I Can not be anymore confident about this tab
first off the tuning is one whole step up, no there is not a capo trust me.
An easy way to tune up is to get two guitars, put a capo on the second fret on one of
and tune to the e string.
I don't know the names of the chords but here's what they mean, ignore what ultimate
says this is what the chords are meant to be played as
Em7 Em D C E
G Gm
[E-x-] [E-0-] [E-x-] [E-x-] [E-x-]
[E-3-] [E-2-]
[A-7-] [A-2-] [A-5-] [A-3-] [A-7-]
[A-2-] [A-x-]
[D-5-] [D-2-] [D-7-] [D-5-] [D-9-]
[D-0-] [D-0-]
[G-7-] [G-0-] [G-7-] [G-5-] [G-9-]
[G-0-] [G-0-]
[B-0-] [B-0-] [B-0-] [B-0-] [B-0-]
[B-3-] [B-3-]
[E-0-] [E-0-] [E-0-] [E-0-] [E-0-]
[E-3-] [E-3-]
Now that we have the chords time to learn the song.
oh yeah and / means slide
Intro: strum
Em/Em7
Em/Em7 D C
Em/Em7
Em/Em7 D C
or play fill instead of C
if you want the fill its
E--------------------|
A--2/3-3-------------|
G--------0-2-0-4-0-5-|
B--------------------|
D--------------------|
e--------------------|
play it instead of D and C
Em/Em7 Em/Em7 D
And there's three, count 'em-three
C
Children playing on the beach.
Em/Em7 Em/Em7
They were eager to learn,
D C B
To be taught, and to teach
Em/Em7
There's Veronica;
Em/Em7
She's biting her lip
D C B
As she watches the waves turn white at the tip.
Em/Em7
And there's Vada;
Em/Em7
Radiating with joy,
D C B
And luckily she still can't stand the sight of a boy.
Em/Em7
And lastly there's Dade;
Em/Em7
His hair dances in the wind,
D C B
And he's wondering what love is,
Em/Em7 Em/Em7 D C
And why it has to end.
D E
And he can't understand
B G Gm C
How everyone goes on breathing when true love ends.
B
His mother whispers quietly;
Em7
Heaven's not a place that you go when you die.
B G Gm C
It's that moment in life when you actually feel alive
B
So live for the moment.
Em7
And take this advice, live by every word,
B G Gm C
Love is just a hoax so forget anything that you have heard
B
And live for the moment now.
Em/Em7
Em/Em7 D C
or play the fill in place of D and C
Em/Em7 Em/Em7 D
And there's three, count 'em-three
C
Children growing on the beach.
Em/Em7 Em/Em7
They were eager to learn,
D C
To be taught, and to teach
Em/Em7
There's Veronica;
Em/Em7
She's licking her lips
D C D
As she waits for her real, first passionate kiss.
Em/Em7
And there's Vada;
Em/Em7
She can't admit her jealousy
D C D
Of her sister Veronica, and how she's so pretty.(and how she's so pretty)
Em/Em7
And lastly there's Dade;
Em/Em7
Still sitting on the dock,
D C D
Ponders his life, and he skips his rocks.
Em/Em7 Em/Em7
And he wonders when his father will return,
D C
But he's not coming back.
D E
And he can't understand
B G Gm C
How everyone goes on breathing when true love ends.
B
His mother whispers quietly;
Em7
Heaven's not a place that you go when you die,
B G Gm C
It's that moment in life when you actually feel alive,
B
So live for the moment.
Em7
And take this advice, live by every word,
B G Gm C
Love is just a hoax so forget everything that you have heard.
If Playing With Music Video
Em7 D Fill
Em7 D Fill
Em/Em7 Em/Em7 D
And there's three, count 'em-three
C
Children missing from the beach.
Em/Em7 Em/Em7
They were eager to learn,
D C
To be taught, and to teach.
Em/Em7
But the sad thing
Em7 D
Is that they never lived passed the age of fifteen
C Em/Em7
Due to neglect from their mother
Em7 D C B
Who was bed ridden by her ex-lover, their father.
Em/Em7 Em7
And she didn't even notice, or pay much attention
D C
As the tide came in and swept her three into the ocean.
Em/Em7 Em7 D C B
Now all her advice, it seems useless.
Em7
No, heaven's not a place that you go when you die.
B G Gm C
It's that moment in life when you touch your edge and feel alive.
B
So live for the moment.
Em7
And take this advice, live by every word,
B
Love's completely real,
G Gm C
So forget anything that you may have heard,
B
And live for the moment now.