Space is the opening track from the 2001 James album Pleased To Meet You.
It was not performed live during the Autumn 2000 tour when most of the new album was previewed. There are a couple of alternative versions of the song on early promos of the album, which mainly consist of a different opening section with more acoustic guitar.
A live version of the song appears on the 2002 Getting Away With It Live cd and dvd.
The song featured extensively on the 2011 orchestra tour and remained a regular in the set in 2012 and 2013. It reappeared at orchestral dates in 2023.
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LyricsListenReleaseAvailable OnGigsGuitar Tabs
Break my shape - in light I trust
None exist save space and dust
None exist, just lights in time
Space divides the borderline
The borderline
Space between and space inside
My four walls my shape defines
Space defines
You've gotta get over yourself
You've got to get out of the frame
Gotta learn to see yourself a total stranger
You've got to get out of the frame
Give yourself a brand name
Gotta learn to see yourself a total stranger
It's a shock to my system
To wind up back where I have come from
It's a crime in my child's eyes
To find out life is in my mind
You've gotta get over yourself
You've got to get out of the frame
Gotta learn to see yourself a total stranger
You've got to get out of the frame
Give yourself a brand name
Gotta learn to see yourself a total stranger
It's a shock to my system
To wind up back where I have come from
It's a crime to my child's eyes
To find out life's disguise
Oh no
All gone
All gone
Nothing to hold me down
No
All gone
I'm gone
Nothing to hold me down
No
All gone
I'm gone
Nothing to hold me down
No
I'm gone
I'm gone
Nothing to hold me down
Calling, calling
Calling you to see through me
Calling, calling
Calling you to see through me
Calling
Calling
None exist save space and dust
None exist, just lights in time
Space divides the borderline
The borderline
Space between and space inside
My four walls my shape defines
Space defines
You've gotta get over yourself
You've got to get out of the frame
Gotta learn to see yourself a total stranger
You've got to get out of the frame
Give yourself a brand name
Gotta learn to see yourself a total stranger
It's a shock to my system
To wind up back where I have come from
It's a crime in my child's eyes
To find out life is in my mind
You've gotta get over yourself
You've got to get out of the frame
Gotta learn to see yourself a total stranger
You've got to get out of the frame
Give yourself a brand name
Gotta learn to see yourself a total stranger
It's a shock to my system
To wind up back where I have come from
It's a crime to my child's eyes
To find out life's disguise
Oh no
All gone
All gone
Nothing to hold me down
No
All gone
I'm gone
Nothing to hold me down
No
All gone
I'm gone
Nothing to hold me down
No
I'm gone
I'm gone
Nothing to hold me down
Calling, calling
Calling you to see through me
Calling, calling
Calling you to see through me
Calling
Calling
| Song: | Space |
| Released: | 2nd July 2001 |
| Main Associated Album (or Single): | Pleased To Meet You |
| First Heard Live: | London Leicester Square Sound – 18th June 2001 |
- 9 Tracks from Pleased To Meet You (CDR) :Promo, Album, 2001
- Five Tracks From The Forthcoming Album :Promo, Album, 2001
- Space (a.k.a Pleased To Meet You) (UK CDR) :Promo, Album, 2001
- Pleased To Meet You (UK CDR promo) :Promo, Album, 2001
- Pleased To Meet You (US CDR promo) :Promo, Album, 2001
- Pleased To Meet You (Europe) :Studio, Album, 2001
- Pleased To Meet You :Studio, Album, 2001
- Getting Away With It… Live (UK promo) :Promo, Album, 2002
- Getting Away With It … Live :Live, DVD/VHS, 2002
- Getting Away With It… Live :Live, Album, 2002
- The Gathering Sound :Compilation, Box Set, 2012
- Nottingham Royal Centre – 25th October 2023
- Athens The Odeon Of Herodes Atticus – 10th July 2023
- Halifax Piece Hall – 7th July 2023
- Leicester De Montfort Hall – 4th July 2023
- Manchester Apollo – 10th May 2023
- Manchester Apollo – 9th May 2023
- Liverpool Philharmonic Hall – 7th May 2023
- Birmingham Symphony Hall – 5th May 2023
- Sheffield City Hall – 4th May 2023
- London Brixton Academy – 20th April 2013
- Sheffield Academy – 16th April 2013
- Glasgow SECC – 13th April 2013
- Stirling Tolbooth – 12th April 2013
- Margate Quex Park Sound Island Festival – 28th July 2012
- Athens Ejekt Festival – 27th June 2012
- Giffordtown Big Stooshie Festival – 6th May 2012
- Teatro Caupolican, Santiago, Chile – 28th April 2012
- Monterrey Arena – 25th April 2012
- San Francisco Independent – 11th April 2012
