Here are the guitar tablatures for the songs on the New Beginning album:
01. Heaven’s Here On Earth
02. New Beginning
03. Smoke And Ashes
04. Cold Feet
05. At This Point In My Life
06. The Promise
07. The Rape Of The World
08. Tell It Like It Is
09. Give Me One Reason
10. Remember The Tinman
11. I’m Ready
12. Save A Place For Me
HEAVEN'S HERE ON EARTH GUITAR TABS [By Neil Hunt (neil[at]andineil.com) from The Unofficial Tracy Chapman Pages] All verses/choruses are the same as the first, except the middle 8. Intro: A5(add9) x4 Fmaj7 x2 G x2 repeat A5(add9) You can look to the stars in search of the answers Look for God and life on distant planets F Have your faith in the ever after G While each of us holds inside the map to the labyrinth And heaven's here on earth A5(add9) x4 Fmaj7 x2 G x2 A5(add9) We are the spirit the collective conscience Fmaj7 G We create the pain and the suffering and the beauty in this world (no chord) A5(add9) Heaven's here on earth Fmaj7 In our faith in humankind G In our respect for what is earthly Fmaj7 G In our unfaltering belief in peace and love and understanding I've seen and met angels wearing the disguise Of ordinary people leading ordinary lives Filled with love, compassion, forgiveness and sacrifice Heaven's in our hearts In our faith in humankind In our respect for what is earthly In our unfaltering belief in peace and love and understanding Look around Believe in what you see The kingdom is at hand The promised land is at your feet We can and will become what we aspire to be If Heaven's here on earth If we have faith in humankind And respect for what is earthly And an unfaltering belief that truth is divinity And heaven's here on earth Am G Am I've seen spirits G Am I've met angels Fmaj7 G Fmaj7 G I've touched creations beautiful and wondrous Am G Am G Am I've been places where I question all I think I know Fmaj7 G Fmaj7 G But I believe, I believe, I believe this could be heaven We are born inside the gates with the power to create life And to take it away The world is our temple The world is our church Heaven's here on earth If we have faith in humankind And respect for what is earthly And an unfaltering belief In peace and love and understanding This could be heaven here on earth Heaven's in our heart
NEW BEGINNING GUITAR TABS [By David Ribeiro - Tracy Chapman - A Living Legend] Introduction: Am C Em (twice) Note: Notes between () mean they continue from previous verse/sentence. Am(add9) Am7sus2 Cadd9#11 e-7 e-0 e-2 B-5 B-0 B-3 G-5 G-0 G-0 D-7 D-2 D-2 A-7 A-0 A-3 E-5 E-X E-X Am C Em The whole world's broke and it ain't worth fixing Am C Em It's time to start all over, make a new beginning Am C Em There's too much pain, too much suffering Am C Let's resolve to start all over make a new beginning Am C Em Now don't get me wrong - I love life and living Am C Em But when you wake up and look around at everything that's going down (Em) All wrong Am C Em You see we need to change it now, this world with too few happy endings Am C Em We can resolve to start all over, make a new beginning (Em) Am C Start all over Em Start all over Am C Start all over Em Start all over Am C Em The world is broken into fragments and pieces Am C Em That once were joined together in a unified whole Am C Em But now too many stand alone - There's too much separation Am C Em We can resolve to come together in the new beginning (Em) Am C Start all over Em Start all over Am C Start all over Em Start all over Em Am(add9) We can break the cycle - We can break the chain Em We can start all over - In the new beginning Am7sus2 Cadd9#11 We can learn, we can teach Em We can share the myths the dream the prayer Change our lives and paths Create a new world and (Em) Am C Start all over Em Start all over Am C Start all over Em Start all over Am C Em The whole world's broke and it ain't worth fixing Am C Em It's time to start all over, make a new beginning Am C Em There's too much fighting, too little understanding Am It's time to stop and start all over C Em Make a new beginning (Em) Am C Start all over Em Start all over Am C Start all over Em Start all over Am(add9) We need to make new symbols Em Make new signs Am(add9) Make a new language Em With these we'll define the world Am C And start all over Em Start all over Am C Start all over Em Start all over ...
