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Convinced I’m Wrong
Drop D Tuning

Intro

e|———————|
B|———————|
G|———————|
D|—0—0h2p0——-0-| x2
A|————-0-0h2—|
D|-0—0—————|

Acoustic intro

Don’t try and sound right, just hope your honest
Trust you’ll end up somewhere
That girl that made you promise
she says “try not to care”
I don’t know if I’m good, and everyone knows it
You ever feel you were meant to be alone?
Cos I saw a play and and a character said that he was
destined to never feel at home

Heavily Amplified

Don’t go tonight, I’m looking for salt in a snow globe
Cos what I had is slipping fast.
Dr. Howe, Please call back
(I’m not sleeping in, I don’t care
I’m singing loud but no one hears
I’ll wake up tomorrow and still feel wrong) X2

for these days
Cos what I had is slipping fast
Dr. Howe Please call me back.

What good am I to anyone like this?
It’s been a hard couple months I’ll admit
[G/F#]After tonight I’m not so convinced that I’m wrong, that I’m wrong
I feel at ease with my lows, and I’ll take it.
Lord knows I’ll take it.
Tonight they’re explainable, far from extraneous.

Always expectant
I seldom discover, turn flaws into questions.

Great questions of the times.
I guess I’m an artist who’s confines brought him luck
choked by second guessing
I know that’s not enough

Don’t go tonight, I’m looking for salt in a snow globe
Cos what I had is slipping fast.
Dr. Howe, Please call me back

e|—————————————————|
B|—————————————————|
G|————-0—–2-0———–0—————–|
D|—0—0h2/4—4——-4-0—0—–4-0—0—–0—|
A|—–0———–0————-0———–4—–4-|
D|-0————————/7———–5—–5—–|

(Don’t go) x4
Always expectant
I seldom discover, turn flaws into questions

Great questions of the times.
I guess I’m an artist who’s confines brought him luck
choked by second guessing
(I know that’s not enough) x3

All chords are power chords

Intro:

Verse:
Forgive me my ties, connections and loose ends
This is for the eyes eyes buried in my neck
With a promise of the future, of the uncertain I play it so sure
Our drifting thing will someday land

Chorus:
And I could take you home
The lights would, would twitch and blow
And you could finally see
The “us” that we’re supposed to be

Verse:
When you picture me away, It’s Alfie Elkins ‘66
But you didn’t see my face
When all the kids dancing brought down that place
I was more Alvy Singer
Each time you put me on the train I’m less and less sure you’ll do it again
Don’t do it again

Chorus:
‘Cuz we could raise our flag
First hem the tattered edge
Close our eyes and be
In love at seventeen
(Close) Close our eyes and be (whoa)
(Close) Close our eyes and be, [C/B] be
(Close) Close our eyes and be (whoa)
In love
In love at seventeen

Song: 3-4 Tango
Artist: Polar Bear Club
Album: Clash Battle Guilt Pride

Standard chords throughout.

I like to palm-mute the verses and I substitute the high E on the C chord
from the chorus for a G:

E|-0->-3-|
B|-1—1-|
G|-0—0-|
D|-2—2-|
A|-3—3-|
E|-x—x-|

Intro: Em – G – Am – C

Arthur climbs the stairs in the back
Wipes his feet on the welcome mat
Puts his keys on the shelf that he built
Checks the plants on the windowsill

Catches a glimpse of himself in the glass
Laughs cause his hair’s stickin’ up in the back
He can’t call his kids or his wife
Cause he’d drink ‘till he’d cry to his daughter

About God and life

(Chorus)

A silhouette of innocence
A shaving cut on common sense
Holding what can’t let you go
Laughing hardest to the comic’s intro
A winter walk to clear your mind
Do your twenties suck until twenty-nine?
Holding what can’t let you go
Dance your heart out to the 3-4 Tango

(E5 – G5 – A5 – C5 through the 2nd verse, in the same manner as the 1st)

Sara disowned her whole family
And then her brother the writer penned the story
She said, “you just sit there and think that you
Know about people when really
You wanna hold the mirror to nature
Thinking you’re the next Miller or Shakespeare
Will the glass ever come to you?
Cause who knows what you’d do?”

(Chorus)

A silhouette of innocence
A shaving cut on common sense
Holding what can’t let you go
Laughing hardest to the comic’s intro
A winter walk to clear your mind
Do your twenties suck until twenty-nine?
Holding what can’t let you go
Dance your heart out to the 3-4 Tango

[-]
It’s that haunting thought and familiar ghost
That holds you hard and can’t let you go,
Let you go!
(Hey!)

