Biography:
You Am I is a four-piece Australian power pop/alternative rock band, fronted by vocalist/guitarist and songwriter Tim Rogers. They were the first Australian band to have three albums consecutively debut at #1 on the ARIA Charts and are renowned for their energetic live shows.
Tim Rogers formed the first version of the band in Sydney, Australia, with his school friend Nick Tischler and his older brother Jaimme in December 1989. This initial line-up was short lived and by the end of 1990 both Nick and Jaimme had left the band.
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- Deliverance
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- Fifteen
- Gone Gone Gone
- Gray
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- Handwasher
- Heavy Comfort
- High Chair
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Purple Sneakers - You Am I
Tabbed by: Dan (from the long gone You Am I Central.com)
Tuning: DADGBe
Capo: 2nd Fret
Guide to tab:
h - hammer on
p - pull off
s - slide
VERSE RIFF 1:
--0-----0--|
--2h3p2-5--|
--2-----2--|
--2-----2--|
--0-----0--|
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CHORUS RIFF:
-------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3------|
---------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4---3-3-3-3-3------|
---------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0------|
--2---2/3---3/5------5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5------|
--2---2/3---3/5------5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5------|
--2---2/3---3/5------5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5------|
But do you need somebody, to feel somebody?
Chords used (relative to capo):
D Dmaj7 F#m FmMaj7b5 Em A Asus4 Bm
-2-----2-------2----0--------0---0---0----2----------|
-3-----2-------2----0--------0---2---3----3----------|
-2-----2-------2----0--------0---2---2----4----------|
-0-----0-------4----3--------2---2---2----4----------|
-0-----0-------4----3--------2---0---0----2----------|
-0-----0-------4----3--------2-----------------------|
Verse:
D
Had a scratch only you could itch
Dmaj7
Underneath the Glebe Point Bridge
F#m
And now every boy in a knitted vest
FmMaj7b5
Just got some precedent
D
So we took a personality pill
Dmaj7
And something red to swill
F#m
And now every fire has gone out
FmMaj7b5
In every heart that wanted to kill
A (quickly A Asus4)
Let's call it a day
Verse 2:
Every thought that once had a sound
We'll have to hide 'til no one is around
'cause there ain't no room in the city today
For affirmations that you just can't say
You found out what shame can mean
In purple sneakers and grey jeans
And every walk to a school that once made sense
Sure felt like an accident
Let's call it a day
VERSE RIFF 1
Chorus:
D A
For every trouble you found
Bm Em
There's a drink to lose it and drown
CHORUS RIFF:
But do you need somebody, to feel somebody?
Verse:
Every day that once had a sound
We'll have to hide 'til no one is in town
I don't hate I just feel better
When no one else is around
So we'll take a personality pill
And something red to swill
And now every fire has gone out
In every heart that wanted to kill
Let's call it a day
Chorus:
For every trouble you found
There's a drink to lose it and drown
Do you need somebody, to feel somebody?
You can shave on a million ways
To makin’ sure that the twelve in you stays
But do you need somebody, to feel somebody?
Outtro:
-2--2--0------0--0--0------0--0--0------0----|
-3--3--3------3--3--3------3--3--3------3----|
-2--2--0h1h2--1--1--0h1h2--0--0--0h1h2--2----|
-0--0--0------0--0--0------0--0--0------4----|
-0--0----------------------------------------|
-0--0----------------------------------------|
x1
-2--2--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----|
-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--2----|
-2--2--1--1--1--1--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2----|
-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--4--4--4--4----|
-0--0----------------------------------------|
-0--0----------------------------------------|
Repeat until end. Remember the windmill!
Tabbed by: Dan (from the long gone You Am I Central.com)
Tuning: DADGBe
Capo: 2nd Fret
Guide to tab:
h - hammer on
p - pull off
s - slide
VERSE RIFF 1:
--0-----0--|
--2h3p2-5--|
--2-----2--|
--2-----2--|
--0-----0--|
-----------|
CHORUS RIFF:
-------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3------|
---------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4---3-3-3-3-3------|
---------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0------|
--2---2/3---3/5------5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5------|
--2---2/3---3/5------5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5------|
--2---2/3---3/5------5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5------|
But do you need somebody, to feel somebody?
Chords used (relative to capo):
D Dmaj7 F#m FmMaj7b5 Em A Asus4 Bm
-2-----2-------2----0--------0---0---0----2----------|
-3-----2-------2----0--------0---2---3----3----------|
-2-----2-------2----0--------0---2---2----4----------|
-0-----0-------4----3--------2---2---2----4----------|
-0-----0-------4----3--------2---0---0----2----------|
-0-----0-------4----3--------2-----------------------|
Verse:
D
Had a scratch only you could itch
Dmaj7
Underneath the Glebe Point Bridge
F#m
And now every boy in a knitted vest
FmMaj7b5
Just got some precedent
D
So we took a personality pill
Dmaj7
And something red to swill
F#m
And now every fire has gone out
FmMaj7b5
In every heart that wanted to kill
A (quickly A Asus4)
Let's call it a day
Verse 2:
Every thought that once had a sound
We'll have to hide 'til no one is around
'cause there ain't no room in the city today
For affirmations that you just can't say
You found out what shame can mean
In purple sneakers and grey jeans
And every walk to a school that once made sense
Sure felt like an accident
Let's call it a day
VERSE RIFF 1
Chorus:
D A
For every trouble you found
Bm Em
There's a drink to lose it and drown
CHORUS RIFF:
But do you need somebody, to feel somebody?
Verse:
Every day that once had a sound
We'll have to hide 'til no one is in town
I don't hate I just feel better
When no one else is around
So we'll take a personality pill
And something red to swill
And now every fire has gone out
In every heart that wanted to kill
Let's call it a day
Chorus:
For every trouble you found
There's a drink to lose it and drown
Do you need somebody, to feel somebody?
You can shave on a million ways
To makin’ sure that the twelve in you stays
But do you need somebody, to feel somebody?
Outtro:
-2--2--0------0--0--0------0--0--0------0----|
-3--3--3------3--3--3------3--3--3------3----|
-2--2--0h1h2--1--1--0h1h2--0--0--0h1h2--2----|
-0--0--0------0--0--0------0--0--0------4----|
-0--0----------------------------------------|
-0--0----------------------------------------|
x1
-2--2--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----|
-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--2----|
-2--2--1--1--1--1--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2----|
-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--4--4--4--4----|
-0--0----------------------------------------|
-0--0----------------------------------------|
Repeat until end. Remember the windmill!
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