Brickwall Views Bass Tab

Apathy and Exhaustion Tabs:

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Tabbed by Richard Malone 

this tab is really long because there are quite a few variations 
on the different parts of the song, but i promise they're correct. 
i put all the different parts with the lyrics you play them under, so 
that should help. 


first verse 

G------------------------------------------------------------ 
D-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----------------------------1-1- 
A-----------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-2-2-4-4----- 
E------------------------------------------------------------ 
"don't break too many hearts..." and "is there a gesture..." 

G------------------------------------------------------------ 
D-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----------------2-2-1-1--------- 
A-----------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------4-4-2-2- 
E------------------------------------------------------------ 
"don't take too many arrows in the chest..." 

G-------------------------------------------------------- 
D------------------------------------------------------1- 
A-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-4--- 
E-----------------0-0-0-0-------------------------------- 
"cry comfortably...let us all know what you're thinkin..." 
(double the note counts on that one, not enough space) 

G--------------------------------------------------------- 
D-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------------------------------- 
A---------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- 
E--------------------------------------------------------- 
"is there a part of you that's torn, that's larger than life" 

G--------------------------------------------------------- 
D-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------------------------------- 
A---------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4- 
E--------------------------------------------------------- 
"that'll hold on for one more night..." 

G----------------------------------------------------------------- 
D----------------------------------------------------------------- 
A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2- 
E----------------------------------------------------------------- 
"i've got a speech to make..." 

G----------------------------------------------------------------- 
D----------------------------------------------------------------- 
A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- 
E----------------------------------------------------------------- 
"followed by a big parade..." 

chorus 

G----------------------------------------------------------------- 
D----------------------------------------------------------------- 
A---------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- 
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------------- 
"northside...closed eyes" and "hands tied...with fools pride" 

G----------------------------------------------------------------- 
D----------------------------------------------------------------- 
A-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- 
E----------------------------------------------------------------- 
"all charades go on forever" and "in a slowly fleeting summer" 

G------------------------------------------------------------ 
D-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----------------------------1-1- 
A-----------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-2-2-4-4----- 
E------------------------------------------------------------ 
"throw your hands up at the sky..." and "the city looks the same" 

G------------------------------------------------------------ 
D-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----------------2-2-1-1--------- 
A-----------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------4-4-2-2- 
E------------------------------------------------------------ 
"no use trying to explain this" 

G----------------------------------------------------------------- 
D----------------------------------------------------------------- 
A-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- 
E----------------------------------------------------------------- 
"the clouds are mirrors, i'm disguised" 

G------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------1-1- 
A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-4-4----- 
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
"i'm not all that entertaining" 

G---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
D-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1------------------------------2-2-1-1-2-2- 
A-----------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------- 
E---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
"until you notice smaller changes" 

G--------------------------------------------------------- 
D--------------------------------------------------------- 
A-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- 
E--------------------------------------------------------- 
"it still knows us all by name" 

G----------------------------------------------------------------- 
D----------------------------------------------------------------- 
A-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2- 
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------------------- 
"and holds us close to it's heart..." 

G----------------------------------------------------------------- 
D----------------------------------------------------------------- 
A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2- 
E----------------------------------------------------------------- 
"all my hopes are on the line..." 

G----------------------------------------------------------------- 
D----------------------------------------------------------------- 
A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- 
E----------------------------------------------------------------- 
"this diagnosis, is self designed..." 


then you play the chorus again 


G----------------------------------------------------------------- 
D----------------------------------------------------------------- 
A-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- 
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------------------- 
"empty rooms don't have pictures to talk to" 
"brickwall views demand uninspired afternoons" 

G----------------------------------------------------------------- 
D----------------------------------------------------------------- 
A-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- 
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------------------- 
"the days are flooding into months" 

G------------------------------------------------------------------ 
D------------------------------------------------------------------ 
A-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2 
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------------- 
"the nights are staring into centuries" 

G------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
D------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
A-0------2---------------------0-----------2-----------------------4----- 
E---------------------0-------------------------------0------------------ 
"i've got some older pictures...of people i see once every couple years" 

G----------------------------------------------------------------------+------ 
D----------------------------------------------------------------------+----2- 
A-0-----------2---------------------------4-----------------------0----+-0---- 
E----------------------0-----------------------------------------------+------ 
"intrigued or unamazed, you were so much different back in those days" (pause) 

G-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
A--------------2-----------------4----------------------2--------0--------- 
E-0-------------------------------------0---------------------------------- 
"and now this smile has a bitter curve...and now these eyes are unenchanted.." 

