• Song:

    Your Genius Hands

  • Artist:

    Everclear

  • Album:

    A Smile Makes a Lousy U...

Your Genius Hands
As recorded by Everclear on the album "World Of Noise"
Tabbed by Ashton Bailey (ashton_bailey@hotmail.com) and Jason Pan (balaka@alphalink.com.au)

Key:
pm = palm mute
\ = slide up towards the neck
/ = slide down towards the body
fb = feedback
h = hammer
b = bend string
r = ring (let string ring)
v = strum down
^ = strum up
~ = Hold Note
X = Muted String

Intro = Feedback, then the riff below 4 times, then it's the
same riff (or chord) with the lyrics below

Guitar 1 (Distorted)
    v v v v v ^ v ^ v ^ v v v v v ^ v ^ v ^
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
D|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--| Repeat 4 Times then
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| comes the lyrics
E|-------------------------------------------|
                    D5

Main Verse
    v v v v v ^ v ^ v ^ v v v v v ^ v ^ v ^
e|-------------------------------------------| x4
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
D|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|-------------------------------------------|
 |                  D5                       |
e|---------------------10-9--7--5------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
            I have seen you shake
        And I know what it cost you
          I have heard your words
          I am big on your noise


	               v v v v v ^ v ^ v ^ v v v v v ^ v ^ v ^
e|------------------------------------------------------------| 
b|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------7----------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
D|--9-8-7-7-7-6-5----X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|
A|--9-8-7-5-7-6-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|--7-6-5---5-4-3---------------------------------------------|
   B Bb A D A Ab G                    D5
                      My eyes aren't big enough

	               v v v v v ^ v ^ v ^ v v v v v ^ v ^ v ^
e|------------------------------------------------------------| 
b|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------7----------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
D|--9-8-7-7-7-6-5----X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|
A|--9-8-7-5-7-6-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|--7-6-5---5-4-3---------------------------------------------|
 |  B Bb A D A Ab G                    D5                     | 
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------7--9-9h11-11p9-7------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
                      `cause I can't see your hands

	               v v v v v ^ v ^ v ^ v v v v v ^ v ^ v ^
e|------------------------------------------------------------| 
b|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------7----------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
D|--9-8-7-7-7-6-5----X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|
A|--9-8-7-5-7-6-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|--7-6-5---5-4-3---------------------------------------------|
 |  B Bb A D A Ab G                    D5                     | 
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------7--9--11-11-11-11----------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
                      I can't see what you hold______________
                      
Bridge
e|-----------------|
b|-----------------|
G|--------7--------|
D|--9-8-7-7-7-6-5--|
A|--9-8-7-5-7-6-5--|
E|--7-6-5---5-4-3--|
   B Bb A D A Ab G

Verse
    v v v v v ^ v ^ v ^ v v v v v ^ v ^ v ^
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
D|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--| Repeat 4 Times
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|-------------------------------------------|
                    D5

Main Verse
    v v v v v ^ v ^ v ^ v v v v v ^ v ^ v ^
e|-------------------------------------------| x4
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
D|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|-------------------------------------------|
 |                 D5                        |
e|---------------10-10-9--7--5---------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
             I am growin' now
            As I watch you fade
          Now I know what you know
    And I'll break the chains that you have made


	               v v v v v ^ v ^ v ^ v v v v v ^ v ^ v ^
e|------------------------------------------------------------| 
b|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------7----------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
D|--9-8-7-7-7-6-5----X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|
A|--9-8-7-5-7-6-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|--7-6-5---5-4-3---------------------------------------------|
 |  B Bb A D A Ab G                    D5                     | 
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------7--9--11-11-11-11----------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
                      This chain you've made for me

	               v v v v v ^ v ^ v ^ v v v v v ^ v ^ v ^
e|------------------------------------------------------------| 
b|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------7----------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
D|--9-8-7-7-7-6-5----X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|
A|--9-8-7-5-7-6-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|--7-6-5---5-4-3---------------------------------------------|
 |  B Bb A D A Ab G                    D5                     | 
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------7--9-9h11-11p9-7------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
                       Yeah, I will pull you down

	               v v v v v ^ v ^ v ^ v v v v v ^ v ^ v ^
e|------------------------------------------------------------| 
b|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------7----------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
D|--9-8-7-7-7-6-5----X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|
A|--9-8-7-5-7-6-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|--7-6-5---5-4-3---------------------------------------------|
 |  B Bb A D A Ab G                    D5                     | 
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------7--9--11-11-11-11----------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
                       I know I'll fail in style

e|-----------------|
b|-----------------|
G|--------7--------|
D|--9-8-7-7-7-6-5--|
A|--9-8-7-5-7-6-5--|
E|--7-6-5---5-4-3--|
   B Bb A D A Ab G

Chorus
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
         F#                G
   I long to touch your genius hands

    v v v v v ^ v ^ v ^ v v v v v ^ v ^ v ^
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| Repeat 6 Times
D|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|-------------------------------------------|
                    D5

