Artist: Garbage
Song Title: A Stroke Of Luck
Tuning: Normal


Intro Notes:

E|-15----------18----------|
B|----14-15-------14-15----|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|


Fill Riff A
E|-15-------------|
B|----14-15-------|
G|----------12----|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|


Verse 1:



Gm(hanging) (355333@1)          F(palest) (133211@1)	Gm(silver) (355333@1)  FHanging (133211@1)by threads of palest      	silver 

Gm(I) (355333@1)                  F(way) (133211@1) 	Gm(forever) (355333@1) FI (133211@1)could have stayed that way      	forever 

Gm(bad) (355333@1)                    F(tight) (133211@1) Gm(around) (355333@1)  FBad (133211@1)blood and ghosts wrapped tight      around me 

Gm(nothing) (355333@1)      F(seem) (133211@1)		Gm(touch) (355333@1)  (Fill Riff A)
Nothing could ever seem to   		touch me 

Eb(I) (x43121@3)            F(most) (133211@1)(Fill Riff A)
I lose what I love most 

Eb(did) (x43121@3)          F(lost) (133211@1)            Gm(me) (355333@1)(Fill Riff A)
Did you know I was lost until you found me? 


Chorus:

In the background of the chorus there is a second guitar playing this riff.

E|-----------------------|
B|---3----3----3---------|
G|-0---------0----2b3r2--|
D|------3----------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|


Gm (stroke) 
A stroke of luck or a gift from God? 

Bb (hand)
Hand of fate or devil's claws? 

Eb (from)
From below or saints above? 

F (you)
You came to me 

Gm (here)
Here comes the cold again 

Bb (I)
I feel it closing in 

Eb(it's) (x43121@3)                F(around) (133211@1)It's falling down and all around me  falling 



Verse 2:

Gm(you) (355333@1)              F(there) (133211@1)Gm(catch) (355333@1)You say that you'll be there to 	catch me 

Gm(or) (355333@1)         F(try) (133211@1)	Gm(trap) (355333@1)(Fill Riff A)
Or will you only try to 		trap me 

Gm(these) (355333@1)    F(I) (133211@1)(Fill Riff A)
These are the rules I make 

Gm(our) (355333@1)             F(to) (133211@1)	Gm(break) (355333@1)Our chains were meant to 		break 

Gm(you'll) (355333@1)F(never) (133211@1)		Gm(me) (355333@1)You'll 		never change 		me 

Gm (here)
Here comes the cold again 

Bb (I)
I feel it closing in 

Eb(you're) (x43121@3)     	    F(around) (133211@1)You're falling down and all around me falling 

Chorus 2:

Gm (stroke) 
A stroke of luck or a gift from God? 

Bb (hand)
Hand of fate or devil's claws?  

Eb (from)
From below or saints above? 

F (you)
You come to me now 

There is an instrumental interlude here you can play the (Fill Riff A) & (Fill Riff 

B).

Bridge:

 Fill Riff B
E|-1------3-----------|
B|-----------3--------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|

Eb (don't)   Cm (why)
Don't ask me why 

Eb (don't) C (try)
Don't even try 

Third Chorus: Play it the same as the first chorus

For the outro Play the intro lick

E|-15----------18----------|
B|----14-15-------14-15----|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

Falling, falling 
Falling, falling 
Falling, falling

The Eb I use for this song is played like this

Eb Sixth Fret
EI---I-o-I---I---I---I
BI---I-o-I---I-o-I---I
GI---I-o-I---I-o-I---I
DI---I-o-I---I-o-I---I
AI---I-o-I---I---I---I
EI---I-o-I---I---I---I