Meaning-Meaningless
Ron Pope
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Continues after the ad
Key:
This is the riff that plays during the intro, and the break between the chorus and verse 2 (for this break, just play the first line). Listen out to the song for timing, but it's basically just on the offbeat.E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|----0-------0---------2--------- D|--0---4-2-0---4-2-0-4---4-0----- A|----------------------------2-0- E|-------------------------------- E|------------| B|------------| G|------------| D|------------| A|0-----------| E|------------| E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|----0---------2-----0----------- D|-0----4-2-0-4---4-0---4-2-0-2-0- A|-------------------------------- E|--------------------------------******************************** IntroD A Bm GD A Bm G Verse 1D A In the sweet embrace of twilightBm G Just before the night time cameD A All her children in the front yardBm G There was laughter on the breezeD A Then a call came from her fatherBm G In his house halfway 'cross townD A He said "Love, I hate to tell you,G D But your mother, she's gone now."D ChorusA Bm D And time, moving quickly beforeG our eyesA Bm D G Oh why do these moments seem to fly?D A Bm GContinues after the adVerse 2D A So she tries to tell her husbandBm G But she cannnot make a soundD A And he hears through all the silenceBm G So before she hits the groundD A He says "Baby, are you with me?"Bm G And she opens up her eyesD A And she says "I lost my mother,"G D And a piece of her heart dies ChorusA Bm D And time, moving quickly beforeG our eyesA Bm D G Oh why do these moments seem to fly?A Bm D And time, moving quickly beforeG our eyesA Bm D G Oh why do these moments seem to fly?Bm D G I am trapped and wondering whyG ... Bridge D A Bm G x 4G Verse 3D A Now it's late and she is restlessBm G All her girls are tucked in bedD A She is searching for a meaningBm G When all words feel meaninglessD A And the hardest part of losingBm G Is the memory of the winD A And the hardest part of letting goG D Is when you know you never canD A Yeah, the hardest part of letting goG D Is when you know you never canD ChorusA Bm D And time, moving quickly beforeG our eyesA Bm D G Oh why do these moments seem to fly?A Bm D And time, moving quickly beforeG our eyesA Bm D G Oh why do these moments seem to fly?Bm D G I am trapped and wondering why ...Bm D G G Moving quickly before our eyes D A Bm G x2D **********************This is the guitar riff for the bri E|------------------------------- B|--0---------0------------------ G|------2---------2---0---------- D|----4---------4-------4-2-0---- A|------------------------------- E|------------------------------- dge - again, listen to the song fo E|---------------------------------------------| B|0-------0-------0----------------------------| G|----2-2---2-2-------2--0-----------0---------| D|-4---------------4------4-2-0-2-4----4-------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------- B|--0---------0------------------ G|------2---------2---0---------- D|----4---------4-------4-2-0---- A|------------------------------- E|------------------------------- E|-----------------------------------| B|0----------------------------------| G|----2--------------0---------------| D|--4-----4------4------4-2-0--------| A|-----------------------------2-----| E|-----------------------------------| Riff for the outro (very similar to first line of bridge) E|------------------------------- B|--0---------0------------------ G|------2---------2---0---------- D|----4---------4-------4-2-0---- A|------------------------------- E|------------------------------- E|---------------------------------------------| B|0-------0-------0----------------------------| G|----2-2---2-2-------2--0---------------------| D|--4---------------4------4-2-0---------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------|