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Time Capsule

Matthew Sweet
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★4.4(3)

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"Time Capsule"

transcribed by Steve Nazarian-

(snazaria@student.umass.edu)

(v) = vibrato x = percussion

/ = slide up to a note \ = slide down to a note

First Verse: Stop what you're doing to me, My love don't want to see

Second Verse: Dream what you want me to be, Come and dig for me

4X for intro

Guitar 1: (tune all strings 1/2 step down) repeat 3X for verses

 e----------------------------------------------------------------|
  ----------------------------------------------------------------|
  ---2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-------------2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2--------------|
  ---2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-------------2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2--------------|
  ---0-x-0-0-x-0-0-x-0-------------0-x-0-0-x-0-0-x-0--------------|
 E----------------------3(v)-3-0----------------------3(v)-3-0----|

Guitar 2: (tune all strings 1/2 step down) ... repeat this pattern..

 e----------14\12(v)--12/14\12(v)---/12--12-----12------12-----12-------|
  ----------------------------------/10--10--x--10------10--x--10-------|
  -----12/14----------12/14\12(v)---/-9---9--x---9---9---9--x---9---9---|
  -------------------------------------------x------11------x------11---|
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Pre-Chorus: Then - We were young and strong

Now - Everything is wrong (so wrong)

Guitar 1:

 e-----7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-----5--5-----5-----5-5-5-5-5----|
  -----7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-----6----6-----6---6-6-6-6-6----|
  --/9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9-9-9-----7------7-----7-7-7-7-7-7----|
  --/9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9-9-9-----7------------7-7-7-7-7-7----|
  --/7-------7-------7-------7---7-------5--------------5-5-5-5-5----|
 E--/7-------7-------7-------7---7-----------------------------------|

Guitar 2: ..repeat this pattern...

 e--/14(v)------14------14-----14--------10--10-------10-------10---------|
  --/12(v)---x--12------12--x--12--------10-----10-------10-------10------|
  --/11(v)---x--11--11--11--x--11--11----10--------10-------10-------10---|
  -----------x------14------x------14----12-------------------------------|
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1:

 e---5---5--5--5----4----2----2--2--2----0----|
  ---5---5--5--5----5----2----2--2--2----0----|
  ---6---6--6--6----4----2----2--2--2----1----|
  ---7---7--7--7----6----4----4--4--4----2----|
  ---7---7--7--7----7----4----4--4--4----2----|
 E---5---5--5--5----4----2----2--2--2----0----|

Guitar 2:

 e---9---9--9--9----7----5----5--5--5----4----|
  --10--10-10-10----9----7----7--7--7----5----|
  ---9---9--9--9----8----6----6--6--6----4----|
  --11-------------------7---------------6----|
  --------------------------------------------|
 E--------------------------------------------|

Chorus: Did you want me, Did you need me

Could you not say, You believed me

Guitar 1:

 e------5-----5-----5-----5-------7-----7-----7-----7----|
  ------5-----5-----5-----5-------7-----7-----7-----7----|
  --/7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---/9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9----|
  --/7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---/9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9----|
  --/5-----5-----5-----5------/7-----7-----7-----7-------|
 E--/5-----5-----5-----5------/7-----7-----7-----7-------|

Guitar 2:

 e------5-------5--------5--------7-------7--------7----|
  ---------5-------5-----------------7-------7----------|
  --/7--------7-------7-------/9--------9-------9-------|
  ------------------------------------------------------|
  ------------------------------------------------------|
 E------------------------------------------------------|

Our love is in a time capsule

(back to Verse 2)

Our love is in a time capsule

(solo)

(Pre-Chorus)

(Chorus - 2X)

And our love is in a time capsule

Let's dig it up... (over verse part)

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