Jam - Scrape Away Tabs

11 February 2001, 2.27pm

Scr*pE AWAY by THE JAM

Written by Paul Weller


Chords used:

Dm9:  10-x-10-10-10-12
F:    x-8-10-10-10-x and/or 133211
Bb:   688766
A:    577655
Dm:   10-12-12-10-10-10

The main bass riff is:

  n.c.
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-------------------- (x1)  
--------------5-----  
--0--5--7--8-----8--
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then

--------------------
--------------------
-------------------- for all of the song
-----------5-------- except the chorus
--5--7--8-----8-----
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Then when the guitar comes in - it plays something like this:

          riff 1 (N.C.)
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------  --------------------------------------
------  -------------------------------------- 
------  --0--5--0--0--5--0--------------------
--5p0-  --------------------0--5--0--0--5--0--
------  --------------------------------------

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--0--5--0--0--5--0-------------------------
--------------------0--5--0--0--5--0-------
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then during the verse (riff 2) is played like this:

  N.C.
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--0--5--0--0--5--0---------------------
--------------------0--5--0--0--5--0---
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 (palm mute)

(riff 2)              
Your twisted cynicism - makes me feel sick -
(riff 2)
Your open disgust for 'Idealistic naive'
(riff 2)
You've given up hope - you're jaded and ill -
(riff 2)
The trouble is your thought's a catching disease.

Dm9                    F
Ooh - you need to get away -
Dm9                        F
Ooh - you need a change of pace -
               Dm9                      
Because you're all dried up and you don't believe,
           F
You reckon I'm dreaming when I say I still feel real,
            Dm9
You say you work for yourself and it's the only way,
      F                                              (riff 1)
But I look at you talking and to me you just scr*pe away.

(riff 1)

(riff 2) 
What makes once young minds get in this state?
(riff 2)
Is it age, or just the social climate?
(riff 2)
You're talking like some f**king hardened MP,
(riff 2)
You're saying power's all, it's powers you NEED!

             
  Bb5                   (A bass)
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----------------------------------
----------------------------------
--8-------------------------------
--8-------------------------------
--6-------------------------------
  Ooh - you need to get away -
        
  Bb5                        Dm
-----------------------------10---
-----------------------------10---
-----------------------------10---
--8--------------------------12---
--8--------------------------12---
--6-------------------------------
  Ooh - you need a change of PACE.
 
 Dm  F     Dm  F     Dm  F     F   Dm
-10------------10----10------------10--
-10--10----10--10----10--10----10--10--
-10--10----10--10----10--10----10--10--
-12--10----10--12----12--10----10--12--
-12---8-----8--12----12---8-----8--12--
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              Dm  F            Dm  F     Dm  F
--------------10-------------------10----10------
--------------10--10-----------10--10----10--10--
--------------10--10-----------10--10----10--10--
--------------12--10-----------10--12----12--10--
--------------12---8------------8--12----12---8--
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Saying powers all    you need

Hey

Dm9                    F
Ooh - you need to get away -
Dm9                        F
Ooh - you need a change of pace -
               Dm9
Because you've given up on hope - you're emotionless -
       F                                                    Dm9
You've no need for love, it's just hate, hate, hate, hate.
      F                                                 (riff 1)
But I look at you shaking and it's you who is scr*ping away.

                    (riff 1)
You who is scr*ping away.
                    (riff 1)
You who is scr*ping away  
                    (riff 1)
You who is scr*ping away 
                    (tacet)
You who is scr*ping away

                          p.h.
                         -(9)-
                         -----
                         -----
                         -----
                         -----
                         -----                 
You who is scr*ping away

                    (riff 1)
You who is scr*ping away
                    (riff 1)
You who is scr*ping away
                    (riff 1)
You who is scr*ping away
                     
You who is scr*ping away

                  
You who is scr*ping away
               (feedback)
You who is scr*ping away
                    (riff 1)    
You who is scr*ping away

                    (riff 1)
Aw! You is scr*ping away
                         (riff 1)
You is scr*ping scr*ping away
                         (riff 1)
You is scr*ping scr*ping away
                    (riff 1)
You who is scr*ping away
                    (the guitar starts imrpovising around riff 1)
You who is scr*ping away
                        (and carries on improvising til here)
Aw you that's scr*ping away
                     
A -----------------------0--------
    You who is scr*ping away
                          (feedback)
You who is scr*ping away

e --0-0--0--

(french dialogue)

  N.C.
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-------6-----6-----6-----------------------------
--7-------7-----7-----7/9----10-10--9--9---\7---- (repeat til fade)
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This tab is nowhere near perfect but is pretty close.