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From: "Matthew Ginn"

Date: Sat, 27 Sep 1997 16:54:11 +0000

Subject: TAB: 2 to 1 by elastica

2:1

elastica

(from the "elastica" album, also on "Trainspotting" soundtrack)

tabbed here by Matthew Ginn (mginn@manitouwadge.lakeheadu.ca)

1997 09 24

This song uses mostly power chords. I haven't tried to note

the strumming rhythms, because they're pretty variable, and mostly

unimportant--just listen to the record--it's straight forward enough.

(This song is played with two guitars, but I've tabbed the main parts

for one. Some day, I'll tab out the other parts.)

As for the lyrics: these are the best I could make them out. I didn't

try to correlate the background vocals with the main lyrics in verse

2, just try to fit them in as you see fit. As usual, corrections are

welcome.

Chords used:

C#: x466xx

A: 577xxx

B: 799xxx

G#: 466xxx

standard tuning

INTRO:

Percussion, then bass (G# & C#'s) then:

C# A B G# G#

VERSE 1:

C#

Keeping a brave face

A

in circumstances is impossible,

cannot describe

B

so many ... decisions,

G# C#

it's impossible to know which is

the proper order,

A

the best position to be ... in,

B

take advantage, or so it seems

E-----------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------|
D-------------6-6-6-----6-6-6-6-------6-6-----6-6-----|
A-------------6-6-6-----6-6-6-6-------6-6-----6-6-----|
E-------------4-4-4-----4-4-4-4-------4-4-----4-4-----|
------------------------------------------------------|   the way it go-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-oes.

INTERLUDE:

E---------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------|
G------6--5--6--5--6--5-----------------------------------------|
D---6--6--6--6--6--6--6-----------4--6-----------4--6--6--4-----|
A---6--6--6--6--6--6--6--4--4--7-----------4--7--------------7--|
E---4--4--4--4--4--4--4-----------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------4--6--------|
A---------3h-4--6--------3h-4--6--6--4p-3--4--4--7--------------|
E---4--4--------------4-----------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------4--6--6--4--------------------------------------------|
A---4--7--------------7--------3h-4--6------6/7--7--7--6--------|
E------------------------4--4-----------------------------------|

VERSE 2:

MAIN LYRICS | BACKGROUND

|

C# |

So it goes, at two to one, | (So just

|

A |

in the dark, dark my friend, | get down on the other side.

|

B |

strangers in my bed, | Too easy, for nobody to know.

| [too busy to notice me? at all?] |

turn my head, | You're soaking wet,

|

G# |

again. | you talk too much,

| it's not necessary.)

|

|

C# |

So he goes, | (Look for the eyes and mouth

|

|

two in two, | I just want to say

|

A |

looks content, | "This kid is yours,

|

|

feels the mood, and then | your eyes and mouth."

|

B |

fumbling 'round, | Somewhere

|

|

tumbling down | I draw the line

|

G# |

again. | like a gossip

| already.)

E------------------------|
B------------------------|
G------------------------|
D---------6-6-----6-6----|
A---------6-6-----6-6----|
E---------4-4-----4-4----|

CODA:

(essentially the same as the interlude, concluding with a solid C#)