Independence Day Elliott Smith

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 Tuning: Open C --> C-G-C-E-G-C

This tab is meant for the way Elliott played it live when solo acoustic! On the

album (and in his live performances with a band) this song is played in normal

tuning and hence played different.

All chord names are what you're actually playing, so no 'relative to tuning'

chord names or whatever.

Chord shapes used:

Cm9th Dm13th C Bb6th

 
 |--10-| |--11-| |--0--| |--10-|
 |---8-| |--10-| |--0--| |--12-|
 |--10-| |--10-| |--0--| |--10-|
 |---0-| |---0-| |--0--| |--10-|
 |---x-| |---x-| |--0--| |--10-|
 |---x-| |---x-| |--0--| |---x-|

G# Fadd9 G G7th

 
 |--8--| |--7--| |--7--| |---7-|
 |--8--| |--5--| |--7--| |--10-|
 |--8--| |--5--| |--7--| |---7-|
 |--8--| |--5--| |--7--| |---7-|
 |--8--| |--5--| |--7--| |---7-|
 |--8--| |--5--| |--x--| |---7-|

C* Am G#aug5 D

 
 |--7--| |--0--| |--0--| |--2--|
 |--9--| |--2--| |--1--| |--2--|
 |--8--| |--0--| |--0--| |--2--|
 |--7--| |--0--| |--0--| |--2--|
 |--x--| |--2--| |--1--| |--2--|
 |--x--| |--x--| |--x--| |--2--|

F Fadd9* Cmaj7 G#flat5/aug5

 
 |--5--| |--5--| |--4--| |--2--|
 |--5--| |--5--| |--4--| |--1--|
 |--5--| |--5--| |--3--| |--0--|
 |--5--| |--7--| |--0--| |--0--|
 |--5--| |--5--| |--4--| |--1--|
 |--5--| |--7--| |--x--| |--x--|

Bb Gsus4/6th Cflat5 Csus4/no5

 
 |--10-| |--7--| |--0--| |--0--|
 |--10-| |--9--| |--11-| |--10-|
 |--10-| |--8--| |--0--| |--0--|
 |--10-| |--7--| |--0--| |--0--|
 |--10-| |--9--| |--11-| |--10-|
 |--10-| |--7--| |--0--| |--0--|

================================================================================

The structure of this song is as follows:

Intro

Riff 1

Riff 2 | Verse 1:

| Future butterfly, gonna spend the day, higher than high.

| You'll be, beautiful confusion.

| Ooh oh oh oh oh, once i was you.

Riff 1 (2x)

Riff 2 | Verse 2:

| I saw you caught between, all the people out, making the scene.

| And a bright, ideal tomorrow.

| Ooh don't go too far, stay who you are.

Riff 3 | Bridge:

| Everybody knows, everybody knows, everybody knows.

| You only live a day.

| But it's brilliant anyway.

Riff 4 | Verse 3:

| I saw you at, a perfect place.

| It's gonna happen soon, but not today.

Riff 5 | Verse 4:

| So go to sleep, and make the change.

| I'll meet you here tomorrow, independence day,

| independence day, independence day.

Outro

Except for the intro and outro, don't take every stroke that I tabbed too

literally. Elliott plays this song fingerpicked, but it's very playable with a

plectrum as well.

For this tab I used some video material from live performances by Elliott

himself to find the sometimes weird chords. And of course listening to the song

over and over again helped as well.

================================================================================

Intro:

Cm9th

 
 e|----10----------10----------10----------10----------10----------10------|
 B|----10----8-----------8-----------8-----------8-----------8-----------8-|
 G|-------10----------10----------10----------10----------10----------10---|
 D|-0------------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0---------|
 A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Dm13th C Bb6th G#

 
 e|---------11---------|------12-11---|--------------10-|-------8-------------8-|
 B|---10-------10------|--------------|-12--12----12----|-----8-----12--8---8---|
 G|------10---------10-|----0-------0-|-10--------------|---8-------------------|
 D|-0-------------0----|-0------------|--------10-------|-8-------8-------8-----|
 A|--------------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
 E|--------------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------------------|

C* Fadd9 G G# C

 
 e|-------|-------7---5-------7-|------------|-------10----|------0--0-0-|
 B|---9---|-----5---------7h8---|-/7---------|-----8-----8-|------0--0-0-|
 G|-----8-|---5-----------------|-/7--8-8--7-|-/8--8-----8-|------0--0-0-|
 D|-7-----|-5-------5---5-------|-/7--7-7--7-|-/8----------|-0----0------|
 A|-------|---------------------|------------|-------------|-0----0------|
 E|-------|---------------------|------------|-------------|---0--0------|

Drums, bass guitar, and some kind of organ kick in from here.

