Lifeboy 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. :(
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