BERLIN CHAIR ============ Artist: Tim Rogers Release: This is an acoustic version he plays at solo gigs Transcribed by Michael Tran =============================================================== TUNING ====== EADGAd TIME SIGNATURE ============== This is in waltz-time (3/4), not the usual 4/4 CHORDS ====== G E* D F Em A* d|--0--0--0--0--0--0-- A|--0--0--0--0--0--0-- G|--0--0--2--0--0--4-- D|--0--0--0--0--2--4-- A|--2--0-----3--2--0-- E|--3--0-----1--0----- =============================================================== THE NORWEGIAN WOOD RIFF (aka INTRO RIFF) ======================= d|----------------------------------------0~-- A|----------------------------------------0~-- G|--/14~-14/16-14-12-11~-9-12p11-7~-5/9-4-2~-- D|----------------------------------------0~-- A|-------------------------------------------- E|-------------------------------------------- Drone the D, A and d strings throughout =============================================================== INTRO ===== INTRO RIFF (x2) then: G / E* / D / D (x2) G / E* / F / F G / E* / D / D G / E* / Em / Em G / E* / D / D F / F / G / G VERSE ONE ========= G A* If half of what I'm saying, think what I'm saying is true G A* Would you rub my head and make it all shiny and new? G A* Would you drag my coattails, drag my coattails down? G A* And I'll be the only cold-assed king around CHORUS ====== D G Em - G If you wait, I'll give all my eggs to you D G Em - G Take a chance to ignore what you're going through D G Em G My cold hand is there for you to take (Can I fall down?) D G Em I'm your berlin chair, won't you lean on me till I break? LINK ONE ======== G VERSE TWO ========= G A* I'll ignore each golden dragging kiss you can give G A* I'm the blankest face that you'll ever have to forgive G A* If you see my fallings, see my failings through G A* I'm the rerun that you'll always force yourself to sit through CHORUS ====== D G Em - G If you wait, I'll give all my eggs to you D G Em - G Take a chance to ignore what you're going through D G Em G My cold hand is there for you to take (Can I fall down?) D G Em I'm your berlin chair, won't you lean on me till I break? LINK TWO ======== G Are you too late? G Too late? G Too late? G Too late? OUTRO ===== D / G / Em / G D / G / Em / G / G / G /G then: INTRO RIFF to finish