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Staring At The Rain
Hanker
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Date: Fri, 20 Mar 1998 19:05:20 -0500
From: Pierre Begin
Subject: h/hanker/staring_at_the_rain.tab
STARING AT THE RAIN
HANKER
Tabbed by Steve Begin
E |-------------|-------------|-----1-3-1-0--|------------------------|
B |--1-----1----|--1-----1----|----3-------3-|--0---0-1-3--1-0-1-0----|
G |----2-----2--|----0-----0--|--2-----------|----0-----------\/\/--0-|
D |-----2-----2-|-----2-----2-|-0------------|----------------H-P-----|
A |-0-----0-----|-------------|--------------|------------------------|
E |-------------|-3-----3-----|--------------|-0----------------------|
E |--------------|-----------------------|------------------|
B |--1------0----|--0---0-1-3--1-0-1-0---|-0-1-1------------|
G |----2------0--|----0-----------\/\/-0-|-2\/-2------------|
D |-----2------0-|-----------------H-P---|-2-H-2------------|
A |-0------------|-----------------------|-0---0----....----|
E |-------3------|-0---------------------|----------------3-|
VERSES:
Am E Am
1. Staring at the rain, pouring down my window,
2. Staring at the rain, pouring down my window,
3. Staring at the rain, pouring down my window,
E E7
I keep on wondering why you lie.
I keep on wondering why you lie.
I keep on wondering why you lie.
Dm E7 Am
Like the tears I had to cry, sliding down with pain
Like a ship left on the sea, and the ocean in a rage
Like a bird lost in the sky, flying down with pain
G E E7 Am G
You're still hangin' in my brain and I feel like such a fool. (To Verse 2)
With the waves that run so high it's a never ending tide. (To Chorus 1)
You're still soaring in my brain it's a never ending flight. (To Chorus 2)
CHORUS:
C G E7
1.2. I don't wanna keep on dragging myself
Am G F //// /// G
I Seem to live in happiness
C G E7
I don't wanna keep on draggin myself
Am G F Dm E7
I Need someone to find my way, And I feel like such a fool.
1. (To SOLO 1)
2. (To RIFF A)
SOLO 1:
E |-------------|-----------5------------|---------H-P----|
B |-------------|------------------------|--------/\/\----|
G |---------5-7-|-7(B)--------7(B)-7-7(B)|-7(B)---5-7-5-4-|
D |-7-----7-----|------------------------|----------------|
A |-------------|------------------------|----------------|
E |-------------|------------------------|----------------|
E |-------------------|---------------------|------------------|
B |---5-6-8-6-5-6-5---|---------------------|-------sl.--------|
G |4----------\/-\/-4-|-5---4-5-7--5-4--2-2-|-2-4-2-5/7--5-7-5-|
D |------------H--P---|---------------------|------------------|
A |-------------------|---------------------|------------------|
E |-------------------|---------------------|------------------|
E |-----------------H-P---|---------|-----A.H.-|
B |----------------/\/\---|---------|-----10---|
G |-4---4-5-7--5--4-5-4---|-sl.-----|----------| To 3rd Verse.
D |---------------------5-|-5/7-----|----------|
A |-----------------------|---------|----------|
E |-----------------------|---------|----------|
Rhythm for Solo 1 : 5 first bars of first rhythm (the arpeggios at the
beginning of the song)
plus
H P H
E |---1--------1-----|-0------------/\/\---|--/\--------------------|
B |-----1--------3---|-0---0-1-3-1-0-1-0---|-0-1-1------------------|
G |-------2--------2-|-1-----------------0-|-2---2------------------|
D |----------0-------|-2-------------------|-2---2------------------|
A |------------------|-2-------------------|-0---0-....-....-....---|
E |-1----------------|-0-------------------|----------------------3-|
RIFF A: 2 times
E |----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B |----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
G |-2------2-------------------------|-5(*)---5(*)----------4------|
D |-2------2------2-3----2-3----2-3--|-5------5------6------4------|
A |-0--0-0-0--0-0--\/--0--\/--0--\/--|-3--3-3-3--3-3-6------2--2-2-|
E |----------------H------H------H---|---------------4--4-4--------|
(*) The 2nd gtr plays a 3rd chord instead of a power chord ( 2 )
3
2 times
E |----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G |-2------2-------------------------|-5(*)---5(*)-----------4--4--4-|
D |-2------2------2-3----2-3----2-3--|-5------5------6--6--6-4--4--4-|
A |-0--0-0-0--0-0--\/--0--\/--0--\/--|-3--3-3-3--3-3-6--6--6-2--2--2-|
E |----------------H------H------H---|---------------4--4--4---------|
(*) Same as above.
