And Through The Wire tab by Peter Gabriel

Tabs

From: "Peter Gabriel [3/Melt]

The tuning on this recording is somehow between A augmentedA and G#. I tabbed it in
A augmentedA for playability. To play along to Gabriel?s original, one would have to
tune down the strings a little bit.

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INTRO / VERSE
 A augmentedA      Asus4Asus4      A augmentedA      Asus4Asus4
 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 +
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
BB|2-----------3---------------|2-----------3---------------|
G+G|------2---------------------|------2---------------------|
D MajorD|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A augmentedA|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E MajorE|----------------------------|----------------------------|

CHORUS
    D/B                D/B
 D MajorD D/C#  A augmentedA   F#5F#5 B5B5 Esus4Esus4 E MajorE  D MajorD D/C#  A augmentedA   F#5F#5 B5B5 Esus4Esus4 E MajorE
 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|--------5---4---|----------------|--------5---4---|
BB|3---------------|--------5---5---|3---------------|--------5---5---|
G+G|2---------2-----|----4---4---4---|2---------2-----|----4---4---4---|
D MajorD|0---------2-----|4---4-----------|0---------2-----|4---4-----------|
A augmentedA|----4-2---0-----|4---2-----------|----4-2---0-----|4---2-----------|
E MajorE|----------------|2---------------|----------------|2---------------|
    D/B                D/B
 D MajorD D/C#  A augmentedA   F#5F#5 B5B5 Esus4Esus4 E MajorE  D MajorD D/C#  A augmentedA   F#5F#5 B5B5 Esus4Esus4 E MajorE
 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|--------5---4---|----------------|--------5---4---|
BB|3---------------|--------5---5---|3---------------|--------5---5---|
G+G|2---------2-----|----4---4---4---|2---------2-----|----4---4---4---|
D MajorD|0---------2-----|4---4-----------|0---------2-----|4---4-----------|
A augmentedA|----4-2---0-----|4---2-----------|----4-2---0-----|4---2-----------|
E MajorE|----------------|2---------------|----------------|2---------------|
    D/B                D/B
 D MajorD D/C#  A augmentedA   F#5F#5 B5B5 Esus4Esus4 E MajorE  D MajorD D/C#  A augmentedA   F#5F#5 B5B5 Esus4Esus4 E MajorE
 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|--------5---4---|----------------|--------5---4---|
BB|3---------------|--------5---5---|3---------------|--------5---5---|
G+G|2---------2-----|----4---4---4---|2---------2-----|----4---4---4---|
D MajorD|0---------2-----|4---4-----------|0---------2-----|4---4-----------|
A augmentedA|----4-2---0-----|4---2-----------|----4-2---0-----|4---2-----------|
E MajorE|----------------|2---------------|----------------|2---------------|
 D MajorD    E/D Dmaj7Dmaj7
 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|5---------4---5-|----------------|
BB|7---------5---7-|----------------|
G+G|7---------4---6-|----------------|
D MajorD|0---------2---0-|----------------|
A augmentedA|----------------|----------------|
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|

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CHORDS

    E-A-D-G-B-e
Asus4Asus4  x-0-2-2-3-x
A7sus4A7sus4 x-0-2-2-3-3
E/D   x-x-0-1-0-0 or x-x-0-4-5-4
Dmaj7Dmaj7  x-x-0-2-2-2 or x-x-0-6-7-5
Dmaj7Dmaj7  x-5-4-2-2-2 (MIDDLE 8)

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INTRO [7/4]
| A augmentedA Asus4Asus4  | A augmentedA Asus4Asus4  |
| A augmentedA Asus4Asus4  | A augmentedA Asus4Asus4  |

CHORUS
       | D MajorD D/C# D/B A augmentedA  |
And through the wire
F#5F#5 B5B5 Esus4Esus4 E MajorE  | D MajorD D/C# D/B A augmentedA  |
   I hear your voice
F#5F#5 B5B5 Esus4Esus4  E MajorE | D MajorD D/C# D/B A augmentedA  |
  And through the wire
F#5F#5 B5B5 Esus4Esus4 E MajorE | D MajorD D/C# D/B A augmentedA  |
   I touch the power
F#5F#5 B5B5 Esus4Esus4  E MajorE | D MajorD D/C# D/B A augmentedA  |
  And through the wire
F#5F#5 B5B5 Esus4Esus4 E MajorE | D MajorD D/C# D/B A augmentedA  |
  I see  your face
F#5F#5 B5B5  Esus4Esus4  E MajorE | D MajorD   E/D | Dmaj7Dmaj7 |
  It's through the wire


VERSE [7/4]
A augmentedA          Asus4Asus4      A augmentedA   Asus4Asus4
Friday night, you're staying at home (I want you)
  A augmentedA            Asus4Asus4   A augmentedA   Asus4Asus4
I'm tickling and clicking a metronome (I want you)
A augmentedA             Asus4Asus4       A augmentedA   Asus4Asus4
Prowling the waterhole - I wait for the kill (I want you)
A augmentedA           Asus4Asus4   A augmentedA   Asus4Asus4
Pressure's building - overspill (I want you)


CHORUS
       | D MajorD D/C# D/B A augmentedA  |
And through the wire
F#5F#5 B5B5   Esus4Esus4 E MajorE  | D MajorD D/C# D/B A augmentedA  |
    You are   secure
F#5F#5 B5B5 Esus4Esus4  E MajorE | D MajorD D/C# D/B A augmentedA  |
  And through the wire
F#5F#5 B5B5 Esus4Esus4 E MajorE | D MajorD D/C# D/B A augmentedA  |
    We  can talk
F#5F#5 B5B5 Esus4Esus4  E MajorE | D MajorD D/C# D/B A augmentedA  |
  And through the wire
F#5F#5 B5B5 Esus4Esus4 E MajorE | D MajorD D/C# D/B A augmentedA  |
    We  can walk
F#5F#5 B5B5  Esus4Esus4  E MajorE | D MajorD   E/D | Dmaj7Dmaj7 |
  It's through the wire


