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Steam Will Rise

Silverchair
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Song

Silverchair

Steam Will Rise

Neon Ballroom

1999

Tabbed by John (fender3469@aol.com)

0:00 Bass

eI----------------------------------------------I

bI----------------------------------------------I

gI----------------------------------------------I

dI----------------------------------------------I

aI----------------------------------------------I

   eI--1--1--1-3-4--4--4-3-0--0--0-0--0-0--0--0s2--I

0:12 Guitars in

   eI-11-12-11-3-3s5---11-12-11-3-3s5----11-12-11-3-3s5---I
   BI-----------------------------------3-----------------I

GI-----------------------------------------------------I

DI-----------------------------------------------------I

AI-----------------------------------------------------I

EI-----------------------------------------------------I

0:24 Guitars out

Contain Yorself

I will compress what I am to

0:35 x2

I--------------------I--------------------I I

   I--------1-------1---I-----0-------0------I I
   I----------2-------0-I-------4-------4----I I
   I------2-------2-----I--------------------I I
   I----0-------3-------I---3-------3--------I I
   I--------------------I-1-------1----------I I

Replace yourself

With what you love

Your substitute

0:47

I----------------------------I

   I-----5-----5---5-----6------I

I----------------------------I

I----------------------------I

   I---5-----5---------6--------I
   I-3-----3-----3---4-----4--1-I

Only wanted a piece of myself

0:54 x4

   I--------------------I-----0----------I I
   I--------1-------1---I-----0---0------I I
   I----------2-------0-I-------4---4----I I
   I------2-------2-----I----------------I I
   I----0---------------I---3------------I I
   I------------3-------I-1--------------I I

Steam will rise (x4)

0:12 Bass then guitars in (doubled)

   I-11-12-11-3-3s5--I-11-12-11-3-3s5----I
   I-----------------I----------------3--I

I-----------------I-------------------I

I-----------------I-------------------I

I-----------------I-------------------I

I-----------------I-------------------I

1:31 Guitars out

Refrain

Confess

Contain

Repress

Pretend I'm dead

Abuse myself

Cofuse myself

I won't be lead

1:54

I I----------------------------------------I I----------------------------I

   I I--------5-----5---5-----6--------1------I I-----5-----5---5-----6------I

I I----------------------------------------I I----------------------------I

I I----------------------------------------I I----------------------------I

   I I------5-----5---------6--------3--------I I---5-----5---------6--------I
   I I----3-----3-----3---4-----4--1-----1----I I-3-----3-----3---4-----4--1-I

Only wanted a piece of myself (x3)

2:13

   I I--------------------I-----0----------I I
   I I--------1-------1---I-----0---0------I I
   I I----------2-------0-I-------4---4----I I
   I I------2-------2-----I----------------I I
   I I----0---------------I---3------------I I
   I I------------3-------I-1--------------I I

Steam will rise (x4)

2:37

I---------------------------------I----------------------------------I

I---------------------------------I----------------------------------I

I---------------------------------I----------------------------------I

   I-----7-------5-------8---10--8-7-I-----7-------5-------8---10--7-8--I
   I---7---7---5---5---8-------------I---7---7---5---5---8--------------I
   I-5-------3-------6------6----6---I-5-------3-------6-----6----6-----I

I---------------------------------I-------------------I---I---I---I---I

I---------------------------------I-------------------I---I---I---I---I

I---------------------------------I-------------------I---I---I---I---I

   I----7-------5-------8---10--8-7--I-----7-------5--8--I-8-I-8-I-8-I-8-I
   I--7---7---5---5---8--------------I---7---7---5--5-8--I-8-I-8-I-8-I-8-I
   I-5-------3-------6-----6---6-----I-5-------3------6--I-6-I-6-I-6-I-6-I

3:22 x4

   I I--------------------I-----0----------I I
   I I--------1-------1---I-----0---0------I I
   I I----------2-------0-I-------4---4----I I
   I I------2------2------I----------------I I
   I I----0---------------I---3------------I I
   I I-----------3--------I-1--------------I I

Steam will rise (x4)

3:45

   I-11-12-11-3-3s5-I-11-12-11-3-3s5---I-11-12-11-3-3s5-I-11-12-11-3-3s5-I
   I-----------------I-----------------3-I------------------I-----------------I

I-----------------I--------------------I-----------------I-----------------I

I-----------------I--------------------I-----------------I-----------------I

I-----------------I--------------------I-----------------I-----------------I

I-----------------I--------------------I-----------------I-----------------I

(then chords of A)

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