Sim Sala Bim Lyrics

Sim Sala Bim - Fleet Foxes
Email: Jonah.Paszek@gmail.com
Cappo on the 5th fret except for the instrumental. Naturally you could
just choose to convert the lower notes to octaves though it won't sound
right.
Intro/Riff 1 (Repeat 4x): 0:00 - 0:07
Verse (play 2x): 0:08 - 0:45
1) He was so kind such a gentleman tied to the oceanside
2) Lighting a match on the suitcase's latch in the fading of night
Ruffle the fur of the Collie 'neath the table
Ran out the door through the dark
Cm F (repeat Riff 1 4x)
Carved out his initials in the bark
Chorus Part A: 0:46 - 1:42
(repeat Riff 1 2x)
Then the earth shook that was all that it took for the dream to break
(repeat Riff 1 2x)
All the loose ends would surround me again in the shape of your face
What makes me love you despite the reservations?
What do I see in your eyes?
Gtr. 2
(Repeat Riff A 2x)
| Gtr. 1 |
Besides my reflection hanging high
Chorus Part B: 1:20 - 1:42
Are you off somewhere reciting incantations?
Sim sala bim on your tongue
Gtr. 2
(repeat Riff 1 4x)
| Gtr. 1 |
Carving off the hair of someone's young
1:43 - 1:58
Remember when you had me cut your hair? Call me Delilah, then I
wouldn't care
INSTRUMENTAL w/o cappo**: 1:59 - 2:13
**This is close, though not exact and not the way Robin Pecknold plays it.
And naturally there's the inconvenience of playing the whole song with a
cappo minus one part. I WILL spend more time transcribing this part as
played with a cappo and update the tab soon, but I just wanted to have a
playable, musically correct tab albeit the obvious inconvenience for people
who want to know how to play the song in the meantime and ASAP I will
devote some time to learning Pecknold's actual method and voicings.**
OUTRO: 2:14 - 3:13
F major played all throughout with dynamic melodies thrown in which I will
update and tab out in full ASAP.
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend