Semi-Charmed Life - Third Eye Blind
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
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Semi-charmed life- Stephen Jenkins
Transcribed by Steve Easton

Intro
G D C/G C/G x4

Fig 1

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(These 3's go on for a while)
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Fig 1 x4

G D G2 x2
Pre Chorus
G D C/G C/G x3
G D C/G
Chorus
G D C/G x2

Fig 1 x2

G

Fig 1 x 2 Start at Fig 1 at '2'

D C/G x3

D D D

Pre chorus

G D C/G C/G x3
G D C/G
Fig 2
|-----------3-----------2-----------0----------0--|
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|-------0-----------2-----------0---------0-------| x2
|---0-----------0-----------2--------2------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|

G D C/G C/G x2

D C/G x3
x2
D D D

Fig 2 x1
G

G D C/G C/G x4

Fig 2 x2
/
------------I'm not sure about the bit that goes here
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G D C/G C/G x9
/
---------------- Or this bit.
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Lyrics

Du du du du du du du du du du du du
du du du du du du du du du du du du
( Du 24 Times )

I'm packed and I'm holding
I'm smiling, she's living, she's golden
and she lives for me
She says she lives for me
Ovation
She's got her own motivation
she comes round and she goes down on me
And I make her smile
It's like a drug for you
Do ever what you want to do
Coming over you
Keep on smiling, what we go through
One stop to the rhythm that divides you
And I speak to you like the chorus to the verse
Chop another line like a coda with a curse
And I come on like a freak show takes the stage
We give them the games we play, she said

I want something else
To get me through this
Semi-charmed kind of life Baby Baby
I want something else
I'm not listening when you say
Good-bye
(Du 24 times )
The sky it was gold, it was rose
I was taking sips of it through my nose
And I wish I could get back there
Some place back there
Smiling in the pictures you would take
Doing crystal myth
Will lift you up until you break
It won't stop
I won't come down, I keep stock
With a tick-tock rhythm and a bump for the drop
And then I bumped up
I took the hit I was given
Then I bumped again
And then I bumped again

How do I get back there to
The place where I fell asleep inside you?
How do I get myself back to
The place where you said

I want something else
to get me through this
semi-charmed kind of life Baby Baby
I want something else
I'm not listening when you say
good-bye

I believe in the sand beneath my toes
The beach gives a feeling
An earthy feeling
I believe in the faith that grows
And the four right chords can make me cry
When I'm with you I feel like I could die
And that would be all right
All right

When the plane came in
She said she was crashing
The velvet it rips
In the city we tripped
On the urge to feel alive
But now I'm struggling to survive

The days you were wearing
That velvet dress
You're the priestess, I must confess
Those little red panties
They pass the test
Slide up around the belly
Face down on the mattress

One
Now you hold me
And we're broken
Still its all that I want to do Just a little now

Feel myself with a head made of the ground
I'm scared but I'm not coming down Noh No
And I won't run for my life
She's got her jaws just locked now in smile
but nothing is all right
All right

I want something else
To get me through this Life
Baby
I want something else
not listening when you say
good-bye x4
(Du 24 times)
( and then 48 times) (phew wat alot of du's)
The sky it was gold, it was rose
I was taking sips of it through my nose
And I wish I could get back there
in the place where you used to stop

I want somethin' else
Chords Used

G 320003
G2 355433
D 000232
C/G 332010

Date: Sat, 09 May 1998 00:12:51 -0500
From: Isaac Smith
Subject: t/third_eye_blind/semi-charmed_life.tab

"Semi-Charmed Life" by Third Eye Blind from self-
titled album. Lyrics/music by Stephan Jenkins and
Kevin Cadogan. Transcribed by Isaac Smith

This part is played during the "Good bye, good bye, good
bye" section as well as the outro.

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

Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
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Semi-Charmed Life- Third Eye Blind
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Tabbed by: Sovaso
Album: Third Eye Blind
Tuning: Standard
Guitar 1: Lead Distortion
Guitar 2: Rhythm Clean
Guitar 3: 12 String Acoustic


[Intro]
Guitar 1
e|---3-3-3-3-3----2---2-2-2-3------3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3--|
B|---3-3-3-3-3----3---3-3-3-3------1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1--|
G|---0-0-0-0-0----2---2-2-2-2------0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0--|
D|---0-0-0-0-0----0---0-0-0-0------2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2--| x4
A|---2-2-2-2-2---------------------3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3--|
E|---3-3-3-3-3------------------------------------------|
"Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do"
Guitar 2

e|---3-3-3-3-3----2---2-2-2-3------3-3-3---3-3-3--------|
B|---3-3-3-3-3----3---3-3-3-3------1-1-1---1-1-1--3-1p0-|
G|---0-0-0-0-0----2---2-2-2-2------0-0-0---0-0-0--------|
D|---0-0-0-0-0----0---0-0-0-0------2-2-2---2-2-2--------| x4
A|---2-2-2-2-2---------------------3-3-3---3-3-3--------|
E|---3-3-3-3-3------------------------------------------|
"Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do"


