Biography:
At the time of his passing in September 2003, aged just 24, British singer-songwriter Matthew Jay seemed to be poised on the brink of real stardom. His debut album, 'Draw,' had been released in 2001 to critical and popular acclaim, and his fan base was building rapidly across the globe as more people discovered his music through his international tours, airplay, and his songs featuring in the background music of hit TV shows, especially in Canada and the USA.
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Matthew Jay (c) 2000 EMI - from the Album 'Draw'
Transcribed by 'Edward Jay'
Introduction
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[Acoustic nylon-strung guitar.]
E|- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - :||x2
B|- - 5 - - 5 - 3 |- - 3 - - 3 - 6 |- - 6 - - 6 - 6 |- - 6 - - 6 - 5 :||
G|- - 5 - - 5 - 4 |- - 4 - - 4 - 5 |- - 5 - - 5 - 5 |- - 5 - - 5 - 5 :||
D|- - 5 - - 5 - 5 |- - 5 - - 5 - 7 |- - 7 - - 7 - 5 |- - 5 - - 5 - 5 :||
A|3 3 - 3 3 - 3 - |3 3 - 3 3 - 3 - |5 5 - 5 5 - 5 - |5 5 - 5 5 - 5 - :||
E|- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - :||
Cmaj G Dm7 G7sus4 Cmaj
(C in bass) (D in bass)
Verse 1
======
[The lick in the intro carries on under the vocal.]
|C - - - - - - G |G - - - - - - Dm|Dm- - - - - - G7|G7 - - - - - - C|
Its been a long time since we hung around together in the street
|C - - - - - - G |G - - - - - - Dm|Dm- - - - - - G7|G7 - - - - - - C|
and I miss those days when the world would wait for us
|C - - - - - - G |G - - - - - - Dm|Dm- - - - - - G7|G7 - - - - - - C|
with our crowd of friends we'd sit along the pavemnent near your house
|C - - - - - - G |G - - - - - - Dm|Dm- - - - - - G7|G7 - - - - - - C|
'til the sun came down and we brought the stars out....
|C - - - - - - G |G - - - - - - Dm|Dm- - - - - - G7|G7 - - - - - - C|
...(out).......
Verse 2
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[Cue drums.]
|C - - - - - - G |G - - - - - - Dm|Dm- - - - - - G7|G7 - - - - - - C|
When I heard it for the first time I could only stand and cry.
|C - - - - - - G |G - - - - - - Dm|Dm- - - - - - G7|G7 - - - - - - C|
you were just a boy, we were all so innocent
|C - - - - - - G |G - - - - - - Dm|Dm- - - - - - G7|G7 - - - - - - C|
we never thought this kind of thing would happen in our lives
|C - - - - - - G |G - - - - - - Dm|Dm- - - - - - G7|G7 - - - - - - C|
but it broke our hearts and we won't forget, no
Bridge
======
[Detached chords on acoustic guitar - lots of space. Electric guitar muted.]
|Em7 - - Am7 - - - - |F - - Dm7 - - - - |
All this time has fallen through me since you've been gone,
| G - - Dm7 - - - - |G - - Dm7 - - - - |
and I wonder where you are, because you never let me know, no no no
Chorus
======
[Mute electric guitar - double time, but quiet.]
|C - - - - - - - F - - - - - - - |C - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Your always going too soon.
|C - - - - - - - F - - - - - - - |Em - - - - - - - - - - - - - -|
I'm always left on my own..
[Louder with full drum kit and backing vocals.]
|G - - - - Dm- - - - - - - - - - |Em- - - - F - - - - - - - - - |
Its ok, I understand, sometimes life can hold you down.
Instrumental
============
(bend) (bend)
E|8 - - - - - 7_8_|7 - - 5 - - 8 - |- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - :||
B|- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - 7 |- - - - - - 5_6_|5 - - - - - - - :||
G|- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - |- - - 7 - 5 - - :||
D|- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - :||
A|- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - :||
E|- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - :||
|C - - - - - - G |G - - - - - - Dm|Dm- - - - - - G7|G7 - - - - - - C:||
Verse 3
=======
|C - - - - - - G |G - - - - - - Dm|Dm- - - - - - G7|G7 - - - - - - C|
I can see your face as clearly now as I could then
|C - - - - - - G |G - - - - - - Dm|Dm- - - - - - G7|G7 - - - - - - C|
and it doesn't fade, but the times have changed so much
|C - - - - - - G |G - - - - - - Dm|Dm- - - - - - G7|G7 - - - - - - C|
I would like to tell you all about the things that we have done
|C - - - - - - G |G - - - - - - Dm|Dm- - - - - - G7|G7 - - - - - - C|
and we're doing fine, but I think you know that
Bridge
======
|Em7 - - Am7 - - - - |F - - Dm7 - - - - |
All this time has fallen through me since you've been gone,
| G - - Dm7 - - - - |G - - Dm7 - - - - |
and I wonder where you are, because you never let me know, no no no
Chorus
======
|C - - - - - - - F - - - - - - - |C - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Your always going too soon.
|C - - - - - - - F - - - - - - - |Em - - - - - - - - - - - - - -|
I'm always left on my own..
|G - - - - Dm- - - - - - - - - - |Em- - - - F - - - - - - - - - |
Its ok, I understand, sometimes life can hold you down.
Final Instrumental
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(bend) (bend)
E|:8 - - - - - 7_8_|7 - - 5 - - 8 - |- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - :||x2
B|:- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - 7 |- - - - - - 5_6_|5 - - - - - - - :||
G|:- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - |- - - 7 - 5 - - :||
D|:- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - :||
A|:- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - :||
E|:- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - :||
|C - - - - - - G |G - - - - - - Dm|Dm- - - - - - G7|G7 - - - - - - C :||until fade.
