Present Tense tab by Radiohead

Name: Present Tense
Channel: Radiohead

Guitar Tab

Capo 1st fret


Intro:

   Gm                            Cm                         D/F#
e|-----------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|  |
B|-----11----11--------11------|--------------------------|----10----10--------10------|  |
G|-----------------------------|----8----8---------8------|----------------------------|  |
D|-------12-----12--------12---|--------------------------|------12------12-------12---|  |
A|-10------10-------10------10-|-----10-----10-------10---|-9-------9--------9-------9-|  |
E|-----------------------------|-8------8-------8-------8-|----------------------------|  |
                                                                                          |
   Bm                            Bb                         Eb                            |
e|-----------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|  |
B|-----------------------------|--------------------------|----8-----8----------8------|  |
G|------7-----7---------7------|----7----7---------7------|----------------------------|  |
D|-----------------------------|--------------------------|------8-------8---------8---|  |  x2
A|--------9------9---------9---|------8------8--------8---|-6------6---------6-------6-|  |
E|--7-------7--------7-------7-|-6------6-------6-------6-|----------------------------|  |
                                                                                          |
   Ab                            Fm                         Bb                            |
e|-----------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|  |
B|-----------------------------|----9----9---------9------|----------------------------|  |
G|------5-----5---------5------|--------------------------|----7-----7----------7------|  |
D|-----------------------------|-----10-----10-------10---|----------------------------|  |
A|--------6------6---------6---|-8------8-------8-------8-|------8-------8---------8---|  |
E|--4-------4--------4-------4-|--------------------------|-6------6---------6-------6-|  |

   Gm                            Cm
e|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----11----11--------11------|----8----8---------8------|
G|--------0------0---------0---|------8------7--------7---|
D|-----------------------------|--------------------------| x2
A|-10------10-------10------10-|--------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-8------8-------8-------8-|


Verse 1:

   Gm                         Cm                         Gm                         Cm
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----11---11------11------|----8-----8--------8------|-----11---11------11------|----8-----8--------8------|
G|-------0-----0--------0---|------8------7--------7---|-------0-----0--------0---|------8------7--------7---|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-10-----10-----10------10-|--------------------------|-10-----10-----10------10-|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|-8------8-------8-------8-|--------------------------|-8------8-------8-------8-|
                    Dis-     -tance,                                      dis-     -tance

   Eb                         Dm                         Eb                         Dm
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----8----8--------8------|----6-----6--------6------|-----8----8--------8------|----6-----6--------6------|
G|-------0-----0--------0---|------0------0--------0---|-------0-----0--------0---|------0------0--------0---|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-6------6-------6-------6-|-5------5-------5-------5-|-6------6-------6-------6-|-5------5-------5-------5-|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
                    Is like a weapon,                                     is like a weapon

   Gm                         Cm                         Gm                         Cm
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----11---11------11------|----8-----8--------8------|-----11---11------11------|----8-----8--------8------|
G|-------0-----0--------0---|------8------7--------7---|-------0-----0--------0---|------8------7--------7---|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-10-----10-----10------10-|--------------------------|-10-----10-----10------10-|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|-8------8-------8-------8-|--------------------------|-8------8-------8-------8-|
                    Of self defense,                                      of self defense

   Eb                         Dm                         Eb                         Dm
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----8----8--------8------|----6-----6--------6------|-----8----8--------8------|----6-----6--------6------|
G|-------0-----0--------0---|------0------0--------0---|-------0-----0--------0---|------0------0--------0---|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-6------6-------6-------6-|-5------5-------5-------5-|-6------6-------6-------6-|-5------5-------5-------5-|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
                  Against the present,                                  against the present

   Eb                         Fsus2
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----8----8---------8-----|----8-----8---------8-----|
G|-------0-----0---------0--|------0-------0--------0--|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-6------6-------6-------6-|-8------8--------8------8-|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
                      Present tense


Verse 2:

   Gm                         Cm                         Gm                         Cm
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----11---11------11------|----8-----8--------8------|-----11---11------11------|----8-----8--------8------|
G|-------0-----0--------0---|------8------7--------7---|-------0-----0--------0---|------8------7--------7---|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-10-----10-----10------10-|--------------------------|-10-----10-----10------10-|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|-8------8-------8-------8-|--------------------------|-8------8-------8-------8-|
                  I won't get heavy,                                      don’t get heavy

