Porcupine Tree — A Smart Kid Tab
Song: A Smart Kid (Acoustic)
Artist: Porcupine Tree
Album: Stupid Dream
Year: 1999
Tabbed by: andback@gmail.com
Here's a great song from PT's '99 album Stupid Dream. Transcribed using
the recording of Steven Wilsons live solo performance in Tel—Aviv. This
tab is not a 100% accurate representation of the studio version but rather
a cool way to play it acoustically.
Enjoy!
The chords:
Dsus2 [x x 0 2 3 0]
Am [x 0 2 2 1 0]
Fmaj7 [x 3 3 2 1 0]
C [x 3 2 0 1 0]
F [1 3 3 2 1 1]
Em [0 2 2 0 0 0]
Intro / Verse 1—2:
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A|—0———————————————0—2—3—————————0—0h2———————————|
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D|—————2———————2———————————2———————————0—————————————3—————————2———————|
A|—0———————————————0—2—3—————————0—0h2—————————————3—————————2—————2———|
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Stranded here on planet earth
It's not much but it could be worse
Everything's free here, there's no crowds
Winter lasted five long years
No sun will come again I fear
Chemical harvest was sown
Chorus:
Dsus2 Am Fmaj7
And I will wait for you
Dsus2 Am Fmaj7
Until the sky is blue
Dsus2 Am Fmaj7
And I will wait for you
Dsus2 Am Fmaj7
What else can I do?
Verse 3—4: (play the chords while keeping the riff in there)
Am C
A spaceship from another star
Am C
They ask me where all the people are
F Em
What can I tell them?
I tell them I'm the only one
There was a war but I must have won
Please take me with you
Chorus
end on Fmaj7
That's it!
e—mail me if you've got any questions or corrections.