Riff 1:

C Bb6th G# C*

 
 e|-------10b12--10---|-----------------|-8---10p8--------8-8-|-7--7-7-|
 B|-----0-------------|-12---12-12-12-9-|-8------8-12--8--8-8-|-9--9-9-|
 G|---0-------------0-|-10---10-10-10-9-|-8------8--8--8--8-8-|-8--8-8-|
 D|-0-----------------|-10---10-10-10-9-|-8------------8--8-8-|-7--7-7-|
 A|-------------------|-10---10-10-10-9-|-8------------8------|--------|
 E|-------------------|-----------------|---------------------|--------|

Fadd9 G G# C ****************

 
 e|----7-5------5-|-----------|-----10-------|----0--0-0-0------0--0-0-0-----|
 B|-5--5-5--7h8-5-|-/7--7-7-7-|------8--8----|----0--0-0-0------0--0-0-0-----|
 G|-5--5-5--5---5-|-/7--8-8-7-|-/8---8--8----|----0--0-0-0------0--0-0-0-----|
 D|-5-------5-----|-/7--7-7-7-|-/8------8--0-|----0--0-0-0------0--0-0-0-----|
 A|-5-------5-----|-/7--7-7-7-|-/8---------0-|----0-------------0------------|
 E|---------------|-----------|--------------|-0--0----------0--0----------0-|

***** = skip the 1st time when you play this riff twice between verse 1 and 2!

Riff 2:

Am G#aug5

 
 e|-0--0--0----|---0--0-0-0----0--0-0-0-|----0--0-0-0-----0--0-0-0-|
 B|-5--4--2--0-|---2--2-2-2----2--2-2-2-|----1--1-1-1-----1--1-1-1-|
 G|-0--0--0--0-|---0--0-0-0----0--0-0-0-|----0--0-0-0-----0--0-0-0-|
 D|-0--0--0--0-|---0--0-0-0----0--0-0-0-|----0--0-0-0-----0--0-0-0-|
 A|-5--4--2--0-|-2-----------2----------|-1------------1-----------|
 E|-0--0-------|------------------------|--------------------------|

1. Future butterfly, gonna spend the

2. I saw you caught between, all the people

D F Fadd9*

 
 e|----2--2-2-2-2-----2----|----5--5-5-5-|----5--5-5-5-|
 B|----2--2-2-2-2-----2----|----5--5-5-5-|----5--5-5-5-|
 G|----2--2-2-2-2-----2--2-|----5--5-5-5-|----5--5-5-5-|
 D|----2--2-2-2-2-----2--4-|----5--5-5-5-|----7--7-7-7-|
 A|----2--2-2-2-2-----2--2-|----5--5-5-5-|----5--5-5-7-|
 E|-2--------------2-----4-|-5-----------|-7-----------|

1. day, higher than high. You'll

2. out, making the scene. And a

G# G7th

 
 e|----8--8-8-8------8--8-8-8-|-----7---7--7--7-------7---7--7--7-|
 B|----8--8-8-8------8--8-8-8-|----10--10-10-10------10--10-10-10-|
 G|----8--8-8-8------8--8-8-8-|-----7---7--7--7-------7---7--7--7-|
 D|----8--8-8-8------8--8-8-8-|-----7---7--7--7-------7---7--7--7-|
 A|----8--8-8-8------8--8-8-8-|-----7---7--7--7-------7---7--7--7-|
 E|-8-------------8-----------|-7-----------------7---------------|

1. be, beautiful confusion.

2. bright, ideal tomorrow.

[Cmaj7] [Am]

 
 e|----4--4-4-4------4-4------|----0--0-0-0------0--0-0-0-|
 B|----4--4-4-4------4-4------|----2--2-2-2------2--2-2-2-|
 G|----3--3-3-3------3-3------|----0--0-0-0------0--0-0-0-|
 D|----0--0-0-0------0-0--0-0-|----0--0-0-0------0--0-0-0-|
 A|-4-------------4-------2-0-|-2-------------2-----------|
 E|---------------------------|---------------------------|

1. Ooh oh oh oh oh, once i was

2. Ooh don't go too far, stay who you

G#flat5/aug5

 
 e|----2--2-2-2------2------|
 B|----1--1-1-1------1--1-0-|
 G|----0--0-0-0------0--0-0-|
 D|----0--0-0-0------0--0-0-|
 A|-1-------------1-----1---|
 E|-------------------------|

1. you.

