Listen Lyrics

"Listen" by Collective Soul As heard on Disciplined Breakdown
Words By Ed Roland Music
by Collective Soul
Title: Listen
Date: April 18th 1997
E-mail address: muri@po-box.mcgill.ca
Intro using Riff 1
w/ effect Riff 1 (guitar1)
B-------------------0-------2---------------3h2----------------.-----
G---------------------2-------2-------------------2------------------- times 6
Guitar1 repeats riff 1 throughout section ( twice per line)
fill 1 (guitar2) fill 1
E-----s7---5--------- Hey you're now thirsty
B-----s5---5---------
G--------------------- Walking in the desert all alone
D--------------------- fill 1
A--------------------- Hey you're now searching
Lost in isolation from your soul
(guitar 1)
The bullet you bite
From the pain you request
You're finding it harder to digest
And the answers you seek
And the ones you destroy
Your anger's so well deployed
(Guitar 2)
A half-step D5 A
E-----3h5----5------7b----5-------3-5-3-5-3-5-3--------------
B----5----------5h8p5-----------------------------------------------
G------------------------s7-6-4--------------------------------------
A D5 A D5______16 times____
half-step half-step
E-----7b----5------7b----5-----3-5-3-5-3-5-3-5555555555555555--
fill 1
Hey why can't you listen
fill 1
Hey why can't you hear
fill 1
Hey why can't you listen
As love screams everywhere
riff 1 is played x 4 while guitar 2 plays natural harmonics with muting
(riff 1 is played twice per line)
fill 1
Hey you now hunger
Feeding your mind with selfishness
fill 1
Hey you now wonder
Aimlessly around your consciousness
(guitar 1)
Your prophecies fail
And your thoughts become weak
Silence creates necessity
You're clothing yourself
In the shields of despair
Your courage now impaired
Hey why can't you listen
Hey why can't you hear
Hey why can't you listen
As love screams everywhere
Guitar1 plays Riff 1 x 4
Guitar2 plays natural harmonics w/ muting
You crucify all honesty
No signs you see do you believe
And all you words just twist and turn
Reviving just to crash and burn
You're fighting till the bitter end
If only your heart could open up
And listen
Guitar1 plays Riff1 x 4
Guitar Solo (guitar 2) Guitar1 plays same chords as verse
play 3 times
B---------------------------------14------------15p14-----------------.----------
B-----15p14--------17p14------------17----15-----------14h15p14-----------
B---------------------------------14------------15p14-----------------.----------
G----14s16--18-18-18-18--19--18h19p18--16-14----14---14-----14---14
(guitar1 - riff 1 x 4)
(guitar2 - muting and harmonics)
Hey why can't you listen
Hey why can't you hear
Hey why can't you listen
As love screams everywhere
Hey why can't you listen
Hey why can't you hear
Hey why can't you listen
As love screams everywhere
(is made up of)
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rhythm guitar plays "A" major chord repeatedly
muting with harmonics
and riff 1 is played x 4
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P.S. I'm aware that this isn't a error-free tabbing but I did my best. I would appreciate if anyone had any suggestions, improvements or comments! (muri@po.-box.mcgill.ca)
Date: Saturday, April 3 1997
From: David Harrison
Subject: TAB: "Listen" by "Collective Soul"
This song is pretty cool and it's not bad for guitar either.
I'm pretty sure it's right but if you have any beef with it
or something positive to say about it than e-mail me.
Intro/Verse:
B --------------3p2---
G -----4p2-6~~22---2~-
A -0~00---0-----------
Pre-Chorus:
E -5~~~~~8~7~5~~~~~5x750x00000-------------/8~7~5~~~~~8~7~5~~~~
B -------------^--------------5~~3~~2~~------------------------
G ------------PM-----------------------4~~~--------------------
Chorus:
E ---------------2~--------------------
B ---------------3~--------------------
G -2-2-/11~\-4-4-2~-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-xx-
D -2-2-/11~\-4-4----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-xx-
E ---------------2~-------------
B ---------------3~-------------
G -2-2-/11~\-4-4-2~-7-7-7-7-7-7-
D -2-2-/11~\-4-4----7-7-7-7-7-7-
E ---------------2~----------------------------------
B ---------------3~----------------------------------
G -2-2-/11~\-4-4-2~-7-7-7-7-7-7-xx-------------------
D -2-2-/11~\-4-4----7-7-7-7-7-7-xx-3-3-3-xx-5-5-5-xx-
Interlude:
D -4-4- Then --7--
Solo: It's A Lot Faster Than It's Shown Here
B ---------------------15p14-------------------------15p14-----
G -14~141416p141418~14~-----141414~141416p141418~1414-----1414-
B ----------------------15p14--17p15p1414---17p15p14~17~15~-
G -14~141416p141418~1414-----14----------14~----------------
B -14h15p14----------------------15p14-------------------------
G ---------16~14~141416p1418~1414-----141414~141416p141418~1414
B -15p14----------141415p141415~14h15p14-----17~------17~------
G ------1414141616----------------------1614~---14~14~---14~14~
B -17~--------
G ----14~14~~~
Outro:
B -------------3p2---- -----
G -2-2-4p2-6~22---2~~- 4X --2~-
D -2-2---------------- Then --2~-
A -0-0----0----------- --0~-
Here's The Order:
Intro/Verse: (00:00)14x
Pre-Chorus: (00:34) 1x
Chorus: (00:53) 1x
Intro/Verse: (01:10)12x
Pre-Chorus: (01:40) 1x
Chorus: (01:59) 1x
Intro/Verse: (02:16) 4x
Interlude: (02:25) 2x
Intro/Verse: (02:45) 4x
Solo: (02:55) 1x
Chorus: (03:14) 2x
Outro: (03:48) 1x