Green Day
Insomniac (Album)
Tracks- 14
Reprise Records (1995)

All songs tabbed by felix. 
Tracks 1-6 tabbed on March 29th 2005
Tracks 7-12 tabbed on March 30th 2005
Tracks 13-14 tabbed on March 31st 2005.
All songs written by Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tre Cool.

01. Armatage shanks (2.18)
02. Brat            (1.46)
03. Stuck with me   (2.17) 
04. Geek stink breath (2.18)
05. No pride (2.19)
06. Babs Uvula Who? (2.08)
07. 86 (2.47)
08. Panic song (3.35)
09. Stuart and the avenue (2.03)
10. Brain stew (3.12)
11. Jaded (1.30)
12. Westbound sign (2.13)
13. Tight wad hill (2.01)
14. Walking contradiction (2.31)
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Track 1- Armatage shanks

Guitar I- Standard tuning. (Crunch/overdriven)
Guitar II- Standard tuning (V. Overdriven/fuzzy)


  0:00-0:05   INTRO- Guitars I & II
e|---------|-------------|-------------| |
b|---------|-------------|-------------|.|
g|---------|--8--8--8--8-|-8--8--8--8--| |
d|---------|--8--8--8--8-|-8--8--8--8--| |
a|---------|--6--6--6--6-|-6--6--6--6--|.|
e|---------|-------------|-------------| |
  Drums____


  VERSE- Guitars I & II
e|------------------------------------| |
b|------------------------------------|.|
g|--8--8--x----------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--| |
d|--8--8--x--6--6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--| |
a|--6--6--x--6--6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|.|
e|--------x--4--4-4-------------------| |


  CHORUS- Guitar I    
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------------------|
g|--6-6-6-6-6-6------------------8--x--x-----x-x--8--8-8-8-8-8--|
d|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8--x--x--6--x-x--8--8-8-8-8-8--|
a|--4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6--x--x--6--x-x--6--6-6-6-6-6--|
e|--------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----x--x--4--x-x----------------|
     I  must in-sist   on     be-ing   a  pesi -  mist...

  
  CHORUS- Guitar II 
    P.M.____________________________________________________|     
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------|
g|--6-6-6-6-6-6------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
d|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
a|--4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
e|--------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------------------|
     I  must in-sist   on     be-ing a pesimist...

   
  CHORUS (Part B)- Guitars I & II
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|--8---8--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
d|--8---8--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
a|--6---6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
e|--------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------------|
    I'm a  loner  in     a  catastrophic     mind.

  
  BRIDGE- Guitars I & II
e|------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------|
g|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------------|
d|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
a|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
e|-------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
    Oh_____________  Oh_____________


  OUTRO- Guitars I & II                END ON
e|------------------|-----------------|-------|
b|------------------|-----------------|-------|
g|------------------|-----------------|---8---|
d|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|---8---|
a|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---6---|
e|------------------|-----------------|-------|

SONG LYRICS:

Stranded...lost inside myself
My own worst friend
My own closest enemy
Branded...maladjusted
Never trusted anyone
Let alone myself

I must insist on being a pesimist
I'm a loner in a catastrophic mind.

Elected the rejected
I perfected the science of the idiot
No meaning...no healing
Self loathing freak and introverted deviot

I must insist on being a pesimist...

Oh, oh...

I must insist on being a pesimist...
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Track 2- Brat

Guitar I- Standard tuning (Slightly overdriven)

 INTRO 
Spoken: Mom and dad don't look so hot these days, they're get-

e|--------------------|
b|--------------------|
g|--8-----6-----------|
d|--8-----6-------6---|
a|--6-----4-------6---|
e|----------------4---|
   -ting over the hill.

  VERSE
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------------------------------|
g|---------------------------8--8----6--6--x-------------------|
d|---------------------------8--8-x--6--6--x--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
a|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6--6-x--4--4--x--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
e|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------x--------x--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|

  CHORUS
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
b|-------------------------|-------------------------|
g|-------------------------|-------------------------|
d|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
a|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
e|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
                   ...&  i'm going nowhere fast...

