Biography:
The Smashing Pumpkins is an American alternative rock band from Chicago. Formed in 1988 by frontman Billy Corgan (lead vocals, guitar), D'arcy Wretzky (bass), James Iha (guitar), and Jimmy Chamberlin (drums), the band has undergone many line-up changes. The current lineup features Corgan, Chamberlin, Iha and guitarist Jeff Schroeder.
Disavowing the punk rock roots of many of their alt-rock contemporaries, they have a diverse, densely layered, and guitar-heavy sound
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Smashing Pumpkins - Lightning Strikes (Capo Version)
This version is best suited for the acoustic guitar
Watch Billy's acoustic demo here: youtube.com/watch?v=lUIOTlehxXg
Download the studio recording at www.smashingpumpkins.com
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Tuning: Standard (EADGBE) Capo 3rd Fret
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Chords used:
Am Em G C Bb F Ab E
E|--0----0----3----0----1----1----4----0--|
B|--1----0----3----1----3----1----4----0--|
G|--2----0----0----0----3----2----5----1--|
D|--2----2----0----2----3----3----6----2--|
A|--0----2----2----3----1----3----6----2--|
E|--X----0----3----X----1----1----4----0--|
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Intro: Am, Em, G (x2)
Am Em
Life on telephones, love on open roads
C G Bb F
Into great unknowns I stumble brightly........
Am Em
Indigo, breathless yet, I'll link to your regret
C G Bb F
Sunflowers as teachers pets, bent from lightning, I'll bet
C G Am Em C G
I'll bend for you.......Shadows give your light to me
Bb F Ab
Shadows give your light to me...........
Am Em G Am Em G
...............In the ways the city (In the ways it) pours itself out
Am Em G
You can make this happen (You can make it) beyond your doubt
C Am E
You can make this happen (You can make it) All right now
Am Em
Eastern days, I'm unafraid cos love to me is such a game
C G Am E
That I believe I can't embrace the dreams of lovers....
Am Em
Eastern days, I'm unafraid cos love to me is such a game
C G Am E
That I believe I can't embrace the dreams of lovers....
C G Am Em C G
I'll bend for you.......Shadows give your light to me
Bb F Ab
Shadows give your light to me...........
Am Em G Am Em G
...............In the ways the city (In the ways it) pours itself out
Am Em G
You can make this happen (You can make it) beyond your doubt
C Am E E
You can make this happen (You can make it) All right now.........
E E
Zen baby, lightning strikes... The same heart, but never twice
Am Am
Zen baby, we've got to fight... For what's real and what becomes the night
Am Em G Am Em G
...............In the ways the city (In the ways it) pours itself out
Am Em G
You can make this happen (You can make it) beyond your doubt
C Am E
You can make this happen (You can make it) All right now
Am C G C
You can make this happen................
C Am E
You can make this happen all right now
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Email comments to [email protected]
This version is best suited for the acoustic guitar
Watch Billy's acoustic demo here: youtube.com/watch?v=lUIOTlehxXg
Download the studio recording at www.smashingpumpkins.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tuning: Standard (EADGBE) Capo 3rd Fret
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Chords used:
Am Em G C Bb F Ab E
E|--0----0----3----0----1----1----4----0--|
B|--1----0----3----1----3----1----4----0--|
G|--2----0----0----0----3----2----5----1--|
D|--2----2----0----2----3----3----6----2--|
A|--0----2----2----3----1----3----6----2--|
E|--X----0----3----X----1----1----4----0--|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Intro: Am, Em, G (x2)
Am Em
Life on telephones, love on open roads
C G Bb F
Into great unknowns I stumble brightly........
Am Em
Indigo, breathless yet, I'll link to your regret
C G Bb F
Sunflowers as teachers pets, bent from lightning, I'll bet
C G Am Em C G
I'll bend for you.......Shadows give your light to me
Bb F Ab
Shadows give your light to me...........
Am Em G Am Em G
...............In the ways the city (In the ways it) pours itself out
Am Em G
You can make this happen (You can make it) beyond your doubt
C Am E
You can make this happen (You can make it) All right now
Am Em
Eastern days, I'm unafraid cos love to me is such a game
C G Am E
That I believe I can't embrace the dreams of lovers....
Am Em
Eastern days, I'm unafraid cos love to me is such a game
C G Am E
That I believe I can't embrace the dreams of lovers....
C G Am Em C G
I'll bend for you.......Shadows give your light to me
Bb F Ab
Shadows give your light to me...........
Am Em G Am Em G
...............In the ways the city (In the ways it) pours itself out
Am Em G
You can make this happen (You can make it) beyond your doubt
C Am E E
You can make this happen (You can make it) All right now.........
E E
Zen baby, lightning strikes... The same heart, but never twice
Am Am
Zen baby, we've got to fight... For what's real and what becomes the night
Am Em G Am Em G
...............In the ways the city (In the ways it) pours itself out
Am Em G
You can make this happen (You can make it) beyond your doubt
C Am E
You can make this happen (You can make it) All right now
Am C G C
You can make this happen................
C Am E
You can make this happen all right now
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Email comments to [email protected]
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