The Bends

by Radiohead

Chords

4 (36)

Tuning: E A D G B E

Version:

v1 v2 v3

Transpose

Capo

None

Size

100%

Intro (repeat 4 times)

 e|--2------0---0----3----3------|
 B|--3--x3--3---3----3----3------|
 G|--2------0---0----0----0------|
 D|--0------0---2----0----2------|
 A|-------------3----2----3------|
 E|-------------0----0----0------|

Verse

Where do we go from here,

the words are coming out all weird

where are you now?,

when i need you

Alone on an airplane,

falling asleep against the window p

ane

My blood will thicken

 e|--0----------------------------5s2-5s2-5s2-5s7-|
 B|--2---2-3-5-8-7-5-----5--4-5-7-----------------|
 G|--2---------------2-4-5------------------------|
 D|--2-------------------5------------------------|
 A|--0--------------------------------------------|
 E|--0--------------------------------------------|

I need to wash myself again,

to hide all the dirt and pain

cause i'd be scared

, thats theirs nothing underneath,

and who are my real friends?

have they all got the bends?

am i really si

nking this low?

Chorus (same as intro)

My babys got the bends, oh no

We don't have any real friends, no no no

Just lying in a bar with my drip feed on, talking to my girlfriend

waiting for something to happ

en,

and i wish it was the sixties i wish i could be happy,

i wish, i wish, i wish that something would happen

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

Verse(2nd)

Where do we go from here? the planet is a gunboat,

in a sea of fear, and where are you?

They brought in the CIA, the tanks and whole marines

to blow me away, to blow me sky high

Chorus (same as Intro)

My babys got the bends,

we don't have any real friends

Just lying in a bar with my drip feed on

Talking to my girlfriend waiting for something to happen

I wish it was the sixties, i wish i could nbe happy

i wish, i wish, i wish that something would.....

(do the same as just before it goes into the second verse)

Then, this is a very simple version of the solo. Listen to the song

to get the strumming right.

 Solo
 e|--3------0----3------0----|
 B|--0--x4--3----0--x4--3----|
 G|--0------0----0------0----|
 D|--0------0----0------0----|
 A|--2------2----2------2----|
 E|--3------3----3------3----|

 e|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
 B|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
 G|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
 D|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
 A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
 E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

Repeat sole twice then

I want to live and breath, i want to be part of the human rac

Where do go from here,

the words are coming out all weird

Where are you now?

, when i need you

End