Down in the Seine (Days of Speed version)
Paul Weller
Tab by Brian Beckmann
This is a tab I worked out for the excellent live version of ‘Down in the Seine’ found on
the acoustic ‘Days of Speed’ release.
Intro: Em7- Dm7 (x3)
Weller plays grace notes on the Em7 chord, walking down a melody on the B
string, 3rd fret, 1st, open and on Dm7 adding B string 3rd fret as transition back to
Em7 chord.
Verse 1
Emaj7 Dmaj7 Emaj7 Dmaj7
Catch me I’m falling so fast and I can’t seem to find all the reasons I had
Emaj7 Dmaj7 Emaj7 Dmaj7
when the purpose was mine, now I stumble so fast rolling into the night…
Em7 Dm7 Em7 Dm7
Kiss me quick before I land and am broken in two, keep me on the right track,
Em7 Dm7
hold my dreams intact too – I get lost in this place - I get lost, yes it’s
Amaj7
true…
Chorus:
Dmaj7 Amaj7 Dmaj7
And in the waters I sink and in the waters I drink, until I rise to the top,
Amaj7 Dmaj7 Amaj7
which in truth is not, it’s the same as below we will put on a show, to make
Dmaj7 Cmaj7 (hold for A bit)
you feel you’re alright, to make you feel there’s no fight… -
Repeat intro (x4)
Verse 2
Emaj7 Dmaj7 Emaj7 Dmaj7
Help me I’m sinking so fast into waters unplanned that I once held onto but
Emaj7 Dmaj7
have got out of hand, now the things that I loved are the things I cannot
Emaj7 Dmaj7
stand…
Em7 Dm7 Em7
Squeeze me slow before I come to that part of the ground, it’s a million
Dm7 (staccato stop) Em7 Dm7
miles up, it's a million miles down. I get lost in between and I wait to be
Amaj7
found…
Chorus:
Dmaj7 Amaj7 Dmaj7
And in the waters I sink and in the waters I drink, until I rise to the top,
Amaj7 Dmaj7 Amaj7
which in truth is a-not, it’s the same as below we will put on a show, to make
Dmaj7 Cmaj7 (hold for a bit)
you feel you’re alright, to make you feel there’s no… fight -
Outro: Em7- Dm7 –listen to the recording
Em7 Dm7 Emaj7 Dmaj7 Amaj7 Cmaj7
-0- -1- -0- -2- -0- -0-
-3- -1- -0- -2- -2- -0-
-0- -2- -4- -2- -1- -0-
-2- -0- -6- -0- -2- -2-
-2- -x- -6- -x- -0- -3-
-0- -x- -0- -x- -0- -x-