SEE-SAW by THE JAM
Written by Paul Weller
B-side to ‘The Eton Rifles’
and on Disc 2 of ‘Direction, Reaction, Creation’ box set
Chords used:
D5: xx023x and x577xx
D: x5777x
A: 577655
Bm: 799777
Asus4: 5×7755
C#5: 9-11-11-xxx—|
F#5: x-9-11-11-xxx-|
B5: 799xxx
E5: x799xx
B: 799877
C: 8-10-10-9-8-8
Fig.1:
D5
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—3———3—|——3—-3-3-|—|
—2—2—2—2—|—2—2—2-2-2-|—| (x2)
—0—0—0—0—|—0—0—0-0-0-|—|
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Fig.2: (w/fig.1 underneath)
D A Bm D Bm D Asus4 A D A
—————|—————|—————|—————|——5———|—|
—7—7—7—5—|—7—7—7—7—|—7—7—7—7—|——5——5—|—7—5———|—|
—7—7—7—6—|—7—7—7—7—|—7—7—7—7—|——7——6—|—7—6———|—|
—7—7—7—7—|—9—9—9—7—|—9—9—9—7—|——7——7—|—7—7———|—|
—————|—————|—————|—————|—5—7———|—|
—————|—————|—————|—————|——5———|—|
Fig.3: (w/fig.2 underneath)
D A Bm D Bm D Asus4 A D A
-10————|—————|—————|—————|——5———|—|
—-10———|-12————|-12————|—————|—7—5———|—|
—————|—-11———|—-11—9——|—————|—7—6———|—|
—————|—————|————11-|-12-11———|—7—7———|—|
—————|—————|—————|—————|—5—7———|—|
—————|—————|—————|—————|——5———|—|
Bm A G F#m
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———7——|———5——|———3——|———2——|—|
——7——7—|——6——6—|——4——4—|——2——2—|—|
—9————|—7————|—5————|—4————|—|
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D A Bm D
See saw, up and down
Bm D Asus4 A D A
Around and round we go
D A Bm D
Too late we’re out on the rink
Bm D Asus4 A D A
Our love’s in the sink once more.
C#5 F#5
And when I’m walking down a rainy street
B5 E5
I think I hear you coming up to me
A5 D5 E5 Asus4 A D A
But it’s just an echo I’ve arranged to meet
D A Bm D
Freefall, we’re out of control
Bm D Asus4 A D A
We never will know what went wrong
D A Bm D
Too bad, what we had for a while
Bm D Asus4 A D A
Has gone out of style this year
C#5 F#5
Your friends told me you moved out of town
B5 E5
I got your address and I wrote it down
A5 D5 E5
I used the pen that you bought for my birthday
B C
And every suit you know reminded me of you
B C Asus4 A D A
I realised that we’d never be together again
D A Bm D Bm D Asus4 A D A
D5 (fig.1)
Wait a while, reclaim your loss
But it costs a lot your love
D A Bm D
Take five, your heels in time (this verse
Bm D Asus4 A with fig.3)
You’ll feel just fine they say
D A
But I’m feeling
D A Bm D
See saw, in a way I’m glad
Bm D Asus4 A D A
Though I still feel sad about you
C#5 F#5
I know it’s too late for changing minds
B5 E5
And I’m still not sure I wanna change mine
A5 D5
It’s just a tiny part that sits there
E5 Asus4 A D A
This ain’t right (?)
D A Bm D
See saw, up and down
Bm D
Around and round
Bm D
They say heels in time
Bm D
They say you’ll feel just fine
Bm D
In a way I’m glad
Bm D
Though I still feel sad
Bm A D
About losing you
Bm A D
‘Bout losing you
Bm A D
‘Bout losing you
Bm A G F#m D
‘Bout losing you once more