SOUL ASYLUM - "sometime to return" Tablature

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Date: Sun, 28 Jan 1996 15:43:16 -0600
From: smcarey@mmm.com (Sean Carey)
Subject: TAB: Sometime to Return by Soul Asylum

Soul Asylum
Sometime to Return
from the CD "Hang Time"

Transcribed by Sean Carey (smcarey@mmm.com)

Guess it's my turn to finally contribute something
to the archives.

I have a few corrections to add to TJGriffey@aol.com's
transcription (included at the end of this file).
It's basically right, but some of the notation is confusing,
I definitely don't agree with how the pre-chorus (bridge?) is
played, and I transcribed the solo and a key change that were
left out. As always, comments, corrections, etc. are welcome.
Anyway, here it is:

Intro:

e-|-------7-5-4-5--5p4-5p4-5p4----5p4-5p4-7-7-7-7-7-7---||--
B-|-----7----------------------5------------------------||--
G-|---8------------------------------------------------o||-- two
D-|-9--------------------------------------------------o||-- times
A-|-----------------------------------------------------||--
E-|-----------------------------------------------------||--

Verse 1: (B A E A)
B A
Well I ran away, I walked a fine line, a ....
E A
You will call and I thank mine ...
B A
What you are is what you see and you ...
E A
Something we can call we.. ...

Pre-chorus:
(B) (A)
e-|-----------------2-----------------------0-----------
B-|-----------------4-----------------------2-----------
G-|-----------------4-----------------------2-----------
D-|-2-1-----2----1--4----2---1-------2---1--2-----------
A-|-------2---------2------------2----------0-----------
E-|-----------------------------------------------------
Doing a what we can Working ....

(G#m) (B)
e-|-----------------4--------------------------2--------
B-|-----------------4--------------------------4--------
G-|-----------------4--------------------------4--------
D-|-2-1--------2-1--6-----------2--1----2---1--4--------
A-|---------2-------6-----------------2--------2--------
E-|-----------------4-----------------------------------
-ginning to understand It's ....

Verse 2: (B A E A)
B A
I have seen these clothes because I ....
E A
Picked it apart for hours and ...
B A
Of turning, tossing, and ...
E A
To you and all the fucked up ...

Pre-chorus:
(B) (A)
e-|--------------------2------------------------0-----------
B-|--------------------4------------------------2-----------
G-|--------------------4------------------------2-----------
D-|-2-1-------2----1---4---------2-1---2-----1--2-----------
A-|-------2------------2-------------2----------0-----------
E-|---------------------------------------------------------
Doing the best you can ....

(G#m) (B)
e-|------------------------4-----------------------2--------
B-|------------------------4-----------------------4--------
G-|------------------------4-----------------------4--------
D-|-2---1-----2-------1----6--------2--1-----2--1--4--------
A-|-------2----------------6--------------2--------2--------
E-|------------------------4--------------------------------
trickling through your ...

Chorus: (B E A B)
B E
If someday comes early, comes ...
A B
To take you for all ...
B E
The tables are turning...
A B
My destination sometime ...

Verse: (B A E A)
B A
Throw away your calendar ...
E A
Get up and get down, ride ...
B A
Get up and do something ...
E B
do it, do it, do it, ..

Pre-chorus:
(B) (A)
e-|------------------2-----------------------0----------
B-|------------------4-----------------------2----------
G-|------------------4-----------------------2----------
D-|-2-1-------2----1-4----2---1-------2---1--2----------
A-|-------2----------2------------2----------0----------
E-|-----------------------------------------------------
Doing the best I ...

(G#m) (B)
e-|----------------4------------------------------2-----
B-|----------------4------------------------------4-----
G-|----------------4------------------------------4-----
D-|-2-1-------2-1--6---------2--1---------2---1---4-----
A-|--------2-------6-----------------2------------2-----
E-|----------------4------------------------------------
taking what I can get ...

Chorus
B E
If one day you wake up ....
A B
Come and get me, come and ..
B E
Into your illusion, ...
A B
Anytime, ...

Solo (over B A E A)

e-|-------7------------------------------17---------------------
B-|-----7---10-9-10--10-9-7-9-10--17p14----14--17p14------------
G-|---8--------------------------------14----14-----14-16/\p14--
D-|-9-----------------------------------------------------------
A-|-------------------------------------------------------------
E-|-------------------------------------------------------------

e-|--------------------------------------------------------------
B-|-10-10p9--12p9--10p9-----------15-15-15--17-17-15-15-14-14----
G-|--------9-----9-----9-11/\p9(s)14-14-14--------------------16\
D-|--------------------------------------------------------------
A-|--------------------------------------------------------------
E-|--------------------------------------------------------------

B A
The hour glass is draining fast...
E A
And all this to will come to pass....

e-|----------------
B-|----------------
G-|----------------
D-|-2--1-----2--1--
A-|-------2--------
E-|----------------

(**** NOTE: Quick key change here ****)
E A
If someday comes early, ...
D E
To take you for ...

(* then we go back to the normal key *)
B E
The tables are turning....
A B
My destination .....

Outro ("Sometime to return... sometime to return...") over B A E A

ending with
(B)
e-|----------------2-
B-|----------------4-
G-|----------------4-
D-|-2--1-----2--1--4-
A-|-------2--------2-
E-|------------------

Enjoy!

Sean Carey
smcarey@mmm.com

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---- (original transcription by TJGriffey@aol.com follows) ----
---------------------------------------------------------------

From: TJGriffey@aol.com
Date: Sun, 10 Dec 1995 21:32:20 -0500
Subject: Sometime_To_Return Soul_Asylum


This is probably one of their best songs ever and my favorite disc. This is
the way my band played it so any suggestions or corrections would be
appreciated. Also, if anyone knows all the lyrics let me know. If you like
this let me know and I post more old Soul Asylum stuff.

Intro:
e----------7--5-4-5--5p4--5p4--5p4----5p4--5p4--5p4--777777------
B-------7--------------------------------5------------------------------------
-
G----8------------------------------------------------------------------------
- x2
D--9--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-

Verses: B A E A
B A E B
Well I ran away, I walked a fine line, ....

Pre-Chorus
E D C# B
Doing a what ...
E D C# A
Working wiE D C# G#
I'm begining ...
E D C# E
It's getting out .....

Verse 2:
I have seen these do-si-do, I ....

Pre-Chorus:
But you're doing the ....

Chorus: B E A B
B E
If someday comes early, comes ....
A B (other guitar plays single B note on e string)
To take you for all ...
The tables are turning, your ...
My destination ....

Bridge
G-----------------------------
D---A------6----------------------
E---7-------------------------

Verse 3
Throw away calendar and sign u.....

Pre-Chorus
Doing the best I ...

Chorus
If one day you wake up and ....

Bridge

Solo B A E A
(same as the intro but an octave higher and some stuff I didn't try to figure
out)

B A
The hour glass is draining fast, ..
E B
And all this to will come to pass....

E D C# B

Bridge

Chorus

B A E A for the ending and then the E D C# B at the end.


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