4th VERSE :
E |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G |-2------2------2------2------|-----------------------------|
D |-2------2------2------2------|-2------2------2------2------|
A |-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-|-2------2------2------2------|
E |-----------------------------|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-|
Staring at the rain pouring down my
E |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G |-2------2------2------2------|-----------------------------|
D |-2------2------2------2------|-2------2------2------2------|
A |-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-|-2------2------2------2------|
E |-----------------------------|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-|
window I keep on wondering why you lie
E |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G |-7---------------------------|-----------------------------|
D |-7---------------------------|-2------2------2------2------|
A |-5---------------------------|-2------2------2------2------|
E |-----------------------------|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-|
Like a prisoner with no cell Learning about love mean-
E |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G |-2------2--------------------|-----------------------------|
D |-2------2------5------5------|-2------2------2------2------|
A |-0--0-0-0--0-0-5------5------|-2------2------2------2------|
E |---------------3--3-3-3--3-3-|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-|
while I can't see it, I'm out of time It's an endless mental
E |--------------------------|----------------------|----------------|
B |--------------------------|----------------------|----------------|
G |-2------2------2----------|-5--------------------|----------------|
D |-2------2------2------5---|-5--------------------|-5--------2-----|
A |-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-5---|-3--------------------|-5--------2-----|
E |----------------------3---|----------------------|-3--------0-----|
fight. I don't wanna keep on dragging myself
E |-------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
B |-------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
G |-2-----------------------|----------------------|-5----------------------|
D |-2-----------5-----------|-3--------3--------5--|-5----------------------|
A |-0-----------5-----------|-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-5--|-3----------------------|
E |-------------3-----------|-1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1-3--|------------------------|
I seem to live in happiness No, I don't wanna keep on
E |------------------|--------------------------|------------------|--------|
B |------------------|--------------------------|------------------|--------|
G |------------------|-2------------------------|--------7---------|-9------|
D |-5----------2-----|-2---------------5--------|-3------7---7-7-8-|-9------|
A |-5----------2-----|-0---------------5--------|-3------5---5-5-6-|-7------|
E |-3----------0-----|-----------------3--------|-1----------------|--------|
dragging myself I need someone to find my way And I feel
like such
a fool.
Redo Riff A
Riff Solo
E |--------------|----------|------------------------------|
B |--------------|----------|------------------------------|
G |-5-----5------|----------|------------------------------|
D |-5-----5------|-5---2----|--2------2--------------------|
A |-3-----3------|-5---2----|--0--0-0-0--0-0-5------5------|
E |--------------|-3---0----|----------------3--3-3-3--3-3-|
E |-------------------------|
B |-------------------------|
G |-------------------------|
D |-------------------------|
A |-3------3------3-------5-|
E |-1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1--3-|
E |--------------|----------|------------------------------|
B |--------------|----------|------------------------------|
G |-5-----5------|----------|------------------------------|
D |-5-----5------|-5---2----|--2------2--------------------|
A |-3-----3------|-5---2----|--0--0-0-0--0-0-5------5------|
E |--------------|-3---0----|----------------3--3-3-3--3-3-|
E |------------------------|-------------|
B |------------------------|-------------|
G |------------------------|-9-----------|
D |---------------7--7-7-8-|-9-----------|
A |-3------3------5--5-5-6-|-7-----------|
E |-1--1-1-1--1-1----------|-------------|
Solo
E |-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B |-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
G |---------11-12--11-12--11-14-11|12-11-12-11------------------|
D |--10~-10-----------------------|------------12(B)-12(B)-10-12|
A |-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E |-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E |------------|------------------|---|-----------------------------------|