C – G – Am – D x2

Some use crowds of strangers
Like a shield
From love and being loved,
Being loved

(Chorus)

A silhouette of innocence
A shaving cut on common sense
Holding what can’t let you go
Laughing hardest to the comic’s intro
A winter walk to clear your mind
Do your twenties suck until twenty-nine?
Holding what can’t let you go
Dance your heart out to the 3-4 Tango

A silhouette of innocence
A shaving cut on common sense
Holding what can’t let you go
Laughing hardest to the comic’s intro
A winter walk to clear your mind
Do your twenties suck until twenty-nine?
Holding what can’t let you go
Dance your heart out to the 3-4 Tango

by Polar Bear Club
from Chasing Hamburg (2009)

Transcribed by Jason Florentino
June 2011

Not sick this time! (I was staying home from school on account of being real ill when I
last made a
tab (Popular Science by Bayside)) I Just finished a couple summer classes and goddamn do
I wanna
play this song. Simply listening is no longer enough! I need to hear it move from my
fingers into my
loud, distorted electric guitar while I bang my head and (pretend) that I’m singing the
lyrics as
awesomely as Jimmy.

It’s not entirely complete. They do a bunch of little lead stuff in the background, some
of which I
tried to get, but I’m too lazy and hungry to lift it all. I’ll include them when I think
I’ve heard ‘em
right off the bat.

Play kinda fast.

Intro riff:

Chords: D5 A D5 D

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
G|------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
D|------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Beat: x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x (tap your foot
on those MF’n X’s!)

The lead that’s played on top of it:

Chords:

e|--------------17------|-----------------------12--------------------------|
B|--------15------------|-----15----14----15-14-------14-15-14----15-14h15--|
G|-----14----14---------|--14----14-----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------|---------------------------------------------------|

Beat: x x x x x x x x x x x

Now for that awesome chorus riff:

Chords: G5 G5

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------X-------------------------------X-----------------|
G|------------------X-X-----------------------------X-X-----------------|
D|------5---5---5---X-X---------0-------5---5---5---X-X-----------------|
A|------5---5---5---X-X-----------------5---5---5---X-X---------4h5p4---|
E|------3---3---3---X-----5-3h5-----5---3---3---3---X-----5-3h5-------5-|

Beat: x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

Chords: G5 D5 C5

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------strum on--|
G|--------------------------------------7-----7-----5-----5---that C----|
D|----------5-------5-------------------7-----7-----5-----5---a bit-----|
A|----------5-------5---------------5---5-----5-----3-----3---more!-----|
E|-----(5)--3-------3-----5-3h5/7---------------------------------------|

Beat: x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
that (5) is held from the last measure

Now play that riff again but you don’t have to staccato the G5’s or strum dead strings.
Just strum the shit out of those G’s!

Now for those quick chord changes (Watch out! They’re triplets!):

Chords: D5 G5 C5 G5 B5 G5 D5 G5 C5 E5 F#5 G5

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

Beat: x x x x x x x x

Chords: D5 G5 C5 G5 B5 G5 E5 D5

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

Beat: x x x x x x x x

“Do you miss our broken reason…”

PALM MUTE: x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

e|------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-----(0)---------(0)---------(0)----|(0)---------(0)---------(0)----|
A|------0---5-5---5-0---5-5---5-0-5-5-|-0---5-5---5-0---5-5---5-0-----|
E|------3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-|-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-----|

Beat: x x x x x x x x
There might be open D’s in there…who knows! I’m not even sure I got this right in the
first place!

And now my favourite part!
“Troubles and normalcy…”

It’s kinda hard to hear the individual strings but here’s how I do.
There’s also a lil hammer-on at the end…that I’m not including.

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------0-----------------0-----|
D|----------4------------4----------4-|
A|------3-----------5------5------5---|
E|------------------------------------|

Beat: x x x x

I’m sure you’ll figure out to play those last two riffs again.
But right before the second riff kicks-in for the second time,
there’s a little octave riff that I think goes like this:

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-----------------11-11--9-9---7-----|
D|------------------X-X---X-X---X-----|
A|------------------9-9---7-7---5-----|
E|------------------------------------|

Beat: x x x x

I’m pretty sure there’s also some lead bit played
beneath the second riff but I’m not gonna bother 😛

Do you see me as your acquaintance

your death by time, age, and long distance

And now back to that sweet chorus riff!
There’s another leady thing played
underneath the repeat, but again…
I ain’t liftin’ that right now!
(It’s some octave sounding thing if you want to figure it out…)

e|------------------------------------|--|
B|------------------------------------|--|
G|------------------------------------|--|
D|------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------0-----|--| etc.
A|------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------|--|
E|------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---5-3h5-----5-|--|

Beat: x x x x x x x x x

Afterwards:

Chords: D5 E5 C5

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------7-----------5-----------------|
D|------7-----2-----5-----------------|
A|------5-----2-----3-----------------|
E|------------0-----------------------|

Beat: x x x x

Now for this little bridge you keep playing that intro riff:

Chords: D5 A D5 D

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
G|------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
D|------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Beat: x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Feel free to arpeggiate that D triad!

