Los Campesinos! – The Sea Is A Good Place To Think Of The Future (Bass Tab)
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artist - los campesinos!
song - the sea is a good place to think of the future
transcribed in 12/8 (or "4/4 with a triplet feel"), so keep that in mind.
at times the bass got pretty hard to hear in the studio version, so i consulted this live version:
i tried my best to be accurate, but that might mean there are a few differences here and there.
(no bass in intro)
[Verse 1] (0:35, "i grabbed hold of her wrist and my hand closed...")
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[Verse 2] (1:11, "at fourteen her mother died in a routine operation...")
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[Chorus] (1:47, "and all you can hear is the sound of your own heart...")
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[Instrumental] (2:19)
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[Verse 3] (2:35, "best known left wrist right finger...")
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[Verse 4] (2:59, "a good place to look to the future...")
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[Chorus] (3:31, "and all you can hear is the sound of your own heart...")
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