  INTERLUDE
e|--------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------|
g|--8--x-x--6--x-x-----x-x--6--6--6--6--|
d|--8--x-x--6--x-x--6--x-x--6--6--6--6--|
a|--6--x-x--4--x-x--6--x-x--4--4--4--4--|
e|-----x-x-----x-x--4--x-x--------------|

e|--------------------------------------| |
b|--------------------------------------|.|
g|--8--x-x--6--x-x-----x-x--------------| |
d|--8--x-x--6--x-x--6--x-x--------------| |
a|--6--x-x--4--x-x--6--x-x--4--4--4--4--|.|
e|-----x-x-----x-x--4--x-x--2--2--2--2--| |

  END ON
e|-------|
b|-------|
g|-------|
d|---4---|
a|---4---|
e|---2---|

SONG LYRICS:

Mom and Dad don't look so hot these days
They're getting over the hill
Death is closing in and catching up
As far as I can tell
Got a plan of action and cold blood
And it smells of defiance
I'll just wait for Mom and Dad to die
And got my inheritance
 
Now I want more
'Cause I'm getting bored
And I'm going nowhere fast
I was once filled with doubt
Now it's all figured out
Nothing good can last

And time is running out
My parent's income interest rate
Is gaining higher clout
I'm a snot nosed slob
Without a job
And I know I damn well should
Mom and Dad don't look so hot these days
But my future's looking good

Now I want more...
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Track 3- Stuck with me

Guitar I- Standard tuning (w/dist.)

  INTRO
e|--------------------------------------------------------------| |
b|--------------------------------------------------------------|.|
g|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---------x-------------------------------| |
d|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--10--8--x--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--| |
a|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--10--8--x--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|.|
e|------------------------8--6--x--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| |

  VERSE
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
g|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8----------------------------|
d|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--10--8---------------------|
a|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--10--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
e|----------------------------------------8--6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
     I'm not part of your elite I'm just  al right...

e|--------------------------------------------------------------| |
b|--------------------------------------------------------------|.|
g|--------------------------------------------------------------| |
d|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--| |
a|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|.|
e|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--| |
    Class structure waving colours bleeding from my throat...


  CHORUS
e|----------|------------------------------------------| |
b|----------|------------------------------------------|.|
g|--8-------|------------------------------------------| | x3
d|--8---10--|-10-10-10-10-10--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--| |
a|--6---10--|-10-10-10-10-10--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|.|
e|-------8--|--8--8--8--8--8--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--| |
    Cast out!  Buried  in  a  hole...


   
e|-------------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------------------|
g|--8-8-8-8-8-8------------------------------------|
d|--8-8-8-8-8-8---------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
a|--6-6-6-6-6-6--10-10-10-10--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
e|----------------8--8--8--8--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
    know   I'm    not   al -  right


  INTERLUDE

    Riff A
e|---------------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------------|
g|--8------------------------------------|
d|--8--10--8--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
a|--6--10--8--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
e|------8--6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|

  Riff B
e|--------------------------------------------------------------| |
b|--------------------------------------------------------------|.|
g|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---------x-------------------------------| | x3
d|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--10--8--x--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--| |
a|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--10--8--x--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|.|
e|------------------------8--6--x--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| |

  Riff C (random pick scrapes over bass solo)
e|------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------x-\-x--\-----|
g|--------------------x-x---\--x--/--x-\-x--\-----|
d|--x--\--x--x--x--/--x-x---\--x--/---------------|
a|--x--\--x--x--x--/--x-x---\--x--/------------x--|
e|---------------------------------------------x--|

 END SONG ON
e|-----|
b|-----|
g|-----|
d|--8--|
a|--8--|
e|--6--|

SONG LYRICS:

I'm not part of your elite
I'm just alright
Class structure waving colors
Bleeding from my throat
Not subserviant to you I'm just alright
Down classed by the powers that be
Give me loss of hope

Cast out... Buried in a hole
Struck down... forcing me to fall
Destroyed... giving up the fight
know I'm not alright

What's my price and will you pay it if it's alright?
Take it from my dignity
waste it until it's dead
Throw me back into the gutter
'Cause it's alright
Find another pleasure fucker
Drag them down to hell