SMOKE AND ASHES GUITAR TABS Chords: E major and Asus2 (002200) Intro: Asus2 Asus2 --------0--------0---------0---------------0---------0--------0- -----------0--------0-------------------------0---------0------- --2-----------2---------2------------2------------2--------2---- --2----------------------------------2-------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- ...continued... E E -------0--------0---------0------------0--------0---------0----- ----------0---------0----------------------0-------0------------ --1----------1----------1----------1-----------1-------1-------- --2--------------------------------2---------------------------- --2--------------------------------2---------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Through the verses and chorus, just strum the chords. If you have two guitars playing at once, one guitar playing the arpeggiation in the intro sounds cool. VERSES AND CHORUS: Play the same chords as in the introduction. I'd heard rumors and I'd heard talk About the trail you'd left of broken hearts About the sea of tears too wide to cross But a little bad press has never scared me off So I burned a path to figure out How to get me some of what you got I've got a red hot heart If the talk is true your's is the same And we should be together And let our passions fan love's flame When I looked for you I almost passed you by You were so cool and calm I thought my friends had lied But I thought so much reserve must make you wild inside It was there and then that I knew I had to get some of what you got I've got a red hot heart If the talk is true your's is the same And we should be together And let our passions fan love's flame I thought I'd won your heart when I held you hand in mine I thought it was true love the way we complemented each other But my right is your wrong And when you're right then I'm left with nothing Your light and your heat have all been spent Leaving only smoke and ashes Only smoke and ashes baby I've got a red hot heart Any your heart's as blue as the blood in your veins I say there's fire down below You say it's only smoke and ashes baby I'm crying all the time Salty stinging tears And mourning for the past carbon-dated years But knowing now for certain that you were always right Because if a breeze could blow you out of my life It's only smoke and ashes baby Only smoke and ashes baby I've got a red hot heart And your heart's as blue as the blood in your veins I say there's fire down below You say it's only smoke and ashes baby I was blinded by devotion My unwavering love for you So blinded that I thought all your lies were true But now I know for certain since you've gone away It was just a smoldering fire I mistook for a blaze Only smoke and ashes baby I've got a red hot heart And your heart's as blue as the blood in your veins I say there's fire down below You say it's only smoke and ashes baby Only smoke and ashes baby, baby ...
COLD FEET GUITAR TABS [By Neil Hunt (neil[at]andineil.com) from The Unofficial Tracy Chapman Pages] All verses/choruses are the same as the first, shouldn't be too hard to pick up. Intro: D, C, G, G, D C There was a little boy once upon a time G Who in spite of his young age and small size knew his mind D C For every copper penny and clover he would find G Make a wish for better days the end of hard times C For no more cold feet D Cold cold cold cold feet His clothes were always clean His face was always scrubbed There was food on the table enough to fill him up His house was full of life - His house was full of love But when winter days arrived There was never money enough to shod his cold feet Cold cold cold cold feet He grew up to be a worker determined to succeed He made a life for himself, free from worldly wants or needs But with nobody to share the life he'd made No body to keep him warm at night When he'd go to sleep he'd sleep alone with his cold feet Cold cold cold cold feet One night he walked the street looking to the heaven's above Searching for a shooting star a benevolent God When a woman passing by brushed his arm He turned and found love He then wished for the courage to ask this stranger Who she was to not have cold feet Cold cold cold cold feet He thought she'd like the party life and want the finer things So he promised more than he could buy And he promised her the sun and moon to not have cold feet Cold cold cold cold feet He worked day and night his fingers to the bone Hi worried mind guilty conscience drive him on He can't give her what she needs He wants to give her what he thinks she wants Her sad-eyed face, his empty pockets drive him on and his cold feet Cold cold cold cold feet He'd struggled all his life to be an honest man Proud that the dirt on his palms was the soil of the land But some guys he knew from high school days Said they had a plan to get rich quick And they could count him in if he don't have cold feet Cold cold cold cold feet He thought about their offer accepted it without qualms Dreamt about the life he'd buy The comfort that would come without cold feet Cold cold cold cold feet He decided to tell his wife things would soon turn around He said the little boy is dead A man stands with you now without cold feet Cold cold cold cold feet Without cold feet - Cold cold cold cold feet He thought he'd set his clock right - He though he'd read his watch He left in such a hurry he didn't think to wish for luck Makes no difference if you're early - No difference if you're late When you're out of time - The flowers have been laid You're six feet underground With cold feet Cold cold cold cold feet
