Guitar tablature for "Something To Talk About" by "Badly Drawn Boy"

Artist: Badly Drawn Boy
Piece: Something To Talk About
Instrument: Guitar
Submitter: catcherguiatrist
Tab provided by tTabs

This is a beauty from Badly Drawn Boy 

        

   - Taken from the "About A Boy" film soundtrack, 

      all songs written by the man himself



     

   CHORDS:      C    C (dropped bass)   Bb    F    G    G7    Dm    Am    Em

             e  0    0                  1     1    3    1     1     0     0

             b  1    3                  3     1    0    0     3     1     0

             g  0    0                  3     2    0    0     2     2     0

             d  2    0                  3     3    0    0     0     2     2

             a  3    2                  1     3    2    2     0     0     2

             E  0    0                  0     1    3    3     0     0     0



(PLAY SLOWLY)                                           



INTRO: --1--  STRUM        --3-- 1     0      

       --0--  TWICE...     --0--   3 

       --0--               --0--     0

       --0--               --0--

       --2--               --2--

       --3--               --3--



     1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4    1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4         

     C        C (d.b.)   Bb       F       x2         

     

     1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4

     G   Bb   F   Dm   G        G7

 

 Verse 1



 C         C d.b.    Bb                 F

 I've been dreaming, of the things I've learnt

         C         C d.b.    Bb           F  

 about a boy who's bleeding, celebrate to elovate

     G      Bb      F        Dm      G    G7

 the joy is not the same without the pain



 Am  Em  F

 Ooh...





 chords as Verse 1





 Verse 2



  C    C d.b. Bb            F

 *Ipso facto,  using up your oxygen

     C        C d.b.   Bb              F

 you know I'm shallow, calling out for extra help

        G      Bb     F     Dm     G   G7

 you've got to let me in or let me out





 CHORUS                      

 Am  Em           F          C        C 

 Ooh something to talk about

 Am   Em           F

 yeah something to talk about



 chords as Verses



 MIDDLE 

 

 Am  Em  F   Dm   Am  Em  F   Dm   Am  Em  F   Dm  G       G7

 Ooh ooh...etc                



 Verse 3

 C         C d.b.    Bb                 F

 I've been dreaming, of the things I've learnt

         C         C d.b.   Bb              F

 about a boy who's leaving, nothing left to chance again

        G      Bb     F     Dm     G     G7

 you've got to let me in or let me out





 CHORUS



 chords as INTRO



 OUTRO



 As middle until you come to G7: 

     --1--  STRUM        --3-- 1     0 --0--      

     --0--  TWICE...     --0--   3     --1--

     --0--               --0--     0   --0--

     --0--               --0--         --2--

     --2--               --2--         --3--

     --3--               --3--         --0--

                                        

                         END

 

 * "Ipso Facto" - Latin for "it speaks for itself"