Difficulty
Intermediate πͺ
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Key: Gm
Tuning: C G C F A D
"Translating the name" by Saosin (unofficial acoustic) Drop C (CGCFAD)
[Intro Riff]
D|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
F|--2---2---2---2----4h5-4---4h5-4------|--2--2--2--2-----4h5--4----4h5---4---|
C|--2---2---2---2------------------5----|--2--2--2--2-----------------------5-|
G|--0---0---0---0-----------------------|--0--0--0--0-------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
F|---------------4h5--4-----4h5---------|-------------------4h5--4---4h5/7----|
C|-3--3--3--3---------------------------|--3---3---3---3----------------------|
G|-3--3--3--3---------------------------|--3---3---3---3----------------------|
C|-3--3--3--3---------------------------|--3---3---3---3----------------------|
Verse 1: (strum)
(pay attention to chord change)
D|----------------------------|---x--------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------|---x--------------------------------------------|
F|--2-------------------------|---5--------------------------------------------|
C|--2-------------------------|---5--------------------------------------------|
G|--0-------------------------|---3--------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------|---3--------------------------------------------|
Oh, start send me grieves and before breathing I have your voice on tape in a southern accent
D|----------------------------|---x--------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------|---x--------------------------------------------|
F|--2-------------------------|---5--------------------------------------------|
C|--2-------------------------|---5--------------------------------------------|
G|--0-------------------------|---3--------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------|---3--------------------------------------------|
I was only one and we weren't prepared for one before dreaming
(I have your voice on tape in a southern accent screaming at me!)
Chorus: (strum)
D|-x----------------------x--------------x--------------------------------------|
A|-x----------------------x--------------x--------------------------------------|
F|-9----------------------7--------------5--------------------------------------|
C|-9----------------------7--------------5--------------------------------------|
G|-7----------------------5--------------3--------------------------------------|
C|-7----------------------5--------------3--------------------------------------|
Know things look lovely to you. (now and forever.)
D|--x----------------------------x------------------------x---------------------|
A|--x----------------------------x------------------------x---------------------|
F|--5----------------------------7------------------------9---------------------|
C|--5----------------------------7------------------------9---------------------|
G|--3----------------------------5------------------------7---------------------|
C|--3----------------------------5------------------------7---------------------|
Sweetheart, things look lovely Hoping for midnight and I deny
D|-x-------------------------x-------------------x------------------------------|
A|-x-------------------------x-------------------x------------------------------|
F|-9-------------------------7-------------------5------------------------------|
C|-9-------------------------7-------------------5------------------------------|
G|-7-------------------------5-------------------3------------------------------|
C|-7-------------------------5-------------------3------------------------------|
You were walking so peculiar like You were lost in somebody else
D|-x--------------------------x-------------------------------------------------|
A|-x--------------------------x-------------------------------------------------|
F|-5--------------------------7-------------------------------------------------|
C|-5--------------------------7-------------------------------------------------|
G|-3--------------------------5-------------------------------------------------|
C|-3--------------------------5-------------------------------------------------|
You were walking so peculiar like
(Repeat intro riff)
D|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
F|--2---2---2---2----4h5-4---4h5-4------|--2--2--2--2-----4h5--4----4h5---4-----|
C|--2---2---2---2------------------5----|--2--2--2--2-----------------------5---|
G|--0---0---0---0-----------------------|--0--0--0--0---------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Sweet penance for a sound
D|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
F|---------------4h5--4-----4h5---------|-------------------4h5--4---4h5/7------|
C|-3--3--3--3---------------------------|--3---3---3---3------------------------|
G|-3--3--3--3---------------------------|--3---3---3---3------------------------|
C|-3--3--3--3---------------------------|--3---3---3---3------------------------|
It might explode in our hands
Verse 2: (strum)
D|-----------------------------------x------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------x------------------------------------------|
F|-2---------------------------------5------------------------------------------|
C|-2---------------------------------5------------------------------------------|
G|-0---------------------------------3------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------3------------------------------------------|
I'm falling in a brown pigmentation of
D|-x----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-x----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-5----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-5----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-3----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-3----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Where the element guards cut short, turned in, and stopped
D|----------------------------------x-------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------x-------------------------------------------|
F|--2-------------------------------5-------------------------------------------|
C|--2-------------------------------5-------------------------------------------|
G|--0-------------------------------3-------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------3-------------------------------------------|
I've been watching rose give in and I wish that I could taper away so
D|-x----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-x----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-5----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-5----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-3----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-3----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I've been watching rose give in to it (Severing the ties between mother and son)
D|--------------------------------------x---------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------x---------------------------------------|
F|--2-----------------------------------5---------------------------------------|
C|--2-----------------------------------5---------------------------------------|
G|--0-----------------------------------3---------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------3---------------------------------------|
I've been watching rose give in to it Severing the ties between mother and son
Chorus: (strum)
D|-x----------------------x--------------x--------------------------------------|
A|-x----------------------x--------------x--------------------------------------|
F|-9----------------------7--------------5--------------------------------------|
C|-9----------------------7--------------5--------------------------------------|
G|-7----------------------5--------------3--------------------------------------|
C|-7----------------------5--------------3--------------------------------------|
Know things look lovely to you. (now and forever.)
