on Burning Shed.
Capo on the third fret.
Tabs and chords relative to the capo.
Song played on acoustic guitar.
The solo isn't included in this tab. Just improvise in C pentatonic.
Chords:
Fm- x02210
Em7- 2200xx
Fadd9/6- 3300xx
E5- 5500xx
F- x02220
G- x20033 (You can play the open D string if you want)
D- 000232
F- x32010
Fmaj7#11- 333200
E- 222100
E6- 555400
Fmadd9- x07507
MAIN RIFF
Fm Em7 Fadd9/6 Bb5
Q Q E Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E
g |------------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
D |----------1p0-----|----------------|----------------|------------------|
Bb|------------------|-----------0----|-----------0----|-----------0------|
F |------2---------2-|--------0-----0-|--------0-----0-|--------0-----0---|
C |--0---------------|------2---------|------3---------|------5-----------|
F |------------------|--0h2-----------|--2s3-----------|--3s5-------------|
VERSE 1
Am Em7 Fadd9/6 E5 Am Em7 Fadd9/6 E5
A peaceful man opens fire
Fm Em7 Fadd9/6 E5 Am Em7 Fadd9/6 E5
A harmless soul trips a wire
Fm Em7 Fadd9/6 E5 A
A careless child has expired
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/p/porcupine_tree/meantime_crd.html ]
CHORUS 1
A G D
Maybe it's just living gets me down
A G D
Three dimensions and realistic sound
A C Fmaj7#11 E
Meanwhile your withered brain cells fall away
E
But life goes on
MAIN RIFF x1
VERSE 2
Am Em7 Fadd9/6 E5 Am Em7 Fadd9/6 E5
A quicksand un--------der your chair
Am Em7 Fadd9/6 Bb5 A
A poi-son spreads through fresh air
CHORUS 2
A G D
Maybe it's just living gets me down
A G D
Three dimensions and realistic sound
A C Fmaj7#11 E
Meanwhile your withered brain cells fall away
E
But life goes on
GUITAR SOLO
Am E Fmaj7#11 E Fmaj7#11 E6 REPEAT x2
CHORUS 3
A G D
Maybe it's just living gets me down
A G D
Three dimensions and realistic sound
A C Fmaj7#11 E
Meanwhile your withered brain cells fall away
E
But life goes on
ENDING
Fmadd9
Q Q H
|--------7---------|
|--------0---------|
|--------5---------|
|-----7--7---------|
|--0---------------|
|------------------|
DONE!