   Eb                         Dm                         Eb                         Csus4/B
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----8----8--------8------|----6-----6--------6------|-----8----8--------8------|----6-----6--------6------|
G|-------0-----0--------0---|------0------0--------0---|-------0-----0--------0---|------0------0--------0---|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-6------6-------6-------6-|-5------5-------5-------5-|-6------6-------6-------6-|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|-7------7-------7-------7-|
                      Keep it light and,                                    keep it moving

   Eb                         Dm                         Eb                         Fsus2
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----8----8--------8------|----6-----6--------6------|-----8----8--------8------|----8-----8--------8------|
G|-------0-----0--------0---|------0------0--------0---|-------0-----0--------0---|------0------0--------0---|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-6------6-------6-------6-|-5------5-------5-------5-|-6------6-------6-------6-|-8------8-------8-------8-|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
                         I am doing,                                             no harm


Verse 3:

   Gm                         Cm                         Gm                         Cm
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----11---11------11------|----8-----8--------8------|-----11---11------11------|----8-----8--------8------|
G|-------0-----0--------0---|------8------7--------7---|-------0-----0--------0---|------8------7--------7---|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-10-----10-----10------10-|--------------------------|-10-----10-----10------10-|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|-8------8-------8-------8-|--------------------------|-8------8-------8-------8-|
                        As my world,                                          comes crashing down

   Eb                         Dm                         Eb                         Csus4/B
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----8----8--------8------|----6-----6--------6------|-----8----8--------8------|----6-----6--------6------|
G|-------0-----0--------0---|------0------0--------0---|-------0-----0--------0---|------0------0--------0---|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-6------6-------6-------6-|-5------5-------5-------5-|-6------6-------6-------6-|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|-7------7-------7-------7-|
                      I'll be dancing,                                     freaking out

   Eb                         Fsus2                      Gm
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----8----8--------8------|----8-----8--------8------|-----11---11-------11-----|
G|-------0-----0--------0---|------0------0--------0---|-------0-----0--------0---|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-6------6-------6-------6-|-8------8-------8-------8-|-10-----10-----10------10-|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
                        Deaf, dumb,                  and blind


Chorus 1:

   Gm                         Gm             F           Bb                         Bb
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|----3-----3--------3------|----3-----3--------3------|
G|----3-----3--------3------|----3-----3--------2------|------3------3--------3---|------3------3--------3---|
D|------0------0--------0---|------0------0--------0---|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|-1------1-------1---------|-1------1-------1---------|
E|-3------3-------3---------|-3------3-------1---------|--------------------------|--------------------------|

   Eb                         C                          Gm                         Gm             F
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|----8-----8--------8------|----5-----5--------5------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|------0------0--------0---|------0------0--------0---|----3-----3--------3------|----3-----3--------2------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|------0------0--------0---|------0------0--------0---|
A|-6------6-------6------6--|-3------3-------3-------3-|-3------3-------3---------|-3------3-------1---------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
                                                                                                   In you I'm
   Bb                         Bb                         Eb                         C
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|----3-----3--------3------|----3-----3--------3------|----8-----8--------8------|----5-----5--------5------|
G|------3------3--------3---|------3------3--------3---|------0------0--------0---|------0------0--------0---|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-1------1-------1---------|-1------1-------1---------|-6------6-------6------6--|-3------3-------3-------3-|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
   Lost,                                      in you I'm lost


Bridge:

   Gm                            Cm                         D/F#
e|-----------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-----11----11--------11------|--------------------------|----10----10--------10------|
G|-----------------------------|----8----8---------8------|----------------------------|
D|-------12-----12--------12---|--------------------------|------12------12-------12---|
A|-10------10-------10------10-|-----10-----10-------10---|-9-------9--------9-------9-|
E|-----------------------------|-8------8-------8-------8-|----------------------------|
            I won't turn around,      when the penny drops,            I won't stop now

   Bm                            Bb                         Eb
e|-----------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|--------------------------|----8-----8----------8------|
G|------7-----7---------7------|----7----7---------7------|----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|--------------------------|------8-------8---------8---|
A|--------9------9---------9---|------8------8--------8---|-6------6---------6-------6-|
E|--7-------7--------7-------7-|-6------6-------6-------6-|----------------------------|
              I won't slack off,          or all this love,             will be in vain

