Built To Spill

When Not Being Stupid Is Not Enough

Built To Spill


Tom: D

WHEN NOT BEING STUPID IS NOT ENOUGH
Tabbed by: Benson
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Tuning: Standard

Intro: For the first 3 minutes, it’s just D and G, with the lead guitar playing in D major:

D Major Scale: D E F# G A B C#
    
e|-------------------------------------9-10----------------|
B|-------------------------------10-12---------------------|
G|-----------------------9-11-12---------------------------|
D|---------------9-11-12-----------------------------------|
A|-------9-10-12-------------------------------------------|
E|-10-12---------------------------------------------------|

D              G      D        G
When not being stupid is not enough
D              B   Bb   D      G
When not being wrong is not enough
Emin           A            
Waited such a long time
Emin   A
Have I waited too long?
D                    G     D                   G
In a world that’s so bad It’s not hard to feel good
D                B Bb
You do what you have to
D                  G
Not as much as you could
Emin                    A
Just because you’re not wrong
Emin           A
Doesn’t mean that you’re right




Octave Bit - play 4 times
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-7-11-9-7-9--------|
D|------------9-8----|
A|-5-9--7-5-7--------|
E|------------7-6----|

The last time play this over the Emin and A chords
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-9-9-11-9-11-14-14-12-11-----|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-7-7-9--7-9--12-12-10-9------|
E|-----------------------------|

D              B Bb   D      B Bb
When not being stupid is not enough
D              B Bb D       B Bb
When not being evil is not enough
Emin           A
You look all around you
Emin           A
You never look at the best stuff 


D   C#  B A G#      G
//////////////////////////// Play this twice

F#  E   B   G   A
///////////////////////////Then back to the above section, and repeat

For the outro solo, again use D major

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