~SETCETERA WHATEVER~T by Over the Rhine >From their album: Good Dog Bad Dog (1996) Written by Linford Detweiler Transcribed by Ariel Godwin (arielgodwin@yahoo.com) Intro (fingerpicking) F# (bass note) B (bass note) e-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B-----0-------0---|-----0-----------|-----0-------0---| G-----0-------0---|-----0-----------|-----0-------0---| D---4---4---4---4-|---4---4---------|---4---4---4---4-| A-----------------|-----------------|-2-------2-------| E-2-------2-------|-2-------2-------|-----------------| Don~Rt speak; words come
A (bass note) B (bass note) A (bass note) e-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---| G-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---| D---4---4---4---4-|---4---4---4---4-|---4---4---4---4-| A-0-------0-------|-2-------2-------|-0-------0-------| E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| out your eyes. You~Rre wet with this nightmare... Repeat switching between the B and A bass notes until you get to the end of the verse: B (bass note) G (bass note) F# (bass note) e-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---| G-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---| D---4---4---4---4-|---4---4---4---4-|---4---4---4---4-| A-2-------2-------|-----------------|-----------------| E-----------------|-3-------3-------|-2-------2-------| Your slender fingers closing into fists (Intro again, then Chorus) Don~Rt speak; words come out your eyes You~Rre wet with this nightmare Like thorns you hold these secrets to your breast Your slender fingers closing into fists Trace your bruise like a guilty streak Hold the pain; you~Rre a connoisseur You think you have no other gift to give But we have so much left to live D A We don~Rt need a lot of money, we~Rll be sleeping on the beach G Keeping oceans within reach D Whatever private oceans we can conjure up for free D A I will stumble there with you and you~Rll be laughing close with me G Trying not to make a scene, etcetera, whatever, D G D Em I guess all I really mean is we~Rre gonna be all right. G D Em Yeah we~Rre gonna be all right. G D Em You can close your eyes tonight G D Em ~QCause we~Rre gonna be all right. (Verse 3 is like Verse 2, with the G bass note on the last line) So come on now, I can almost see That place on a distant shore And courage is a weapon we must use To find some life you can~Rt refuse We don~Rt need a lot of money, we~Rll be sleeping on the beach Keeping oceans within reach Whatever private oceans we can conjure up for free I will stumble there with you and you~Rll be laughing close with me Trying not to make a scene, etcetera, whatever, I guess all I really mean Is we~Rre gonna be all right. Yeah we~Rre gonna be all right. You can close your eyes tonight ~QCause we~Rre gonna be all right. The ending (more or less): D/F# E G e-------2---------|-----4-----------|-----------------| B-----3-----3---3-|-----5-----------|-----3-----------| G---2---------2---|-----------------|---4-------------| D-4---------------|---6-------------|-5---------------| A-----------------|-7---------------|-----------------| E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D E I still see your eyes G Close your eyes D/F# Close your eyes D E All that I can see is your eyes G Close your eyes D/F# Close your eyes __________________________________________________
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