Almost Crimes

Broken Social Scene

key:

G:      3-2-0-0-0-3
G/Gb:   2-2-0-0-0-3
C:      x-3-2-0-1-0
Bm:     x-2-4-4-3-2
E:      x-7-9-9-9-7
D:      x-5-7-7-7-5
Faug/G: x-8-7-0-6-0 (Faug/G was the closest chord name I could find to what
they play)

The main riff:

E|E|E|--------|-|E|E|--------|-|E|E|--------|-|E|E|--------|-|E|E|--------|-|E|E|--------|-|E|E|--------|-|------|
B|-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----|
G|-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-----|
D|---5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4---|
A|E|E|--------|-|E|E|--------|-|E|E|--------|-|E|E|--------|-|E|E|--------|-|E|E|--------|-|E|E|--------|-|------|
E|E|E|--------|-|E|E|--------|-|E|E|--------|-|E|E|--------|-|E|E|--------|-|E|E|--------|-|E|E|--------|-|------|

If you were playing the faster, heavier version it's this:

E|E|E|--------|-|E|E|--------|-|E|E|--------|-|E|E|--------|-|E|E|--------|-|E|--------||
B|E|E|--------|-|12E|E|--------|-|-12E|E|--------|-|-12E|E|--------|-|-12------|
G|---12-12----12-12-12----12-12-12----12-12-12----12---|
D|E|E|--------|-|E|E|--------|-|E|E|--------|-|E|E|--------|-|E|E|--------|-|E|--------||
A|E|E|--------|-|E|E|--------|-|E|E|--------|-|E|E|--------|-|E|E|--------|-|E|--------||
E|E|E|--------|-|E|E|--------|-|E|E|--------|-|E|E|--------|-|E|E|--------|-|E|--------||

E|E|E|--------|-|E|E|--------|-|E|E|--------|-|E|E|--------|-|E|E|--------|-|E|--------||
B|E|E|--------|-|12E|E|--------|-|-12E|E|--------|-|-12E|E|--------|-|-12------|
G|---11-11----11-11-11----11-11-11----11-11-11----11---|
D|E|E|--------|-|E|E|--------|-|E|E|--------|-|E|E|--------|-|E|E|--------|-|E|--------||
A|E|E|--------|-|E|E|--------|-|E|E|--------|-|E|E|--------|-|E|E|--------|-|E|--------||
E|E|E|--------|-|E|E|--------|-|E|E|--------|-|E|E|--------|-|E|E|--------|-|E|--------||

Now the song. For the Feist parts, Kevin's lines are in parentheses:

E|E|E|--------|-|E|E|--------|-|E|E|--------|-|E|E|--------|-|E|E|--------|-|E|E|--------|-|E|E|--------|-|E|E|--------|-|---|
Intro:
E|E|--------|-|
Riff x 2

First 2 verses:
E|E|--------|-|-------
G                G/Gb     
You're like a messiah, pal
G                       G/Gb
Little kingdoms in your chest 

  C                      Bm           
I told you we'd make it, on for another
  C                      Bm 
I told you we'd make it, on for all night (Put on all our best) 

G                G/Gb
This is how they will live on 
G                        G/Gb
We'd looked better if we win 

  C                     Bm
I told you we'd make it on for another (Oh I've been getting calls now out here) 
  C                     Bm
I told you we'd make it on for another (On their mouths and chest)

First Bridge:
E|E|--------|-|------
C        E D C       E D C        E D C         
Faug/G       C    

Riff x2

Second set of verses:
E|E|--------|-|E|E|--------|-|----
G                G/Gb
Help this love before you leave 
G                     G/Gb
Demonstrations lack caress 

  C                     Bm 
I want you to take you, call on for life (Thank you for creating souls...)
    C                    Bm
The longer we make this, got no way there (Children sleep with dicks) 

G                  G/Gb
Your call keeps me up all night 
G                      G/Gb
Complication sees your best 

C                        Bm
Told you, I want it here longer for you (I've been getting calls now out here) 
  C                      Bm
I waited, I waited, it's late night, she's waiting at home (On their mouths and chest) 

Second bridge:
E|E|--------|-|------
C       E D C        E D

C                                     E D 
We've got love and hate it's the only way 
C                                     E D
We've got love and hate it's the only way

Rhythm for Solo (Not going to tab out the solo, it's in C major though if you want to improvise it):
E|E|--------|-|-------
C      E D C        E D C      E D C   
Faug/G     

Outro:
E|--------|
  C                     G   G/Gb   G   G/Gb    Faug/G
I feel like it's almost crimes 
  C                     G   G/Gb   G   G/Gb    Faug/G
I feel like it's almost crimes 
  C                     G   G/Gb   G   G/Gb    Faug/G
I feel like it's almost crimes
  C 
I feel like it's almost time