Read The Room
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: BCapotraste: Sem capotraste
***Big thanks to martink12au for his input into creating this Tab.***
Tabbed by Robert Da Prato, 28th January, 2024
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B.p.m. 123
4/4 Time Signature
Original Key – B
* Single Strum
B7/F# 201202 Em 022000 Esus2 024400 C#m7 X46454 G#m/D#
XX1104 A5 X022XX
B/F# 224442 Eadd9 024100 B5 X244XX C#sus4 X4412X C#sus2/D#
XX1124 Am X02210
B X24442 EM7 021100 B/D# XX1442 C#sus2 X46644 A
X02220 G5/A X00033
B/E 022442 E 022100 Asus2 X02200 Bsus2 X24422 A7sus4
X00030 Asus2 X02200
Gmadd9/A X00333 C7add13/A X02313 C7add13 X35355 D7sus2/C X30230 A5/F
1022X0 D/A X00232
Asus4 X02230 C7 X35353 Dsus2/C X30230 C9 X30030 E5/A
X02200 A/D XX0220
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[Intro]
|B |B |B7/F# Em|Em |
|B |B |B |B B7/F#|
|B7/F# Em|Em |B
[Verse 1] 0:32
B
And when the time is right
B
And when the end has come
B/F# B7/F# Em
Maybe you can't, maybe you can't be arsed (Can't be arsed)
B
For half a million (For half a million)
B
That's your opinion
B
That's how your story goes
B/F# Em
A magic rain-, a magic rainbow (A magic rainbow)
B
So big, it bends the light high, high
[Verse 2] 1:06
B
You know it takes away
B
It takes the fun out
B/F# Em
Maybe I can't, maybe I can't be arsed
B
This crashing currency
B
These kind of phone calls (These kind of phone calls)
B
These candy aerosols
B/F# Em
These massive e-, these massive egos
Em B
So big, they bend the light high, (the light high,the light high, the light)
[Chorus] 1:41
B/E Eadd9
Who knows what it wants from me?
B EM7
This goes where it wants to be
EM7
Honey for the honey bee
C#m7
But I am gonna count to three
C#m7 B
Keep this shit away from me...ee
[Instrumental] 2:11
|B |
[Bridge] 2:13
B
Honestly?
B E B/E B
Maybe you should re....ad the ro.....om
B
What on earth?
B E Esus2 B5
Come on, honey, read the ro..om
[Chorus] 2:41
B B/D#
Who knows what it wants from me?
E
This goes where it wants to be
B/D# C#sus4
Honey for the honey bee
G#m/D# C#sus2/D#
But I am gonna count to three
C#sus2 C#sus2/D C#sus2 Bsus2
Keep that shit away from me
[Instrumental Interlude] 3:11
|Asus2 A |A |A |A A7sus4|
|A5 |A5 |A5 Am |A5 Am |
|A5 Am |A5 |
[Outro] 3:43
G5/A Asus2 A5
"Come on out...........ut (Come on out)
Asus2 A5
Come................on out.......................
Gmadd9/A C7add13/A C7add13 D7sus2/C A5/F A5
We know..........ow........ow..........ow.......ow
A5 D/A Asus2 D/A
Ow..........................................................
Asus4 D/A Asus2
Ow.........ow...........
C7 C7 Dsus2/C C9 A5 Dsus2/A
You're.........'re ......'re........your..in there.............
A5 E5/A A5 A5/D Dsus2 A/D
'Ere................Everybody thinks so.........................
A/D*
Everybody thinks so
How to play Read The Room
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.