WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | The Horrors - Who Can Say Tabs | Version #3
I looked at previous versions none were quite right somehow.
mind you looking at live versions and hearing the original recording,
i do realise that they sometimes change the song
a semitone higher e to f and so on.
this is the recorded version.
oh and by the way for guitar amp settings i use
bass=5
mid=5
treb=5
overdrive=10
gain=5
intro
BASS
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
SYNTH
E B G# G#/A/G# E
guitar
strum these chords in time
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
g|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1|
d|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
a|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
e|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|
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
b|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|-------------------------------|
g|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1|
d|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
a|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
e|-------------------------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|
1st verse part 1
BASS
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
i never meant for you to get hurt, oh how i tried,
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
oh how i tried how i tried
1st verse part2
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
I could never give you just what you deserved,Another man,
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
would surely learn.
guitar
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
e|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|
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
e|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|
2nd verse part 1
BASS
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
I know these words, they only serve to twist the knife,
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
But I will try to make them heard.
2nd verse part 2
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Maybe it's better now I've gone away, Maybe it's not,
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Oh who can say.
guitar
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
e|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|
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
e|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|
chorus
bass
g|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
d|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|-------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
and though its hard for me to say
g|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
d|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|-------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
maybe you're better off this way
middle 8
BASS
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
And when I told her I didn't love her anymore,
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
She cried.
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
And when I told her, her kisses were not like before,
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
She cried.
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
And when I told her another girl had caught my eye
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
She cried.
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
And I kissed her, with a kiss that could only mean goodbye.
THEN
Synth
B G# C# B X4
BASS
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| X4
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
CHORUS
bass
g|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
d|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|-------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
and though its hard for me to say
g|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
d|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|-------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
maybe you're better off this way
GUITAR
E|17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
B|17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
G|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11|
E|17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
_________________________________________________________________
E|17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17|-----------------------------|
B|17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17|-----------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|
D|--------------------------------|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|
A|16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
E|17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17|-----------------------------|
REPEAT UNTIL END
EXTRA:
ALTHOUGH ITS NEVER BEEN PLAYED BY THE HORRORS (TO MY KNOWLEDGE) I LIKE TO PLAY THIS IN
TIME WITH THE "GET AWAY"'S
E|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|-----|
A|-----|
E|4-2-0|