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WATCHING MY LIFE GO BY by Michael Hedges 1981 Tuning: DADGCC 🏷Legend: ! = left hand reaches under neck and vigorously slaps guitar body like it's a bongo drum! This tune is in 5/8 TIME Michael kept a kind of eighth note grace note strum pattern throughout this tune. Notes Tabbed out below are more or less Accents, but this is my first tab, so there are grace notes that I didn't put in here, but if you know the tune, you'll know what to do... * WHEN YOU OPEN THIS MAKE SURE IT WRAPS TO WINDOW AND NOT RULER. UNSURE? GO TO THE 62ND CHARACHTER OF EACH LINE OF TABLATURE AND DOA augmentedA HARD RETURN [HIT ENTER] IT WILL LINE UP PROPERLY ... 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---------5--5--5-------7--7--7-------10-10-10---------12-12-12-----------| ---------5--5--5-------7--7--7--------8--8--8---------10-10-10-----------| --5--5--5-------7--7--7--------8--8--8---------10-10-10------------------| --5--5--5-------7--7--7--------8--8--8---------10-10-10------------------| --5--5--5-------7--7--7-------10-10-10---------12-12-12------------------| ! ! -------------0----------0----------------------H5-----------------------| -------------0----------0----------------------------H4-----------------| -------------0----------0----------------------------------H5-----------| --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----------0----------------------H5-----------------------| -------------0----------0----------------------------H4-----------------| -------------0----------0----------------------------------H5-----------| --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------------------------------| pianoforte [lightly with grace and energy, LET IT BREATHE] [and keep 16ths going on the top 2 strings as shown vaguely below] Everyone sees their life a different way __________________________ ---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| ---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| ---5----------------4-----------------0-----------------0----------------| ---7----------------5-----------------7-----------------5----------------| ---X----------------X-----------------8-----------------7----------------| ---X----------------X-----------------X-----------------X----------------| Saviors even come on different days ---------2--2--2----------------2--2--2---------------------------------| ---------0--0--0----------------0--0--0---------------------------------| ---------3--3--3----------------3--3--3---------------------------------| --0-0-0----------------0-0-0--------------------------------------------| --3-3-3----------------3-3-3--------------------------------------------| --3-3-3----------------3-3-3--------------------------------------------| ---------2--2--2----------------2--2--2---------------------------------| ---------0--0--0----------------0--0--0---------------------------------| ---------3--3--3----------------3--3--3---------------------------------| --0-0-0----------------0-0-0--------------------------------------------| --3-3-3----------------3-3-3--------------------------------------------| --3-3-3----------------3-3-3--------------------------------------------| Bleeding his colors into several shades ----------------3----3----3------------------------3----3----3-----------| ----------------0----0----0------------------------0----0----0-----------| ---0--0--0------------------------0--0--0--------------------------------| ---3--3--3------------------------3--3--3--------------------------------| ---0--0--0------------------------0--0--0--------------------------------| ---3--3--3------------------------3--3--3--------------------------------| ----------------0----0----0------------------------0----0----0-----------| ----------------3----3----3------------------------3----3----3-----------| ---0--0--0------------------------0--0--0--------------------------------| ---3--3--3------------------------3--3--3--------------------------------| ---0--0--0------------------------0--0--0--------------------------------| ---3--3--3------------------------3--3--3--------------------------------| Forte [stronger] But I am a prisoner caught in the flesh, red-handed -------5---------------0-------------------------------------------------| -------0---------------0-------------------------------------------------| -------0---------------0-------------------------------------------------| -------5---------------0-------------------------------------------------| -------X---------------8-------------------------------------------------| -------5---------------8-------------------------------------------------| Watching my life go by -------------0----------0-----------------------0--------------0---------| -------------0----------0-----------------------0--------------0---------| -------------0----------0-----------------------0--------------0---------| --12--12--12-------0-0--------(0)-12--12--12--------------0-0------------| --0---0---0--------0-0--------(0)-0---0---0---------------0-0------------| --12--12--12-------0-0--------(0)-12--12--12--------------0-0------------| slides up to 12th fret from open string. -------------0----------0-----------------------0--------------0---------| -------------0----------0-----------------------0--------------0---------| -------------0----------0-----------------------0--------------0---------| --12--12--12-------0-0--------(0)-12--12--12--------------0-0------------| --0---0---0--------0-0--------(0)-0---0---0---------------0-0------------| --12--12--12-------0-0--------(0)-12--12--12--------------0-0------------| I'm watching my life go by ------------------0----0----0----------------0----0----0-----------------| ------------------0----0----0----------------0----0----0-----------------| ------------------0----0----0----------------0----0----0-----------------| -------9--9--9-------------------9--9--9---------------------------------| -------7--7--7-------------------7--7--7---------------------------------| -------7--7--7-------------------7--7--7---------------------------------| 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"together" means ---0--------------------------0-------------0---------------0-----------| ---0--------------------------0-------------0---------------0-----------| ---5--------------------------4-------------0---------------0-----------| ---7--------------------------5-------------7---------------5-----------| ---X--------------------------X-------------8---------------7-----------| ---X--------------------------X-------------X---------------X-----------| Love is a race we run at different speeds ---------2--2--2----------------2--2--2---------------------------------| ---------0--0--0----------------0--0--0---------------------------------| ---------3--3--3----------------3--3--3---------------------------------| --0-0-0----------------0-0-0--------------------------------------------| --3-3-3----------------3-3-3--------------------------------------------| --3-3-3----------------3-3-3--------------------------------------------| ---------2--2--2----------------2--2--2---------------------------------| ---------0--0--0----------------0--0--0---------------------------------| ---------3--3--3----------------3--3--3---------------------------------| --0-0-0----------------0-0-0--------------------------------------------| --3-3-3----------------3-3-3--------------------------------------------| --3-3-3----------------3-3-3--------------------------------------------| Pacing ourselves to deal with different needs ----------------3----3----3------------------------3----3----3-----------| ----------------0----0----0------------------------0----0----0-----------| ---0--0--0------------------------0--0--0--------------------------------| ---3--3--3------------------------3--3--3--------------------------------| ---0--0--0------------------------0--0--0--------------------------------| ---3--3--3------------------------3--3--3--------------------------------| ----------------0----0----0------------------------0----0----0-----------| ----------------3----3----3------------------------3----3----3-----------| ---0--0--0------------------------0--0--0--------------------------------| ---3--3--3------------------------3--3--3--------------------------------| ---0--0--0------------------------0--0--0--------------------------------| ---3--3--3------------------------3--3--3--------------------------------| But I am a spectator caught in a crowd of laughter -------5---------------0-------------------------------------------------| -------0---------------0-------------------------------------------------| -------0---------------0-------------------------------------------------| -------5---------------0-------------------------------------------------| -------X---------------8-------------------------------------------------| -------5---------------8-------------------------------------------------| Watching my life go by -------------0----------0-----------------------0--------------0---------| -------------0----------0-----------------------0--------------0---------| -------------0----------0-----------------------0--------------0---------| --12--12--12-------0-0--------(0)-12--12--12--------------0-0------------| --0---0---0--------0-0--------(0)-0---0---0---------------0-0------------| --12--12--12-------0-0--------(0)-12--12--12--------------0-0------------| -------------0----------0-----------------------0--------------0---------| -------------0----------0-----------------------0--------------0---------| -------------0----------0-----------------------0--------------0---------| --12--12--12-------0-0--------(0)-12--12--12--------------0-0------------| --0---0---0--------0-0--------(0)-0---0---0---------------0-0------------| --12--12--12-------0-0--------(0)-12--12--12--------------0-0------------| I'm watching my life go by ------------------0----0----0----------------0----0----0-----------------| ------------------0----0----0----------------0----0----0-----------------| ------------------0----0----0----------------0----0----0-----------------| -------9--9--9-------------------9--9--9---------------------------------| -------7--7--7-------------------7--7--7---------------------------------| -------7--7--7-------------------7--7--7---------------------------------| ------------------0----0----0----------------0----0----0-----------------| ------------------0----0----0----------------0----0----0-----------------| ------------------0----0----0----------------0----0----0-----------------| -------9--9--9-------------------9--9--9---------------------------------| -------7--7--7-------------------7--7--7---------------------------------| -------7--7--7-------------------7--7--7---------------------------------| GLISS ~~~crescendo>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Watching my life go by 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---------5--5--5-------7--7--7--------8--8--8---------10-10-10-----------| ---------5--5--5-------7--7--7-------10-10-10---------12-12-12-----------| ---------5--5--5-------7--7--7--------8--8--8---------10-10-10-----------| --5--5--5-------7--7--7--------8--8--8---------10-10-10------------------| --5--5--5-------7--7--7--------8--8--8---------10-10-10------------------| --5--5--5-------7--7--7-------10-10-10---------12-12-12------------------| eeeeeeeee Ah - dah - daaaaaahhhhh ! ! -------------0----------0----------------------H5-----------------------| -------------0----------0----------------------------H4-----------------| -------------0----------0----------------------------------H5-----------| --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----------0----------------------H5-----------------------| -------------0----------0----------------------------H4-----------------| -------------0----------0----------------------------------H5-----------| --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------------------------------| [same as verses above] Somebody help me find my way back down There's nobody left for me to lap around Everyone's breaking past my speed of sound I am a dictator I keep my soul surrounded Watching my life, Waaah - tching my life, Watching my life .... I'm watching my life go by Watching my life go by [ending] I'm watching my life go by------------------------- -----------------0----0----0----------------------------0----0----0-----| -----------------0----0----0----------------------------0----0----0-----| -----------------0----0----0----------------------------0----0----0-----| ----7--7--7----------------------------7--7--7--------------------------| ----7--7--7----------------------------7--7--7--------------------------| ----7--7--7----------------------------7--7--7--------------------------| --yyyyy-----------------------------------------------------------I'm--- -----------------0----0----0----------------------------0----0----0-----| -----------------0----0----0----------------------------0----0----0-----| -----------------0----0----0----------------------------0----0----0-----| ----7--7--7----------------------------7--7--7--------------------------| ----7--7--7----------------------------7--7--7--------------------------| ----7--7--7----------------------------7--7--7--------------------------| ~~~crescendo>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> Watching my life! ----0---0---0---0-------------------------------------------------------| ----0---0---0---0-------------------------------------------------------| ----0---0---0---0-------------------------------------------------------| ----0---0---0---0-------------------------------------------------------| ----0---0---0---0-------------------------------------------------------| ----0---0---0---0-------------------------------------------------------| ************************************************** ********************** Alternative harmonics [the entire harmonics part] ! ! -------------0----------0----------------------H5-----------------------| -------------0----------0----------------------------H4-----------------| -------------0----------0----------------------------------H5-----------| --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------------------------------| ! ! -------------X----------X-----------------------------------------------| -------------X----------X-----------------------------------------------| -------------0----------0-------------------------H5--------------------| --0---0---0-----0-0----------(0)-0---0---0--------------H4--------------| --0---0---0-----0-0----------(0)-0---0---0--------------------H5--------| --0---0---0-----0-0----------(0)-0---0---0------------------------------|
