Subterranean Homesick Alien Uke tab by Radiohead

9 Chords used in the song: Dm, G#, D, G7, G6, Cm, G, F, C

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Album: 
Year:  1997
Difficulty: 
3.61
(Intermediate)
Key: unknownChords and Tablature
#My first tab, hope you like it!

# Riff
A|------14b---------14b-----------------------|
E|----13---------12-------10-8-7-8-7----------|
C|--14---------14-----------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------| x2

A|-15-14-10-----15-14-10----------------------|
E|---------13-12----------11--11-10-8-8-7-----|
C|------------------------------------------7-|
G|--------------------------------------------|

#Intro

Dm chordDm G# chordG# D chordD

G7 chordG7 G6 chordG6 Cm chordCm G chordG

G7 chordG7
The breath of the morning

G6 chordG6
I keep forgetting

Cm chordCm G chordG
The smell of the warm summer air

G7 chordG7
I live in a town

G6 chordG6
Where you can't smell a thing

Cm chordCm
You watch your feet

G chordG G7 chordG7 G6 chordG6 Cm chordCm G chordG
For cracks in the pa-ve-men-t

# Riff
A|------14b---------14b-----------------------|
E|----13---------12-------10-8-7-8-7----------|
C|--14---------14-----------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|

G7 chordG7
Up above

G6 chordG6
Aliens hover

Cm chordCm
Making home movies

G chordG
For the folks back home

G7 chordG7
Of all these weird creatures

G6 chordG6
Who lock up their spirits

Cm chordCm
Drill holes in themselves

G chordG G7 chordG7 G6 chordG6 Cm chordCm G chordG
And live for their se-cr-e-ts

# Riff

A|-15-14-10-----15-14-10----------------------|
E|---------13-12----------11--11-10-8-8-7-----|
C|------------------------------------------7-|
G|--------------------------------------------|

F chordF
They're all

C chordC
Uptight

G chordG F chordF
Uptight
-

C chordC
Uptight


G chordG F chordF
Uptight
-
C chordC
Uptight


Uptight G7 chordG7

unique one


G7 chordG7
I wish that they'd swoop down

G6 chordG6
In a country lane

Cm chordCm
Late at night

G chordG
When I'm driving

G7 chordG7
Take me on board

G6 chordG6
Their beautiful ship

Cm chordCm
Show me the world

G chordG G7 chordG7 G6 chordG6 Cm chordCm G chordG
As I'd love to see it


G7 chordG7
I'd tell all my friends

G6 chordG6
But they'd never believe me

Cm chordCm
They'd think that I'd finally

G chordG
Lost it completely

G7 chordG7
I'd show them the stars and

G6 chordG6
The meaning of life

Cm chordCm
They'd shut me away

G7 chordG7 G6 chordG6 Cm chordCm G chordG
But I'd be al-ri-ght


G7 chordG7 G6 chordG6 Cm chordCm G chordG
Alright

# Riff
A|------14b---------14b-----------------------|
E|----13---------12-------10-8-7-8-7----------|
C|--14---------14-----------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|


G7 chordG7 G6 chordG6 Cm chordCm G chordG
I'm alright

# Riff
A|------14b---------14b-----------------------|
E|----13---------12-------10-8-7-8-7----------|
C|--14---------14-----------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|

G7 chordG7 G6 chordG6 Cm chordCm G chordG
Alright

F chordF
I'm just
C chordC
Uptight

G chordG F chordF
Uptight
-
C chordC
Uptight

G chordG F chordF
Uptight
-
C chordC
Uptight

G chordG F chordF
Uptight
-
C chordC
Uptight

G chordG F chordF
Uptight
-
G7 chordG7
Uptight

# Riff
A|------14b---------14b-----------------------|
E|----13---------12-------10-8-7-8-7----------|
C|--14---------14-----------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------| x2

#Outro
Dm chordDm G# chordG# D chordD

A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|

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About this song: Subterranean Homesick Alien

Originally called "Uptight," which is how Jonny referred to it in its early stages, the song pays homage to Bob Dylan's "Subterranean Homesick Blues." It deals with alien abduction and stems from two incidents in Thom's life. The first occured at Abingdon School, when he was assigned an essay question that went something like this: "If you were an alien from another planet arriving on Earth, how would you describe what you saw?" The second incident Read more on Last.fm.

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