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Answering Bell

Ryan Adams

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There are quite alot of versions of the song
and the album version is different to the video.
This tab tries to show how the studio version of
the 'Gold'-Album is played.

I think the intro is actually played by a banjo and
a guitar but you can easily play both at a time
(and on a guitar only) but it leads to a lot of
possibilities it can be played, because you can the
B and G play on the B and G string ("fret 0") but then you
have to pick one string twice in a row on different frets,
or you can play it on the G and D string (fret 4 and 5)
and you can grab it sometimes better like as grabbing a
chord. The way i play it is a mix, but you can do
whatever fits best to your hand.

Chords used:

G:     355433
Bm:    224432
C:     332010
Cadd9: 330010
C/B:   x22010
Am:    002210
G':    320033
G/Gb:  200033
Gsus4: 320013
Em:    022000
D:     x00232


Intro:

  G      G/B   Em    D      C  C Am
e-3------------0------------0--0--0--0--|
B--------3-------0---3-0----1--1--1--1--|
G---4------4-------0-----0--0--0--0--2--|
D-5---5--4---5-2-----0------2--2--2--2--|
A---------------------------3--3--2--0--|
E---------------------------3--3--0--0--|

e------------|
B------------|
G------0-----|
D-0h2----2p0-|
A------------|
E------------|


Verse:

G        Bm       C      Cadd9 C
  Did i slip or stumble

G        Bm                C    Cadd9 C
  Did i trip coz i know i fell

G                        Bm                    C    
Am
  All's i know i wake up here in my clothes tomorrow


Chorus:

  G' G/Gb   Em     D           C 
C
  Oh girl i wish i knew you well

  G' G/Gb   Em     D           C
  Oh girl i wish i knew you well

          C/B         Am
  But i'm just saying hi

                     G
  to your answering bell


Verse:

         Bm               C      Cadd9 C
  Did i run thought i was walking

G               Bm            C  Cadd9 C
  Through your inexhaustible gaze

G                                     Bm           C      
Am
  The Names'll change but the constellations still falling


Chorus:

  G' G/Gb    Em        D     C  
C
  Oh girl if you could only tell

  G' G/Gb    Em        D     C
  Oh girl if you could only tell

         C/B         Am
  But im just saying hi


Bridge:

Bm         C                         G  Gsus4 G
  Let your tears fall and touch my skin

Bm           C                           G  Gsus4 G
  Then your thunderclouds could rage on in

Bm                             C                D
  I will collect them all for you in butterfly jars


Chorus:

  G' G/Gb   Em     D           C 
C
  Oh girl i wish i knew you well

  G' G/Gb   Em     D           C
  Oh girl i wish i knew you well

          C/B         Am
  But i'm just saying hi

                     G
  to your answering bell


Verse:

          Bm               C     Cadd9 C
  Did i sleep musta been dreaming

G        Bm                    C  Cadd9 C
  Did i weep coz i cried like hell

G                       Bm                    C    
Am
  All's i want is your fortress of tears to crumble


Chorus:

  G' G/Gb          Em     D           C 
C
  Oh girl they're tearing down the cell

  G' G/Gb      Em     D           C 
C
  Oh girl the stories that you tell

          C/B         Am
  But i'm just saying hi


Outro:

e-3------------0------------0--0--0--0--|
B--------3-------0---3-0----1--1--1--1--|
G---4------4-------0-----0--0--0--0--2--|
D-5---5--4---5-2-----0------2--2--2--2--|
A---------------------------3--3--2--0--|
E---------------------------3--3--0--0--|

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Answering Bell

Ryan Adams