AT THIS POINT IN MY LIFE GUITAR TABS [By David Ribeiro - Tracy Chapman - A Living Legend] Note: Notes between () mean they continue from previous sentence/verse. F#m e-2 B-2 G-2 D-4 A-x E-x D A Done so many things wrong I don't know if I can do right Oh I, Oh I've D A D F#m D A D F#m D A D A Done so many things wrong I don't know if I can do right A At this point in my life D F#m D I've done so many things wrong I don't know if I can do right A D F#m If you put your trust in me I hope I won't let you down D A If you give me a chance I'll try F#m D A E You see it's been a hard road, the road I'm traveling on F#m D A E And if I take your hand I might lead you down the path to ruin F#m D A F#m I've had a hard life I'm just saying it so you'll understand D E That right now, right now, I'm doing the best I can A D At this point in my life A D At this point in my life D F#m Although I've mostly walked in the shadows D I'm still searching for the light A Won't you put your faith in me D F#m We both know that's what matters D A If you give me a chance I'll try F#m D A E You see I've been climbing stairs but mostly stumbling down F#m D A E I've been reaching high always losing ground F#m D A F#m You see I've conquered hills but I still have mountains to climb D E And right now right now I'm doing the best I can A D A At this point in my life (A) Before we take a step D Before we walk down that path (D) Before I make any promises F#m Before you have regrets (F#m) Before we talk commitment Let me tell you of my past D All I've seen and all I've done E The things I'd like to forget A D At this point in my life A D At this point in my life D F#m I'd like to live as if only love mattered (F#m) D As if redemption was in sight A As if the search to live honestly D F#m Is all that anyone needs D A No matter if you find it F#m D A You see when I've touched the sky (A) E The earth's gravity has pulled me down F#m D A But now I've reconciled that in this world (A) E Birds and angels get the wings to fly F#m D A If you can believe in this heart of mine E If you can give it a try D Then I'll reach inside and find and give you E All the sweetness that I have A At this point in my life D A At this point in my life
THE PROMISE GUITAR TABS D(xx0232), D/C#(x4x232), D/B(x2x032), D/A(x0x232), D/F#(2xx232) G(320033) A(x02220) Bm(x24432) (this is tuned down 1/2 step) INTRO (listen to the CD and pick on the rhythm): D D/C# D/B D/A (repeat twice) D /C# /B /A D /C# /B /A If you wait for me then I'll come for you G A Bm A Although I've traveled far G A Bm G A D /C# /B /A I always hold a place for you in my heart If you think of me, If you miss me once in awhile Then I'll return to you D /C# /B /A I'll return and fill that space in your heart Bm Remembering G Your touch A Your kiss D /C# /B Your warm embrace G A D /C# /B I'll find my way back to you G A D /C# /B /A D /C# /B /A If you'll be waiting If you dream of me like I dream of you In a place that's warm and dark In a place where I can feel the beating of your heart Chorus I've longed for you and I have desired To see your face your smile To be with you wherever you are Remembering Your touch Your kiss Your warm embrace I'll find my way back to you D /C# /B /A Bm Please say you'll be waiting G A Together again D /C# /B It would feel so good to be G A In your arms D /C# /B Where all my journeys end G A If you can make a promise D /C# /B G A If it's one that you can keep, I vow to come for you G A D /C# /B /A /F# G A Bm If you wait for me and say you'll hold G A (pause) D /C# /B /A A place for me in your heart D /C# /B /A A place for me in your heart A place for me in your heart A place for me in your heart. ---->(end on D)
THE RAPE OF THE WORLD GUITAR TABS [By Neil Hunt (neil[at]andineil.com) from The Unofficial Tracy Chapman Pages] All verses/choruses are the same as the second (**), shouldn't be too hard to pick up. Intro: Am7, Am7, Fsus2, Gsus Am7 Fsus2 Gsus Am7 Mother of us all Fsus2 Gsus Am7 Place of our birth Fsus2 Gsus Am7 How can we stand aside Fsus2 Gsus Am7 And watch the rape of the wold ** Fsus2 Gsus Am7 This the beginning of the end Fadd2 Gsus Am7 This the most heinous of crimes Fadd2 Gsus Am7 This the deadliest of sins Fadd2 Gsus Am7 The greatest violation of all time Fadd2 Gsus Am7 Mother of us all Fadd2 Gsus Am7 Place of our birth Fadd2 Gsus Am7 We all are witness G To the rape of the world Am7, Am7, Fadd2 x2 You've seen her stripped mined You've heard of bombs exploded underground You know the sun shines Hotter than ever before Mother of us all Place of our birth We all are witness To the rape of the world Some claim to have crowned her A queen With cities of concrete and steel But there is no glory no honor In what results From the rape of the world Mother of us all Place of our birth We all are witness To the rape of the world She has been clear-cut She has been dumped on She has been poisoned and beaten up And we have been witness To the rape of the world Mother of us all Place of our birth How can we stand aside And watch the rape of the world If you look you'll see it with your own eyes If you listen you will hear her cries If you care you will stand and testify And stop the rape of the world Stop the rape of the world Mother of us all Mother of us all Mother of us all Mother of us all
