Song from an American Movie part 2
As recorded by Everclear on "SFAAM #2: Good Time for a Bad Attitude"
Tabbed by Jason P (jasonsevercleartabs@hotmail.com) and Hugh Yik (hyik@nb.sympatico.ca)
VERSION 1 - Tabbed by Jason P
(Banjo/Mandolin arranged for guitar: played easiest with a capo on 12th fret)
e|-----15--------------15--------------15-------------15----------|x1
B|-----15--12--15------15--12--15------15--12--15-----15--12--15--|
G|-12--------------12--------------12--------------12-------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G C Em C
e|-----15--------------15--------------15-------------15----------|x1
B|-----15--12--15------15--12--15------15--12--15-----15--12--15--|
G|-12--------------12--------------12--------------12-------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------0h2-0--|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G C Em C
e|-----15--------------15--------------15-------------15----------|x1
B|-----15--12--15------15--12--15------15--12--15-----15--12--15--|
G|-12--------------12--------------12--------------12-------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------0----------0h2-0----------------0----------0h2-0--|
A|----------0h2-----------------------------0h2-------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
"ohh"
G C Em C
e|-----15--------------15--------------15-------------15----------|x2
B|-----15--12--15------15--12--15------15--12--15-----15--12--15--|
G|-12--------------12--------------12--------------12-------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------0----------0h2-0----------------0----------0h2-0--|
A|----------0h2-----------------------------0h2-------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------5-------------------------------5--------------|
G|-4---------------5---------------0---------------5--------------|
D|-5---------------5---------------2---------------5--------------|
A|-5---------------3---------------2---------------3--------------|
E|-3-------------------------------0------------------------------|
"ohh" "ohh"
G C Em C
e|----------------------------------------------------------------| x2
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------0h2-0--|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Sometimes I get to a point where I don't give a damn about anything... anymore.
Sometimes I get to a point where I feel numb and I just don't care.
G C Em C
e|-----15--------------15--------------15-------------15----------|x2
B|-----15--12--15------15--12--15------15--12--15-----15--12--15--|
G|-12--------------12--------------12--------------12-------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------0----------0h2-0----------------0----------0h2-0--|
A|----------0h2-----------------------------0h2-------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------5-------------------------------5--------------|
G|-4---------------5---------------0---------------5--------------|
D|-5---------------5---------------2---------------5--------------|
A|-5---------------3---------------2---------------3--------------|
E|-3-------------------------------0------------------------------|
Sometimes I feel like I just don't care.
Yeah, sometimes I feel like I just don't care.
G C Em C
e|----------------------------------------------------------------| x1
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------0h2-0--|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
I sit in my car and listen to the radio.
I think about the past and it seems so long ago.
G C Em C
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|x1
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------0----------0h2-0----------------0----------0h2-0--|
A|----------0h2-----------------------------0h2-------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
pm...................................................
I know the pain is slowly going to fade.
This life is going to get better. (Things are going to be better.)
G C Em C
e|-----15--------------15--------------15-------------15----------|x1
B|-----15--12--15------15--12--15------15--12--15-----15--12--15--|
G|-12--------------12--------------12--------------12-------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------0----------0h2-0----------------0----------0h2-0--|
A|----------0h2-----------------------------0h2-------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
I wait until my ex-wife has gone away.
I walk around the house getting lost inside the old day.
G C Em D
e|-----15--------------15--------------15-------------15----------|x1
B|-----15--12--15------15--12--15------15--12--15-----15--12--15--|
G|-12--------------12--------------12--------------12-------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
e|----------------------------------0-----------------------------|
B|----------------------------------0-------------------------7---|
G|----------------------------------0-------------------------7---|
D|--------------0----------0h2-0----2-------------------------7---|
A|----------0h2---------------------2-------------------------5---|
E|----------------------------------0-----------------------------|
I see a picture where everybody's smiling... I know...
I got to keep it on the inside.
