Tom: E
E|-------0-----------------0-----------------0---------------------------|
B|-------0-----------------0-----------------0--------------------3------|
G|--------------------5---------5--5--5-4----------4--4--4-2------0------|
D|--------------------5---------5--5--5-4----------4--4--4-2------0------|
A|--2--------------2--3---------3--3--3-2----------2--2--2-0------x------|
E|--0--------0--4-------------------------------------------------3------|
Rhythm fig 1b
E|------0----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------0----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------2--7----6b^6r---6---------0--2-4b^--4r-0--2r^-2r------|
E|--0--------0--4---------------7---------4-------------------------3----|
Rythm fig 1c
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rythm fig 2a (clean electric, let ring throughout)
E|--0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0--0---0------0-0-----------------------------|
B|--0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0--0---0------0-0-------2--2-2h3-2---2--------|
G|--4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4--4-4--2---1------1-1-------2--2-2-2-2---2--------|
D|--4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4--4-4--2---2------2-2-------2--2-2h4-2---2-4p2----|
A|--2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2--2-2--2---2----------4b^4r-0--0-0-0-0---0-----4p2|
E|------------------------------------0----------------------------------|
E|--2---2-2--3-----3----0---0-0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0---0---0-------0-0------|
B|--2---2-2--3-----3----0---0-0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0---0---0-------0-0------|
G|--2---2-2--0-----0----4---4-4--4-4--4-4--4--4-4---2---1-------1-1------|
D|--4---4-4--0-----0----4---4-4--4-4--4-4--4--4-4---2---2-------2-2------|
A|--4---4-4--x-----x----2---2-2--2-2--2-2--2--2-2---2---2-----------4b^4r|
E|--2---2-2--3-----3----------------------------------------0------------|
E|------------------------------2---2-2--0-------------------------------|
B|--2---2-2h3-2----2------------2---2-2--0-------------------------------|
G|--2---2-2-2-2----2------------2---2-2--4-------------------------------|
D|--2---2-2h4-2----2--4p2-------4---4-4--4-------------------------------|
A|--0---0-0-0-0----0------4p2---4---4-4--2-------------------------------|
E|------------------------------2---2-2----------------------------------|
Rhythm fig 2b
E|-------------------------------------------------------------3---------|
B|--------------------------2---2-2h3-2----2-------------------3---------|
G|--4-----------------------2---2-2-2-2----2-------------------0---------|
D|--4-----------------------2---2-2h4-2----2--4p2-------4------0---------|
A|--2----------------4b^4r--0---0-0-0-0----0------4p2---4------x---------|
E|------------------------------------------------------2------3---------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------2---2-2h3-2----2----------------------------|
G|--4------------------------2---2-2-2-2----2-------------------4--------|
D|--4------------------------2---2-2h4-2----2--4p2-------4------4--------|
A|--2-----------------4b^4r--0---0-0-0-0----0------4p2---4------2--------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------2---------------|
Rhythm fig 3a
E|-------0-----------------0----------------0----------------------------|
B|-------0-----------------0----------------0-------------------3--------|
G|--------------------5--------5--5--5-4---------4--4--4-5------2--------|
D|--------------------5--------5--5--5-4---------4--4--4-5------0--------|
A|--2--------------2--3--------3--3--3-2---------2--2--2-3---------------|
E|--0--------0--4--------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm fig 3b
E|-----0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------2--7------6b^6r---6---------0--2-2b^--2r------4b^4r-0---|
E|--0------0--4-----------------7---------4-----------------3------------|
Rhythm fig 4 (palm mute throughout)
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3--4--4--4--4--5--5--5--5--2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3|
D|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0|
A|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4--4--4--4--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-----------------------------------|
D|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----------------------------------|
A|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------9~------------8b^--8r--8~---------------------6b^-|
D|------------6--7--9-----------------------9---------------6--7--9------|
A|-------7~--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------12--12--|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------12----------|
G|----6r----4b^--4r-4b^-4r--------------------9~---------14b-------------|
D|-------7------------------6~-------6--7--9-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-11--11~-------------17--17-17-17--17-17-------------------------------|
B|---------16--17--19--20b-------20b-------20b20r17h20p17----17-17b^^r17~|
G|--------------------------------------------------------19-------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Harmony
E|-----------------------------------------17--17------16--16------------|
B|-------------------------------------17--------------------------------|
G|----------------9/-12------------19b-----------------------------------|
D|----------6--7---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 1
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Childhood's end
Simmons, Thayer, Kulick
[Intro: E-chord faded in and manipulated by volume knob]
[Rhy. fig 1a & 1b]
[Rhy. fig 1c]
[Rhy. fig 2a]
I lived a life of illusion and you had your kicks
So what, there's nothing left to do
And you and your obsessions and your crucifix
As if what I thought mattered much to you
[Rhy. fig 1a & 1b]
And you were always my friend from Childhood's End
It was forever and ever
[Rhy. fig 3a & 3b]
Did you understand
It's Childhood's End
But never, the dream is over
[Rhy. fig 2a & 2b]
Sunday morning in the New York Times
I read you died last night
It said you were smilin' when you blew your mind
And the note you left behind said:
[Rhy. fig 1a & 1b]
You were always my friend from Childhood's End
Seems like forever and ever
Yeah, you won't have to have to pretend
It's near the end
You won't ever be a rock and roller
Yeah, you were always my friend from Childhood's End
But never, the dream is over
[Rhy. fig 4]
You were just like me
I was just like you
For eternity I'll think of you
[Solo over Rhy. fig 1a followed by Rhy. fig 3a]
[Harmony on bar 5 of solo]
[Rhy. fig 1a & 1b with Riff 1]
[Rhy. fig 3a & 3b with Riff 1]
(Repeat choruses, overlapping, fade out)
You've got something about you,
You've got something I need...
