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Date: Fri, 20 Mar 1998 19:05:20 -0500
From: Pierre Begin <pbegin@videotron.ca>
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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