Ani DiFranco – Dilate (Guitar)
Key
-
Versions
(2)
Guitar Tab
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
Note: Ani plays this in an alternate tuning, which accounts for the awkwardness of some of these chords.
They are simpler than they appear:
A5 - X022XX
A7 - X02020
A7add6 -X02022
Dsus4 - XX0233
D - XX0232
Bm7 - X24232
A/C# - X42220
Dmaj7sus2 - XX0220
Amaj7 X02120
A7sus4 - X02030
Dmaj7 - XX0222
E7/D - XX0100
Also, during the "Ohhh ho ho" section, the chords here incorporate the vocal melody, but you can play the
same A5-A7-A7add6 riff underneath it as well, and get some grit as the G natural in the A7 collides with the
G sharp in the melody.
[Intro]
A5 A7 A7add6
A5 A7 A7add6
A5 A7 A7add6
A5 A7 A7add6
[Verse 1]
A5 A7 Life used to be life-like A7add6 Now it's more like show biz A5 A7 I wake up in the night A7add6 And I don't know where the bathroom is Dsus4 And I don't know what town i'm in D Or what sky I am under A5 A7 And I wake up in the darkness and I A7add6 Don't have the will anymore to wonder
[Chorus]
Bm7 Everyone has a skeleton A/C# And a closet to keep it in Dmaj7sus2 And you're mine Bm7 Every song has a you A/C# A you that the singer sings to Dmaj7sus2 And you're it this time, baby, you're it this time
[Interlude 1]
A5 A7 A7add6
A5 A7 A7add6
[Verse 2]
A5 A7 When I need to wipe my face A7add6 I use the back of my hand A5 A7 And I like to take up space A7add6 Just because i can Dsus4 And I use my dress D To wipe up my drink A5 A7 You know I care less and less A7add6 What people think
[Chorus]
Bm7 And you are so lame A/C# You always disappoint me Dmaj7sus2 It's kinda like our running joke but it's really not funny Bm7 I just want you to live up to A/C# The image of you I create Dmaj7sus2 I see you and I'm so unsatisfied, I see you and I dilate
[Interlude 2]
A5 A7 A7add6
A5 A7 A7add6
A5 A7 A7add6
A5 A7 A7add6
[Verse 3]
A5 A7 So I'll walk the plank A7add6 And I'll jump with a smile A5 A7 If I'm gonna go down A7add6 I'm gonna do it with style Dsus4 And you won't see me surrender D You won't hear me confess A5 A7 'Cause you've left me with nothing A7add6 But I've worked with less
[Chorus]
Bm7 And I learn every room long enough A/C# To make it to the door Dmaj7sus2 And then I hear it click shut behind me Bm7 And every key works differently A/C# I forget every time Dmaj7sus2 And the forgetting defines me, that's what defines me
[Interlude 3]
A Amaj7 A7sus4 Ohhh ho ho A Amaj7 A7sus4 Ohhh ho ho A Amaj7 A7sus4 Ohhh ho ho A Amaj7 A7sus4 Ohhh ho ho D E7/D Ohhh ho ho Dmaj7 D E7/D Ohhh ho ho A Amaj7 A7sus4 Ohhh ho ho A Amaj7 A7sus4 Ohhh ho ho
[Verse 4]
A5 A7 And when I say you sucked my brain out A7add6 The English translation A5 A7 Is I am in love with you A7add6 And it is no fun Dsus4 But i don't use words like love D 'Cause words like that don't matter A5 A7 But don't look so offended A7add6 You know, you should be flattered
[Chorus]
Bm7 And I wake up in the night A/C# In some big hotel bed Dmaj7sus2 My hands grope for the light, my hands grope for my head Bm7 The world is my oyster A/C# The road is my home Dmaj7sus2 And I know that i'm better off alone
[Outro]
Amaj7 A7sus4 Ohhh ho ho A Amaj7 A7sus4 Ohhh ho ho A Amaj7 A7sus4 Ohhh ho ho A Amaj7 A7sus4 Ohhh ho ho D E7/D Ohhh ho ho Dmaj7 D E7/D Ohhh ho ho A Amaj7 A7sus4 Ohhh ho ho A Amaj7 A7sus4 Ohhh ho ho
A Amaj7 A7sus4
A5