Cage the Elephant - Telescope
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Tuning: E A D G
I transcribed this and based this primarily on Norman Gonzalez' video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3UW6OlgTPo
I have attempted to line the lyrics up roughly with the measures. Instructions to side of each line
in the first instance of each part (verse/refrain/chorus).
[Intro]
(no bass part in the Intro)
[Verse 1]
In a far and distant galaxy Inside my telescope I see
G|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|----3-----------------------|---------------------------0-| (hold first note through two measures)
E|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A pair of eyes peer back at me He walks and talks and looks like me
G|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|-2-----------------------------|--------------------------------------| (hold note through two measures)
A|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Sits around inside his house From room to room he moves about
G|----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|----3-----------------------|---------------------------------0-| (hold first note through two measures)
E|----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Fills his life with pointless things And wonders how it all turns
G|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-2---------------------------------|--------------------------------| (hold note through two measures)
A|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
[Refrain 1]
Out Do do do do do Do do do do do Safe to say that
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------------0-|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------| (notes in Refrain and Chorus
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------| are eighth notes)
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
[Chorus 1]
I don't think you understand! There's nowhere left to turn Walls keep breaking
G|-------------------------------|------------------------|-----------------|------------------------|
D|-----------------------------0-|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|------------------------|
A|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----|------------------------|-----------------|----------------0--0--2-|
E|-------------------------------|------------------------|-----------------|-3--3--3--3--3----------|
Time is like a leaf in the wind Either it's time well spent Or time I've wasted
G|-------------------------------|------------------------|-----------------|------------------------|
D|-----------------------------0-|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|------------------------|
A|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----|------------------------|-----------------|------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|------------------------|-----------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
Don't waste it.
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-3-----------------| (hold note through measure)
[Verse 2]
Afraid of what the truth might bring He locks his doors and never leaves
G|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|----3------------------------------|-------------------------------------0-|
E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Desperately searching for signs Too terrified to find a thing
G|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|-2-----------------------------|------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
He battens all the hatches down And wonders why he hears no sound
G|------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|----3-------------------------|----------------------------------0-|
E|------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Frantically searching his dreams He wonders what it's all
G|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-2---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
[Refrain 2]
About Do do do do do Do do do do do It's safe to say that
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------|
D|---------------0-|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|------------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
[Chorus 2]
I don't think you understand! There's nowhere left to turn The walls keep breaking
G|-------------------------------|------------------------|-----------------|------------------------|
D|-----------------------------0-|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|------------------------|
A|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----|------------------------|-----------------|----------------0--0--2-|
E|-------------------------------|------------------------|-----------------|-3--3--3--3--3----------|
Time is like a leaf in the wind Either it's time well spent Or time I've wasted
G|-------------------------------|------------------------|-----------------|------------------------|
D|-----------------------------0-|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|------------------------|
A|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----|------------------------|-----------------|------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|------------------------|-----------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
[Instrumental]
G|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------|
D|-----------|-----------|-----------|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-| (notes on D string are 8th notes)
A|-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------| (notes on A string are in 5/4)
E|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------|
G|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------|-----------|-----------|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| (eighth notes)
A|-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| (5/4)
E|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-| (eighth notes)
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[Bridge]
Here in my mind, losing my friends Fall on my face do it again
G|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------0--|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---1-| (eighth notes)
A|--3----3----3----3----3----3--------|---------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
You say, "How, do, you do?" Man, how 'bout you? Man, how 'bout you?
G|--------------------------|------------------------------------------|
D|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|------------------------------------------| (eighth notes)
A|--------------------------|----------------------------0----0----2---|
E|--------------------------|---3----3----3----3----3------------------|
To be free, to be sold To be killed, to be saved
G|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------0--|--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---1--|
A|--3---3---3---3---3---3------|---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
In my head, I'm alone I'm not dead, I'm ashamed
G|--------------------------|----------------------------|
D|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|----------------------------|
A|--------------------------|------------------0--0--2---|
E|--------------------------|---3--3--3--3--3------------|
Just like you, I've been tryin' to escape in my bones,
G|-----------------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------------0--|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--1--|
A|--3----3----3----3----3----3-------|--------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|--------------------------|
I feel cold, I give thanks to the Lord Industry
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|-----------------0--0--2--|
E|--------------------------|--3--3--3--3--3-----------|
In this street, Let me go let me be I don't need
G|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------0--|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--1--|
A|--3---3---3---3---3---3------|--------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
to be here, I'm alone Can't you see? Can't you see?
G|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------|---------------------0---0---2--|
E|--------------------------|--3---3---3---3---3-------------|
[Chorus 3]
I don't think you understand! There's nowhere left to turn These walls keep breaking
G|------------------------ ------|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------------------|
D|-----------------------------0-|------------------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
A|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----|------------------------|-----------------|----------------0--0--2--|
E|-------------------------------|------------------------|-----------------|--3--3--3--3--3----------|
Time is like a leaf in the wind Either it's time well spent Or time I've wasted
G|-------------------------------|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|------------------------|
D|-----------------------------0-|------------------------|-----------------|------------------------|
A|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----|------------------------|-----------------|----------------0--0--2-|
E|-------------------------------|------------------------|-----------------|-3--3--3--3--3----------|
Don't waste it.
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-3-----------------| (hold note through measure)
E|-------------------|