E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| Credit in the Straight World by Hole
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From 1994's 'Live Through This'. This is actually a punk rock version of a Young Marble
Giants song, but it's an excellent cover. There are two guitars in the song and there is
a lot of overlapping of chord progressions, but I tried to explain at clearly as
possible. I believe Eric Erlandson is playing Guitar 1's parts, while Courtney Love is on Guitar
2. I based some of it off of seeing live footage of the song being performed. Play with
heavy distortion.
"x" = string mute
"b" = string bend
Tuning: Standard
(Introduction verse with organ):
And I will awake
Your highness, I'm so high I cannot walk
And I will awake
You cripple, you take away my time
My peace, my empathy
No babies sleep on atrophy
Your unborn love and fetal stress
Hard bitter candy, legless caress
Intro:
Guitar 1
(play once)
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------2xxxxxxx--------------------------2-0--------|
G|--xxxxxxxx--0xxxxxxx--9xxxxxxx--8xxxxxxx----2-2-0--------|
D|--2xxxxxxx--3xxxxxxx--9xxxxxxx--8xxxxxxx----2-2-0--------|
A|--2xxxxxxx--4xxxxxxx--7xxxxxxx--6xxxxxxx-----------------|
E|--0xxxxxxx-----------------------------------------------|
Then, Guitars 1+2
(play once)
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------5-5-5-5-5--9-9-9-9-9--8-8-8-8-8------------|
D|--2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5--9-9-9-9-9--8-8-8-8-8------------|
A|--2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3--7-7-7-7-7--6-6-6-6-6------------|
E|--0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------------------|
Main Riff (Guitars 1+2)
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|------------3-3-3-3-3-------------5-5-5-5-5--------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3--4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5-5--------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2--1-1-1-1-1--4-4-4-4-4--3-3-3-3-3--------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0--------|
Verse Riff
Guitar 1:
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2xxxxxxx-2xxxxxxx-2xxxxxxx-2xxxxxxx-2xxxxxxx-2xxxxxxx-|
A|--2xxxxxxx-2xxxxxxx-2xxxxxxx-2xxxxxxx-2xxxxxxx-2xxxxxxx-|
E|--00000000-00000000-00000000-00000000-00000000-00000000-|
Guitar 2:
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------3---|
D|----------------------------------------------2-----3---|
A|----------------------------------------------2-----1---|
E|----------------------------------------------0---------|
Go for credit in the straight world
Look a dealer in the eye
Go for credit in the real world
Won't you try?
(on "Won't you...." resume Main Riff, play twice)
Verse Riff (Guitar 1)
(on "I lost a leg...", Guitar 2 plays Main Riff)
(on "You will die", Guitar 1 stops playing Verse Riff and joins Main Riff with Guitar 2)
I got some credit in the straight world
I lost a leg, I lost an eye
Go for credit in the real world
You will die
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Verse Riff (Guitar 1)
(on "real world", Guitar 2 hits Em chord)
(on "Lots of credit...", Guitars 1+2 play Main Riff)
It's the credit in the straight in world
Leave your money when you die
Lots of credit in the real world
Gets you high, yeah
Bridge (Guitar 1)
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5---7-7------5---7-7------5----7-7------5----7-7-------|
A|--7-7---5-5-5--7-7---5-5-5--7-7----5-5-5--7-7----5-5-5--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
(Guitar 2 plays Main Riff once directly after Bridge, Guitar 1 joins in)
Solo Piece (Guitar 1)
E|-------------------19------19b--|
B|----11----13---17------15b------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-2----4-------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
Verse Riff (Guitar 1)
(on "You will die", Guitars 1+2 resume Main Riff)
I got some credit in the straight world
I lost a leg, I lost an eye
Go for credit in the real world
You will die
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Outro (Guitar 1)
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B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|--2xxxxxxx-2xxxxxxx-2xxxxxxx-2xx-2-------------|
A|--2xxxxxxx-2xxxxxxx-2xxxxxxx-2xx-2-------------|
E|--00000000-00000000-00000000-000-0-------------|