C Em D C Em D C Em D
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-5----5------7---5----5------7---5----5------7-|
G|-5----5--0---7---5----5--0---7---5----5--0---7-|
D|-5----5--2---7---5----5--2---7---5----5--2---7-|
A|-3----3--2---5---3----3--2---5---3----3--2---5-|
E|---------0---------------0---------------0-----|
I want to get lost from my life sometimes,
sit on the side and watch the world go by.
I want to get lost and I don't know why.
G C Em C
e|-----15--------------15--------------15-------------15----------|x2
B|-----15--12--15------15--12--15------15--12--15-----15--12--15--|
G|-12--------------12--------------12--------------12-------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------0----------0h2-0----------------0----------0h2-0--|
A|----------0h2-----------------------------0h2-------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------5-------------------------------5--------------|
G|-4---------------5---------------0---------------5--------------|
D|-5---------------5---------------2---------------5--------------|
A|-5---------------3---------------2---------------3--------------|
E|-3-------------------------------0------------------------------|
Sometimes I want to get lost and I don't know why.
(Sometimes I want to get lost and dream for a while.)
G C Em C
e|----------------------------------------------------------------| x1
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------0h2-0--|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Waiting for my little girl waiting on the school bus.
We're going to the movies, yeah, just the two of us.
G C Em C
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|x1
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------0----------0h2-0----------------0----------0h2-0--|
A|----------0h2-----------------------------0h2-------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
pm...................................................
Sit inside the dark and dream for awhile.
Our life is going to get better. (Yeah, it's going to be better.)
G C Em C
e|-----15--------------15--------------15-------------15----------|x1
B|-----15--12--15------15--12--15------15--12--15-----15--12--15--|
G|-12--------------12--------------12--------------12-------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------0----------0h2-0----------------0----------0h2-0--|
A|----------0h2-----------------------------0h2-------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------5-------------------------------5--------------|
G|-4---------------5---------------0---------------5--------------|
D|-5---------------5---------------2---------------5--------------|
A|-5---------------3---------------2---------------3--------------|
E|-3-------------------------------0------------------------------|
I wake up weird in the middle of the night.
I walk the floor until my mind gets right.
G C Em D
e|-----15--------------15--------------15-------------15----------|
B|-----15--12--15------15--12--15------15--12--15-----15--12--15--|
G|-12--------------12--------------12--------------12-------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------0----------0h2-0----------------------------------|
A|----------0h2---------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
e|---------------------------------0------------------------------|
B|-----------------5---------------0-----------------------7------|
G|-4---------------5---------------0-----------------------7------|
D|-5---------------5---------------2-----------------------7------|
A|-5---------------3---------------2-----------------------5------|
E|-3-------------------------------0------------------------------|
I think about the past and it makes me want to cry.
I know... I got to keep it on the inside.
C Em D C Em D C Em D
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-5----5------7---5----5------7---5----5------7-|
G|-5----5--0---7---5----5--0---7---5----5--0---7-|
D|-5----5--2---7---5----5--2---7---5----5--2---7-|
A|-3----3--2---5---3----3--2---5---3----3--2---5-|
E|---------0---------------0---------------0-----|
I want to get lost from my life sometimes,
sit on the side and watch the world go by.
I want to get lost in the dark and dream for awhile.
G
e|-----15--------------15--------------15-------------15----------|x1
B|-----15--12--15------15--12--15------15--12--15-----15--12--15--|
G|-12--------------12--------------12--------------12-------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--|
D|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|
A|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|
E|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|
Just sit inside a dark room and dream for awhile.
D C G
e|-----15--------------15--------------15-------------15----------| x2
B|-----15--12--15------15--12--15------15--12--15-----15--12--15--|
G|-12--------------12--------------12--------------12-------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7---------------5----------------------------------------------|
G|-7---------------5---------------4------------------------------|
D|-7---------------5---------------5-------------------------0----|
A|-5---------------3---------------5-------------------0h2--------|
E|---------------------------------3--------3--3---3--------------|
The only thing that ever makes sense to me
is the words to a song from an American movie.
