Date: Sat, 31 Jan 1998 16:29:50 +1300 From: ROGER CURL <CURLEY@xtra.co.nz> Subject: CRD:G/Grant_Lee_Buffalo/Arousing_Thunder.crd Song : Arousing Thunder Artist : Grant Lee Buffalo Album : Copperopolis Transcribed by : Geoffrey Nickles For this song you will need to detune your guitar down 1/2 A step: Eb Bb Gb Db Ab Eb The intro of the song is D and Dsus4 with the following riff played over the top it four times: D Dsus4 D e-----2-3--2---- X 4 b---3---------3- g-2------------- d--------------- a--------------- e--------------- Then the first verse starts (with intro riffx2 played over the top)

^EmMaybe the ra^Gin's holding off,^D ^Dsus4 ^D ^Dsus4 ^D Em G D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D (I'll just refer Surely it knows, we're down here to this as D riff now) Em G D riff Walking 'round barefoot lost

^EmPretty soon these clouds have got to clea^Ar ^GI know it's a l^Dot ^A

^GArousing thunder I o^Dnly ask i^At to stop ^GFor a second so ^DI could co^Aax you to talk

(There could be a very quick G in here, I'm not sure) Em ^ D riff Em G D riff Think when we first layed eyes Em G D riff Didn't know who you were and then I was one more passerby Em G D riff You were the girl in the entryway, thats all that I knew but

You were s^Emtill in school and I was insecure^A ^GI know it's a l^Dot ^A

^GArousing thunder ^DI only ask it to st^Aop ^GFor a second so ^DI could coax you to t^Aalk

A F#m A F#m A F#m A F#m A F#m A F#m D riff D riff About your dreams and orange soda tea leaves, tv, more....more (If you don't like all the changes above you can just strum the F#m the whole way though til 'more' but it doesn't sound as good) Em G D riff Looks like the rains holding off Em G D riff Might as well take this slow Em G D riff You know sometimes when I hold you in silence I listen real close

^EmThen I hear you talking to my ^Asoul ^GWell I know it ain't hal^Df ^A

^Gof this story I'm on^Dly m^Aeaning to ask G D A D riff D riff D riff etc Just what would it take to coax you to laugh? To laugh, To laugh To laugh

Em G D riff Em G D riff Em G D riff Just play G over the following lines What would it What would it D What would it take you to laugh? Repeat the above twice, then I'm not too sure on the ending but I'll give it a go

^GBa ba ba ba ^Emba ba ba ba ^GBa ba ba ba ^Emba ba ba

^GNa na na na ^Emna na na ^D

Then play D (plus the riff a few times) till the end. A couple of the chords: D sus4 F#m E-3- E-2- B-3- B-2- G-2- G-2- D-0- D-4- A-0- A-4- E-x- E-2- If you have any comments or corrections or just let me know someone's using this tab e mail me at CURLEY@xtra.co.nz :-)

Grant Lee Buffalo - Arousing thunder