From: «Matthew Ginn»
Date: Sat, 27 Sep 1997 16:54:11 +0000
Subject: TAB: 2 to 1 by elastica
2:1
elastica
(from the «elastica» album, also on «Trainspotting» soundtrack)
tabbed here by Matthew Ginn ([email protected])
1997 09 24
This song uses mostly power chords. I haven’t tried to note
the strumming rhythms, because they’re pretty variable, and mostly
unimportant—just listen to the record—it’s straight forward enough.
(This song is played with two guitars, but I’ve tabbed the main parts
for one. Some day, I’ll tab out the other parts.)
As for the lyrics: these are the best I could make them out. I didn’t
try to correlate the background vocals with the main lyrics in verse
2, just try to fit them in as you see fit. As usual, corrections are
welcome.
Chords used:
C#: x466xx
A: 577xxx
B: 799xxx
G#: 466xxx
standard tuning
INTRO:
Percussion, then bass (G# & C#’s) then:
C# A B G# G#
VERSE 1:
C#
Keeping a brave face
A
in circumstances is impossible,
cannot describe
B
so many … decisions,
G# C#
it’s impossible to know which is
the proper order,
A
the best position to be … in,
B
take advantage, or so it seems
E—————————————————-
B—————————————————-
G—————————————————-
D————-6-6-6——6-6-6-6——-6-6——6-6—-
A————-6-6-6——6-6-6-6——-6-6——6-6—-
E————-4-4-4——4-4-4-4——-4-4——4-4—-
the way it go-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-oes.
INTERLUDE:
E—————————————————————
B—————————————————————
G——6—5—6—5—6—5——————————————
D—6—6—6—6—6—6—6————4—6————4—6—6—4——
A—6—6—6—6—6—6—6—4—4—7————4—7—————7—
E—4—4—4—4—4—4—4——————————————
E—————————————————————
B—————————————————————
G—————————————————————
D—————————————————4—6———
A———3h-4—6———3h-4—6—6—4p-3—4—4—7—————
E—4—4—————4——————————————
E—————————————————————
B—————————————————————
G—————————————————————
D———4—6—6—4———————————————
A—4—7—————7———3h-4—6——6/7—7—7—6———
E————————4—4————————————
VERSE 2:
MAIN LYRICS | BACKGROUND
|
C# |
So it goes, at two to one, | (So just
|
A |
in the dark, dark my friend, | get down on the other side.
|
B |
strangers in my bed, | Too easy, for nobody to know.
| [too busy to notice me? at all?] |
turn my head, | You’re soaking wet,
|
G# |
again. | you talk too much,
| it’s not necessary.)
|
|
C# |
So he goes, | (Look for the eyes and mouth
|
|
two in two, | I just want to say
|
A |
looks content, | «This kid is yours,
|
|
feels the mood, and then | your eyes and mouth.»
|
B |
fumbling ’round, | Somewhere
|
|
tumbling down | I draw the line
|
G# |
again. | like a gossip
| already.)
E————————
B————————
G————————
D———6-6——6-6—-
A———6-6——6-6—-
E———4-4——4-4—-
CODA:
(essentially the same as the interlude, concluding with a solid C#)