Paddle Forward

artist : yo la tengo
album : fade ( release date : january 15 , 2013 )
song : paddle forward

all right , i think i pretty much have this down . most of the song does consist of
chords , except for one interlude riff played here and there .

tuning : standard

here are all the chords used in the song :

G A Em F#m D
| E – – – 3 – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – 2 – – – 2 – – – |
| B – – – 3 – – – 2 – – – 0 – – – 2 – – – 3 – – – |
| G – – – 0 – – – 2 – – – 0 – – – 2 – – – 2 – – – |
| D – – – 0 – – – 2 – – – 2 – – – 4 – – – 0 – – – |
| A – – – 2 – – – 0 – – – 2 – – – 4 – – – x – – – |
| E – – – 3 – – – x – – – 0 – – – 2 – – – x – – – |

verse 1 :

G A G A Em
sos , we’ve come unmoored
G A G A Em
rip ride pulling , pulling away from the shore
Em F#m Em F#m
but we feel safe , inside , not a wave in sight ,
Em
hang on tight , the water’s fine

now the interlude riff is played :

| E – – – – – – – – 0 – – – |
| B – – – – – – – – – – – – |
| G – – 2 – – – 2 – – – – – |
| D – – – – – – – – – – – – |
| A – – – – – – – – – – – – |
| E – – – – – – – – – – – – |

verse 2 :

G A G A Em
lock the boat , we’ve come unmoored
G A G A Em
slipped the cleat , lost at sea , back in the centerboard
Em F#m Em F#m
but we feel safe , for now , as long as time allows ,
Em
hang on tight

chorus :

G A G A
rushes by too fast , never seems to last
G A D A D A
every day , hanging here below the mast

play around with the interlude riff for the next four bars :

| E – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – |
| B – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
| G – – – 2 – – – 2 – – – – – |
| D – – – – – – – – – – – – – | x4
| A – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
| E – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

G A G A Em
G A G A Em

G A G A Em
ship of fools , we’ve come unmoored
G A G A Em
rip tide pulling , pulling away from the shore
Em F#m Em F#m
but we feel safe , inside , not a wave in sight ,
Em
hang on tight , there’s still time , the water’s fine

play interlude riff for two bars :

| E – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – |
| B – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
| G – – – 2 – – – 2 – – – – – |
| D – – – – – – – – – – – – – | x2
| A – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
| E – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

G A
G A
G A
D A D A

and finish on Em

thank you! include comments/Corrections if you think you find any .