"Listen" by Collective Soul             As heard on Disciplined Breakdown

Words By Ed Roland Music 
by Collective Soul


Title: Listen
Album: Disciplined Breakdown
Transcribed By: Phil Muri
Date: April 18th 1997
E-mail address: muri@po-box.mcgill.ca





Intro using Riff 1

w/ effect                                       Riff 1 (guitar1)

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B-------------------0-------2---------------3h2----------------.-----|
G---------------------2-------2-------------------2-------------------| times 6
D------------------------------------------------------------------.----|
A-----0-----0-0----------0------0------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|


Guitar1 repeats riff 1 throughout section ( twice per line)


 fill 1 (guitar2)             fill 1 
E-----s7---5---------|          Hey you're now thirsty
B-----s5---5---------|          
G---------------------|         Walking in the desert all alone
D---------------------|       fill 1
A---------------------|         Hey you're now searching
E---------------------| 
                                Lost in isolation from your soul

        
                Verse 1
                (guitar 1)
                                 A                        D5
                                The bullet you bite
                                                             A
                                From the pain you request
                                                       E
                                You're finding it harder to digest
                                A                                    D5
                                And the answers you seek
                                                            A
                                And the ones you destroy
                                                        D5
                                Your anger's so well deployed
        
        Verse 1
        (Guitar 2)

                         A            half-step  D5        A
                E-----3h5----5------7b----5-------3-5-3-5-3-5-3--------------
                B------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------
                G--------------------------------------------------------------------
                D--------------------------------------------------------------------
                A--------------------------------------------------------------------
                E---------------------------------------------------------------------

                
                        E
                E----------3----------------------------------------------------------
                B----5----------5h8p5-----------------------------------------------
                G------------------------s7-6-4--------------------------------------
                D----------------------------------------------------------------------
                A----------------------------------------------------------------------
                E----------------------------------------------------------------------

                        A              D5                 A          D5______16 times____
                       half-step          half-step                                   |                      |
                E-----7b----5------7b----5-----3-5-3-5-3-5-3-5555555555555555--|
                B---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-555555555555555555--|
                G-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
                D-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
                A-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
                E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

        
        Chorus
                                A              B5                 D5
                                fill 1
                                Hey     why can't you listen
                                A              B5                 D5
                                fill 1
                                Hey     why can't you hear
                                A               B5          D5
                                fill 1
                                Hey     why can't you listen
                                            F             D5     A
                                As      love screams everywhere

riff 1 is played x 4 while guitar 2 plays natural harmonics with muting



(riff 1 is played twice per line)

                                fill 1
                                Hey you now hunger
                        
                                Feeding your mind with selfishness
                                fill 1
                                Hey you now wonder
                                
                                Aimlessly around your consciousness


Verse 2
(guitar 1)                      
                                 A                                D5
                                Your prophecies fail
                                                                 A
                                And your thoughts become weak
                                             E
                                Silence creates necessity
                                 A                                    D5
                                You're clothing yourself
                                                       A
                                In the shields of despair
                                                          D5
                                Your courage now impaired

***verse 2 for guitar 2 same as verse 1*** 

Chorus

Hey     why can't you listen
Hey     why can't you hear
Hey     why can't you listen
As      love screams everywhere


Guitar1 plays Riff 1  x 4
Guitar2 plays natural harmonics w/ muting


                                        B5
                                        You crucify all honesty
                        
                                        No signs you see do you believe
                                               D5
                                        And all you words just twist and turn
                                
                                        Reviving just to crash and burn
                                        B5
                                        You're fighting till the bitter end
                                                                     D5
                                        If only your heart could open up

                                        And listen
Guitar1 plays Riff1 x 4

Guitar Solo (guitar 2)          Guitar1 plays same chords as verse

                                                                play 3 times
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------14------------15p14-----------------.----------|
G-----14--14-14----16-14-14-----14-14-14-----------14---------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------.----------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----15p14--------17p14------------17----15-----------14h15p14-----------|
G--------------14---------------14-----------------------------------------16-----|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------14------------15p14-----------------.----------|
G-----14--14-14----16-14-14-----14-14-14-----------14---------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------.----------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------    ----------------17----17----17---17---|
G----14s16--18-18-18-18--19--18h19p18--16-14----14---14-----14---14|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus

(guitar1 - riff 1 x 4)                  
(guitar2 - muting and harmonics)

Hey     why can't you listen
Hey     why can't you hear
Hey     why can't you listen
As      love screams everywhere

Hey     why can't you listen
Hey     why can't you hear
Hey     why can't you listen
As      love screams everywhere

Outro
                (is made up of)
_________________________________________
|  rhythm guitar plays "A" major chord repeatedly  |
|                                                         |
|  muting with harmonics                                  |
|                                                         |
|  and riff 1 is played x 4                               |
|_________________________________________________|