2. are.

Riff 3:

C Bb6th G# C*

 
 e|-------10b12--10---|------10-10-10-9-9-|-8---10p8--------8-8-|-7--7-7-|
 B|-----0-------------|-12---12-12-12-9-9-|-8------8-12--8--8-8-|-9--9-9-|
 G|---0-------------0-|-10---10-10-10-9-9-|-8------8--8--8--8-8-|-8--8-8-|
 D|-0-----------------|-10---10-10-10-9-9-|-8------------8--8-8-|-7--7-7-|
 A|-------------------|-10---10-10-10-9-9-|-8------------8------|--------|
 E|-------------------|-10---10-10-10-9-9-|-8------------8------|--------|

[F] [G#]

 
 e|----5--5-5-5------5--5-5-5-|----8--8-8-8------8--8----|
 B|----5--5-5-5------5--5-5-5-|----8--8-8-8------8--8----|
 G|----5--5-5-5------5--5-5-5-|----8--8-8-8------8--8----|
 D|----5--5-5-5------5--5-5-5-|----8--8-8-8------8--8----|
 A|----5--5-5-5------5--5-5-5-|----8--8-8-8------8--8--8-|
 E|-5-------------5-----------|-8-------------8-------10-|

Everybody knows, everybody

[C] [Bb]

 
 e|----0--0--0--0------0--0--0--0-|-----10--10-10-10-------10--10-10-10-|
 B|---12-12-12-12-----12-12-12-12-|-----10--10-10-10-------10--10-10-10-|
 G|----0--0--0--0------0--0--0--0-|-----10--10-10-10-------10--10-10-10-|
 D|---12-12-12-12-----12-12-12-12-|-----10--10-10-10-------10--10-10-10-|
 A|----0--0--0--0------0--0--0--0-|-----10--10-10-10-------10--10-10-10-|
 E|-0---------------0-------------|-10-----------------10---------------|

knows, everybody knows. You only live a

F Fadd9* G# Gsus4/6th

 
 e|----5--5-5-5-|----5--5-5-5-|----8--8-8-8-|----7--7-7-7-|
 B|----5--5-5-5-|----5--5-5-5-|----8--8-8-8-|----9--9-9-9-|
 G|----5--5-5-5-|----5--5-5-5-|----8--8-8-8-|----8--8-8-8-|
 D|----5--5-5-5-|----7--7-7-7-|----8--8-8-8-|----7--7-7-7-|
 A|----5--5-5-5-|----5--5-5-5-|----8--8-8-8-|----9--9-9-9-|
 E|-5-----------|-7-----------|-8-----------|-7-----------|

day. But it's brilliant anyway.

[Fadd9] [G] [G#] [C]

 
 e|----7-5------5-|-----------|-----10-------|----0--0-0-0------0--0-0-0-|
 B|-5--5-5--7h8-5-|-/7--7-7-7-|------8--8----|----0--0-0-0------0--0-0-0-|
 G|-5--5-5--5---5-|-/7--8-8-7-|-/8---8--8----|----0--0-0-0------0--0-0-0-|
 D|-5-------5-----|-/7--7-7-7-|-/8------8--0-|----0--0-0-0------0--0-0-0-|
 A|-5-------5-----|-/7--7-7-7-|-/8---------0-|----0-------------0--------|
 E|-5-------5-----|-/7--7-7-7-|-/8-----------|-0--0----------0--0--------|

Riff 4:

Cflat5 Csus4/no5 Cno5 Bb6th

 
 e|-----0---0--0--0-|-----0---0--0--0-|-0--10b12--10---|-----------------|
 B|----11--11-11-11-|----10--10-10-10-|-9--------------|-12--------------|
 G|-----0---0--0--0-|-----0---0--0--0-|-0------------0-|-10---10-10-10-9-|
 D|-----0---0--0--0-|-----0---0--0--0-|-0--------------|-10---10-10-10-9-|
 A|----11--11-11-11-|----10--10-10-10-|-9--------------|-10---10-10-10-9-|
 E|-0---------------|-0---------------|-0--------------|-10---10-10-10-9-|

