Frank Black and the Catholics Song: So Hard to Make Things Out Album: Pistolero Tabbed by: Derek (ProverbialCereal) There are three different sections to this song. I've labelled them parts 1, 2, and 3. PART ONE** E----------------------------2---------------------------------------0-- B------3--3h5--3--0-------------3---------------3--3h5--3--0------------ G-------------------------2---------------------2----------------------- D--4-------------------0------------2-2-2---4--------------------------- A--2--------------------------------0-0-0---2--------------------------- E--2----------------------------------------2-------------------0------- E-------------------0--0h2--0---------3--------------------------------- B-------------------1--1----1---3---------3-----------3--3^--0---------- G-------------------------------3h4-------------------4----------------- D-----------0----------------------------------0*----------------------- A------0h2------2------------------------------0*-2*-------------------- E--0h2----------2------------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------2--------------------------------------3--2- B------3--3h5--3--0------------3---------------3--3h5--3--0------------- G------------------------2---------------------2----------------2------- D--4------------------0------------2-2-2---------------------0---------- A--2-------------------------------0-0-0---2---------------------------- E--2---------------------------------------2---------------------------- E------||--------------------------- B------||--------------------------- G------||--------------------------- D--0---||--------------------------- A------||-(back to beginning)------- E------||--------------------------- I’m going out big plains to see the spirits rise, Out tonight to watch them, do their thing, If your coming out with big plans to find some paradise, Well there’s nothing here to do but limboing E-----3---3---3h5---0------0------------------------------ B--------------------------------------------------------- G--------------------------------------------------------- D-----------------------------------0--4--(played 2x throughtout pt. 1) A--5-------------------2-------2-2-----2------------------ E--3-------------------0-------0-0-----2------------------ And some went back they couldn't face the black and they're going back today with their personal things i couldn't go back i didn't have the knack so i'll be staying on with my personal things yeah, i'll be staying on .... PART TWO:** Em With my ... Personal things... G Bm (8x then vocals start) G Bm G Bm Well they call this a life I live F G Bm G-Bm G-Bm G-Bm On the ninety-sixth floor G Bm G Bm And they Call it a life he lives F G Bm G-Bm-G-Bm That's they guy next door F G Bm G-Bm-G-Bm Life on the mighty brick tiers F G Bm G-Bm-G-Bm I tried on the ninety-sixth floor F G F G F G Mighty brick tiers, Ninety-sixth floor, Something had to give C G F# F Em Why is it so hard to live? It's just so hard to make things, C G F# F Em Why is it so hard to live? It's just so hard to make things, C G F# F Em Why is it so hard to live? It's just so hard to mkae things out (same chords) Well i have a suggestion As you bark your querying Well there ain't no congestion On a dark Hyperion In the nigh’ nigh’ nigh’ nigh’ night In the nigh’ nigh’ nigh’ nigh’ night No congestion, dark Hyperion, why why why why Why is it so hard to live... etc. PART THREE: C Am F (4x) C Am F G C-Am-F C-Am-F Well I'll tell you my philosophy, Things must've been grand C Am F G C-Am-F C-Am-F Way back in the old country, in a younger land F Dm Now I can hardly wait, yeah G Bb C-Am-F C-Am-F I can hardly wait to see them rise F Dm G Bb C-Am-F C-Am-F Now I can hardly wait, yeah, for it to materialize F Now I can hardly wait, yeah Dm I can hardly wait, yeah G Bb (stop) I can hardly wait to see them rise F Dm Bb (2x) They're so hard to make out F Dm Bb F They're so hard to make out _______________________________________________________________________ Symbols and the meanings: h = hammer on ^ = bend upward * = palm mute **PART ONE: I didn’t tab out every single not as you see. That would take to long and be to much of a hassle. He basically just repeats it over and over. It’s slightly different each time. Mostly just by one or two notes. Sometimes he adds a note or doesn’t play something. **PART TWO chords: (I don’t think he plays the full chords every time.) G Bm F C F# Em E--3--|--2--|--1--|-----|--2--|--0--|-- B--3--|--3--|--1--|--5--|--2--|--0--|-- G--4--|--4--|--2--|--5--|--3--|--0--|-- D--5--|--4--|--3--|--5--|--4--|--2--|-- A--5--|--2--|--3--|--3--|--4--|--2--|-- E--3--|-----|--1--|-----|--2--|--0--|-- and for PART THREE, well, it rocks. What a great song. Play C and Am as open chords.