Solidify

SOLIDIFY - Sheryl Crow Dm Pouring in and around the great wellspring of simple feeling And I need bearings in the face of your cool cool fire Walking backwards with the pounding of your voice makes my soul tired And concrete is as concrete doesn't - and voices can drown G7 Why should I? Why should I? Why should I? Why should I? Bb7A7b9 G7 Solidify, make me real Bb7 A7b9 Dm So you can see me I guess you thought I'd hide the sun from my liquid thoughts and make ice for you You thought I'd seed my clouds with the rain of your personal dreams I guess you thought I'd throw confetti at your parade of lofty thoughts I guess you thought I'd shine good morning in some good morning Jack - surprise Why should I? Why should I? Why should I? Why should I? Solidify, make me real So you can see me Pouring in and around the great wellspring of simple feeling I need bearings in the face of your cool cool fire Walking backwards with the pounding of your voice makes my soul tired And concrete is as concrete doesn't - and voices can drown Why should I? Why should I? Why should I? Why should I? Solidify, make me real So you can see me Chords: Dm - x x x 10 10 10 G7 - xxx767 Bb7 - x x x 10 9 10 A7b9 - xxx688 or xx7688 ........... There are at least three guitars on the recording here (not counting the spectacular bass-line). There are two electrics, one on each side, and some acoustic stuff too. The left electric plays with the chords as shown above in a suitably funky manner - ++++ |------9/10-10-10-10----10----------10----9/10-| |------9/10-10-10-10----10----------10----9/10-| |------9/10-10-10-10----10----------10----9/10-| etc |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| (compression makes this sound well cool) Meanwhile, the right electric plays this repeatedly - ++++++++ |-------15-13-----------------|-------15-13-------------| |-------------15--------13h15-|-------------15----------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------| When you get to the G7 chord , the two electrics keep on with what they're doing, but an acoustic slide guitar does this - ++++++++++++++++ |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |/12----------|/12----------|/12----------|/12----------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| Then an acoustic guitar (I'm not sure whether or not it's the same one - you could give the part to one or both of the electric guitars since they drop out here) plays the chords in much the same way as the left guitar was doing up to now - ++++ |------10---10-10-------10----10-10---10-10----| |------9----9--9--------9-----9--9----9--9-----| |------10---10-10-------10----10-10---10-10----| etc |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| When you reach the Dm chord, the electrics go back to what they were doing, and the acoustic plays ++++++++ |-----10--10------------------|-----10--10------------------| |/10----10--10----------------|/10----10--10----------------| |-------------7--/10----------|-------------7--/10----------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| ++++++++ |-----10--10------------------|-----10--10------------------| |/10----10--10----------------|/10----10--10----------------| |-------------7--/10----9-----|-------------7--/10-9--7-----| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| After the second verse, this becomes ++++++++ |-----10--10------------------|-----10--10------------------| |/10----10--10----------------|/10----10--10----------------| |-------------7--/10----------|-------------7--/10----------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| ++++++++ |-----10--10----------------------|---------------------------| |/10----10--10--------------------|---------------------------| |-------------9--/10--9--10-9---10|----9--10-9--5/////7-------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------|