# From: festaa@cisi.unito.it Date: Mon, 13 Oct 1997 17:44:31 +0300 artist: the screaming trees subject: chords of the whole "SWEET OBLIVION" ALBUM SEE YOU SCREAMING TREES: SWEET OBLIVION LIRICS AND CHORDS nota: questo lavoro rappresenta esclusivamente un'interpretazione personale ad uso didattico. L'autore delle trascrizioni, in ottemperanza alle attuali normative sul copyright e sul diritto d'autore, diffida chiunque ad utilizzare a fini commerciali questo materiale. E' al contrario consentito l'uso personale e la distribuzione gratuita dello stesso. Ferdinando Boccazzi-Varotto fbv@rocketmail.com ************* Shadows of the season O.K. Nearly Lost you O.K. gtr riff missing (maybe next time) Dollar Bill O.K. More or Less O.K. Butterfly O.K.- For celebration past- O.K. The secret kind -OK Winter song - OK Troubled times - OK No one knows - OK Julie paradise- OK ********************* SHADOW OF THE SEASON Main riff (MR)-Dm chord e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G:10--7---10--7---10---12---10--7---10--7---5---7----------------------------| D:0---0---0---0---0----0----0---0---0---0---0---0----------------------------| A:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| play the strings together listen to the record to get the right rithm MR The hour is ending, can't you see There is no way now, to get free Dm(hold) In the shadow of the season Without a reason, to carry home Without a reason, without a reason Dm (hold) And from the north woods Down on the valley In a world of hurting, I'm moving on Out from the lighthouse Out on the ocean Can't climb the mountain, so very tall F G F E-Dm Said Lord please give me what I need F G F E-Dm He said there's pain and misery

^COh sweet obli^Gvion feels alright^Dm M.R. (Dm) The hour is drawing ever closer And rolling over, won't let me be In the shadow of the season To find a reason, to carry home

Said Lord please give me what I need He said there's pain and misery Oh sweet oblivion She calls me onward to her side And feels her song deep inside And find a reason In the shadow, of the season To find a reason to carry home In the shadow, of the season To find a reason to carry home Find a reason, to carry home To carry home, to find a reason To carry home, to carry home Bass line (very easy) D-C D F ******************** NEARLY LOST YOU intro: C-(F)-C D-(G)-D A Riff: A-F A-F verse:

^ADid you hea^Fr the distant cry ^CCalling me ^Dback ^Ato my sin

Like the one you knew before Calling me back once again A G F F-C F G' I nearly, I nearly lost you there And it's taking us somewhere I nearly lost you there Let's try to see now Drag me far enough to know I'm blind every mile that you burn There's a rider that's fallen and It's clear there's no time to return I nearly, I nearly lost you there And it's taking us somewhere I nearly lost you there Let's try to see now Did you hear the distant lie Calling me back to my sin Like the one you knew before Calling me back once again I nearly, I nearly lost you there And it's taking us somewhere I nearly lost you there Weel let's try to see now I nearly lost you there.... *************** DOLLAR BILL INTO AC.GTR C-F

^CTorn like an old ^Fdol^Cla^Fr bill Girl let them say what they will That no one should hurt ya And that's all I seem to do That no one should desert ya And that's all I seem to do

I gotta tell you, goodbye mama We've taken this too far

^D5Been trying to t^Fell you what's going on (C-F) Trying to make it easy on ya

Trying to make it better, make it easier on ya It's all I came to do, It's all I came to do Now down in the light, and I must be dreaming Cause I see clearly, I see angels Bringing something to me Mother Mercy, I told a lie, I didn't need it Good bye mama, I've taken this too far Been gone awhile, been gone a long way I don't want to hurt ya, it's all I seem to do Don't want to desert ya, it's all I seem to do I gotta tell you, goodbye mama I've taken this too far Been down awhile, been down a long way Trying to make it easy on ya Trying to make it better, make it easier on ym It's all I came to do (x 3) Torn like an old dollar bill ******************** MORE OR LESS rithm gtr intro riff (OVERDRIVE GTR) eI-----3----3-----3---------------| BI-----3----3-----3---------------| GI-----0----0-----0---------------| DI--------------------------------| AI-2-2--3-3-----------------------| EI-0-0--------3-3---3-3-2-3-2-(0--|REPEAT FROM THE START) LEAD GTR INTRO RIFF (IT STARTS ON THE SECOND REPETITION OF THE RITHM RIFF) e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G:----7-b(9)r7---7---9---7-----------7---9b(11)r9-------------------------7--| D:---------------------------7---9------------------9---7---9---10---10------| A:7--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e:----------------------------------------| B:----------------------------------------| G:------------------7---9b(11)r9---9~~~~--| D:-10---9---7---9-------------------------| A:----------------------------------------| E:----------------------------------------| note: listen to the recor for the right timing

^EmNow ^Ctha^Gt we've run this road so many times Tonight it will not take us home Gonna go to that deep river Where the water's moving slow

^CFeels lik^De there's nothing to explain ^D*(Nothing left here)

