----------------------------- Heathcliff's Haiku Warriors ----------------------------- transcribed by Mark Maloney ----------------------------- There are three main progressions in this tune which I will label I, II, and III. The order of these progressions is: I, II, I, II, III, I, II, III. I: Ia: E----------------------- B--7-7-7-7-3-3-3-5- G--7-7-7-7-2-2-4-6- D----------------------- A----------------------- E--7-7-7-7-2-2-3-5- II: IIa: E---------------------- B-7-7----------------- G-7-7-3-3-8-8-8-8- D------------9-9-9-9- A-5-5----------------- E------2-4-7-7-7-7- III: E-------------------------------------------------- B--7-7-7-7-7-5-3------------------------------ G--7-7-7-7-7-5-3-7-4-4-4-3-3-3-2-2-2-1- D-----------------------------------------------2- A-------------5-3-1------------------------------ E--7-7-7-7---------5-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-0- Notice: These lyrics were never the same twice...these are my approximation of what Dave is singing on 3/23/93 (Big League Chew). A style note...the rhythm is created in a one and two and three and four pattern with each beat played by plucking the chord fingering and each off beat created by gently smacking the guitar body/pick guard. The chord is actually syncopated and the smack is used to keep time for the lyrics. Heathcliff's Haiku Warriors Intro: Just repeat opening Bm chord fingering . I Ia I It won't be soon but while we wait our feelings go away Ia I And we fall out of our holes into the open air Ia I Take this song long, we cry away...in corners we refill Ia I I don't know what I see but I know its not fair Ia...I Baby say you love me Ia I I won't leave her waiting but walking by my door Ia I find all the smiling faces crept up in... II IIa Time and summer in an old way down II IIa I We swing our hands and hope that everyone comes back Ia I I don't believe what you're saying, I don't believe what you're doing Ia I You don't ring in detention and what you hang from your tree Ia I I don't believe what you're saying but walking by my door Ia I find all the smiling faces crept up in the II IIa Rhyme and rhythm of an old song I heard II IIa Upon the covers away in our memories still III And still we feel so cold (no chord) I really thought there was I Ia I Cold winter day not to mind by the mending wall Ia I You could do it for me for a week or more Ia...I I don't believe what your saying Ia I don't care about this world I only want to II IIa Pull the sun into an open page II IIa Crushed my the memories soon our happiness fell away III Our memories died and darkness fell (End on single strum of last E chord) Note: I tabbed this by memory at work and also transcribed the lyrics (which are almost undecypherable) at work by memory as well. Please send or make any corrections to me at mmaloney@umabnet.ab.umd.edu. ----------------------------------------------------------------- "Turns out, its not where but who you are with that really matters" - djm Blue Water Baboon Farm >> http://www.geocities.com/BourbonStreet/1928/dmb.html -----------------------------------------------------------------