Date: Sun, 28 Jan 1996 15:43:16 -0600
From: [email protected] (Sean Carey)
Subject: TAB: Sometime to Return by Soul Asylum
Soul Asylum
Sometime to Return
from the CD «Hang Time»
Transcribed by Sean Carey ([email protected])
Guess it’s my turn to finally contribute something
to the archives.
I have a few corrections to add to [email protected]’s
transcription (included at the end of this file).
It’s basically right, but some of the notation is confusing,
I definitely don’t agree with how the pre-chorus (bridge?) is
played, and I transcribed the solo and a key change that were
left out. As always, comments, corrections, etc. are welcome.
Anyway, here it is:
Intro:
e-|——-7-5-4-5—5p4-5p4-5p4—-5p4-5p4-7-7-7-7-7-7—||—
B-|——7———————-5————————||—
G-|—8————————————————o||— two
D-|-9—————————————————o||— times
A-|——————————————————||—
E-|——————————————————||—
Verse 1: (B A E A)
B A
Well I ran away, I walked a fine line, a waste of time, no need to find
E A
You will call and I thank mine and to remind me I am fine
B A
What you are is what you see and you see me and we can be
E A
Something we can call we.. we are, we are, we are
Pre-chorus:
(B) (A)
e-|——————2————————0————
B-|——————4————————2————
G-|——————4————————2————
D-|-2-1——2—-1—4—-2—1——-2—1—2————
A-|——-2———2————2———-0————
E-|——————————————————
Doing a what we can Working without a plan I’m be-
(G#m) (B)
e-|——————4—————————2———
B-|——————4—————————4———
G-|——————4—————————4———
D-|-2-1———2-1—6————2—1—-2—1—4———
A-|———2——-6——————2———2———
E-|——————4————————————
-ginning to understand It’s getting out of hand!
Verse 2: (B A E A)
B A
I have seen these clothes because I woke up on this road before
E A
Picked it apart for hours and hours and hours and hours
B A
Of turning, tossing, and looking and listening
E A
To you and all the fucked up things you do… But you’re
Pre-chorus:
(B) (A)
e-|———————2————————0————
B-|———————4————————2————
G-|———————4————————2————
D-|-2-1——-2—-1—4———2-1—2——1—2————
A-|——-2————2————-2———-0————
E-|———————————————————
Doing the best you can With every grain of sand That’s
(G#m) (B)
e-|————————4————————2———
B-|————————4————————4———
G-|————————4————————4———
D-|-2—1——2——-1—-6———2—1——2—1—4———
A-|——-2—————-6—————2———2———
E-|————————4———————————
trickling through your hand So catch me if you can!
Chorus: (B E A B)
B E
If someday comes early, comes whipping comes whirling
A B
To take you for all you have learned
B E
The tables are turning, your bridges are burning
A B
My destination sometime to return
Verse: (B A E A)
B A
Throw away your calendar and saddle up your salamander
E A
Get up and get down, ride into town and look around
B A
Get up and do something it’s your time to choose it,
E B
do it, do it, do it, do it, do it!
Pre-chorus:
(B) (A)
e-|——————2————————0———-
B-|——————4————————2———-
G-|——————4————————2———-
D-|-2-1——-2—-1-4—-2—1——-2—1—2———-
A-|——-2———-2————2———-0———-
E-|——————————————————
Doing the best I can With or without a plan I’m
(G#m) (B)
e-|—————-4——————————2——
B-|—————-4——————————4——
G-|—————-4——————————4——
D-|-2-1——-2-1—6———2—1———2—1—4——
A-|———2——-6——————2————2——
E-|—————-4————————————
taking what I can get I haven’t seen nothin’ yet
Chorus
B E
If one day you wake up and find what you make up
A B
Come and get me, come and take me there
B E
Into your illusion, I’ll make my intrusion
A B
Anytime, anyplace, anywhere
Solo (over B A E A)
e-|——-7——————————17———————
B-|——7—10-9-10—10-9-7-9-10—17p14—-14—17p14————
G-|—8———————————14—-14——14-16/p14—
D-|-9————————————————————
A-|————————————————————-
E-|————————————————————-
e-|—————————————————————
B-|-10-10p9—12p9—10p9————15-15-15—17-17-15-15-14-14—-
G-|———9——9——9-11/p9(s)14-14-14———————16
D-|—————————————————————
A-|—————————————————————
E-|—————————————————————
B A
The hour glass is draining fast, it knows no future holds no past
E A
And all this to will come to pass, never forever whatever!
e-|—————-
B-|—————-
G-|—————-
D-|-2—1——2—1—
A-|——-2———
E-|—————-
(**** NOTE: Quick key change here ****)
E A
If someday comes early, comes whipping comes whirling
D E
To take you for all you have learned
(* then we go back to the normal key *)
B E
The tables are turning, your bridges are burning
A B
My destination sometime to return
Outro («Sometime to return… sometime to return…») over B A E A
ending with
(B)
e-|—————-2-
B-|—————-4-
G-|—————-4-
D-|-2—1——2—1—4-
A-|——-2———2-
E-|——————
Enjoy!
Sean Carey
[email protected]
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—- (original transcription by [email protected] follows) —-
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From: [email protected]
Date: Sun, 10 Dec 1995 21:32:20 -0500
Subject: Sometime_To_Return Soul_Asylum
This is probably one of their best songs ever and my favorite disc. This is
the way my band played it so any suggestions or corrections would be
appreciated. Also, if anyone knows all the lyrics let me know. If you like
this let me know and I post more old Soul Asylum stuff.
Intro:
e———-7—5-4-5—5p4—5p4—5p4—-5p4—5p4—5p4—777777——
B——-7———————————5————————————
—
G—-8————————————————————————
— x2
D—9—————————————————————————
—
Verses: B A E A
B A E B
Well I ran away, I walked a fine line, a waste of time, no need to find
You will call and I take mine and to remind me I am fine
What you are is what you see and you see me and we can be
Something we can call we.. we are, we are, we are, we are
Pre-Chorus
E D C# B
Doing a what we can
E D C# A
Working wiE D C# G#
I’m begining to understand
E D C# E
It’s getting out of hand
Verse 2:
I have seen these do-si-do, I walked upon this road before
Picked it apart for hours and hours and hours
Of turning, tossing, and looking and listening
To all the fucked up things you do
Pre-Chorus:
But you’re doing the best you can
With every grain of sand
That’s trickling through your hand
Can you catch me if you can
Chorus: B E A B
B E
If someday comes early, comes whipping comes whirling
A B (other guitar plays single B note on e string)
To take you for all you have learned
The tables are turning, your bridges are burning
My destination sometime to return
Bridge
G——————————
D—A——6———————-
E—7————————-
Verse 3
Throw away calendar and sign up your salamander
Get up and get down, right in the town and look around
Get up and do something it’s your time to choose it,
do it, do it, do it, do it, do it
Pre-Chorus
Doing the best I can
With or without a plan
I’m taking what I can get
I haven’t seen nothing yet
Chorus
If one day you wake up and find what you make up
Come and find me, come and take me there
Into your illusion, I’ll make my intrusion
Anytime, anyplace, anywhere
Bridge
Solo B A E A
(same as the intro but an octave higher and some stuff I didn’t try to figure
out)
B A
The hour glass is draining fast, it knows no future holds no past
E B
And all this to will come to pass, never forever whatever
E D C# B
Bridge
Chorus
B A E A for the ending and then the E D C# B at the end.
