Power of Two
Emily Saliers
Indigo Girls
Swamp Ophelia
1994
This tune was from the movie Boys on the Side.
I tried working at it about 3 months ago and got
nowhere, but today I hit the right capo position.
I hope you enjoy it!
Lyrics
Chords
Rhythm Guitar: Capo 5th
Lead Guitar: no capo
INTRO:
D/F# G C G D/F# Am
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----------------|---2-------3--------|---0-------3-----|----3----------------2---------|
B:-----------------|---3-------0--------|---1-------0-----|----0----------------3---------|
G:-----------------|---2-x-----0-x------|---0-x-----0-x---|----0---x------------2--x------|
D:-----------------|-----x-------x------|-----x-------x---|--------x---------------x------|
A:-----------------|-----x-------x---3--|-----x-------x---|--------x---------------x---0--|
E:-----------------|-2-----3------------|-------3-------3-|--------------2----------------|
. .
e:-----------------|-----.-8---7--------|-----------------|-------------------------------|
B:-----------------|-----8---------8/10-|-------8---------|--------------.----------------|
G:---9\7p5-7p5-----|-7h9----------------|-----------------|-9--10--10/12-12----10----9/10-|
D:-------------5h7-|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------------------|
A:-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------------------|
E:-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------------------|
D/F# G C G D/F# Am
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:---0-------0-----|---2-------3--------|---0-------3-----|----3----------------2---------|
B:---1-------1-----|---3-------0--------|---1-------0-----|----0----------------3---------|
G:---2-x-----2-x---|---2-x-----0-x------|---0-x-----0-x---|----0---x------------2--x------|
D:-----x-------x---|-----x-------x------|-----x-------x---|--------x---------------x------|
A:-----x-0-----x---|-----x-------x---3--|-----x-------x---|--------x---------------x---0--|
E:---------------2-|-------3------------|-------3-------3-|--------------2----------------|
. .
e:-----------------|-----.-8---7--------|-----------------|-------------------------------|
B:-----------------|-----8---------8/10-|-------8---------|--------------.----------------|
G:---9\7p5-7p5-----|-7h9----------------|-----------------|-9--10--10/12-12----10----9/10-|
D:-------------5h7-|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------------------|
A:-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------------------|
E:-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------------------|
to verse
+ + + +
e:---0-------0-----|
B:---1-------1-----|
G:---2-x-----2-x---|
D:-----x-------x---|
A:-----x-0-----x---|
E:-----------------|
e:-----------------|
B:-----------------|
G:---9-------------|
D:-----------------|
A:-----------------|
E:-----------------|
The VERSE goes like this:
Another parking lot is empty everyone's gone someplace
D/F# G C G D/F# Am
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:---2-------3-----|---0-------3-----|---3-------2-----|---0-------0-----|
B:---3-------0-----|---1-------0-----|---0-------3-----|---1-------1-----|
G:---2-x-----0-x---|---0-x-----0-x---|---0-x-----2-x---|---2-x-----2-x---|
D:-----x-------x---|-----x-------x---|-----x-------x---|-----x-------x---|
A:-----x-------x-3-|-----x-------x---|-----x-------x-0-|-----x-0-----x---|
E:-2-----3---------|-------3-------3-|-------2---------|---------------2-|
I pick you up...trunk I've packed a cooler and a two-day suitcase
D/F# G C G F Am D
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:---2-------3-----|---0-------3-----|---1-------1-----|---0-------2-----|
B:---3-------0-----|---1-------0-----|---1-------1-----|---1-------3-----|
G:---2-x-----0-x---|---0-x-----0-x---|---2-x-----2-x---|---2-x-----2-x---|
D:-----x-------x---|-----x-------x---|-----x-------x---|-----x-0-----x---|
A:-----x-------x-3-|-----x-------x---|-----x-------x-0-|-----x-------x---|
E:-------3---------|-------3-------1-|-------1---------|---------------2-|
Cause there's a place...drive way out in the country
D/F# G C G D/F# Am
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:---2-------3-----|---0-------3-----|---3-------2-----|---0-------0-----|
B:---3-------0-----|---1-------0-----|---0-------3-----|---1-------1-----|
G:---2-x-----0-x---|---0-x-----0-x---|---0-x-----2-x---|---2-x-----2-x---|
D:-----x-------x---|-----x-------x---|-----x-------x---|-----x-------x---|
A:-----x-------x-3-|-----x-------x---|-----x-------x-0-|-----x-0-----x---|
E:-2-----3---------|-------3-------3-|-------2---------|---------------2-|
Five miles out...we're singin' and your hand's upon my knee So we're...