I saw you at,

G# C* Fadd9 G

 
 e|-8---10p8--------8-8-|-7--7-7-|----7-5------5-|-----------|
 B|-8------8-12--8--8-8-|-9--9-9-|-5--5-5--7h8-5-|-/7--7-7-7-|
 G|-8------8--8--8--8-8-|-8--8-8-|-5--5-5--5---5-|-/7--8-8-7-|
 D|-8------------8--8-8-|-7--7-7-|-5-------5-----|-/7--7-7-7-|
 A|-8------------8------|--------|-5-------5-----|-/7--7-7-7-|
 E|-8------------8------|--------|-5-------5-----|-/7--7-7-7-|

a perfect place. It's gonna happen soon,

[G#] [C]

 
 e|-----10-------|----0--0-0-0-|
 B|------8--8----|----0--0-0-0-|
 G|-/8---8--8----|----0--0-0-0-|
 D|-/8------8--0-|----0--0-0-0-|
 A|-/8---------0-|----0--------|
 E|-/8-----------|-0--0--------|

but not today.

Riff 5:

C Bb6th G# C*

 
 e|-------10b12--10---|-------------------|-8---10p8--------8-8-|-7--7-7-|
 B|-----0-------------|-12----------------|-8------8-12--8--8-8-|-9--9-9-|
 G|---0-------------0-|-10---10-10-10-9-9-|-8------8--8--8--8-8-|-8--8-8-|
 D|-0-----------------|-10---10-10-10-9-9-|-8------------8--8-8-|-7--7-7-|
 A|-------------------|-10---10-10-10-9-9-|-8------------8------|--------|
 E|-------------------|-10---10-10-10-9-9-|-8------------8------|--------|

So go to sleep, and make the change.

[Fadd9] [G] [G#]

 
 e|----7-5------5-|-----------|-----10-------|
 B|-5--5-5--7h8-5-|-/7--7-7-7-|------8--8----|
 G|-5--5-5--5---5-|-/7--8-8-7-|-/8---8--8----|
 D|-5-------5-----|-/7--7-7-7-|-/8------8--0-|
 A|-5-------5-----|-/7--7-7-7-|-/8---------0-|
 E|-5-------5-----|-/7--7-7-7-|-/8-----------|

I'll meet you here tomorrow, independence

[F] [G#]

 
 e|------5--5-5-5--------5--5-5-5--------5--5-5-5-|-----10-------|
 B|------5--5-5-5--------5--5-5-5--------5--5-5-5-|------8--8----|
 G|----5-5--5-5-5------5-5--5-5-5------5-5--5-5-5-|-/8---8--8----|
 D|----5-5--5-5-5------5-5--5-5-5------7-7--7-7-7-|-/8------8--0-|
 A|----5---------------5---------------5----------|-/8---------0-|
 E|-5---------------5---------------7-------------|-/8-----------|

day, independence day, independence day.

Outro:

C Bb6th G#

 
 e|------10b12--10---|-----------------|-------8-------------8-|
 B|------------------|-12--12-12-12-12-|-----8-----12--8---8---|
 G|----0-----------0-|-10--10-10-10-10-|---8-------------------|
 D|-0----------------|-10--10-10-10-10-|-8-------8-------8-----|
 A|------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
 E|------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|

C* Fadd9 G G# C

 
 e|-------|-------7---5-------7-|------------|-------10-----|------0-|
 B|---9---|-----5---------7h8---|-/7---------|---8--------8-|------0-|
 G|-----8-|---5-----------------|-/7--8-8--7-|------------8-|------0-|
 D|-7-----|-5-------5---5-------|-/7--7-7--7-|-8---8----8---|-0----0-|
 A|-------|---------------------|------------|--------------|-0----0-|
 E|-------|---------------------|------------|--------------|---0--0-|

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{t:Independence Day}
 {st:Elliott Smith}
 
 ================================================================================
 ================================================================================
 
 {sot}
 Tuning: Open C --> C-G-C-E-G-C
 {eot}
 
 This tab is meant for the way Elliott played it live when solo acoustic! On the
 album (and in his live performances with a band) this song is played in normal
 tuning and hence played different.
 
 All chord names are what you're actually playing, so no 'relative to tuning'
 chord names or whatever.
 
