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Emotion Sickness

Silverchair
Tab
★4.8(16)

5 versions

Tab4

Bass1

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

(Clean) (x2)

Db|-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-|
Db|-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---3-3-3-|
Ab|-3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-|
Db|-3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-|
Ab|-0-0-0---x-x-x---1-1-1---0-0-0-|
Db|-0-0-0---3-3-3-----------------|

Verse 1

Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------0-------0---|
Db|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|
Ab|-----------------1-------0-------1-------1-------1-------1-------|
Db|-0-------3-------------------------------------------------------|

Erupt again ignore the pill

Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3---|
Db|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---2---2-|
Ab|-----------------1-------0-------1-------1-------3-------3-------|
Db|-0-------3-------------------------------------------------------|

And I won't let it show

Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------0-------0-------0-------0---|
Ab|-----3-------3-------3-------3---------3-------3-------3-------3-|
Db|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-------3-------3-------3-----|
Ab|-----------------1-------0-------1-------1-------1-------1-------|
Db|-0-------3-------------------------------------------------------|

Sacrifice the tortures

Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3---|
Db|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---2---2-|
Ab|-----------------1-------0-------1-------1-------3-------3-------|
Db|-0-------3-------------------------------------------------------|

Orchestral tear cash-flow

Db|-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-|
Db|-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---3-3-3-|
Ab|-3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-|
Db|-3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-|
Ab|-0-0-0---x-x-x---1-1-1---0-0-0-|
Db|-0-0-0---3-3-3-----------------|

Verse 2

Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------0-------0-------0-------0---|
Ab|-----3-------3-------3-------3---------3-------3-------3-------3-|
Db|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-------3-------3-------3-----|
Ab|-----------------1-------0-------1-------1-------1-------1-------|
Db|-0-------3-------------------------------------------------------|

Increase, delete, escape, defeat. It's all that matters to you

Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3---|
Db|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---2---2-|
Ab|-----------------1-------0-------1-------1-------3-------3-------|
Db|-0-------3-------------------------------------------------------|

Cotton case for an iron pill

Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----2-------2-------0-------0--------------------5--------------|
Ab|-------0-------0-------0-------0-----4-------4----4--------------|
Db|---2-------2-------2-------2-------2---2---2---2--2--------------|
Ab|-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------0--------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Distorted eyes when everything is clearly dying

Chorus 1

(x4)

Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----7-------8--------8--------7-------7-------7-------7-------7---|
Ab|---8---8---7---7---10---10---8---8---7---7---7---7---4---4---4---4-|
Db|-0-------0-------0---------0---------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Burn my knees and...

Burn my knees and...

Burn my knees and...

(Distorted)

Db|-------------0---------------0---|
Db|-----7---------7-----7---------7-|
Ab|---4---4---4-------4---4---4-----|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
Db|---------------------------------|

* * * *

Bridge 2

(Clean) (x4)

Db|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-|
Db|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-|
Ab|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-|
Db|-7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5-|
Ab|-5-5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-3-|
Db|-----------------------|

Emotion sickness

Addicts with no heroin

Emotion sickness

Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----2-------2-------0-------0--------------------5-|
Ab|-------0-------0-------0-------0-----4-------4----4-|
Db|---2-------2-------2-------2-------2---2---2---2--2-|
Ab|-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------0-|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|

Distorted eyes when everything is clearly dying

Breakdown 1

(Distorted) (x2)

Db|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Db|-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7----5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-------|
Ab|-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5----3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|

* * * * * * * * * *

(x4)

Db|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Db|-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7---3---3-3-3-4---4-4-4-4-|
Ab|-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5---1---1-0-1-2---2-2-2-2-|
Db|----------------------------------------------|

* * * * * *

Chorus 2

(Clean) (x4)

Db|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----7-------8--------8--------7-----------0-----0-----2---2-0-|
Ab|---8---8---7---7---10---10---8---0-----0-----0-----------3-----|
Db|-0-------0-------0---------0---------5---5-----5-----0---------|
Ab|-----------------------------------3---------------3-----------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Burn my knees and...

Burn my knees and pray

Burn my knees and...

Burn my knees and pray

Breakdown 2

(x4)

Db|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-|
Db|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-|
Ab|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-|
Db|-7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5-|
Ab|-5-5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-3-|
Db|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-|

Get up

Get up

Get up

Get up

Get up

Get up

Get up

Won't you stop my...

Db|-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-|
Db|-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---3-3-3-|
Ab|-3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-|
Db|-3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-|
Ab|-0-0-0---x-x-x---1-1-1---0-0-0-|
Db|-0-0-0---3-3-3-----------------|

...pain

Db|-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-|
Db|-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-|
Ab|-3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---5-5-5-|
Db|-3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---5-5-5-|
Ab|-0-0-0---x-x-x---1-1-1---3-3-3-|
Db|-0-0-0---3-3-3-----------------|
Db|-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-|
Db|-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---3-3-3-|
Ab|-3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-|
Db|-3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-|
Ab|-0-0-0---x-x-x---1-1-1---0-0-0-|
Db|-0-0-0---3-3-3-----------------|
Db|-0-0-0---0-0-0---0--0--0-------|
Db|-0-0-0---0-0-0---0--0--0-------|
Ab|-3-3-3---3-3-3---3--3--3-------|
Db|-3-3-3---3-3-3---2--2--2-------|
Ab|-1-1-1---3-3-3---3--3--3-------|
Db|-------------------------------|

Outro

(x2)

Db|---------8-----10-----8-----0-------------------------------------|
Db|-----7-----7------7-----7-----7-----------0-------------2-----0-2-|
Ab|---8---8-----8------8-----8-----0-----4-----4-------3-----3-------|
Db|-0----------------------------------4---4-----4---3---3-----3-----|
Ab|----------------------------------2-------------1-----------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------8-----10-----8-----0---------------------------0---------|
Db|-----7-----7------7-----7-----7-----------0-------------2---------|
Ab|---8---8-----8------8-----8-----0-----4-----4-------3---3---------|
Db|-0----------------------------------4---4-----4---3---3-3---------|
Ab|----------------------------------2-------------1-------1---------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------|

(x6)

Db|-----0---0---0-0--0-0-0-0---0---0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Db|-----7---7---5-5--5-5-5-0---0---0---0-2-2-2-0-0-0-|
Ab|-----8---8---3-3--3-3-3-0---3---3---3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|
Db|-0---0---0---0-0--0-0-0-0---3---3---3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|
Ab|-0---0---0---0-0--0-0-0-----1---1---1-1-1-1-1-1---|
Db|-0---0---0----------------------------------------|

Emotion sickness

Addicts with no heroin

Good things will pass (It helps with excess access)

Lessons learned

Emotion sickness

Lessons learned

Db|---------8-----10-----8-----0-------------------------------------|
Db|-----7-----7------7-----7-----7-----------2-------------0-----0---|
Ab|---8---8-----8------8-----8-----0-----3-----3-------4-----4-----4-|
Db|-0----------------------------------3---3-----3---4---4-----4-----|
Ab|----------------------------------1-------------2-----------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------8-----10-----8-----0---------------------0---------------|
Db|-----7-----7------7-----7-----7-----------0-------0---------------|
Ab|---8---8-----8------8-----8-----0-----3-----3-----4---------------|
Db|-0----------------------------------3---3-----3---4---------------|
Ab|----------------------------------1---------------2---------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------|

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| b Bend

| x Dead note

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