I adapted this song for rhythm acoustic. Its very simple and you can play it along
to the song. Like all Good’s songs play around with hammer-ons and completely
removing strings from a chord.
This a very basic outline.
Be creative with it.

G 320033
Am x02210
C x32010
F 133211 F and Fmaj9 are somewhat interchangeable
Fmaj9 x33010 I prefer the sound of Fmaj9 though
G/Am 302210
F#/Am 20(2)210
F/Am 10(2)210 or A regular barred F

Listen to the song to get the timing. If its confusing I can make a video.

Intro

Verse 1:
Even a blind
squirrel finds a nut
once in a while
Once you’re in you’re pretty much fucked
When I was the rat
The rat who would be king
I imagined typhoid
and us alone always us alone

Chorus:
And I’ve waited on the sidelines all this time all this time
And I’ve a grenade with our names scratched on the side
But that’s just love
And you know that love’s [G/Am]not e[F#/Am]nough[F/Am]
Love'[G/Am]s not[F#/Am] enoug[F/Am]h

G Am C Fmaj9 x2

Verse2: (same as 1: G Am C Fmaj9)
Crawl from the sea
Wait for some thumbs
A greatness to breed
Build the Mall of America

When I was the rat
The rat who would be king
I imagined ashes and us alone
Always us alone

Chorus:
And I’ve waited on the sidelines all this time all this time
And I’ve a grenade with our names scratched on the side
But that’s just love
And you know that love’s [G/Am]not e[F#/Am]nough[F/Am]
Love’s[G/Am] not [F#/Am]enough[F/Am] (x3)

Outro: Am G/Am F#/Am F/Am

For the end chorus I prefer using a G/C instead of C and the F instead of F/Am.
Gives it more impact.

Any questions about the progression or variation chords message me through my
profile! Hope this works out for you!

Main Riff

E|—-0——–0——–0—-|
B|—-0——–0——–0—-|
G|—-6——–4——–2—-|
D|—-6——–4——–2—-|
A|—-4——–2——–0—-|
E|—-4——–2——–0—-|

Repeat that a bunch of times…

“She wants a new disguise………” then

E|——2———-4———0——|
B|——3———-5———2——|
G|——3———-6———2——|
D|——3———-6———2——|
A|——2———-4———0——|
E|——2———-4———0——|

You can leave the 1st string (High E) open if you want. Later in the song
he seems to change a bit. You can really tell the chords about 45 seconds
before the end of the song at the quiet part where he just strums and let’s
it ring for a bar or two. Hope this helps you guys out!

Music and Lyrics by Matthew Good1996 dunharrow music / gennsongs /
emi april music (Canada) ltd. (SOCAN) Matthew Good

Intro-Verse-Chorus-Bridge-Verse-Chorus-outro

There’s a bit of a drum intro at the start with the guitar doing an E
power chord which fades in and after 16 bars (I think) it starts up.

Intro
-0-
-0-
[-9-]
[-9-]
[-7-]-0-
P.M.

Repeat this chord for sixteen bars (palm muted) after 8 bars, guitar 2
comes in with the same thing.

Then it goes:
(Slashes represent strumming pattern)

////|////|////|//// >x2
..Em …C …..G ….D

Verse

The first half of the verse is just the bass playing
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/matthew_good_band/rico_tab_ver_2.html )

———————————
————————-0-0—–
———3-3-3-3—————–
-0-0-0-0———3-3-3-3—–2-3-

After 6 repeats of that, the guitar comes in the same as before:

////|////|////|////
..Em …C …..G ….D
Except it’s palm muted.

It repeats 4 times

Chorus

////|////|////|/////|////|////|////|////|
…….D …………C ………….Em ………..D

This repeats 4 times

then he plays a C chord for 4 bars

Bridge

—————————-
—–0——0——0——1-
—0——0——0——0—
—————————-
———————-3—–
-0——2——3————

Outro

Same as Bridge.

Guitar 2

Intro

Comes in after 8 bars with same chord as guitar 1
Same as guitar one throughout

Verse

Just before the singing starts, the low e string is plucked once,

then, before guitar 1 comes in halfway through the verse, guitar two
plays quarter notes on an open b string about 6 times (it fades in and
out, so I’m unsure of how many repeats it does.