 Chord shapes used:
 
 Cm9th Dm13th C Bb6th
 
 {sot}
 |--10-| |--11-| |--0--| |--10-|
 |---8-| |--10-| |--0--| |--12-|
 |--10-| |--10-| |--0--| |--10-|
 |---0-| |---0-| |--0--| |--10-|
 |---x-| |---x-| |--0--| |--10-|
 |---x-| |---x-| |--0--| |---x-|
 {eot}
 
 G# Fadd9 G G7th
 
 {sot}
 |--8--| |--7--| |--7--| |---7-|
 |--8--| |--5--| |--7--| |--10-|
 |--8--| |--5--| |--7--| |---7-|
 |--8--| |--5--| |--7--| |---7-|
 |--8--| |--5--| |--7--| |---7-|
 |--8--| |--5--| |--x--| |---7-|
 {eot}
 
 C* Am G#aug5 D
 
 {sot}
 |--7--| |--0--| |--0--| |--2--|
 |--9--| |--2--| |--1--| |--2--|
 |--8--| |--0--| |--0--| |--2--|
 |--7--| |--0--| |--0--| |--2--|
 |--x--| |--2--| |--1--| |--2--|
 |--x--| |--x--| |--x--| |--2--|
 {eot}
 
 F Fadd9* Cmaj7 G#flat5/aug5
 
 {sot}
 |--5--| |--5--| |--4--| |--2--|
 |--5--| |--5--| |--4--| |--1--|
 |--5--| |--5--| |--3--| |--0--|
 |--5--| |--7--| |--0--| |--0--|
 |--5--| |--5--| |--4--| |--1--|
 |--5--| |--7--| |--x--| |--x--|
 {eot}
 
 Bb Gsus4/6th Cflat5 Csus4/no5
 
 {sot}
 |--10-| |--7--| |--0--| |--0--|
 |--10-| |--9--| |--11-| |--10-|
 |--10-| |--8--| |--0--| |--0--|
 |--10-| |--7--| |--0--| |--0--|
 |--10-| |--9--| |--11-| |--10-|
 |--10-| |--7--| |--0--| |--0--|
 {eot}
 
 ================================================================================
 The structure of this song is as follows:
 
 Intro
 
 Riff 1
 
 Riff 2 | Verse 1:
 | Future butterfly, gonna spend the day, higher than high.
 | You'll be, beautiful confusion.
 | Ooh oh oh oh oh, once i was you.
 
 Riff 1 (2x)
 
 Riff 2 | Verse 2:
 | I saw you caught between, all the people out, making the scene.
 | And a bright, ideal tomorrow.
 | Ooh don't go too far, stay who you are.
 
 Riff 3 | Bridge:
 | Everybody knows, everybody knows, everybody knows.
 | You only live a day.
 | But it's brilliant anyway.
 
 Riff 4 | Verse 3:
 | I saw you at, a perfect place.
 | It's gonna happen soon, but not today.
 
 Riff 5 | Verse 4:
 | So go to sleep, and make the change.
 | I'll meet you here tomorrow, independence day,
 | independence day, independence day.
 
 Outro
 
 Except for the intro and outro, don't take every stroke that I tabbed too
 literally. Elliott plays this song fingerpicked, but it's very playable with a
 plectrum as well.
 
 For this tab I used some video material from live performances by Elliott
 himself to find the sometimes weird chords. And of course listening to the song
 over and over again helped as well.
 ================================================================================
 
 Intro:
 
 Cm9th
 
 {sot}
 e|----10----------10----------10----------10----------10----------10------|
 B|----10----8-----------8-----------8-----------8-----------8-----------8-|
 G|-------10----------10----------10----------10----------10----------10---|
 D|-0------------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0---------|
 A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 Dm13th C Bb6th G#
 
 {sot}
 e|---------11---------|------12-11---|--------------10-|-------8-------------8-|
 B|---10-------10------|--------------|-12--12----12----|-----8-----12--8---8---|
 G|------10---------10-|----0-------0-|-10--------------|---8-------------------|
 D|-0-------------0----|-0------------|--------10-------|-8-------8-------8-----|
 A|--------------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
 E|--------------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
 {eot}
 
 C* Fadd9 G G# C
 
 {sot}
 e|-------|-------7---5-------7-|------------|-------10----|------0--0-0-|
 B|---9---|-----5---------7h8---|-/7---------|-----8-----8-|------0--0-0-|
 G|-----8-|---5-----------------|-/7--8-8--7-|-/8--8-----8-|------0--0-0-|
 D|-7-----|-5-------5---5-------|-/7--7-7--7-|-/8----------|-0----0------|
 A|-------|---------------------|------------|-------------|-0----0------|
 E|-------|---------------------|------------|-------------|---0--0------|
 {eot}
 
 Drums, bass guitar, and some kind of organ kick in from here.
 