[Verse 1]
Guitar 1 rests
Guitar 2
Palm muted
e|---3-3-3-3-3----2---2-2-2-3------3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3--|
B|---3-3-3-3-3----3---3-3-3-3------1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1--|
G|---0-0-0-0-0----2---2-2-2-2------0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0--|
D|---0-0-0-0-0----0---0-0-0-0------2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2--| x4
A|---2-2-2-2-2---------------------3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3--|
E|---3-3-3-3-3------------------------------------------|
"I'm packed and I'm holding I'm smiling, she's living, she's golden..."

Then
Guitar 2
e|---3-3-3-3-3----2---2-2-2-3------3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3--|
B|---3-3-3-3-3----3---3-3-3-3------1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1--|
G|---0-0-0-0-0----2---2-2-2-2------0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0--|
D|---0-0-0-0-0----0---0-0-0-0------2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2--| x2
A|---2-2-2-2-2---------------------3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3--|
E|---3-3-3-3-3------------------------------------------|
"And I speak to you like the chorus to the verse"

Guitar 1
e|---3-3-3-3-3------------------------------------------|
B|---3-3-3-3-3------------------------------------------|
G|---0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------------|
D|---0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------------|
A|---2-2-2-2-2------------------------------------------|
E|---3-3-3-3-3------------------------------------------|
Just play the guitar 1 overdub once, on the 5 time of Guitar 2's riff


[Chorus]
e|---3-3-3-3-3----2---2-2-2-3------3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3--|
B|---3-3-3-3-3----3---3-3-3-3------1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1--|
G|---0-0-0-0-0----2---2-2-2-2------0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0--|
D|---0-0-0-0-0----0---0-0-0-0------2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2--| x3
A|---2-2-2-2-2---------------------3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3--|
E|---3-3-3-3-3------------------------------------------|
"I want something else To get me through this Semi-Charmed kind of life Baby B-Baby"

Guitar 2

e|---3-3-3-3-3----2---2-2-2-3------3-3-3---3-3-3--------|
B|---3-3-3-3-3----3---3-3-3-3------1-1-1---1-1-1-(3-1p0)|
G|---0-0-0-0-0----2---2-2-2-2------0-0-0---0-0-0--------|
D|---0-0-0-0-0----0---0-0-0-0------2-2-2---2-2-2--------| x3
A|---2-2-2-2-2---------------------3-3-3---3-3-3--------|
E|---3-3-3-3-3------------------------------------------|
Only play the (3-1p0)the second time.

Last time
Guitars 1 and 2
e|---3-3-3-3-3----2---2-2-2-3------3--------------------|
B|---3-3-3-3-3----3---3-3-3-3------1--------------------|
G|---0-0-0-0-0----2---2-2-2-2------0--------------------|
D|---0-0-0-0-0----0---0-0-0-0------2--------------------|
A|---2-2-2-2-2---------------------3--------------------|
E|---3-3-3-3-3------------------------------------------|
"Not listening when you say Good-Bye"


[Interlude]
Guitar 1
e|---3-3-3-3-3----2---2-2-2-3------3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3--|
B|---3-3-3-3-3----3---3-3-3-3------1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1--|
G|---0-0-0-0-0----2---2-2-2-2------0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0--|
D|---0-0-0-0-0----0---0-0-0-0------2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2--| x4
A|---2-2-2-2-2---------------------3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3--|
E|---3-3-3-3-3------------------------------------------|
"Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do"
Guitar 2

e|---3-3-3-3-3----2---2-2-2-3------3-3-3---3-3-3--------|
B|---3-3-3-3-3----3---3-3-3-3------1-1-1---1-1-1--3-1p0-|
G|---0-0-0-0-0----2---2-2-2-2------0-0-0---0-0-0--------|
D|---0-0-0-0-0----0---0-0-0-0------2-2-2---2-2-2--------| x4
A|---2-2-2-2-2---------------------3-3-3---3-3-3--------|
E|---3-3-3-3-3------------------------------------------|
"Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do"


