Glory Box Chords & Tabs

by Portishead

[Version Description]
Neat formatting, all lyrics with accompanying chords, chord legend included. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAKX51r7erw.
Song: Glory box (Album version)
Artist: Portishead
Composers: Geoff Barrow, Beth Gibbons,
Adrian Utley & Isaac Hayes
Album: Dummy
Tabbed by: DJ  2nd Aug 2014
Portishead based this on a sample from
Isaac Hayes' -'Ike's rap II'
I would recommend using the voicings in the text
column numbers below.
Regarding the CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS, and the main riff,
follow the information at the bottom of the tab
CAPO: 1st fret
(Will then sound in the recorded key of Ebm)
Chord names & fret positions are relative to the capo
Dm     = xx0231
Dm/C   = x30231        N.C. = No chords
Bm7b5  = x20231
Bbmaj7 = x13231
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[Intro]
  Dm          Dm/C          Bm7          Bbmaj7      
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
  Dm          Dm/C          Bm7          Bbmaj7      
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
  Dm          Dm/C          Bm7          Bbmaj7      
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
  Dm          Dm/C          Bm7          Bbmaj7      
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |

[Verse 1]
       Dm          Dm/C    
I'm so tired ...of playing,
Bm7                       Bbmaj7
Playing with this bow and arrow,
              Dm         
Gonna give my heart away,
Dm/C                  Bm7           Bbmaj7
Leave it to the other girls to play,
Dm              Dm/C          Bm7 Bbmaj7
For I've been a temptress too long

[Chorus]
      Dm           Dm/C      Bm7      Bbmaj7
Just...  give me a reason to love you,
Dm        Dm/C      Bm7     Bbmaj7
Give me a reason to be------------
     Dm    Dm/C Bm7 Bbmaj7
...A woman,
                  Dm   Dm/C Bm7 Bbmaj7
I just wanna be a woman

[Verse 2]
          Dm            Dm/C    
From this time, ...un - chained,
          Bm7                    Bbmaj7  
We're all looking at a different picture,
Dm                               Dm/C
Through this new frame of mind...
           Bm7           Bbmaj7
A thousand flowers could bloom,
Dm   Dm/C     Bm7          Bbmaj7      
Move over and give us some room,  yeah!

[Chorus]
Dm        Dm/C      Bm7      Bbmaj7
Give me a reason to love you,
Dm        Dm/C      Bm7      Bbmaj7
Give me a reason to be-------------
     Dm    Dm/C Bm7 Bbmaj7
...A woman,
                  Dm   Dm/C Bm7 Bbmaj7
I just wanna be a woman

[Break]
  Dm          Dm/C          Bm7          Bbmaj7      
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
  Dm          Dm/C          Bm7          Bbmaj7      
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
  Dm          Dm/C          Bm7          Bbmaj7      
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
  Dm          Dm/C          Bm7          Bbmaj7      
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |

[Verse 3]
Dm           Dm/C     Bm7     Bbmaj7
So don't you  ...stop being a man,
Dm                  Dm/C
Just take a little look
         Bm7            Bbmaj7
From our side, when you can,
Dm   Dm/C             Bm7             Bbmaj7
Sow-----  ...a little     ...tender - ness,
Dm        Dm/C    Bm7          Bbmaj7 
No matter if you------  ...cry-------!

[Chorus]
Dm        Dm/C      Bm7      Bbmaj7
Give me a reason to love you,
Dm        Dm/C      Bm7      Bbmaj7
Give me a reason to be-------------
     Dm    Dm/C Bm7 Bbmaj7
...A woman,
                  Dm    Dm/C      Bm7         Bbmaj7
I just wanna be a woman,     it's all I wanna be...
        Dm   Dm/C Bm7 Bbmaj7
...is a woman

[Break]
Dm                   Dm/C             Bm7  
For this is the be - ginning of for - ever,
N.C
And ever-----!   |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |
N.C.
It's time to move over, ...'cause it's all I wanna be!

[Verse 4]
   Dm          Dm/C    
So tired ...of playing,
Bm7                       Bbmaj7
Playing with this bow and arrow,
              Dm         
Gonna give my heart away,
Dm/C                  Bm7      Bbmaj7
Leave it to the other girls to play,
Dm              Dm/C          Bm7 Bbmaj7
For I've been a temptress too long

[Chorus]
      Dm           Dm/C      Bm7      Bbmaj7
Just...  give me a reason to love you,
Dm        Dm/C      Bm7      Bbmaj7
Give me a reason to be-------------
     Dm   Dm/C Bm7 Bbmaj7 Dm
...A woman
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[Main riff]
       Dm       Dm/C         Bm7       Bbmaj7  
e|-----1--------1------|-----1---------1------|
B|-----3--------3------|-----3---------3------|
G|-----2--------2------|-----2---------2------|
D|--0------0-----------|-----0---------3------|
A|------------3-----3--|--2------2--1------1--|
E                                                    
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Bm7b5
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