Chord/Tab song: The Morning Sad

- the morning sad -
Veruca Salt

from the album Eight Arms to Hold You
written by Nina Gordon

tabbed by beth

chords-

02[E5]2xxx 4[G#5]66xxx 57[A5]7xxx 79[B5]9xxx 2[F#5]44xxx

the other chords are mostly standard barre chords.

the riffs, the bridge, and the third verse are played
with a fairly clean tone. the rest is distorted.

riff a-

e-----------12-----------12--------------
B--------12-----------14-----------------
G-----13--------13-14--------//13-11-----
D----------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------

riff b-

e-----------12-----------12-------------------
B--------12-----------14----------------------
G-----13--------13-14--------//13-11-9-11-----
D---------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------

riff c-

e-----------12-----------12-------------------
B--------12-----------14-------------12-11----
G-----13--------13-14--------//13-11----------
D---------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------

riff d-

e---------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------
G-----9-9--8--6-------------------------------
D----------------8----------------------------
A---------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------

riff e-

e-----------12-----------12---------
B--------12-----------14------------
G-----13--------13-14--------11-----
D-----------------------------------
A-----------------------------------
E-----------------------------------

verse 1 -

[E5]wake [G#5]up and [A5]talk to me
it's a [E5]long time [B5]since last [F#5]night
i know [E5]we said [A5]things
the [E5]saddest [B5]things
and I'm [A5]not sure it was wise

e a
but when the morning's sad
e F# b
you don't look back
though you [a]sure don't look a[b]head[a]

e a F#
riff a (guitar 2)
the morning sad
e a F#
riff b (guitar 2)
you know the morning sad
e
riff c (guitar 2)
the morning sad
never [a]had it so [F#]bad
never had it [a]so bad

verse 2 -
(same chords as verse 1 with guitar two playing some
other stuff that I can't quite figure out... anyone?)

i'm writing desperate songs
riff d
while you're fast asleep inside
i could try to sing until it rings
but my voice comes out uptight

(same as before)
cause when the morning's sad
you don't relax
no you cannot clear your mind

the morning sad
you know the morning sad
the morning sad
never had it so bad
never had it so bad

bridge-

(clean tone)
b e a
i tried a little i tried a lot
i'm not a [b]window
e a
and you've seen through everything i've got

(more distorted)
i don't [F#]think that i'll be [a]safe
until [F#]everyone's a[d]wake
everybody everybody everybody yeah

solo (go Louise! )
other guitar plays E - A - F# - A

verse 3 -

(clean)
(picked chords)
so wake up and talk to me
such a long time since last night
(chords strummed once)
i know we said things
the maddest things
and i'm not sure who was right

when the morning's sad
you won't attack
cause you're much too weak to fight

the morning sad
you know the morning sad
the morning sad
never had it so bad C5

[E5]never [A5]had it so [F#5]bad [C5] x5

[E5]riff e[A5] (guitar 2[F#5])[C5][///][D5]
never had it so bad x4

yeah yeah yeah

end with

guitar 1
e - a - e

guitar 2 ?

e-----------12-----------12---------------9---
B--------12-----12----14----14----12-12---9---
G-----13-----------14----------13---------9---
D-----------------------------------------9---
A---------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------

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