Meantime chords by Porcupine Tree

"Deemed too cheery" for In Absentia this song was later released on Burning Shed.

Capo on the third fret.
Tabs and chords relative to the capo.

Song played on acoustic guitar.
The solo isn't included in this tab. Just improvise in C pentatonic.

Chords:

Fm-       x02210
Em7-      2200xx
Fadd9/6-  3300xx
E5-       5500xx
F-        x02220
G-        x20033 (You can play the open D string if you want)
D-        000232
F-        x32010
Fmaj7#11- 333200
E-        222100
E6-       555400
Fmadd9-   x07507

MAIN RIFF
    Bb5
    Q   Q   E
g |------------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
D |----------1p0-----|----------------|----------------|------------------|
Bb|------------------|-----------0----|-----------0----|-----------0------|
F |------2---------2-|--------0-----0-|--------0-----0-|--------0-----0---|
C |--0---------------|------2---------|------3---------|------5-----------|
F |------------------|--0h2-----------|--2s3-----------|--3s5-------------|


VERSE 1

  E5
A peaceful  man        opens fire
  E5
A harmless  soul       trips a wire
  A
A careless  child      has expired


CHORUS 1

D
   Maybe it's just living gets me down
D
   Three dimensions and realistic sound
E
   Meanwhile your withered brain       cells fall away
E
   But life goes on


MAIN RIFF x1


VERSE 2

  E5
A quicksand un--------der your chair
  A
A poi-son  spreads    through fresh air


CHORUS 2

D
   Maybe it's just living gets me down
D
   Three dimensions and realistic sound
E
   Meanwhile your withered brain       cells fall away
E
   But life goes on


GUITAR SOLO

E6  REPEAT x2


CHORUS 3

D
   Maybe it's just living gets me down
D
   Three dimensions and realistic sound
E
   Meanwhile your withered brain       cells fall away
E
   But life goes on

ENDING
         Fmadd9
   Q  Q  H
|--------7---------|
|--------0---------|
|--------5---------|
|-----7--7---------|
|--0---------------|
|------------------|


DONE!