Tuning:Standard This is the Acoustic version of "I Was A Kaleidoscope" By DFCF. The version I Tabbed was just Ben Gibbard playing acoustic guitar. The Tab is not exactly what ben Plays but sounds good anyway. -Austin ------------------- Verse (Listen for Rythm)- You could also use a variation of the chords form the chorus. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | e|---------x-x----x-x---x-x----x-----x---x-----------------------------| B|---------2-2----3-3---2-2----x-----x---x-----------------------------| G|---2-----2-2----2-2---2-2----1-----2---2------7----6---7---6---------| D|---2-----2-2----2-2---2-2----2-----0---0------7----7---7---7---------| A|---0-----0-0----x-x---0-0----2-----2---2------5----5---5---5---------| E|---x-----x-x----x-x---x-x----0-----0---0-----(5)--(5)-(5)-(5)--------| NOTE:Ben hits the D,G and B strings open palm muted on the downbeats between chords. I put on my overcoat and walked into the winter My teeth chattered rhythms. And they were grouped in twos and threes, like a morse code message was sent from me to me. and cars on slippery slopes were stuck: people pushing through their mittens as I was beginning to feel like soaking through my shoes, getting colder with every step I took to your apartment, dear. <- (REPEAT PART 4 FROM CHORUS) Chorus (Version 1)Mess around with this chord progression. e|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------| G|-6-----6-----h7------0-----h4--------6-----h7------6-------| D|-7-x8--7--x4--7--x4--4--x4--4--x4----7--x2--7--x4--7-x2----| A|-0-----5------5------2------2--------5------5------5-------| E|-0-----0------0------0------0--------0------0------0-------| or NOTE: both of these versions arent what he plays but these are the chords of the and sound good in its place Chorus (Version 2) e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------6---------------6----------------4---------------6---7---6--------| D|---7-------7---7---7-------7---7----4-------4---4---7---------------7----| A|-0---0---0---0---5---5---5---5----2---2---2---2---5---5---5---5---5------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| *Chorus Ending (ending of the second Chorus in the song)* "...this aint workn' anymore." e|---------------------| B|---7-----------------| G|---7-x8----7---------| D|---7-------6-x1------| A|---5-------5---------| E|---------------------| Bridge/Interlude |1| |2| e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|--7-------4------| D|--7-------4------| A|--5-------2------| E|-----------------| or | 1 | | 2 | e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|-7--5--9-------0--4--6------| D|-7--7--7-------4--4--4------| A|-5--5--5-------2--2--2------| E|----------------------------| *Bridge/Interlude Ending* "and I got left there too." e|--2-----x------| B|--3-----7~-----| G|--4-----7~-----| D|--4-----7~-----| A|--2-----5~-----| E|--2-----0~-----| Outro "Was sent from me to me e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|--7---- 6-6~-----| D|--7-x?--7-7~-----| A|--5-----5-5~-----| E|-----------------| ---------- Verse Chorus (no words) Verse Chorus *Chorus Ending* Verse (no words) Bridge *Bridge ending* Verse Outro ------------ Lyrics: I put on my overcoat and walked into the winter My teeth chattered rhythms. And they were grouped in twos and threes, like a morse code message was sent from me to me. and cars on slippery slopes were stuck: people pushing through their mittens as I was beginning to feel like soaking through my shoes, getting colder with every step I took to your apartment, dear. I was a kaleidoscope The snow on my lenses distorting the image of what was only one of you and I didn't know which one to address as your lips moved. This is when I foret to breathe and all the things I scripted, They sound so unfounded. And it's the look that you're giving me that tells me exactly what you are thinking: "This ain't working anymore." They got their mothers worked into a panic sledding down hills into oncoming traffic, and parents layered clothes until the children couldn't move then and left them outside until their noises were blue, and I got left there, too. I put on my overcoat and walked into the winter My teeth chattered rhythms. And they were grouped in twos and threes, like a morse code message was sent from me to me. The End _______________________________________________