WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Idlewild - You Held The World Tabs | Ver. 1
Title You Held The World in your arms
Artist Idlewild
Album The Remote Part
Guitarists Rod Pryce-Jones, Allan Stewart
When I see Idlewild play this song live, Rod Jones plays the melody over Allan Stewart playing the
chords. Allan Stewart uses C# minor position at the 4th fret, E position at the 7th fret, B and A.
These chords are below. For strumming patterns, you really need to listen to the CD. I am also
working on an acoustic version of this song but don’t hold your breath... It’s not easy.
C# min E B A
E-4 E-X E-X E-X
B-5 B-9 B-4 B-2
G-6 G-9 G-4 G-2
D-6 D-9 D-4 D-2
A-4 A-7 A-2 A-X
E-X E-X E-X E-X
Intro and Chorus (listen to song for rhythm.) NB // Indicates a slide in the breakdown
C# Min E B A
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------9---
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-6---8-8-9-8-4---8-8-9-8-4--8--6---8-6-8-9-8-4---8-8-9-8-4--8-------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
For the verse I have attempted to put the chords above the tablature but again, you will have to listen
to the song for strumming patterns.
Verse
A B C# min (repeat throughout all verses)
E---------------------------------------------4-------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------7----5-----4-5-4----------4---------
G----------------------2---------4---6--6----6----6----6-----------4---4-----4------
D---6-7----6-7----2--------4-----------------------------------------------------------
A-4------4-------0-----0-2--------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------4-----------------------------------------
B-------------7-----5----4-5-4--------4---------
G----6-----6-----6---6---------4---4----4------ repeat this part x5
D---------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------
Pre-chorus
A C# min B A C#min B A C# min B etc
E-------------------------------------------------------
B-10-9-------10---9------10-9-----10-9---------
G---------------------------------------------------9-- x8
D--------11----------11----------11---------11----
A-------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------
Chorus - as intro, see above.
Solo thing/ Breakdown/ Interlude, call it what you will.
C# min E B A B
E------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------
G--6-9-8-6-4-9-8-6-4//-8-6-8------------------- x2
D------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------
C# min E B A B C# min E B A C# min
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6---4---6----8---11---13---11---13---9---11---13---14---13---16--11---13---9------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
After this play the chorus until fade. Bend the last note and try to get some feedback if you really
want it to sound like the real thing. If you’re not that bothered, then, it doesn’t matter. The song
sounds good played with the neck pickup and light distortion. This an amazing song by an amazing
band, who don’t get the recognition they deserve.