Cast out...buried in a hole...
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Track 4- Geek stink breath 

Guitar I- Standard tuning (Crunch)
Guitar II- Standard tuning (Fuzzy)

  INTRO
  Guitar I
e|------------------------------------| |
b|------------------------------------|.|
g|------------------------------------| |
d|--4--4-------------4--4-------------| |
a|--4--4-------------4--4-------------|.| 
e|--2--2-------------2--2-------------| |
                                       
  Guitar II (left speaker)             
e|------------------------------------| |
b|------------------------------------|.|
g|--------4-4-4-4----------4-4-4-4----| |
d|--------4-4-4-4-0--------4-4-4-4-0--| |
a|--------2-2-2-2-0--------2-2-2-2-0--|.|
e|------------------------------------| |
          Slight PM        Slight PM

  VERSE- Guitars I & II
e|--------------------------| |
b|--------------------------|.| 
g|--------------4--4--4--x--| |
d|--4--4--4--x--4--4--4--x--| |
a|--4--4--4--x--2--2--2--x--|.| 
e|--2--2--2--x-----------x--| |

    PM (gradually release)__
e|---------------------------|
b|---------------------------|
g|---------------------------|
d|--------------4-4-4-4-4-4--|
a|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
e|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
  ...rotting out my teeth!

  CHORUS- Guitars I & II
e|----------------------------------------| |
b|----------------------------------------|.| 
g|--4-4-4-4-----------4-4-4-4-------------| |
d|--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4----4-4-4-4--| |
a|--2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2----4-4-4-4--|.| 
e|-----------2-2-2-2-------------2-2-2-2--| |
    I'm on a roll,    no self control...

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------------------------------|
g|---------------------------------4-4-4-4-4---------------|
d|-------4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4--|
a|-------2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4--|
e|------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------2-2-2-2-2-2--|
  Well dunno what I want, but it's all that I got... 

                                   Slight PM______
e|--------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------|
g|----------4-4-4-4-4-4------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
d|----------4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
a|--4---4---2-2-2-2-2-2---4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
e|--2---2-----------------2-2-2-2-------------------|
    and I'm picking scabs off my   face

 
 OUTRO 
 Guitar I
e|------------------------------------------| |
b|------------------------------------------|.|
g|------------------------------------------| |
d|--4--4-------------4--4-------------4--4--| |
a|--4--4-------------4--4-------------4--4--|.| 
e|--2--2-------------2--2-------------2--2--| |
    GEEK             STINK            BREATH!
                                      
  Guitar II                           
e|------------------------------------------| |
b|------------------------------------------|.|
g|--------4-4-4-4----------4-4-4-4----------| |
d|--------4-4-4-4-0--------4-4-4-4-0--------| |
a|--------2-2-2-2-0--------2-2-2-2-0--------|.|
e|------------------------------------------| |
    GEEK             STINK            BREATH!           

SONG LYRICS:

I'm on a mission
I made my decision
To lead a path of self destruction
A slow progression
Killing my complexion
And it's rotting out my teeth

I'm on a roll
No self comtrol
I'm blowing off steam with methamphetamine
Don't know what I want
That's all that I've got
And I'm picking scabs off my face

Every hour my blood is turning sour
And my pulse is beating out of time
I found a treasure
filled with sick pleasure
And it sits on a thin white line

I'm on a roll...

I'm on a mission
I got no decision
Like a cripple running the rat race
Wish in one hand shit in the other
And see which one gets filled first

I'm on a roll...

GEEK! STINK! BREATH!
_________________________________________________________________

Track 5- No pride

Guitar I- Standard tuning (Slightly overdriven)

  INTRO/VERSE
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------------------------------|
g|---------------------------------------------------------|
d|--12--12--12----------x----------------------------------|
a|--10--10--10--12--12--x--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|
e|--------------10--10--x---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8--|

  BRIDGE
e|-------------------------------------------------------| |
b|-------------------------------------------------------|.|
g|-------------------------------------------------------| |
d|------------------------------------------12-------12--| |
a|--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--10--10---10--|.|
e|--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-------8-------| |
 ...better swallow your pride or your gonna choke on it...

