Chords for The Smile – Bending Hectic (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival)
Tempo:
125.15 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
Gb
Ab
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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Okay, okay.
[Db] Now we're gonna [F] try something we've not done before.
[Gb] This [Ab] is called Bending Hectic.
it's good, because I just [G] wrote them.
About half an hour [Em] ago.
So, follow us down the train crash.
[E] You're first, right?
Ow.
[Db] Now we're gonna [F] try something we've not done before.
[Gb] This [Ab] is called Bending Hectic.
it's good, because I just [G] wrote them.
About half an hour [Em] ago.
So, follow us down the train crash.
[E] You're first, right?
Ow.
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E
A
Gb
Ab
B
E
A
Gb
Okay, okay.
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ [Db] _ Now we're gonna [F] try something we've not done before.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ This [Ab] is called Bending Hectic.
Yeah, I can see the words, it's good, because I just [G] wrote them. _ _ _ _
About half an hour [Em] ago.
_ _ [D] _ _ _
_ So, follow us down the train crash. _ _
_ _ [E] You're first, right? _ _
Ow.
Oh yeah.
Johnny split his finger. _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I'm changing down the pier. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I'm slamming on the brakes.
[A] A _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ vintage soft stock _ _ _ _ six [A] feet. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _
We're coming to a [Abm] bend _ now.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ Skidding round the hairpin. _
[Gbm] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Abm]
Shit drop down the Italian _ _ _ [Ab] mountainside. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ Time is kind of frozen. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ You're gazing out the window.
_ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ Now I'm sure _ I'm seeing double.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Abm] No one's gonna [B] bring me down, [Abm] no. _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ No way I know how.
_ _ [Gbm] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ I'm letting go _ _ of the wheel.
[Ab] _ _ _ _ It might be as _ well.
_ _ [Gb] _
_ It [E] _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] might be as _ well. _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Gb] Despite _ the [E] sins.
_ Despite [Ab] _
_ the [Gb] _ air. _ _
[E] _ _ I've lost [Abm] _ _ my [A] sense of truth.
[Ab] _ _ _
[Gb] Despite the [E] sins. _ _
Despite _ _ the [Gb] _
air.
_ [E] _ _ _ I've [B] forced _ myself [A] _ to _ [Ab]
control.
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ The ground is coming for me now.
_ [Dbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
I've gone over the _ edge. _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ If you got something to say, _ _ _ _ say it [Dbm] now. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
No one's gonna bring me down, _ _ [A] no. _ _ _ _ _
No way I know how. _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
Now I'm letting _ go [Abm] of the [Ab] wheel. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ If [Gb] I'm _ [E] sneaking side. _
[Ab] I'm crossing _ _ [Gb] _ the city _
[E] _ line.
[B] _ _ _ Falling [A] with the fall.
[Ab] _ _ _
I've got _ my [E] shoes on.
[Ab] I've got my [Gb] _ shoes _
[E] _ _ [B] on.
Forced myself [A] _ to control.
[Ab] _ _ _
[Gb] The _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[Eb] _ [Abm] _ _ _ [Db] _ ground _
_ [Em] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ [E] is coming _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] for me _ _
[E] _ now.
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Abm] I've gone over the edge. _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ If _ _ _ _ _
[E] you got something to say, [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ say [E] it now.
No one's gonna bring me _
[Abm] down, no.
_ _ [B] _ No _
[Db] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[E] way _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I [A] _ _ _ [B] _ know how. _ _
[E] _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ [Db] _ Now we're gonna [F] try something we've not done before.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ This [Ab] is called Bending Hectic.
Yeah, I can see the words, it's good, because I just [G] wrote them. _ _ _ _
About half an hour [Em] ago.
_ _ [D] _ _ _
_ So, follow us down the train crash. _ _
_ _ [E] You're first, right? _ _
Ow.
Oh yeah.
Johnny split his finger. _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I'm changing down the pier. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I'm slamming on the brakes.
[A] A _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ vintage soft stock _ _ _ _ six [A] feet. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _
We're coming to a [Abm] bend _ now.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ Skidding round the hairpin. _
[Gbm] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Abm]
Shit drop down the Italian _ _ _ [Ab] mountainside. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ Time is kind of frozen. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ You're gazing out the window.
_ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ Now I'm sure _ I'm seeing double.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Abm] No one's gonna [B] bring me down, [Abm] no. _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ No way I know how.
_ _ [Gbm] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ I'm letting go _ _ of the wheel.
[Ab] _ _ _ _ It might be as _ well.
_ _ [Gb] _
_ It [E] _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] might be as _ well. _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Gb] Despite _ the [E] sins.
_ Despite [Ab] _
_ the [Gb] _ air. _ _
[E] _ _ I've lost [Abm] _ _ my [A] sense of truth.
[Ab] _ _ _
[Gb] Despite the [E] sins. _ _
Despite _ _ the [Gb] _
air.
_ [E] _ _ _ I've [B] forced _ myself [A] _ to _ [Ab]
control.
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ The ground is coming for me now.
_ [Dbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
I've gone over the _ edge. _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ If you got something to say, _ _ _ _ say it [Dbm] now. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
No one's gonna bring me down, _ _ [A] no. _ _ _ _ _
No way I know how. _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
Now I'm letting _ go [Abm] of the [Ab] wheel. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ If [Gb] I'm _ [E] sneaking side. _
[Ab] I'm crossing _ _ [Gb] _ the city _
[E] _ line.
[B] _ _ _ Falling [A] with the fall.
[Ab] _ _ _
I've got _ my [E] shoes on.
[Ab] I've got my [Gb] _ shoes _
[E] _ _ [B] on.
Forced myself [A] _ to control.
[Ab] _ _ _
[Gb] The _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[Eb] _ [Abm] _ _ _ [Db] _ ground _
_ [Em] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ [E] is coming _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] for me _ _
[E] _ now.
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Abm] I've gone over the edge. _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ If _ _ _ _ _
[E] you got something to say, [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ say [E] it now.
No one's gonna bring me _
[Abm] down, no.
_ _ [B] _ No _
[Db] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[E] way _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I [A] _ _ _ [B] _ know how. _ _
[E] _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _