Snow ((Hey Oh))

Words & Music:

Anthony Kiedis, Flea, John Frusciante

& Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers)

 

There is a beautiful full transcription of this in Guitar World.  This song is a gorgeous cut for "Stadium Arcadium" and is played without a capo (sorry, folks!).  I've included links to several tabs in the online edition.

 

G#m  E  B  F#  |  G#m  E  B  F#/A#  [2x]

 

G#m                     E                        B               F#

Come to decide that the things that I tried were in my life just to get high on.

G#m               E                       B                         F#/A#  [etc.]

When I sit alone, come get a little known but I need more than myself this time.

Step from the road to the sea to the sky and I do believe that we rely on.

When I lay it on, come get to play it on, all my life to sacrifice.

G#m   E   B       F#       G#m    E  B  F#/A#  [etc.]

Hey oh---, listen what I say--, oh.

I got your hey oh, now listen what I say, oh.

 

When will I know that I really can't go to the well once more time to decide on

When it's killing me, when will I really see all that I need to look inside

Come to believe that I better not leave before I get my chance to ride

When it's killing me what do I really need all that I need to look inside

 

PRE-CHORUS:

E                                                      F#   G#m             F#  E

The more I see the less I know; the more I like to let it go... hey oh, whoa.

CHORUS:

B                             F#                            C#m(add9)  [etc.]

Deep beneath the cover of another perfect wonder where it's so white as snow

Privately divided by a world so undecided and there's nowhere to go

In between the cover of another perfect wonder and it's so white as snow

B                                      F#

Running through the field where all my tracks will

                       C#m(add9)

Be concealed & there's nowhere to go.  Oh!

 

When to descend to amend for a friend all the channels that have broken down

Now you bring it up I'm gonna ring it up just to hear you sing it out

Step from the road to the sea to the sky and I do believe what we rely on

When I lay it on come get to play it on all my life to sacrifice

Hey oh---, listen what I say--, oh.

I got your hey oh, now listen what I say, oh.

 

Pre-CHORUS:

 

CHORUS:  [3x - improv lyrics 3rd time]

 

OUTRO:  B  F#  C#m(add9)  B  F#  C#m

 

Snow tab 1 (or .pdf) · Snow tab 2 (or .pdf)




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