- Seattle Neumos – 8th April 2012
- Vancouver Commodore Ballroom – 7th April 2012
- London Royal Albert Hall – 4th November 2011
- Gateshead Sage – 2nd November 2011
- Manchester Bridgewater Hall – 1st November 2011
- Manchester Bridgewater Hall – 31st October 2011
- Liverpool Philharmonic – 29th October 2011
- Liverpool Philharmonic – 28th October 2011
- Nottingham Royal Centre – 27th October 2011
- Glasgow Royal Concert Hall – 25th October 2011
- Birmingham Symphony Hall – 24th October 2011
- Cardiff Millennium Centre – 23rd October 2011
- Glasgow SECC – 9th December 2001
- Manchester Arena – 7th December 2001
- Newcastle Telewest Arena – 4th December 2001
- Leeds University – 3rd December 2001
- Brighton Centre – 2nd December 2001
- Porto Coliseum – 24th November 2001
- Athens Electron Festival – 21st September 2001
- Dublin Witnness Festival – 5th August 2001
- Benicassim Festival – 3rd August 2001
- Liverpool Kings Dock Summer Pops – 8th July 2001
- T In The Park – 7th July 2001
- Grimsby Auditorium – 6th July 2001
- London Leicester Square Sound – 18th June 2001
James - Space
Taken from the album Pleased To Meet You
Written and performed by James
Main Riff 1:
e-----------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------
A-----8-8--10--8-----8-8--10--8-----8-8--10--8--8-8--7-7
E--10--------------10--------------10-----------------------
Main Riff 2:
e------------------------ e-------------------------
B------------------------ B-------------------------
G------------------------ x2 G-------------------------
D------------------------ D-------------------------
A----8-8-10--10--10--8-- A--8-8--7-----------------
E-10--------------------- E----------10--8---------
"Solo":
e-------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------
D--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
A--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
E-------------------------------------------------------------------
"Sort Of" Riff:
e-------------------------------------------------------
B--13-13--13~--13---------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------
(Note: 8 etc. means play the note and then tail it off down the fretboard. Listen closesly to the record and you'll hear what I mean.)
(~ = vibrato)
Song Structure:
The song starts with swirling keyboards and Tim singing, but no guitars. The impression I get is that the chords are Dm Bb F C, but the Tim's singing and the keyboards only loosley define the chords.
When the guitars kick in two play different inversions of the chords (one high one low) in a kind of "stabby" manner, and another plays Main Riff 1. This guitar then plays Main Riff 2 over the "you've got to get over yourself" bits, dropping out for the first "it's a shock" bit. During the second "it's a shock" bit it plays what sounds like a not-so-loud version of the solo.
Then comes the solo, detailed above. After this in the "Calling" bits a guitar plays some very hard-to-tab riffs, the majority of which sound a lot like the "Sort Of" Riff, which is sort of a riff (hence the name). Basically single notes with a hell of a lot of pitch bending.
Lyrics/Chords:
Dm Bb
Break my shape
F C
In the light I trust
Dm Bb
None exists
F C
Save space and dust
Dm Bb
None exist
F C
Just lights in time
Dm Bb
Space defines
F C
The borderline
Dm
The borderline
Dm Bb
Space between
F C
And space inside
Dm Bb
My four walls
F C
My shape defines
Dm
Space defines
C
Dm
You've got to get over yourself
You've got to get out of the frame
Got to learn to see yourself
C
A total stranger
Dm
You've got to get out of the frame
Get yourself a brand new name
Got to learn to see yourself
C
A total stranger
Dm
It's a shock
F
To my system
C
To wind up back
Where I have come from
Dm
It's a crime
F
In my child's eyes
To find out life
C
Is in my mind
Dm
You've got to get over yourself
You've got to get out of the frame
Got to learn to see yourself
C
A total stranger
Dm
You've got to get out of the frame
Get yourself a brand new name
Got to learn to see yourself
C
A total stranger
Dm
It's a shock
F
To my system
C
To wind up back
Where I have come from
Dm
It's a crime to
Bb
My child's eyes
F C
To find out life's disguise
Dm
Oh no
Bb
All gone
F
All gone
C
Nothing to hold me down
Dm
No
Bb
All gone
F
I'm gone
C
Nothing to hold me down
Dm
No
Bb
All gone
Bb
I'm gone
C
Nothing to hold me down
Dm
No
Bb
I'm gone
F
I'm gone
C
Nothing to hold me down
Dm C F
Dm C F
Dm F C
Calling, calling, calling
You could see through me
Dm F C
Calling, calling, calling
You can see through me
Dm F C
Calllllllllllllllllllllllllllllling
Dm F C
Calllllllllllllllllllllllllllllling
Transcribed by Alex Carter 2001.
