Band: Garbage Song Title: Only Happy When It Rains Tuning: Normal ***Corrected B Chord Tab It Was Not Correctly Noted 02.18.11*** A5 B5 C#5 E5 F5 Ab5 E|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------4-----6-----------------------| D|----7-----4-----6-----2-----3-----6-----| A|----7-----2-----4-----2-----3-----6-----| E|----5-----------------------1-----4-----| Verse 1: Guitar I: Plays 5ths Guitar II: I'm only happy when it rains [G#5] [F#5]I'm only happy when it's [E5]complicated [C#5]And though I know you can't [E5]appreciate it [F#5]I'm only happy when it [G#5]rains [F#5]You know I love it when the [E5]news is bad [C#5]Or why it feels so good to [E5]feels so sad [F#5]I'm only happy when it [B5]rains Chorus: Guitar I: Plays 5ths Guitar II: Lead Guitar I: [C#5]Pour your [G#5]misery down, [A5]pour your [B5]misery down on [C#5]me Pour your [G#5]misery down, [A5]pour your [B5]misery down on [F#5]me Guitar II: |-----C#----|-----G#-----|-----A------|-----B------|-----C#-----|-----G#-----|-----A------| | | | | | | | | E|-----------|----4-------|------------|------------|------------|----4-------|------------| B|------4----|-------4----|-------4----|-------4----|-------4----|-------4----|-------4----| G|---------6-|-6--------6-|-6--------6-|-6--------6-|-6--------6-|-6--------6-|-6--------6-| D|---6-------|------------|----8-------|----4-------|----6-------|------------|----8-------| A|-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------| E|-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------| ------B-------| | --------------| -------4------| -6--------6---| --------------| ----4---------| --------------| Verse 2: Guitar I: Plays 5ths Guitar II: Lead Guitar I: I'm only happy when it rains [G#5] [F#5]I feel good when things are [E5]going wrong I[C#5] only listen to the [E5]sad, sad songs [F#5]I'm only happy when it [B5]rains Guitar II: Listen To Song For Placement Of Lead During Second Verse E|--4-----4-----------|-4-----4--------|-4-----4------------------| B|--------------------|----------------|--------------------------| G|-----------6--6-b-7-|----------6-b-7-|----------6-b-7-r-6---4---| D|-----6--------------|----6-----------|----6---------------------| A|--------------------|----------------|--------------------------| E|--------------------|----------------|--------------------------| Guitar Solo Guitar I: PLays Chords Guitar II: Plays Solo Guitar I: C#5 Ab5 A5 B5 C#5 Ab5 A5 B5 Guitar II: ***Tab notation b means bend 1/2 step release back to root note*** I have put two versions of the solo one is as accurate to the album as I could figure out. The other is kind of a cheat but sounds good when played with the cd. Guitar Solo Album Version E|-----------------|--------------------11-|--------------------12-|--------------------16-| B|--------------14-|-----------------------|-----------------------|-11--13-b-1/2-r-13-----| G|-11--13-r-13-----|-11--13-b-1/2-r-13-----|-11--13-b-1/2-r-13-----|-----------------------| D|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| A|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| E|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| E|-12-b-12-b-11-p-9----------|-12-b-12-b-11-p-9------------|-12-b-12-b-11-p-9------------| B|-------------------13-b--9-|---------------------13-b--9-|---------------------13-b--9-| G|---------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| D|---------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| A|---------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| E|---------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| E|-12-b-12-b-11-p-9----------| B|-------------------13-b--9-| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| Guitar Solo Cheat Version Or Just Play The First Part Twice E|-----------------|--------------------11-|--------------------12-|--------------------16-| B|--------------14-|-----------------------|-----------------------|-11--13-b-1/2-r-13-----| G|-11--13-r-13-----|-11--13-b-1/2-r-13-----|-11--13-b-1/2-r-13-----|-----------------------| D|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| A|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| E|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| |---------Repeat-Three-Times----------| | | E|-12-b-13-r-12--9---------------------| B|-------------------12-b-13-r-12--9---| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| Verse 3: Guitar I: Plays 5ths Guitar II: Lead I only smile in the dark [G#5] [F#5]My only comfort is the [E5]night gone black [C#5]I didn't accidentally [E5]tell you that [F#5]I'm only happy when it rains [G#5] [F#5]You'll get the message by the [E5]time I'm through [C#5]When I complain about [E5]me and you [F#5]I'm only happy when it [B5]rains Chorus 2: [C#5]Pour your [G#5]misery down (Pour your misery down) [A5]Pour your [B5]misery down on me (Pour your misery down) [C#5]Pour your [G#5]misery down (Pour your misery down) [A5]Pour your [B5]misery down on me (Pour your misery down) [C#5]Pour your [G#5]misery down (Pour your misery down) [A5]Pour your [B5]misery down on me (Pour your misery down) [C#5]Pour your [G#5]misery down [A5]You can keep me company [B5]As long as you [F#5]don't care [That Famous Riff] That Famous Riff E|--------------------------------| B|----------------------------9---| G|---6-b-slow-release----6--------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| Outro Guitar I: Plays 5ths Guitar II: Plays Fill Riffs I'm only happy when it rains [G#5] [F#5]You wanna hear about my [E5]new obsession? [C#5]I'm riding high upon a [E5]deep depression [F#5]I'm only happy when it rains[G#5] (Pour some [E5]misery down on me) [C#5]I'm only happy when it rains[G#5] (Pour some [E5]misery down on me) [C#5]I'm only happy when it rains[G#5] (Pour some [E5]misery down on me) [C#5]I'm only happy when it rains[G#5] (Pour some [E5]misery down on me) [C#5]I'm only happy when it rains[G#5] (Pour some [E5]misery down on me) [C#5]I'm only happy when it rains[G#5] (Pour some [E5]misery down on me) Play [C#5] [G#5] [E5] until song ends