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
In a [Am]raggedy van on the [C]side of the road
The [G]night it had frozen through my little bones
So you [Am]took me in your arms, you [C]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: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/death_cab_for_cutie/portable_television_crd_ver_2.html )
Verse 3:
I[G]'ve just seen a face I can't forget the time or place where we just m[Em]et
She's just the girl for me and I want all the world to see we've m[C]et
[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:
Fal[D]ling yes I am fal[C]ling and she keeps ca[G]llin[C]g me back ag[G]ain (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:
Fal[D]ling yes I am fal[C]ling and she keeps ca[G]llin[C]g me back ag[G]ain (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
Fal[G]ling yes I am fal[Am]ling and she keeps cal[C]ling me back ag[G]ain (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)
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
In a [Am]raggedy van on the [C]side of the road
The [G]night it had frozen through my little bones
So you [Am]took me in your arms, you [C]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: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/death_cab_for_cutie/portable_television_crd_ver_2.html )
Verse 3:
I[G]'ve just seen a face I can't forget the time or place where we just m[Em]et
She's just the girl for me and I want all the world to see we've m[C]et
[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:
Fal[D]ling yes I am fal[C]ling and she keeps ca[G]llin[C]g me back ag[G]ain (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:
Fal[D]ling yes I am fal[C]ling and she keeps ca[G]llin[C]g me back ag[G]ain (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
Fal[G]ling yes I am fal[Am]ling and she keeps cal[C]ling me back ag[G]ain (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)
