Our Lady Peace: Life
Tabbed by: KiNg
Eb Tuning OR played one fret down in standard tuning, which is the way I’m gonna tab it because it’s the way I play it.
Eb ab db gb bb eb
= slide down
/ = slide up
* = harmonic (used at end of song)
Intro/Verse (Gtr. 1)
This riff goes through all verses and all choruses.
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------| X5
A|----11----11---8---6---4----4----4---6---|
E|--9-----8----6---4---2----1----2---4-----|
“How many times have you been pushed around, is anybody there, does anybody care. And how many times have your friend let you down, is anybody there, did anybody stare, oh.
Verse: Gtr. 2 Enters with this riff after intro has gone through twice.
e|----11-------11-----|----11-------11----|
B|-14----14-13----13--|-11----11--9-----9-|
G|--------------------|-------------------|
D|--------------------|-------------------|
A|--------------------|-------------------|
E|--------------------|-------------------| X3
e|--------------------|----------------------|
B|----11--9----11--9--|-----9--11------11--9-|
G|-11-------10--------|-11-------------------|
D|--------------------|-------------10-------|
A|--------------------|----------------------|
E|--------------------|----------------------|
“And how many times have your friends let you down, just open up your heart, just open up your mind. And how many times has your face slipped away, well is anybody safe? Does anybody pray?”
Chorus for Gtr. 2, U know what Gtr. 1 does! But Gtr. 1 stops and does the strumming along with Gtr. 2
e-|------0------0-------0----------0----------------|
B-|-3--3------3---3-------3-3-3--3------------------|
G-|-2-------2--------2------2-2--2------------------|
D-|-0----------------------------------4--3--4--6---|
A-|------------------------------------4--3--4--6---|
E-|------------------------------------2--1--2--4---|
“Oh life is waiting, for you. It’s all messed up but we’re alive, oh life is waiting for you. It’s all messed up but we’ll survive.
e|--2---2--2--3--5----|--------0---0--2--3---|
B|--3---3-------------|--2--3----------------|
G|--2-----------------|--2--2----------------| X2
D|--0-----------------|--2-------------------|
A|--------------------|--0-------------------|
E|--------------------|----------------------|
“Do do dododo do do do dododo, do do dododo do do do dododo.”
Repeat Gtr 1 and Gtr 2 verses.
“And how many days have you just slept away, is everybody high, is everyone afraid. And how many times have you wished you were strong, have they every seen your heart, have they ever seen your pain.”
Gtr. 1 cuts his riff early and does this Pre-chorus
e-|--------------|
B-|--------------|
G-|--------------|
D-|-4--3--4--6---|
A-|-4--3--4--6---|
E-|-2--1--2--4---|
Repeat Chorus, and end on.
e-||-------|
B-|-------|
G-|-------|
D-|---7---|
A-|---7---|
E-|---5---|
“Oh life is waiting for you, it’s all messed up but we’re alive. Oh life is waiting for you, it’s all messed up but we’ll survive.”
Interlude
e-|-------xx-x--------xx-x------------|
B-|-7--6--xx-x--4--6--xx-x--7--6--9---|
G-|-6--5--xx-x--3--5--xx-x--6--5--8---|
D-|-4--3--xx-x--1--3--xx-x--4--3--6---|
A-|-4--3--xx-x--1--3--xx-x--4--3--6---|
E-|-------xx-x--------xx-x------------|
“She gets high, she gets lost, she gets drowned, by the cost. Twice a day, every week, in all her life.”
X4 solo
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------------9--9-7-6B--
G|-7----|-10~-10~-10,10-11-135-6-6/8-8-10B(11)-10~-10~-10,10-11-135-6-6-6--6-------
D|-7--7-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-5--7-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|----5-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
solo cont.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------16~~~~-|
G|-10~-10~-10,10-11-13/1513-13~~8~~-10~-10~-10,10-11-13/1513-13~~~~-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------|
B|-7--6--4--6--7--6--9---|
G|-6--5--3--5--6--5--8---|
D|-4--3--1--3--4--3--6---|
A|-4--3--1--3--4--3--6---|
E|-----------------------|
“She gets high, she gets lost, she gets drowned, by the cost. Twice a day, every week, in all her life.”
Repeat Chorus Riffs. X3
“Life is waiting for you, it’s all messed up but we’re alive. Oh life is waiting for you, it’s all messed up but we’ll survive.”
Fourth time around end with: Repeat this riff X4.
e|------0------0-------0----------0---|-------------|
B|-3--3------3---3-------3-3-3--3-----|-------------|
G|-2-------2--------2------2-2--2-----|-------------|
D|-0----------------------------------|4--3--4--6---|
A|------------------------------------|4--3--4--6---|
E|------------------------------------|2--1--2--4---|
Ending, repeat twice.
e|----11-------11-----|----|
B|-14----14-13----13--|-11-|
G|--------------------|----|
D|--------------------|----|
A|--------------------|----|
E|--------------------|----|
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