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Laura Stevenson and The Cans (aka Laura Stevenson & The Cans), is a Long Island, NY, USA band, formed by Laura Stevenson (lead guitar / vocals), in 2007. Other members include: Mike Campbell (bass), Alex Billig (accordion, trumpet), Peter Naddeo (guitar) and David Garwacke (drums). They débuted with the album "A Record" (Oct 2008, Asian Man - aka Laura Stevenson & The Cans' "A Record") and the latest is "Sit Resist" (Apr 2011, Don Giovanni - aka Laura Stevenson & The Cans' "Sit Resist").
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I See Dark by Laura Stevenson and the Cans
Capo 2nd fret
Part A:
G
Cuffed to the bed next to my head
C
Swallow the key up, swallow the key.
G C
You've been swallowing everything
Am Em C
Lock me up in a room with a strange one.
G
Take this, go on take it and you'll
C
see your ache will soon break
G C
Do this in memory of what you used to be
Am Em C
But that lump on a cot in a dark room,
Am Em C
takes her time wasting away
Am Em C
Trapped inside of a body that hates her
Am Em C
Take your time and then someone will take you...
Part B: (1:09)(from live version but the chords are the same)
(Im sure you can figure out the strumming)
Em C x2
E|-0-----0-----0------0---------|-0---------------------------------------|
B|-0-----0-----0------0---------|-1----------0h1---------0h1---------0h1--|
G|-0-----0-----0------2--2-0h2--|-0----0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0--|
D|-2-----2-----2------2---------|-2----2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2--|
A|-2-----x-----x------x---------|-3----3-3-3-------3-3-3-------3-3-3------|
E|-0-----2-----3------3---------|-----------------------------------------|
Am Em C x2
E|-0------0-----0------0-----|-0---------------------------------------|
B|-1------1-----0------0-----|-1----------0h1---------0h1---------0h1--|
G|-2------2-----0------0-----|-0----0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0--|
D|-2------2-----2------2-----|-2----2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2--|
A|-0------0-----2------2-----|-3----3-3-3-------3-3-3-------3-3-3------|
E|--------------0------0-----|-----------------------------------------|
Part C: (2:05)(not exact strumming pattern)
C G
E|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-1---------0h1---------0h1--------0h1--|-1p0-------1p0--------0h1p0-------|
G|-0---0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0----|-0---0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|
D|-2---2-2-2-------2-2-2------2-2-2------|-----0-0-0------0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-|
A|-3---3-3-3-------3-3-3------3-3-3------|-----2-2-2------2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-|
E|---------------------------------------|-----3-3-3------3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-|
C Em G *
E|--------------------------------------|-0---------------------------------|
B|-1---------0h1---------0h1--------0h1-|-0--0-0-0-3--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--0-0-0-0--0-0-0----0-0-|
D|-2---2-2-2-------2-2-2------2-2-2-----|-2--2-2-2-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0----0-0-|
A|-3---3-3-3-------3-3-3------3-3-3-----|-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-|
E|--------------------------------------|-0--------3--------3---------3-----|
(G*) C
We'll lay with the lights out
Em C
I'll lie if you want me to, but I will lie next to you
G
I can hear them too, I can hear them too
C (4 measures) Em (4 measures)
C (4 measures) Cmaj7
End Part:
Csus2 Cmaj7
E|---------------------------------------|
B|-3------3------3---3-3---3-3/5-3-0--0--|
G|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0--0--|
D|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-----2------------2--|
A|-3--3-3-3--3-3----------------------3--|
E|---------------------------------------|
Small Lead Guitar Part: (2:34) (NOT relative to the capo)
E|----------9----------------9-------|---------------------------9---|
B|------------10---------------10----|------10-9-10---------10-9---9-|
G|-------11------11-------11------11-|---11---------11---11----------|
D|----12---------------12------------|-------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-9---------------9-------------|
E|-10---------------10---------------|-------------------------------|
E|----------9----------------9------|-----------9-------------------------|
B|------------10---------------10---|-------------10--------------10------|
G|-------11------11-------11------9-|---------9------9----------9----9----|
D|----12---------------12-----------|----11h12-------------11h12-------11-|
A|----------------------------------|-12----------------12----------------|
E|-10---------------10--------------|-------------------------------------|
Its a pretty straight forward song.
