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Band: Jimmy Eat World
Song: Table For Glasses
Album: Clarity
Tabbed By: Dave Lutz (DaveEatWorld@hotmail.com)
Tuning: Drop D
Verse:
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A|----------------------
D|-7777--5555--00000000-
Pre-Chorus (It happened too fast...):
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D|-22222222--55555555---
Chorus:
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D|-----------------------------------
A|----------22222222-----------------
D|00000000-----------5555555555555555
Taken from The BassMasta -- http://www.bassmasta.net
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Ryan Average |
#1 by Ryan Jones at Nov 4, 1975 at 12:59 AM EST |
| I agree with hwm. But I kinda think it's about a girl he used to see all the time and something happened between them and she locked herself inside wheather spiritually or in her house, I don't know. And the dress she always used to wear is now dirty because she has been confined for so long. And that he is stuck in the past, and everything that happened, happened way too fast for him to make sense of it. He just needs to be lead to the light so he won't be so skeptical of everything that has happened to him. And he wants to figure things for himself without anyone's help on how he should feel or asking his of what he thought. It's just for him. That's just me though. | |
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chris Average |
#2 by chris - at Oct 25, 1976 at 3:43 PM EST |
| you all are right, tough lyrics, because in order to try to understand the song, you cant take them literally at all. lyricists dont write literally all the time. some things dont mean what they seem to mean and somethings arent there to mean much of anything at all. im not jim adkins but i have been a lyricist and singer in two bands of this style, and sometimes your lyrics just kinda follow the music. when jim adkins heard this for the first time, when this song came together, maybe he was just as in awe as we are when we listen to it...that happens you know. maybe he just sang whatever came to mind -whatever words flowed and fit. and so maybe he sang out of feeling and mood rather than plan. if there is a meaning to this song - its simple. something has just happened and he is reflecting on it - whether it was love or understanding or whatever else i dont know. but he comments on how moments like that dont last, you just have to try to take in all you can (remember her face or how you felt). he is asking her, or god or something to "lead" him to understanding and truth and love and whatever else. he is looking for something where nothing is asked of him, where nothing is said of what it means, where no one is telling him how to feel. he is looking for something where things are understood. love? | |
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DR.BASS Average |
#3 by DR.BASS at Jan 1, 1979 at 11:21 AM EST |
| i can rock out to this song no matter what mood i'm in it is truly that glue that holds Clarity together the best song by far i'm now downing CLARITY it's an amazing album but this song is sick it just rocks the singing is amazing gee-tars-amazing song | |
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HIYA Wanna Be |
#4 by HIYA at Apr 13, 1980 at 5:57 AM EST |
| When you see the lyrics, they don't look like much, but with the simply crafted, but nonetheless beuatiful, melody and incredible harmony throughout, it lifts and 'illustrates' the lyric. It starts off seemingly sad but crescendos and then falls back down again, like a wave at the shore. Incredibly song, and my favorite on Clarity. | |
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Matt Average |
#5 by Matt Waas at Sep 19, 1980 at 3:33 AM EST |
| i agree wtih bovelue (ann) - jimmy sets themselves above "she left me i loved her" music, which is all great...but jimmy's lyrics touch us on a different level. understanding is the key here, and although im sure some sort of love might be tied in, its not a relationship song. | |
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brandon Rhythm Player |
#6 by brandon q at Nov 13, 1987 at 11:06 AM EST |
| This song has always reminded me of the poem "Going Blind" by Rainer Maria Rilke. So beautiful. | |
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tony Average |
#7 by tony lambiase at Feb 8, 1989 at 11:42 AM EST |
| i just think this song is beautiful. i love it. | |
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Marks Average |
#8 by Marks at Aug 16, 1989 at 6:15 AM EST |
| BEAUTY-FUL song :) | |
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black&red Wanna Be |
#9 by black&red at Aug 31, 1989 at 3:39 PM EST |
| its almost like a lullaby | |
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tReScOoL Wanna Be |
#10 by tReScOoL at Jan 27, 1990 at 3:13 PM EST |
| I think this song is about the loss of a loved one, whether it be through death or a lost friendship/love and also how the narrator is dealing with it. it seems that he has found himself questioning God or the intentions of a God. "lead my skeptic sight to the table and the light." | |
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Emily Average |
#11 by Emily F at Sep 25, 1991 at 1:52 AM EST |
| Waldo sucks... | |
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Richard Wanna Be |
#12 by Richard Hunt at Jun 23, 1993 at 11:04 AM EST |
| This is a beautiful song.. I truly like it alot... | |
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Patrick Average |
#13 by Patrick Ryan at Jan 7, 2001 at 1:43 AM EST |
| I'm not sure, but I think this song is about a relationship that he is unsure of what it means to him. i dont think i made any sense there, but i tried. | |
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Nick Average |
#14 by Nick M at Apr 17, 2003 at 9:59 AM EST |
| to me he just got over a relationship, and she is running down dirty stairs, which dirtied her dress. and he says that relationships go by too fast for you to sit back and make sense of it all, of all that happens in a relationship. and he doesnt know how he should feel about all this, so he is asking to be shown the light, as to how it all has been. i love jew because i can relate to just about every song. if anyone has been in a good relationship, then had a hard breakup, every single song can be related to about something that happened, one way or another. this cd is truly great. | |
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Chris Wanna Be |
#15 by Chris at Feb 5, 2004 at 1:23 PM EST |
| Jimmy Eat world sucks But clarity is good. | |
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Casey Average |
#16 by Casey at Jun 14, 2004 at 7:03 AM EST |
| definitely one of my personal favorites off of the wonderful clarity album. | |
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CoRey Rhythm Player |
#17 by CoRey TayLor at Nov 18, 2004 at 9:59 AM EST |
| good song, but what exactly is it about? | |
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Daniel Wanna Be |
#18 by Daniel Ramillo at Jan 5, 2005 at 5:03 PM EST |
| I get a thrill when he says: "Not asking of me anything, saying nothing about what it means, without anybody telling me how I should feel" awsome. perfect combination with the chorus. great. | |
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Justice Wanna Be |
#19 by Justice Fish at Jun 30, 2007 at 3:42 AM EST |
| This is the most amazing song! The first time i heard it i was dazed and can't stop listening to it. | |
