IN UTERO LP
Nirvana, 1993
Guitar tabs
Tabbed by Denial Guitar (DenialGtr@hotmail.com)
All songs are tuned 1/2 step down (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb)
-01- SERVE THE SERVANTS
Intro
|------------|-14---------|
|------------|----14------|
|-13---------|-------13--|
|-12---------|------------|
|-11---------|------------|
|------------|------------|
Main riff
|-------------|-------------|------2--2-2-|------0--0-0-|
|-------------|-----3---3---|------2--2-2-|------0--0-0-|
|-----2---2---|---1---1---1-|-------------|-------------|
|---1---1---1-|-2-----------|-4-4---------|-2-2---------|
|-2-----------|-------------|-4-4---------|-2-2---------|
|-------------|-------------|-2-2---------|-0-0---------|
play this riff x2 before the first intro then x4 in verses
Verse 1
Teenage angst has paid off well, now I'm bored and old
Self-appointed judges judge, more than they have sold
If she floats than she is not a witch like we had thought
A down payment on another, one at Salem's lot
Chorus
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| (x4)
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|
Serve the servants oh
no! Serve the servants oh
no! Serve the servants oh
no! Serve the servants that...
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|
legendary divorce is such a bore!
[Repeat intro]
Verse 2
As my bones grew they did hurt, they hurt really bad
I tried hard to have a father but instead I had a dad
I just want you to know that I don't hate you anymore
There is nothing I could say that I haven't thought before
[Repeat chorus and intro]
Solo (on verse riff)
|----------------|------------------|-------------|-------------|
|----------------|------------------|-------------|-------------|
|----------------|------------------|-------------|-------------|
|-9b-9b-9b9b9b9b-|-9b9b9b9b9b9b9b9b-|-9p7-7-7p5-5-|-5~----------|
|----------------|------------------|-------------|-------------|
|----------------|------------------|-------------|-------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|-----2-2b-2-2-|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|-2h4----------|-0h2-2-2b-2-2-|-2h4-4-4b-4-4-|-0h2-2-2b-2-2-|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|------------------|------------------|--------------|--------------|
|------------------|------------------|--------------|--------------|
|------------------|------------------|--------------|--------------|
|-9b9b9b9b9b9b9b9b-|-9b9b9b9b-9p7-7-7-|--------------|--------------|
|------------------|------------------|-2h4-4-4b-4-4-|-0h2-2-2b-2-2-|
|------------------|------------------|--------------|--------------|
|---------------|------------|------------|-----------------|
|---------------|------------|------------|-----------------|
|-----4h6h7-4h6-|-7/9--9-7-6-|-7--7-7--7~-|-7p6-6p4-4p2-2p0-|
|-4h6-----------|------------|------------|-----------------|
|---------------|------------|------------|-----------------|
|---------------|------------|------------|-----------------|
Chorus 3
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| (x7)
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|
Serve the servants oh no...
Serve the servants that...
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|
legendary divorce is such a...
end on:
|------------|
|------------|
|-13---------|
|-12---------|
|-11---------|
|------------|
bore!
-02- SCENTLESS APPRENTICE
Drop Db tuning (Db Ab Db Gb Bb eb)
Intro
|-0-0-0-1-1-1-2-2-3/15-|
|-0-0-0-1-1-1-2-2-3/15-|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------| (x4)
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|-4-4-4-0--0-4-0-4-4-4-0-| (x4)
|-4-4-4-0--0-4-0-4-4-4-0-|
|-4-4-4-0--0-4-0-4-4-4-0-|
Verse 1
|-0-0-0-1-1-1-2-2-3/15-|------------------------|
|-0-0-0-1-1-1-2-2-3/15-|------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|-4-4-4-0--0-4-0-4-4-4-0-| (x4)
|-----------------------|-4-4-4-0--0-4-0-4-4-4-0-|
|-----------------------|-4-4-4-0--0-4-0-4-4-4-0-|
Like most babies smell like butter
His smell smelled like no other
He was born scentless and senseless
He was born a scentless apprentice
Chorus
|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------|---------|----------------|--------|
|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------|---------|----------------|--------|
|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------|---------|----------------|--------|
|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------|---------|----------------|--------|
|-3-(x8)-|-5-(x8)-|-7-(x8)-|-8-(x8)-|-10-(x8)-|-12-(x8)-|-14-14-14--12-12|-12~----|
|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------|---------|----------------|--------|
|-0-0-0-1-1-1-2-2-3/15-|
|-0-0-0-1-1-1-2-2-3/15-|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------| (x4)
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
Hey! go...
