Who Was Around? Tabs & Lyrics by Bob Mould
Who Was Around?
guitar tabs lyrics
WHO WAS AROUND? (Bob Mould)
1st Vesrse (12 string):
Em7 Em7/D Csus2 G A7sus4 Csus2
e:-----0---------0-----------------------|---------------------------------------|
B:-------3---------3-------3---------3---|-----3---------3---------3-------3-----|
G:---0---------0---------0---0-----0---0-|---0---0---------0-----0---0---0-------|
D:-2---------0--------(2)-------(2)------|---0------(2)2------(2)----2-----------|
A:---------------------3---------3-------|(2)--------0---------3-----3-----------|
E:---------------------------------------|-3-------------------------------------|
Who was around when the world was falling down?
Who turned away? Couldn't bother to be around this now
Who walked away when the game wasn't fun to play?
Em7 Em7/D Csus2 G A7sus4 Em7(electric cuts in)
e:-----0---------0-----------------------|--------------------(3-3-3-3)(3-3-3-3)-|
B:-------3---------3-------3---------3---|-----3---------3----(3-3-3-3)(3-3-3-3)-|
G:---0---------0---------0---0-----0---0-|---0---0---------0---0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|
D:-2---------0--------(2)-------(2)------|---0------(2)2-------2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
A:---------------------3---------3-------|(2)--------0---------2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
E:---------------------------------------|-3-------------------0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|
And my escape became my only game
e:-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-|
B:-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-|
G:-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|
D:-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|
A:-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|
E:-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|
D Csus2 D G D Csus2 Em7 G
e:---------3---3-3-----------3---3-3-----|---------3---3-3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3---|
B:-3-3-3---3---3-3---3-3-3---3---3-3-----|-3-3-3---3---3-3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3---|
G:-2-2-2---0---0-0---2-2-2---0---0-0-----|-2-2-2---0---0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---|
D:-0-0-0---2---2-2---0-0-0---0---0-0-----|-0-0-0---2---2-2---2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0---|
A:---------3---3-3-----------2---2-2-----|---------3---3-3---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---|
E:---------------------------3---3-3-----|-------------------0-0-0-0---3-3-3-3---|
Hand me over and hand me down Get me out of your sight
D Csus2 D G D Csus2 D(hold)
e:---------3---3-3-----------3---3-3-----|---------3-3-3-3-----------------------|
B:-3-3-3---3---3-3---3-3-3---3---3-3-----|-3-3-3---3-3-3-3---3-------------------|
G:-2-2-2---0---0-0---2-2-2---0---0-0-----|-2-2-2---0-0-0-0---2-------------------|
D:-0-0-0---2---2-2---0-0-0---0---0-0-----|-0-0-0---2-2-2-2---0-------------------|
A:---------3---3-3-----------2---2-2-----|---------3-3-3-3-----------------------|
E:---------------------------3---3-3-----|---------------------------------------|
No direction, my compass is broken Where'd you leave me tonight?
2nd Verse (12 string):
Em7 Em7/D Csus2 G A7sus4 Csus2
e:-----0---------0-----------------------|---------------------------------------|
B:-------3---------3-------3---------3---|-----3---------3---------3-------3-----|
G:---0---------0---------0---0-----0---0-|---0---0---------0-----0---0---0-------|
D:-2---------0--------(2)-------(2)------|---0------(2)2------(2)----2-----------|
A:---------------------3---------3-------|(2)--------0---------3-----3-----------|
E:---------------------------------------|-3-------------------------------------|
I was a child, and now it seems so long ago
Electric cuts in (over 12 string):
Em7 Em7/D Csus2 G A7sus4 Csus2
e:---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B:-----3---------3---------3---------3---|-----3---------3---------3----------3--|
G:---0---0-----0---0------(0)0------(0)0-|-------0---------0-------0----------0--|
D:-2---------0-----------0---------0-----|---0------(2)2---------0----------0----|
A:---------------------3---------3-------|-----------0---------3----------3------|
E:---------------------------------------|-3-------------------------------------|
Why'd you abandon me? Maybe it's not for me to know
No explanation needed, nothing can change the way things went
Em7 Em7/D Csus2 G A7sus4 Em7
e:---------------------------------------|---------------------3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|
B:-----3---------3---------3---------3---|-----3---------3-----3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|
G:---0---0-----0---0------(0)0------(0)0-|-------0---------0---0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|
D:-2---------0-----------0---------0-----|---0------(2)2-------2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
A:---------------------3---------3-------|-----------0---------2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
E:---------------------------------------|-3-------------------0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|
You just weren't interested, I guess, I guess
e:-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-|
B:-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-|
G:-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|
D:-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|
A:-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|
E:-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|
Repeat the following four times:
D Csus2 D G D Csus2 Em7 G
e:---------3---3-3-----------3---3-3-----|---------3---3-3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3---|
B:-3-3-3---3---3-3---3-3-3---3---3-3-----|-3-3-3---3---3-3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3---|
G:-2-2-2---0---0-0---2-2-2---0---0-0-----|-2-2-2---0---0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---|
D:-0-0-0---2---2-2---0-0-0---0---0-0-----|-0-0-0---2---2-2---2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0---|
A:---------3---3-3-----------2---2-2-----|---------3---3-3---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---|
E:---------------------------3---3-3-----|-------------------0-0-0-0---3-3-3-3---|
Some days fine, others out of my mind And the curse I curse is the worst it gets
I hold it inside as you sleep, as you hide from The mess that you made of your life
Some days fine, others out of my mind And the curse I curse is the worst it gets
(Who was around when you were hungry?)