^COne more ^Dor less it's all the same Now that it's feeling so much colder (Coming back again) Just be glad that it's all over

^EmNow th^Cat we^G've closed our eyes so many times Tonight I cannot see a thing Gonna go to that deep river Where the water's moving slow

Feels like there's nothing to explain (Nothing left here) And now you know just who to blame For why you're feeling so much colder (Coming back again) Just be glad that it's all over Gonna go to that deep river BUTTERFLY intro riff: A-D5 (D5:XX0230) or A-Asus4 C A-D5

^CChanging memories they fade away A-D5 The hours and the day

^CWhile in the sunshine, the sunshine bright A-D5 I kept you on my mind

G D A (D5) Cry, cry butterfly IDEM Heard it on the wings that you're going to die Cry, cry butterfly And I'm sick and I wanna go home Up to an empty room Four walls around nothing to be found Of empty promises in a lonesome town Let me lay you down Cry, cry butterfly Heard it on the wings that you're going to die Cry, cry butterfly And I'm sick and I wanna go home The changing memories they fade away The hours in the day While in the sunshine, the sunshine bright I kept you on my mind Cry, cry butterfly Heard it on the wings that you're going to die Cry, cry butterfly And I'm sick and I wanna go home Cry, cry butterfly Heard it on the wings that you're going to die Cry, cry butterfly And I'm sick and I wanna go home Well I'm sick and I want to go home That I'm sick and I want to go home ******************* FOR CELEBRATION PAST INTRO/VERSE A-C-G-D(sus4) C-G-D-A(sus4) A C G D (4) This is for footsteps approaching the night C G D A (4) They keep themselves moving and do what is right Now watch what you gather and hold in your hand Numbers are many who misunderstand

^CDrink your wine ^Aaway instead I won't remember all that's said Say farewell and close the door You'll find me nevermore

^ATha^Gt I^D be^Alieve in That that I believe in A G D(hold) That that I believe in you D(hold) Must be a crying shame

Tell you a story of that which comes last All of the sorrow that lives in the past Now if you're tired of all that's been told Don't be surprised that I've grown so old Drink your wine away instead I won't remember all that's said Say farewell and close the door You'll find me nevermore That I believe in That I believe in That I believe in you Must be a crying shame Breathing ind shadows or dead on the vine I'm there in the morning to take you sometimes To watch what you gather and hold in your hand The numbers are many who misunderstand Drink your wine away instead I wont remember all that's said Say farewell and close the door You'll find me nevermore That I believe in That I believe in That I believe in That I believe in That I believe in you Must be a crying shame (x 3) Oh yeah Must be a crying shame (x 3) ***************** THE SECRET KIND (I'm not sure all the chords are right; the intro riff shouldn't be too far from the original one) INTRO: e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A:----------------3---5-----------3---5---3---------------------------3---5--| E:5---5---3---5-----------3---5---------------5_4_3---5---5---3---5----------| legato triplet e:--------------------------| B:--------------------------| G:---------5---7---5--------| D:-5---7---------------7_6_5| A:--------------------------| E:--------------------------| legato triplet

^ALying^D in the quiet darkness ^AHitti^Gng high and low ^APictu^Dres shifting out of focus ^ANot a^Gs far to go ^AEyes to^C the s^Dun ^A ^GOne more^D blind^A ^CSecret^D kind^A

Yesterday is twice removed Tomorrow's close behind Alone and unreliable Windows out of time Eyes to the sun One more blind Secret kind Lying in the quiet darkness Hitting high and low Pictures shifting out of focus Not as far to go Eyes to the sun One more blind Secret kind (repeat) ***************** WINTER SONG RIFF A E D e:------------------------------------------2-----2---2----| B:---------0--------------------0-----------3-----3-------3| G:2----2-------2------1-------------1-------0---\h2--------| D:0--\h2--------------0---\h2---------------0-----0--------| A:0--\h2--------------0---\h2------------------------------| E:--------------------0------------------------------------| h= hammer on INTRO:A chord

^AJesus^E knocking on my door ^DLate la^Ast night, and early this morning

Window glass, rusted and weary I went straight through And didn't hear no warning (double time)

^AJust ^Ea roll of the dice, and a precious vice ^DTo bring yo^Gu 'round, it's easier ^AWhen ^EI'm wasting my time ^DAnd I'm losing my mind ^GOh ^Dmy ^Emind ^DTryin^Ag to wait for the sky to fall ^DIt's ^Akind of hard now to see it all ^DWhisp^Aer ^Ea s^Aong of winter in your heart

