Vital Signs

vital signs – frank tuner
tabbed by sean o’reilly
this may not be 100% but seeing as there’s no other tab available for this song ,
it’ll have to do . it’ll give you a rough guide to it anyway .

standard tuning
eadgbe

the main riff is based around A B5 chord i think
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – |
D | – – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – 2 – |
A | – – 2 – 2 – 0 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 0 – 2 – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

the high E and B strings are left open for the F# , G#m and A , this is done by playing
route of the chord with your thumb .
F# G#m A
E | – – 0 – – – – 0 – – – – 0 – – – |
B | – – 0 – – – – 0 – – – – 0 – – – |
G | – – 3 – – – – 4 – – – – 6 – – – |
D | – – 4 – – – – 6 – – – – 7 – – – |
A | – – 4 – – – – 6 – – – – 7 – – – |
E | – – 2 – – – – 4 – – – – 5 – – – |

intro : B5 ( main riff )

verse 1 :
B5
this country is my canvas
i leave paint trails as i go .
E
i’m painting a picture
F# B5
that you can only see from outer space .

B5
my bedroom is your sofa ,
i take my breakfast on the train .
E F#
riff ) G#m
i’m tired and i’m dirty , and not a second goes to waste .

chorus :
A E
i’ll be dead but never dying , and i say that with a smile
G#m F#
it’s just my way of trying to be aliive .

verse 3 :
B5
well i’ll never get to grey hair
and i’ll never be in the black ,
E F# B5 ( main riff )
but i can tell stories that most can hardly dream .

B5
dreaming is a luxury ,
like stopping – staring and beauty sleep .
E
i’ll stop when i’m finished ,
F# B5 ( main riff ) G#m
and sleep is for the weak .

chorus :
A E
i’ll be dead but never dying , and i say that with a smile
G#m F#
it’s just my way of trying to be aliive .
A E
heaven’s in the half light , and that’s where i reside ,
G#m
i got a whiskey and a wry smile
B
i check my vital signs .

bridge :
F#
and when i’m gone ,
A
the world revolves , and life goes on ,
so mark no grave ,
A G#m F# A
forget my name .
A G#m F# ( let ring )
if the song remains

and everybody’s got a drink and a smile ,
F#
well , that’s just fine by me yeah .

chorus :
A E
heaven’s in the half – light , and that’s where i reside ,
G#m
i got a whiskey and a wry smile
F#
i check my vital signs .

A E
i’ll be dead but never dying , and i say that with a smile
G#m B5 ( back to main riff )
it’s just my way of trying to be aliive .

outro : B5 ( main riff )