The Fountainhead

Song

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From: "MAQUET, Frederic F."

Subject: Tab: The Fountainhead by The Bluetones

Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 17:50:34 -0000

The Fountainhead

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by The Bluetones

Tabbed by Frederic Maquet (f.maquet@ic.ac.uk)

This is another great song of the "Expecting to Fly" album. If you like

it, email me and tell me about it with corrections/comments...

I hope the intro is accurate enough, but it sounds good! The whole song

is played with two guitars, but you can survive with just one! The

rythm is

a bit hard though, so you'll have to listen to the song to get it right.

For more Exclusive Tabs, check out my Guitar Page:

http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/3224/guitar.html

Intro/Verse:

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Em7E E Esus4 E Am- Am G A

e:----0---0-0--0---0-00--0--|--0---0---0---0------3-3---0--|
B:----0---0-0--0---0-00--0--|--1---1---1---1------3-3---2--|
G:--0h1---1-1--1-1h2-22--1--|--1h2-2---1h2-2------0-0---2--|
D:--0h2---2-2--2---2-22--2--|--2---2---2---2------0-0---2--|
A:--2-2---2-2--2---2-22--2--|--0---0---0---0------2-2---0--|
E:--0-0---0-0--0---0-00--0--|--0------------------3-3------|

(slow)

Esus bit again Am- Am D5 A

e:----0--------------|--0---0--0---------------------|
B:----0--------------|--1---1--1---1-----3--3-3---2--|
G:--0h1--------------|--1h2-2--1h2-2-----2--2-2---2--|
D:--0h2---etc--------|--2---2--2---2-----0--0-0---2--|
A:--2-2--------------|--0------0---------0--0-0---0--|
E:--0-0--------------|--0------0---------------------|

Verse 1: (play with 1st intro riff)

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Em7 E Esus E Am- Am

God knows I've tried, to bridge the gap,

G A

I've tried to be me,

Em7 E Esus E Am- Am

And time after time I've lied, just to say the things,

G A

You wanted to hear,

Em7 E Esus E Am Am7 Am (Am7 is x02213)

Look, look what I've done, look what I do,

G A E Em7 E

I'm starting to pull myself through,

Esus E Am- Am G A D

Hell could feasibly freeze, but in your eyes, I'll always be...

Chorus 1:

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F# G A D

The Fountainhead, the boy whose thoughts keep running away

F# G A (play this A as x0222x)

And you know I'm riiight.

Verse 2: (same chord progression as verse 1)

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Em7 E Esus E Am- Am G A E

Wasn't it you who said, I went looking, to open the eyes of my head

And now I can see, from your mistakes, you're as blind as me

God knows I try, God know I've tried, to be something more than I am

Hell could feasibly freeze, but in your eyes I'll always be...

Chorus 2:

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Same as Chorus 1

Break: Plays basic riff, with lots of bass.

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Verse 3: (The whole thing is played with the 1st intro riff)

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Em7 E Esus E

What can I say without being profound,

Am- Am G A

It's a game that we play, goes round and round

Em7 E Esus E

I shall stick to the rules and I won't stop a fool

Am- Am G A

And I won't be defied and I won't lose my cool,

Em7 E Esus E

Can't you see what I've done can't you see what I do?

Am- Am G A

It's not really unique but it's hopelessly cruel,

Em7 E Esus E

These are my decisions these are my mistakes

G A (single strum)

And I'll fall down again if that what it takes...

Bridge:

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Play riff:

Em7 E Esus E G A

Cool bit: (slow single strums)

A Asus4 A

A Asus4 Am

A6 A6sus4 A6

Fast:

D G A G A (<---G here is just an open chord: 000000)

Asus4 A Asus4 A Asus4

/ / / / ///// ( / = single strum)

Asus4 Am Asus4 Am Asus4 Am

/ / / / trem bar...(woaw)

D G A G A

Repeat this 3 times...

Finish with a good:

D G A G A

Et Voila!

Chords:

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E 022100

Em7 020000

Esus4 022200

Am- 002110 <- could be C6 032110

Am 002210

Am7 002213

D x00232

G 320033

A x02220

Asus4 x02230

A6 x02222

A6sus4 x02232

Tabbed by Frederic Maquet

f.maquet@ic.ac.uk