G--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
A------------2----------4--------------0--------------------------2-----0--- 
E-0------------------------------------------------------0------------------ 
"and all we see...is a faded image of what we used to be..how can we relate?" 


guitar only 
"when we don't know a thing about each other anymore..." 

then you slide down on the E string (trust me, you can hear it) 

G----------------------------------------------------------------- 
D----------------------------------------------------------------- 
A-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- 
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------------------- 
"when we don't know a thing about each other anymore..." play 2x 

G----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
D-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1------------------------------------------- 
A-----------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- 
E----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
instrumental part, play this twice before vocals come back in 

G----------------------------------------------------------- 
D-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1------------------------------- 
A-----------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2- 
E----------------------------------------------------------- 
"is there a gesture i could use...to clearly express..." 

G---------------------------------------------- 
D---------------------------------------------- 
A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------- 
E----------------------------------0~~~~~~~~~~~ 
"...i'm at another loss for words" 

you end on low E, the guitar hits an octave higher after that, but the bass 
just holds the low E 

yeah that was a long tab, but it's correct

Taken from The BassMasta -- http://www.bassmasta.net

Source: BassMasta.net
http://www.bassmasta.net/l/lawrence_arms,_the/.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture d Wanna Be	#1 by d g at Dec 21, 1971 at 3:52 AM EST
	this song rocks

No Picture Andrew Average	#2 by Andrew Metcalfe at Apr 19, 1972 at 11:40 PM EST
	i just bought this cd and it's amazing. i've only listened to it once but this song stuck out in my mind and i went back the next day and listened to it again. good stuff.

No Picture Mike Average	#3 by Mike at Jul 10, 1975 at 3:44 PM EST
	this is my favorite lawrence arms song...Chris McCaughan can paint pictures in songs....damn good song. empty rooms don't have pictures to talk to brickwall views demand uninspired afternoons the days are flooding into months the nights are staring into centuries i've got some older pictures of people i see once every couple years intrigued or unamazed you were so much different back in those days fucking right

No Picture JOHN PAUL Lead Player	#4 by JOHN PAUL JONES at Jan 10, 1978 at 12:08 PM EST
	I've seen these guys in concert twice, got to talk with them a bit after each show. Hands down some of the coolest guys I've ever met.

No Picture Jona_Red.Hot Wanna Be	#5 by Jona_Red.Hot Olavaria at Aug 29, 1979 at 9:02 PM EST
	this band is so awesome. this is one of my fave songs, "your gravest words" and "the first eviction notice" are awesome as well

No Picture Andrew Average	#6 by Andrew Safwat at Nov 30, 1979 at 6:57 AM EST
	I love this whole cd, it's surprising how many people view these songs but don't comment. I added abracadaver and right as rain and your gravest words (yay me!) and you guys should check them out, I think abracadaver is best on the album though.

No Picture Im Hearing Voic Average	#7 by Im Hearing Voices As The Wind Blows at Apr 20, 1988 at 8:08 AM EST
	amazing.

No Picture Quinn Wanna Be	#8 by Quinn Carvalho at Mar 12, 1990 at 10:46 PM EST
	I enjoy the slow part about "now this smile has a bitter curve" because I know that I have changed as a person myself, and sometimes I wonder who I really am.

No Picture Austin Average	#9 by Austin Schrauben at Apr 17, 1990 at 3:09 PM EST
	Poetic Punk. Beautiful.

No Picture jo_silverhawk Average	#10 by jo_silverhawk at Sep 15, 1993 at 5:57 AM EST
	I think this song is chris talking about how when he leaves to go on tour and comes back after a year nothing has really changed, but everyone he knows has changed. The only only thing that really keeps him, and everyone he knows, friends is living in chicago, and no matter how much he gets to know the people they are now when he leaves next fall the same process will repeat itself. This leaves him looking at his past (pictures) and getting stuck on remembering the good times hes had and how now they seem very far away.