ONE TREE HILL ------------- U2 The following tab gives the main points for playing the complete song. There are variations and improvisations throughout the song (especially in Riff 2). This first bit is the synth that plays throughout the song. E |-------------------------| B |-------------------------| G |---17-17-17---17-17-17-17| D |-------------------------| A |-15---------15-----------| E |-------------------------| Intro: E |-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------| B |-------------------------|--13--13--13--13--13------|-------------13--13--13--| G |----5-5---5/7---5--------|--12--12--12--12--12------|-----12--12--12--12--12--| D |----5-5---5/7---5--------|--------------12--12--10--|-10--12--12--14--14--14--| A |-------------------------|----------------------10--|-10----------------------| E |-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------| E |-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------| B |-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------| G |--12--12--------------12-|--12--10--10--10----------|-------------------------| D |--12--12--10--10--10--12-|--12--10--10--10--10--10--|--10--10--10-------------| A |----------10--10--10-----|------------------10--10--|---8---8---8-------------| E |-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------| Riff 1: (Repeated throughout verses with variations) (C5) (F5) E |-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------| B |--------13----13---------|----------13----13--------|---------6-----6---------| G |--12----------------12---|--12-12-------------12----|---5-----------------5---| D |--10---------------------|--10-10-------------------|---3---------------------| A |-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------| E |-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------| (Bb5) (F5) E |-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------| B |---------6-----6---------|--------11----11----------|---------6----6----------| G |--5-5----------------5---|--10---------------10-----|---5----------------5----| D |--3-3--------------------|---8----------------------|---3---------------------| A |-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------| E |-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------| (C5) (C7) (C5) E |-------------------------|--------------------------| B |--------13-----13--------|--13---13---11----13------| G |--12-----------------12--|--12---12---12----12------| D |--10---------------------|--------------------------| A |-------------------------|--------------------------| E |-------------------------|--------------------------| Riff 2: ("You run like a river...") (Bb) (F) (C5) E |-------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------0----| B |-11------11-------11-----|-10------10------10-----10|--8-----8-----8----------| G |-----10-------10------10-|-----10------10------10---|-------------------------| D |-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------| A |-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------| E |-------------------------|--------------------------|-----8-----8-----8-------| Synth chords: (Played after cello solo, throughout 3rd verse and at very end) C F Bb5 F/C E |-------------------------|--------------------------| B |-------------------------|--------------------------| G |----9--------10----------|------10--------10--------| D |---10---------7----------|-------8---------7--------| A |--------------8----------|--------------------------| E |----8--------------------|-------6---------8--------| Distorted guitar: (Played towards end and more extensively when live) E |-------------------------|--------------------------| B |-------------------------|--------------------------| G |-------------------------|--------------------------| D |-------------------------|--------------------------| A |--1---3---1---3---1---1--|--0---1---0---1-----------| E |-------------------------|--------------------------| E |-------------------------|--------------------------| B |-------------------------|--------------------------| G |-------------------------|--------------------------| D |-------------------------|--1---1---1---1-----------| A |--1--3--3--3--1--3--3----|----3---3---3-------------| E |-------------------------|--------------------------| First verse with Riff 1: C5 F5 We turn away to face the cold, enduring chill Bb5 F5 C5 C7 C5 As the day begs the night for mercy love C5 F5 The sun's so bright it leaves no shadows, only scars Bb5 F5 C5 C7 C5 carved into stone on the face of earth C5 F5 The moon is up and over One Tree Hill Bb5 F5 C5 We see the sun go down in your eyes Chorus with Riff 2: Bb F C5 You run like river in like a sea Bb F C5 you run like a river runs to the sea Second verse same as first verse: And in the world a heart of darkness, a firezone Where poets speak their hearts, then bleed for it Jara sang, his song a weapon, in the hands of love You know his blood still cries from the ground Chorus as before. Cello Solo. Now play synth chords (C C F F Bb5 F/C C C) Third verse with synth chords: C F I don't believe in painted roses or bleeding hearts Bb5 F/C C while bullets rape the night of the merciful F I'll see you again when the stars fall from the sky Bb5 F/C C and the moon has turned red over one tree hill Continue to play Riff 2 to end. Distorted guitar kicks in towards end. Outro: (With synth chords) C F/C Bb5 F/C Oh great ocean, old great sea C F Bb5 F/C C run to the ocean, run to the sea. Greg Carroll's funeral 10th July 1986 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- One Tree Hill --- ---- ---- tabbed by: Scott Yanoff, yanoff@csd4.csd.uwm.edu C F We turn away to face the cold, enduring chill Bb F C As the day begs the night for mercy Your sun's so bright it leaves no shadows, only scars Carved into stone on the face of earth The moon is up and over One Tree Hill We see the sun go down in your eyes Bb F C You ran like river to the sea Bb F C Like a river to the sea And in our world a heart of darkness, a firezone Where poets speak their hearts, then bleed for it Jara sang, his song a weapon, in the hands of love You know his blood still cries from the ground It runs like a river to the sea, like a river to the sea I don't believe in painted roses or bleeding hearts While bullets rape the night of the merciful I'll see you again when the stars fall from the sky And the moon has turned red over One Tree Hill We run like a river to the sea, like a river to the sea