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Capo: 2
Tuning: D A D G B E
Song:Polaris
Artist:Jimmy Eat World/Jim Adkins
Album:Futures
Capo 2
Standard or Drop D
This is my representation of the acoustic version of Polaris that Jim Adkins played during his solo acoustic
shows. The song is originally by Jimmy Eat World and from the album Futures.
Here's a link to a video of Jim playing the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NGDgHmEVWM
Standard Tuning Chords:
Asus2/D Asus4 G Dsus2 Dsus4 D/F#
|-0-| |-0-| |-0-| |-0-| |-3-| |-0-|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
|-2-| |-2-| |-0-| |-2-| |-2-| |-2-|
|-0-| |-2-| |-0-| |-0-| |-0-| |-0-|
|-2-| |-0-| |-2-| |-x-| |-x-| |-0-|
|-x-| |-x-| |-3-| |-x-| |-x-| |-2-|
Drop D Chords
Asus2/D Asus4 G Dsus2 Dsus4 D/F#
|-0-| |-0-| |-3-| |-0-| |-3-| |-0-|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
|-2-| |-2-| |-4-| |-2-| |-2-| |-2-|
|-0-| |-2-| |-5-| |-0-| |-0-| |-2-|
|-2-| |-0-| |-x-| |-x-| |-x-| |-2-|
|-x-| |-x-| |-5-| |-x-| |-x-| |-2-|
[Intro]
Asus2/D Asus4 G
[Verse 1]
Asus2/DI'll say it straight and plaAsus4in
I know I've made mistakGes
I've always been afraidDsus2
Dsus4 Dsus2 Dsus4 Dsus2
A thousand nights or moreAsus4
I traveled east and Gnorth
Oh please answer the doorDsus2
[Chorus]
(Standard Tuning)
|---------------------------------------|
|----3-------3--3-------3--3-----3--3---|
|---2---2---2--3--3----2--2-----2--2--2-| x4
|--0---0---2--2--2----0--0-----0--0--0--|
|-2-------0-----------------------------|
|-------------------3--------3----------|
Asus2/D
(Drop D Tuning)
|---------------------------------------|
|----3-------3--3-------3--3-----3--3---|
|---2---2---2--3--3----4--4-----4--4--4-| x4
|--0---0---2--2--2----5--5-----5--5--5--|
|-2-------0-----------------------------|
|-------------------5--------5----------|
Asus2/D
[Verse 2]
Get down on your kneeAsus4s
Tell me what I neeGd
Something prettDsus2y
Dsus4 Dsus2 Dsus4 Dsus2
Asus2/DI feel like when i'm olAsus4d
I'll look at you and knGow
The world was beautifuDsus2l.
[Chorus]
((Standard Tuning))
|---------------------------------------|
|----3-------3--3-------3--3-----3--3---|
|---2---2---2--3--3----2--2-----2--2--2-| x4
|--0---0---2--2--2----0--0-----0--0--0--|
|-2-------0-----------------------------|
|-------------------3--------3----------|
D/F#
(Drop D Tuning)
|---------------------------------------|
|----3-------3--3-------3--3-----3--3---|
|---2---2---2--3--3----4--4-----4--4--4-| x4
|--0---0---2--2--2----5--5-----5--5--5--|
|-2-------0-----------------------------|
|-------------------5--------5----------|
D/F#
[Bridge]
D/F#I'm done, there's nothing left to shoGw
Try but can't let Asus2/Dgo
Are you happy when you're standing stiAsus4ll?
Do you really want the sugar piD/F#ll?
I'll wake up tomorrow and I'll staGrt
Tonight it's just too haAsus2/Drd
As a train approaches, gare du noAsus4re
As i'm sure your kiss remain emploD/F#yed
Am I only dreamiGng?
[Chorus]
YAsus2/Dou can say that lAsus4ove goes anywherGe
Asus2/DIn your darkest tAsus4imes, it's just enough to know it's Gthere
Asus2/DWhen you go Asus4outside, you'll bGe
Asus2/DBut you're killing Asus4everything in meG
(Repeat last 2 lines finger picked)
(Standard Tuning)
|---------------------------------------|
|----3-------3--3-------3--3-----3--3---|
|---2---2---2--3--3----2--2-----2--2--2-| x2
|--0---0---2--2--2----0--0-----0--0--0--|
|-2-------0-----------------------------|
|-------------------3--------3----------|
(Drop D Tuning)
|---------------------------------------|
|----3-------3--3-------3--3-----3--3---|
|---2---2---2--3--3----4--4-----4--4--4-| x2
|--0---0---2--2--2----5--5-----5--5--5--|
|-2-------0-----------------------------|
|-------------------5--------5----------|
End on G