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I Know It's A Simple Song But I'd Thought I’d Tab It Anyway

Main Riff: Played During Intro, Verses And Out Of Chorus

G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------|
E|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|

Chorus:

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---------------|
A|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-------------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat This Twice Then Go Back To The Main Riff, The Timing Pretty 
Simple

That's It, Enjoy!!

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Krystal Average	#1 by Krystal at Aug 23, 2006 at 3:17 PM EST
	i think walk on was a lot more suitable to sing after sept 11th as it shows positivity. This song seems to show negative sides to everything. For instance even freedom seems like "too many choices". im unsure what the song is trying to say or if it is just simply his description of new york.

No Picture andy Average	#2 by andy bourgeois at Nov 12, 2006 at 12:19 PM EST
	I still think its about New York. I don't think every song needs to have a deep meaning behind it. Sometimes they just tell a story. How do you know what it's really about anyway Eyecon? Have you talked to Bono about it?

No Picture Rob Average	#3 by Rob T at Dec 17, 2006 at 12:14 AM EST
	Although you can probably layer metaphorical meanings on top, I think it's meant pretty literally. I was blown away by this song, as it seemed to sum up my views about the place. At the time my marriage was a bit rocky, and professionally I was thinking about how great it would be to work in New York. But I knew that what I wanted was basically a single guy's lifestyle there and that it wouldn't work if I took my wife and kids. The whole midlife crisis, iceberg in my life, lose your wife in the queue for the lifeboats stuff seems to fit this perfectly. As does the "living happily not like me and you".

No Picture Chris Average	#4 by Chris Dunn at Feb 11, 2007 at 11:22 AM EST
	I'll preface this by admitting that I have never lived in New York City. (I'll also point out that my screen name refers to the fact that I'm an American studying in Scotland rather than being a Yankees fan from Albany...Go Mariners!) Having said that, to me the song uses the idea of New York as a metaphor for the breakneck pace of modern life, which can threaten to distract us from the people we love ("Better put the women and children first/But you've got an unquenchable thirst/For New York). I often felt like this living in Seattle, but I'd imagine New York makes the point far more effectively.

No Picture travis Wanna Be	#5 by travis bass for D-Laid Reaction at Feb 20, 2007 at 5:31 PM EST
	i think this song is still about New York city, but it's used as a motif. in the city the weather is really hot, and it kind of signifies the man's chaotic mind. "happily, not like me and you". i think the man feels living in new york isn't suitable for simple, laid-back marriage life. "In New York, I found a friend to drown out the other voices Voices on a cell phone Voices from home Voices of the hard sell Voices down a stairwell" tha man is getting call from his wife on the cell phone. his wife talks to him at home from down stairs. but his life in the big city is so exciting that he somewhat neglects all that. i think this man's feeling numb for love, being overwhelmed too much in the city. i don't know for sure, this is just my opinion. i love this song though. one of my best favorite U2 songs. tha guitar in this song is awesome.