Tsunami "Before us stands yesterday" Ted Hughes Lyrics by Nick Jones. Music by James-Dean Bradfield and Sean Moore. Transcribed by Rohan Armstrong (fadeout@freenetname.co.uk) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DEFINITIONS < = upstroke(s) pm = palm mute s = slide TUNING C# F# C# F# Bb B F#5 x 0 0 0 x x B5 x 5 5 5 x x -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro ***** < E------0----------------0-- B-----0-0---------------0-- G----0---0--------------0-- D---0-------------------0-- A--0------0-------------0-- E-0------------------------ Verse 1 ******* < E---------------0-- B---------------0-- G---------------0-- D---------------0-- A---------------0-- For you my dear sister < E---------------2-- B---------------2-- G---------------2-- D---------------4-- A---------------4-- Holding onto me forever < E---------------------7-- B---------------------7-- G---------------------7-- D---------------------9-- A---------------------9-- Disco dancing with the rapists < E-----------------6--- B-----------------5--- G-----------------7--- D-----------------5--- A-----------------5--- Your only crime is silence Verse 2 ******* E-----------------------0----- B----------------------0-0---- G---------------------0---0--- D--------------------0-------- A-------------------0------0-- E------------------0---------- Can't work at this anymore E---------------------------------2---- B--------------------------------2-2--- G-------------------------------2---2-- D------------------------------4------- A---------------------------0-4------4- Can't move I want to stay at home E-----------------------7---- B----------------------7-7--- G---------------------7---7-- D--------------------9------- A-------------------9------9- Tied up to all these crutches E----------------------6---------6---- B-----------------------5---------5--- G---------------------7--7------7--7-- D--------------------5----5----5----5- A-------------------5---------5------- Never far from your hands Chorus 1 ******** G-7-7--9-7--7-7--9-7--7-7--9-7--7-7--9-7---- (riff 1) D-7-7--9-7--7-7--9-7--7-7--9-7--7-7--9-7---- A-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7---- Tsunami, tsunami came washing G-5-5--7-5--5-5--7-5--5-5--7-5--5-5--7-5-- D-5-5--7-5--5-5--7-5--5-5--7-5--5-5--7-5-- (riff 2) A-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-- over me riff 1 riff 2 Tsunami, tsunami came washing over me G-4----------------------------------------- D-4----------------------------------------- (riff 3) A-4----------------4----------------------4- E------------------2----------------------2- Can't speak, can't think, won't talk, won't walk (guitar 2 plays F#5 pm over this) < E------0----------------0-- B-----0-0---------------0-- G----0---0--------------0-- D---0-------------------0-- A--0------0-------------0-- Verse 3 (Same as verse 1) ******* Doctors tell me that I'm cynical I tell them that it must be chemical So what am I doing girl? Cry into my drink I disappear Verse 4 (same as verse 2) ******* Eyes for teeth grating over me Bring down the shadows of my mind Sleep and breathe under our sheets Inhale the anxiety in-between in-between -in-between in-between Chorus 2 ******** (riff 1) (riff 2) Tsunami Tsunami came washing over me (riff 1) (riff 2) Tsunami Tsunami came washing over me G-9-9s--7s--5s------ D------------------- A-9-9s--7s--5s------ (riff 1) (riff 2) Tsunami Tsunami came washing over me (riff 1) (riff 2) Tsunami Tsunami came washing over me G-9-9s--7s--5s------ D------------------- A-9-9s--7s--5s------ (riff 3) Through September under the weather Middle ****** < < < E--0-----2----7--- B--0-----2----7--- G--0-----2----7--- D--0-----4----9--- A--0-----4----9--- E----------------- B5 pm B5 pm B5 pm B5pm In-between, in-between, in-between, in-between Chorus 3 (same as Chorus 2) ****** Tsunami Tsunami came washing over me Tsunami Tsunami came washing over me Tsunami Tsunami came washing over me Tsunami Tsunami came washing over me Take the GI's I will have the spies