away! go...
away! go...
away!
Verse 2 (the same as 1)
Every wet nurse refused to feed him
Electrolytes smell like semen
I promise not to sell your perfumed secrets
There are countless formulas for pressing flowers
[Repeat chorus]
Bridge
|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
|-15b-----|-9b------|-17b-----|-10b-----|-15b-----|-9b------|-19b-----|-10b-----|
|-14b-----|-7b------|-16b-----|--9b-----|-14b-----|-7b------|-18b-----|--9b-----|
|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|-4-4-4-0--0-4-0-4-4-4-0-| (x4)
|-4-4-4-0--0-4-0-4-4-4-0-|
|-4-4-4-0--0-4-0-4-4-4-0-|
Verse 3 (the same as 1)
I lie in the soll and fertilize mushrooms
Leaking out gas fumes are made into perfume
You can't fire me because I quit
Throw me in the fire and I won't throw a fit
[Repeat chorus x2]
end on:
|------------|
|------------|
|------------|
|-4----------|
|-4----------|
|-4----------|
-03- HEART SHAPED BOX
Drop Db tuning (Db Ab Db Gb Bb eb)
Intro
|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----2-----------|-------------|-----2-----------|-----------------|
|---2---2-----3---|-----0---0---|---2---2-----3---|---4-4---4-----0-|
|-0---------3---3-|---0---0---0-|-0---------3---3-|-------0---3-3---|
|---------3-------|-0-----------|---------3-------|-0---------------|
Verse 1 (intro x4)
She eyes me like a pisces when I am weak
I've been locked inside your heart-shaped box for weeks
I was drawn into your magnet tar pit trap
I wish I could eat your cancer when you turn black
Chorus
|------------------|----------------|
|------------------|----------------|
|-2-2--4b-------4b-|-------------4b-|
|-2-2------3-3-----|---4-4---4------| (x6)
|-0-0------3-3-----|-------0---3----|
|----------3-3-----|-0--------------|
Hey! Wait! I've got a new complaint
Forever in debt to your priceless advice
Post-chorus
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|------4b~--------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0---------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---4-4---4-----0-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0---------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-------0---3-3---|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0---------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0---------------|
Verse 2 (intro x4)
Meat-eating orchids forgive no one just yet
Cut myself on angel's hair and baby's breath
Broken hymen of your highness I'm left black
Throw down your umbilical noose so I can climb right back
[Repeat chorus and post-chorus]
Solo
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-----8b------6b-|-----5b--5-3-1p0-|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|-2--------------|-2--------------|
|-7-7-----5-5----|-3-3-------------|-2--------------|-2--------------|
|----------------|-----------------|-0--------------|-0--------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
[Repeat verse 1 and chorus]
Ending
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|------4b~--------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0---------------| (x3)
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0---------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---4-4---4-------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-------0---3-3~--|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0---------------|
-04- RAPE ME
Intro
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-2-2-X-X-X-X-5-5-5-|------X-X-X-X--------|
|-2-2-X-X-X-X-5-5-5-|-2-2--X-X-X-X--5-5-5-| (x2)
|-0-0-X-X-X-X-3-3-3-|-2-2--X-X-X-X--5-5-5-|
|-------------------|-0-0-----------3-3-3-|
Verse 1
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|----2--------5---|-----------------|
|------2----5---5-|----2--------5---| (x4)
|-0-------3-------|------2----5---5-|
|-----------------|-0-------3-------|
Rape me
Rape me my friend
Rape me
Rape me again
Chorus
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-2-2-X-X-X-X-5-5-5-|------X-X-X-X--------|
|-2-2-X-X-X-X-5-5-5-|-2-2--X-X-X-X--5-5-5-| (x4)
|-0-0-X-X-X-X-3-3-3-|-2-2--X-X-X-X--5-5-5-|
|-------------------|-0-0-----------3-3-3-|
I'm not the only one ah!
