Adrian Belew - Survival in the Wild

      
 
 Survival In The Wild - Adrian Belew
 As recorded on the amazing "Here" album
 
 
 D2 (sitar - similar to vocals)
 
 
     D2                  
 Underneath a burning sky
       G             D2 
 the tenants of the fire
          D2                  
 sit in silence as they ponder
    F#-6          G  
 survival in the wild
 
 D^E- F#- G A
 
 D2 (+ sitar riff)

 E|-----------------------|--------------|---------------------|------3--3-|
 B|----12\10----7\3----13-|--(13)----13--|----12\10---7\3----3-|--(3)------|
 G|-----------------------|--------------|---------------------|-----------|
 D|--0-------0------0-----|--------0-----|--0-------0------0---|-----------|
 A|-----------------------|--------------|---------------------|-----------|
 E|-----------------------|--------------|---------------------|-----------|
 

 
 
           D2               
 With our love to keep us up
           G              G/F# 
 there is nothing in the world
                   E-  
 that can knock us down
         D2                
 we can take whatever comes
        G              G/F# 
 if we face it hand in hand
                  E-    A 
 we can stand our ground
 
        F#-                  G                 
 Just a couple of kids with clouds in our heads
           E-                       A           A7 
 trying to swim upstream; trying to make it good
         F#-                    G           
 but it happened so fast; when disaster came
         E-                         A           A7 
 that a river of teardrops couldn't wash it away
 
 *Sitar solo*

 E|-----------------------|--------------|---------------------|-----12\10-12\10|
 B|----12\10----7\3----13-|--(13)----13--|----12\10---7\3----8-|-(8)------------|
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 D|--0-------0------0-----|--------0-----|--0-------0------0---|----------------|
 A|-----------------------|--------------|---------------------|----------------|
 E|-----------------------|--------------|---------------------|----------------|
 E|-----------------------|--------------|---------------------|----------|
 B|----12\10----7\3----13-|--(13)----13--|----12\10---7\3----3-|--(3)--3--|
 G|-----------------------|--------------|---------------------|----------|
 D|--0-------0------0-----|--------0-----|--0-------0------0---|----------|
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           D2                 
 How do we now view ourselves,
         G             G/F#            E-  
 sitting victims in a shelter needing help?
           D2                
 How do we now regain control
           G              G/F#            E-  A 
 over the remnants of our life without a home?
 
      F#-                       G               
 If a bomb had hit us, nothing less would remain
       E-                     A              A7 
 not a wall to lean on; not a fork or a plate
         F#-                           G          
 but at least we made it out and we're still alive
            E-                      A                  A7 
 and we're starting over now in the middle of the night
 
 
 *Sitar*
 
 D2 
  

 E|-----------------|
 B|-----3--0--3--3--|
 G|-----2--0--2--2--| PLAY 4 TIMES
 D|--0--------------|
 A|-----------------|
 E|-----------------|
 E|----15\14\12\10\8----10-|-(10)----10--|----15\14\12\10\8---12-|-(12)\8-8\10--|
 B|------------------------|-------------|-----------------------|--------------|
 G|------------------------|-------------|-----------------------|--------------|
 D|--0----------------0----|--------0----|--0---------------0----|--------------|
 A|------------------------|-------------|-----------------------|--------------|
 E|------------------------|-------------|-----------------------|--------------|
 E|----15\14\12\10\8----10-|-(10)----10--|----15\14\12\10\8------|----------------------|
 B|------------------------|-------------|--------------------10-|-(10)-8-10-8^1^8^7----|
 G|------------------------|-------------|-----------------------|-------------------7--|
 D|--0----------------0----|--------0----|--0---------------0----|----------------------|
 A|------------------------|-------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
 E|------------------------|-------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
 

 
 
 G G/F# E- A 
     
 
          E-       F#-      G           D    
 It's a matter of time; a struggle to survive
         E-      F#-    G             D  
 but it doesn't need to be a lonely fight
        E-           F#-  
 if we stand by each other
           G           A              D2  
 we'll be sure of our survival in the wild
 
 
 *Sitar*
 
 D2 
  

 E|-----------------------|--------------|---------------------|--------------|
 B|----12\10----7\3----13-|--(13)----13--|----12\10---7\3----8-|--(13)----13--|
 G|-----------------------|--------------|---------------------|--------------|
 D|--0-------0------0-----|--------0-----|--0-------0------0---|--------0-----|
 A|-----------------------|--------------|---------------------|--------------|
 E|-----------------------|--------------|---------------------|--------------|
 E|----------------------|----------|
 B|----12\10----7\3----3-|--(3)--3--|
 G|----------------------|----------|
 D|--0-------0------0----|----------|
 A|----------------------|----------|
 E|----------------------|----------|
 

 
    D2                   
 Underneath a burning sky
      G              D2 
 the tenants of the fire
          D2                  
 sit in silence as they ponder
   F#-6           G  
 survival in the wild
 
 
 Some chords
 
 D2 F#-6 G/F# 
    

 E|---0---|---x---|---3---|
 B|---3---|---x---|---3---|
 G|---2---|---x---|---0---|
 D|---0---|---0---|---0---|
 A|---0---|---0---|---0---|
 E|---x---|---2---|---2---|
 

 
 
 As always, fell free to make this tab better.
 This is one of the most "indian" song in "Here"...as the title track, almost
 impossible to re-write.
 I love the vocal line, and the way Adrian sings.
 Simply amazing.
 Thank you Ade.
 
 _Ozzy
 geomscortichini@interfree.it