See A Friend In Tears Tabs by Momus

See A Friend In Tears tab by Momus

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Artist: Momus
Title: See a friend in tears
Album: Circus Maximus / Nicky EP
Originally By: Jacques Brel
Transcribed By: Stephen Shodimu
Email: sos182b@yahoo.co.uk

NB: I've got a feeling this might be wrong (key, octave), but it
seems to sound ok.

I declare this is all my own work.

Constant background thing (don't know what instrument it is):
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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

e-----------------------------------------------------------------------
b--------7--------------7-----------------------------------------------
G-----9------7------9---------------------------------------------------
D--7------------7----------6------9-------11---12---9-------11---12-----
A------------------------------------9------------------9---------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------

Intro:
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    D6     D6         Bm     Bm
e--------0--2--------0--2-----------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------2-3-------2-3--------------------
G-----2------------2----------------------------------------------------
D--0------------0-------------------4----------4------------------------
A--------------------------------2----------2---------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------

The rest of it:
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   D6      D6        Bm     Bm
e--------0--2--------0--2-----------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------2-3-------2-3--------------------
G-----2------------2----------------------------------------------------
D--0------------0-------------------4----------4------------------------
A--------------------------------2----------2---------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 So men are....         Ireland

    D6      D6       G     G/F#
e--------0--2-----------0--2--------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------------
G-----2--------------2---------------0------------0---------------------
D--0--------------0---------------------0-----------0-------------------
A--------------------------------2------------2-------------------------
E-----------------------------3------------2----------------------------
For certain songs ...    dates

     Em7/F#             A7
e---------2--3---0--2--3------------------------------------------------
b---------------------------------2--3---0--2--3------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------2----------------------------------------
A-----2---------------------0-------------------------------------------
E--0--------------------------------------------------------------------
The tender gave ...     firebrand

   G                  (?)
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------
b--------3----------3------------------2--3-----0--2--3-----------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----2----------2-----2-----------2------------------------------------
E--3----------------------------2---------------------------------------
 And Europe gave ...      States

    D6     D6             Bm

e--------0--2-------0---2-----------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------2--3-----0--2--3-----------------
G-----2----------2------------------------------------------------------
D--0----------0---------------------4-----------------------------------
A--------------------------------2--------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 So now that ...        scentless

  Csus2      D6        G      G/F#
e------------------------0--2-------------------------------------------
b-------2--3------------------------------------------------------------
G----0--------------2--------------------0-------------0----------------
D---------------0---------------------------0-------------0-------------
A-3-----------------------------------2-------------2-------------------
E----------------------------------3-------------2----------------------
 Noses...   consciences...   clear

       Em9              Asus2
e---------2---3----0---2--------------------0------------0--------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------2------------2-------2----------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----2-----------------------------0------------0----------------------
E-0---------------------------------------------------------------------
  The pointless ...       dispensed with

    A/C#               D6       D6
e--------0-------------------------------0---2-----------0---2----------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------------
G-----2-------------------------------2---------------2-----------------
D----------------------------------0---------------0--------------------
A--4--------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
     But see a ...

    D6/C#   D6/C#      Bm     Bm
e--------0--2--------0--2-----------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------2-3-------2-3--------------------
G-----2------------2----------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------4----------4------------------------
A--4------------4----------------2----------2---------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
So our defeats ...       reminders

     Asus2    Asus2        G      G/F#
e-------------0-----------0---------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------2-------------2-------2-------------0--------------0------------
D-----------------------------------------------0-------------0---------
A-0---------------0---------------------2---------------2---------------
E-----------------------------------3---------------2-------------------
  Of death that ...        all

     Em9               A7
e---------2--3---0--2--3------------------------------------------------
b---------------------------------2--3---0--2--3------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------2----------------------------------------
A-----2---------------------0-------------------------------------------
E--0--------------------------------------------------------------------
 The body wilts ...    mind does

   G                  (?)
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------
b--------3----------3------------------2--3-----0--2--3-----------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----2----------2-----2-----------2------------------------------------
E--3----------------------------2---------------------------------------
Surprised to see ...     falls

    D6     D6        Bm     Bm
e--------0--2--------0--2-----------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------2-3-------2-3--------------------
G-----2------------2----------------------------------------------------
D--4------------0-------------------4----------4------------------------
A--5-----------------------------2----------2---------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
It's true our ....      deceived us

  Csus2     D6         G      G/F#
e------------------------0--2-------------------------------------------
b-------2--3------------------------------------------------------------
G----0--------------2--------------------0-------------0----------------
D---------------0---------------------------0-------------0-------------
A-3-----------------------------------2-------------2-------------------
E----------------------------------3-------------2----------------------
All hunted   species    disappear

       Em9                Asus2
e---------2---3----0---2--------------------0------------0--------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------2------------2-------2----------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----2-----------------------------0------------0----------------------
E-0---------------------------------------------------------------------
 It's true we've ...        eagles

   A/C#              D6       D6
e-----------------------------------0--2----------0---2-----------------
b--2--------------------------------------------------------------------
G--2----------------------------2--------------2------------------------
D--2------------------------0---------------0---------------------------
A--4--------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
   But see a ...

     D6     D6        Bm     Bm
e--------0--2--------0--2-----------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------2-3-------2-3--------------------
G-----2------------2----------------------------------------------------
D--0------------0-------------------4----------4------------------------
A--------------------------------2----------2---------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 It's true our ...    are exhausted

    D6       D6      G     G/F#
e--------0--2-----------0--2--------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------------
G-----2--------------2---------------0------------0---------------------
D--0--------------0---------------------0-----------0-------------------
A--------------------------------2------------2-------------------------
E-----------------------------3------------2----------------------------
Made by and ...

     Em9                A7
e---------2--3---0--2--3------------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------2--3---0--2--3-------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------2-----------------------------------
A-----2--------------------------0--------------------------------------
E--0--------------------------------------------------------------------
Our weakness gave ...

   G                    (?)
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------
b--------3----------3-----------------------2--3--2--0--2h3p2p0---------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----2----------2-----2----------------2-------------------------------
E--3---------------------------------2----------------------------------
 We thought that ...

    D6/C#    D6/C#      Bm     Bm
e--------0--2--------0--2-----------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------2-3-------2-3--------------------
G-----2------------2----------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------4----------4------------------------
A--4------------4----------------2----------2---------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
And in the ...       we're drowning

   Csus2     D6         G      G/F#
e-----------------------0--2--------------------------------------------
b-------2--3--------2----------------------------------------------------
G----0----------0-----------------------0--------------------0----------
D-----------------------------------0-------0-----------0------0----0---
A-3------------------------------2-----2-------2-----2-----2-----2------
E-----------------------------3-------------------2---------------------
  Accelerating through the ...

      Em9                  Asus2
e---------2---3----0---2------------------------0------------0----------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------2------------2-------2------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----2---------------------------------0------------0------------------
E-0---------------------------------------------------------------------
 You who think ...

  A/C#              D6      D6
e-----------------------------------0--2----------0---2-----------------
b--2--------------------------------------------------------------------
G--2----------------------------2--------------2------------------------
D--2------------------------0---------------0---------------------------
A--4--------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
   But see a ...

    D6/C#    D6/C#      Bm     Bm
e--------0--2--------0--2-----------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------2-3-------2-3--------------------
G-----2------------2----------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------4----------4------------------------
A--4------------4----------------2----------2---------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
It's true our ...

     D6      D6
e-------------0-----------0---------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------------------(0)-----(0)-(2)-(3)--
G-------2-------------2-------2----(0)--------(2)-----(0)---------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A-0---------------0------------------------2-----------2----------------
E-----------------------------------3---------------2-------------------
  We lack the ...

     Em9               A7
e---------2--3---0--2--3------------------------------------------------
b---------------------------------2--3---0--2--3------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------2----------------------------------------
A-----2---------------------0-------------------------------------------
E--0--------------------------------------------------------------------
 Without the elegance ... negroes

       G              (?)
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------
b--------3----------3--------------------2--3-----0--2--3---------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----2----------2-----2-------------2----------------------------------
E--3------------------------------2-------------------------------------
With our youthful ... defused

     D6    D6        Bm     Bm
e--------0--2--------0--2-----------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------2-3-------2-3--------------------
G-----2------------2----------------------------------------------------
D--0------------0-------------------4----------4------------------------
A--------------------------------2----------2---------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
And all these ...       brothers

   D6       D6       G     G/F#
e--------0--2-----------0--2------------7-------------7-----------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------------
G-----2--------------2--------------------------------------------------
D--0--------------0-----------------9------9-------9-----9--------------
A-------------------------------10-------------9------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Wonder why we ...       hear

      Em9                  Asus2
e---------2---3----0---2------------------------0------------0----------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------2------------2--------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----2---------------------------------0------------0------------------
E-0---------------------------------------------------------------------
 How their worst ...          lovers

   A/C#             Asus2/D           Dmaj
e-----------------------------------0---------------0---------2---------
b-------------------------------------------------------------3---------
G-------------------------------2------2--------2-------2-----2---------
D--2------------------------0---------------0-----------------0---------
A--4--------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
   See a friend ...

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