  CHORUS
e|---------------------------|
b|---------------------------|
g|---------------------------|
d|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
a|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
e|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
 ...gonna knock you down...

e|--------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------|
g|--------------------------------------|
d|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
a|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
e|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
 ...your chance to stand up and fight... 

e|----------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------------|
g|--12-12-12-12-12-12---------------------|
d|--12-12-12-12-12-12--12-----------------|
a|--10-10-10-10-10-10--12-----------------|
e|---------------------10-----------------|
 ...know I'm not the   one I got no pride.

 END SONG ON
e|----------|
b|----------|
g|----12----|
d|----12----|
a|----10----|
e|----------|

SONG LYRICS:

I'm just a mutt
And nowhere is my home
Where dignity's a land mine
In the school of lost hope
I've panhandled for a life because
I'm not afraid to beg
Hand me down your lost and founds
Of second hand regret

You better swallow your pride
Or you're gonna choke on it
You better digest your values
Because they turn to shit
Honor's gonna knock you down
Before your chance to stand up and fight
I know I'm not the one
I got no pride

Sects of disconnection
And traditions of lost faith
No culture's worth a stream of piss
Or a bullet in my face
To hell with unity
Seperation's gonna kill us all
Torn to shreds and disjointed
Before the final fall

You better swallow your pride...
______________________________________________________________

Track 6- Babs Uvula Who?

Guitar I- Standard tuning (Overdriven)

  INTRO       P.M.___________
e|----------|------------------|
b|----------|------------------|
g|----------|------------------|
d|--8--6--3-|------------------|
a|--8--6--3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
e|--6--4--1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|

  VERSE
e|------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------|
g|--3--3--3---------3--3--3-----------|
d|--3--3--3--x-x-x--3--3--3--x--x--x--|
a|--1--1--1--x-x-x--1--1--1--x--x--x--|
e|-----------x-x-x-----------x--x--x--|

e|------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------|
g|--3--3--3---------3--3--3-----------|
d|--3--3--3--x-x-x--3--3--3--6--6--6--|
a|--1--1--1--x-x-x--1--1--1--6--6--6--|
e|-----------x-x-x-----------4--4--4--|

  CHORUS
e|----------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------------|
g|----------------------------------------|
d|----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
a|----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
e|----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
 ...I get myself all wound up... 

SONG LYRICS:

I've got a knack for fucking everything up
My temper flies and I get myself all wound up
My fuse is short and my blood pressure is high
I lose control and I get myself all wound up
Tension mounts and I fly off the wall
I self destruct and I get myself all wound up
Petulance and irritation sets in
I throw a tantrum and I get myself all wound up
Chip on my shoulder and a leech on my back
Stuck in a rut and I get myself all wound up
Killed my composure and it will never come back
Loss of control and I get myelf all wound up
Blown out of proportion again
My temper snaps and I get myself all wound up
Spontaneous combustion
Panic attack
I slipped a gear and I get myself all wound up
______________________________________________________________________

Track 7- 86

Guitar I- Standard tuning

  INTRO
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
g|--8--8--8--8--8--8-----------------------------------------------|
d|--8--8--8--8--8--8--5--5--5--5--5--5--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
a|--6--6--6--6--6--6--5--5--5--5--5--5--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
e|--------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|


  VERSE 
e|-----------------------------|
b|-----------------------------|
g|-----------------------------|
d|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
a|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
e|-----------------------------|
    What brings you around?

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------------|
g|-----------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------------------|
a|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
e|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
    Did you lose something the last time you were here?...

  BRIDGE
e|------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------|
g|------------------------------------------------|
d|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----------------------|
a|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
e|---------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
  So stand aside and let the next one pass...  

e|------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------|
g|------------------------------------------------|
d|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----------------------|
a|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
e|---------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
  ...let the door kick you   in the ass.

