Present Tense by Radiohead

Present Tense tab by Radiohead

Guitar tabs

Capo 1st fret


Intro:

  Gm              Cm             D/F#
e|-----------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------| |
B|-----11----11--------11------|--------------------------|----10----10--------10------| |
G|-----------------------------|----8----8---------8------|----------------------------| |
D|-------12-----12--------12---|--------------------------|------12------12-------12---| |
A|-10------10-------10------10-|-----10-----10-------10---|-9-------9--------9-------9-| |
E|-----------------------------|-8------8-------8-------8-|----------------------------| |
                                             |
  Bm              Bb             Eb              |
e|-----------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------| |
B|-----------------------------|--------------------------|----8-----8----------8------| |
G|------7-----7---------7------|----7----7---------7------|----------------------------| |
D|-----------------------------|--------------------------|------8-------8---------8---| | x2
A|--------9------9---------9---|------8------8--------8---|-6------6---------6-------6-| |
E|--7-------7--------7-------7-|-6------6-------6-------6-|----------------------------| |
                                             |
  Ab              Fm             Bb              |
e|-----------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------| |
B|-----------------------------|----9----9---------9------|----------------------------| |
G|------5-----5---------5------|--------------------------|----7-----7----------7------| |
D|-----------------------------|-----10-----10-------10---|----------------------------| |
A|--------6------6---------6---|-8------8-------8-------8-|------8-------8---------8---| |
E|--4-------4--------4-------4-|--------------------------|-6------6---------6-------6-| |

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  Gm              Cm
e|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----11----11--------11------|----8----8---------8------|
G|--------0------0---------0---|------8------7--------7---|
D|-----------------------------|--------------------------| x2
A|-10------10-------10------10-|--------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-8------8-------8-------8-|


Verse 1:

  Gm             Cm             Gm             Cm
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----11---11------11------|----8-----8--------8------|-----11---11------11------|----8-----8--------8------|
G|-------0-----0--------0---|------8------7--------7---|-------0-----0--------0---|------8------7--------7---|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-10-----10-----10------10-|--------------------------|-10-----10-----10------10-|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|-8------8-------8-------8-|--------------------------|-8------8-------8-------8-|
          Dis-   -tance,                   dis-   -tance

  Eb             Dm             Eb             Dm
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----8----8--------8------|----6-----6--------6------|-----8----8--------8------|----6-----6--------6------|
G|-------0-----0--------0---|------0------0--------0---|-------0-----0--------0---|------0------0--------0---|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-6------6-------6-------6-|-5------5-------5-------5-|-6------6-------6-------6-|-5------5-------5-------5-|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
          Is like a weapon,                   is like a weapon

  Gm             Cm             Gm             Cm
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----11---11------11------|----8-----8--------8------|-----11---11------11------|----8-----8--------8------|
G|-------0-----0--------0---|------8------7--------7---|-------0-----0--------0---|------8------7--------7---|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-10-----10-----10------10-|--------------------------|-10-----10-----10------10-|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|-8------8-------8-------8-|--------------------------|-8------8-------8-------8-|
          Of self defense,                   of self defense

  Eb             Dm             Eb             Dm
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----8----8--------8------|----6-----6--------6------|-----8----8--------8------|----6-----6--------6------|
G|-------0-----0--------0---|------0------0--------0---|-------0-----0--------0---|------0------0--------0---|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-6------6-------6-------6-|-5------5-------5-------5-|-6------6-------6-------6-|-5------5-------5-------5-|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
         Against the present,                 against the present

  Eb             Fsus2
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----8----8---------8-----|----8-----8---------8-----|
G|-------0-----0---------0--|------0-------0--------0--|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-6------6-------6-------6-|-8------8--------8------8-|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
           Present tense


Verse 2:

  Gm             Cm             Gm             Cm
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----11---11------11------|----8-----8--------8------|-----11---11------11------|----8-----8--------8------|
G|-------0-----0--------0---|------8------7--------7---|-------0-----0--------0---|------8------7--------7---|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-10-----10-----10------10-|--------------------------|-10-----10-----10------10-|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|-8------8-------8-------8-|--------------------------|-8------8-------8-------8-|
         I won't get heavy,                   don’t get heavy

