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Date: Thu, 25 Dec 1997 20:48:28 -0500 (EST)
From: wbknox@unity.ncsu.edu
Subject: TAB: superman.tab by Goldfinger

Song: Superman
Band: Goldfinger
Album: Hang-ups (1997)
Written by John from Goldfinger
Transcribed by Luke Knox (lukeknox@iname.com)

This is my version of a great song by a cool band, Goldfinger. I'm pretty 
sure about most of it, but let me know if you have any suggestions, 
changes, etc.

Intro: (played in the order given and with ska upstrokes)
   D    A    Em   Bm   Em   F#m  Em
E--5----5----7----2----7----9----7---*12-12-9-9-10-10-9-
B--7----5----8----3----8---10----8----------------------
G--7----6----9----4----9---11----9----------------------
D--7----7----9----4----9---11----9----------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------
(*Play this 1st time only. After this, play A in place of riff)
The second time this is played, I believe a second guitar comes in with 
the bass playing these barre chords, and it gets louder as the 
progression goes on:
E-------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------
G--7-------9---4---9---11---12--------
D--7---7---9---4---9---11---12---7----
A--5---7---7---2---7----9---10---7----
E------5-------------------------5----
   D   A   E   B   E   F#   G    A  

(Play this while 1st guitar keeps playing the ska progression)
D         A         E            B             E   
So here I am, doing everything I can.  Holding on to what I 
F#             G           A 
am, pretending I'm a superman.

(Verse:)(ska upstrokes)
D             A     Em               Bm
I'm trying to keep  the ground on my feet.  
   G                 D            A
It seems the world's falling down around me.
D                  A     Em               Bm
The nights are all long, I'm singing this song
   G                D                 A
to try and make the answers more than maybe.

(This part uses barre chords:)
        G  D   A            G    E  D       G   
And I'm so con-fused, about what to do, sometimes I wanna 
A                D
throw it all away.

D         A           Em            Bm            Em
So here I am, looking older all the time. Growing older 
        F#m           Em            A
all the time, feeling younger in my mind.

D             A     Em               Bm
I'm trying to sleep. I lost count of sheep.
   G              D            A       D  
My mind is racing faster every minute.  What could
     A    Em                   Bm     G  
I do more? Yeah I'm really not sure. I know I'm 
        D             A
running circles but I can't quit.
        G  D  A           G    E  D
And I'm so confused about what to do.  
    G               A
Sometimes I want to throw it all away.

(Bridge, using these chords:)
    Am  Em  Bm
E---5---7---7----
B---5---8---7----
G---5---9---7----
D---7---9---9----
A---7-------9----
E---5-------7----
Am                        Bm                 
Controlling everything in sight, I'm feeling weak I don't
     Em              		        Am             Bm 
feel right. You're telling me I have to change, telling me
          Em                         Am         Bm
to act my age. But if all that I can do is just sit and
           Em                                Am 
watch time go, then I'll have to say goodbye. Life's too 
Bm                Em               Hi F      Hi G
short to watch it fly, so watch it flyyyyyyyyyy.

Solo:
E----------5-------------------------------7-5--------
B------5-7---7-5-----5-------------------------7-7-5--
G----7-----------4-7---7-7-6-6-4---4-7-4-7-------7-6--
D--------------------------------5--------------------
A--5--------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------
This is played twice, and that's the song!  

E-mail me with any complaints, compliments, or anything in between.  
Thanks, and I hope you like the tab!

Luke



Goldfinger albums
2002 Open Your Eyes
2000 Stomping Ground
1997 Hang-Ups
1996 Goldfinger
Hang-Ups tabs
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02My Head tabbass tab
03If Only tabbass tab
04This Lonely Place tabbass tab
0520 Cent Goodbye tabbass tab
06Question tabbass tab
07Disorder tabbass tab
08Carlita tabbass tab
09Too Late tabbass tab
10I Need To Know tabbass tab
11Authority tabbass tab
12S.M.P. tabbass tab
13The Last Time tabbass tab
14Chris Cayton tabbass tab

 

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