Verse 2
Hate me
Do it and do it again
Waste me
Rape me my friend
[Repeat chorus]
Bridge
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-7-5-4-3---| (x4)
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-7-7-7-7-5-4-3---|
|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-3-2-1-0-|
My favorite inside source
I'll kiss your open sores
Appreciate your concern
You'll always stink and burn
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-9---------------|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-9---------------|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7---------------|-----------------|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
[Repeat verse 1 and chorus]
Ending
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-2-2-X-X-X-X-5-5-5-|------X-X-X-X--------|
|-2-2-X-X-X-X-5-5-5-|-2-2--X-X-X-X--5-5-5-| (x4)
|-0-0-X-X-X-X-3-3-3-|-2-2--X-X-X-X--5-5-5-|
|-------------------|-0-0-----------3-3-3-|
Rape me! Rape me!
-05- FRANCES FARMER WILL HAVE HER REVENGE ON SEATTLE
Intro
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| (x2)
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-|
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-5-|
|-----------------|-----------2-2-3-|
Verse 1
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|4-4-4-4-4------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5| (x3)
|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6|2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5|2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|2-2-2-2-2-4-4-5|
|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3|0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3|---------------|----------2-2-3|
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
It's so relieving to know that you're leaving as soon as you get paid
It's so relaxing to hear you're asking wherever you get your way
It's so soothing to know that you'll sue me this is starting to sound the same
Chorus
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| (x2)
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
I miss the comfort in being sad
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------6------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------6----|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|---6--------6--|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4---6---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
I miss the comfort in being sad... sad...
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
|--------4------|--------2------|---------------|-----------------|
|----------4----|----------2----|--------4------|-4-4-4-4-4-------|
|---4--------4--|---2--------2--|----------5----|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-|
|-2---2---------|-0---0---------|---5--------5--|-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-5-|
|---------------|---------------|-3---3---------|-----------2-2-3-|
Verse 2 (the same as 1)
In her false witness we hope you're still with us to see if they float or drown
Our favorite patient a display of patience disease-covered Puget Sound
She'll come back as fire to burn all the liars and leave a blanket of ash on the ground
[Repeat chorus]
Bridge
|-------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----x-x-x-x-9-9-9-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-----|
|-6-6-x-x-x-x-9-9-9-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-----| (x2)
|-6-6-x-x-x-x-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-2-0-|
|-4-4---------------|-----------------|---------------------|
_______(x3)________
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
|--------4------|--------2------|---------------|-----------------|
|----------4----|----------2----|--------4------|-4-4-4-4-4-------|
|---4--------4--|---2--------2--|----------5----|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-|
|-2---2---------|-0---0---------|---5--------5--|-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-5-|
|---------------|---------------|-3---3---------|-----------2-2-3-|
[Repeat verse 1 and chorus]
-06- DUMB
[Chords: Em(022000),A(x02220),G(355433),C(x35553),B(x24442)]
Verse 1
|---------------|---------------|
|-------------2-|-------------5-|
|-------------2-|-------------5-|
|----2-----2----|----5-----5----| (x4)
|----2--0-------|----5--3-------|
|-0-------------|-3-------------|
Em A G C
I'm not like them but I can pretend
The sun is gone but I have a light
The day is done but I'm having fun
I think I'm dumb or maybe just
Chorus
Em A G C Em A G C
happy think I'm just happy
Em A G C Em A G C
think I'm just happy think I'm just happy
Verse 2 (the same as 1)
My heart is broke but I have some glue
Help me inhale and mend it with you
We'll float around and hang out on clouds
Then we'll come down and have a
Chorus 2
Em A G C Em A G C Em A G C Em A G C
hangover have a hangover have a hangover have a hangover
Bridge
B C B C
Skin the sun, fall asleep, wish away, the soul is cheap
B C B C
Lesson learned, wish me luck, soothe the burn, wake me up
[Repeat verse 1 and chorus 1]
Ending
Em A G C
I think I'm dumb, I think I'm dumb (x6)
-07- VERY APE
Main riff
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|-3/8--x-x--5/7--x-x-|
|-3/8--x-x--5/7--x-x-|
|-3/6--x-x--3/5--x-x-|
Intro: play this x8
Verse 1
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-5/8--x-x--5/7--x-x-|-5/8--x-x--5/7--x-x-| (x3)
|-5/8--x-x--5/7--x-x-|-5/8--x-x--5/7--x-x-|
|-3/6--x-x--3/5--x-x-|-3/6--x-x--3/5--x-x-|
I am buried up to my neck in
Contradictionary lies
I take pride as the kind of illiterature, I'm very...