D C G
e|-----15--------------15--------------15-------------15----------|
B|-----15--12--15------15--12--15------15--12--15-----15--12--15--|
G|-12--------------12--------------12--------------12-------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7---------------5----------------------------------------------|
G|-7---------------5---------------4------------------------------|
D|-7---------------5---------------5------------------------------|
A|-5---------------3---------------5-------------------0h2---0----|
E|---------------------------------3--------3--3---3--------------|
The only thing that ever made sense in my life
Bm C
e|-----15--------------15--------------15-------------------------|
B|-----15--12--15------15--12--15------15--12--15-----------------|
G|-12--------------12--------------12--------------12-------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---5---5---5---5---5--------------|
G|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---5---5---5---5---5--------------|
D|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---5---5---5---5---5--------------|
A|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---3---3---3---3---3--------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
pm............ .. .. .. .. .
is the sound of my little girl laughing, alive and happy in the summertime.
G C Em C
e|-----15--------------15--------------15-------------15----------|x1
B|-----15--12--15------15--12--15------15--12--15-----15--12--15--|
G|-12--------------12--------------12--------------12-------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------5-------------------------------5--------------|
G|-4---------------5---------------0---------------5--------------|
D|-5---------------5---------------2---------------5--------------|
A|-5---------------3---------------2---------------3--------------|
E|-3-------------------------------0------------------------------|
Alive and happy in the Summertime.
G C Em C
e|-----15--------------15--------------15-------------15----------|x1
B|-----15--12--15------15--12--15------15--12--15-----15--12--15--|
G|-12--------------12--------------12--------------12-------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------5-------------------------------5--------------|
G|-4---------------5---------------0---------------5--------------|
D|-5---------------5---------------2---------------5--------------|
A|-5---------------3---------------2---------------3--------------|
E|-3-------------------------------0------------------------------|
| |
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------12\-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Woahh..........
(Solo continues over the same mandolin riff and chords. This is
probably mostly wrong, but hey, better than nothing)
G C
e|-----15-15-----15-15-----15-15-----------|
B|-/12-15-15-/12-15-15-/12-15-15-10p8------|
G|------------------------------------9p7b-|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
Em C
e|-----15-15-----15-15-----15-15--------------------|
B|-/12-15-15-/12-15-15-/12-15-15-10p8-----8h10p8----|
G|------------------------------------9-7--------9--|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|--------15-12-12-------------------------------------------|
B|-/12-15----------15-15-13-13-12-12-------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------14-14-12-12-------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------14-14-12-12-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
C Em D C Em D C Em D G
e|----------------------------------------------------------------| x2
B|-5----5------7---5----5------7---5----5------7------------------|
G|-5----5--0---7---5----5--0---7---5----5--0---7--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|-5----5--2---7---5----5--2---7---5----5--2---7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-3----3--2---5---3----3--2---5---3----3--2---5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|---------0---------------0---------------0------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
I am just like everyone I know.
I am afraid of things that I don't know.
I am afraid of ever really being alone.
I want to find myself a brand new heart.
I want to find a girl and make a brand new start.
I want to find a girl and get lost in the dark.
D C G
e|-----15--------------15--------------15-------------15----------| x2
B|-----15--12--15------15--12--15------15--12--15-----15--12--15--|
G|-12--------------12--------------12--------------12-------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7---------------5----------------------------------------------|
G|-7---------------5---------------4------------------------------|
D|-7---------------5---------------5-------------------------0----|
A|-5---------------3---------------5-------------------0h2--------|
E|---------------------------------3--------3--3---3--------------|
The only thing that ever makes sense to me
is the words to a song from an American movie.