  Eb             Dm             Eb             Csus4/B
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----8----8--------8------|----6-----6--------6------|-----8----8--------8------|----6-----6--------6------|
G|-------0-----0--------0---|------0------0--------0---|-------0-----0--------0---|------0------0--------0---|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-6------6-------6-------6-|-5------5-------5-------5-|-6------6-------6-------6-|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|-7------7-------7-------7-|
           Keep it light and,                  keep it moving

  Eb             Dm             Eb             Fsus2
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----8----8--------8------|----6-----6--------6------|-----8----8--------8------|----8-----8--------8------|
G|-------0-----0--------0---|------0------0--------0---|-------0-----0--------0---|------0------0--------0---|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-6------6-------6-------6-|-5------5-------5-------5-|-6------6-------6-------6-|-8------8-------8-------8-|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
             I am doing,                       no harm


Verse 3:

  Gm             Cm             Gm             Cm
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----11---11------11------|----8-----8--------8------|-----11---11------11------|----8-----8--------8------|
G|-------0-----0--------0---|------8------7--------7---|-------0-----0--------0---|------8------7--------7---|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-10-----10-----10------10-|--------------------------|-10-----10-----10------10-|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|-8------8-------8-------8-|--------------------------|-8------8-------8-------8-|
            As my world,                     comes crashing down

  Eb             Dm             Eb             Csus4/B
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----8----8--------8------|----6-----6--------6------|-----8----8--------8------|----6-----6--------6------|
G|-------0-----0--------0---|------0------0--------0---|-------0-----0--------0---|------0------0--------0---|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-6------6-------6-------6-|-5------5-------5-------5-|-6------6-------6-------6-|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|-7------7-------7-------7-|
           I'll be dancing,                   freaking out

  Eb             Fsus2           Gm
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----8----8--------8------|----8-----8--------8------|-----11---11-------11-----|
G|-------0-----0--------0---|------0------0--------0---|-------0-----0--------0---|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-6------6-------6-------6-|-8------8-------8-------8-|-10-----10-----10------10-|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
            Deaf, dumb,         and blind


Chorus 1:

  Gm             Gm       F      Bb             Bb
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|----3-----3--------3------|----3-----3--------3------|
G|----3-----3--------3------|----3-----3--------2------|------3------3--------3---|------3------3--------3---|
D|------0------0--------0---|------0------0--------0---|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|-1------1-------1---------|-1------1-------1---------|
E|-3------3-------3---------|-3------3-------1---------|--------------------------|--------------------------|

  Eb             C             Gm             Gm       F
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|----8-----8--------8------|----5-----5--------5------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|------0------0--------0---|------0------0--------0---|----3-----3--------3------|----3-----3--------2------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|------0------0--------0---|------0------0--------0---|
A|-6------6-------6------6--|-3------3-------3-------3-|-3------3-------3---------|-3------3-------1---------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
                                                  In you I'm
  Bb             Bb             Eb             C
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|----3-----3--------3------|----3-----3--------3------|----8-----8--------8------|----5-----5--------5------|
G|------3------3--------3---|------3------3--------3---|------0------0--------0---|------0------0--------0---|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-1------1-------1---------|-1------1-------1---------|-6------6-------6------6--|-3------3-------3-------3-|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
  Lost,                   in you I'm lost


Bridge:

  Gm              Cm             D/F#
e|-----------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-----11----11--------11------|--------------------------|----10----10--------10------|
G|-----------------------------|----8----8---------8------|----------------------------|
D|-------12-----12--------12---|--------------------------|------12------12-------12---|
A|-10------10-------10------10-|-----10-----10-------10---|-9-------9--------9-------9-|
E|-----------------------------|-8------8-------8-------8-|----------------------------|
      I won't turn around,   when the penny drops,      I won't stop now

  Bm              Bb             Eb
e|-----------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|--------------------------|----8-----8----------8------|
G|------7-----7---------7------|----7----7---------7------|----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|--------------------------|------8-------8---------8---|
A|--------9------9---------9---|------8------8--------8---|-6------6---------6-------6-|
E|--7-------7--------7-------7-|-6------6-------6-------6-|----------------------------|
       I won't slack off,     or all this love,       will be in vain