 Riff 1:
 
 C Bb6th G# C*
 
 {sot}
 e|-------10b12--10---|-----------------|-8---10p8--------8-8-|-7--7-7-|
 B|-----0-------------|-12---12-12-12-9-|-8------8-12--8--8-8-|-9--9-9-|
 G|---0-------------0-|-10---10-10-10-9-|-8------8--8--8--8-8-|-8--8-8-|
 D|-0-----------------|-10---10-10-10-9-|-8------------8--8-8-|-7--7-7-|
 A|-------------------|-10---10-10-10-9-|-8------------8------|--------|
 E|-------------------|-----------------|---------------------|--------|
 {eot}
 
 Fadd9 G G# C ****************
 
 {sot}
 e|----7-5------5-|-----------|-----10-------|----0--0-0-0------0--0-0-0-----|
 B|-5--5-5--7h8-5-|-/7--7-7-7-|------8--8----|----0--0-0-0------0--0-0-0-----|
 G|-5--5-5--5---5-|-/7--8-8-7-|-/8---8--8----|----0--0-0-0------0--0-0-0-----|
 D|-5-------5-----|-/7--7-7-7-|-/8------8--0-|----0--0-0-0------0--0-0-0-----|
 A|-5-------5-----|-/7--7-7-7-|-/8---------0-|----0-------------0------------|
 E|---------------|-----------|--------------|-0--0----------0--0----------0-|
 {eot}
 
 ***** = skip the 1st time when you play this riff twice between verse 1 and 2!
 
 Riff 2:
 
 Am G#aug5
 
 {sot}
 e|-0--0--0----|---0--0-0-0----0--0-0-0-|----0--0-0-0-----0--0-0-0-|
 B|-5--4--2--0-|---2--2-2-2----2--2-2-2-|----1--1-1-1-----1--1-1-1-|
 G|-0--0--0--0-|---0--0-0-0----0--0-0-0-|----0--0-0-0-----0--0-0-0-|
 D|-0--0--0--0-|---0--0-0-0----0--0-0-0-|----0--0-0-0-----0--0-0-0-|
 A|-5--4--2--0-|-2-----------2----------|-1------------1-----------|
 E|-0--0-------|------------------------|--------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 1. Future butterfly, gonna spend the
 2. I saw you caught between, all the people
 
 D F Fadd9*
 
 {sot}
 e|----2--2-2-2-2-----2----|----5--5-5-5-|----5--5-5-5-|
 B|----2--2-2-2-2-----2----|----5--5-5-5-|----5--5-5-5-|
 G|----2--2-2-2-2-----2--2-|----5--5-5-5-|----5--5-5-5-|
 D|----2--2-2-2-2-----2--4-|----5--5-5-5-|----7--7-7-7-|
 A|----2--2-2-2-2-----2--2-|----5--5-5-5-|----5--5-5-7-|
 E|-2--------------2-----4-|-5-----------|-7-----------|
 {eot}
 
 1. day, higher than high. You'll
 2. out, making the scene. And a
 
 G# G7th
 
 {sot}
 e|----8--8-8-8------8--8-8-8-|-----7---7--7--7-------7---7--7--7-|
 B|----8--8-8-8------8--8-8-8-|----10--10-10-10------10--10-10-10-|
 G|----8--8-8-8------8--8-8-8-|-----7---7--7--7-------7---7--7--7-|
 D|----8--8-8-8------8--8-8-8-|-----7---7--7--7-------7---7--7--7-|
 A|----8--8-8-8------8--8-8-8-|-----7---7--7--7-------7---7--7--7-|
 E|-8-------------8-----------|-7-----------------7---------------|
 {eot}
 
 1. be, beautiful confusion.
 2. bright, ideal tomorrow.
 
 [Cmaj7] [Am] 
 {sot}
 e|----4--4-4-4------4-4------|----0--0-0-0------0--0-0-0-|
 B|----4--4-4-4------4-4------|----2--2-2-2------2--2-2-2-|
 G|----3--3-3-3------3-3------|----0--0-0-0------0--0-0-0-|
 D|----0--0-0-0------0-0--0-0-|----0--0-0-0------0--0-0-0-|
 A|-4-------------4-------2-0-|-2-------------2-----------|
 E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 1. Ooh oh oh oh oh, once i was
 2. Ooh don't go too far, stay who you
 
 G#flat5/aug5
 
 {sot}
 e|----2--2-2-2------2------|
 B|----1--1-1-1------1--1-0-|
 G|----0--0-0-0------0--0-0-|
 D|----0--0-0-0------0--0-0-|
 A|-1-------------1-----1---|
 E|-------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 1. you.
 2. are.
 