   Ab                            Fm                         Bb
e|-----------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|----9----9---------9------|----------------------------|
G|------5-----5---------5------|--------------------------|----7-----7----------7------|
D|-----------------------------|-----10-----10-------10---|----------------------------|
A|--------6------6---------6---|-8------8-------8-------8-|------8-------8---------8---|
E|--4-------4--------4-------4-|--------------------------|-6------6---------6-------6-|


   Gm                            Cm                         D/F#
e|-----------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-----11----11--------11------|--------------------------|----10----10--------10------|
G|-----------------------------|----8----8---------8------|----------------------------|
D|-------12-----12--------12---|--------------------------|------12------12-------12---|
A|-10------10-------10------10-|-----10-----10-------10---|-9-------9--------9-------9-|
E|-----------------------------|-8------8-------8-------8-|----------------------------|
              Stop from falling,               down a mine,      it's no one's business

   Bm                            Bb                         Eb
e|-----------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|--------------------------|----8-----8----------8------|
G|------7-----7---------7------|----7----7---------7------|----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|--------------------------|------8-------8---------8---|
A|--------9------9---------9---|------8------8--------8---|-6------6---------6-------6-|
E|--7-------7--------7-------7-|-6------6-------6-------6-|----------------------------|
                      But mine,         that all this love,            could be in vain

   Ab                            Fm                         Bb
e|-----------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|----9----9---------9------|----------------------------|
G|------5-----5---------5------|--------------------------|----7-----7----------7------|
D|-----------------------------|-----10-----10-------10---|----------------------------|
A|--------6------6---------6---|-8------8-------8-------8-|------8-------8---------8---|
E|--4-------4--------4-------4-|--------------------------|-6------6---------6-------6-|


Chorus 2:

   Eb                         C                          Gm                         Gm             F
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|----8-----8--------8------|----5-----5--------5------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|------0------0--------0---|------0------0--------0---|----3-----3--------3------|----3-----3--------2------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|------0------0--------0---|------0------0--------0---|
A|-6------6-------6------6--|-3------3-------3-------3-|-3------3-------3---------|-3------3-------1---------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
                                                                                                   In you I'm
   Bb                         Bb                         Eb                         C
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|----3-----3--------3------|----3-----3--------3------|----8-----8--------8------|----5-----5--------5------|
G|------3------3--------3---|------3------3--------3---|------0------0--------0---|------0------0--------0---|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-1------1-------1---------|-1------1-------1---------|-6------6-------6------6--|-3------3-------3-------3-|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
   Lost,                                      in you I'm lost

   Eb                         C                          Gm                         Gm             F
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|----8-----8--------8------|----5-----5--------5------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|------0------0--------0---|------0------0--------0---|----3-----3--------3------|----3-----3--------2------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|------0------0--------0---|------0------0--------0---|
A|-6------6-------6------6--|-3------3-------3-------3-|-3------3-------3---------|-3------3-------1---------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
                                                                                                   In you I'm
   Bb                         Bb                         Eb                         C
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|----3-----3--------3------|----3-----3--------3------|----8-----8--------8------|----5-----5--------5------|
G|------3------3--------3---|------3------3--------3---|------0------0--------0---|------0------0--------0---|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-1------1-------1---------|-1------1-------1---------|-6------6-------6------6--|-3------3-------3-------3-|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
   Lost,                                      in you I'm lost


Outro:

   Gm                         Cm                         Gm                         Cm
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----11---11------11------|----8-----8--------8------|-----11---11------11------|----8-----8--------8------|
G|-------0-----0--------0---|------8------7--------7---|-------0-----0--------0---|------8------7--------7---|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-10-----10-----10------10-|--------------------------|-10-----10-----10------10-|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|-8------8-------8-------8-|--------------------------|-8------8-------8-------8-|

   Gm                         Cm                         Gm                         Cm
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----11---11------11------|----8-----8--------8------|-----11---11------11------|----8-----8--------8------|
G|-------0-----0--------0---|------8------7--------7---|-------0-----0--------0---|------8------7--------7---|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-10-----10-----10------10-|--------------------------|-10-----10-----10------10-|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|-8------8-------8-------8-|--------------------------|-8------8-------8-------8-|

   Gm
e|--------------------------|
B|-11-----------------------|
G|--0-----------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|-10-----------------------|
E|--------------------------|

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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