[Verse 2]
Guitar 2
Palm muted
e|---3-3-3-3-3----2---2-2-2-3------3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3--|
B|---3-3-3-3-3----3---3-3-3-3------1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1--|
G|---0-0-0-0-0----2---2-2-2-2------0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0--|
D|---0-0-0-0-0----0---0-0-0-0------2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2--| x8
A|---2-2-2-2-2---------------------3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3--|
E|---3-3-3-3-3------------------------------------------|
"The sky was gold, it was rose I was taking sips of it through my nose"

Guitar 1 gets a nice filling solo part
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----12----12-10-----13~~-------13-12-10-------12-------12----12------10---|
G|-12-----12-------12---------12-----------12-12----12-12----12----12-9------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(With Wah)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-8---8-8-8-8h10-------12----12-10-----13~~---------13-12-10-------12-10----|
G|---9---------------12----12--------12---------12------------12-12----------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(With Wah)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------10~~-------------0--------------------------------------------------|
G|-12-9-------5h7-5h7-5h7-4--------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(With Wah)
That Part plays throughout the second verse and leads into


[Pre Chorus]
Guitars 1 and 2
e|-2---2--2---3--3--3-3--2---2--2--3--3--3-3---2---2--2--3--3--3-3-----------|
B|-3---3--3---3--3--3-3--3---3--3--3--3--3-3---3---3--3--3--3--3-3-----------|
G|-2---2--2---0--0--0-0--2---2--2--0--0--0-0---2---2--2--0--0--0-0-----------|
D|-0---0--0---2--2--2-2--0---0--0--2--2--2-2---0---0--0--2--2--2-2-----------|
A|------------3--3--3-3------------3--3--3-3-------------3--3--3-3-----------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"How do I get back there to The place where I fell asleep inside You"
e|-2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2---|
B|-3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3---|
G|-2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2---|
D|-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0---|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|


[Chorus]
e|---3-3-3-3-3----2---2-2-2-3------3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3--|
B|---3-3-3-3-3----3---3-3-3-3------1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1--|
G|---0-0-0-0-0----2---2-2-2-2------0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0--|
D|---0-0-0-0-0----0---0-0-0-0------2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2--| x3
A|---2-2-2-2-2---------------------3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3--|
E|---3-3-3-3-3------------------------------------------|
"I want something else To get me through this Semi-Charmed kind of life Baby B-Baby"

Guitar 2

e|---3-3-3-3-3----2---2-2-2-3------3-3-3---3-3-3--------|
B|---3-3-3-3-3----3---3-3-3-3------1-1-1---1-1-1-(3-1p0)|
G|---0-0-0-0-0----2---2-2-2-2------0-0-0---0-0-0--------|
D|---0-0-0-0-0----0---0-0-0-0------2-2-2---2-2-2--------| x3
A|---2-2-2-2-2---------------------3-3-3---3-3-3--------|
E|---3-3-3-3-3------------------------------------------|
Only play the (3-1p0)the second time.

Last time
Guitars 1 and 2
e|---3-3-3-3-3----2---2-2-2-3------3--------------------|
B|---3-3-3-3-3----3---3-3-3-3------1--------------------|
G|---0-0-0-0-0----2---2-2-2-2------0--------------------|
D|---0-0-0-0-0----0---0-0-0-0------2--------------------|
A|---2-2-2-2-2---------------------3--------------------|
E|---3-3-3-3-3------------------------------------------|
"Not listening when you say Good-Bye"


[Bridge]
Guitars 1 and 2 are out, guitar 3 takes over for now
Guitar 3
e|--------3------------2--------------0-----------0--|
B|-----------3------------3-----------1-----------1--|
G|----0-------------2--------------0-----0-----0-----|
D|---------------0-----------------------------------| x2
A|------------------------------3-----------3--------|
E|-3-------------------------------------------------|
"I believe in the sand beneath my toes The beach gives a feeling, an earthy feeling..."

Guitar 2 plays this the second time
e|--------3----------2-------------------------------|
B|-----------3----------3-----1----------------------|
G|-----0----------2-----------0----------------------|
D|--------------0-------------2----------------------|
A|----------------------------3----------------------|
E|--3------------------------------------------------|
(With Phase Shifter 1 octave up and a slight dirty tone)

Then
Guitars 1 and 3
e|---3-3-3-3-3----2---2-2-2-3------3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3--|
B|---3-3-3-3-3----3---3-3-3-3------1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1--|
G|---0-0-0-0-0----2---2-2-2-2------0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0--|
D|---0-0-0-0-0----0---0-0-0-0------2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2--| x2
A|---2-2-2-2-2---------------------3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3--|
E|---3-3-3-3-3------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|---3-3-3-3-3----2---2-2-2-3------3-3-3---3-3-3--------|
B|---3-3-3-3-3----3---3-3-3-3------1-1-1---1-1-1-(3-1p0)|
G|---0-0-0-0-0----2---2-2-2-2------0-0-0---0-0-0--------|
D|---0-0-0-0-0----0---0-0-0-0------2-2-2---2-2-2--------| x2
A|---2-2-2-2-2---------------------3-3-3---3-3-3--------|
E|---3-3-3-3-3------------------------------------------|
only play (3-1p0) the first time