  CHORUS
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
g|--8--8--8--8--8--8-----------------------------------------------|
d|--8--8--8--8--8--8--5--5--5--5--5--5--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
a|--6--6--6--6--6--6--5--5--5--5--5--5--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
e|--------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|

  OUTRO
e|--------------------|
b|--------------------|
g|--8--8--8--8--------|
d|--8--8--8--8--x--6--|
a|--6--6--6--6--x--6--|
e|--------------x--4--|

SONG LYRICS:

What brings you around?
Did you lose something the last time you were here?
You'll never find it now
It's buried deep with your identity

So stand aside and let the next one pass
Don't ket the door kick you in the ass

Theres no return from 86.
Don't even try.

Exit out the back
And never show your head around again
Purchase your ticket and
Quickly take the last train out of town

Theres no return from 86.
Don't even try.
______________________________________________________________________

Track 8- Panic Song

Guitar I- Standard tuning (Overdriven)
Guitar II- Standard tuning (Overdriven)
Guitar III- Standard tuning (Clean)

  INTRO
  Guitar I (Continue riff throughout intro)
e|---------------------------------------------| |
b|---------------------------------------------|.|
g|---------------------------------------------| |
d|---------------------------------------------| |
a|---------------------------------------------|.|
e|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--| |
    Very fast picking________________________

  Guitar II (Comes in at 0.06)
e|---------------------------------------| |
b|---------------------------------------|.|
g|---------------------------------------| |
d|--8--------8--------8-------8----------| |
a|--8--------8--------8-------8----------|.|
e|--6--------6--------6-------6----------| |

  Guitar III (Comes in at 0.22)
e|-------------|-----|------|------------|
b|-------------|-----|------|------------|
g|------8------|--8--|--10--|--10--(10)--|
d|-------------|-----|------|------------|
a|-------------|-----|------|------------|
e|-------------|-----|------|------------|
  Let ring_____

  Guitar I- Riff B (Starts at 1.29) 
e|-----------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------|
g|-----------------------------------------|
d|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
a|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
e|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|

  Guitar III- Riff B (Starts at 1.30)
e|------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------x-\-x--\-----|
g|--------------------x-x---\--x--/--x-\-x--\-----|
d|--x--\--x--x--x--/--x-x---\--x--/---------------|
a|--x--\--x--x--x--/--x-x---\--x--/------------x--|
e|---------------------------------------------x--|
    Random pick scrapes_________________________

  End of intro:
  Guitar II
e|--------------------------| |
b|--------------------------|.|
g|--------8--8--------8--8--| |
d|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--| |
a|--8--8--6--6--8--8--6--6--|.|
e|--6--6--------6--6--------| |

 1.52
  Guitar II
e|------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------|
g|-----8------------8------------8-------------8--|
d|--8--8---------8--8---------8--8----------8--8--|
a|--8--6---------8--6---------8--6----------8--6--|
e|--6------------6------------6-------------6-----|

  Guitar I
e|-----------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------|
g|-----------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------------|
a|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
e|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
    P.M._______________________________________

 At 2.01 all guitars are replaced with one guitar.

  VERSE
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------------------------------|
g|-----------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
d|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
a|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
e|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------------------------|

  CHORUS
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------------------------------|
g|---------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8---------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
d|--8-8-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
a|--8-8-8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
e|--6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------|

  OUTRO                             Free time
e|-----------------------------| |-------------------|
b|-----------------------------|.|-------------------|
g|---------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| |-------------------|
d|--8-8-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| |--Random feedback--|
a|--8-8-8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|.|-------------------|
e|--6-6-6-6-6-6----------------| |-------------------|

SONG LYRICS:

Ready for a cheap escape
On the brink of self destruction
Widespread panic
Broken glass inside my head
Bleeding down these thoughts of
Anguish... mass confusion
The world is a sick machine
Breeding a mass of shit
With such a desolate conclusion
Fill the void with... I don't care
There's a plague inside of me
Eating at my disposition
Nothing's left
Torn out of reality
Into a state of no opinion
Limp with hate
____________________________________________________________________

Track 9- Stuart and the avenue

Guitar I- Standard tuning (Slightly overdriven)

  INTRO
e|-----|-------------|---------------|
b|-----|-------------|---------------|
g|-----|-------------|---------------|
d|--6--|--Bass solo--|--6-6-6-6-6-6--|
a|--6--|-------------|--6-6-6-6-6-6--|
e|--4--|-------------|--4-4-4-4-4-4--|

