Michael Hedges - Watching My Life Go By Tab

WATCHING MY LIFE GO BY
by Michael Hedges 1981

Legend:
! = left hand reaches under neck and vigorously slaps guitar body like
it's a bongo drum!

Forte [WITH PASSION]

2 2 2 2 2 2
2 2 2 2 2 2
2 2 2 2 2 2
0 0 0 0 0 0
4 4 4 4 4 4
4 4 4 4 4 4
2 2 2 2 2 2
2 2 2 2 2 2
2 2 2 2 2 2
0 0 0 0 0 0
4 4 4 4 4 4
4 4 4 4 4 4
5 5 5 7 7 7 8 8 8 10 10 10
5 5 5 7 7 7 10 10 10 12 12 12
5 5 5 7 7 7 8 8 8 10 10 10
5 5 5 7 7 7 8 8 8 10 10 10
5 5 5 7 7 7 8 8 8 10 10 10
5 5 5 7 7 7 10 10 10 12 12 12
! !
0 0 H5
0 0 H4
0 0 H5
0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0
! !
0 0 H5
0 0 H4
0 0 H5
0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0
pianoforte [lightly with grace and energy, LET IT BREATHE] [and keep 16ths going on the top 2 strings as shown vaguely below] Everyone sees their life a different way __________________________
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 4 0 0
7 5 7 5
X X 8 7
X X X X
Saviors even come on different days
2 2 2 2 2 2
0 0 0 0 0 0
3 3 3 3 3 3
0 0 0 0 0 0
3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2 2 2
0 0 0 0 0 0
3 3 3 3 3 3
0 0 0 0 0 0
3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3
Bleeding his colors into several shades
3 3 3 3 3 3
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
3 3 3 3 3 3
0 0 0 0 0 0
3 3 3 3 3 3
0 0 0 0 0 0
3 3 3 3 3 3
0 0 0 0 0 0
3 3 3 3 3 3
0 0 0 0 0 0
3 3 3 3 3 3
Forte [stronger] But I am a prisoner caught in the flesh, red-handed
5 0
0 0
0 0
5 0
X 8
5 8
Watching my life go by
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
12 12 12 0 0 (0) 12 12 12 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0 0 0
12 12 12 0 0 (0) 12 12 12 0 0
slides up to 12th fret from open string.
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
12 12 12 0 0 (0) 12 12 12 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0 0 0
12 12 12 0 0 (0) 12 12 12 0 0
I'm watching my life go by
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
9 9 9 9 9 9
7 7 7 7 7 7
7 7 7 7 7 7
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
9 9 9 9 9 9
7 7 7 7 7 7
7 7 7 7 7 7
GLISS Watching my life go by ! !
0 0 H5
0 0 H4
0 0 H5
0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0
0 0 H5
0 0 H4
0 0 H5
0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0
Nobody knows how close ... "together" means
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
5 4 0 0
7 5 7 5
X X 8 7
X X X X
Love is a race we run at different speeds
2 2 2 2 2 2
0 0 0 0 0 0
3 3 3 3 3 3
0 0 0 0 0 0
3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2 2 2
0 0 0 0 0 0
3 3 3 3 3 3
0 0 0 0 0 0
3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3
Pacing ourselves to deal with different needs
3 3 3 3 3 3
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
3 3 3 3 3 3
0 0 0 0 0 0
3 3 3 3 3 3
0 0 0 0 0 0
3 3 3 3 3 3
0 0 0 0 0 0
3 3 3 3 3 3
0 0 0 0 0 0
3 3 3 3 3 3
But I am a spectator caught in a crowd of laughter
5 0
0 0
0 0
5 0
X 8
5 8
Watching my life go by
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
12 12 12 0 0 (0) 12 12 12 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0 0 0
12 12 12 0 0 (0) 12 12 12 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
12 12 12 0 0 (0) 12 12 12 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0 0 0
12 12 12 0 0 (0) 12 12 12 0 0
I'm watching my life go by
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
9 9 9 9 9 9
7 7 7 7 7 7
7 7 7 7 7 7
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
9 9 9 9 9 9
7 7 7 7 7 7
7 7 7 7 7 7
GLISS ~~~crescendo>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Watching my life go by
0 0 H5
0 0 H4
0 0 H5
0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0
0 0 H5
0 0 H4
0 0 H5
0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0
Deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee deet deet
2 2 2 2 2 2
2 2 2 2 2 2
2 2 2 2 2 2
0 0 0 0 0 0
4 4 4 4 4 4
4 4 4 4 4 4
Dee Deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
2 2 2 2 2 2
2 2 2 2 2 2
2 2 2 2 2 2
0 0 0 0 0 0
4 4 4 4 4 4
4 4 4 4 4 4
Dweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Daa Dweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
5 5 5 7 7 7 8 8 8 10 10 10
5 5 5 7 7 7 10 10 10 12 12 12
5 5 5 7 7 7 8 8 8 10 10 10
5 5 5 7 7 7 8 8 8 10 10 10
5 5 5 7 7 7 8 8 8 10 10 10
5 5 5 7 7 7 10 10 10 12 12 12
eeeeeeeee Ah - dah - daaaaaahhhhh ! !
0 0 H5
0 0 H4
0 0 H5
0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0
! !
0 0 H5
0 0 H4
0 0 H5
0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0

[same as verses above]

Somebody help me find my way back down There's nobody left for me to lap around

Everyone's breaking past my speed of sound

I am a dictator I keep my soul surrounded Watching my life, Waaah - tching my life, Watching my life .... I'm watching my life go by Watching my life go by [ending] I'm watching my life go by-------------------------
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
7 7 7 7 7 7
7 7 7 7 7 7
7 7 7 7 7 7
--yyyyy-----------------------------------------------------------I'm---
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
7 7 7 7 7 7
7 7 7 7 7 7
7 7 7 7 7 7
~~~crescendo>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> Watching my life!
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
Alternative harmonics [the entire harmonics part] ! !
0 0 H5
0 0 H4
0 0 H5
0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0
! !
X X
X X
0 0 H5
0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0 H4
0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0 H5
0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0

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