Lost For Words
Music by David Gilmour
Lyrics by David Gilmour and Polly Samson
Pink Floyd
The Division Bell
1994
I noticed that this was an acoustic song this weekend
and I had to do it, because it is a really great song.
Hope you enjoy it! I've tried to get all the solo
guitars in as well, so play them! If you need help,
check out my page on guitar scales.
Lyrics
INTRO:
This is the first guitar. It continues throughout the intro.
C F C
+ + + + + + + + + +
e:-----------------|---------------------|---------------------------|
B:-----------------|---------------------|---------------------------|
G:-----------------|---------------------|---------------------------|
D:-------------5---|-5h7-------7-7---5---|-----------------------5---|
A:---------5h7-----|---------------------|-5h7---------------5h7-----|
E:-------8---------|---------------------|-----------------8---------|
F C F
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
e:---------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|
B:---------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|
G:---------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|
D:-5h7-------7-7---5---|-------------------------5---|-5h7-------7-7---5---|
A:---------------------|-5h7-----------------5h7-----|---------------------|
E:---------------------|-------------------8---------|---------------------|
Am G F
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
e:---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------|
B:---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------|
G:---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------|
D:---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------5---|
A:-5h7-----------------|-5-------5h7p5-------|---------------------5h7-----|
E:---------------------|-----------------8---|-5-----------------8---------|
After that guitar gets through once, add
a second guitar which plays this solo:
F C
+ + + + + + + +
e:-------------.-------------------|-------------------------|
B:-------------8-------------------|-----------.-------------|
G:---------7/9-----9\7-----7p5-----|-5-------5/9-------------|
D:---------------------8-------7---|-------------------------|
A:---------------------------------|-------------------------|
E:---------------------------------|-------------------------|
F C
+ + + + + + + +
e:-----------------------------------|-------------------------8---7---|
B:----------5---5----5-------5---5---|---------------------8-----------|
G:----------4---4----4-------4---4---|-----------------7/9-------------|
D:----------4h6-6----6p4-----6---4---|---------------------------------|
A:-----------------------6---------4h|h6-------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F Am
+ + + + + + + +
e:----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B:-8/10--------8--------------------|---------------------------------|
G:-----------------9p7------7p5-----|-5-------5/9---------------------|
D:---------------------10-------5---|-------------10------------------|
A:----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E:----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1/2
G F
+ + + + + + + +
e:----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G:----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D:-9~~~^~~~r--------------------5---|-5h7-----5------------------------|
A:-------------10---10------7-------|-----------------7p5------5p3-----|
E:----------------------------------|---------------------10-------5---|
I was...
C
+ + + +
e:---------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------|
G:---------------------------------|
D:---------------------------------|
A:-3-------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------|
At the end, the second guitar plays this solo:
C
+ + + + + + + +
e:---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G:---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D:-----------------------------5---|-5/7-----5---------------5/7-5---|
A:-------------------------5h7-----|---------------------------------|
E:-----------------------8---------|---------------------------------|
G C
+ + + + + + + +
e:-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G:-----------------------------------|---------------------7---7---7/9-|
D:-5h7------5------------------------|-7/9-------------7h9-------------|
A:---------------------------7-------|---------10----------------------|
E:----------------------/8-------8---|---------------------------------|
G C
+ + + + + + + +
e:---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B:-------------------------8---7---|----------------------------------|
G:-7-------------------7-----------|-7/9---------7---7---9------------|
D:---------------7/9---------------|-------------------------9p7------|
A:---------------------------------|-----------------------------10---|
E:---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
1/4
Em D
+ + + + + + + +
e:-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G:-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D:-9p7----------7^-------------------|-7--------------------------------|
A:-----10-------------------9---9/10-|-------------10----9----7-----5---|
E:-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
C
+ + + + + + + +
e:-------------------------------|--------/5---5---3-------.-------|
B:-------------------------------|--------/5---5---3------/5-------|
G:-------------------------------|------------------------/4-------|
D:-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A:-2/3--3----2-------------------|---------------------------------|
E:---------------3---------------|---------------------------------|
G C
+ + + + + + + +
e:---------------------------------|-------------------/10--10-----------|
B:-3------/5---5-------------------|-------------10/12---------/10---8---|
G:-2------/4---4-------------------|---------7h9-----------------------9-|
D:---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G C
1/4
+ + + + + + + +
e:--------------------12--12------|-12~~^~~~r----------------------|
B:-8------------------------------|------------13--13------8---8---|
G:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Em D
+ + + + + + + +
e:----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B:-10/12---12\10---10---8---8-------|-7-------------------------------|
G:----------------------------------|-----7---7-------7-------7p5-----|
D:----------------------------------|-------------7h9-------------7---|
A:----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E:----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C
+ + + + + + + +
e:---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B:-7h9-----7-----------------------|---------------------------------|
G:-----------------9p7-----7p5-----|-7-------------------------------|
D:----------------------9------5---|---------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
fades out...
LYRICS:
play intro
C F C
I was spending my time in the doldrums
F C
I was caught in a cauldron of hate
F Am
I felt persecuted and paralyzed
G F
I thought that everything else would just wait
C F
C F C
While you are wasting your time on your enemies
F C
Engulfed in a fever of spite
F Am
Beyond your tunnel vision reality fades
G F
Like shadows into the night
C F
same chords as previous verse
To martyr yourself to caution
Is not going to help at all
Because there'll be no safety in numbers
When the Right One walks out of the door
C F
INTERLUDE
D C Bb Am
Bb D C D
C G
Can you see your days blighted by darkness
C G
Is it true you beat your fists on the floor
C Em
Stuck in a world of isolation
D C
While the ivy grows over the door
same chords as previous verse
So I open the door to my enemies
And I ask could we wipe the slate clean
But they tell me to please go f*ck myself
You know you just can't win
play outro
Created on 10-20-97 by Daniel E. Smith.