 Riff 3:
 
 C Bb6th G# C*
 
 {sot}
 e|-------10b12--10---|------10-10-10-9-9-|-8---10p8--------8-8-|-7--7-7-|
 B|-----0-------------|-12---12-12-12-9-9-|-8------8-12--8--8-8-|-9--9-9-|
 G|---0-------------0-|-10---10-10-10-9-9-|-8------8--8--8--8-8-|-8--8-8-|
 D|-0-----------------|-10---10-10-10-9-9-|-8------------8--8-8-|-7--7-7-|
 A|-------------------|-10---10-10-10-9-9-|-8------------8------|--------|
 E|-------------------|-10---10-10-10-9-9-|-8------------8------|--------|
 {eot}
 
 [F] [G#] 
 {sot}
 e|----5--5-5-5------5--5-5-5-|----8--8-8-8------8--8----|
 B|----5--5-5-5------5--5-5-5-|----8--8-8-8------8--8----|
 G|----5--5-5-5------5--5-5-5-|----8--8-8-8------8--8----|
 D|----5--5-5-5------5--5-5-5-|----8--8-8-8------8--8----|
 A|----5--5-5-5------5--5-5-5-|----8--8-8-8------8--8--8-|
 E|-5-------------5-----------|-8-------------8-------10-|
 {eot}
 
 Everybody knows, everybody
 
 [C] [Bb] 
 {sot}
 e|----0--0--0--0------0--0--0--0-|-----10--10-10-10-------10--10-10-10-|
 B|---12-12-12-12-----12-12-12-12-|-----10--10-10-10-------10--10-10-10-|
 G|----0--0--0--0------0--0--0--0-|-----10--10-10-10-------10--10-10-10-|
 D|---12-12-12-12-----12-12-12-12-|-----10--10-10-10-------10--10-10-10-|
 A|----0--0--0--0------0--0--0--0-|-----10--10-10-10-------10--10-10-10-|
 E|-0---------------0-------------|-10-----------------10---------------|
 {eot}
 
 knows, everybody knows. You only live a
 
 F Fadd9* G# Gsus4/6th
 
 {sot}
 e|----5--5-5-5-|----5--5-5-5-|----8--8-8-8-|----7--7-7-7-|
 B|----5--5-5-5-|----5--5-5-5-|----8--8-8-8-|----9--9-9-9-|
 G|----5--5-5-5-|----5--5-5-5-|----8--8-8-8-|----8--8-8-8-|
 D|----5--5-5-5-|----7--7-7-7-|----8--8-8-8-|----7--7-7-7-|
 A|----5--5-5-5-|----5--5-5-5-|----8--8-8-8-|----9--9-9-9-|
 E|-5-----------|-7-----------|-8-----------|-7-----------|
 {eot}
 
 day. But it's brilliant anyway.
 
 [Fadd9] [G] [G#] [C] 
 {sot}
 e|----7-5------5-|-----------|-----10-------|----0--0-0-0------0--0-0-0-|
 B|-5--5-5--7h8-5-|-/7--7-7-7-|------8--8----|----0--0-0-0------0--0-0-0-|
 G|-5--5-5--5---5-|-/7--8-8-7-|-/8---8--8----|----0--0-0-0------0--0-0-0-|
 D|-5-------5-----|-/7--7-7-7-|-/8------8--0-|----0--0-0-0------0--0-0-0-|
 A|-5-------5-----|-/7--7-7-7-|-/8---------0-|----0-------------0--------|
 E|-5-------5-----|-/7--7-7-7-|-/8-----------|-0--0----------0--0--------|
 {eot}
 
 Riff 4:
 
 Cflat5 Csus4/no5 Cno5 Bb6th
 
 {sot}
 e|-----0---0--0--0-|-----0---0--0--0-|-0--10b12--10---|-----------------|
 B|----11--11-11-11-|----10--10-10-10-|-9--------------|-12--------------|
 G|-----0---0--0--0-|-----0---0--0--0-|-0------------0-|-10---10-10-10-9-|
 D|-----0---0--0--0-|-----0---0--0--0-|-0--------------|-10---10-10-10-9-|
 A|----11--11-11-11-|----10--10-10-10-|-9--------------|-10---10-10-10-9-|
 E|-0---------------|-0---------------|-0--------------|-10---10-10-10-9-|
 {eot}
 
