m: «Mark Allison»
Subject: w/wesley_john/thirteen_days.tab
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 1998 14:02:22 -0000
Thirteen Days is a song that I fell in love with the first
time I saw Wes play (at The Forum in London supporting
Marillion on the Brave tour). I was so impressed that I
had to buy the album there and then.
This is transcribed from memory so there might be a mistake
or two, but I think it’s pretty close.
Thirteen Days by John Wesley
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From the album «Under The Red And White Sky»
Transcribed by Mark Allison ([email protected])
Riff 1
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G G/F# Em D* C*
e—————0——-0—0h2——2————————-
B—0——3——-0——-0——3——3—0h1——1-0h1p0——
G—-0——0——-0————-2——2——0———-0—-
D——0——0——-2——0——————-2————-
A—————————————-3——————-
E—3——2——0———————————————
Riff 2
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G G/F# Em D* C*
e—————0——-0—0h2——2————————-
B—0——3——-0——-0——3——3—0h1——1-0h1p0——
G—-0——0——-0————-2——2——0———-0—-
D——0——0——-2——0——————-2————-
A—————————————-3——————-
E—3——2——0———————————————
e———————————
B—0h1——1-0h1p0-0h1————
G——0————————-
D———2————————
A—3—————3————-
E———————————
Riff 3
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G D C*
e———2—————————————————
B—0——-3—1——1-0h1p0———————————
G—-0——-2—0——————————————-
D——0-0———2——————————————
A—————3———————————————
E—3———————————————————
Riff 4
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G D C*
e———2—————————————————
B—0——-3—0h1——1-0h1p0-0h1——1-0h1p0-0h1————
G—-0——-2——0—————0————————-
D——0-0————2—————2————————
A—————3—————3—————3————-
E—3———————————————————
Riff 5
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G D C
e———2—————————————-
B—0——-3—1———————————-
G—-0——-2————————————
D——0-0—————————————-
A—————3———————————-
E—3———————————————-
D* is switching between Dsus2 and D by hammering on to the
2nd fret of the top E string (as shown in the tab).
C* is switching between Cmaj7 and C by hammering on and pulling
off the finger on the 1st fret of the B string (as shown in
the tab).
The song is played using these finger picked riffs until
chorus 3 when the full band comes in, and you should strum
the chords as shown.
Intro
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Riff 1 X 2
Verse 1
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Riff 3
I was a child,
Riff 3
Light in your arms, you hold me,
Riff 3
The fire in your eyes stopped the bleeding,
Riff 4
The love in your heart kept me breathing.
Verse 2
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Riff 3
I feel I’m dyin’ again,
Riff 3
I’ve got nothing but hatred for my lover and friend,
Riff 3
The lion in your eyes watches me screaming,
Riff 4
The cold in your heart kept my blood freezing.
CHorus 1
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Riff 1
Thirteen days before you left me here staring,
Riff 2
Thirteen days before you tried to stop caring.
Verse 3
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Riff 3
Stare in to the dark,
Riff 3
The emptiness of hell comes to enfold me,
Riff 3
Take a long look at your sweet creation,
Riff 4
Did you get a thrill to watch my heart breaking.
Chorus 2
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Riff 1
Thirteen days before you left me here standing alone,
Riff 2
Thirteen days before you left me to die on the phone.
Verse 4
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Riff 3
I cannot pretend,
Riff 3
I can’t find an end, Oh how I miss you,
Riff 3
I was your lover and you were my friend,
Riff 4
And I pray to God I never see you again,
Riff 5
I was your lover and you were my friend,
Riff 4
And I pray to God I never see you again
Chorus 3
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G G/F# Em D C
Thirteen days before you left me here waiting to hold you,
G G/F# Em D C
Thirteen days before you, you forgot what I told you,
G G/F# Em D C
Thirteen days that you gave to me only to take from me,
G G/F# Em D C
Thirteen days before you left me here breaking.
G G/F# Em D C repeat to end.
Chords for chorus 3
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G G/F# Em D C
e-X—X——X—2—0————-
B-X—X——X—3—1————-
G-0—0——0—2—0————-
D-0—0——2—0—2————-
A-2—X——2—X—3————-
E-3—2——0—X—X————-
Enjoy!
Mark
[email protected]