  Ab              Fm             Bb
e|-----------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|----9----9---------9------|----------------------------|
G|------5-----5---------5------|--------------------------|----7-----7----------7------|
D|-----------------------------|-----10-----10-------10---|----------------------------|
A|--------6------6---------6---|-8------8-------8-------8-|------8-------8---------8---|
E|--4-------4--------4-------4-|--------------------------|-6------6---------6-------6-|


  Gm              Cm             D/F#
e|-----------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-----11----11--------11------|--------------------------|----10----10--------10------|
G|-----------------------------|----8----8---------8------|----------------------------|
D|-------12-----12--------12---|--------------------------|------12------12-------12---|
A|-10------10-------10------10-|-----10-----10-------10---|-9-------9--------9-------9-|
E|-----------------------------|-8------8-------8-------8-|----------------------------|
       Stop from falling,        down a mine,   it's no one's business

  Bm              Bb             Eb
e|-----------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|--------------------------|----8-----8----------8------|
G|------7-----7---------7------|----7----7---------7------|----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|--------------------------|------8-------8---------8---|
A|--------9------9---------9---|------8------8--------8---|-6------6---------6-------6-|
E|--7-------7--------7-------7-|-6------6-------6-------6-|----------------------------|
           But mine,     that all this love,      could be in vain

  Ab              Fm             Bb
e|-----------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|----9----9---------9------|----------------------------|
G|------5-----5---------5------|--------------------------|----7-----7----------7------|
D|-----------------------------|-----10-----10-------10---|----------------------------|
A|--------6------6---------6---|-8------8-------8-------8-|------8-------8---------8---|
E|--4-------4--------4-------4-|--------------------------|-6------6---------6-------6-|


Chorus 2:

  Eb             C             Gm             Gm       F
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|----8-----8--------8------|----5-----5--------5------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|------0------0--------0---|------0------0--------0---|----3-----3--------3------|----3-----3--------2------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|------0------0--------0---|------0------0--------0---|
A|-6------6-------6------6--|-3------3-------3-------3-|-3------3-------3---------|-3------3-------1---------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
                                                  In you I'm
  Bb             Bb             Eb             C
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|----3-----3--------3------|----3-----3--------3------|----8-----8--------8------|----5-----5--------5------|
G|------3------3--------3---|------3------3--------3---|------0------0--------0---|------0------0--------0---|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-1------1-------1---------|-1------1-------1---------|-6------6-------6------6--|-3------3-------3-------3-|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
  Lost,                   in you I'm lost

  Eb             C             Gm             Gm       F
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|----8-----8--------8------|----5-----5--------5------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|------0------0--------0---|------0------0--------0---|----3-----3--------3------|----3-----3--------2------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|------0------0--------0---|------0------0--------0---|
A|-6------6-------6------6--|-3------3-------3-------3-|-3------3-------3---------|-3------3-------1---------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
                                                  In you I'm
  Bb             Bb             Eb             C
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|----3-----3--------3------|----3-----3--------3------|----8-----8--------8------|----5-----5--------5------|
G|------3------3--------3---|------3------3--------3---|------0------0--------0---|------0------0--------0---|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-1------1-------1---------|-1------1-------1---------|-6------6-------6------6--|-3------3-------3-------3-|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
  Lost,                   in you I'm lost


Outro:

  Gm             Cm             Gm             Cm
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----11---11------11------|----8-----8--------8------|-----11---11------11------|----8-----8--------8------|
G|-------0-----0--------0---|------8------7--------7---|-------0-----0--------0---|------8------7--------7---|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-10-----10-----10------10-|--------------------------|-10-----10-----10------10-|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|-8------8-------8-------8-|--------------------------|-8------8-------8-------8-|

  Gm             Cm             Gm             Cm
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----11---11------11------|----8-----8--------8------|-----11---11------11------|----8-----8--------8------|
G|-------0-----0--------0---|------8------7--------7---|-------0-----0--------0---|------8------7--------7---|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-10-----10-----10------10-|--------------------------|-10-----10-----10------10-|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|-8------8-------8-------8-|--------------------------|-8------8-------8-------8-|

  Gm
e|--------------------------|
B|-11-----------------------|
G|--0-----------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|-10-----------------------|
E|--------------------------|

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