 I saw you at,
 
 G# C* Fadd9 G
 
 {sot}
 e|-8---10p8--------8-8-|-7--7-7-|----7-5------5-|-----------|
 B|-8------8-12--8--8-8-|-9--9-9-|-5--5-5--7h8-5-|-/7--7-7-7-|
 G|-8------8--8--8--8-8-|-8--8-8-|-5--5-5--5---5-|-/7--8-8-7-|
 D|-8------------8--8-8-|-7--7-7-|-5-------5-----|-/7--7-7-7-|
 A|-8------------8------|--------|-5-------5-----|-/7--7-7-7-|
 E|-8------------8------|--------|-5-------5-----|-/7--7-7-7-|
 {eot}
 
 a perfect place. It's gonna happen soon,
 
 [G#] [C] 
 {sot}
 e|-----10-------|----0--0-0-0-|
 B|------8--8----|----0--0-0-0-|
 G|-/8---8--8----|----0--0-0-0-|
 D|-/8------8--0-|----0--0-0-0-|
 A|-/8---------0-|----0--------|
 E|-/8-----------|-0--0--------|
 {eot}
 
 but not today.
 
 Riff 5:
 
 C Bb6th G# C*
 
 {sot}
 e|-------10b12--10---|-------------------|-8---10p8--------8-8-|-7--7-7-|
 B|-----0-------------|-12----------------|-8------8-12--8--8-8-|-9--9-9-|
 G|---0-------------0-|-10---10-10-10-9-9-|-8------8--8--8--8-8-|-8--8-8-|
 D|-0-----------------|-10---10-10-10-9-9-|-8------------8--8-8-|-7--7-7-|
 A|-------------------|-10---10-10-10-9-9-|-8------------8------|--------|
 E|-------------------|-10---10-10-10-9-9-|-8------------8------|--------|
 {eot}
 
 So go to sleep, and make the change.
 
 [Fadd9] [G] [G#] 
 {sot}
 e|----7-5------5-|-----------|-----10-------|
 B|-5--5-5--7h8-5-|-/7--7-7-7-|------8--8----|
 G|-5--5-5--5---5-|-/7--8-8-7-|-/8---8--8----|
 D|-5-------5-----|-/7--7-7-7-|-/8------8--0-|
 A|-5-------5-----|-/7--7-7-7-|-/8---------0-|
 E|-5-------5-----|-/7--7-7-7-|-/8-----------|
 {eot}
 
 I'll meet you here tomorrow, independence
 
 [F] [G#] 
 {sot}
 e|------5--5-5-5--------5--5-5-5--------5--5-5-5-|-----10-------|
 B|------5--5-5-5--------5--5-5-5--------5--5-5-5-|------8--8----|
 G|----5-5--5-5-5------5-5--5-5-5------5-5--5-5-5-|-/8---8--8----|
 D|----5-5--5-5-5------5-5--5-5-5------7-7--7-7-7-|-/8------8--0-|
 A|----5---------------5---------------5----------|-/8---------0-|
 E|-5---------------5---------------7-------------|-/8-----------|
 {eot}
 
 day, independence day, independence day.
 
 Outro:
 
 C Bb6th G#
 
 {sot}
 e|------10b12--10---|-----------------|-------8-------------8-|
 B|------------------|-12--12-12-12-12-|-----8-----12--8---8---|
 G|----0-----------0-|-10--10-10-10-10-|---8-------------------|
 D|-0----------------|-10--10-10-10-10-|-8-------8-------8-----|
 A|------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
 E|------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
 {eot}
 
 C* Fadd9 G G# C
 
 {sot}
 e|-------|-------7---5-------7-|------------|-------10-----|------0-|
 B|---9---|-----5---------7h8---|-/7---------|---8--------8-|------0-|
 G|-----8-|---5-----------------|-/7--8-8--7-|------------8-|------0-|
 D|-7-----|-5-------5---5-------|-/7--7-7--7-|-8---8----8---|-0----0-|
 A|-------|---------------------|------------|--------------|-0----0-|
 E|-------|---------------------|------------|--------------|---0--0-|
 {eot}
 
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