This, I hope, is a fairly accurate transcription of this beautiful Noel Gallagher song. Skip the notes if you're already familiar with it. But you may find some useful suggestions!!! Hope you enjoy it, please mail me with any thoughts, suggestions or corrections.
Keith Bradnam
Last modified 23 March, 1995
1) To get the right sound, this song needs to be played as a mixture of strumming and picking. For the verse, a couple or so strums on each chord, and then pick the E, B and G strings in that order. I've noticed that sometimes Noel only plucks the E, and B string, and it seems that the "D" note played on the B string gives quite a characteristic quality to the song.
2) In the chorus (just after "I want to talk tonight...") there is some quick picking following the G chord. I.e.
G D Dsus4 D EmIf you don't want to pick this, try strumming: G, D, Dsus4, D, Dsus4, D, Em (strumming the D chords very quickly!), which also sounds ok!
-3--3----2--3---2-------0----- -0----0------------3----0----- -0-------------------2--0----- -0----------------------2----- -2----------------------2----- -3----------------------0-----
3) There are loads of chords in this song (see below), and I've found that many others can be used which sound ok. You can easily substitute Am for A7sus4 or Cadd9 for C9. But I'm fairly sure (apart from right at the end, see note 4) that these are the chords as played on the song, i.e. on the CD. I've noticed that in live versions, Noel has opted for simpler chords and use of more strumming, as opposed to picking out notes. I guess if Noel plays it both ways, then this means there's no official way of doing it. But this is the most...fullsome sound, in my opinion :)
At the part in the song where he sings "and you and me see how we are". It feels like you can play Am, Em7, C. For some reason the B note on the second string of the Em7 chord feels right, but he doesn't play it!!! He just plays A7sus4, Cadd9! Although when he played live with Paul Weller, Paul did play that Em7 chord on the keyboard.
4) Right at the end of the song, there is some very quick strumming in the repeat chorus. I'm unsure if I've got the exact nature of these chords right, although playing G,D,C,D quickly (change on each beat) does sound about right (but I accept that there's probably an add9 in there somewhere!). Also I'm still a little hazy as to how the words "'bout how you saved my life" are sung over this part.
5) In the chorus, there are two places where the line "I wan't to talk tonight" can be sung. Noel sings this line in both places (it changes at the end) so beware!
6) Any lyrics in brackets indicate backing vocals.
7) Additional notes are enclosed in asterisks where appropriate
Em7 022030 Asus4 002230 C9 032330 A7sus4 002030 Cadd9 032030 G 320003 G2 320033 D x00232 Dsus4 x00233 C 032010 Em 022000
Em7 *let it ring for a bar...* Em7, Asus4, C9, G2, A7sus4, Cadd9
Em7 Sitting on my own, chewing on a bone Asus4 A thousand, million miles from home, C9 G2 A7sus4 Cadd9 When something, hit me, somewhere right between the eyes. Em7 Sleeping on a plane, you know you can't complain Asus4 You took your last chance, once again. C9 G2 A7sus4 Cadd9 *play Cadd9 for an extra bar here* I landed, stranded, hardly even knew your name...
Cadd9 G D Dsus4 D Em I want to talk tonight C G D Dsus4 D Em until the morning light C G D Dsus4 D Em 'bout how you saved my life C A7sus4 Cadd9 and you and me, see how we are A7sus4 Cadd9 and you and me, see how we are
Em7, Asus4, C9, G2, A7sus4, Cadd9
Em7 All your dreams are made, of strawberry lemonade Asus4 And you make sure I eat today C9 G2 A7sus4 Cadd9 You take me, walking, to where you played when you were young. Em7 I'll never say that I, won't ever make you cry Asus4 And this I'll say, I don't know why C9 G2 A7sus4 Cadd9 *play extra bar of Cadd9* I know I'm, leaving, but I'll be back another day...
Cadd9 G D Dsus4 D Em I want to talk tonight C G D Dsus4 D Em until the morning light C G D Dsus4 D Em 'bout how you saved my life (how you saved my life) C G D Dsus4 D G *this is part of rapid changes of G,D,C,D* I want to talk tonight (I want to talk tonight) G D C D G D Dsus4 D Em *the 1st G is the SAME G that ends the last line* 'bout how you saved my life (I want to talk tonight) C G D Dsus4 D Em 'bout how you saved my life (I want to talk tonight) C G D Dsus4 D Em 'bout how you saved my life (I want to talk tonight) C G D Dsus4 D G 'bout how you saved my life (I want to talk tonight) *sings this line a bit sadder than before* G D C D G D Dsus4 D Em (I want to talk tonight) C G D Dsus4 D G (I want to talk toni...) G D C D G D Dsus4 D Em ..igh..gh......ht) (I want to talk tonight) C A7sus4 Cadd9 and you and me, see how we are *doesn't always sing these last two lines* A7sus4 Cadd9 and you and me, see how we are Em7