So Here's my first tab -- I just lifted these chords by ear cause I couldn't find any I'm pretty sure it's correct. Easy song to jam on, key of C, this is one of the best put out in 2009. Ben Harper and Relentless 7 - The Word Suicide As Tabbed by Joseph Noah **NOTE** On the Am chord change in the verse, sometimes Ben will play a Am followed by Aadd9 and an Am7 something like Em e|---0-----3--------0---0---0----0---------------------------------------| B|---1-----0--------1---3---1----0---------------------------------------| G|---0-----0--------2---2---0----0---------------------------------------| D|---2-----0--------2---2---2----2---------------------------------------| A|---3-----2--------0---0---0----2---------------------------------------| E|---x-----3--------0---0---0----0---------------------------------------|
Intro: Em Em The word suicide is irresponsible Em Still you offered to buy me a gun Em what's so hard about sympathy Em Love is a lonely room Em Love is a lonely room G When out on the edge Em there's just two directions Em And somebody has to lose C I should know better than to use words Em Like never and hate Em Love is a lonely room Em Love is a lonely room ---solo1--- (beginning) e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|--15h17--17--17---15---15--------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------14h16----16---16----12------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------12----14-----14s16----14----12--------------12---| D|-----12h14--------------------------------------14p12h14-------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| etc. ---solo2---(beginning) (play with a slide, slightly more distortion) he plays something like... e|--------------------------------------------------5------------| B|-----------------------------------------------8---------------| G|----7s9--7--5--4---4-4h5-5--4s2--2p0------7s9------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| Em This is no way to live Em And this is no way to die C Who in the hell's life is Em this I'm living anyway Em Love is a lonely room Em Love is a lonely room Instrumental Outro Play Am riff and Em variations, or just repeat G Am Em pattern. Hope this works for you, being its my first tab please throw me a rating or an e-mail. Enjoy!
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for The Word Suicide by Ben Harper