B |------------|---P--P--------P--|---|10-13--10-11----10------------10---|
G |---14-------|--/\-/\-------/\--|---|--\/----\/---12-------9-10-12----12|
D |14----14----|-15-14-12-10-12-10|---|---H-----H---------12--------------|
A |------------|------------------|12-|-----------------------------------|
E |------------|------------------|---|-----------------------------------|
E |-----H--P--P---|-------|------P-----------------P----|
B |----/\-/\-/\---|-------|-----/\----------------/\----|
G |10-10-12-10-9--|----7-9|9-10-9-7-9----7-9-9-10-9-7-9-|
D |---------------|-10----|-----------10----------------|
A |---------------|-------|-----------------------------|
E |---------------|-------|-----------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------13-/17-|-16-------|
B |--------------13--13-15-13-15-17-15-17-------|----------|
G |13-14-16-14-16--16---------------------------|----------|
D |--(*) This bar is harmonized in 3rds---------|----------|
A |---------------------------------------------|----------|
E |---------------------------------------------|----------|
Harmony guitars
A5 E5 A5
E |------------|---------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
B |------------|---------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
G |-2----------|---------|2---9--9-7-------|----9-7----7-9-|----9--9-7-------|
D |-2----------|---------|2--10-10-9-10-9--|---10-9-10-9-10|---10-10-9-10-9--|
A |-0----------|---------|0----------12-11-|--------12-----|-----------12-11-|
E |------------|------3--|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
E5 D5 E5
E |---------|-----------------------|--------------------|
B |---------|-----------------------|--------------------|
G |---------|---10-10-10-9--7-------|-----7-9--7----7-9--|
D |---7-6/--|---12-12-12-10-9-10-9--|---9-9-10-9-10-9-10-|
A |---9-7---|-----------------12-11-|--11--------12------|
E |---------|-----------------------|--------------------|
A5 G5 E5 A5
E |-----------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
B |----H------------------|----H--------------|-----------------|
G |---/\---7--------------|---/\--------------|--sl.------------|
D |---9-10-9--10-9---7-9--|---7--9-10--9-7-9--|--9/10-----------|
A |--11-12----12-11--9-11-|---9-11-12-11-9-11-|-11/12-----------|
E |-----------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
Chorus 3:
E |----------------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
B |----------------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
G |-5--------------------------|-------------------|-2----------------------|
D |-5--------------------------|-5---------2-------|-2--------------5-------|
A |-3--------------------------|-5---------2-------|-0--------------5-------|
E |----------------------------|-3---------0-------|----------------3-------|
I don't wanna keep on dra--gging myself One day I'll find where
happiness
E |-----------------------|----------------------------|--------------------|
B |-----------------------|----------------------------|--------------------|
G |-----------------------|-5--------------------------|--------------------|
D |-3---------------------|-5--------------------------|-5--------2---------|
A |-333333333333-3-5---5--|-3--------------------------|-5--------2---------|
E |-111111111111-1-3---3--|----------------------------|-3--------0---------|
is I don't wanna keep on dra--ggin myself
E |-----------------------------|------------------|------------------------|
B |-----------------------------|------------------|------------------------|
G |-2---------------------------|---------7--------|-9----------------------|
D |-2-------------5-------------|-3-------7--7-7-8-|-9----------------------|
A |-0-------------5-------------|-3-------5--5-5-6-|-7----------------------|
E |---------------3-------------|-1----------------|------------------------|
You're the one who knows my way And I feel like...
E |-------------|-------------|-----1-3-1-0--|-0----------------------|
B |--1-----1----|--1-----1----|----3-------3-|-0----0-1-3--1-0-1-0----|
G |----2-----2--|----0-----0--|--2-----------|-1--------------\/\/--0-|
D |-----2-----2-|-----2-----2-|-0------------|-2--------------H-P-----|
A |-0-----0-----|-------------|--------------|-2----------------------|
E |-------------|-3-----3-----|--------------|-0----------------------|
Yeah..
E |-Let ring----|
B |----1--------|
G |---2---------|
D |--2----------|
A |-0-----------|
E |-------------|
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Last updated : October 10th, 1997
Please e-mail us any corrections or extras.
Tabbed : Steve Begin (sbegin@videotron.ca)
Long Solo : Gilles Labbe (glabbe@videotron.ca)
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