Stained
Kristin Hersh
Transcribed by : Dermot Fitzsimons (hhu95105@strath.ac.uk)
Verse 1;
E --------2--2------2
B --------1--1------1
G -----2---------2--- = riff (1) I guess you've
D --0----------------
A -------------------
E -------------------
D7
---------1--1------1
---------1--1------1
------2---------2--- = riff (2) heard,
--0-----------------
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Dm7
riff (1) Hell you're so
riff (2) weird
riff (1) Like a
---------3--3------3
---------0--0------0** (maybe 3's here instead of 0's)**
------0---------0---
-------------------- = riff (3) spider,
-------------------- always
--3-----------------
G
---------1--1------1
---------1--1------1
------2---------2---
--3----------------- = riff (4) here......
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F
---------0--0------0
---------1--1------1
------2---------2--- = riff (5) You never
--3-----------------
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(not sure!)
riff (2) stay,
riff (5) hell you're so
riff (2) strange
riff (5) you let me
riff (3) drown in my own
riff (4) wave
**and now the 'turn the corner bridge' bit'**
--------0--0----0---
-------00--0----0---
-0-1----------1-----
--------------------- riff (6) And I'm stained
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-0-------------------
E/E7
riff (3) you never change
--------0--0----0---
--------1--1----1---
---0---------0-----0 =riff (7) you never change
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-3----------3-------
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A7
CHORUS riff (6) STAINED under my
riff (6) (E7) nails and down my
-------1--1----1----
-----------0----0---
----0--------0-----0 =riff (8) back, you know, the
sleaziest
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--3-----------------
G7 riff (7) attacks.......
riff (6) and you stay
riff (3) you never change
riff (7) you never
riff (3) change.....
riff (6) use me I get
riff (6) (E7) stronger I get
riff (8)x2 weaker when you treat me
like a
riff (7) queen......
Verse 2;
riff (1) You have nerves of
riff (2) steel
riff (1) you're just like
riff (2) me...
riff (1) Two spiders
riff (3) hanging from one
riff (4) tree...
riff (5) we're sunny
riff (2) now,
riff (5) us lucky
riff (2) things
riff (5) we're smiling
riff (3) down one endless
riff (4) day
*fab turn the corner bit again* riff (6) and I'm stained
riff (3) you never change
riff (7) you never change.....
Chorus
riff (3) STAINED under my
riff (3) (E7) clothes and down my
riff (8) back you know the sleaziest
riff (7) attacks,
riff (6) and you stay,
riff (3) you never change
riff (7) you never
riff (3) change
riff (6) use me I get
riff (6) (E7) stronger I get
riff (8)x2 weaker when you treat me
like a
riff (7) queen
*instr.break* (play r. (1) (2) (1) (2) (1) (2) (3).....THEN)
playing a little slower, a bit less breezy....
Chords - C (use same plucking technique on strings tho) I never
asked them
E in
Ask me have
I been trying, I've
C been......
(then breezy or not depending)
G I guess we just
won't
F ever drink
A again.........
C And I don't for-
E get, we look much
C better now, for all
E this........
G I guess we just
won't
F ever sleep
A again........ x2
then into Shake...... play C........but that's another story......