Author/Artist: Third Eye Blind Title: Semi-Charmed Life Album: Third Eye Blind Transcribed by: Thomas Dillard Email: cerberus_327@yahoo.com Here is the way that I play SCL. The basic is simple enough, but could cause some problems when singing and playing at the same time. The Cadd9 chord can be replaced by a C chord. Tuning: Standard EADGBe Chords: G D G5/D Cadd9 C |--3 -|--2--|--3--|--3--|--0--| |--3--|--3--|--3--|--3--|--1--| |--0--|--2--|--0--|--0--|--0--| |--0--|--0--|--0--|--1--|--2--| |--2--|-----|-----|--2--|--3--| |--3--|-----|-----|-----|-----| Intro (Riff 1) G D G5/D Cadd9 |-3-3-3-3-3-------2-2-2-2-2-3-----|-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----3-3-----| |-3-3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-3-3-----|-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----3-3-----| |-0-0-0-0-0-------2-2-2-2-2-0-----|-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-----| |-0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-0-----|-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-----| |-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------|-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----3-3-----| |-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------|---------------------------------| 1 e + a 2(e)+ a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a (End Riff 1) G D G5/D Cadd9 |-3-3-3-3-3-------2-2-2-2-2-3-----|-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----3-3-----| |-3-3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-3-3-----|-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----3-3-----| |-0-0-0-0-0-------2-2-2-2-2-0-----|-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-----| |-0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-0-----|-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-----| |-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------|-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----3-3-----| |-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------|---------------------------------| 1 e + a 2(e)+ a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a G D G5/D Cadd9 |-3-3-3-3-3-------2-2-2-2-2-3-----|-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----3-------| |-3-3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-3-3-----|-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----3-------| |-0-0-0-0-0-------2-2-2-2-2-0-----|-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-------| |-0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-0-----|-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-------| |-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------|-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----3-------| |-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------|---------------------------------| 1 e + a 2(e)a + 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4(e)+ a Verse 1 (Continue Riff 1) G I'm packed and I'm holding D G5/D I'm smiling, she's liveing she's golden Cadd9 She lives for me, says she leves for me G D D5/D Ovation, her own motivation Cadd9 She comes round and she goes down on me G D G5/D Cadd9 And I make her smile like a drug for you G Do ever what you want to do, coming over you D G5/D Cadd9 Keep on smiling what we go through One stop to the rythem that divides you G D G5/D Cadd9 And I speak to you like the chorus to the verse G Chop another line like a coda with a curse D G5/D Cadd9 Come on like a freak show takes the stage We give them the games she play she said Chorus (play Riff 1) G D G5/D Cadd9 I want something else G To get me through this D G5/D Cadd9 Semi-charmed kind of life G D G5/D Cadd9 I want something else Riff 2 G D G5/D Cadd9 |-3-3-3-3-3-3-----2-2-2-2-2-3-----|-3---------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-----|-3---------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-----2-2-2-2-2-0-----|-0---------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-----|-2---------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------|-3---------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------|-----------------| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1(+ 2 + 3 + 4 +) (play riff 2) G D I'm not listening when you say G5/D Cadd9 Good Bye (play riff 1) G D G5/D Doot Doot Doot Doot Doo Doot Doo Cadd9 Doot Doot Doot Doot Doo Doot Doo G d G5/D Doot Doot Doot Doot Doo Doot Doo Cadd9 Doot Doot Doot G The sky it was gold it was rose D G5/D Cadd9 I was taking sips of it through my nose And I wish I cold get back there some place G D G5/D Back there smiling in the pictures you would take Cadd9 Doing crystal meth will lift you up until you break G It won't stop D G5/D Cadd9 I won't come down I keep stock with a tick-tock rhythm G A bump for the drop and then I bumped up D G5/D Cadd9 I took the hit that I was given then I bumped again Then I bumped again, You said Pre-Chorus Riff 3 D Cadd9 D Cadd9 |-2-------2-----3-3-3-3---3---3---|-2-------2-----3-3-3-3---3---3---| |-3-------3-----3-3-3-3---3---3---|-3-------3-----3-3-3-3---3---3---| |-2-------2-----0-0-0-0---0---0---|-2-------2-----0-0-0-0---0---0---| |-0-------0-----2-2-2-2---2---2---|-0-------0-----2-2-2-2---2---2---| |---------------3-3-3-3---3---3---|---------------3-3-3-3---3---3---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1(e + a)2(e +)a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1(e + a)2(e +)a 3 e + a 4 e + a (play riff 3) D Cadd9 How do I get back there to D Cadd9 The place where I fell asleep inside you D Cadd9 D |-2-------2-----3-3-3-3---3---3---|-2-2---2-2---2---| |-3-------3-----3-3-3-3---3---3---|-3-3---3-3---3---| |-2-------2-----0-0-0-0---0---0---|-2-2---2-2---2---| |-0-------0-----2-2-2-2---2---2---|-0-0---0-0---0---| |---------------3-3-3-3---3---3---|-----------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------| 1(e + a)2(e +)a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + (play above) D Cadd9 How do I get myself back to D The place where you said Chorus (play Riff 1) G D G5/D Cadd9 I want something else G To get me through this D G5/D Cadd9 Semi-charmed kind of life G D G5/D Cadd9 I want something else (play riff 2) G D I'm not listening when you say G5/D Cadd9 Good Bye Verse 3 G D C G D C |-----3-------2---|-----0-------0---|-----3-------2---|-----0-----------| |---3-------3-----|---1-------1-----|---3-------3-----|---1-------------| |-------0-------0-|-------0---------|-------0-------0-|-------0---------| |---------0-------|-----------------|---------0-------|-----------------| |-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-3---------------| |-3---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 +(3)+ 4(+) 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 +(3 + 4 +) G D C I believe in the sand beneath my toes G The beach give a feeling and earthy feeling D C I believe in the faith that grows And the frou right chords can play riff one) G D - G5/D Make me cry Cadd9 G When I'm with you I feel like I could die D G5/D Cadd9 And that would be all right, all right Bridge (play riff 3) D Cadd9 D And when the plane came in she said was crashing Cadd9 The velvet it rips in the city D Cadd9 G |-2-------2-----3-3-3-3---3---3---|-3---3---2---2---| |-3-------3-----3-3-3-3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---| |-2-------2-----0-0-0-0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---| |-0-------0-----2-2-2-2---2---2---|-0---0---0---0---| |---------------3-3-3-3---3---3---|-2---2---2---2---| |---------------------------------|-3---3---3---3---| 1(e + a)2(e +)a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1(+)2(+)3(+)4(+) (play above) D Cadd9 We tripped on the urge to feel alive G But now I'm struggling to survive (play riff 3) D Cadd9 Those days you were wearing that Velvet dress D Cadd9 Your the priestess I must confess D Cadd9 G |-2-------2-----3-3-3-3---3---3---|-3-------| |-3-------3-----3-3-3-3---3---3---|-3-------| |-2-------2-----0-0-0-0---0---0---|-0-------| |-0-------0-----2-2-2-2---2---2---|-0-------| |---------------3-3-3-3---3---3---|-2-------| |---------------------------------|-3-------| 1(e + a)2(e +)a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 2 3 4 (play above) D Those little red panties they pass the test G Slide up around the body face down on the matress (play riff 3) D Cadd9 One D Cadd9 And you hold me D Cadd9 G |-2-------2-----3-3-3-3---3---3---|-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-------| |-3-------3-----3-3-3-3---3---3---|-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-------| |-2-------2-----0-0-0-0---0---0---|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-------| |-0-------0-----2-2-2-2---2---2---|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-------| |---------------3-3-3-3---3---3---|-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-2-2-------| |---------------------------------|-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3-------| 1(e + a)2(e +)a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e(+)a 2(e)+ a(3)e + a 4(e)+ a (play above) D And we are broken G Still its all that I want to do just a little now Verse 4 (play riff 1) G D G5/D Cadd9 Feel myself, head made of the ground G - D I'm scared, but I'm not coming down G5/D Cadd9 G D - G5/D no, no, and I won't run for my life Cadd9 G She's got her jaws just locked now in her smile D G5/D Cadd9 but nothing is all right, all right Chorus 3 G D C G D C |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-------------3---|-----1-----------|-------------3---|---------1-0-----| |-----0-----------|-----------0-----|-----0-----------|---0-----------0-| |---------0-------|-----------------|---------0-------|-----------------| |-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-3---3-----------| |-3---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------| 1(+)2(+)3(+)4(+) 1(+)2(+ 3)+(4 +) 1(+)2)+)3)+)4)+) 1 + 2(+)3 +(4)+ G D C G D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-------------3---|-----1-----1-----|-------------3---|---3-------------| |-----0-----2-----|---0-----0---0---|-----0-----2---2-|-----------------| |-------0-0-------|-----------------|---0---0-0-------|-----0-----------| |---------------0-|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-3---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------| 1(+)2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2(+)3 + 4(+) 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +( 1)+ 2(+ 3 + 4 +) C G/B Am C G/B Am |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----0-----0-----|-2---------------|-----0-----0-----|-2---------------| |---2-----0-----2-|-----------------|---2-----0-----2-|-----------------| |-3-----2-----0---|-----------------|-3-----2-----0---|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1(+ 2 + 3 + 4 +) 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1(+ 2 + 3 + 4 +) C G/B Am |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----0-----0-----|-2---------------| |---2-----0-----2-|-----------------| |-3-----2-----0---|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1(+ 2 + 3 + 4 +) |-3-------3-----2-2-2-2---2---2-2-|-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----3-3-----| |-3-------3-----3-3-3-3---3---3-3-|-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----3-3-----| |-0-------0-----2-2-2-2---2---2-2-|-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-----| |-0-------0-----0-0-0-0---0---0-0-|-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-----| |-2-------2-----------------------|-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-----3-3-----| |-3-------3-----------------------|---------------------------------| 1(e + a)2 e +)a 3 e +(a)4(e)+ a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a G D Cadd9 |-3-------3-----2-2-2-2---2---2-2-|-3-----3-----3-----3-----3---3---| |-3-------3-----3-3-3-3---3---3-3-|-3-----3-----3-----3-----3---3---| |-0-------0-----2-2-2-2---2---2-2-|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0---0---| |-0-------0-----0-0-0-0---0---0-0-|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2---2---| |-2-------2-----------------------|-3-----3-----3-----3-----3---3---| |-3-------3-----------------------|---------------------------------| 1(e + a)2 e +)a 3 e +(a)4(e)+ a 1(e +)a(2 e)+(a 3)e + a 4 e + a Outro (play riff 1) G D G5/D Doot Doot Doot Doot Doo Doot Doo Cadd9 Doot Doot Doot Doot Doo Doot Doo G D G5/D Cadd Doot Doot Doot Doot Doo Doot Doo G The sky it was gold it was rose D G5/D Cadd9 I was taking sips of it through my nose And I wish I cold get back there some place G D G5/D Cadd9 Back there, in the place we used to stay. G - D - G5/D - Cadd9 G D G5/D Cadd9 I want something else. C G/B A5 |-----------------|---------| |-----------------|---------| |-----0-----0-2---|---------| |---2-----0---2---|---------| |-3-----2-----0---|---------| |-----------------|---------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4(+ 1 2 3 4)