257 Weeks

Song

Song - 257 Weeks

Artist - Nine Days

Album - The Madding Crowd

Tabbed By: Kay-G (kay-g@paradis.dk)

/ slide up slide down b bend

Intro:

Piano

e -----------------------------------

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

 G --7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-
 D --7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-

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

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

you could be waiting for a day that wont come

and you could be so much more than youve become

and i have found my feet 257 weeks

but you could be waiting for a day that wont come

...and i have found my feet...

e -------------------------------

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

 G --7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-6-6-6--
 D --7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--

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

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

Pick-up thingee - guitar and piano

e -------------

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

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

 D ------0---0--
 A --0-2---2----

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

-when the drums come in: guitar

e ----------------

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

G --7--7----7--7-- listen for right beats

D ----------------

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

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

you could be waiting for your life to begin

and you could be so much more than youve been

and i have found my feet 257 weeks

but you could be waiting for a day that wont come

pickup into chorus: B and then A

Chorus:

G D B

so sad, you're so good and im so bad

G D A (slide up and down) B

but you wont see me wastin' the best thing i ever had

G D B

and its such a shame, that I can't tell you anything

(played on up beats):

G A

you wont hear me, still you endear me now...

little mini-solo after 1st chorus:

 e -5/7-7-7-75-5-5-5--------------
 B -------------------0-0/1-2-2 2---

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

D ---------------------------------

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

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

e ----------------------------

 B --3b-3b-3b-3-33-3-----------

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

 D -------------------2--4--2--

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

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

hard to see past the window facing forward looking back

over years spent tracing wondering how you left your track

underwater breathing burns your lungs and breaks your back

and you could be waiting right here for a day that wont come

Chorus

pre-solo thingee:

 e --5-5-5-5-5-5------5-----5---------------
 B --------5-5-5--5/7---6/7----87-75-53--

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

D -----------------------------------------

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

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

Solo: i think it uses a Chorus Petal

 e --5-2----------------------0/2-2-----0/2-2-----0---
 B ------0-3-5-7-5-3-3---0/3--------5-3-------5-3-----
 G -------------------------------------------------2-

D ---------------------------------------------------

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

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

 e ---------------------2--2/5------0-2-0-2-------0-2-0--
 B ------3-5-3--5-3/5-5/--------0/2-----------0/2--------

G --0/2-------------------------------------------------

D ------------------------------------------------------

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

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

you could be waiting for your life to begin

and you could be so much more than youve been

and i have found my feet 257 weeks

but you coul be waiting for your life to begin

Chorus (2x)

pre-solo thingee: played twice i think

 e --5-5-5-5-5-5------5-----5---------------
 B --------5-5-5--5/7---6/7----87-75-53--

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

D -----------------------------------------

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

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

the end - have fun

I think I have most of the parts right. listen to the cd for where

each part goes. i got the solos as close as i could.