Through the chorus, guitar 2 basically plays the same thing:

E——-
B–3—-
G—–0-

G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
E:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|

The rat In your brain Turns a wheel
Connected to your guts and all your faults are in me
And all your faults are in …

G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|2-------|2-------|
A:2-------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|4-------|--------|--------|
E:--------|--------|0-------|--------|4-------|--------|--------|--------|--------|

… me What would you say If we lived on TV
Besides all the things they tell you to And all the things they tell you to
And all the things they tell you to And all the things they tell you to

_(x2)____________

G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|2--2-2--|2--2-2--|
A:2--2-2--|2--2-2--|--------|--------|--------|--------|4--4-4--|--------|--------|
E:--------|--------|0--0-0--|0--0-0--|4--4-4--|4--4-4--|--------|--------|--------|

We’re stuck inside our own machine
Apparitions Apparitions

G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A:2--2-2--|2--2-2--|--------|--------|0--0-0--|0--0-0--|--------|--------|
E:--------|--------|2--2-2--|2--2-2--|--------|--------|0--0-0--|0--0-0--|

Apparitions

G:--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|--------|--------|
A:---2----|--------|---2----|--------|
E:4-------|0--0-0--|4-------|0--3----|

Say “hello” Well is it strange Where you are
Where you used to be kind of free Are they laughing at you laughing at you

G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|2--2-2--|2--2-2--|
A:2--2-2--|2--2-2--|--------|--------|--------|--------|4--4-4--|--------|--------|
E:--------|--------|0--0-0--|0--0-0--|4--4-4--|4--4-4--|--------|--------|--------|

The rat In your brain Rules the world
From the comfort of your living room Tell me are we leaving soon
The comfort of your living room Tell me are we leaving soon

_(x2)____________

G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|2--2-2--|2--2-2--|
A:2--2-2--|2--2-2--|--------|--------|--------|--------|4--4-4--|--------|--------|
E:--------|--------|0--0-0--|0--0-0--|4--4-4--|4--4-4--|--------|--------|--------|

We’re stuck inside our own machine
Apparitions Apparitions

G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A:2--2-2--|2--2-2--|--------|--------|0--0-0--|0--0-0--|--------|--------|
E:--------|--------|2--2-2--|2--2-2--|--------|--------|0--0-0--|0--0-0--|

Apparitions

G:--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|--------|--------|
A:---2----|--------|---2----|--------|
E:4-------|0--0-0--|4-------|0--3----|

[INSTRUMENTAL]

G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:---1----|--------|---1----|--------|---1----|--------|---1----|---2----|
A:--------|2--2-2--|--------|2--2-2--|--------|2--2-2--|--------|2-------|
E:2-------|--------|2-------|--------|2-------|--------|2-------|--------|

We’re stuck inside our own machine
Apparitions Apparitions

G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A:2--2-2--|2--2-2--|--------|--------|0--0-0--|0--0-0--|--------|--------|
E:--------|--------|2--2-2--|2--2-2--|--------|--------|0-------|--------|

Apparitions Na na na na

G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
E:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|

Tabbed by Michael Oxner
moxner@nbnet.nb.ca

Matthew Good Band – Haven’t Slept in Years

——————————————————————————-

Legend:

H Half note
Q Quarter note
E Eight note
S Sixteenth note
. Dotted note
[] Rest
__ Tie
() Tied note
Slide down
/ Slide up

The following riff is repeated throughout the verses. The slide from B down to E
is repeated a number of times. The actual length of the notes varies: The two
“half” notes are often muted after a quarter note, but in the second verse,
they are played for their full duration. Listen to the record for actual note
duration and the locations of the slides.

Q H Q E_____Q. S S E S S E Q

G|—————–||——————–|———————————–||
D|—————–||O——————-|———————————-O||
A|—————–||O—————-3–|-(3)———3-3-3—5-5-5——–O||
E|————-7\||—0———3——|—————————–3—–||

During the first half of the chorus, the same riff is played as during the
verses, but with some extra notes.

Q Q Q E Q. S S E S S E Q

G||——————–|———————————–||
D||O——————-|———————————-O||
A||O—————-3–|–3———-3-3-3—5-5-5——–O||
E||—0—0—–3——|—————————–3—–||

The following is played during the second part of the chorus (“Anybody else…”).
The first measure is always the same, the second measure contains a bass fill.

Q E. S E E E E_____Q E. S S S S S E E

G|————————–|——————————|
D|———————–0–|-(0)—-0————-/2—0–|
A|–3—–3—0-3–2——–|—————-0-2-3———|
E|——————–3—–|————0-3—————|

Q E. S E E E E_____Q E. S S S S S S S S S

G|————————–|—————-4-7-4———|
D|———————–0–|-(0)—-0—4-7——-7-4—–|
A|–3—–3—0-3–2——–|————————–7-5-|
E|——————–3—–|——————————|

Q E. S E E E E_____Q E. S S S S S S S E

G|————————–|——————————|
D|———————–0–|-(0)—-0—–7-5-4—4—5—|
A|–3—–3—0-3–2——–|————5——-5—5—–|
E|——————–3—–|——————————|

Q E. S E E E E_____H

G|————————–|——————————|
D|———————–0–|-(0)————————–|
A|–3—–3—0-3–2——–|——————————|
E|——————–3—–|——————————|

Tuned Half a Step down with capo on 2nd fret. (yes you can do it standard tuning on
first fret.) He only does a quick rendeition of the song, but it’s fun to sing and
play with.