|------------|------------|
|------------|------------|
|------------|------5-----|
|-5----------|-3----5-----|
|-5----------|-3----3-----|
|-3----------|-1----------|
ape and very nice!
[Repeat main riff x4]
Chorus
|---------------|--------------------|
|---------------|--------------------|
|-----5-5/8-8-8-|-8/12-12-12---------|
|-7-7-5-5/8-8-8-|-8/12-12-12-5-5-5-5-| (x4)
|-7-7-3-3/6-6-6-|-6/10-10-10-5-5-5-5-|
|-5-5-----------|------------3-3-3-3-|
Out of the...
ground Into the...
sky Out of the...
sky Into the dirt!
[Repeat main riff x4]
Verse 2 (the same as 1)
If you ever need anything please don't
hesitate to ask someone else first
I'm too busy acting like I'm not naive
I've seen it all, I was here first
[repeat main riff x4 and chorus]
end on:
|----------|
|----------|
|----------|
|-7-7------|
|-7-7------|
|-5-5------|
-08- MILK IT
Intro: play notes at random on this theme...
|-12------|--------|-10-----|--------(10)|-12------|-10-12-15|-17-18-17|-15-14-12|
|----10-12|---10-12|----12--|----(12)----|----10-12|---------|---------|---------|
|---------|-9------|-------9|-10---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
|---------|--------|--------|------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
|---------|--------|--------|------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
|---------|--------|--------|------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
Bb Em Bb Em Bb Em Bb Em
Main riff
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-------6-6-------|----------------|-------6-6-------|----------------|
|-8-8-8-6-6-5-5---|-5--5-5/6-6---6-|-8-8-8-6-6-5-5---|-5--------------| (x2)
|-8-8-8-4-4-5-5---|-5--5-5/6-6---6-|-8-8-8-4-4-5-5---|-5--------------|
|-6-6-6-----3-3-0-|-3--3-3/4-4-0-4-|-6-6-6-----3-3-0-|-3--------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-------6-6-------|----------------|-------6-6-------|----------------|
|-8-8-8-6-6-5-5---|-5--5-5/6-6---6-|-8-8-8-6-6-5-5---|-5--5-5/6-6---6-|
|-8-8-8-4-4-5-5---|-5--5-5/6-6---6-|-8-8-8-4-4-5-5---|-5--5-5/6-6---6-|
|-6-6-6-----3-3-0-|-3--3-3/4-4-0-4-|-6-6-6-----3-3-0-|-3--3-3/4-4-0-4-|
Verse riff
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------7--|
|-----------------|--------------8--|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-9-9-9-9---7-----|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-9-9-9-9---7-----|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-7---------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-7---------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-0-0-0-0---------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-0-0-0-0---------|
play this x6 for verse 1, vocals at 3rd time:
I am my own parasite , I don't need a host to live
We feed off of each other, We can share our endorphins
[Repeat main riff: "Doll steak, test meat!"]