There’s a couple high notes before that lead lick:

e|-----17----------17------------------------------14--------------------|
B|---------15------------------------------15----------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------14--------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Beat: x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

Now for that nifty lead lick: (apply palm-mute where needed)

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------15-p-14--------17-p-14--------15-p-14--------14-------------12-h-14-|
G|-----14---14-------------14-------------14-------------14-------------14-----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Beat: x x x x x x x x

e|---------------------------------------------12-h-14-p-12--------------------------|
B|---------------15-p-14--------17-p-14-----------------------15-------------14---12-|
G|-----14---14-------------14-------------14-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Beat: x x x x x x x x

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------15-p-14--------17-p-14--------15-p-14--------14-------------12-h-14-|
G|-----14---14-------------14-------------14-------------14-------------14-----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Beat: x x x x x x x x

e|---------------------------------------------14------------------------------------|
B|---------------15-p-14--------17-p-14--------17b19---------------------------------|
G|-----14---14-------------14-------------14-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Beat: x x x x x x x x

NEVER BREAKING TIES (watch for the stop)

Chords: D5 G5 C5 G5 B5 G5 D5 G5 C5 E5 F#5 G5

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

Beat: x x x x x x x x

Chords: D5 G5 C5 G5 B5 G5 E5 D5

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

Beat: x x x x x x x x

(There’s a descending octave lead in there somewhere…)

Chords: E5 D5 E5 D5

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------7-------7---7-------------------7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|------2-------2---2---7-------7---7---2---2---2---2---7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|------2-------2---2---5-------5---5---2---2---2---2---5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|------0-------0---0-------------------0---0---0---0-------------------|

Beat: x x x x x x x x

MOO VING ON!

Chords: E5 C5

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|------------------5---------------|
D|------2-----2-----5---------------|
A|------2-----2-----3---------------|
E|------0-----0---------------------|

Beat: x x x x

For the outro just play a stripped-down version
of the chorus riff. Almost as if you’re playing open chords.

For the G's play something like |-3-x-0-0-3-x-|

For that D in the end, play |-x-x-0-2-3(0)|
Hit an open high e on your upstroke before you…

End on a nice sustained C |-x-3-0-0-3-x-|

And that’s it!
It’s not perfect but it should suffice for those
who want to jam along as much as I do.
Much love, Polar Bear Club rules, Keep on loving music.
DFTBA,
Jason

Hi,

This is a fairly underground band so I figured out some chords so you can jam
along to the original! 😉

INTRO:
Bm G Dsus4 A 5x

VERSE 1:
I’ve been driving with the rear view mirror.
Who guessed it would be no clearer?
It got me lost, and now I’m late.
The clock’s dead on, no one to blame (But me!)
Is this a bad chase dream where speed’s not what it seems?
The pedal’s pressed, but nothing works.
Bite your nails ‘til your fingers hurt!

PRE-CHORUS:
What now?
What now? Boy!
What now?
Who you are is not enough

CHORUS:
It’s hard to know where we should go
When home’s too far away and ”here” is a hollow place
Where people come to softly hum
The songs that scare you most, believe me I’m scared enough

VERSE 2:
Bite down, ‘cause everyone’s looking.
Wouldn’t this be the perfect bookend?
Little boy was scared at first.
Brazen once, but now he’s gone astray
Now he’s gone astray

PRE-CHORUS:
What now?
What now? Boy!
What now?
Who you are is not enough

CHORUS:
It’s hard to know where we should go
When home’s too far away and ”here” is a hollow place
Where people come to softly hum
The songs that scare you most, believe me I’m scared enough

I didn’t do the break yet.
I’ll do it later 😛

Stealing your heart like an old t-shirt you’ll never throw away
Living it up like old furniture, walked past every day.
Will you stay up with me long enough to hear me sing?
My voice ain’t much, always wished it were prettier
But I never could sit to learn

It’s all the same, wind up to hit and it fades
The life the game, wind up to hit and it fades
It’s me you carry, your gold-leaf obituary
Woa-oh-oh oh-oh-oh-oh, I know what they’re saying about me
The faces are changing, the sentiment is rearranging

Woa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, they'll all have nightmares about me on my best days

I’ve been scrped and I’ve been bruised
I never had a love like this to lose
What did you think it was? Don’t you get what you are?
The weight we’re gonna’ break free from and rise above
It’s funny how those that don’t do, speak tons

It’s all the same, wind up to hit and it fades
The life the game, wind up to hit and it fades
It’s me you carry, your gold-leaf obituary
Woa-oh-oh oh-oh-oh-oh, I know what they’re saying about me
The faces are changing, the sentiment is rearranging

Woa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, they'll all have nightmares about me on my best days

Cheap bets and ankle weights
Full fledged disarray
But they’re our best days
What did you think they were?
To you it’s all the same
But I’m learning to let it fade

It’s me you carry, your gold-leaf obituary

Woa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, I know what they're saying about me

The faces are changing, the sentiment is rearranging

Woa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, they'll all have nightmares 

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