I can see your face as clear, I can see your face as clear...
Transcribed by 'Edward Jay'
Introduction
============
[Acoustic nylon-strung guitar.]
E|- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - :||x2
B|- - 5 - - 5 - 3 |- - 3 - - 3 - 6 |- - 6 - - 6 - 6 |- - 6 - - 6 - 5 :||
G|- - 5 - - 5 - 4 |- - 4 - - 4 - 5 |- - 5 - - 5 - 5 |- - 5 - - 5 - 5 :||
D|- - 5 - - 5 - 5 |- - 5 - - 5 - 7 |- - 7 - - 7 - 5 |- - 5 - - 5 - 5 :||
A|3 3 - 3 3 - 3 - |3 3 - 3 3 - 3 - |5 5 - 5 5 - 5 - |5 5 - 5 5 - 5 - :||
E|- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - :||
Cmaj G Dm7 G7sus4 Cmaj
(C in bass) (D in bass)
Verse 1
======
[The lick in the intro carries on under the vocal.]
|C - - - - - - G |G - - - - - - Dm|Dm- - - - - - G7|G7 - - - - - - C|
Its been a long time since we hung around together in the street
|C - - - - - - G |G - - - - - - Dm|Dm- - - - - - G7|G7 - - - - - - C|
and I miss those days when the world would wait for us
|C - - - - - - G |G - - - - - - Dm|Dm- - - - - - G7|G7 - - - - - - C|
with our crowd of friends we'd sit along the pavemnent near your house
|C - - - - - - G |G - - - - - - Dm|Dm- - - - - - G7|G7 - - - - - - C|
'til the sun came down and we brought the stars out....
|C - - - - - - G |G - - - - - - Dm|Dm- - - - - - G7|G7 - - - - - - C|
...(out).......
Verse 2
=======
[Cue drums.]
|C - - - - - - G |G - - - - - - Dm|Dm- - - - - - G7|G7 - - - - - - C|
When I heard it for the first time I could only stand and cry.
|C - - - - - - G |G - - - - - - Dm|Dm- - - - - - G7|G7 - - - - - - C|
you were just a boy, we were all so innocent
|C - - - - - - G |G - - - - - - Dm|Dm- - - - - - G7|G7 - - - - - - C|
we never thought this kind of thing would happen in our lives
|C - - - - - - G |G - - - - - - Dm|Dm- - - - - - G7|G7 - - - - - - C|
but it broke our hearts and we won't forget, no
Bridge
======
[Detached chords on acoustic guitar - lots of space. Electric guitar muted.]
|Em7 - - Am7 - - - - |F - - Dm7 - - - - |
All this time has fallen through me since you've been gone,
| G - - Dm7 - - - - |G - - Dm7 - - - - |
and I wonder where you are, because you never let me know, no no no
Chorus
======
[Mute electric guitar - double time, but quiet.]
|C - - - - - - - F - - - - - - - |C - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Your always going too soon.
|C - - - - - - - F - - - - - - - |Em - - - - - - - - - - - - - -|
I'm always left on my own..
[Louder with full drum kit and backing vocals.]
|G - - - - Dm- - - - - - - - - - |Em- - - - F - - - - - - - - - |
Its ok, I understand, sometimes life can hold you down.
Instrumental
============
(bend) (bend)
E|8 - - - - - 7_8_|7 - - 5 - - 8 - |- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - :||
B|- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - 7 |- - - - - - 5_6_|5 - - - - - - - :||
G|- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - |- - - 7 - 5 - - :||
D|- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - :||
A|- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - :||
E|- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - :||
|C - - - - - - G |G - - - - - - Dm|Dm- - - - - - G7|G7 - - - - - - C:||
Verse 3
=======
|C - - - - - - G |G - - - - - - Dm|Dm- - - - - - G7|G7 - - - - - - C|
I can see your face as clearly now as I could then
|C - - - - - - G |G - - - - - - Dm|Dm- - - - - - G7|G7 - - - - - - C|
and it doesn't fade, but the times have changed so much
|C - - - - - - G |G - - - - - - Dm|Dm- - - - - - G7|G7 - - - - - - C|
I would like to tell you all about the things that we have done
|C - - - - - - G |G - - - - - - Dm|Dm- - - - - - G7|G7 - - - - - - C|
and we're doing fine, but I think you know that
Bridge
======
|Em7 - - Am7 - - - - |F - - Dm7 - - - - |
All this time has fallen through me since you've been gone,
| G - - Dm7 - - - - |G - - Dm7 - - - - |
and I wonder where you are, because you never let me know, no no no
Chorus
======
|C - - - - - - - F - - - - - - - |C - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Your always going too soon.
|C - - - - - - - F - - - - - - - |Em - - - - - - - - - - - - - -|
I'm always left on my own..
|G - - - - Dm- - - - - - - - - - |Em- - - - F - - - - - - - - - |
Its ok, I understand, sometimes life can hold you down.
Final Instrumental
==================
(bend) (bend)
E|:8 - - - - - 7_8_|7 - - 5 - - 8 - |- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - :||x2
B|:- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - 7 |- - - - - - 5_6_|5 - - - - - - - :||
G|:- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - |- - - 7 - 5 - - :||
D|:- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - :||
A|:- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - :||
E|:- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - :||
|C - - - - - - G |G - - - - - - Dm|Dm- - - - - - G7|G7 - - - - - - C :||until fade.
I can see your face as clear, I can see your face as clear...
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