alex@shandy3000.fsnet.co.uk
Taken from the album Pleased To Meet You
Written and performed by James
Main Riff 1:
e-----------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------
A-----8-8--10--8-----8-8--10--8-----8-8--10--8--8-8--7-7
E--10--------------10--------------10-----------------------
Main Riff 2:
e------------------------ e-------------------------
B------------------------ B-------------------------
G------------------------ x2 G-------------------------
D------------------------ D-------------------------
A----8-8-10--10--10--8-- A--8-8--7-----------------
E-10--------------------- E----------10--8---------
"Solo":
e-------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------
D--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
A--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
E-------------------------------------------------------------------
"Sort Of" Riff:
e-------------------------------------------------------
B--13-13--13~--13---------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------
(Note: 8 etc. means play the note and then tail it off down the fretboard. Listen closesly to the record and you'll hear what I mean.)
(~ = vibrato)
Song Structure:
The song starts with swirling keyboards and Tim singing, but no guitars. The impression I get is that the chords are Dm Bb F C, but the Tim's singing and the keyboards only loosley define the chords.
When the guitars kick in two play different inversions of the chords (one high one low) in a kind of "stabby" manner, and another plays Main Riff 1. This guitar then plays Main Riff 2 over the "you've got to get over yourself" bits, dropping out for the first "it's a shock" bit. During the second "it's a shock" bit it plays what sounds like a not-so-loud version of the solo.
Then comes the solo, detailed above. After this in the "Calling" bits a guitar plays some very hard-to-tab riffs, the majority of which sound a lot like the "Sort Of" Riff, which is sort of a riff (hence the name). Basically single notes with a hell of a lot of pitch bending.
Lyrics/Chords:
Dm Bb
Break my shape
F C
In the light I trust
Dm Bb
None exists
F C
Save space and dust
Dm Bb
None exist
F C
Just lights in time
Dm Bb
Space defines
F C
The borderline
Dm
The borderline
Dm Bb
Space between
F C
And space inside
Dm Bb
My four walls
F C
My shape defines
Dm
Space defines
C
Dm
You've got to get over yourself
You've got to get out of the frame
Got to learn to see yourself
C
A total stranger
Dm
You've got to get out of the frame
Get yourself a brand new name
Got to learn to see yourself
C
A total stranger
Dm
It's a shock
F
To my system
C
To wind up back
Where I have come from
Dm
It's a crime
F
In my child's eyes
To find out life
C
Is in my mind
Dm
You've got to get over yourself
You've got to get out of the frame
Got to learn to see yourself
C
A total stranger
Dm
You've got to get out of the frame
Get yourself a brand new name
Got to learn to see yourself
C
A total stranger
Dm
It's a shock
F
To my system
C
To wind up back
Where I have come from
Dm
It's a crime to
Bb
My child's eyes
F C
To find out life's disguise
Dm
Oh no
Bb
All gone
F
All gone
C
Nothing to hold me down
Dm
No
Bb
All gone
F
I'm gone
C
Nothing to hold me down
Dm
No
Bb
All gone
Bb
I'm gone
C
Nothing to hold me down
Dm
No
Bb
I'm gone
F
I'm gone
C
Nothing to hold me down
Dm C F
Dm C F
Dm F C
Calling, calling, calling
You could see through me
Dm F C
Calling, calling, calling
You can see through me
Dm F C
Calllllllllllllllllllllllllllllling
Dm F C
Calllllllllllllllllllllllllllllling
Transcribed by Alex Carter 2001.
alex@shandy3000.fsnet.co.uk
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