#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# =rwa= tabs ========== across the sea (cuomo) ----------- tab by nick lamneck (oooweezer@aol.com) tuning: 1/2 step down intro-This is the piano notes (they may be off an octave, I don't really play piano much) (The rythm notes are played by a violin) note- O =1 beat, 0 is 2 *= to a dot. It means add a half of the beat of the note, ex. if for the one in the song, you would have 1 and a half beats. G A B E B A G | O | --------bO---|--------------------------------- O | ----------------O *----------------------------- |----| ------------------------O----|--------------------- | | | -O---------------------------|----------------------O- | | -------------------------------|---------O-----|----|- 0 | O O -O- and this is how you would play it on the guitar e---3-2-0---------------------------------------- b----------3----0-------------------------------- g-0----------------------------0---------4------- d-----------------0-----2-0-0-----------5------- a----------------------3-----------------5------- e-----------------------------------------3 (add heavy distortion) Verse ------ G B E D You are an eighteen year old G B C D girl who lives in the small city of Japan G B E D You heard me on the radio G B C D About one year ago and you wanted to know G B E D All about me and my hobbies G B E D My favorite food and my birthday Chorus G B E D/B Why are you so far a way from me? G B E D I need help and your way accccross the sea C B e-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10 b-13-13-13-13--13-13-13-13--13-13-13-13--13-13-13-13--12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12 g------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- d------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- a------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- e------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I could neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeever touch youuuuuu A e---------------------------------------- b-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1--- g---------------------------------------- d---------------------------------------- a---------------------------------------- e---------------------------------------- I think it would be wrong oh e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- b--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- g------------------------------7--7--5---5--------7----7-------------------------- d-5----5-----5---5-----2-2--7--7--5---5--------7----7----5-----5-----5------5----- a-5----5-----5---5-----2-2--5--5--3---3--------5----5----5-----5-----5------5----- e-3----3-----2---2-----0-0----------------------------------3-----3-----3------3-- I've got your letter You've got my song Riff A E D C B A A A A e--------------------------------------------/16-16-16-16--16-16-16-16--16-16-16-16---15---15- b-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------------------------------- g----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------15---15-- d------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- a------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- e------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Verse G B E D They don't make stationary like G B C D this where I'm from so fragile, so refined G B E D So I sniff and I lick (So I snare) (and I lick) G B C D Your envelope and fall to little pieces every G B C D time I wonder what clothes you wear to G B C D school. I wonder how you decorate your G B C D room I wonder how you touch yourself and G B C D (play fill 1) curse myself for being across the sea Filll 1 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -0-2-0- Chorus Solo note: the way I have it jumps around a bit, play the way that is easiest for you. The notes are all correct, but you can play them different ways or frets. A# A G F D# E# G D -6-6-6-8-8-8-----------------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-/6-6-6-5-5-5-1-1- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -3-3-3-5-5-5-7-7-12-12-12-10-10-10-7---7--7---7---7--7-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3------------------------- ---------------------------------------------0---0--0---0---0--0----------------------------------- ----------------5-5-10-10-10--8---8--8------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G D p ~~ ~~ e-/3-3-3-------1-1---^----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------^---------------- b---------3-3-3----15-13-13-13-13--13-----------13-15b-----8-8-8-7-7-7-------------7-7-7-8-8--12-10-10-10-10---10-------------- g--------------------------------------15-----15-15------------------------------7-7-9-9-9---------------------------------12-- d---------------------------------------------------------------------5-5-5-4-4-4------------4-4-4-5-5------------------------- a-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------5-5-7-7-7---------------------------------- e------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ e----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- b-/15-15-15-15-13-12-----------------12--14--14b--14---------------------------------------------------(0)-- g-------------------------13--13-13-13---------------------13-13--11---11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-13-13-11----- d----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- a----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- e----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E D# C# B A G# -------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------7-------6--------------4------------6------ (this is what the second guitar plays. The first -------------------------------------------------------------------- plays the notes on top) -------------------------------------------------------------------- At ten I shaved my head and tried to be a monk I thought the older women would like me if i did E D# C# B A G# F#/G# You see mom I'm a good little boy (good little boy) E D# C# B A G# F#/G# B It's all your fault momma It's all your fault Verse G B C D Goddamn This business is really lame G B C D I gotta live on an island to find the juice G B E D So you send me your love (So you send) (me your love) G B C D From all around the world As if I could live on (from all around the world) G B C D Words and dreams and a million screams oh E B C D How I need a hand in mine to feel G B A E E E E DDDDDD Why are you so far away from me G B A E E E E E E E E E E Why are you so far away from me C B e-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-- b-13-13-13-13--13-13-13-13--13-13-13-13--13-13-13-13--12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-- g--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- d--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- a--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I could neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeever touch youuuuuu A e-------------------------------------------- b-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1------- g-------------------------------------------- d-------------------------------------------- a-------------------------------------------- e-------------------------------------------- I think it would be wrong oh e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- b--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- g------------------------------7--7--5---5--------7----7-------------------------- d-5----5-----5---5-----2-2--7--7--5---5--------7----7----5-----5-----5------5----- a-5----5-----5---5-----2-2--5--5--3---3--------5----5----5-----5-----5------5----- e-3----3-----2---2-----0-0----------------------------------3-----3-----3------3-- I've got your letter You've got my song (I've got your e---------------------------------------------------------------- b----------------------------------------------------------------- g------------------------------7--7--5------------7--------------- d-5----5-----5---5-----2-2--7--7--5------------7----------5------- a-5----5-----5---5-----2-2--5--5--3------------5----------5------- e-3----3-----2---2-----0-0----------------------------------3----- I've got your letter you've got my song letter)