From: Brian Antonak Subject: My FInest Hour date: unknown These are just the chord shapes since I have no idea what the chord names would be. Start on the E from the verse, then slide that shape up the neck like so: [strum this chord for a bit, then repeat...] --0----0----0----0----0-- --0----0----0----0----0-- --9---11---13---14---16-- --9---11---13---14---16-- --7----9---11---12---14-- -(0)--(0)--(0)--(0)--(0)- And just repeat this 'til the end. So the whole trick is you just have to slide that power-chord shape way up the fretboard. ------------------------------------- From: Dennis C. Ko Subject: My Finest Hour Date: unknown This is a basically wrong, but itÕs good enough to sing to so I thought Id post it anyway. I got the lyrics from somewhere on the net, but I cant remember where. Any corrections and improvements are appreciated--even just the real chord names would be nice. Chords used E x79900 F# x9111100 C# x46600 B x24400 D 101212000 A x066500 E2 x77990 B2 799800 Intro: E F# E F# E E C# B when the world, it shows me up E C# B my clothes, they show me up B E I never knew this before C# B my finest hour that I've ever known E C# B D was finding a pound on the Underground (same as first verse) when my words came stumbling out and then I went tumbling out [I never believed/I've never been here] before and the finest hour that I've ever known was finding a pound on the Underground E A E2 B2 and I keep hoping you are the same as me E A E2 B2 and I'll send you letters and come to your house for tea E A E2 B2 we are who we are, what do the others know E A E2 B2 but poetry is not for me, so show me the way to go D home when the words came stumbling out of my mouth and I went tumbling out [here, no no, no no] but I keep hoping you are the same as me and I'll send you letters and come to your house for tea we are who we are, what do the others know but poetry is not for me, so show me the way to go oh, I'm going home but I'll keep hoping you are the only one yes, and I'll send you letters, oh, wouldn't it be such fun oh, we are who we are, whatever the others say but poetry is not for me, and much as I'd like to stay oh, I just want to go home you're, you're, you're too young [should've been], you, you're, you're too young [it should've been], you too, you're too, you're too young [it should've been], you, you, you're too young [you should've been, safer, saner] [bribed the judge and then] sat down ooh, you're, you're, you're too young ------------------------------------- From: Jim Smith <106563.171@compuserve.com> Subject: Finest hour Date: unknown Finest hour: For chorus try the following alternative: I don't know what the real chord names are but the open chords sound good and the bass notes are right. E: 0,2,2,1,0,0 D: 10,12,12,11,0,0 A: 5,7,7,6,0,0 B: 7,9,9,6,0,0 G: 3,5,5,4,3,0 E D A B(slide bass up to B/fret 9 and back) I'll keep hoping you are the same as me E D A B(") And I'll send you letters and come to your house for tea E D A B(") We are who we are what do the others know E D A B(") but poetry is not for me so show me the way to go G ........E oh I'm going home ------------------------------------- From: Brandon Milner Subject: Tab for "my finest hour" Date: unknown There is a previous version of the tab for this song in the Olga archive submitted by dck4@cornell.edu (Dennis C. Ko) but it is rather inaccurate so I corrected his mistakes and am submitting a whole new transcription. Chords Used: VERSE E: (079900) F#: (0 9 11 11 0 0) C#: (046600) B: (024400) G-open: (300000) G-High (XXX080) CHORUS E: (079990) B: (XX9970) or (XX9870) A: (X07657) Bmaj9: (XX9879) G6:(320000) A6/9: (540000) ENDING E: (079900) F: (0 9 11 11 0 0) G#: (0 11 13 13 0 0) A: (0 12 14 14 0 0) B: (0 14 16 16 0 0) B-Low (024400) Here's the structure: Intro with verse chords: E E E F# E E E F# VERSE 1 E C# B and the world it shows me up E C# B my clothes they show me up E I never knew this before C# B E the finest hour that I've ever known C# B G-Open G-High was finding a pound on the underground VERSE 2 E C# B and my words came stumbling out E C# B and then I went tumbling out E I've never been hit before C# B E and the finest hour that I've ever known C# B G-Open G-High was finding a pound on the underground CHORUS E B A Bmaj9 and I'll keep hoping you are the same as me and E B A Bmaj9 I'll send you letters and come to your house for tea E B A Bmaj9 we are who we are what do the others know? E B A Bmaj9 but poetry is not for me so show me the way to go G6 A6/9 home E E E F#, E F# G# A B (from the high "ending" chords) VERSE 3 (uses the same chords as the "ending") B E F# G# A B oh-and the words came stumbling out of my mouth B (still...) G-Open G-High I went tumbling out CHORUS E B A Bmaj9 but I'll keep hoping you are the same as me E B A Bmaj9 and I'll send you letters and come to your house for tea E B A Bmaj9 we are who we are what do the others know? E B A Bmaj9 but poetry is not for me so show me the way to go G6 A6/9 oh, I'm going home E B A Bmaj9 but I'll keep hoping you are the only one E B A Bmaj9 yes and I'll send you letters wouldn't it be such fun? E B A Bmaj9 we are who we are whatever the others say? E B A Bmaj9 poetry is not for me & much as I'd like to stay G6 A6/9 E (from the ending chords) oh I just want to go home ENDING Just before the vox play: E E E F# E F# G# A B E F# G# A B you're you're you're too young E F# G# A B should've been you you're you're too young G# A G# A# it should've been you too, you're too, you're too young G# A G# A# it should've been you you you're too young B-Low (024400) you should've been safer saner (?) bribed the judge and then sat down (?) <-- what the heck is she saying? 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