Tabbed by: Anne Drury
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Date: October 25, 2005
CD: "Life Is Sweet" (1996, Geffen Records)
Notes:
-Tuning: Standard
-for the single line lead during the Chorus, slide from each note to the next (listen to recording to hear how this part is played)
-for the Intro, chord forms are shown, but not strum pattern (the G and
Dm aren't just single downstrokes)
INTRO:
GDDsus4DDsus2DmC (G)
E -3----------|-2---2--2h3--2--0-----0--|-5----------|-0-----------|----|
B -0----------|-3---3--3----3--3--3--3--|-6----------|-1-----------|----|
G -0----------|-2---2--2----2--2--2--2--|-7----------|-0-----------|----|
D -0----------|-0-----------------------|-7----------|-2-----------|----|
A -2----------|-------------------------|-5----------|-3---3\2--0--|----|
E -3----------|-------------------------|------------|-------------|-3--|
1ST VERSE:
GDDDsus4DDsus2
Her apron strings are trailing out like sparks
E -2--2h3--2--0-----|
B -3--3----3--3--3--|
G -2--2----2--2--2--|DmC
Her comet tail is whipping, slicing up the dark
G ----------------0--|
D ---0------0-0h2----|
A -------------------|GDDDsus4DDsus2
I'm her twin, I live in the other half
E -2--2h3--2--0-----|
B -3--3----3--3--3--|
G -2--2----2--2--2--|DmC
I'm tearing at the seam but it never comes apart
G ----------------0--|
D ---0------0-0h2----|
A -------------------|CmG
And we've a chain to keep alive
DmAm
And it's all this noise that makes us thrive
Cm
I've tried to trap her in my head
GmEb
But she knows where the light comes in
Eb E ---|------------------------|
B ---|------------------------|
G ---|------------------------|
D ---|------------------------|
A -5-|-6-5-6-5-6-5-6/8-8/(10)-|
E ---|------------------------|
And those rays live to make her spin
CHORUS:
GDEmDA E ----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
B ----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
G ----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D ----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A -10~----9---7---|-9---7---5---6---|-7~------5~-----|-4~-----------4--|
E ----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
And she's wound up Shooting burning Tearing up
off, out, the midnight
CGD E ----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
B ----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
G ----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D ----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A -3~-------------|-3~----2~----0---|-10~----9---7---|-5---4---5---6---|
E ----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
heart, whoa whoa Stayed alive, stayed alive so far
EmDACG E ----------------|-----------------|----------------|--------------|----|
B ----------------|-----------------|----------------|--------------|----|
G ----------------|-----------------|----------------|--------------|----|
D -5------4-------|-----------------|----------------|--------------|----|
A -7------5-------|-7~--------------|-3~-------------|-3~---2~---0--|----|
E ----------------|-----------------|----------------|--------------|-3--|
It's alright, we know what we are Absolutely barking stars
G D Dm C (1 measure each)
2ND VERSE:
GDDDsus4DDsus2
The bitch is quick, I've tried to trip her up
E -2--2h3--2--0-----|
B -3--3----3--3--3--|
G -2--2----2--2--2--|DmC
She is full of tricks and blends so sticky in my blood
GD
But she can fly
DmC
And I can only run from everything and after her
CmG
I'm wired and tired and full of holes
DmAm
And she plays Pandora with my soul
CmGm
I'll never let her go -- it's so quiet here without her
Eb E ---|------------------------|
B ---|------------------------|
G ---|------------------------|
D ---|------------------------|
A -5-|-6-5-6-5-6-5-6/8-8/(10)-|
E ---|------------------------|
I don't wanna feel myself
Play CHORUS
GUITAR SOLO: (each staff is 1 measure)
AmEm E -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B -12^(13)--(13)-(13)-(13)-(13)-------11^(12)--(12)-(12)-(12)-(12)-------|
G -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D ------------------------------14-14------------------------------14-14-|
A -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------|D E -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G -12^(14)--(14)-(14)--(14)r12----12--12^(14)--(14)-(14)r12--------------|
D -----------------------------14---------------------------12-----------|
A -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat 1st 2 measures
AmEm|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|13^(15)-(15)-(15)-(15)-(15)-(15)-(15)-----12^(13)-(13)-(13)-(13)-(13)----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------14-14--------------------------14-14|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|D E -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G -12^(14)-(14)-(14)-(14)-(14)-(14)-(14)-(14)-(14)-(14)-(14)r12----------|
D --------------------------------------------------------------14-------|
A -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------|Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-15^(16)-(16)-(16)-(16)-(16)-(16)-(16)-(16)-(16)-(16)-(16)-(16)-(16)-(16)|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|F E -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B -17^(18)-(18)-(18)-(18)-(18)-(18)r17-17^(18)-(18)-(18)-(18)r17-/19-19^s|
G -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
CHORUS:
GDEmDA E ----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
B ----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
G ----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D ----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A -10~----9---7---|-9---7---5---6---|-7~------5~-----|-4~-----------4--|
E ----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
And she's wound up Shooting burning Tearing up
off, out, the midnight
CGD E ----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
B ----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
G ----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D ----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A -3~-------------|-3~----2~----0---|-10~----9---7---|-5---4---5---6---|
E ----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
heart, whoa whoa Stayed alive, stayed alive so far
EmDAC E ----------------|-----------------|----------------|
B ----------------|-----------------|----------------|
G ----------------|-----------------|----------------|
D -5------4-------|-----------------|----------------|
A -7------5-------|-7~--------------|-3~-------------|
E ----------------|-----------------|----------------|
It's alright, we know what we are
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^...bend /...slide up
r...release bend \...slide down
h...hammer on ~...vibrato
(This file is the transcriber's own work and represents
their interpretation of the song.)