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Song: In Repair
Artist: Our Lady Peace
Album: Spiritual Machines
Tabbed By: Jason Lapointe (sellycell@hotmail.com)
Credit & thanx: Jai "Manhole" Sadler (jaisadler@yahoo.com)
Jai's tab was mostly correct, but the verse was off. Here are the right
notes played for the basic structure. There are MANY variations, too
many to list, but they aren't too difficult, just listen to the song.
Better yet, try and figure out some of your own, you can play around at
lot with this song. I tried to approximate the rhythm (follow drums).
Enjoy...
Verse
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-5-55--5-5--5-5--|-3-33--3-3--3-3--|-7-77--7-7--7-7--|-5-55--5-5--5-5--|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-5-55--5-5--5-5--|
E|-3-33--3-3--3-3--|-7-77--7-7--7-7--|-----------------|
Prechorus
G|---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
D|---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
A|-2h3--3-3--3-3-|2h3--3-3--3-3-|2h3--3-3--3-3-|-2h3--5-5-5-5-|
E|---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
Chorus
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-5-55--5-5--5-5--|
E|-0-00--0-0--0-0--|-3-33--3-3--3-3--|-----------------|
G|----------------------|----|
D|----------------------|-10-|<-- end on this at the end of the chorus
A|----------------------|----|
E|-5--55--5--8--8-8-8--|----|
The verse the 2nd time around is different. Only play the Ds at the end
when leading into the prechorus, otherwise keep playing it from the
beginning.
Taken from BASSMASTA.NET - http://www.bassmasta.net
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Baxter Wanna Be |
#1 by Baxter at Jul 23, 1988 at 2:38 AM EST |
| The whole song is a metaphor for humans being like machines that can be repaired. The whole album "spiritual machines" deals with a lot of human VS. machine themes. The video for this song is pretty incredible too if you get a chance to check it out. | |
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ramon. Average |
#2 by ramon. at Jan 17, 1992 at 12:00 AM EST |
| Read the book "The Age of Spiritual Machines" by Ray Kurzweil. That's what this whole album is conceptualized around. It's a good read anyway... | |
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Chris Wanna Be |
#3 by Chris at Apr 25, 1994 at 1:05 AM EST |
| Def one of my fav OLP songs. I dont think anything they've made since this has struck as hard... I am also quite surprised at the lack of comments. you guys all seem to have some pretty good theories about this song...I never really analyzed it closely until now, but it always seemed to be a pretty sad song to me. This might seem a bit like reaching but I kinda think it could be about someone whos body is being replaced with mechanical parts and 'enhanced' and the song is basically the bodys message to its owner Well it's good to know that you'll be okay -the body is happy that its owner will continue to live I've been waiting for this And I'll be there to sit while you pray -all the body does while someone is praying is sit there...the mind is doing the praying...also it kinda says that all our bodies can do is go along with what we tell them No one's blaming me -nobody can blame their body for whatever damage it receives from following the minds orders I'm not supposed to wait When they open up your heart The life that we share -the body and mind share the same life I know that I'll be lost but we're always in repair -eventually, the body will be totally gone, replaced by machine parts, but it accepts this And it's good to know that you'll drive away From this car crash nightmare And I'll be there to help you again -whatever accidents and hurts befall the person, the body knows they will prevail because of the 'enhancements' and it will continue to help the person, cuz like I said, thats all it can do...everyones body has basically the same mission: to serve and protect the precious brain Take this time to figure it out, know the wire, the fuse, the things that you doubt. The wheels, the air, the metal, the mouth, its something...something...SOMETHING.. -even though it has no choice but to become obselete and replaced, the body is trying to offer somewhat of a warning...that there's something fundamentaly wrong with this person becoming this machine-like being...the person has some doubts in the back of his/her mind, and the body is making a last ditch effort to save their humanity. I think the 'lock the door' part plays into this warning. the body is advising the mind to 'lock the door' on thoughts of more enhancements and to put a stop to the downward spiral. anyway, yeah, thats pretty much my theory... and that mumbling part towards the end...I've always been curious to know what the man (robot?) is saying. all I can make out is: just...a little lower breathe... heaven... right at the beginning...the rest is too garbled to make sense of... anybody out there know? | |
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Levi Rhythm Player |
#4 by Levi Knoebel at Aug 20, 1996 at 1:21 PM EST |
| What was the part where it sounded like some old man mumbling | |
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steven Average |
#5 by steven shunnarah at May 19, 1998 at 8:24 AM EST |
| I think I read somewhere that Raine said it was about people treating each other like machines, and the inhumanity of it...? But then about the ordering up new parts thing, that links into a discussion where they were saying with operations and things, where the dividing line is between human and machine? The continuum from hip repacement surgery, to when you start fiddling with the brain, brain enhancements, and then if you gradually replace or improve every part of the body, until little to nothing is left of the original, and where's the dividing line between human and machine then... | |
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darren Wanna Be |
#6 by darren sackaney at Sep 21, 2004 at 9:31 AM EST |
| The album is based on an interesting book, but I always thought this song outside that realm. The song's very good, but I guess I always listened to the bit "we're always in repair" in a different way. Lots of songs look at the concept of being "broken." Our Lady Peace isn't just broken. They're in repair. For that matter, in some small ways, we're all broken. But it's easier to just say that you're "in repair." | |