D/F# G C G F Am D
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:---2-------3-----|---0-------3-----|---1-------1-----|-0-----0---2-----|-0h2-------------|
B:---3-------0-----|---1-------0-----|---1-------1-----|-1-----1---------|-3---------------|
G:---2-x-----0-x---|---0-x-----0-x---|---2-x-----2-x---|-2---x-2-----x---|-2---------------|
D:-----x-------x---|-----x-------x---|-----x-------x---|-----x-------x---|-0---------------|
A:-----x-------x-3-|-----x-------x---|-----x-------x---|-0---x-0-----x---|-----------------|
E:-------3---------|-------3-------1-|-------1---------|-----------------|-----------------|
The CHORUS looks like this:
...okay we're fine baby I'm here to stop your cryin' chase all the
G F C D G
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:---3-------3-----|---1-------1-----|---0-------0-----|---2-------2-----|
B:---0-------0-----|---1-------1-----|---1-------1-----|---3-------3-----|
G:---0-x-----0-x---|---2-x-----2-x---|---0-x-----0-x---|---2-x-----2-x---|
D:-----x-------x---|-----x-------x---|-----x-------x-0-|-----x-0-----x---|
A:-----x-------x---|-----x-------x-3-|-----x-3-----x---|-----x-------x---|
E:-3-----3-------1-|-------1---------|-----------------|---------------3-|
ghosts from your head I'm stronger...monster beneath your bed stronger than the
G F C D D#º Em
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:---3-------3-----|---1-------1-----|---0-------0-----|---2---2---------|
B:---0-------0-----|---1-------1-----|---1-------1-----|---3---4---------|
G:---0-x-----0-x---|---2-x-----2-x---|---0-x-----0-x---|---2-x-2-----x---|
D:-----x-------x---|-----x-------x---|-----x-------x-0-|-----x-------x---|
A:-----x-------x---|-----x-------x-3-|-----x-3-----x---|-----x-------x---|
E:-------3-------1-|-------1---------|-----------------|---------------0-|
tricks played on your heart ...together then we'll take them apart
C G D/F# Em Am
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:---0-------0-----|---0-------0-----|---3-------2-----|---0-------0-----|
B:---0-------0-----|---1-------1-----|---0-------3-----|---0-------0-----|
G:---0-x-----0-x---|---0-x-----0-x---|---0-x-----2-x---|---0-x-----0-x---|
D:-----x-------x---|-----x-------x---|-----x-------x---|-----x-------x---|
A:-----x-------x-3-|-----x-3-----x---|-----x-------x---|-----x-------x-0-|
E:-------0---------|---------------3-|-------2-------0-|-------0---------|
...total of a love that's true multiply life by the power of two
C/B C D
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
e:---0-------0-----|---0-------0-----|-^2---------------|
B:---1-------1-----|---1-------1-----|-^3---------------|
G:---2-x-----0-x---|---0-x-----0-x---|-^2---------------|
D:-----x-------x---|-----x-------x---|-^0---------------|
A:-----x-2-----x-3-|-----x-3-----x---|------------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
The BRIDGE goes like this:
All the shiny...temptation something new...something old
C D C D G G6
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-0---------2-----|---2-------0-----|---0-------2-----|---3-------0-----|
B:-1---------3-----|---3-------1-----|---1-------3-----|---0-------0-----|
G:-0---x-----2-x---|---2-x-----0-x---|---0-x-----2-x---|---0-x-------x---|
D:-----x-0-----x-0-|-----x-------x---|-----x-0-----x---|-----x-------x---|
A:-3---x-------x---|-----x-3-----x-3-|-----x-------x---|-----x-------x---|
E:-----------------|-----------------|---------------3-|-------3---------|
All you gotta do is scratch beneath the surface and it's fool's gold
C D C D Am
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:---0-------2-----|---2-------0-----|---0-------2-----|---0-------0-----|
B:---1-------3-----|---3-------1-----|---1-------3-----|---1-------1-----|
G:---0-x-----2-x---|---2-x-----0-x---|---0-x-----2-x---|---2-x-----2-x---|
D:-----x-0-----x-0-|-----x-------x---|-----x-0-----x---|-----x-------x---|
A:-3---x-------x---|-----x-3-----x---|-3---x-------x-0-|-----x-0-----x---|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
fool's gold fool's gold
C D Am C D Am
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:---0-------2-----|---0-------0-----|-0-------2-------|-0---------------|
B:---1-------3-----|---1-------1-----|-1-------3-------|-1---------------|
G:---0-x-----2-x---|---2-x-----2-x---|-0-------2-------|-2---------------|
D:-----x-0-----x---|-----x-------x---|---------0-------|-----------------|
A:-3---x-------x-0-|-----x-0-----x---|-3---------------|-0---------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
LYRICS:
play INTRO
Now the parking lot is empty everyone's gone someplace
I pick you up and in the trunk I've packed a cooler and a two-day suitcase
'Cause there's a place we like to drive way out in the country
Five miles out of the city limit we're singin' and your hand's upon my knee
CHORUS
So we're OK we're fine
Baby I'm here to stop your cryin'
Chase all the ghosts from your head
I'm stronger than the moster beneath your bed
Smarter than the tricks played on your heart
We'll look at 'em together then we'll take 'em apart
Adding up the total of a love that's true
Multiply life by the power of two
You know the things that I am afraid of I'm not afraid to tell
And if we'd ever leave a legacy it's that we loved each other well
'Cause I've seen the shadows of so many people trying on the treasures of youth
But a road that fancy and fast ends in a fatal crash and I'm glad we got off
to tell you the truth
CHORUS
BRIDGE
All the shiny little trinkets of temptation
Something new instead of something old
All you gotta do is scratch beneath the surface
And it's fool's gold fool's gold fool's gold
And now we're talking about a difficult thing and your eyes are getting wet
But I took us for better and I took us for worse and don't you ever forget it
The steel bars between me and a promise suddenly bend with ease
And the closer I'm bound in love to you the closer I am to free
CHORUS
repeat INTRO with ad-lib solo and fade
CHORDS:
D/F# 200232 (thumb on 6th string)
D#º xxx242
To learn why these chords are named this way, check out Dansm's Guitar Chord Theory.
Created on 1-13-99 by Daniel E. Smith.