At Home He's a Tourist

He fills his head with culture/ He gives himself an ulcer.

Friday, May 18, 2007

Libraries figure prominently in a recent Studio Ghibli DVD release, Whisper of the Heart. (Don't smirk; the original Japanese title isn't nearly as corny.) That a girl would meet her beau by finding his name inscribed on checkout cards warms my bibliophile heart. Unfortunately, a John Denver song figures just as prominently, but if you can get over that obstacle I think you fans of Ghibli and of libraries will appreciate the film. As of this posting, you can watch it all on Veoh. Here's part one:
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And now the obligatory J-Pop transcription:



Keywords: Guitar chords tab Puffy Amiyumi Ai no Shirushi 愛のしるし

Tympani: E B

E F#m B A E
Yawana ha-to ga shibireru kokochi yoi hari no shigeki
Wake mo nai no ni kagayaku sore dake ga ai no shirushi

A B E B C#m
Itsuka anata ni wa
Subete uchi akeyou

A G#7
Sukoshi tsuyoku naru tame ni

C#m F# A F#7 B A
Kowareta bo-to de hitori koide yuku

Yume no naka demo wakaru mekuru meku yoru no fushigi

Instrumental

F# Ebm B C#
E F#m B A E

Tada no omoide to
Kaze ga sasayaite mo

Ureshi naki no takara mono
Nan demo ari souna kuni de tada hitotsu

Yawana ha-to ga shibireru kokochi yoi hari no shigeki
Wake mo nai no ni kagayaku sore dake ga ai no shirushi
Sore dake de ai no shirushi