Stealing Happy Hours

Song

'Stealing Happy Hours'

Performed by 311

From the album "Transistor" on Capricorn/Mercury Records

Music by: N. Hexum

Lyrics by: N. Hexum

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Tabbed by: Michael Slusarz (slusarz@ucsu.colorado.edu)

Shane2585 (Shane2585@aol.com)

Robb Laake (Robb0311@aol.com)

Intro:

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N.C.

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3:-----4-4------4-4------4-4------4-4------4-4-4-4-4-4------4-4-4-4-4-4-

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N.C.

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3:-----4-4-4-4-4-4------4-4-4-4-4-4-

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Riff 1:

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Bsus4 Asus4 Bm11

1:-7----7----5-----7--
2:-7----7----5-----5--
3:-9----9----7-----7--
4:-9----9----7----(7)-

5:--------------------

6:--------------------

Chorus:

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Esus2 Dsus2

1:-7--7-7--7--7-7--5--5-5--5--5-5-
2:-7--7-7--7--7-7--5--5-5--5--5-5-
3:-9--9-9--9--9-9--7--7-7--7--7-7-

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Solo 1:

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N.C.

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2:-------------------------9p7---7-9----------------(9)h10-9-9-12--10-9-
3:-----------------------------9------9---------------------------------
4:-------------------9-9----------------9---9h11p9----------------------
5:-----7---7--9//11-----------------------------------------------------
6:-7h9---9--------------------------------------------------------------

~ (tremolo)

N.C.

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2:------10p9----------------------12------12-10---12--10-9-12-10-9----10-9-
3:-(9)--------11//13-11--------------------------------------------11------

4:-------------------------------------------------------------------------

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6:-------------------------------------------------------------------------

N.C.

1:----------------------------------------------------------7-------------
2:------9--------------------------------------------7-9-10---10-9-7-9-10-
3:-11-9---11-9----9-8-------------6-----------6-7//9----------------------
4:-------------11-----9\\7-9--9-9---9-7-6-7-9-----------------------------

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N.C.

1:-7-9-10-10//12-

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Solo 2:

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N.C.

1:-14-14-14-11-11-------------------------------------------------------
2:----------------12-12--14p13p12----12---------------------------------
3:--------------------------------13----13------------------------------
4:-----------------------------------------14-13-12-11----11-12---11----
5:-----------------------------------------------------14------------14-

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N.C.

1:-------------------------------------------------------14p13p12--11----
2:---------------------------------------------12//14-12--------------12-
3:---------------------------11-11-11-11-b11b----------------------------
4:-11-12-14-12-11----11-12-14--------------------------------------------
5:----------------14-----------------------------------------------------

6:-----------------------------------------------------------------------

N.C.

1:-------------------------------------------------------------

2:-14p13p12----12----------12----------------------------------
3:----------13----13----13----13-12\\11-11--12-11--------------
4:-------------------14---------------------------14-12-11-----
5:----------------------------------------------------------14-

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N.C.

1:----------------------------------------------11-----12-11--14p13p12-
2:----------------------------------12----14-12----14------------------
3:----------11-12-14-14//16---14-13----14------------------------------
4:-11-12-14------------------------------------------------------------

5:---------------------------------------------------------------------

6:---------------------------------------------------------------------

N.C.

1:-16--19--17------17-16--------------------------------------------
2:------------(19)-------19-17-19p18p17\\16----16-17-16-------------
3:------------------------------------------18----------18-16-14-13-

4:------------------------------------------------------------------

5:------------------------------------------------------------------

6:------------------------------------------------------------------

Solo 3:

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N.C.

1:----------------------------------------12-12-14//16-14------19-----------
2:---------------------12-12----12-12//14-----------------b19b----19\\17-17-
3:------9----9-11//13--------13---------------------------------------------
4:-9-11---11----------------------------------------------------------------

5:--------------------------------------------------------------------------

6:--------------------------------------------------------------------------

N.C.

1:----------------------------19-17---16-17-16-------------------------
2:-19p18p17--17-17--b19b--19-------------------19-17-19-17-16----17-16-
3:------------------------------------------------------------18-------

4:---------------------------------------------------------------------

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N.C.

1:----------------------------------------------------------------------------

2:--------b(19)---17---15-17-14-15-14----14-----------------------------------
3:-18-16------------------------------16----16-14-13-14-13--------------------
4:---------------------------------------------------------14-12-11-12-12//14-

5:----------------------------------------------------------------------------

6:----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Ending:

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N.C.

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Lyrics/Song Structure:

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---> Play Intro

---> Play Riff 1 (x2)

---> Play Riff 1 over:

Massive Laminate Fortress

Hazy cannabis porches

Saying no to the bores

It's not mine or yours then I said

The wait it sucks I don't mind waiting

once you get here there's no more gates and

I gotta say

---> Play Chorus over:

Stealing happy hours

Stealing happy hours, yeah

Stealing happy hours

Stealing happy hours, yeah

---> Play Solo 1

---> No guitar

---> Play Riff 1 over:

Don't wait one minute more to ask me

You make me feel like Hank Chinaski

In war all the time, war, war all the time

We're snatching bits of time that

No one else can seem to find

---> Play Chorus over:

Stealing happy hours

Stealing happy hours, yeah

Stealing happy hours

Stealing happy hours, yeah

---> Play Solo 2

---> Play Ending (x1)