Say Anything – The Word You Wield (Guitar)
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Ok, so this is a tab of Say Anything's "The Word You Wield". It consists mostly of chords, but there are two
small little riffs that are very easy. Hope you guys like it.
Chords used (I would play barring the 6th(B), 7th(F#), and 2nd(F#). Ebm doesn't really matter. I like playing
it on the 6th fret, but that's just me):
Bb
B
F#
Ebm
Ok so basically after each line of each verse the chord progression starts:
Bb B F# and then you do the riff (there are two variations of it). It is also important to note that you play
the riff during the next line.
1st variation: e|------------------------| B|--3-4-3-4-3-4-3---------| G|------------------------| D|------------------------| A|------------------------| E|------------------------| 2nd variation: e|----------2-------------| B|--3-4-3-4---4-3---------| G|------------------------| D|------------------------| A|------------------------| E|------------------------|
These alternate between every other line so...
Bb B F# "You've got nowhere to go but up" (1st variation) e|------------------------| B|--3-4-3-4-3-4-3---------| G|------------------------| D|------------------------| A|------------------------| E|------------------------| ↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑ (You play this while saying the next line) Bb B F# "To where you'll dine with foreign kings" (2nd variation) e|----------2-------------| B|--3-4-3-4---4-3---------| G|------------------------| D|------------------------| A|------------------------| E|------------------------| ↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑ (You play this while saying the next line) Bb B F# "You can't forget about our tryst" Bb B F# And all those other fleeting things Bb B F# And will they train you like a dog? Bb B F# And will they walk you down my street? Bb B F# The wind will whistle our old songs: Bb B F# The ones I'll always keep
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FOR THE CHORUS MUTE STRUM IN BETEWEEN EACH CHORD AND BETWEEN EACH "YOU'VE GOT NOWHERE TO
GO" YOU CAN EITHER DO THE LITTLE RIFF OR JUST STRUM IT OUT ON F#
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Bb B F# You've got nowhere to go, whoa, whoa Bb B F# Nowhere to go, whoa, whoa x3 Bb B F# I've got a bone to pick with you Bb B F# About the argument we had Bb B F# The day you got into that cab Bb B F# And said my world is in your past Bb B F# You've got nowhere to go, whoa, whoa Bb B F# Nowhere to go, whoa, whoa x3 Ebm There must be something wrong with me B F# Ebm My mind is just a sickly little alibi B F# Ebm B And why am I surprised you're giving up on me? F# Ebm B F# Goodbye: the word you're wielding like a knife Ebm B F# the word you're wielding like a knife Ebm B F# the word you're wielding like a knife Bb B F# You've got nowhere to go, whoa, whoa Bb B F# Nowhere to go, whoa, whoa x3 Bb B F# The word you're wielding like a knife, whoa, whoa x4 Bb Whoooooaaaaa