Elsewhere Sarah McLachlan
by Sarah McLachlan
from the album Fumbling Towards Ecstacy
Transcribed by John Argentiero (jfafreak@wam.umd.edu)
The bulk of this song is done on piano, but I will provide chords that
sound decent on guitar. The spacing of the chords may seem odd, but I
tried my best to match them up with the vocals. The album is the best
reference for when to play what.
This is some tab for the intro, notes in brackets are supposed to be done
on piano.
e--2-------------|-------|----------|----------|-------|-----| B-----3----------|-------|-[3]------|------3---|-1--0--|--0--| G----------------|-------|------[0]-|----------|-------|-----| D----------------|-------|----------|-[4]-[0]--|-------|--2--| A----------------|-------|----------|----------|[3][2]-|-----| E--------0-------|-(0)---|(0)-------|(0)-------|-------|-----|
hold that e for about 2 bars 1st verse...
Incidentally, heres TAB for the chords, just for clarity's sake...
e--0-----2-----0-----2-----0-----2-----0-----3-----2-----0----| B--0-----3-----3-----3-----0-----3-----1-----0-----3-----1----| G--0-----2-----2-----0-----0-----2-----0-----0-----2-----2----| D--2-----0-----0-----2-----2-----0-----2-----0-----0-----2----| A--2-----------------------0-----0-----3-----2-----3-----0----| E--0-----3-----------0-----------------------3----------------|
[Em] [D/G] [Dsus2] [Em9] [Em/A] [D/A] [C] [G] [D/C] [Am]
(Just piano first time)
I [Em]Love the time and [D/G]in between,[Dsus2] The [Em]calm inside me
in the space where [D/G]I can breath[Dsus2]e. I believe [Em9]there is a
[Em]distance I have [D/G]wandered to [Dsus2]touch up no the ye[Em]ars of
[Em]Reaching out[G], and re[Dsus2]aching in
[Em] Holdin[G]g out, [D] Holdin[C]g in.
(acoustic guitar comes in on 1st Am7)
[Am7] I [D] believe[Em9] this is Hea[Em/A]ven [D/A]to [Am7]no one else[D] but me.
[Em9] And I'll de[Em/A]fend it [D/A]long as [Am7] I [D]can be
[Em]Left here to [D]linger in si[Am7]lence
If I choos[D]e to would you try[Am7] to understand?[D]
I [Em]know this love is [D/G]passing time, [D]passing through like li[C]quid
[Em] I'm [G]drunk in my desire[D/C]
[C]But I [Em]love the way you [G]smile at me,
I [D]love the way your hand[C]s reach out and
[Em] Hold[G] me near.
[D] I[C] bel[G]ieve [D] I[C]
[Am] I [D] believe[Em] this is heaven to [Am]no one else[D] but me,[Em]
And I'll defend it long as [Am] I [D] can be
[Em]Left here to linger in s[Am]ilence,
If I choose[D] to would you tr[Am]y to understand?
[Em]Oh, the [D/G]quiet child [D]awaits the day when she[C] can break free
[Em] the mold that[G] clings like desper[D]ation.[D/C] [C]
[Em]Mother can't you [G]see I've got to
[D]live my life the way I[C] feel is[Em] right[G] for me
[D] Might not be rig[C]ht for you, but its
[G] Right[D] for me, [C]oh.[Am]
I [D] believe[Em] this is Heaven to [Am]no one else[D] but me.
[Em] And I'll defend it long as[Am] I [D] can be
[Em]Left here to linger in si[Am]lence
If I ch[D]oose to would you t[Am]ry to understa[D]nd?
[Am]I would like to lin[D]ger here in s[Am]ilence if I ch[D]oose to,
Would you u[Am]nderstand[D] it?
The song fades out repeating that last line.
Sometime around the last chorus, the guitar stops playing chords and
plays this:
e-----|-----|-------|---------|--------|----------|--------|-2b1/2-2--| B-X-X-|-X-X-|-X-3-X-|-X-----X-|-X------|-X------X-|----X-X-|----------| G-X-X-|-X-X-|-X---X-|-X-----X-|-X-5--X-|-X------X-|----X-X-|----------| D-X-X-|-X-X-|-X---X-|-X-5h7-X-|-X------|-X--5h7-X-|--7-X-X-|----------| A-----|-----|-------|---------|--------|----------|--------|----------| E-----|-----|-------|---------|--------|----------|--------|----------|
This is played twice and then the guitar goes into the outro. Listen to
the album closely for the timing of this part, its kinda buried in the
piano parts.
When playing this song alone on acoustic guitar, just ignore this part
and play the straight chords listed above.
Hope thiss is all you need to play this rather spiffy song.
Enjoy, and email me with amy comments!
John
jfafreak@wam.umd.edu
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