Lifeboy Phish
Subject: Lifeboy (Life Buoy) - phish
Lifeboy by phish (Anastasio/Marshall)
arranged for one acoustic guitar
Riff 1 (main)
e------------8--------------------------------------- B-------8------11-----8--11-----6-------6------ G--------------------------------9-----7----------- D--10-------------10--------------------8---8--- A---------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------- e-------------------------------------------------------- B---6---------5---------------------------------------- G------5---------5---------7--5-------7---------5--- D----------7---------5--5--------5--------5---------- A--------------------------------------8--------8------ E--------------------------------------------------------
(last time, play last 2 notes over a few times)
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-(Riff 1, 3 times)
[F]Swinging on the lifelin[G]e \ Fray[C]ing bits of twine[F]
[F]Entangled in the remnant[G]s of the \ Knot I lef[C]t behind[F]
-(Fill 1): Dm
e---------------------------(0)----1--- B----------1--1--------1---------3--- G------2------------0------------2--- D---3------------2---------------0--- A---------------------------------0--- E-------------------------------------
[Dm]And asking you to help m[G]e make it \ Finally un[C]wind[F]
-(Fill 1)
-(Riff 2):
(Dm) ^strum ^strum
e---(1)----------------1---------0----1---x----1-----------------3-- B---(3)----------3----3---------3----3---x----3----------3-----3----- G---(2)------2-------2---------2----2---x-----3----------0-----0----- D---(0)---0----------0---------0-----0---x-----3---------0-----0--- A---(0)------------------------0-----0---x------1---------2-----2---- E-------------------------------------------------1----------3----3----
-Chorus:
[C]But God never listen[Bb]s... [F] [Bb]to what [G]I say[C]
[C]God never list[Bb]ens [F] [Bb] to wha[G]t I say[Am]
[Am]So [Bb] very... [Am] So [Bb] very [C] hard
[C]And you don't get a refund [G] if y[F]ou overpray.
-(on "pray", repeat Riff 1 twice)
[F] [G] [C]
[F]And when the line is breaking \ And when I'm near the end
[F] [G] [C]
[F]When all the time spent leading \ I've been following instead
-(Fill 1)
[Dm] [G] [C]
When a[F]ll my thoughts and memories \ are left hanging by a thread
-(Fill 1)
-(Riff 2)
-(Chorus)
-Solo:
==========play twice====================
e----------0--------------- -----------0------------0---------0-------0--- B------------1----------1-- -------1------------1---------1--------1---- G------0-------------0----- ----0------------0---------0--------0------ D------------------2------- -3-------------3---------3---------3------- A---3----------3---------- ----------------------------------------------- E------------------------- -----------------------------------------------
[--] >quick<
e----------0------------------ ------------0\1\0----------------- B-------------1-----------1-- --------1-----------1------------ G------0--------------0----- -----0------------------0--------- D-------------------2-------- --3------------------------3------ A---3-----------3----------- ------------------------------------- E---------------------------- ------------------------------------ e------------------------------ -------------0------------ --------------- 1--------1--- B-----------------0----------- -------1-------1--------- ---------1------- ----1----- G----------0--------0-------- ----0-------------0------ -----2------------ 2------- D-------0---------------0---- ----------2-----------2-- --3---------3----- -------- A-------------2------------2- -3------------------------ ----------------- ---------- E---3------------------------- -------------------------- ---------------- -------------
[C] [Bb] [F]
[Fm]Stranded on this slender string, the minutes seem to last a lifetime
[C] [Bb] [F] [Fm]
Dangling here b[(C)]etween the light above and blue below that drag me down
-(2nd solo): fingerpick these chords while sometimes adding a D on the
second string (3rd fret) - listen to recording:
C \ Fmaj7 \ C \ Fmaj7 \ C \ G \ Fmaj7 \
Am7(1/2 meas.) \ G(1/2 meas.)
-(Chorus twice)
-(Riff 1: repeat many times under "God never listens")
-Ending(slowed down):
e------------------------------------- B------------------------------------ G------5-----5--------------------- then strum a C chord. D------------------------------------ A---8-----7--------5(hold)------ E-------------------3(hold)-------
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I'd like to take this space to grovel for phish tapes instead
of doing it on the 'net. I'll gladly pay money or trade other
bands' tapes, but I have no phish to trade. :(
bryan fox (eunaesia@aol.com)
email if you want something tabbed
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