Numb - Holly McNarland Wed, 29 Oct 1997
Tabbed by Adam Bishop
I have just tabbed what Holly is playing, the acoustic guitar. I am
pretty sure there is an electric guitar playing the same thing, and another
electric playing something else (I don't know what).
Capo 3rd fret
Intro/Verse Pattern
Em D C
E|--0-0-0--0--0-----2-0--0-----0--0-0-0--
B|--0-0-0--0--0-----3-3--3-----1--1-1-1--
G|--0-0-0--0--0-----2-2--0-----0--0-0-0--
D|--2-2-2--2--2-----0-0--0-----2--2-2-2--
A|--2-2-2--2--2----------------3--3-3-3--
E|--0-0-0--0--0--------------------------
Em D C
E|--0-0-0--0--0-----2-0--0-----0--0-0-0--
B|--0-0-0--0--0-----3-3--3-----1--1-1-1--
G|--0-0-0--0--0-----2-2--0-----0--0-0-0--
D|--2-2-2--2--2-----0-0--0-----2--2-2-2--
A|--2-2-2--2--2----------------3--3-3-3--
E|--0-0-0--0--0--------------------------
Verse 1
Em D C Em D C
Chase destruction, of your own emotions
Em D C Em D C
And your need for love makes you easy, friend
Em D C Em D C
Safety of a rubber glove seems much to simple
Em D C Em D C
Climbing up and down waiting for the day
Chorus Pattern:
C D
E|--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
B|--1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
G|--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
D|--2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
A|--3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------
Em
E|--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-
B|--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-
G|--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-
D|--2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-0-0-0-
A|--2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-3-0-
E|--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-
D Em C
You can't see if I'm not listening
D Em C
You can't hear with my eyes open
D Em C
I can't hate with my eyes open
D (stop) Em Em
I feel better when I'm numb
Verse 2:
D C Em D C Em
Chase destruction of your own insistence
D C Em D C
Keep it clean, clean enough to sell
Em D C Em D C
Lick your own wounds, anxious for the next one
Em D C Em D C
Cry for more pain in what you have
Chorus:
D Em C
You can't see if I'm not listening
D Em C
You can't hear with my eyes open
D Em C
I can't hate with my eyes open
D (stop) E (bass) E (bass)
I feel better when I'm numb
Verse 3: (Bass notes for the first two lines)
E D C E D C
Just another hit for the one you love
E D C E D C
If you cared at all, you'd put me down (Back to verse pattern)
Em D C Em D C
Wake up dead man, can't you see I'm sobbing
Em D C Em D C
Wake up dead man, can't you see I'm sobbing
Chorus:
D Em C
You can't see if I'm not listening
D Em C
You can't hear with my eyes open
D Em C
I can't hate with my eyes open
D C
I feel better
D C
I feel better
D (stop) Em
I feel better when I'm numb
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