I hold it inside as you sleep, as you hide from The mess that you made of your life
(Who eased the pain of all your sadness?)
This Octave Riff continues over the above pattern:
D Csus2 D G D Csus2 Em7 G
e:-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G:-7-5---12---11--7-5---4--------------|-9--7--5-5-5-5--5--5--4-4--5-5--7-7--11-|
D:-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A:-5-3---10---9---5-3---2--------------|-7--5--3-3-3-3--3--3--2-2--3-3--5-5--9--|
E:-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Who played with you when you were lonely?
D Csus2 D G D Csus2 D(hold)
e:-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
G:-9/11--11-9---7---9/12-11--11--9-7---|-9-12-11---11---9-7---14b15r14-----------|
D:-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A:-7/9---9--7---5---7/10-9---9---7-5---|-7/10-9----9----7-5---12-----------------|
E:-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Who was around?
12 String solo:
Em7 Em7/D Csus2 G A7sus4 Csus2
e:---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G:-------0-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D:-2---4-----4---0-----------------------|---------------------------------------|
A:-------------------3-------------------|-2p0-----2h3-2---0---------------------|
E:---------------------------------------|-----3---------------3-3---------------|
Em7 Em7/D Csus2 G A7sus4 Csus2
e:---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G:-------11---12-11----------------------|---------------------------------------|
D:--------------------12-10--------------|---------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------|-2p0-----2h3-2---0---------------------|
E:-3-0-----------------------------------|-----3---------------3-3-----------3-0-|
3rd Verse (12 String):
Em7 Em7/D Csus2 G A7sus4 Csus2
e:-----0---------0-----------------------|---------------------------------------|
B:-------3---------3-------3---------3---|-----3---------3---------3-------3-----|
G:---0---------0---------0---0-----0---0-|---0---0---------0-----0---0---0-------|
D:-2---------0--------(2)-------(2)------|---0------(2)2------(2)----2-----------|
A:---------------------3---------3-------|(2)--------0---------3-----3-----------|
E:---------------------------------------|-3-------------------------------------|
What will your conscience say? Maybe you'll change the channel soon
Or simply hide it in the chest of drawers inside your room
Electric cuts in:
Em7 Em7/D Csus2 G A7sus4 Csus2
e:---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B:-----3---------3---------3---------3---|-----3---------3---------3----------3--|
G:---0---0-----0---0------(0)0------(0)0-|-------0---------0-------0----------0--|
D:-2---------0-----------0---------0-----|---0------(2)2---------0----------0----|
A:---------------------3---------3-------|-----------0---------3----------3------|
E:---------------------------------------|-3-------------------------------------|
Like old linoleum, battered and worn beyond repair
Em7 Em7/D Csus2 G A7sus4 Em7
e:---------------------------------------|---------------------3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|
B:-----3---------3---------3---------3---|-----3---------3-----3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|
G:---0---0-----0---0------(0)0------(0)0-|-------0---------0---0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|
D:-2---------0-----------0---------0-----|---0------(2)2-------2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
A:---------------------3---------3-------|-----------0---------2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
E:---------------------------------------|-3-------------------0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|
Go burn the whole house down, like anyone cares
e:-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-|
B:-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-|
G:-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|
D:-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|
A:-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|
E:-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|
Repeat the following four times:
D Csus2 D G D Csus2 Em7 G
e:---------3---3-3-----------3---3-3-----|---------3---3-3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3---|
B:-3-3-3---3---3-3---3-3-3---3---3-3-----|-3-3-3---3---3-3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3---|
G:-2-2-2---0---0-0---2-2-2---0---0-0-----|-2-2-2---0---0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---|
D:-0-0-0---2---2-2---0-0-0---0---0-0-----|-0-0-0---2---2-2---2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0---|
A:---------3---3-3-----------2---2-2-----|---------3---3-3---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---|
E:---------------------------3---3-3-----|-------------------0-0-0-0---3-3-3-3---|
Maybe in time, these indelible lines will Fade like the hopes and the fears you denied
These feelings are gone, they've been buried along
With the rest of the mess that you made in your chest of drawers
Maybe in time, these indelible lines will Fade like the hopes and the fears you denied
(Who was around when you were hungry?)
These feelings are gone, they've been buried along
With the rest of the mess that you made in your chest of drawers
(Who eased the pain of all your sadness?)
This Octave Riff continues over the above pattern:
D Csus2 D G D Csus2 Em7 G
e:-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G:-7-5---12---11--7-5---4--------------|-9--7--5-5-5-5--5--5--4-4--5-5--7-7--11-|
D:-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A:-5-3---10---9---5-3---2--------------|-7--5--3-3-3-3--3--3--2-2--3-3--5-5--9--|
E:-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Who played with you when you were lonely?
D Csus2 D G D Csus2 Em7 G
e:-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
G:-9/11--11-9---7---9/12-11--11--9-7---|-9-12-11---11---9-7----------------------|
D:-------------------------------------|---------------------2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0---|
A:-7/9---9--7---5---7/10-9---9---7-5---|-7/10-9----9----7-5--2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---|
E:-------------------------------------|---------------------0-0-0-0---3-3-3-3---|
Who was around?
D(hold)
e:-------------------------------------|
B:-3-----------------------------------|
G:-2-----------------------------------|
D:-0-----------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------|
