Maxïmo Park - Karaoke Plays Tab


Karaoke Plays - Maximo Park

Intro 0:00-0:12

e
B
G
D 6 6
A 6h7p6 9 6 6 4 4 6h7p6 9 6 6 4 4
E 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 0 0
e
B
G 6 6
D 6h7p6 9 6 6 4 4 6h7p6 9 6 6 4 4
A 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 0 0
E

Verse 0:12-0:38

"You write a list of things to do" "To occupy your time that.."
e
B "slide
G 13 11 14 13 6 4 between
D X X X X X X each
A 777777777777679\44444444\22222222 11 9 12 11 4 2 cord"
E 000000000000000 00000000 00000000
"But in my mind it's never final" "And when you sleep I try not.."
e
B
G 13 11 14 13 6 4
D X X X X X X
A 777777777777777\44444444 11 9 12 11 4 2
E 000000000000000 00000000

Pre Chorus 0:38-0:55

"Oh, I waited up for you" "But you didn't come back home" "Oh, I waited up for you" "Couldn't you come back home?" A Bm
e 5 5 55555 555 2 2 22222 222
B 5 5 55555 555 3 3 33333 333 7 7 777 8\
G 6 6 66666 666 4 4 44444 444 7 7 777\6 6 6 666 7/2 2
D 7 7 77777 777 4 4 44444 444
A 7 7 77777 777 2 2 22222 222
E 5 5 55555 555 x x xxxxx xxx
e
B
G 2 222
D
A
E

Chorus 0:55-1:17

"If someone gets run down" "Karaoke plays..." "..somewhere in the background" "But there is no explanation "What makes a grown man cry" "Karaoke plays!" "If someone gets run down" Fmajor Am
e x 0
B 1 1
G 2 fast 2 fast
D 3 strumming 2 strumming
A 3 0
E 1

2nd Verse 1:17-1:31

the first 14 seconds are the same as in the 1st Verse

e
B "slide
G 13 11 14 13 6 4 between
D X X X X X X each
A 777777777777679\44444444\22222222 11 9 12 11 4 2 cord"
E 000000000000000 00000000 00000000
1:31-1:56 "We never did want the dawn..." "Decided from the sheets in which.." "U know I changed my ways forever"* "The North Sea crashes through.."**
e
B
G 13 11 14 slightly
D X X X palm muted
A 777777777777777\44444444 11 9 12
E 000000000000000 00000000
* **
e e
B B
G 13~~~ G 13 11 14 13 6 4
D X D X X X X X X
A 11 A 11 9 12 11 4 2
E E

Pre Chorus 1:56-2:14

Chorus 2:14-2:39

"If someone gets run down" "Karaoke plays..." "..somewhere in the background"* "But there is no explanation" "What makes a grown man cry" "Karaoke plays!" "If someone gets run down" Fmajor Am
e x 0
B 1 1
G 2 fast 2 fast
D 3 strumming 2 strumming
A 3 0
E 1
*( here I'm switching to a C instead an Am, I thought it gives this section a little bit more punch:-) * C
e 3
B 5
G 5
D 5
A 3
E

Bridge 2:39-3:23

"I came home, there were radio waves" "I heard voices through the..."

Guitar 1 + Guitar 2(Intro Riff) "I came home, you were

e 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B 5/7 9 9 2/4 4 4/5 5 9\7 5 5 5\4 4 4\2 2 14\12 9 9 9\7 7 7\5 5
G
D
A 0
E 0 0
..nowhere to be found" etc.
e 0 0 0
B 14\12 9 9 9\7 7 7\5 5
G
D
A 0
E

play bridge 2 times

and then this:
e 5 5 777 8~~
B
G 6 6 7 6 6 666 4 4 444 6 6 7 6 6 666
D
A
E

Chorus 3:23-3:53

Chorus is the same as above but let Am ring till 3:53, then play slightly:

3:53-4:07
e
B
G 9~ 6 4~
D 9~ 6 4~
A 7~ 6 7 9 4 2~
E
End Hope you enjoy it as much as I did! Thanks | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note

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