  VERSE
e|----------------------------------------------------| |
b|----------------------------------------------------|.|
g|--6-6-6-6-6-----------------------------------------| |
d|--6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6--| |
a|--4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|.|
e|-------------x-x-x-x-x-x--2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| |


  CHORUS
e|------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------|
g|--3-3-3-3-3-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3---------------|
d|--3-3-3-3-3--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--3-3-3-3-3-3--4-4-4-4-4-4--|
a|--1-1-1-1-1--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--1-1-1-1-1-1--4-4-4-4-4-4--|
e|-------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------2-2-2-2-2-2--|
    Destiny is  dead,  in the hands of bad luck...

e|----------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------------|
g|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------|
d|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
a|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
e|---------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
  Before it might have made some sense...

e|-----------------------------|
b|-----------------------------|
g|--------------------------6--|
d|--------------------------6--|
a|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--4--|
e|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-----|
 ...but now it's all fucked  up.

  INTERLUDE/OUTRO
e|--------------------------------------| |
b|--------------------------------------|.|
g|--6--6--6--6--6--6--------------------| |
d|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--| |
a|--4--4--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6--6--6--|.|
e|--------------------4--4--4--4--4--4--| |

SONG LYRICS:

Standing on the corner of
Stuart and the Avenue
Ripping up my transfer
And a photograph of you
You're a blur of my dead past and rotting existance
As I stand laughing on the corner of insignificance

Destiny is dead
In the hands of bad luck
Before it might have made some sense
but now it's all fucked up.

Seasons change as well as minds
And I'm a two faced clown
You're mommy's little nightmare
Driving daddy's car around
I'm beat down and half brain dead
The long lost king of fools
I may be dumb
But I'm not stupid enough to stay with you

Destiny is dead...
__________________________________________________________________

Track 10- Brain Stew

Guitar I- Drop D tuning (High frequency distortion)

INTRO/VERSES 1 & 2/CHORUS 1
e|--------|--------|--------|--------------|
b|--------|--------|--------|--------------|
g|--------|--------|--------|--------------|
d|--6--6--|--4--4--|--3--3--|--2--2--1--1--|
a|--6--6--|--4--4--|--3--3--|--2--2--1--1--|
d|--6--6--|--4--4--|--3--3--|--2--2--1--1--|

  REST OF SONG
e|--------x-x-x-x-x-x--------x-x-x-x-x-x--------x-x-x-x-x-x--|
b|--------x-x-x-x-x-x--------x-x-x-x-x-x--------x-x-x-x-x-x--|
g|--------x-x-x-x-x-x----------------------------------------|
d|--6--6---------------4--4---------------3--3---------------|
a|--6--6---------------4--4---------------3--3---------------|
d|--6--6---------------4--4---------------3--3---------------|

e|--------x--x--------x--x--| |
b|--------x--x--------x--x--|.|
g|--------x--x--------x--x--| |
d|--2--2--------1--1--------| |
a|--2--2--------1--1--------|.|
d|--2--2--------1--1--------| |

SONG LYRICS:

I'm having trouble trying to sleep
I'm counting sheep but running out
As time ticks by
And still I try
No rest for crosstops in my mind
On my own... here we go
My eyes feel like they're gonna bleed
Dried up and bulging out my skull
My mouth is dry
My face is numb
Fucked up and spun out in my room
On my own... here we go
My mind is set on overdrive
The clock is laughing in my face
A crooked spine
My sense dulled
Passed the point of delerium
On my own... here we go

_____________________________________________________________________

Track 11- Jaded

Guitar I- Standard tuning (Slightly fuzzy)

  INTRO/VERSE (Starts as the last chord of Brain stew fades)
e|-----------------------| |
b|-----------------------|.|
g|-----------------6--6--| |
d|--6--6--x--4--4--6--6--| |
a|--6--6--x--4--4--4--4--|.|
e|--4--4--x--2--2--------| |

  CHORUS
e|-----------------------|
b|-----------------------|
g|-----------------------|
d|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
a|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
e|-----------------------|
    Always move forward...


e|-----------------------------------------------------| |
b|-----------------------------------------------------|.|
g|-----------------------------------------------6--6--| |
d|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-----4--4--6--6--| |
a|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6--x--4--4--4--4--|.|
e|---------------------------------4-4--x--2--2--------| |
 ...going straight will get you no-where...  

