• Song:

    Only Happy When It Rains

  • Artist:

    Garbage

  • Album:

    The Trip

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
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