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There are NO Jay Bennett tabs anywhere on the internet and only 1 on this message board. Does anyone know how to play any of the songs off of "the Palace at 4am" or "Bigger Than Blue" other than the Wilco stuff(ie-Cars Cant Escape, Venus Stopped the Train)? Im thinking Puzzle Heart, California, etc.

 

 

 

any help is much appreciated.

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There are NO Jay Bennett tabs anywhere on the internet and only 1 on this message board. Does anyone know how to play any of the songs off of "the Palace at 4am" or "Bigger Than Blue" other than the Wilco stuff(ie-Cars Cant Escape, Venus Stopped the Train)? Im thinking Puzzle Heart, California, etc.

 

 

 

any help is much appreciated.

 

You know, I wrote out the chords for California because I thought the progression was so interesting. I know I have it at home, so I'll track it down and post it.

 

Puzzle heart goes something like this:

 

Verse (I can't remember any of the lyrics):

 

I now my heart's laid [E]out

on the table before my [F#m]eyes

Pieces every color shape and [A]size

It's only missing [E]you

 

And so on

 

Chorus (I really don't remember any of the lyrics):

 

And I [C#m]hope this letter finds you solving

[A] Puzzles of your own

Making [C#m]sense of all the good and bad times

[A] you and I have known

 

If you [C#m]see me something something something

[A] I'll be there to [Am]start

Help you put [E]back the pieces

of your puzzle [E]heart

 

This is completely from memory, so I cannot immediately vouch for its accuracy, but it sounds alright in my head. Also, the [Am] might not happen in every chorus; I can't remember.

 

 

I'll fix this and add California later tonight!

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Okay, wrong key, but right chord relationships! Here's the first verse and chorus of Puzzle Heart:

 

I think I found the [D]piece

The piece of my [Em]puzzle heart

I lost it when we [G]fell apart

Yester[D]day [Dsus4] [D]

 

I got down on my knees

I took the other [Em]99

But until now I could [G]never find

the one that rolled a[D]way [Dsus4] [D]

 

I found [bm]it when I was [A]sweeping up [G]all our broken dreams

And I [bm]put in a [A]little box and [G]hid it carefully

But [bm]on this sunny [A]Sunday after[G]noon I finally start

To put [D]back the pieces [A] of my puzzle [D]heart [Dsus4] [D]

 

 

It goes on like this for a while and then there's that part where it repeats the line and it goes like this:

 

But [bm]on this sunny [A]Sunday after[G]noon I finally [Gm]start

To put [D]back the pieces [A] of my puzzle [D]heart [D7] [G]

To help you put [D] back the pieces [A] of your puzzle [D]heart [D7] [G]

To put [D]back the pieces [A] of our puzzle [D]hearts [Dsus4] [D]

 

 

And back to verse chords. Fade out if you can. I can tab some of the little Jay licks should you like.

 

Stay tuned for more!

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Good job, joshead, on Drinking on Your Dime. I think the chorus is almost there, but it seems like there are a few more chords. Try this:

 

Cause [A] I'm still [E]waiting for [D]songs to be written

[C#]Songs I know you’ll never hear

[F#m] Don’t you think that I already [E]know [E7]

 

All at [A]once I'm so [E]shy for [G]ever being [D]bitten

[C#]it's a seed but I hope that you know

[F#m] that we can't let it [E] grow [E7]

 

After that it gets a little unclear in my mind. I think it goes to C, then to a loop of B, D, D/C

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I was thinking of tabbing "Like a Photograph" later. I did attempt "Charming and Plastic" earlier and it proved kinda difficult, lots o chords.

 

I think I know 'Like a Photograph' in more than just chord symbols form (actual tablature). Lemme see if I can write that out. It starts with a G chord on capo 3, if I remember correctly.

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Not completely finished. If anyone can understand the lyrics better than I, go for it. At first I capo'd it but soon realized it doesnt matter. Anyway, this is relative to capo at the 2nd fret:

 

Mirror Ball

 

CAPO 2

 

G Bm

He’s always standing next to the cigarette machine

In a halo of neon blue and green

 

 

D C G CG

The cocaflinks(?) reflects the spinning mirror ball

The kaleidoscope of color showers on the wall

D C G CG F D

I try to shield my eyes from his magnificence but there’s no defense for me

 

A C#m

Every Friday night hes here to make the scene

I’m here to pour the drinks, so he never talks to me

E D A

A lock of hair just falls discreetly out of place

And it casts a perfect shadow across his face

E D A G E

And all the stars are falling from the sky as he walks by

 

 

B A G D A

Tonight hell hit the stage

Hoping to amaze us with his bow reflecting sound

 

Cm (walk down) Bb C C/B Em

But no one understands any significance and so he remains by the cigarette machine

(repeat first verse)

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