listen to song for strumming capoed 2nd

[Dsus4(D4)]

e|-0—-0——-00-00-0—-0——-3-|
b|-1—-3——-133-133-13—-1——-3-|
g|-0—-0——-00-00-0—-0h2—–0-|
d|-2—-4——-244-244-24-or-2——-0-|
a|-3—-5——-0—-0—-0——0——-2-|
e|—————————————3-|

Died in an amusement park accident
I came back for you
So you wouldn’t be alone
And if I go away again
You can have my stereo

I’m indestructible, how
I’m indestructible
I’m indestructible, how
I’m into, I’m in two

We won’t say a thing
While you give your life away
Give your life away, not a thing
We won’t say a thing
While you give your
C D4 Amin7(fade)
I’m indestructible

Not typically an acoustic song but I found it translates rather nicely.
This is the version I preform acoustically.
As always, be creative this is only a guide. Enjoy!

Capo 1 to match the studio version

In Chorus/intro/outro
E 022100 -> add Esus 022200
Asus (x)02200 -> play open Estring or turn to A
F#m (2)44200 -> block or 2 on Estring
D x00232 -> Dsus sounds amazing added in(x)00230 always

Intro: E Asus

Verse1:
If they dropped the bomb would you love me then?
If I was wrong would it be okay?
Well I can see the holes in everyone
A change of se–—ason

E Asus F#m Asus (E) ->in brackets because it bleeds to next line
x4

Verse 2: (same E Asus F#m Asus (E))
If I found a way to make amends
would you say I was too late?
Well I can find the holes in anyone
A change of season

A change of se———aso—-n

( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/matthew_good_band/change_of_season_acoustic_crd.html )
Chorus:
I feel like I’m losing for money
I feel like I’m losing for free
I feel older than the dead angel on my shoulder claims to be
I feel like we’re drinking and driving
I feel like we’re running into walls
I feel like swimming in your apathy
You know I’d love to be your conscience when it calls

D Asus E (really listen to the song this part can be hard to time)
Verse3: E Asus F#m Asus (E)
If they made me crawl would you love me then?
If I was small would it be okay?
Well I can see the need in everyone
A change of season

A change of se———aso—-n

Chorus:
I feel like I’m losing for money
I feel like I’m losing for free
I feel older than the dead angel on my shoulder claims to be
I feel like we’re drinking and driving
I feel like we’re running into walls
I feel like swimming in your apathy
As a kind of a parody for miles and miles

I feel like somebody’s missing
I think that somebody’s missing
I think that somebody’s missing

Outro:

Ooh ooh oh x2

D Asus E(022102)

INTRO:
[Gsus2/D] (x2)

VERSE 1:
[Gsus2/D] (x3)

CHORUS 1:
(x4)

VERSE 2:
(Same progression as VERSE 1)
CHORUS 2:
(x4)

OUTRO:

that’s just the intro, I hate writing tabs out on the computer. Maybe I’ll post the rest some other time. Thanx!

( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/matthew_good_band/everything_is_automatic_tab_ver_2.html )

Chords

Verse

G major: 3 5 5 4 3 3
D major: 10 12 12 11 10 10
E minor: 0 2 2 0 0 0

Chorus

B minor: x 2 4 4 3 2
D major: x x 0 2 3 2
G major: 3 2 0 0 0 3
E minor: 0 2 2 0 0 0

Intro
Gmaj Dmaj Em X2

Verse
The day I met you
Decay will let you
Learn to bend
We……are better butterflies

Meek we get the end
It makes me sick
It makes me laugh when I shouldn’t
Kill what I came to keep alive
Your turn to spill, your turn to spill, your turn to spill

Chorus
Now that’s fate
Looking our way

Sparkling
Spot hasn’t caught on
That’s fate
Stealing away
Your sparkling
Spot hasn’t caught on

Hasn’t caught on

Verse
The day we met up
It’s hard to get up
And live it down
We are smaller maybe
Than what we can’t get around
It makes me sick
It makes me laugh when I look at you
Clap while it’s kicking us around
And what it spills and what it spills

And what it spills is

Chorus
Fate
Looking our way

Sparkling
Spot hasn’t caught on
That’s fate
Stealing away

Your sparkling
Spot hasn’t caught on
Hasn’t caught on

Hasn’t caught on