TELL IT LIKE IT IS GUITAR TABS [By David Ribeiro - Tracy Chapman - A Living Legend] Asus C(add9) G* A5(add9) Cmaj7 e-0 e-0 e-7 e-0 e-0 B-3 B-3 B-8 B-0 B-0 G-2 G-0 G-7 G-2 G-0 D-2 D-2 D-0 D-2 D-2 A-x A-3 A-0 A-0 A-3 E-x E-0 E-0 E-0 E-0 Intro: Em Asus Em Asus Em Asus Em Asus Em Asus Em Asus Em Asus Em Asus Say it say it say it Tell it like it is Em Asus Em Asus Em Asus Em Say it say it say it Tell it like it is Asus Em Asus Em What breaks your heart Asus C(add9) G* A5(add9) Em Asus Em What keeps you awake, awake at night Asus C(add9) G* A5(add9) What makes you want to break-----down and cry Asus Cmaj7 But say you'll never turn your back A5(add9) Say you'll never harden to the world Cmaj7 A5(add9) Say you'll never try to still the rhythms in your breast Cmaj7 A5(add9) Say you'll never look at the evil among us and try to forget Em Say you'll tell it like it is Em Asus Em Asus Em Asus Em Asus Say it say it say it so everyone can hear Em Asus Em Asus Em Asus Em Say it say it say it tell it like it is Asus Em Asus Em What breaks your heart Asus C(add9) G* A5(add9) G* Em Asus Em What keeps you awake , awake at night Asus C(add9) How your anger and grief G* A5(add9) Make you want to cry out G* Em Asus Em And tell it like it is Asus Cmaj7 But say you'll never close your eyes A5(add9) Or pretend that it's a rosy world Cmaj7 Say you'll never try to paint A5(add9) What is rotten with a sugarcoat Cmaj7 A5(add9) Say you'll talk about the horrors you've seen, and the torments you know Em Asus Em Asus Em Asus Em Asus Em Asus And tell it like it is Em Asus Em Say it say it say it Asus Em Asus Em Asus So no one can forget Em Asus Em Asus Em Asus Em Say it say it say it Tell it like it is Asus Em Asus Em What breaks your heart Asus C(add9) G* A5(add9) G* Em Asus Em What keeps you awake, awake at night Asus C(add9) G* A5(add9) G* What makes you want to break the ties that silence and bind Em Asus Em And tell it like it is Asus Cmaj7 Say you'll never cover your ears and close your mouth A5(add9) And live in a silent world Cmaj7 A5(add9) Say you'll only run as far or as fast as you need to be secure Cmaj7 Say that then you'll tell the truth A5(add9) When a lie could cross your lips Em Asus And tell it like it is Em Asus Em Asus Em Say it say it say it Say it say it say it Em Asus Em Asus Em Say it say it say it Say it say it say it Em Asus Em Asus Em Say it say it say it Say it say it say it Em Asus Em Asus Em Say it say it say it Say it say it say it [By David Ribeiro - Tracy Chapman - A Living Legend]
GIVE ME ONE REASON GUITAR TABS [By: Josh Mitchell (da_juice32@hotmail.com)] G|----------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------| A|----------0--2--4----------------------0--2--2---0--2--4--| E|-0--2--2------------0--2--2---0--2--2---------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------2--4--4---0--2--2----------------------| E|-0--2--2---0--2--2---------------------0--2--2---0--2--2--| _________________________________________________ INTRO: Blues progression (above) E7 A7 E7 CHORUS: Give me one reason to stay here and I'll turn right back around A7 E7 Give me one reason to stay here and I'll turn right back around B7 'Cause I don't want to leave you lonely A7 E7 B7 But you've got to make me change my mind Baby I got your number and I know that you've got mine Baby I got your number and I know that you've got mine You can call me baby, you can call me anytime (but you got to call me) CHORUS I don't want no one to squeeze me, they might take away my life I don't want no one to squeeze me, they might take away my life I just want someone to hold me and rock me through the night This youthful heart can love you and give you what you need This youthful heart can love you and give you what you need But I'm too old to go chasing you around, wasting my precious energy CHORUS Baby just give me one reason, give me just one reason why Baby just give me one reason, give me just one reason why I should stay Because I told you that I love you and there ain't no more to say End on E7 _________________________________________________ [By Drew Boles (BolesGJD@aol.com)] Chords used: F#=244322 B=x24442 C#=x46664 Lyrics: F# B C# F# B C# F# C# B F# [intro]F# B C# Give me one reason to stay here and I'll turn right back F# around. F# B C# Give me one reason to stay here and I'll turn right back F# around. C# I said I don't wanna leave you lonely, B F# You've gotta make me change my mind. F# B C# F# Baby I got your number and I know that you got mine. F# B C# F# You know that I called you, I called too many times. C# You can call me baby B F# You can call anytime, but you got to call me. F# B C# Give me one reason to stay here and I'll turn right back F# around. F# B C# Give me one reason to stay here and I'll turn right back F# around. C# I said I don't wanna leave you lonely, B F# You've gotta make me change my mind. F# B C# I don't want no one to squeeze me, they might take away my F# life. F# B C# I don't want no one to squeeze me, they might take away my F# life. C# I just want someone to hold me, B F# And rock me through the night. F# B C# F# This youthful heart can love you and give you what you need. F# B C# I said this youthful heart can love you and give you what F# you need. C# But I'm too old to go chasing around, B F# Wastin' my precious energy. F# B C# Give me one reason to stay here and I'll turn right back F# around. F# B C# Give me one reason to stay here and I'll turn right back F# around. C# I said I don't wanna leave you lonely, B F# You've gotta make me change my mind. F# B C# F# Baby just give me one reason, give me just one reason why. F# B C# F# Baby just give me one reason, give me just one reason why I should stay here. C# B Because I told you that I loved you, and there ain't no more F# to say.