  END SONG ON
e|---------|
b|---------|
g|---------|
d|----6----|
a|----6----|
e|----4----|

SONG LYRICS:

Somebody keep my balance
I think I'm falling off
Into a state of regression
The expiration date
Rapidly coming up
It's leaving me behind to rank
Always move forward
Going "straight" will get you nowhere
There is no progress
Evolution killed it all
I found my place in nowhere
I'm taking one step sideways
Leading with my crutch
Got a fucked up equilibrium
Count down from 9 to 5
Hooray! We're gonna die!
Blessed into our extinction
__________________________________________________________________

Track 12- Westbound Sign

Guitar I- Standard tuning (Crunch)

  INTRO/VERSE
e|----------------|---------|-------------| |
b|----------------|---------|-------------|.|
g|----------------|---------|-8--8--8--8--| |
d|--8--8--8--8--8-|-5--5--5-|-8--8--8--8--| |
a|--8--8--8--8--8-|-5--5--5-|-6--6--6--6--|.|
e|--6--6--6--6--6-|-3--3--3-|-------------| |

  CHORUS
e|--------------------------------------| |
b|--------------------------------------|.|
g|--------------------------------------| |
d|--8--8--8--8--8--8--5--5--5--5--5--5--| |
a|--8--8--8--8--8--8--5--5--5--5--5--5--|.|
e|--6--6--6--6--6--6--3--3--3--3--3--3--| |

  INTERLUDE- Riff A 
e|----------------------------| |
b|----------------------------|.|
g|----------------------------| |
d|---------------8-8-8-8-8-8--| |
a|--8-8-8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6-6-6--|.| 
e|--6-6-6-6-6-6---------------| |

  Riff B
e|--------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------|
g|--------------------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8--|
a|--8-8-8-8-8--5-5-5-5-5-5--8-8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6-6-6--|
e|--6-6-6-6-6--3-3-3-3-3-3--6-6-6-6-6---------------|

  END ON 
e|---------|
b|---------|
g|---------|
d|----8----|
a|----8----|
e|----6----|

SONG LYRICS:

Boxed up
All of her favorite things
Sold the rest at a rainy yard sale
Big plans and leaving friends and
A westbound sign
Weighed out
Her choices on a scale
Prevailing nothing made sense
Just transportation and a
Blank decision... she's taking off
No time and no copping out
She's burning daylight and petrol
Blacked out the rearview mirror
Heading westward on
Strung out
On confusion road
And ten minute nervous breakdowns
Xanex a beer for thought
And she determined... She's taking off
Is it salvation?
Or an escape from discontent?
Will she find her name
In the California cement?
Punched out of the grind
That punched her one too many times...
Is tragedy 2000 miles away?
She's taking off
_______________________________________________________________________

Track 13- Tight wad Hill

Guitar I- Standard tuning

  VERSE
e|---------------------------|
b|---------------------------|
g|---------------------------|
d|---------------------------|
a|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
e|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
    Cheap skate on the hill...

e|-----------------------------|
b|-----------------------------|
g|-----------------------------|
d|-----------------------------|
a|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
e|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
 ...a thrill seeker making deals..   

e|--------------------------------------------------| |
b|--------------------------------------------------|.|
g|--------------------------------------------------| |
d|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------4--4--| |
a|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6--4--4--|.|
e|-----------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2--2--| |
 ...sugar city urchin wasting  time...