Main Verse (Round 2)
    v v v v v ^ v ^ v ^ v v v v v ^ v ^ v ^
e|-------------------------------------------| x3
B|-------------------------------------------| 
G|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
D|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|-------------------------------------------|
 |                  D5                       |
e|------------------10-9--7--5---------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
             I am growin' now
           As I watch you fade
         Now I know what you know

    v v v v v ^ v ^ v ^ v v v v v ^ v ^ v ^
e|-------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------| 
G|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
D|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|-------------------------------------------|
 |                  D5                       |
e|---------------10-10h12p10-----------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
               And I'll break the chains that you have made

	               v v v v v ^ v ^ v ^ v v v v v ^ v ^ v ^
e|------------------------------------------------------------| 
b|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------7----------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
D|--9-8-7-7-7-6-5----X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|
A|--9-8-7-5-7-6-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|--7-6-5---5-4-3---------------------------------------------|
 |  B Bb A D A Ab G                    D5                     | 
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------7--9--11-11-11-11----------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
                      This chain you've made for me

	               v v v v v ^ v ^ v ^ v v v v v ^ v ^ v ^
e|------------------------------------------------------------| 
b|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------7----------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
D|--9-8-7-7-7-6-5----X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|
A|--9-8-7-5-7-6-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|--7-6-5---5-4-3---------------------------------------------|
 |  B Bb A D A Ab G                    D5                     | 
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------7--9-9h11-11p9-7------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
                       Yeah, I will pull you down

	               v v v v v ^ v ^ v ^ v v v v v ^ v ^ v ^
e|------------------------------------------------------------| 
b|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------7----------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
D|--9-8-7-7-7-6-5----X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|
A|--9-8-7-5-7-6-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|--7-6-5---5-4-3---------------------------------------------|
 |  B Bb A D A Ab G                    D5                     | 
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------7--9--11-11-11-11----------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
                       I know I'll fail in style

Bridge
e|-----------------|
b|-----------------|
G|--------7--------|
D|--9-8-7-7-7-6-5--|
A|--9-8-7-5-7-6-5--|
E|--7-6-5---5-4-3--|
   B Bb A D A Ab G

Chorus
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
         F#                G
            I will, I swear

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
         F#                G
          Whoa ee oh ee oh

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------14-14--|
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-14-14--|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-12-12--|
E|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3--------|
         F#                G    A  
    I'm gonna shake your genius hands

Verse

    v v v v v ^ v ^ v ^ v v v v v ^ v ^ v ^
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
D|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|-------------------------------------------|
                    D5
         hands________________________

    v v v v v ^ v ^ v ^ v v v v v ^ v ^ v ^
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
D|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|-------------------------------------------|
                    D5
            Your genius hands

    v v v v v ^ v ^ v ^ v v v v v ^ v ^ v ^
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
D|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|-------------------------------------------|
                    D5
         Hey !,  Hey !, Hey !,  Hey !

    v v v v v ^ v ^ v ^ v v v v v ^ v ^ v ^
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
D|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|-------------------------------------------|
 |                  D5                       |
e|------------10-10-10-x---10-9--------------|
B|------------------------------10-----------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

    v v v v v ^ v ^ v ^ v v v v v ^ v ^ v ^
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
D|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|-------------------------------------------|
                    D5
            Your Genius Hands

    v v v v v ^ v ^ v ^ v v v v v ^ v ^ v ^
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
D|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|-------------------------------------------|
                    D5
       Get it up, Get it up baby !

Outro 
			  v  v  v    ^  v  v    ^  v  v
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|--------7---------7--7--7/9--9--9--9/11-11-11-11----|
D|--9-8-7-7-7-6-5---x--x--x-x--x--x--x-x--x--x--x-----|
A|--9-8-7-5-7-6-5---5--5--5/7--7--7--7/9--9--9--9-----|
E|--7-6-5---5-4-3-------------------------------------|
 |  B Bb A D A Ab G                                   | 
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------7--7--7/9--9--9--9/11-11-11-11----|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

			  v  v  v    ^  v  v       v
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|--------7---------7--7--7/9--9--9--9/11-11\9--7-----|
D|--9-8-7-7-7-6-5---x--x--x-x--x--x--x-x--x--x--x-----|
A|--9-8-7-5-7-6-5---5--5--5/7--7--7--7/9--9-\7--5-----|
E|--7-6-5---5-4-3-------------------------------------|
 |  B Bb A D A Ab G                                   | 
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|--------7---------7--7--7/9--9--9---9/11-11\9-7-----|
D|--9-8-7-7-7-6-5-------------------------------------|
A|--9-8-7-5-7-6-5-------------------------------------|
E|--7-6-5---5-4-3-------------------------------------|
   B Bb A D A Ab G

			  v  v   v    ^  v   v    ^  v  v
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|--------7---------7--7---7/9--9--9---9/11-11-11-11--|
D|--9-8-7-7-7-6-5---x--x---x-x--x--x---x-x--x--x--x---|
A|--9-8-7-5-7-6-5---5--5---5/7--7--7---7/9--9--9--9---|
E|--7-6-5---5-4-3-------------------------------------|
 |  B Bb A D A Ab G                                   | 
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------14-14-14/12-12-12-12/11-11-11-11--|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------7~~------------------------|
D|--9-8-7-x-9-8-7-x-9-8-7-x-7-6-5--7~~------------------------|
A|--9-8-7-x-9-8-7-x-9-8-7-x-7-6-5--5~~------------------------|
E|--7-6-5-x-7-6-5-x-7-6-5-x-5-4-3-----------------------------|
 |                                                            |
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--11b-(let ring)-----------9------7-------7-7-----7-5-4---2-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
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