Im not 100 percent sure about the lead guitar part but I just really like when that part comes in.
This is one of my favorite Laura Stevenson songs and
I hope this is helpful to anyone who wants to learn it
Capo 2nd fret
Part A:
G
Cuffed to the bed next to my head
C
Swallow the key up, swallow the key.
G C
You've been swallowing everything
Am Em C
Lock me up in a room with a strange one.
G
Take this, go on take it and you'll
C
see your ache will soon break
G C
Do this in memory of what you used to be
Am Em C
But that lump on a cot in a dark room,
Am Em C
takes her time wasting away
Am Em C
Trapped inside of a body that hates her
Am Em C
Take your time and then someone will take you...
Part B: (1:09)(from live version but the chords are the same)
(Im sure you can figure out the strumming)
Em C x2
E|-0-----0-----0------0---------|-0---------------------------------------|
B|-0-----0-----0------0---------|-1----------0h1---------0h1---------0h1--|
G|-0-----0-----0------2--2-0h2--|-0----0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0--|
D|-2-----2-----2------2---------|-2----2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2--|
A|-2-----x-----x------x---------|-3----3-3-3-------3-3-3-------3-3-3------|
E|-0-----2-----3------3---------|-----------------------------------------|
Am Em C x2
E|-0------0-----0------0-----|-0---------------------------------------|
B|-1------1-----0------0-----|-1----------0h1---------0h1---------0h1--|
G|-2------2-----0------0-----|-0----0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0--|
D|-2------2-----2------2-----|-2----2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2--|
A|-0------0-----2------2-----|-3----3-3-3-------3-3-3-------3-3-3------|
E|--------------0------0-----|-----------------------------------------|
Part C: (2:05)(not exact strumming pattern)
C G
E|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-1---------0h1---------0h1--------0h1--|-1p0-------1p0--------0h1p0-------|
G|-0---0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0----|-0---0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|
D|-2---2-2-2-------2-2-2------2-2-2------|-----0-0-0------0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-|
A|-3---3-3-3-------3-3-3------3-3-3------|-----2-2-2------2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-|
E|---------------------------------------|-----3-3-3------3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-|
C Em G *
E|--------------------------------------|-0---------------------------------|
B|-1---------0h1---------0h1--------0h1-|-0--0-0-0-3--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--0-0-0-0--0-0-0----0-0-|
D|-2---2-2-2-------2-2-2------2-2-2-----|-2--2-2-2-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0----0-0-|
A|-3---3-3-3-------3-3-3------3-3-3-----|-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-|
E|--------------------------------------|-0--------3--------3---------3-----|
(G*) C
We'll lay with the lights out
Em C
I'll lie if you want me to, but I will lie next to you
G
I can hear them too, I can hear them too
C (4 measures) Em (4 measures)
C (4 measures) Cmaj7
End Part:
Csus2 Cmaj7
E|---------------------------------------|
B|-3------3------3---3-3---3-3/5-3-0--0--|
G|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0--0--|
D|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-----2------------2--|
A|-3--3-3-3--3-3----------------------3--|
E|---------------------------------------|
Small Lead Guitar Part: (2:34) (NOT relative to the capo)
E|----------9----------------9-------|---------------------------9---|
B|------------10---------------10----|------10-9-10---------10-9---9-|
G|-------11------11-------11------11-|---11---------11---11----------|
D|----12---------------12------------|-------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-9---------------9-------------|
E|-10---------------10---------------|-------------------------------|
E|----------9----------------9------|-----------9-------------------------|
B|------------10---------------10---|-------------10--------------10------|
G|-------11------11-------11------9-|---------9------9----------9----9----|
D|----12---------------12-----------|----11h12-------------11h12-------11-|
A|----------------------------------|-12----------------12----------------|
E|-10---------------10--------------|-------------------------------------|
Its a pretty straight forward song.
Im not 100 percent sure about the lead guitar part but I just really like when that part comes in.
This is one of my favorite Laura Stevenson songs and
I hope this is helpful to anyone who wants to learn it
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