Supertramp - The meaning
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Tuning: E A D G B E
This song is played on only the top four (D G B E) strings. Originally played on a twelve-string,
and definitely sounds best on it too. It is the same high-speed cross-picking pattern throughout the entire
song, just changing the chord shapes up along the way. Extra credit if you throw it in Drop D and hit the
low D occasionally during the chorus!
[Intro]
F#7
e|-----0-----------0-------|-----0-----------2-------|-----0-----------0-------|-----0-----------2-------|
B|-------2-----------2-----|-------2-----3-------3---|-2-----2-----------2-----|-------2-----3-------3---|
G|---0-------0---0-------0-|---0-------0-------------|---0-------0---0-------0-|---0-------0-------------|
D|-4-------4---4-------4---|-4-------4---------------|-4-------4---4-------4---|-4-------4---------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
[Verse]
F#7 Bm F#7 Bm
e|-----0-----------0-------|-----0-----------0-------|-----0-----------0-------|-----0-----------0-------|
B|-------2-----------2-----|-------7-----------7-----|-------2-----------2-----|-------7-----------7-----|
G|---0-------0---0-------0-|---0-------0---0-------0-|---0-------0---0-------0-|---0-------0---0-------0-|
D|-4-------4---4-------4---|-9-------9---9-------9---|-4-------4---4-------4---|-9-------9---9-------9---|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
"Just look at the... "you call your... "Just kidding... "never alone...
F#7 Bm A A
e|-----0-----------0-------|-----0-----------0-------|-----0-----------0-------|-----0-----------0-------|
B|-------2-----------2-----|-------7-----------7-----|-------7-----------7-----|-------7-----------7-----|
G|---0-------0---0-------0-|---0-------0---0-------0-|---0-------0---0-------0-|---0-------0---0-------0-|
D|-4-------4---4-------4---|-9-------9---9-------9---|-7-------7---7-------7---|-7-------7---7-------7---|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
"Well maybe there's... "one thing you... "said... "so you better..
[Pre-Chorus]
D Dmaj7 D7 D6
e|-----0-----------0-------|-----0-----------0-------|-----0-----------0-------|-----0-----------0-------|
B|-------7-----------7-----|-------7-----------7-----|-------7-----------7-----|-------7-----------7-----|
G|---7-------7---7-------7-|---6-------6---6-------6-|---5-------5---5-------5-|---4-------4---4-------4-|
D|-0-------0---0-------0---|-0-------0---0-------0---|-0-------0---0-------0---|-0-------0---0-------0---|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D+ D D+ D
e|-----0-----------0-------|-----0-----------0-------|-----0-----------0-------|-----0-----------0-------|
B|-------3-----------3-----|-------3-----------3-----|-------3-----------3-----|-------3-----------3-----|
G|---3-------3---3-------3-|---2-------2---2-------2-|---3-------3---3-------3-|---2-------2---2-------2-|
D|-0-------0---0-------0---|-0-------0---0-------0---|-0-------0---0-------0---|-0-------0---0-------0---|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
"And you better get... "light in your... "And you better get... "peace in your
D+ D D- G G
e|-----0-----------0-------|-----0-----------0-------|-----0-----------0-------|-----0-----------0-------|
B|-------3-----------3-----|-------3-----------3-----|-------3-----------3-----|-------3-----------3-----|
G|---3-------3---3-------3-|---2-------2---1-------1-|---0-------0---0-------0-|---0-------0---0-------0-|
D|-0-------0---0-------0---|-0-------0---0-------0---|-0-------0---0-------0---|-0-------0---0-------0---|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
"If you wanna get... "high...
[Chorus]
G A D G A D
e|-----7-----------7-------|-----5-----------5-------|-----7-----------7-------|-----5-----------5-------|
B|-------8-----------8-----|-------5-----------7-----|-------8-----------8-----|-------5-----------7-----|
G|---7-------7---7-------7-|---6-------6---7-------7-|---7-------7---7-------7-|---6-------6---7-------7-|
D|-0-------0---0-------0---|-0-------0---0-------0---|-0-------0---0-------0---|-0-------0---0-------0---|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
"You're holding... "palm... "hands... "you're telling... "dont... "stand...
F C G D
e|-----5-----------5-------|-----3-----------3-------|-----3-----------3-------|-----2-----------2-------|
B|-------6-----------6-----|-------5-----------5-----|-------3-----------3-----|-------3-----------3-----|
G|---5-------5---5-------5-|---5-------5---5-------5-|---4-------4---4-------4-|---2-------2---2-------2-|
D|-0-------0---0-------0---|-0-------0---0-------0---|-0-------0---0-------0---|-0-------0---0-------0---|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
"if you know... "if you know... "if you know... "if you know...
F C G D D-
e|-----5-----------5-------|-----3-----------3-------|-----3-----------3-------|-----2-----------2-------|
B|-------6-----------6-----|-------5-----------5-----|-------3-----------3-----|-------3-----------3-----|
G|---5-------5---5-------5-|---5-------5---5-------5-|---4-------4---4-------4-|---2-------2---1-------1-|
D|-0-------0---0-------0---|-0-------0---0-------0---|-0-------0---0-------0---|-0-------0---0-------0---|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
"if you know... "if you know... "if you know... "meaning is, meaning is,
Gmaj7 Gmaj7
e|-----2-----------2-------|-----2-----------2-------|
B|-------3-----------3-----|-------3-----------3-----|
G|---0-------0---0-------0-|---0-------0---0-------0-|
D|-0-------0---0-------0---|-0-------0---0-------0---|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
"meaning is...