James-Sit Down
[Intro - Solo 1 - BPM 126][Verse]
[E] I sing myself to sleep [A] A song from the [B] darkest hour
[E] Secrets I can't keep [A] Inside of the [B] day
[E] I swing from high to deep [A] Extremes of [B] sweet and sour
[E] Hope that God exists [A] I hope, I [B] pray
[E] Drawn by the undertow [A] My life is out of [B] control
[E] I believe this wave will bear my [A] weight so let it [B] flow
(triplet fill like Higher Ground - play B increasing in volume)
[Chorus]
[E] Oh sit down, Oh sit down, Oh sit down
[A] Sit down next to [B] me
[E] Sit down down down down down [A] in sympa [B] thy
[Solo 2]
[Verse]
[E] Now I'm relieved to hear that you've [A] been to some [B] far out places
It's [E] hard to carry on when you [A] feel all [B] alone
[E] Now I've swung back down again It's [A] worse than it was be [B] fore
If I [E] hadn't seen such riches I could [A] live with being [B] poor
(Triplet drum fill - as per higher ground - start strum on upstroke)
[Chorus]
[E] Oh sit down, Oh sit down, Oh sit down
[A] Sit down next to [B] me
[E] Sit down down down down
[A] down [###########Scroll#########] in sympa [B] thy
[Bridge - Quiet bit]
(Drums x 4 triplet figure - no chords
One hand - bounce off strings - and bass drum on 2 and 4
Then play chords as barres so can mute
effectively x7999x 577655 799877 - pattern
123 123 123 1xx) - can also use Higher Ground rhythm if works better
[E] Those who feel the breath of sadness [A] Sit down next to [B] me
[E] Those who find they're touched by madness [A] Sit down next to [B] me
[E] Those who find themselves ridiculous [A] Sit down next to [B] me
(Drums - pickup sS)
[E] In love, in fear, in hate, in tears
[A] In love, in fear, [B] in hate, in tears
[E] In love, in fear, in hate, in tears
[A] In love, in fear, [B] in hate
[Less chords bit]
(Play E loud once and sustain then just drums until A and B)
[E] "Doooooooooooooooooown" [A] [B]
[E] "Doooooooooooooooooown" [A] [B]
(Triple drums back in - Higher Ground)
[Chorus]
[E] Oh sit down, Oh sit down, Oh sit down
[A] Sit down next to [B] me
[E] Sit down down down down dow [A] n in sympa [B] thy
[E] Oh sit down, Oh sit down, Oh sit down
[A] Sit down next to [B] me
[E] Sit down down down down dow [A] n in sympa [B] thy
(Finish on triplet fills and then "Down" - Slide D# to E)
[End]
[Notes]
[Intro - Solo 1]
Riff and solo - same approach as Dire Straits - Walk of life
Flick first notes so really ring out
Drum B SS B S
E --- 0-0 --- --- --- --- 4*- 2-- 0-- --- --2 --2
B --- 0-0 --- --- --- --- 5-- 0-- 2-- --- --2 --4
G --- 1-1 --- --- --- --- 4-- 1-- 2-- --- --2 --4
D --- 2-2 --- --- --- --- 6-- 2-- 2-- --- --2 --4
A --- 2-2 --- --- --- --- x-- x-- 0-- --- --0 --2
E 0-- 0-0 --- --- --- --- 0-- x-- --- --- --- ---
Rh123
D B-- S-S--BS
* - think as being like a min7 chord but do not fret the root of it - use tip of finger to mute A string
can slide up then from E and stops any wrong notes from ringing out
(Second section after play E to Esus2 again)
x02224 x02224 x02222 x 2
x24444 x24444 x24442
x24444 x24444 x24442 x2445x x24442
[Solo 2 - Broken triplets to begin with - then normal swing rhythm]
E -4-4-4--4-4-4--4-44--4-----------------------------7
B -5-5-5--5-7-5--5-75--5-----9-10--12--121212--10-9--7----
G -4-4-4--4-4-4--4-44--4-----9-----------------------8---
D -X-X-X--X-X-X--X-X---X-----9-----------------------10---
A -7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7---7-----------0-----------------10---
E -0-------------------------------------------------7
---1-2-3--1-2-3-then-swing
D--B--S---B--S---
E -----------------------------------------
B -9-10-12-9-10-12-9-10-12-9-10-12--12-x2--12--x2
G -9-9--9--9-9--9--9-9--9--9-9--9---9------11---
D -9-9--9--9-9--9--9-9--9--9-9--9---9------9----
A ----------------------------------0------9----
E -0--------------------------------------------