Song: Man in the Box Band: Alice in Chains Album: Facelift Released: 1990 Written By: Layne Staley and Jerry Cantrell Tuning: Eb (1/2 Step Down) Legend: x= silenced note or string /= slide up h= hammer on p= pull off b= bend r= release ~= let ring Figure out the strumming patterns Lyrics are at the bottom. (Intro and Verse) Use with talk box eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ab|--------5x-5-5-0-5-5-0---------5------------------------------------------------ Eb|-0-12/--0x-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--5h7-------------------------------------------------- (Pre-Verse) (Do this twice) eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gb|-----7-9b~~--------------------------------------------------------------------- Db|-9b~~-------7-9b~~--5-7b~~-5---------------------------------------------------- Ab|------------------------------7b~~---------5------------------------------------ Eb|------------------------------------0--5h7-------------------------------------- "ah ah ya ah ah ah ya ah oh" (Pre-Chorus) eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------------ Db|------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ab|-5-5-5h7~~~-55-7-5555-7--5-------5b-5b---55-0--5h7-5-------------------- Eb|--0---------33-3-3333-3----0-0-0---------00-0--------7-6-5--3----------- (Chorus)(Do this four times) (This is the ending of the fith time around) eb|--------2---------|---------- Bb|----3---3---------|---------- Gb|----0---2-2-------|---------- Db|-2--0---0-2-------|---------- Ab|-2--x-----0-------|---------- Eb|-0--3-------0--3b-|----0-1b-- (Fill 2)(Before Second Chorus) eb|------------------------ Bb|-14br-14br-12----------- Gb|-14br-14br-12----------- Db|--------------14-12----- Ab|------------------------ Eb|------------------------ (Solo) eb|---------------------------------------------------- Bb|---------------------------------------------------- Gb|--------------------------7h9-9b---9-7-------------- Db|-0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0-----7h9-------------10-9-7-9b-7-- Ab|---------------------------------------------------- Eb|---------------------------------------------------- eb|---------------------------------------------------12--15-15b---------- Bb|----------------------------/12h15--12h15--12h15b---------------------- Gb|-14b-14b-14b-14b-14bp12-----------14---------------------------12--14-- Db|-----------------------14---------------------------------------------- Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------------- Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------- eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------15-17b-15------- Bb|-33------------------------------------12--------------------------15h17---------17-17/- Gb|-00-----------------12-14-14b---12--------15-14-12-14-12h14-12--12---------------------- Db|-00-xx--5-----12h14---------------14-12-----------------------14------------------------ Ab|-xx-xx----7----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eb|-33-xx---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- eb|-77--77------------------------------------------ Bb|-88x-88------------------------------------------ Gb|-77x-77------------------2b-2b-2b-2p0------------ Db|-99x-99-----2---xxxx----0------------2-0--------- Ab|----------------xxxx-0h2------------------------- Eb|----------3b----xxxx----------------------------- (End Solo) Song List: Intro Pre-Verse Verse Pre-Chorus Chorus Pre-Verse Verse Pre-Chorus Chorus Solo Chorus Pre-Verse "Ah ah ya ah ah ya ah ah oh/ ah ah ya ah ah ya ah ah oh/ Im the man in the box/ buried in my shit/ Wont you come and save me?/ save me/ Feed my eyes/ can you sew them shut?/ Jesus Christ/ deny your maker/ he who tries/ will be wasted/ oh feed my eyes/ now you've sewn them shut Im the dog who gets beat/ shove my nose in shit/