  CHORUS
e|----------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------------|
g|----------------------------------------|
d|--4-4-4--4------------------------------|
a|--2-2-2--2---4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6--6--6--6--|
e|-------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4--4--4--4--|
    Making your rounds once a-gain...

e|----------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------------|
g|----------------------------------------|
d|--4-4-4--4------------------------------|
a|--2-2-2--2---4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6--6--6--6--|
e|-------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4--4--4--4--|
    turning up empty   hand - ed...

e|--------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------|
g|--------------------------------------------|
d|--4-4-4-4------------4-4-4-4-4--------------|
a|--2-2-2-2---4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2--4--4--4--4--|
e|------------2-2-2-2-------------2--2--2--2--|
 ...bumming a ride,    burning daylight... 

e|----------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------|
g|--4-------------------------------|
d|--4----------4---------------6----|
a|--2----------4---------------6----|
e|-------------2---------------4----|
 ...last up at dawn, tight wad hill.

  OUTRO
e|--------|-----|
b|--------|-----|
g|--------|-----|
d|--4--4--|--6--|
a|--4--4--|--6--|
e|--2--2--|--4--|

SONG LYRICS:

Cheapskate on the hill
A thrill seeker making deals
Sugar city urchin wasting time
Town of lunatics
Begging for another fix
Turning tricks for speedballs
One more night

Making your rounds once again
Turning up empty handed
Bumming a ride
Burning daylight
Last up at dawn... tight wad hill

Drugstore hooligan
Another white trash mannequin
On display to rot up on the hill
Living out a lie
But having the time of his life
Hating every minute of his existance

Making your rounds once again...
__________________________________________________________________

Track 14- Walking Contradiction

Guitar I- Standard tuning (Slightly distorted)

  INTRO
e|-----------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------|
g|-----------------------------------|
d|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
a|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
e|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
    Gradually release PM___________

  VERSE 
e|----------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------|
g|--------6--6----------------------|
d|--6--x--6--6---4---4--4--6--6--6--|
a|--6--x--4--4---4---4--4--6--6--6--|
e|--4--x---------2---2--2--4--4--4--|
    Do as I  say not as I  do be-cause...

e|-------------------------------------------| |
b|-------------------------------------------|.|
g|-----------6---6---------------------------| |
d|--6-----x--6---6----4-----4---4---6--6--6--| |
a|--6-----x--4---4----4-----4---4---6--6--6--|.|
e|--4-----x-----------2-----2---2---4--4--4--| |
 ...shits so deep you can't run a - way...

  CHORUS
e|------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------|
g|--6--6--x---------------------------------|
d|--6--6--x--4--4--4--6--6--6--6----6--6-6--|
a|--4--4--x--4--4--4--6--6--6--6----6--6-6--|
e|--------x--2--2--2--4--4--4--4----4--4-4--|
                            I  have no beliefs...

e|------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------|
g|--6--6--x---------------------------------------|
d|--6--6--x--4--4--4--6--6--6---6-6--6-----6---6--|
a|--4--4--x--4--4--4--6--6--6---6-6--6-----6---6--|
e|--------x--2--2--2--4--4--4---4-4--4-----4---4--|
                         ...but I be-lieve I'm a...

e|-------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------|
g|--6--6-------------------------6--6--|
d|--6--6----x--4--4--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
a|--4--4----x--4--4--6--6--6--6--4--4--|
e|----------x--2--2--4--4--4--4--------|
 ...walking    contradiction and I  ain't...  

e|-----------------------|
b|-----------------------|
g|-----------------------|
d|--4-4-4-4--4--6-6-6-6--|
a|--4-4-4-4--4--6-6-6-6--|
e|--2-2-2-2--2--4-4-4-4--|
 ...got      no right.

SONG LYRICS:

Do as I say not as I do because
The shit so deep you can't run away
I beg to differ on the contrary
I agree with every word that you say
Talk is cheap and lies are expensive
My wallet's fat and so is my head
Hit and run and then I'll hit you again
I'm a smart ass but I'm playing dumb
Standards set and broken all the time
Control the chaos behind a gun
Call it as I see it even if
I was born deaf, blind and dumb
Losers winning big on the lottery
Rehab rejects still sniffing glue
Constant refutation with myself
I'm a vicitm of a catch 22

I have no belief
But I believe
I'm a walking contradiction
And I ain't got no right
________________________________________________________________________

Notation Legend:

x- palm mute with fretting hand
P.M.- palm mute with picking hand
x-/-x- pick slides

Copyright 2005.
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