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Something in the Air

Thunderclap Newman
TabTuningOpen E
★4.6(37)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

E / / / F#m7add4 / / / E / / / F#m7add4 / / /

Verse

E

Call out the instigators

F#m7add4

Because there?s something in the air

E

We?ve got to get together sooner or later

F#m7add4

Because the revolution?s here, and you know it?s...

E |-----------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------|
G#|------0-------0-------0-------0----|
E |----0-------0-------0-------0------|
B |--5-----5-3-----3-2-----2-0-----0--|
E |-----------------------------------|

...right

E |-----------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------|
G#|------0-------0-------0-------0----|
E |----0-------0-------0-------0------|
B |--5-----5-3-----3-2-----2-0-----0--|
E |-----------------------------------|

And you know that it?s right

Chorus

F#m7add4

We have got to get it together

We have got to get it together...

E |-----------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------|
G#|------0-------0-------0-------0----|
E |----0-------0-------0-------0------|
B |--5-----5-3-----3-2-----2-0-----0--|
E |-----------------------------------|

...Now

E |-----------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------|
G#|------0-------0-------0-------0----|
E |----0-------0-------0-------0------|
B |--5-----5-3-----3-2-----2-0-----0--|
E |-----------------------------------|

F# / / / G#m7add4 / / / F# / / / G#m7add4 / / /

Verse

F#

Lock up the streets and houses

G#m7add4

Because there?s something in the air

F#

We?ve got to get together sooner or later

G#m7add4

Because the revolution?s here, and you know it?s...

E |-----------------------------------|
B |------2-------2--------------------|
G#|----2-------2---------2-------2----|
E |--2-----2-----------2-------2------|
B |----------5-----5-4-----4-2-----2--|
E |-----------------------------------|

...right

E |-----------------------------------|
B |------2-------2--------------------|
G#|----2-------2---------2-------2----|
E |--2-----2-----------2-------2------|
B |----------5-----5-4-----4-2-----2--|
E |-----------------------------------|

And you know that it?s right

Chorus

G#m7add4

We have got to get it together

We have got to get it together...

Instrumental Section

F#5 F#add6 F#5 F#add6 F#5 F#add6 F#5 F#add6

E |-------------------|-------------------|
B |-------------------|-------------------|
G#|-------------------|-------------------|
E |--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
B |--2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4--|--2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4--|
E |--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|

...Now

E5 Eadd6 E5 Eadd6 E5 Eadd6 E5 Eadd6

F5 Fadd6 F5 Fadd6 F5 Eadd6 F5 Fadd6

G5 Gadd6 G5 Gadd6 G5 Gadd6 G5 Gadd6

C5 / / / F5 / / /

C5 / / / F5 / / /

F5 / / / F5 / / /

C5 / / / G5 / / /

C5 / / / F5 / / /

C5 / / / F5 / / /

C5 / / / G#5 G5 G#5 G5

C5 / / / F5 / / /

G# / / / A#m7add4 / / / G# / / / A#m7add4 / / /

Verse

G#

Hand out the arms and ammo

A#m7add4

We?re going to blast our way through here

G#

We?ve got to get together sooner or later

A#m7add4

Because the revolution?s here, and you know it?s...

E |-----------------------------------|
B |------4-------4--------------------|
G#|----4-------4---------4-------4----|
E |--4-----4-----------4-------4------|
B |----------7-----7-6-----6-4-----4--|
E |-----------------------------------|

...right

E |-----------------------------------|
B |------4-------4--------------------|
G#|----4-------4---------4-------4----|
E |--4-----4-----------4-------4------|
B |----------7-----7-6-----6-4-----4--|
E |-----------------------------------|

And you know that it?s right

Chorus

A#m7add4

We have got to get it together

We have got to get it together

G#

Now

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