"40" (The Popmart version)

By Jon Ivar Kolstad     jonivar@kolstad.no

Tune the guitar down 1/2 step (More or less....The Edge sometimes uses a tone higher then 1/2
step)

I use:

Korg SDD-3000 with 450 ms delay


The "~" means: Go from 5th fret to 3th fret. 


Riff 1:

e-----------x
b-----------5~3_2_3
g-----------2
d-----------2
a-----------x
E-----------x

This is Riff 1, the intro riff.
But i have no idea how to explain the rythm, or when to hit each strings, so you'll have to
listen to the song to get it right, i suppose.


There is both strumming and picking in this song.

The chorus riff :

Riff 2:

e-----------x
b-----------3~2_3
g-----------2
d-----------4
a-----------5
E-----------x

You can barre the entire 2th fret, and play it like sort of a C chord, if you know what i mean.


This is roughly all of it........

Here are the lyrics, and when to play the riffs:


                     Riff 1                                     Riff 2
Riff 1                                        Riff 2
"I've waited patiently on the Lord.....he inclined and heard my cry........he lifted me up out
of the pits......out of the   miry clay....."


      Riff 1    (reapeat all the way until Riff 2)
Riff 2  
"And i will sing.......sing a new song.......i will sing......sing a new song.........How
long.......to sing this song.......how  

 Riff 1                Riff 2      Riff 1             Riff 2              Riff 1
Riff 2                              Riff 1
 long.....to sing this song......how long......how long.......how long.....how long......must
we sing this song......."


(Play Riff 1 while waiting for the second verse to start)

        Riff 1                          Riff 2                  Riff 1
Riff 2
"He set my feet upon a rock......made my footsteps firm......many will see.....many will see
and hear.......


 Riff 1         (reapeat all the way until Riff 2)
Riff 2  
"And i will sing.......sing a new song.......i will sing......sing a new song.........How
long.......to sing this song.......how  

 Riff 1                Riff 2      Riff 1             Riff 2              Riff 1
Riff 2                              Riff 1
 long.....to sing this song......how long......how long.......how long.....how long......must
we sing this song......."


The song fades out with The Edge playing Riff 1, and Bono singing: "How long....", and letting
the audience sing along from there.......

As the last riff of the song i use this:

 
e-----------x
b-----------2
g-----------2
d-----------2
a-----------4
E-----------5

(Strum the riff once, and let the delay fade it out)



That is about it, i guess......i'm horrible with tabs......please let me know of any mistakes.

Hope you like it.......

Thanks!

Jon







               40(inspired by Psalms 40)
                            Words by Bono Music by U2

Chords:Capo on first fret
G-320033
C-x32013
G2-32003

             Intro chords:G     C      G2     C      

           G                                          C
     I've waited patiently for the lord he inclined and heard my cry
           G                                        C
     He lifts me up out of the pits and out of the mire and clay
                     G  C G2                    C 
     And  i will sing sing a new song 
                G C G2                   C
      I will sing sing a new song
      G                             C
      how long to sing this song?
       G                              C 
      how long to sing this song?, to sing this song           
       G   C G2  C G C G2 C
      Verse 2
      He sets my feet apon a rock
      made my footsteps firm
      Many will see 
      Many will see and hear
      
       And I will sing, sing a new song
       I will sing, sing a new song
       how long to sing this song?
        how long, how long, how long, how long 
       to sing this song.
       G C G2 C G C G2 C G
        
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                                         Amen   



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"40"
        by U2, from _War_
        (inspired by Psalm 40)
        transcription by ryan@odouls.stx.com (patrick m. ryan)


basic chords:

 Bmsus  E      A
-0------0------0--
-3------0------2--
-4------1------2--
-4------2------2--
-2------2------0--
--------0---------


Bmsus   Bmsus   E      A   [over and over] (corrected)



i've waited patiently for the lord
he inclined and heard my cry
he lift me up out of the pit
out of the miry clay {"my reglade?"}

i will sing
sing a new song
i will sing
sing a new song

how long
to sing this song?

he set my feet upon a rock
made my footsteps firm
many will see
many will see and fear {hear?, feel?}

i will sing
sing a new song
i will sing
sing a new song

how long
to sing this song? ....


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