Chorus
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-------6-6-------|----------------|-------6-6-------|----------------|
|-8-8-8-6-6-5-5---|-5--5-5/6-6---6-|-8-8-8-6-6-5-5---|-5--5-5/6-6---6-| (x2)
|-8-8-8-4-4-5-5---|-5--5-5/6-6---6-|-8-8-8-4-4-5-5---|-5--5-5/6-6---6-|
|-6-6-6-----3-3-0-|-3--3-3/4-4-0-4-|-6-6-6-----3-3-0-|-3--3-3/4-4-0-4-|
Look on the bright side is suicide, lost eyesight I'm on your side
Angel left wing, right wing, broken wing, lack of iron and/or sleeping
Verse 2 (verse riff x5, vocals at 2nd time)
I own my own pet virus, I get to pet and name her
Her milk is my ***, my *** is her milk
[Repeat main riff: "Test meat, doll steak!" then chorus]
Interlude: play notes at random aon intro theme for 16 measures
[Repeat main riff: "Doll steak, test meat!"]
Chorus 3 (the same as other one but this lasts twice)
Look on the bright side is suicide, lost eyesight I'm on your side
Angel left wing, right wing, broken wing, lack of iron and/or sleeping
Protector of the kennel, ecto-plasma ecto-skeletal
Obituary birthday, your scent is still here in my place of recovery
-09- PENNYROYAL TEA
Verse 1 [Am(x02210),G(320033)]
Am G
I'm on my time with everyone
Am G
I have very bad posture
Chorus [C(x355xx),D(xx023x),Bb(x133xx)]
C D Bb
Sit and drink Pennyroyal Tea
C D Bb
Distill the life that's inside of me
C D Bb
Sit and drink Pennyroyal Tea
C D Bb
I'm anemic royalty
Verse 2
Am G
Give me Leonard Cohen Afterworld
Am G
So I can sigh eternally
Chorus 2
C D Bb
I'm so tired I can't sleep
C D Bb
I'm a liar and a thief
C D Bb
Sit and drink Pennyroyal Tea
C D Bb
I'm anemic royalty
Solo
|---------------|---------------|------3---3--|-3-3-3-2-0-----------|
|---------------|---------------|-------------|-----------3-2-0-----|
|---0-2b-0-0-2b-|---0-2b-0-0-2b-|----0---0----|-----------------2-0-|
|-2-------------|-2-------------|-------------|---------------------| (x2)
|-0-------------|-0-------------|-------------|---------------------|
|---------------|---------------|-3-----------|---------------------|
Am G
Verse 3
Am G
I'm on warm milk and laxatives
Am G
Cherry-flavored antacids
[Repeat chorus 1]
Ending
|-------------|
|------1--0---|
|----2------2-|
|-2-----------| (x8)
|-0-----------|
|-------------|
-10 RADIO FRIENDLY UNIT SHIFTER
Intro: bend up and down these notes
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------17br-17br-----------
|-16br-16br-16br--16br-16br-16br-16br--16br-16br-16br-----------16br-16br-
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-17br-17br-----------17br-17br-----------17br-17br-----------17br--------
|-----------16br-16br-----------16br-16br-----------16br-16br-------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
then
|-----------------------------------
|-----------------------------------
|-----------------------------------
|-----------------------------------
|-4h5p4h5p4h5p4h54h5p4h54h5p4h5p4h5-
|-----------------------------------
Pre-verse
|---------------------|
|------<7>-------<7>--|
|-x-x--<7>--x-x--<7>--|
|-x-x-------x-x-------| (x8)
|-x-x-------x-x-------|
|-x-x-------x-x-------|
Main riff
|--------------|-----------------|
|--------------|-----------------|
|----5-5-5-----|-4-4-4-4---------|
|-7--5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| (x4)
|-5--3-3-3-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-|
|-5--------3-3-|---------2-2-2-2-|
Verse 1 (let reverberate A chord (577655) then improvvisate on intro theme)
Use just once and destroy, invasion of our piracy
Afterbirth of a nation starve without your skeleton key
I love you for what I am not, I do not want what I have got
A blanket acne'ed with cigarette burns speak at once while taking turns
Chorus 1 (the same as main riff)
What is wrong with me
What is what I need
What do I think I think
Verse 2 (the same as 1)
Use just once and destroy, invasion of our piracy
Afterbirth of a nation starve without your skeleton key
I love you for what I am not, I do not want what I have got
A blanket acne'ed with cigarette burns second-rate third defree burns
[Repeat chorus 1]
Bridge
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| (x3)
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Hate hate your ene... mies
save, save your frie... ends
find, find your pla... ace
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-----------------|-----------------|
speak, speak the truth!
