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Zen Brain

Nada Surf

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Date: Sun, 12 Oct 1997 16:17:43 -0700
From: nemano@t-online.de (Christian Quell)
Subject: CRD: ZEN BRAIN by NADA SURF

  Song Title: Zen Brain
  Written by: Matthew Caws and Daniel Lorca
  Performed by: Nada Surf
  From the Album: High / Low
  Transcribed by: Christian Quell
  E-mail address: 0416382015-0001@t-online.de

  Defining the chords:
  Note: As some chords are kinda odd and I don't know the exact name
        for them, I added a "*" to these chords. If anyone knows the
        names or has any corrections, please e-mail me!

   Dmaj7 A*  E*  E  A5  E5  F#5  D Amaj7 f#  B
  e--2---4---0---0---x---x---x---2---0---2---2--|
  b--2---2---2---0---x---x---x---3---2---2---4--|
  g--2---2---1---1---2---x---x---2---1---2---4--|
  D--0---2---2---2---2---2---4---0---2---4---4--|
  A--x---0---2---2---0---2---4---x---0---4---2--|
  E--x---x---0---0---x---0---2---x---x---2---x--|

  Intro:
  Dmaj7; A*; E*; E; E*; E  (2x)

  Verse 1: (chords clear)
                 Dmaj7      A*        E*   E     E*  E  (repeat 6x)
  I'm going from strange to stranger, every year
  I'm going from strange to stranger, every year
  I take it back, you're panicking, I take it back
  I just don't know, I really thought I wanted to go
  But when you're close, you look through me just like a ghost
  I like sleeping, I'm only safe when I'm dreaming
  I need a new heart, this one's hollow, always scheming
      A5           E5
  You wait for the summer
               F#5          A
  And then you wait for the winter
                              E
  But there's a total lack of splendor


  Chorus #1: (chords distorted)
 D    A     Amaj7            f#
  Zen Brain, throw away your crushes
 E                   D         A
  All your childhood crutches away
 D      A      Amaj7           f#
  Super brain, never scared of nothing
 E            D         A
  violence or loving my way


  Interlude: [by the way, I don't know if this expression is right.
              I'm German, you know... ;-)]

  Play the same chords as during the verse, but distorted, 2x.


  Verse 2: (clear)
                 Dmaj7      A*        E*   E     (repeat, guess, 3x)
  I'm going from strange to stranger, every year
  I'm going from strange to stranger, every year
  I take it back, you're panicking, I take it back
  I just don't know, I really thought I wanted to go


  Chorus #2: (distortion)
  D   A
  Zen brain...
     .
     .
     .
  E                  D        A       B
  All your childhood crutches away, today


  Repeat chorus #2


  END

  P. S. : I LOVE THIS SONG!!!!