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Comfortably Numb

Pink Floyd

Acoustic guitar strums all down and upstrokes (continuous 8^th notes) in original recordign.  This pattern tries to capture the overall groove of the song.
Main Strum: D       D   D U 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + D U D   D   D U 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +	G -> Em Walkdown Strum: G           F#  Em B       D   B   B       D   D U 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Chord Guide
13421 Bm:   x24432	123 A:    x02220	3    4 G:    3x0003	12 Em:   022000
132 D:    xx0232	32 1 C:    x32010

Intro:  Bm x4

Bm (2)                           A (2)

Hello.  Is there anybody in there?

        G                                Em               Bm (2)
Just nod if you can hear me.       Is there anyone home?

 Bm (2)                                   A (2)
Come on, now.  I hear you’re feeling down.

        G                           Em          Bm (2)
Well, I can ease your pain, get you on your feet again.

Bm (2)                                A (2)
Relax.   I need some information first.

 G                         Em             Bm (2)
Just the basic facts:  Can you show me where it hurts?

Chorus 1:

D (2)                                      A (2)
  There is no pain, you are receding.

D (2)                                          A (2)
   A distant ship smoke on the horizon.

C (2)                                                 G (2)
   You are only coming through in waves.

         C (2)                                                           G (2)
Your lips move, but I cant hear what you’re saying.

          D (2)                             A (2)
When I was a child I had a fever.

       D (2)                                    A (2)
My hands felt just like two balloons.

C (2)                                               G (2)
   Now I got that feeling once again.  I can’t explain, you would not

C (2)                                           G (2)
understand.  This is not how I am.

A (2)    C                   G                            D (2)
I             have become comfortably numb.

Solo:

/ D - - - / - - - - / A - - - / - - - - /

/ D - - - / - - - - / A - - - / - - - - /

/ C - - - / - - - - / G - - - / - - - - /

/ C - - - / - - - - / G - - - / - - - - /

A (2)    C              G                          D (2)
I             have become comfortably numb.

Bm (2)                 A (2)
Ok.  Just a little pinprick.

                                    G     Em                           Bm (2)
There’ll be no more, Aaaaaah!  But you may feel a little sick.
                  Bm (2)                                 A (2)
Can you stand up?  I do believe it’s working good.

                              G                     Em             Bm (2)
That’ll keep you going for the show.  Come on its time to go.

Chorus 2:

D (2)                                        A (2)
   There is no pain, you are receding.

D (2)                                                  A (2)
   A distant ships smoke on the horizon.

C (2)                                                   G (2)
   You are only coming through in waves.

         C (2)                                                         G (2)
Your lips move but I cant hear what you’re saying.

          D (2)                                   A (2)
When I was a child I caught a fleeting glimpse

D (2)                                          A (2)
    Out of the corner of my eye.

C (2)                                            G (2)
    I turned to look but it was gone.  I cannot put my finger

C (2)                                                      G (2)

on it now.  The child is grown, the dream is gone.

A (2)    C                   G                            D (4)
I             have become comfortably numb.

Solo 2 (repeat progression 8x):

/Bm - - - / - - - - / A - - - / - - - - /

/G - - - / Em - - - / Bm - - - / - - - - /

End on Bm

This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of this song.  It's intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.