My first tab! I was looking for chords and couldn't find them anywhere so I tried
playing a few and they seemed to work! This is completely by ear so it's probably not 100%
correct, but it sounds right when I play it. Enjoy!
No Capo, standard tuning (EADGBe).
Intro:
G D Am C D (x2)
Verse 1:
G
Live to work, work to live
D
No time left to spend or give
AmAm7
Walking like a bureaucrat
CD
Talking like a diplomat
Verse 2:
G
Always look into their eyes
D
Firm handshakes, quick replies
AmAm7
Push the product, sell the crop
CD
Climb that ladder to the top
Verse 3:
G
But what if it's not meant for me?
D
I can't stand the symmetry
AmAm7
My head is stuck inside the clouds
CCsus2
But I can see clearly now
Chorus:
GDAmAm7
I'm trying to find the means to living more passionately
CCsus2G
Cause I'm not who I wanna be
DAmAm7
Buried in routines, I don't care what happens to me
CCsus2G
I just gotta get free
GDACD
Verse 4:
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/swimming_with_dolphins/diplomat_crd.html )
G
I am no proprietor
D
Tell that that to my dear father
AmAm7
Taught me everything he knew
CD
About nothing that I wanna do
Verse 5:
G
Earned awards, honors, degrees
D
I couldn't find myself in these
AmAm7
So I took my car keys and ID's
CD
And threw them in the ocean
Bridge:
EmDAm7DC
Now, all of the world is laying right before my eyes
ADDAm7CG
I wonder why the hell it took so long for me to recognize
(recognieieiiize)
DCEAGDCsus2ACDGDC
I'm trying to find the means to living more passionately
AmAm7G
Cause I'm not who I wanna be
DCAm7
Buried in routines, I don't care what happens to me
Chorus:
GDAmAm7
I said I'm trying to find the means to living more passionately
CCsus2G
Cause I'm not who I wanna be
DAmAm7
Buried in routines, I don't care what happens to me
CCsus2G
I just gotta get free
GDACCsus2G
I just gotta get free
G D Am C D (Repeat and fade)