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Who Was Around? Tabs

(ver. 1)
Bob Mould
WHO WAS AROUND? (Bob Mould)


1st Vesrse (12 string):

   Em7       Em7/D    Csus2                G         A7sus4    Csus2
e:-----0---------0-----------------------|---------------------------------------|
B:-------3---------3-------3---------3---|-----3---------3---------3-------3-----|
G:---0---------0---------0---0-----0---0-|---0---0---------0-----0---0---0-------|
D:-2---------0--------(2)-------(2)------|---0------(2)2------(2)----2-----------|
A:---------------------3---------3-------|(2)--------0---------3-----3-----------|
E:---------------------------------------|-3-------------------------------------|
   Who      was        around when the     world was falling  down?
   Who      turned    away?       Couldn't bother to be       around this now
   Who      walked    away        when the game wasn't fun to play?


   Em7       Em7/D    Csus2                G         A7sus4    Em7(electric cuts in)
e:-----0---------0-----------------------|--------------------(3-3-3-3)(3-3-3-3)-|
B:-------3---------3-------3---------3---|-----3---------3----(3-3-3-3)(3-3-3-3)-|
G:---0---------0---------0---0-----0---0-|---0---0---------0---0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|
D:-2---------0--------(2)-------(2)------|---0------(2)2-------2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
A:---------------------3---------3-------|(2)--------0---------2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
E:---------------------------------------|-3-------------------0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|
   And     my        escape   became my    only      game


e:-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-|
B:-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-|
G:-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|
D:-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|
A:-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|
E:-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|


   D       Csus2     D       G             D       Csus2     Em7       G
e:---------3---3-3-----------3---3-3-----|---------3---3-3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3---|
B:-3-3-3---3---3-3---3-3-3---3---3-3-----|-3-3-3---3---3-3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3---|
G:-2-2-2---0---0-0---2-2-2---0---0-0-----|-2-2-2---0---0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---|
D:-0-0-0---2---2-2---0-0-0---0---0-0-----|-0-0-0---2---2-2---2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0---|
A:---------3---3-3-----------2---2-2-----|---------3---3-3---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---|
E:---------------------------3---3-3-----|-------------------0-0-0-0---3-3-3-3---|
   Hand me over and hand me down           Get me out of your sight

   D       Csus2     D       G             D       Csus2     D(hold)
e:---------3---3-3-----------3---3-3-----|---------3-3-3-3-----------------------|
B:-3-3-3---3---3-3---3-3-3---3---3-3-----|-3-3-3---3-3-3-3---3-------------------|
G:-2-2-2---0---0-0---2-2-2---0---0-0-----|-2-2-2---0-0-0-0---2-------------------|
D:-0-0-0---2---2-2---0-0-0---0---0-0-----|-0-0-0---2-2-2-2---0-------------------|
A:---------3---3-3-----------2---2-2-----|---------3-3-3-3-----------------------|
E:---------------------------3---3-3-----|---------------------------------------|
   No direction, my compass is broken      Where'd you leave me tonight?



2nd Verse (12 string):

   Em7       Em7/D    Csus2                G         A7sus4    Csus2
e:-----0---------0-----------------------|---------------------------------------|
B:-------3---------3-------3---------3---|-----3---------3---------3-------3-----|
G:---0---------0---------0---0-----0---0-|---0---0---------0-----0---0---0-------|
D:-2---------0--------(2)-------(2)------|---0------(2)2------(2)----2-----------|
A:---------------------3---------3-------|(2)--------0---------3-----3-----------|
E:---------------------------------------|-3-------------------------------------|
   I         was a    child,     and      now it     seems so long ago

Electric cuts in (over 12 string):

   Em7       Em7/D    Csus2                G         A7sus4    Csus2
e:---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B:-----3---------3---------3---------3---|-----3---------3---------3----------3--|
G:---0---0-----0---0------(0)0------(0)0-|-------0---------0-------0----------0--|
D:-2---------0-----------0---------0-----|---0------(2)2---------0----------0----|
A:---------------------3---------3-------|-----------0---------3----------3------|
E:---------------------------------------|-3-------------------------------------|
  Why'd     you        abandon me?         Maybe it's not for  me to know
  No      explanation  needed,            nothing can change the way things went

   Em7       Em7/D    Csus2                G         A7sus4    Em7
e:---------------------------------------|---------------------3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|
B:-----3---------3---------3---------3---|-----3---------3-----3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|
G:---0---0-----0---0------(0)0------(0)0-|-------0---------0---0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|
D:-2---------0-----------0---------0-----|---0------(2)2-------2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
A:---------------------3---------3-------|-----------0---------2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
E:---------------------------------------|-3-------------------0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|
   You      just weren't interested,     I guess,            I guess


e:-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-|
B:-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-|
G:-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|
D:-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|
A:-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|
E:-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|



Repeat the following four times:

   D       Csus2     D       G             D       Csus2     Em7       G
e:---------3---3-3-----------3---3-3-----|---------3---3-3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3---|
B:-3-3-3---3---3-3---3-3-3---3---3-3-----|-3-3-3---3---3-3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3---|
G:-2-2-2---0---0-0---2-2-2---0---0-0-----|-2-2-2---0---0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---|
D:-0-0-0---2---2-2---0-0-0---0---0-0-----|-0-0-0---2---2-2---2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0---|
A:---------3---3-3-----------2---2-2-----|---------3---3-3---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---|
E:---------------------------3---3-3-----|-------------------0-0-0-0---3-3-3-3---|
   Some days fine, others out of my mind  And the curse I curse is the worst it gets
I hold it inside as you sleep, as you hide from The mess that you made of your life
   Some days fine, others out of my mind And the curse I curse is the worst it gets
  (Who was around when you were hungry?)
I hold it inside as you sleep, as you hide from The mess that you made of your life
  (Who eased the pain of all your sadness?)


