Song: The Lever
Band: Silverchair
Album: Diorama
Tabbed by arlen b, 4/11/02
Email: kingoftheeskimos@yahoo.ca
Website: http://www.geocities.com/kingoftheeskimos
Tuning: From standard, tune the low E string down to a B.
Verse:
e--------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------2----------------------2---------------
B--0--0-0-2~-0--0--0-2b---0--0-0-2~-0--0--0-2b-----------------
PM_ PM_
Living your life like a bull in the trade
e--------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------2----------------------0h2-------------
B--0--0-0-2~-0--0--0-2b---0--0-0-2~-0--0--0-5h7----------------
PM_ PM_
He doesn’t know how it feels
e--------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------2----------------------2---------------
B--0--0-0-2~-0--0--0-2b---0--0-0-2~-0--0--0-2b-----------------
PM_ PM_
Under my thumb like a bone under nail
e--------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------2----------------------0h2-------------
B--0--0-0-2~-0--0--0-2b---0--0-0-2~-0--0--0-5h7----------------
PM_ PM_
She’s in the know, how’s it feel?
Pre-Chorus:
e--------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------
B--6-5-0-6-5-0-6-5-0-6-5-0-6-----------------------------------
Chorus:
e--------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------
B--0—--3--0-3-1--0---3--0-3-1--0---3--0-3-1--0---3--0-3-1------
Live your life under machine guns
Canary down the mine
e--------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------
A--6--6-6-4-6-7-----6--6-6-4-6-7--0--6--6-6-4-6-7--3-----------
B----------------3~--------------------------------1----------
Maybe I’m on the lever
Maybe I’m on the lever
Maybe I’m on the lever
Verse 2:
e--------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------2--------------------------------
B--/12~---0--0-0-2~-0--0--0-2b----------------------------------
e--------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------2----------------------2---------------
B--0--0-0-2~-0--0--0-2b---0--0-0-2~-0--0--0-2b-----------------
PM_ PM_
Spoiling my broth like a radio kid
e--------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------9b11-x-x-7--------------
A-----------------------2-------------------------9-11-9-7-----
B--0--0-0-2~-0--0--0-2b---0--0-0-2~----------------------------
PM_ PM_
Programmed computerized minds
e--------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------2----------------------2---------------
B--0--0-0-2~-0--0--0-2b---0--0-0-2~-0--0--0-2b-----------------
Waving my luck under your nose
e--------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------2----------------------0h2-------------
B--0--0-0-2~-0--0--0-2b---0--0-0-2~-0--0--0-5h7----------------
Like I found a four leaf clover
Pre-Chorus:
e--------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------
B--6-5-0-6-5-0-6-5-0-6-5-0-6-0-8-6-5-0-6-5-0-6-5-0-6-5-0-6-0-8-
PM___________________________
Chorus
Bridge:
Guitar 1:
e--------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------4 3--------------------------------------------
A---------------2-1--------------------------------------------
B--0—-0-2-3-2-0------2-0-2-3-2-1-------------------------------
Guitar 2:
e--------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------
D-------/16-/15-/14—-12/14-\9-10-11----------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------
Turn the mirrors face the wall
Don’t you feel a little weak?
And I’ll catch you when you fall
But you’re falling all the time
Guitar 2 cont’d:
e--------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------
D-------16---16-18-19-21-18--16-18b19r18-17--------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------
Do you need it anymore?
Do you need a little…
Guitar 1:
e-------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------3-3-3-3--------3------------------
G--2---------3--------------2-2-2-2--------2------------------
D--2---------3----------------------------------(and so on)---
A—-0---------1------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------0-0---------00--00--------------------
Guitar 2:
e--------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------
G—-6b7—------7b-7b8r-------------------------------------------
D—-------------------5-----------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------0h2--------------
B-----------------------0--0-0-2~--0--0--0-5h7-----------------
…more
Both Guitars:
e--------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------
B--5--6--7--8-9-10---------------------------------------------
Chorus x2
Bridge/Outro:
Guitar 1:
e--------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------4-3--------------------------------------------
A---------------2-1--------------------------------------------
B--0—-0-2-3-2-0------2-0-2-3-2-1-------------------------------
Guitar 2:
e--------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------
D-------/16-/15-/14—-12/14-\9-10-11----------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------
Turn the mirrors face the wall
Don’t you feel a little weak?
And I’ll catch you when you fall
But you’re falling all the time
Guitar 2 cont’d:
e--------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------
D-------16---16-18-19-21-18--16-18b19r18-17-16-----------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------
Do you need it anymore?
Do you need a little more?
e--------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------
D-------16-16-16--------------18-16-18b19r18-17----------------
A----------------16-16-15-14-----------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------
Do you need it anymore?
Do you need a little-
Guitar 1:
e--------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------4-3--------------------------------------------
A---------------2-1--------------------------------------------
B--0—-0-2-3-2-0------2-0-2-3-2-1-------------------------------
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/silverchair/the_lever_tab_ver_3.html ]