D|--x----------------------------x------------------------x---------------------|
A|--x----------------------------x------------------------x---------------------|
F|--5----------------------------7------------------------9---------------------|
C|--5----------------------------7------------------------9---------------------|
G|--3----------------------------5------------------------7---------------------|
C|--3----------------------------5------------------------7---------------------|
Sweetheart, things look lovely Hoping for midnight and I deny
D|-x-------------------------x------------------x-------------------------------|
A|-x-------------------------x------------------x-------------------------------|
F|-9-------------------------7------------------5-------------------------------|
C|-9-------------------------7------------------5-------------------------------|
G|-7-------------------------5------------------3-------------------------------|
C|-7-------------------------5------------------3-------------------------------|
You were walking so peculiar like You were lost in somebody else
D|-x--------------------------x-------------------------------------------------|
A|-x--------------------------x-------------------------------------------------|
F|-5--------------------------7-------------------------------------------------|
C|-5--------------------------7-------------------------------------------------|
G|-3--------------------------5-------------------------------------------------|
C|-3--------------------------5-------------------------------------------------|
You were walking so peculiar like
(Repeat intro riff)
D|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
F|--2---2---2---2----4h5-4---4h5-4------|--2--2--2--2-----4h5--4----4h5---4---|
C|--2---2---2---2------------------5----|--2--2--2--2-----------------------5-|
G|--0---0---0---0-----------------------|--0--0--0--0-------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Sweet penance for a sound
D|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
F|---------------4h5--4-----4h5---------|-------------------4h5--4---4h5/7----|
C|-3--3--3--3---------------------------|--3---3---3---3----------------------|
G|-3--3--3--3---------------------------|--3---3---3---3----------------------|
C|-3--3--3--3---------------------------|--3---3---3---3----------------------|
It might explode in our hands
D|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
F|--2---2---2---2----4h5-4---4h5-4------|--2--2--2--2-----4h5--4----4h5---4---|
C|--2---2---2---2------------------5----|--2--2--2--2-----------------------5-|
G|--0---0---0---0-----------------------|--0--0--0--0-------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Sweet penance for a sound
D|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
F|---------------4h5--4-----4h5---------|-------------------4h5---4-----------|
C|-3--3--3--3---------------------------|--3---3---3---3----------------------|
G|-3--3--3--3---------------------------|--3---3---3---3----------------------|
C|-3--3--3--3---------------------------|--3---3---3---3----------------------|
It might explode in our hands. It might explode
Bridge: (strum)
D|----x-------------------------------------------------------x---------------|
A|----9-------------------------------------------------------x---------------|
F|----9-------------------------------------------------------x---------------|
C|----9-------------------------------------------------------x---------------|
G|----7-------------------------------------------------------x---------------|
C|----7-------------------------------------------------------x---------------|
*
Outro: (strum)
D|--x-----------x------------------------|-x-----------------------x----------|
A|--x-----------x-------3----------------|-x-----------------------x----------|
F|--9-----------5-------2----------------|-5-----------------------7----------|
C|--9-----------5-------0----------------|-5-----------------------7----------|
G|--7-----------3------------------------|-3-----------------------5----------|
C|--7-----------3------------------------|-3-----------------------5----------|
Oh, I once saw many place the end I promised the world and a dozen roses
D|--x-----------x------------------------|-x-----------------------x-------x--|
A|--x-----------x-------3----------------|-x-----------------------x-------x--|
A|--9-----------5-------2----------------|-5-----------------------7-------9--|
C|--9-----------5-------0----------------|-5-----------------------7-------9--|
G|--7-----------3------------------------|-3-----------------------5-------7--|
C|--7-----------3------------------------|-3-----------------------5-------7--|
Oh, I once saw many place the end I promised the world and a dozen roses.
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| h Hammer-on
| / Slide up
| x muted
| x* rhythmic perscussion in Bridge, adds that "chicka"
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Song History
Published: May 12, 2026
Last Updated: May 12, 2026