This Octave Riff continues over the above pattern:
                             
                                 
   D Csus2    D     G                    D  Csus2 Em7         G
e:-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G:-7-5---12---11--7-5---4--------------|-9--7--5-5-5-5--5--5--4-4--5-5--7-7--11-|
D:-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A:-5-3---10---9---5-3---2--------------|-7--5--3-3-3-3--3--3--2-2--3-3--5-5--9--|
E:-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
   Who played with you when you were lonely? 


   D     Csus2      D        G           D         Csus2      D(hold)
e:-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
G:-9/11--11-9---7---9/12-11--11--9-7---|-9-12-11---11---9-7---14b15r14-----------|
D:-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A:-7/9---9--7---5---7/10-9---9---7-5---|-7/10-9----9----7-5---12-----------------|
E:-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
   Who was around? 


12 String solo:                                                            

    Em7       Em7/D  Csus2                 G       A7sus4      Csus2
e:---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G:-------0-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D:-2---4-----4---0-----------------------|---------------------------------------|
A:-------------------3-------------------|-2p0-----2h3-2---0---------------------|
E:---------------------------------------|-----3---------------3-3---------------|


    Em7       Em7/D   Csus2                G       A7sus4      Csus2
e:---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G:-------11---12-11----------------------|---------------------------------------|
D:--------------------12-10--------------|---------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------|-2p0-----2h3-2---0---------------------|
E:-3-0-----------------------------------|-----3---------------3-3-----------3-0-|



3rd Verse (12 String):

   Em7       Em7/D    Csus2                G         A7sus4    Csus2
e:-----0---------0-----------------------|---------------------------------------|
B:-------3---------3-------3---------3---|-----3---------3---------3-------3-----|
G:---0---------0---------0---0-----0---0-|---0---0---------0-----0---0---0-------|
D:-2---------0--------(2)-------(2)------|---0------(2)2------(2)----2-----------|
A:---------------------3---------3-------|(2)--------0---------3-----3-----------|
E:---------------------------------------|-3-------------------------------------|
   What will your     conscience say?     Maybe you'll change the channel soon
   Or   simply        hide it in the      chest of drawers inside your room


Electric cuts in:

   Em7       Em7/D    Csus2                G         A7sus4    Csus2
e:---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B:-----3---------3---------3---------3---|-----3---------3---------3----------3--|
G:---0---0-----0---0------(0)0------(0)0-|-------0---------0-------0----------0--|
D:-2---------0-----------0---------0-----|---0------(2)2---------0----------0----|
A:---------------------3---------3-------|-----------0---------3----------3------|
E:---------------------------------------|-3-------------------------------------|
   Like      old    linoleum,              battered and worn beyond repair


   Em7       Em7/D    Csus2                G         A7sus4    Em7
e:---------------------------------------|---------------------3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|
B:-----3---------3---------3---------3---|-----3---------3-----3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|
G:---0---0-----0---0------(0)0------(0)0-|-------0---------0---0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|
D:-2---------0-----------0---------0-----|---0------(2)2-------2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
A:---------------------3---------3-------|-----------0---------2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
E:---------------------------------------|-3-------------------0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|
   Go     burn the whole house down, like  anyone    cares


e:-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-|
B:-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-|
G:-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|
D:-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|
A:-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|
E:-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|


Repeat the following four times:

   D       Csus2     D       G             D       Csus2     Em7       G
e:---------3---3-3-----------3---3-3-----|---------3---3-3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3---|
B:-3-3-3---3---3-3---3-3-3---3---3-3-----|-3-3-3---3---3-3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3---|
G:-2-2-2---0---0-0---2-2-2---0---0-0-----|-2-2-2---0---0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---|
D:-0-0-0---2---2-2---0-0-0---0---0-0-----|-0-0-0---2---2-2---2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0---|
A:---------3---3-3-----------2---2-2-----|---------3---3-3---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---|
E:---------------------------3---3-3-----|-------------------0-0-0-0---3-3-3-3---|
Maybe in time, these indelible lines will Fade like the hopes and the fears you denied
These feelings are gone, they've been buried along
                      With the rest of the mess that you made in your chest of drawers
Maybe in time, these indelible lines will Fade like the hopes and the fears you denied
  (Who was around when you were hungry?)
These feelings are gone, they've been buried along
                      With the rest of the mess that you made in your chest of drawers
  (Who eased the pain of all your sadness?)



This Octave Riff continues over the above pattern:
                             
   D Csus2    D     G                    D  Csus2 Em7         G
e:-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G:-7-5---12---11--7-5---4--------------|-9--7--5-5-5-5--5--5--4-4--5-5--7-7--11-|
D:-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A:-5-3---10---9---5-3---2--------------|-7--5--3-3-3-3--3--3--2-2--3-3--5-5--9--|
E:-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
   Who played with you when you were lonely? 


   D     Csus2      D        G           D         Csus2     Em7       G
e:-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
G:-9/11--11-9---7---9/12-11--11--9-7---|-9-12-11---11---9-7----------------------|
D:-------------------------------------|---------------------2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0---|
A:-7/9---9--7---5---7/10-9---9---7-5---|-7/10-9----9----7-5--2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---|
E:-------------------------------------|---------------------0-0-0-0---3-3-3-3---|
   Who was around? 

   D(hold)
e:-------------------------------------|
B:-3-----------------------------------|
G:-2-----------------------------------|
D:-0-----------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------|
            
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