[Pre-chorus/Bridge thing]
Guitars 1 and 2
e|-2---2--2---3--3--3-3--2---2--2--3--3--3-3---2---2--2--3--3--3-3---3--3--3-|
B|-3---3--3---3--3--3-3--3---3--3--3--3--3-3---3---3--3--3--3--3-3---3--3--3-|
G|-2---2--2---0--0--0-0--2---2--2--0--0--0-0---2---2--2--0--0--0-0---0--0--0-|
D|-0---0--0---2--2--2-2--0---0--0--2--2--2-2---0---0--0--2--2--2-2---0--0--0-|
A|------------3--3--3-3------------3--3--3-3-------------3--3--3-3---2--2--2-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------3--3--3-|
"And when the plane came in She said she was crashing"

e|-2---2--2--------------2---2--2--------------2---2--2--------------3-------|
B|-3---3--3---1--1--1-1--3---3--3--1--1--1-1---3---3--3--1--1--1-1---3-------|
G|-2---2--2---0--0--0-0--2---2--2--0--0--0-0---2---2--2--0--0--0-0---0-------|
D|-0---0--0---2--2--2-2--0---0--0--2--2--2-2---0---0--0--2--2--2-2---0-------|
A|------------3--3--3-3------------3--3--3-3-------------3--3--3-3---2-------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------3-------|
"Those days you were wearing that velvet dress You're the priestess I must confess"

"so Slide up around the belly face Down on the mattress one"

Guitars 1 and 2 out
Guitar 3
e|---------------10------------------------10------------------10------------|
B|-----13------------------------13------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------10--------12-12------------10-------12--12------10------12--12----|
A|-10------------------------10-------------------------10-------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitars 1 and 2 are in again with
e|-2-2---2-2---2-2--2-2-2-2-2h3-|
B|-3-3---3-3---3-3--3-3-3-3-3---|
G|-2-2---2-2---2-2--2-2-2-2-----|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|


[Verse 3]
All Guitars
e|---3-3-3-3-3----2---2-2-2-3------3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3--|
B|---3-3-3-3-3----3---3-3-3-3------1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1--|
G|---0-0-0-0-0----2---2-2-2-2------0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0--|
D|---0-0-0-0-0----0---0-0-0-0------2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2--| x4
A|---2-2-2-2-2---------------------3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3--|
E|---3-3-3-3-3------------------------------------------|


[Acoustic Chorus]
Guitar 3
e|--------3------------2--------------0-----------0--|
B|-----------3------------3-----------1-----------1--|
G|----0-------------2--------------0-----0-----0-----|
D|---------------0-----------------------------------| x4
A|------------------------------3-----------3--------|
E|-3-------------------------------------------------|
"I want something else To get me through this life Baby B-Baby"


Good Bye part

Guitar 3
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-----0-------0------2~----|
D|---2-------0------2-------| x4
A|-3-------2------0---------|
E|--------------------------|
"Good-bye, Good-bye"

Over the top of that, guitar 2 plays
e|-----------------------5h7p5-3-|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-----0-------0------2----------|
D|---2-------0------2------------| x4
A|-3-------2------0--------------|
E|-------------------------------|


[Outro-Chorus]
Guitar 1,2 and 3
e|---3---3---3----2---2-2-2-3------3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3--|\
B|---3---3---3----3---3-3-3-3------1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1--| \
G|---0---0---0----2---2-2-2-2------0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0--| \
D|---0---0---0----0---0-0-0-0------2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2--| \
A|---2---2---2---------------------3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3--| \
E|---3---3---3------------------------------------------| \
x9
e|---3---3---3----2---2-2-2-3------3-------3-------3----| /
B|---3---3---3----3---3-3-3-3------1-------1-------1----| /
G|---0---0---0----2---2-2-2-2------0-------0-------0----| /
D|---0---0---0----0---0-0-0-0------2-------2-------2----| /
A|---2---2---2---------------------3-------3-------3----| /
E|---3---3---3------------------------------------------|/
"Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do"

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

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| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| ~ Vibrato

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Song info
Semi-Charmed Life
Third Eye Blind
2001
  • Rock
  • Alternative Rock
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