REMEMBER THE TINMAN GUITAR TABS [By David Ribeiro - Tracy Chapman - A Living Legend] Notes: Capo on 1st Chords between ( ) mean they continue from previous verse. Am7 B7 e-0 e-2 B-1 B-0 G-0 G-2 D-2 D-1 A-0 A-2 E-0 E-0 Solo 1 (S1) Solo 2 (S2) e------------ e----------------- B-0-1-0------ B-1-0-------0----- G-------2-0-- G-----2-0-2---2-0- D-----------5 D----------------- A------------ A----------------- E------------ E----------------- Em S1 Em There are locks on the doors Am7 G C S2 And chains stretched across all the entries to the inside Em S1 Em There's a gate and a fence S1 Am7 G C S2 And bars to protect from only God knows what lurks outside Em S1 Em S1 Who stole your heart left you with a space Am7 G C S2 That no one and nothing can fill (Place S1 and S2 throughout the song) Em Who stole your heart who took it away Am7 G C Em Am7 Knowing that without it you can't live (Am7) B7 Em Who took away the part so essential to the whole (Em) Left you a hollow body Am7 Skin and bone B7 What robber what thief who stole your heart and the key Who stole your heart The smile from your face The innocence the light from your eyes Who stole your heart or did you give it away And if so then when and why Who took away the part so essential to the whole Left you a hollow body Skin and bone What robber what thief Who stole your heart and the key (Am7) B7 Em Am7 Now all sentiment is gone (Am7) B7 Em Now you have no trust in no one Who stole your heart Did you know but forget the method and moment in time Was it a trickster using mirrors and sleight of hand A strong elixir or a potion that you drank Who hurt your heart Bruised it in a place That no one and nothing can heal You've gone to wizards, princes and magic men You've gone to witches, the good the bad the indifferent But still all sentiment is gone But still you have no trust in no one If you can tear down the walls Throw your armor away remove all roadblocks barricades If you can forget there are bandits and dragons to slay And don't forget that you defend an empty space And remember the tinman Found he had what he thought he lacked Remember the tinman Go find your hear and take it back Who stole your heart Maybe no one can say One day you will find it I pray
I'M READY GUITAR TABS CHORDS: Main: Fmaj7, C, G, F. e|-0-----------------|-------------|------------|--------------- b|-------------------|-------------|------------|--------------- g|---0-0(2)-0-0(2)-0-|-------------|------------|--------------. d|-3---3------3------|--0-0(2)-0---|--0-0(2)---0|----0(2)-0----. a|-------------------|3-----------0|---------3--|--3--------3-2- e|-------------------|-------------|3-----------|1-------------- Break Down After First Verse: Dsus2, G-, F, Fmaj7, C, Dsus2, G-, F, ...(Can't Get the last couple of chords) Dsus2 G- F Fmaj7 C e|---------|----------|-1--------|-----------| b|-3-------|-0--------|-1--------|-1----1----| g|-2-------|-0--------|-2--------|-2----0----| d|-0-------|-0--------|-3--------|-3----2----| a|---------|-2--------|-3--------|------3----| e|---------|-3--------|-1--------|-----------| Repeat Main... The end is the last two bars of the main progression repeated (with slight variations) until the fade out.
