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I Dont Have the Map

Idlewild
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Title: I DON’T HAVE THE MAP

Artist: IDLEWILD

Transcribed by: ANDREW CROSS email: BIGMUFFED@AOL.COM

AS USUAL ALL STRINGS TUNED DOWN ½ STEP

THIS IS A MEAN, MEAN RIFF.

PERHAPS ONE OF THE BEST SONGS FROM ‘100 BROKEN WINDOWS’

INTRO/MAIN RIFF

THIS RIFF REPEATS ITSELF UNTIL THE PRE-CHORUS

E----------------------------------------------------

B----------------------------------------------------

G----------------------------------------------------

D---------7-------------7----------------------------
A----5--------5---------------------5---------7--7---
E-----------------6---------6----3-----3/-5-5--------

PRE-CHORUS

THE CHANCES ARE THERE’S A REASON WE’VE BEEN

F A

E---1--1--1--1--1--1--1---1----5--5--5—5-5--5--5--5---
B---1--1--1--1--1--1--1---1----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--
G---2--2--2--2--2--2--2---2----6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6---
D---3--3--3--3--3--3--3---3----7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--
A---3--3--3--3--3--3--3---3----7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--
E----1 -1--1--1--1--1--1---1----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--

LEFT HERE BUT I’M NOT DISAPPOINTED

G A

E--3--3--3--3--3---3---3---3---5---5---5--5---5---5---5--5--
B--3--3--3--3--3---3---3---3---5---5---5--5---5---5---5--5-
G--4--4--4--4--4---4---4---4---6---6---5--6---6---6---6--6--
D--5--5--5--5--5---5---5---5---7---7---7--7---7---7---7--7--
A--5--5--5--5--5---5---5---5---7---7---7--7---7---7---7--7--
E--3--3--3--3--3---3---3---3---5---5---5--5---5---5—--5--5--

PRE-CHORUS FILL-IN

GTR.2

E---13-13-12-12-10-10-------------------------
B--------------------------13--13---REPEAT--

G---------------------------------------UNTIL---

D--------------------------------------CHORUS-

A---------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------

CHORUS

YOU CAN’T CONTACT

D5 F5

E---------------------------------------------

B---------------------------------------------

G--7----7----7----7---/--10-10--10-10---------
D--7----7----7----7---/--10-10--10-10---------
A--5----5----5----5---/---8--8---8--8---------

E---------------------------------------------

YOU CAN’T CONTACT YOU CAN’T

A#5 A D5

E---6--6---6---6--6-\--5---5---5--------------------
B---6--6---6---6--6-\--5---5---5--------------------
G---7--7---7---7--7-\--6---6---6-----7---7---7---7--
D---8--8---8---8--8-\--7---7---7-----7---7---7---7--
A---8---8---8--8--8-\--7---7---7-----5---5---5---5--
E---6---6---6---6--6-\--5---5---5-------------------

COPE WITHOUT THE CONTACT

F A#5 A5

E-----------------6--6---6---6---6-\-5--5----5----5--
B-----------------6--6---6---6---6-\-5—=5--=-5----5----
G-10--10--10--10--7--7---7---7---7-\-6--6----6----6-----
D-10--10--10--10--8--8---8---8—--8\--7--7----7----7-------
A-8----8---8---8--8--8---8---8—--8\--7--7----7----7--------
E-----------------6--6---6---6---6\--5--5----5----5----

CHANGE

G

WHAT A SITUATION TO BE IN

A

YOU’RE KEEPING IN TIME WITH MY IDEAS

LYRICS

<VERSE 1>

WHEN IT HAPPENED YOU FEEL LIKE AN ISLANDER,

YOU SEE SHIPS AND THEY’LL BE REMINDERS,

THAT YOU’RE ON AN ISLAND,

AND I’M ON AN ISLAND

<PRE CHORUS>

THE CHANCES ARE

THERE’S A REASON WE’VE BEEN LEFT HERE

BUT I’M NOT DISAPPOINTED

THE CHANCES ARE

THERE’S A REASON WE’VE BEEN LEFT HERE

THE CHANCES ARE..THE CHANCES ARE….

<CHORUS>

YOU CAN’T CONTACT, YOU CAN’T CONTACT,

YOU CAN’T COPE WITHOUT THE CONTACT

YOU CAN’T CONTACT, YOU CAN’T CONTACT ,

YOU CAN’T COPE WITHOUT THE CONTACT

<VERSE 2>

AS IT HAPPENS,

THERE’S A CITY IN SIGHT,

YOU’RE GETTING CONFUSED

BY LOCAL LAMPLIGHT, BY LOCAL LAMPLIGHT

DON’T BUY LOCAL LAMPLIGHT

<PRE-CHORUS>

THE CHANCES ARE

THERE’S A REASON WE’VE BEEN LEFT HERE

BUT I’M NOT DISAPPOINTED

THE CHANCES ARE

THERE’S A REASON WE’VE BEEN LEFT HERE

THE CHANCES ARE…THE CHANCES ARE….

<CHORUS>

YOU CAN’T CONTACT, YOU CAN’T CONTACT,

YOU CAN’T COPE WITHOUT THE CONTACT

YOU CAN’T CONTACT, YOU CAN’T CONTACT,

YOU CAN’T COPE WITHOUT THE CONTACT

<CHANGE>

BUT WHAT A SITUATION TO BE IN,

YOU’RE KEEPING IN TIME WITH MY IDEAS

YOU’RE KEEPING IN TIME WITH MY IDEAS,

YOU CAN’T STOP KEEPING IN TIME

<CHORUS>

YOU CAN’T CONTACT, YOU CAN’T CONTACT,

YOU CAN’T COPE WITHOUT THE CONTACT

YOU CAN’T CONTACT, YOU CAN’T CONTACT,

YOU CAN’T COPE WITHOUT THE CONTACT

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