The Bends chords

Radiohead

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Simplify chords 

  			 
~   Sustain and Vibrato 
 ((  Slow Bend 
 pm  Palm Mute 
 *   Emphesis (Strike hard) 
 
Intro: Distortion 
e|--3----3--------------3-----------3--------- 
B|--2--2-2--------------3-----------3----3-3-- 
G|--3--3---3------------0-----------0--0-0-0-- 
D|--0--0---0------------2-----------2--2---2-- X2 
A|-------------3-2--3---3---2~---3--3--3------ 
E|-------------------------------------------- 
 
 
Verse: This is just a rough idea, dont stick to it exactly.  Clean 
e|---------------------------2-----------0-0------------------- 
B|-------------------------3-3-----------1-1------------------- 
G|----0----0------------0--0-0-0-0-----0-0-0--0----0--0--0----- 
D|----2--2-2-2-------0--0--0-0-0-0--2--2-2----2-2--2--2--2--2-- 
A|-2--2--2-2-2-2--0--2--2--2---2-2--3--3-3----3-3--3--3--3--3-- Repeat 
E|-0--0--0---0-0--2--3--3--3---3-3--3--------------3--------3-- 
 
 
{{(({{  OR  }}))}} 
 
 
Em 
Where do we go from here? 
    G     					  C 
The words are coming out all weird, Where are you now, When I need you? 
Em 
Alone on an aeroplane, 
G                                 C 
Falling asleep against the window pane. 
 
My blood will thicken... 
 
 
 
First Interlude: Distortion. 
e|--0-0--------0---3---2---0--x-----3-3-3----------------------------------- 
B|--2-2--2--3-----------------x-----5-5-5--5--6--8--11----11-----11-((12~--- 
G|--2-2-----------------------x--4--5-5-5--------------12----12------------- 
D|--2-2-----------------------x--4--5-5-5----------------------------------- 
A|--0-0-----------------------x--2--3-3-3----------------------------------- 
E|----------------------------x--------------------------------------------- 
                                pm 
 
 
Second Verse: Distortion.  Palm Muting. 
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
G|-----0---------0----------0---------0--x----------0--------0--------0--------0------ 
D|-----2---------2--x-x-----0---------0--x-x--------2--------2--------2--------2------ 
A|-2---2--2------2--x-x-2---2--2------2--x-x--3--3--3--3-3-3-3--3--3--3--3-3-3-3------ X2 
E|-0---0--0-0-0--0--x-x-3---3--3-3-3--3--x-------------------------------------------- 
 
 
{{(({{  OR  }}))}} 
 
 
Em 
Who are my real friends? 
G 
Have they all got the bends? 
             C 
Am I really sinking 
 
     Th   -   is low? 
e|---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-- 
B|---1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-- 
G|---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-- 
D|---2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-- 
A|---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-- 
E|--------------------------- 
 
 
 
Chorus: Distortion. (Same as Intro) 
e|--3----3--------------3-----------3--------- 
B|--2--2-2--------------3-----------3----3-3-- 
G|--3--3---3------------0-----------0--0-0-0-- 
D|--0--0---0------------2-----------2--2---2-- X2 
A|-------------3-2--3---3---2~---3--3--3------ 
E|-------------------------------------------- 
 
 
Interlude 2: Same struming pattern as verse2. 
 
         Am 
I'm just lying in a bar with my drip feed on, 
                                                    Em 
Talking to my girlfriend waiting for something to happen. 
  Am 
I wish it was the sixties, 
I wish we could be happy 
I wish, I wish, I wish 
That something would 
 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------- 
B|--------------------------------------------------------------- 
G|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-- 
D|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-- 
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-- 
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-- 
 
 
Verse: Same as verse 1. 
 
Where do we go from here? 
The planet is a gunboat, In a sea of fear... 
And where are you? 
They brought in the CIA, 
The tanks and the whole marines to blow me away, To blow me sky high... 
 
Guitar 2 plays over the verse: 
e|------------------------------------------------------------------- 
B|------------------------------------------------------------------- 
G|-11--9--7--5--4-----4--12-11--5--7--5--4--5----5----7----7--9--12-- 
D|-----------------5------------------------------------------------- 
A|--9--7--5--3--2-----2--10--9--7--5--3--2--3----3----5----5--7--10-- 
E|-----------------3------------------------------------------------- 
 
 
Then Play the chorus. 
 
Then the same interlude. 
 
 
Interlude 3: 
 
Part One: Not really that slow but its the only way it can fit 
 
Guitar 1: 
e|--------------------------------- 
B|--------------------------------- 
G|--------------------------------- 
D|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-- 
A|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-- 
E|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-- 
 
Guitar 2: Fits in the above 
e|------------------------------------------------------ 
B|--12--12-12-13-12--15-15~---12--12--12-13-12--15-15~-- 
G|--12--12-12-12-12--12-------12--12--12-12-12--12------ 
D|--12--12-----------12-------12--12------------12------ 
A|------------------------------------------------------ 
E|------------------------------------------------------ 
 
Guitar 3: 
e|------------------------------------------------ 
B|---------13--12--15-15~---------13--12--15-15~-- 
G|------------------------------------------------ 
D|--5---5-------------------5--5------------------ 
A|--5---5-------------------5--5------------------ 
E|--3---3-------------------3--3------------------ 
 
 
Part Two: 
 
Guitar 1 
e|--------------------------------- 
B|--------------------------------- 
G|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-- 
D|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-- 
A|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-- 
E|--------------------------------- 
 
Guitar 2 
e|--------------------------------------- 
B|------5-5--6p5-6p7-6p7-6p7-6p7-6p7-6p7- 
G|--5---5-5--5---5---5---5---5---5---5--- 
D|--5---5-5--7p5-7p5-7p5-7p5-7p5-7p5-7p5- 
A|--3------------------------------------ 
E|--------------------------------------- 
 
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------- 
B|--1s3-3-3s5-5-5s3-3-3s1-1--0h1--0------------------------ 
G|----------------------------------2--0------------------- 
D|--------------------------------------0h2--0------------- 
A|----------------------------------------------0h2--0----- 
E|------------------------------------------------------3-- 
 
 
Outro: Like Verse 1 
 
Em 
Where do we go from here? 
    G 
The words are coming out all weird. 
              C 
Where are you now, 
 
When I need you? 
 
 
Correção: Fábio Vaz Ribeiro "BiNho" ([email protected])