Big Black Coffin Peter Bjorn and John
Song: Big Black Coffin
Album: Falling Out (2004)
Tabbed by: Cambell Doyle
E-mail: cambelldoyle@hotmail.com
Tuning: Standard
This is my first tab. I hope someone can get as much enjoyment out of this song as I have.
Intro:
e|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------------------------------| B|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse:
It's coming back the things you [Em]said to me,
I'm hiding away from rea[Bm]lity[G]
Denying my[Bm]self all the be[C]tter parts
Then you slip back and say don't t[F]ake it hard
And then I find it hard to s[Em]leep at all
Wishing I could give someone e[Bm]lse a call[G]
Someone that's c[Bm]loser, closer, c[C]lose to me
Forgetting someone might come [Am]over me
Do you know the b[G]ar? [Am] The way to the b[G]ar?
Chorus:
[C] But it's c[G]lear and bright now,
[Bm] from the s[F]tatements to the lies[C]
From the b[G]ig black coffin,
[Bm] to the b[F]lack under your eyes[C]
But if l[G]ife is complex, [Bm] [F]why present a fake?[C]
And when [G]I close my eyes, [Bm] [F]I still see this f[Em]ace
[G]Looking upon me, [F]still upon me, [Em]still...
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2nd Verse (same progression as first verse)
No competition over ecstasy
Find ebb and tide when you're confronting me
I will admit all of my weaker parts
But I shut up if you don't want my point
My point of view to stand against your own
But I don't need to be put down this way
I'm going down this way, but you can stay
Do you know the bar? Know the way to the bar?
Chorus:
But it's clear and bright now,
from the statements to the lies
From the big black coffin,
to the black under your eyes
But if life is complex, why present a fake?
And when I close my eyes, I still see this face
Looking upon me, still upon me, still...
[Em]
Bridge:
And it's b[C]lack, because I [Am]know it will never w[G]ork for me
And it's b[C]lack, because I [Am]know I don't want [G]us to be
A[Em]nother opportunity, wasted by all of these,
Loose-ends,"they don't know their own best" -friends
And "let's pretend"...
Tab:
[Am] [Am] [G]
e|-------7p5------------7p5---------------------5p3-----3-3------------------| B|-------5--5-----------5--5--------------------3--3---3--3------------------| G|-------5---5----------5---5-------------------4---4-4---4------------------| X2 D|-------5--------------5---------------------- 5----5---5-------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Am] [Am] [G]
e|-------7p5------------7p5---------------------5p3-----3-3------------------| B|-------5--5-----------5--5--------------------3--3---3--3------------------| G|-------5---5----------5---5-------------------4---4-4---4------------------| X2 D|-------5--------------5---------------------- 5----5---5-------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"and it's clear and bright now, from the statments to the lies,
from the big black coffin, to the black under your..."
"Eyes"
C Am G X2
Outro:
"bah,bah,bah"
[C] [Am] [G] [Em]
Notes:
The "tab" part is missing a few minor but intricate parts. I will try to figure these
out in the future, or maybe someone else already has?.
If you have any comments, questions or corrections, please feel free to email me.. Otherwise ENJOY
This album is highly underrated!
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