Candlebox "Sometimes" From the album "Happy Pills" Tab by Joe Costello (joseph.costello@villanova.edu) Standard Tuning (E A D G B e) Chords used: ============ Bb5 C5 D5 F5 F5(2) G#5 |---| |---| |---| |----| |---| |---| |---| |---| |---| |----| |---| |---| |-3-| |-5-| |-7-| |-10-| |---| |---| |-3-| |-5-| |-7-| |-10-| |-3-| |-6-| |-1-| |-3-| |-5-| |--8-| |-3-| |-6-| |---| |---| |---| |----| |-1-| |-4-| Symbols used: ============= h = hammer on p = pull off / = slide up = slide down 12b(14) = bend 12th fret to the pitch of the 14th 12b(14)h = bend 12th fret to the pitch of the 14th, and hold note v = vibrato Intro: Riff 1 e|---0--0-0-0-0---0--0-0-0-0---0--0-0-0-0---0--0-0-0-0---| B|---1--1-1-1-1---1--1-1-1-1---1--1-1-1-1---1--1-1-1-1---| G|---0--0-0-0-0---2--2-2-2-2---0--0-0-0-0---2--2-2-2-2---| D|---3--3-3-3-3---3--3-3-3-3---3--3-3-3-3---3--3-3-3-3---| A|---3--3-3-3-3---3--3-3-3-3---3--3-3-3-3---3--3-3-3-3---| E|-------------------------------------------------------| e|---1--1-1-1-1---1--1-1-1-1---1--1-1-1-1---1--1-1-1-1---| B|---1--1-1-1-1---3--3-3-3-3---1--1-1-1-1---3--3-3-3-3---| G|---3--3-3-3-3---3--3-3-3-3---3--3-3-3-3---3--3-3-3-3---| D|---3--3-3-3-3---3--3-3-3-3---3--3-3-3-3---3--3-3-3-3---| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| -end of Riff 1 Intro Solo: e|--------------------------10--8------|---5h8-------5h8-------5h8------------------| B|--------6------6/10--8v---------------|--------8---------6---------5--------5--6---| G|---5h7--------------------------------|----------------------------------7---------| D|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| 1st Verse: With Riff 1 (4x) "I wipe the night from my eyes Block out that sunny day and I hide And everything's falling down around us I'm just missing the rain And I'm happier now today Don't let me down, don't let me go A change of seasons inside her mind In time I'll decide, in time I'll decide to move on" Pre-Chorus: Riff 2 e|---13--13-13-13-13-13--13-13-13-13-12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12---| B|---15--15-15-15-15-15--15-15-15-15-13--13-13-13-13-13--13-13-13-13---| G|---14--14-14-14-14-14--14-14-14-14-12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12---| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| "We change directions, we watch the tides and we e|---10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-10--10/12-12-12---| B|---11--11-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11-11--11/13-13-13---| G|---10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-10--10/12-12-12---| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| borrow too much" e|---13--13-13-13-13-13--13-13-13-13-12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12---| B|---15--15-15-15-15-15--15-15-15-15-13--13-13-13-13-13--13-13-13-13---| G|---14--14-14-14-14-14--14-14-14-14-12--12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12---| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| "We form restrictions, we form lines, e|---10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-10---7--7--7--7--7--10--12-12---| B|---11--11-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11-11--10-10-10-10-10--11--13-13---| G|---10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-10---9--9--9--9--9--10--12-12---| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| "We separate you from me... -end of Riff 2 Chorus: (with chords) Bb5 C5 D5 F5 But sometimes... sometimes we carry more weight than we own Bb5 C5 D5 Oh but sometimes... sometimes goes on -Repeat Verse (Riff 1), Pre-Chorus (Riff 2), and Chorus riffs. Solo: e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------10-----10h12--10v----12b(14)--12b(14)r12-10v------------------------10v----| D|---10/12---------------------------------------------------------10v----10h12--------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------10h12---------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------13-----------12-------------------------------| B|-----------------10--13p10--13b(15)--(hold)--13v------------------------------------13---------13-------| G|----10--9---9-12------------------------------------12b(14)h-----12b(14)h---12b(14)----12b(14)-----12v--| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----10v--(hold)v---------13v-(hold)----------------------------------------| B|------------------13p10----------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------12b(14)r12-10v------10--12b(14)-----| D|--------------------------------------------------------12-----------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|---10-13-10----10--------------------------------| G|------------12----12-10----10--------------------| D|------------------------12----12-10----10--------| A|------------------------------------12----12-10--| E|-------------------------------------------------| *I'm not really sure about this part, it's really fast. It's in this scale though. e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------10-10----10-10----10-10----10-13b(15)r13b(15)r13b(15)r13-10--| G|--------------------10-12-10----10b(12)---12-------12-------12-------12-----------------------------------| D|--------10----10-12----------12---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--10-12----12---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|---12b(14)----(hold)------| D|--------------------------| A|--------------------------| E|--------------------------| 3rd Verse: With Riff 1 (2x) "Somehow we'll find a way We'll paste it back together These ripped out pages of old coloring books where your Gold is silver, my blue is gray It's all held together by cellophane tape but we" -Play Pre-Chorus with Riff 2 -Play chorus Outro: (With chords, and distortion) F5(2) G#5 In my head I've got everything I want F5(2) G#5 In my head I've got everything I want F5(2) G#5 In my head I've got everything I want F5(2) G#5 G#5 G#5 G#5 G#5 F5(2) In my head I've got everything I want in you And that's. This really is a great song, it's a shame it never got the recognition it deserved. Anyways, if there's any comments, questions, corrections, e-mail me. Thanks for reading the tab... -Joe