Dead end street, just out my back door I heard what's seen, a young girl laughing Now raindrops fall away like souls I wondered if she ever heard mine dying Just a roll of the dice, and a precious vice To bring you 'round, it's easier When I'm wasting my time And I'm losing my mind Oh my mind Trying to wait for the sky to fall It's kind of hard now to see it all Whisper a song of winter in your heart (repeat) Jesus knocking on my door One last time, and early this morning *** TROUBLED TIMES Dropped D Tuning INTRO (AND OUTRO TOO) etc. e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D:--------------------------------3|5|---------------------------------------| A:----0-------5-------0-------5---------------0---3---5---0-------5----------| D:3---0---3---0---3---0---3---0-----------3---0---3---5---0---3---0----------| note:3|5| means "trill" Chorus chords (based on the Bass line) D C G Chorus gtr riff (it doesn't change when the chords change) e:------------------------------------------------------------| B:-----------------3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3----------| G:-----------------2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2----------| D:-----------------0---0---3---0---3---0---3---0---3----------| A:------------------------------------------------------------| D:------------------------------------------------------------| INTRO (D-F-G) Lay it to rest, you know my word ain't the best This is just another question of faith That I must take 'Til it's laid to waste Laid to waste

^DI sto^Cod and I watched you weep ^GUntil^D I'm gone you're sure to cry some more I stayed, lit a cigarette I thought we'd been here some time before

CHORUS RIFF Booked and I got to hurry Troubled times and worry Will turn your head away Swear to you now I'm learning Troubled times are turning Turn your head away She said that "it's five AM I think it's time for you to go" Got to hurry, got to get on board And drink myself to sleep and home Booked and I got to hurry Troubled times and worry Will turn your head away Swear to you I'm learning Troubled times are turning Turn your head away Shoot me on down baby (x 4) Booked and I got to hurry Troubled times and worry Will turn your head away Swear to you I'm learning Troubled times are turning Turn your head away Booked and I got to hurry Troubled times and worry Will turn your head away Swear to you I'm learning Troubled times are turning Turn your head away Shoot me on down baby (X4) Lay it to rest, you know my love ain't the best This is just another question of taste That I must take 'Til it's laid to waste ******************* NOBODY KNOWS G F6/9 C9 G F6/9: X03233 C9: X32033 G: 320033 INTRO & CHORUS GTR RIFF e:----------------------------| B:----------------------------| G:----------------------------| D:----------------------------| A:----2---3-----------3-------| E:3-----------1--------------3|

^F6/9Don't tu^C9rn awa^Gy, you haven't yet awakened Why don't you stay, remember what you said Ten thousand miles and everyone's mistaken Look where you've been Where every woman's wasted

All the while you've been sleeping Drifting on a wind never blown Tomorrow you'll wake up aching Wondering how, when no one really knows Don't speak a word, of all that you've been saving If there isn't time then you should let it go Into the fire and bring back all you've taken Once more alone you'll never let it show All the while you've been sleeping Drifting on a wind never blown Tomorrow you'll wake up aching Wondering how, when no one really knows Now what have I do wrong Can't you tell me what have I done wrong Baby tell me what have I done wrong Don't walk away, you haven't yet awakened Why don't you stay, remember what you said Ten thousand miles, and everyone's mistaken Look where you've been Where every woman's wasted All the while you've been sleeping Drifting on a wind never blown Tomorrow you'll wake up aching Wondering how, when no one really knows Now what have I do wrong Can't you tell me what have I done wrong Baby tell me what have I done wrong ***** JULIE PARADISE INTRO: B chord this riff will appear several times in the song Listen to the record for the right strumming e:----x---x--------------------------------------| B:----4---4-----------4--------------------------| G:----4---4-----------4--------------------------| D:----4---4-----------4--------------------------| A:2-------2---000-h2-----------------------------| E:--------x--------------------------------------| trip.

^BA dog hides in the night No wrong or right A dog hides from the heat I need sugar sweet I need some, but she ^ESays it^B's gonna ruin my mind ^ESomethi^Bng's gone wrong inside ^BI'm thinking

Paradise... all that I want And a little water And a little water

^ESomethi^Bng's going wrong in my mind ^ESomethi^Bng's going wrong inside I'm ^A/Bthinking... Paradise

^BJulie your mother cried Sent home a bullet for the family

That's how your father died Died a broken and lonely man

^ESomething^B's going wrong in my mind ^ESomethi^Bng's going wrong inside

I'm thinking

^DHey L^Eord keep ahold ^GYou^A do^Bn't ever know where to fall ^DHey L^Eord keep ahold ^GYou^A do^Bn't ever know where to fall

A dog hides in the night No wrong from right A dog hides in the heat I need sugar sweet I need some, but she Says it's gonna ruin my mind Something's gone wrong inside I'm thinking...Paradise Julie your mother cried Sent home a bullet for the family That's how your father died Died a broken and lonely man Something's going wrong in my mind Something's going wrong inside I'm thinking... Paradise Paradise... Paradise ********************* for comments and suggestions why don't you send me a mail' fbv@rocketmail.com "ithink i've made a good job, of course it's easier play guitar than transcibe what you're plaing..." Fac Ut Ardeat Cor Meum in Amandis IMPORTANT: I had no time to write the solos, and also miss most of all the solo guitar tabs, if you are intrested about it, send me a mail, with subject: screaming trees, if i'll receive enough messages, i will start the work

Screaming Trees - Sweet oblivion