Somethings Always Wrong tab by Toad The Wet Sprocket

Something's Always Wrong
by Toad the Wet Sprocket
from the 1994 release _Dulcinea_

contributed by Ryan Houlette


Capo on the fourth fret.


[the riff]

--9-6---6-0---0----------------9-6---6-0---0------------------
--7-7---7-6---6-6-6h7-7p6------7-7---7-6---6-6-6h7------------
--8-8---8-6---6-6-6h8-8p6------8-8---8-6---6-6-6h8------------
----------------6-6h8-8p6--------------------6-6h8------------
6-------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------

[intro]

G  A  Gbm  Bm  A

G  A  Bm  A  E

[verse1]
G       A  Gbm  Bm   A
Another day   I call ...
G            A    Bm        A          E
And you would say ...
G           A    Gbm   Bm       A
And I can't feel  much ...
G          A           Bm        A      E
If I won't be there to ...


[chorus]
G     D
Again
            A
It seems ...
       G      D
In the sp...
   A
In betw...
          G    D
We ...
            A
It won't ...
    Bm          A      G
But something's ...

[play riff here]

[verse2]
G       A    Gbm  Bm      A
Another game   of ...
G           A    Bm      A         E
As if we'll come back ...
G          A    Gbm  Bm      A
A brace of hope   a pride ...
G             A   Bm        A        E
And you would say ...


[chorus]
G     D
Again
            A
It seems ...
       G      D
In the sp...
   A
In bet...
          G    D
We ...
            A
It won't ...
    Bm          A      E
But something's ...


[bridge]
G         A       Gbm    Bm   A
Li - ah - ...(something like that :-))
G         A       Bm     A    E
Li - ah - ha ...
G         A       Gbm    Bm   A
Li - ah - ...
G         A       Bm     A    E
Li - ah - ...


[chorus]
G     D
Again
            A
It seems ...
       G      D
In the sp...
   A
In betw...
          G    D
We ...
            A
It won't ....
    Bm          A       G
But something's ...
Bm          A       G
Something's ...
Bm          A
Something's ...

[play riff here]

[repeat intro chords until done]



I found a transcription of this song at Nevada, but it needed a capo.  My
version doesn't.  Also, my intro riff transcription is different.
Anyway, enjoy!

Something's Always Wrong
By Toad the Wet Sprocket
Album: _Dulcinea_

Transcribed By: Brad Heim

No Capo.

Intro riff:

e-----9--6-----6-----------------------------
B--7--7--6-----6--9-----9--6--6--7--7--6-----
G-----------------6-----6--------------------
D--8-----------------------6--6--8--8--6-----
A--------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------


B	C#  Bbm  D#m       Bbm
Another day I call ...
B	      C#     D#m	C#     G#
And you would say ...
B	      C#  Bbm D#m	Bbm
I can't feel much   ...
B	   C#		D#m      C#     G#
If I won't be there to ...


Chorus:

B    F#		   C#
Again  It seems ...
	B    F#	     C#
In the spaces  ...
	   B F#		    C#
We always say  It ...
	D#m	 C#	G# (2nd Chorus, play B)
But something's .....
Play intro riff

B	C#   Bbm  D#m	  Bbm
Another game of putting ...
B	C#   D#m   C#		G#
As if we'll come back ...
B	   C#   Bbm  D#m     Bbm
A brace of hope a ...
B	       C#   D#m		G#
And you would say ...

Chorus

Any corrections welcome.
Brad Heim
bheim@jhuvms.hcf.jhu.edu



Someone requested this a week or so ago -- sorry, it took awhile to chart:


		SOMETHING'S ALWAYS WRONG       - Toad the Wet Sprocket


INTRO:
(my own interpretation; they use more harmonics and/or keyboard (bell) tones)
   Em                              Em
e----7-5----5-2----2------------/----7-5----5-2----2----------------
B----8-7----7-3----3-3-3-5-5-3--/--x-8-7----7-3----3-3-3-5-3---3----
G--x-----------------2-2-4-4-2--/--x-----------------2-2-4-2h4-2p0--
D--2----------------------------/--2--------------------------------
A--2------x------x--------------/--2------x------x------------------
E--0------0------0--------------/--0------0------0------------------

 C   D   Bm   Em   D/F#bass

 C   D   Em   D    A/C#bass


 C       D   Bm   Em      D/F#bass
Another day....I call and ...
 C             D      Em        D        A/C#bass
And you would say.......
 C           D    Bm     Em       D/F#bass
And I can't feel....much hope ...
 C         D               Em       D      A/C#bass
If I won't be there....to catch ...


  C     G             D              C     G        D
Again,   it seems we meet,   in the ...
           C    G             D               Em          D     Cadd9
We always say,   it won't be long,   oh, ...
(see INTRO Tab)


Another game....of putting things aside
As if we'll come....back to them sometime               (same chords as
A brace of hope....a pride of innocence                    1st verse)
And you would say....something has gone wrong

  C     G             D              C     G        D
Again,   it seems we meet,   in ...
           C    G             D               Em          D     A/C#bass
We always say,   it won't be long,   ...


C   D   Bm   Em   D/F#bass   /   C   D   Em   D    A/C#bass

(play above progression twice, with vocal 'ooh's and 'aay's)


      C     G             D              C     G        D
And again,   it seems we meet,   ...
           C    G             D               Em          D     Cadd9
We always say,   it won't be long...
 Em	     D     Cadd9     Em          C      D    Dsus4 D
Something's always wrong,   ...


(play INTRO Tab, then verse progression twice to close)

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That 'A/C#bass' chord is played like this:  x4222x , or add the 'A'
bass note, like so:  54222x.  Also, leading into the chorus, try a
variation of opening up the treble strings, like this:  542000.


Cool song -- hope you like my arrangement!

J Smith
Sunnyvale, CA