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Answering Bell Tab

by Ryan Adams


There are quite alot of versions of the song
and the album version is different to the video.
This tab tries to show how the studio version of
the 'Gold'-Album is played.

I think the intro is actually played by a banjo and
a guitar but you can easily play both at a time
(and on a guitar only) but it leads to a lot of
possibilities it can be played, because you can the
B and G play on the B and G string ("fret 0") but then you
have to pick one string twice in a row on different frets,
or you can play it on the G and D string (fret 4 and 5)
and you can grab it sometimes better like as grabbing a
chord. The way i play it is a mix, but you can do
whatever fits best to your hand.

Chords used:

:     355433
:    224432
:     332010
: 330010
:   x22010
:    002210
':    320033
:  200033
: 320013
:    022000
:     x00232


Intro:

                        /B 
e-3------------0------------0--0--0--0--|
B--------3-------0---3-0----1--1--1--1--|
G---4------4-------0-----0--0--0--0--2--|
D-5---5--4---5-2-----0------2--2--2--2--|
A---------------------------3--3--2--0--|
E---------------------------3--3--0--0--|

e------------|
B------------|
G------0-----|
D-0h2----2p0-|
A------------|
E------------|


Verse:

                      
  Did i slip or stumble

                             
  Did i trip coz i know i fell

                                                  
  All's i know i wake up here in my clothes tomorrow


Chorus:

  '                      
  Oh girl i wish i knew you well

  '                    
  Oh girl i wish i knew you well

                   
  But i'm just saying hi

                     
  to your answering bell


Verse:

                               
  Did i run thought i was walking

                              
  Through your inexhaustible gale

                                                        
  The Names'll change but the constellations still falling


Chorus:

  '                      
  Oh girl if you could only tell

  '                  
  Oh girl if you could only tell

                  
  But im just saying hi


Bridge:

                                     
  Let your tears fall and touch my skin

                                         
  Then your thunderclouds could rage and wail 

                                             
  I will collect them all for you in butterfly jars


Chorus:

  '                             
  Oh girl I'll build your wishing well

  '                        
  Oh girl I'll build your wishing well

                   
  But i'm just saying hi

                     
  to your answering bell


Solo:

       x2
      
  '      
  '      

Verse:

                               
  Did i sleep musta been dreaming

                               
  Did i weep coz i cried like hell

                                                 
  All's i want is your fortress of tears to crumble


Chorus:

  '                             
  Oh girl they're tearing down the cell

  '                         
  Oh girl the stories that you tell

                   
  But i'm just saying hi


Outro:

e-3------------0------------0--0--0--0--|
B--------3-------0---3-0----1--1--1--1--|
G---4------4-------0-----0--0--0--0--2--|
D-5---5--4---5-2-----0------2--2--2--2--|
A---------------------------3--3--2--0--|
E---------------------------3--3--0--0--|