VERSE [7/4]
A augmentedA            Asus4Asus4     A augmentedA   Asus4Asus4
Watchmaker steadies his delicate hand (I want you)
A augmentedA            Asus4Asus4      A augmentedA   Asus4Asus4
For barbeque parties on blood red sands (I want you)
A augmentedA            Asus4Asus4      A augmentedA   Asus4Asus4
Caught in the struggle tight on the rod (I want you)
A augmentedA           Asus4Asus4       A augmentedA   A7sus4A7sus4
Bring out the devil to bring out the god (I want you)


CHORUS
       | D MajorD D/C# D/B A augmentedA  |
And through the wire
F#5F#5 B5B5 Esus4Esus4 E MajorE  | D MajorD D/C# D/B A augmentedA  |
   I hear your voice
F#5F#5 B5B5 Esus4Esus4  E MajorE | D MajorD D/C# D/B A augmentedA  |
  And through the wire
F#5F#5 B5B5 Esus4Esus4 E MajorE | D MajorD D/C# D/B A augmentedA  |
   I touch the power
F#5F#5 B5B5 Esus4Esus4  E MajorE | D MajorD D/C# D/B A augmentedA  |
  And through the wire
F#5F#5 B5B5 Esus4Esus4 E MajorE | D MajorD D/C# D/B A augmentedA  |
  I see  your face
F#5F#5 B5B5  Esus4Esus4  E MajorE | D MajorD   E/D | Dmaj7Dmaj7 |
  It's through the wire


MIDDLE 8
F# minorF#m             Dmaj7Dmaj7
  Driving 'round the city rings
F# minorF#m             Dmaj7Dmaj7
  Staring at the shape of things
F# minorF#m            Dmaj7Dmaj7
 I talk in pictures not in words
G+G
Overloaded with everything we said
  A augmentedA
Be careful where you tread


INTERLUDE
     | D MajorD D/C# D/B A augmentedA  | F#5F#5 B5B5 Esus4Esus4 E MajorE |
Watch the wire
     | D MajorD D/C# D/B A augmentedA  | F#5F#5 B5B5 Esus4Esus4 E MajorE |


CHORUS
       | D MajorD D/C# D/B A augmentedA  |
And through the wire
F#5F#5 B5B5   Esus4Esus4 E MajorE  | D MajorD D/C# D/B A augmentedA  |
    You are   secure
F#5F#5 B5B5 Esus4Esus4  E MajorE | D MajorD D/C# D/B A augmentedA  |
  And through the wire
F#5F#5 B5B5 Esus4Esus4 E MajorE | D MajorD D/C# D/B A augmentedA  |
    We  can talk
F#5F#5 B5B5 Esus4Esus4  E MajorE | D MajorD D/C# D/B A augmentedA  |
  And through the wire
F#5F#5 B5B5 Esus4Esus4 E MajorE | D MajorD D/C# D/B A augmentedA  |
    We  will walk


CHORUS
F#5F#5 B5B5 Esus4Esus4  E MajorE | D MajorD D/C# D/B A augmentedA  |
  And through the wire
F#5F#5 B5B5    Esus4Esus4 E MajorE   | D MajorD D/C# D/B A augmentedA  |
    We're clinging like leeches
F#5F#5 B5B5 Esus4Esus4  E MajorE | D MajorD D/C# D/B A augmentedA  |
  And through the wire
F#5F#5 B5B5 Esus4Esus4 E MajorE   | D MajorD D/C# D/B A augmentedA  |
  We push out tailormade speeches


CHORUS (outro + coda)
F#5F#5 B5B5 Esus4Esus4  E MajorE | D MajorD D/C# D/B A augmentedA  |
  And through the wire

| F#5F#5 B5B5 Esus4Esus4 E MajorE | D MajorD D/C# D/B A augmentedA  |

F#5F#5 B5B5 Esus4Esus4  E MajorE | D MajorD D/C# D/B A augmentedA  |
  And through the wire

| F#5F#5 B5B5 Esus4Esus4 E MajorE | D MajorD D/C# D/B A augmentedA  |


F#5F#5 B5B5 Esus4Esus4  E MajorE | D MajorD D/C# D/B A augmentedA  |
  And through the wire
F#5F#5 B5B5   E MajorE   | D MajorD D/C# D/B A augmentedA  | F#5F#5 B5B5 E MajorE  |
 We get so strange across the border
D MajorD  D/C# D/B  A augmentedA   F#5F#5  B5B5 Esus4Esus4 E MajorE  | D MajorD D/C# D/B A augmentedA  |
 We get so strange across the bor ? der


F#5F#5 B5B5   E MajorE   | D MajorD D/C# D/B A augmentedA  | F#5F#5 B5B5 E MajorE  | D MajorD D/C# D/B A augmentedA  |
 We get so strange across the border
F#5F#5 B5B5   E MajorE   | D MajorD D/C# D/B A augmentedA  | F#5F#5 B5B5 E MajorE  | D MajorD D/C# D/B A augmentedA  |
 We get so strange across the border
F#5F#5 B5B5   E MajorE   | D MajorD   E/D | Dmaj7Dmaj7 | A augmentedA
 We get so strange ...