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Before Your Very Eyes

Biography:

Atoms for Peace is an experimental rock and electronic group formed in late 2009 in Los Angeles, California, United States. The group consists of Radiohead lead singer Thom Yorke (vocals, guitars, and piano), Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea (bass guitar), longtime Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich (keyboards, synths), Joey Waronker of Beck and R.E.M. (drums), and Brazilian instrumentalist Mauro Refosco (percussion). Their debut album, Amok, became available for streaming on February 18, 2013, and was released on February 25, 2013.

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This is my first guitar tab - I noticed there wasn't one
around for this song. I don't think I have the whole thing
exactly right - in the second verse, I think the progression
changes for a while, and then it goes back to the original.
I don't know the second progression though - a youtube video
by user Simon Smith (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9Brxw48oP0)
has some suggestions, but I couldn't get his version to work with
the lyrics. So please, if you can correct this - go ahead!
In the meantime, this is the version I use, and it actually works for the whole song.

P.S. There's a great cover of this song by this guy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mv3yCHdI-hk
The Little Unsaid - he uses a capo on the 5th fret and does a lot of quick
finger picking, so I'm not exactly sure how he plays it, but it's great if
you are looking for an acoustic rendition.

Standard Tuning

Intro: Gm F Gm F Eb Dm x2

Now, the actual riff that you hear is based on those chords.
So when you see Gm, this is the riff that is being played:

Gm:
e--------------------------------
b---------------11-11--10--------
g-------------------------12-----
d--------------------------------
a--10---10-10-10-----------------
E--------------------------------

Then you switch to F:
e--------------------------------
b-------------10-10--8-----------
g----------------------10--------
d--------------------------------
a--8--8-8-8----------------------
E--------------------------------

Eb goes like this:
e--------------------------------
b-------------8-8--6-------------
g--------------------8-----------
d--------------------------------
a--6--6-6-6----------------------
E--------------------------------

And then you end with Dm:
e--------------------------------
b-------------6-6--5-------------
g--------------------7-----------
d--------------------------------
a--5--5-5-5----------------------
E--------------------------------

Verse 1:
Gm F
Look out of the window
Gm F
What's passing you by
Eb Dm
If you really want this…
Gm F
bad enough.
Gm F
You're young and good-looking
Eb Dm
The keys to the kingdom
Gm F Gm F

Chorus:
Eb Dm Gm
Soon or laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaater
F Gm
Soon or laaaaaaaaater
F Eb
Soon or laaaaaaaaater
Dm Gm
And before your very eyes
F Gm
And before your very eyes
F Eb Dm
And before your very eyes

(here's where the chord progression changes, but I don't know how, I think this works too:

Verse 2 (version 1):
Gm F
Old soul on young shoulders
Gm F
How you'll look when you're older
Eb Dm
Time's fickle card game
Gm F
With you and I
Gm F
You have to take your chances
Eb Dm
The book of forgiveness
Gm F Gm F

Chorus:
Eb Dm Gm
Soon or laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaater
F Gm
Soon or laaaaaaaaater
F Eb
Soon or laaaaaaaaater
Dm Gm
And before your very eyes
F Gm
And before your very eyes
F Eb Dm
And before your very eyes (x2)

OK, so here's the way Verse 2 could be:

Verse 2 (version 2):
Eb Dm
Old soul on young shoulders
Eb Dm
How you'll look when you're older
Cm Dm
Time's fickle card game
Cm
With you and I
Eb Dm
You have to take your chances
Eb Dm
The book of forgiveness
Cm Dm Cm Bbmaj