The Weepies – Sirens (Guitar)

Capo 3
Key
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Chords

This is my interpretation of the chords of this beautiful Weepies song. This tab contains two versions. One in standard tuning and one in open D tuning. The standard one works, but I think the open D one is closer to the way Deb plays it live. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuning: Standard (EADGBE) No Capo. Strumming pattern: dd/udu [Verse 1]
F                Am                    Bb
Here lie remains of a ship that sailed to close to the storm

C                   
capsized, grounded, washed-up, sounded
[Chorus]
Bbm                         Am
I hear their voices, sirens singing in the street

               Gm               C                F
I thought they might be calling out for you, for me

Bbm                         Am
I hear their voices, sirens calling out emergency

Gm           C                Dm 
for you, for me, for you, for you, for you 

    C                 Bb
for you, for you, for you, for me
C [Verse 2]
F             Am
Here lies the body of a captain

Bb                     C
foundered in the waves collected by the sirens

F        Am
Oh, wise women of the sun

Bb
Oh, what have you done

C                     
save this frail one left by Poseidon
[Chorus]
Bbm                         Am
I hear their voices, sirens singing in the street

               Gm               C                F
I thought they might be calling out for you, for me

Bbm                         Am
I hear their voices, sirens calling out emergency

Gm           C                Dm
for you, for me, for you, for you, for you 

    C                 Bb       C
for you, for you, for you, for me

    Dm                C
for you, for you, for you, for you 

    Bb                C 
for you, for you, for me
[Bridge]
Dm                      Bb             C
I realize the lights of all retreating cars shine red

Dm                     Bb            C
I realize you will not take back any of those words you've said

Dm   Bb      C
what did you say?

     Dm      Bb
what did you say?
why didn't you stay? Cadd11 C [Verse 3]
F        Am
Here lie all the photographs

Bb                  C
All that I remember taken under, sent asunder

F     Am                       Bb 
How I drift through history, a small Sargasso sea

C                
rising, sinking, still I'm thinking
[Chorus]
Bbm                         Am
I hear their voices, sirens singing in the street

               Gm               C                F
I thought they might be calling out for you, for me

Bbm                         Am
I hear their voices, sirens calling out emergency

Gm           C                Dm
for you, for me, for you, for you, for you 

    C                 Bb       C
for you, for you, for you, for me

    Dm                C
for you, for you, for you, for you 

    Bb                C
for you, for you, for me

 Dm      C       Bb      C
Aha aha aha aha aha aha aha ha

 Dm      C       Bb      C
aha aha aha aha aha aha aha ha

F       
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OPEN D TUNING
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After watching some live videos I noticed Deb doesn't use the standard tuning I did in my other tab.
Even though I still think that tab works I decided to upload an alternate version in open D tuning.
The song contains 2 basic chord shapes that I will call the major and minor shapes for simplicity.
The actual chord names are much more complicated but I feel using them will only make the tab unclear.
All chord shapes are relative to capo.
Tuning: Open D (DADF#AD) Capo on 3. Strumming pattern: dd/udu [Chords] D: 000000 F#m: 440300 G: 550500 A: 770700 Gm: 550400 Em: 220100 Bm: 990800 Aadd11: 770800 SIRENS - THE WEEPIES [Verse 1]
D                F#m                    G
Here lie remains of a ship that sailed to close to the storm

A                   
capsized, grounded, washed-up, sounded
[Chorus]
Gm                         F#m
I hear their voices, sirens singing in the street

               Em               A                D
I thought they might be calling out for you, for me

Gm                         F#m
I hear their voices, sirens calling out emergency

Em           A                Bm 
for you, for me, for you, for you, for you 

    A                 G
for you, for you, for you, for me
A [Verse 2]
D             F#m
Here lies the body of a captain

G                     A
foundered in the waves collected by the sirens

D        F#m
Oh, wise women of the sun

G
Oh, what have you done

A                     
save this frail one left by Poseidon
[Chorus]
Gm                         F#m
I hear their voices, sirens singing in the street

               Em               A                D
I thought they might be calling out for you, for me

Gm                         F#m
I hear their voices, sirens calling out emergency

Em           A                Bm
for you, for me, for you, for you, for you 

    A                 G       A
for you, for you, for you, for me

    Bm                A
for you, for you, for you, for you 

    G                A 
for you, for you, for me
[Bridge]
Bm                      G             A
I realize the lights of all retreating cars shine red

Bm                     G            A
I realize you will not take back any of those words you've said

Bm   G      A
what did you say?

     Bm      G
what did you say?
why didn't you stay? Aadd11 A [Verse 3]
D        F#m
Here lie all the photographs

G                  A
All that I remember taken under, sent asunder

D     F#m                       G 
How I drift through history, a small Sargasso sea

A                
rising, sinking, still I'm thinking
[Chorus]
Gm                         F#m
I hear their voices, sirens singing in the street

               Em               A                D
I thought they might be calling out for you, for me

Gm                         F#m
I hear their voices, sirens calling out emergency

Em           A                Bm
for you, for me, for you, for you, for you 

    A                 G       A
for you, for you, for you, for me

    Bm                A
for you, for you, for you, for you 

    G                A
for you, for you, for me

 Bm      A       G      A
Aha aha aha aha aha aha aha ha

 Bm      A       G      A
aha aha aha aha aha aha aha ha
D