D C G
e|-----15--------------15--------------15-------------15----------|
B|-----15--12--15------15--12--15------15--12--15-----15--12--15--|
G|-12--------------12--------------12--------------12-------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7---------------5----------------------------------------------|
G|-7---------------5---------------4------------------------------|
D|-7---------------5---------------5------------------------------|
A|-5---------------3---------------5------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------3------------------------------|
The only thing that ever made sense in my life
Bm C
e|-----15--------------15--------------15-------------------------|
B|-----15--12--15------15--12--15------15--12--15-----------------|
G|-12--------------12--------------12--------------12-------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---5---5---5---5---5--------------|
G|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---5---5---5---5---5--------------|
D|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---5---5---5---5---5--------------|
A|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---3---3---3---3---3--------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
pm............ .. .. .. .. .
is the sound of my little girl laughing through the window of a summer night.
G
e|-----15--------------15--------------15-------------15----------|x1
B|-----15--12--15------15--12--15------15--12--15-----15--12--15--|
G|-12--------------12--------------12--------------12-------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--|
D|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|
A|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|
E|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|
I sit alone in the backyard wishing I could be inside.
Bm C
e|-----15--------------15--------------15-------------------------|
B|-----15--12--15------15--12--15------15--12--15-----------------|
G|-12--------------12--------------12--------------12-------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---5---5---5---5---5----------5\--|
G|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---5---5---5---5---5----------5\--|
D|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---5---5---5---5---5----------5\--|
A|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---3---3---3---3---3----------3\--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
pm............ .. .. .. .. .
Just the sound of my little girl laughing makes me happy just to be alive.
D C G
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|x3
B|-7---------------5----------------------------------------------|
G|-7---------------5---------------4------------------------------|
D|-7---------------5---------------5-------------------------0----|
A|-5---------------3---------------5-------------------0h2--------|
E|---------------------------------3--------3--3---3--------------|
Sometimes I am happy just to be alive.
Sometimes I am happy just to be alive.
Sometimes I am happy just to be alive.
D C Em
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7---------------5---------------8------------------------------|
G|-7---------------5---------------9------------------------------|
D|-7---------------5---------------9------------------------------|
A|-5------5h7p5----3-------3h5p3---7------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Woahhhhhhhhhhh
Suggestion by Craig Johnson (navyseal1313@hotmail.com)
This sounds more accurate to me and is how I play it.
|---10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10|
|------12----------12----------12----------12---|
|0-----------0-----------0-----------0----------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|---10----10----10----10----10----10----10-12-10---|
|------12----------12----------12----------------12|
|0-----------0-----------0-----------0-------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
Or I also play it like this
|---15-----------15-----------15-----------15------|
|------12-15--------12-15--------12-15--------12-15|
|12-----------12-----------12-----------12---------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
VERSION 2 - Tabbed by Hugh Yik
Intro/backing riff
e|-----15------15------15------15------15------15-----15------15--|
B|-----15--12--15------15--12--15------15--12--15-----15--12--15--|
G|-12--------------12--------------12--------------12-------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
MAIN RIFF
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------0-----------------------0-|
D|-----------0-5-5--0h2-------------2--5-5--0h2---|
A|--5-5--0h2---3-3---------7-7--2h4----3-3--------|
E|--3-3--------------------5-5--------------------|
Pm... ... ... ...
Riff 2 (I wanna get lost sometimes...)
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|-----------7-7-5-5---|
D|--5-5-5-5--7-7-5-5---|
A|--5-5-5-5--5-5-3-3---|
E|--3-3-3-3------------|
Riff 3 (The only thing that made sence ....)
e|-------------------|repeat....yada yada then e|--------------------|
B|-------------------| B|--------------------|
G|--7-------5-----4--| G|--4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5--|
D|--7-------5-----5--| D|--4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5--|
A|--5-------3-----5--| A|--2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3--|
E|----------------3--| E|--------------------|
fill played during riff 3 at times
A|----0h2-5--|
E|--3--------|
Solo-> G pentatonic scale
JASON'S EVERCLEAR TABS - https://members.tripod.com/~panec/