Survival in the Wild Tabs & Lyrics by Adrian Belew
Survival in the Wild
guitar tabs lyrics
Survival In The Wild - Adrian Belew
As recorded on the amazing "Here" album
D2 (sitar - similar to vocals)
D2
Underneath a burning sky
G D2
the tenants of the fire
D2
sit in silence as they ponder
F#-6 G
survival in the wild
D^E- F#- G A
D2 (+ sitar riff)
E|-----------------------|--------------|---------------------|------3--3-|
B|----12\10----7\3----13-|--(13)----13--|----12\10---7\3----3-|--(3)------|
G|-----------------------|--------------|---------------------|-----------|
D|--0-------0------0-----|--------0-----|--0-------0------0---|-----------|
A|-----------------------|--------------|---------------------|-----------|
E|-----------------------|--------------|---------------------|-----------|
D2
With our love to keep us up
G G/F#
there is nothing in the world
E-
that can knock us down
D2
we can take whatever comes
G G/F#
if we face it hand in hand
E- A
we can stand our ground
F#- G
Just a couple of kids with clouds in our heads
E- A A7
trying to swim upstream; trying to make it good
F#- G
but it happened so fast; when disaster came
E- A A7
that a river of teardrops couldn't wash it away
*Sitar solo*
E|-----------------------|--------------|---------------------|-----12\10-12\10|
B|----12\10----7\3----13-|--(13)----13--|----12\10---7\3----8-|-(8)------------|
G|-----------------------|--------------|---------------------|----------------|
D|--0-------0------0-----|--------0-----|--0-------0------0---|----------------|
A|-----------------------|--------------|---------------------|----------------|
E|-----------------------|--------------|---------------------|----------------|
E|-----------------------|--------------|---------------------|----------|
B|----12\10----7\3----13-|--(13)----13--|----12\10---7\3----3-|--(3)--3--|
G|-----------------------|--------------|---------------------|----------|
D|--0-------0------0-----|--------0-----|--0-------0------0---|----------|
A|-----------------------|--------------|---------------------|----------|
E|-----------------------|--------------|---------------------|----------|
D2
How do we now view ourselves,
G G/F# E-
sitting victims in a shelter needing help?
D2
How do we now regain control
G G/F# E- A
over the remnants of our life without a home?
F#- G
If a bomb had hit us, nothing less would remain
E- A A7
not a wall to lean on; not a fork or a plate
F#- G
but at least we made it out and we're still alive
E- A A7
and we're starting over now in the middle of the night
*Sitar*
D2
E|-----------------|
B|-----3--0--3--3--|
G|-----2--0--2--2--| PLAY 4 TIMES
D|--0--------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
E|----15\14\12\10\8----10-|-(10)----10--|----15\14\12\10\8---12-|-(12)\8-8\10--|
B|------------------------|-------------|-----------------------|--------------|
G|------------------------|-------------|-----------------------|--------------|
D|--0----------------0----|--------0----|--0---------------0----|--------------|
A|------------------------|-------------|-----------------------|--------------|
E|------------------------|-------------|-----------------------|--------------|
E|----15\14\12\10\8----10-|-(10)----10--|----15\14\12\10\8------|----------------------|
B|------------------------|-------------|--------------------10-|-(10)-8-10-8^1^8^7----|
G|------------------------|-------------|-----------------------|-------------------7--|
D|--0----------------0----|--------0----|--0---------------0----|----------------------|
A|------------------------|-------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
E|------------------------|-------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
G G/F# E- A
E- F#- G D
It's a matter of time; a struggle to survive
E- F#- G D
but it doesn't need to be a lonely fight
E- F#-
if we stand by each other
G A D2
we'll be sure of our survival in the wild
*Sitar*
D2
E|-----------------------|--------------|---------------------|--------------|
B|----12\10----7\3----13-|--(13)----13--|----12\10---7\3----8-|--(13)----13--|
G|-----------------------|--------------|---------------------|--------------|
D|--0-------0------0-----|--------0-----|--0-------0------0---|--------0-----|
A|-----------------------|--------------|---------------------|--------------|
E|-----------------------|--------------|---------------------|--------------|
E|----------------------|----------|
B|----12\10----7\3----3-|--(3)--3--|
G|----------------------|----------|
D|--0-------0------0----|----------|
A|----------------------|----------|
E|----------------------|----------|
D2
Underneath a burning sky
G D2
the tenants of the fire
D2
sit in silence as they ponder
F#-6 G
survival in the wild
Some chords
D2 F#-6 G/F#
E|---0---|---x---|---3---|
B|---3---|---x---|---3---|
G|---2---|---x---|---0---|
D|---0---|---0---|---0---|
A|---0---|---0---|---0---|
E|---x---|---2---|---2---|
As always, fell free to make this tab better.
This is one of the most "indian" song in "Here"...as the title track, almost
impossible to re-write.
I love the vocal line, and the way Adrian sings.
Simply amazing.
Thank you Ade.
_Ozzy
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