Chorus 3 (the same as main riff)
What is wrong with me
What is what I need
What is wrong with me
What do I think I think
Verse 3 (the same as other but vocals enters at 5th measure)
This had nothing to do with what you think
If you ever think at all
Bi-polar opposites attract
All of a sudden my water broke
[Repeat chorus 3 x2]
Coda: improvvise on preverse and intro theme
-11- TOURETTE'S
Intro
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------3-3-3-3-|-4-4-4-4---------|
|-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-|-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-| (x4)
|-4-4-4-4-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-|
|-2-2-2-2---------|---------3-3-3-3-|
Verse 1 (intro x4)
Mayday every day in my heart
Could’ve had a heart attack in my heart
We don’t know anything in my heart
We all want something fair in my heart
Chorus
|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|
|----4h5-5p4-4-|----4h5-5p4-4-|
|-5------------|-5------------| (x4)
|-5------------|-5------------|
|-3------------|-3------------|
Hey!
Verse 2 (intro x4)
Out of town, out of sight is my heart
Queen of lies everyday in my heart
One more on the phone, my heart
One more at the phone, at my heart
[repeat chorus]
Ending
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------3-3-3-3-|-4-4-4-4---------|
|-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-|-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-| (x8)
|-4-4-4-4-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-|
|-2-2-2-2---------|---------3-3-3-3-|
Mean...
heart! Cold...
|------------|
|------------|
|------------|
|-5----------|
|-5----------|
|-3----------|
heart!
-12- ALL APOLOGIES
Drop Db tuning (Db Ab Db Gb Bb eb)
Main riff
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------11-11-9---|
|-------------------|---------12-12-10-9|-------------------|-----------------12|
|9-9-10-9-12-12-10-9|9-9-10-9-----------|9-9-10-9-12-12-10-9|9-9-10-9-----------|
|0-0----------------|0-0----------------|0-0----------------|0-0----------------|
Intro: play this riff x2
Verse 1 (main riff x4)
What else should I be, all apologies
What else should I say, everyone is gay
What else could I write, I don't have the right
What else should I be, all apologies
Chorus 1
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-|-5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-|-5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-| (x2)
|-5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-|-5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-|-5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-|
|-5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-|-5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-|-5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-|
In the sun in the sun I feel as
one! In the sun in the sun
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2---------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------|
|-2---------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------|
|-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
married! buried!
Verse 2 (main riff x4)
I wish I was like you, easily amused
Find my nest of salt , everything is my fault
I'll take all the blame, aqua seafoam shame
Sunburn with freezerburn, choking on the ashes of her enemy
Chorus 2
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-|-5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-|-5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-| (x2)
|-5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-|-5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-|-5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-|
|-5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-|-5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-|-5-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-|
In the sun in the sun I feel as
one! In the sun in the sun
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------2-------|
|-2---------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------|
|-2---------------|-----------------|-2---------------|---2-------------|
|-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---2-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2---------------|------2----------|-2---------------|-----------------|
|-2---------------|---------2-------|-2---------------|-----------------|
|-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Coda
play main riff then on main riff x4: "All in all is all we are!"
then:
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7---------------|-----------------| (x4)
|-7---------------|-----------------|
|-7---------------|-----------------|
All in all is all we are!
Repeat "All in all is all we are!" (x8)
