:::::::::::: Mystifies Me :::::::::::: by R. Wood As played by Son Volt from the album "Trace" (1995) Transcribed by Dave Shapiro (dshapir@future.uswc.uswest.com) There are two guitars in this song. The rhythm guitar has a capo on the 1st fret, and the lead (a la Keith Richards) has a capo on the 4th fret. The rhythm guitar's chords are: --1-----1-----3----4----1------------------------------------ --2-----1^2---4----4----1------------------------------------ --1-----3-----3----1----1------------------------------------ --3-----3-----1----1----3------------------------------------ --4-----1-----1----3----3------------------------------------ -------------------4---(1)----------------------------------- Db Bbm Eb Ab Fm In terms of open-chord shapes, it's: Db: C shape Bbm: Am shape Eb: D shape Ab: G shape Fm: Em shape Remember that it's capo 1st fret, so those 1s are just open strings. With the exception of the intro, I'll use these chords as a template to follow the lyrics and lead guitar. First, the intro. Note two guitars. The rhythm guitar is on the top and the lead is on the bottom. |-------1----------------------1----------------------------- |-1--2-----4--1^2--1-------1---2----------------------------- |---------------------1^3------1----------------------------- |------------------------------3----------------------------- |------------------------------4----------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------------ | |------------------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------------------ |----------------------------------------6--8--6--6---------- |-------8--------------------------4--8--------------6^8----- |-4--4-----4--4----4--4----4--------------------------------- Stay a while and work it |-1-------3--3--4-------------------------------------------| |-1^2-----4--4--4-------------------------------------------| |-3-------3--3--1-------------------1-----------------------| |-3-------1-----1----------------1--------------------------| |-1-------1-----3-----------1^3-----------------------------| |---------------4----------------------4--------------------| | | |-------------------4---------4--------4--------------------| |----------------------4---------4-----4--------------------| |-------------------------5^6----------5--------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| Verse Db Bbm Eb Ab out of me We've got time and we can cause it to ---------------------4-------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ -----------------4^5---------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Ab Db Just give me a sign I'll take your word -4-------4-------------------------------------------------- ---4-------4------------------------------------------------ -----5^6-----5---------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Bbm Eb Ab I'll learn anything you want me to ------9/11-11/12-12-13----------11--9----------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ -9/10--/11-11/12-12-13----------12-10----------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Ab Db That is all I'm looking to you for ---8---7---6---6-------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ -8---7---6---5---------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Bbm Eb Ab All I'm asking that you simply do ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ -------6--8--6--6------------------------------------------- -6--8--------------6^8-------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ Ab Db Take it, leave it, make things ---8---7---6---4-----------------------------9-------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ -8---7---6---5---------------------------/10---------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Bb Eb Ab matter Let in all my breath away -----------9/11-11/12-12-13-------11---9-----8---------4---- ------------------------------------------------------------ --------10------11/12-12-13-------12--10-----8---------5---- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Ab Db Take it all apart and put it back ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ -6^8--6-------6--------------------------------------------- ---------6^8-----4------------------------------------------ Bbm Eb Ab I am always left here looking at you ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------6--6----6--------------------------------------------- ------6--6^8--6--6------------------------------------------ -----------------6^8---------------------------------------- -4^6-------------------------------------------------------- Chorus Ab Db You look so fine, true ---8---7---6---4-|------------------------------------------ -----------------|------------------------------------------ -8---7---6---5---|------------------------------------------ -----------------|-----------------------6- 6^8--6-----6---- -----------------|---------------------------------6^8------ -----------------|------------------------------------------ Bbm Eb Ab You look so fine, true ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------6--6^8--6--------------------- -------------------------6^8-------------------------------- -----------------------------------------6^8---------------- Solo Db Ab Db And I would not lie to you ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------8^10-- -----------6--------------------------------6^8--8/10------- ------6^8-------------------------------6^8----------------- -6^8---------------------------------/8--------------------- Ab Bbm Fm Db Eb ----------------11------------------------------------------| -9-9--[11]12b11-------9--9------9------9---9----------------| ---------------------10--8------8^10--10---8-------8--8--8--| ----------------------------10----------------10--11-10--8--| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| Verse (With intro lick) Db Let me see you, let me know your dreams ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------------6--6^8--6-6--- --------8---------------------------------6^8-----------6^8- -4---4------4----4---4--4----4------------------------------ Bbm Eb Ab Won't you please give out a sign? ---------------------------------------4-------4------4----- -----------------------------------------4-------4----4----- -------------------------------------------5^6-----6--5----- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Ab Db Things you say make me look through you ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ -----------------------------------------------------6------ -----------------------------------------------6--6--6^8-6-- -------------------------------------------6^8-------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ Bbm Eb Ab No one mystifies me like you do --------------------------------------8--7----6----4-------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------8------6----5----------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Db This is why I'll always look at you ------------------------------------------9/11-11--12-13---- ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------10------11--12-13---- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Chorus Bbm Eb Ab And I'll hold you to it every day You look so fine, -------11---9---------------------------8^9--9^8------------ ---------------------------------------------------9-------- -------12--10-------------------------8----------8---------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Db Bbm Eb Ab true No one mystifies me like you do ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ -----------6--6^8--6---------------------------------------- -------6^8------------6^8----------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ Db You look so fine, true ---8---7---6---4----------------------------9/11-11/12-12-13 ------------------------------------------------------------ -8---7---6---5--------------------------(10)-----11/12-12-13 ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Bbm Eb Ab No one mystifies me like you do. ----------------------------------| ----------------------------------| ----------------------------------| ----------------------------------| ----------------------------------| ----------------------------------| Outtro (With intro lick) Db Bbm ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------6--6^8--6----------------- --------8---------------------6^8-----------6^8------------- --4--4-----4--4--4--4--4------------------------------------ Eb Ab Db ------------4---6---7---8----9--8----11--9------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ----------5---6---7---8------8--8----10-10------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Db Bbm Eb Ab ----9----11----12----13----11--9------------|Fine --------------------------------------------| -10---11----12----13-------10-10------------| --------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------| Have phun, Dave dshapir@future.uswc.uswest.com