Song: Down in Splendour
Band: Straitjacket Fits
Album: Melt

Tabbed by Ben Barrett (ben_barrett@hotmail.com)

One of NZ's greatest songs ever.


Intro x2

  A               B                D

plus:

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-------2-----2-0-----------2---------------7--------------
---2-----2-----------4-------4-------7-------7------------
-----2-----2-------4---4---------------7-------7----------
-0---------------2-------------2s5-5-----5----------------
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then:

 A    B      D     
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-2----4----4s7---
-2----4----4s7---
-0----2----2s5---
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Verse1:

A
Hey down in splendour
          D
Join this way
A
Standing on the seashore,
        D   
And the tide,
[E]
Comes rolling in through your arms,
D               A      
Got no place to go,
[E]
Comes rolling in through your mind,
D               A
Got no one to know,

Verse2:

A
Hey down in splendour,
       D
Take a bow,
A
Blinded in the white light
        D
And the crowd,
[E]
Dies slowly in your arms,
D          A
Better lie alone,


Bridge:

---------2-------------------2-----
-----------4-------------------4---
-----2-------2---2-4-----2---------
---4---4-------4-------4---4-------
-2-------------------2-------------
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B                D
And to save your face from changing colour,
         A
And your smile all fading yellow,
       D
'Cause you'll never have another,
         A
Who will give you ever after,

Chorus:

         A
And you shouldn't have to say goodbye,
    B
And wonder if this is where you stand,
D
It's gonna be
         A
And you shouldn't have to say goodbye,
    B
And wonder if this is where you stand,
D
It's gonna be

Solo: x2


-5h7-7-7-55-5h7-7-7-55-5-10-5-10--
-5---5-5-55-5---5-5-55------------
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Bridge:

---------2-------------------2-----
-----------4-------------------4---
-----2-------2---2-4-----2---------
---4---4-------4-------4---4-------
-2-------------------2-------------
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B                D
And to save your face from changing colour,
         A
And your smile all fading yellow,
       D
'Cause you'll never have another,
         A
Who will give you ever after,


Chorus:

         A
And you shouldn't have to say goodbye,
    B
And wonder if this is where you stand,
D
It's gonna be
         A
And you shouldn't have to say goodbye,
    B
And wonder if this is where you stand,
D
It's gonna be
         A
And you shouldn't have to say goodbye,
    B
And wonder if this is where you stand,
D
It's gonna be


Outro: x6

 A    B      D     
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-2----4----4s7---
-2----4----4s7---
-0----2----2s5---
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With:

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-------6-5-------------6------------------------------5--------
---7-------------6-7-----7---------7---7-6-9--------6----------
-7---7---------------7-----7-----7---7------------7------------
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