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Crackerman

Stone Temple Pilots
Tab
★4.7(33)

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

Intro

3x

e||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
B||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
G||*-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------*||
D||*-2-4-4-2-4-4-2-4-|-4-2-4-4-2-4-4-2-|-------2---------|--2-------------*||
A||--0-2-2-0-2-2-0-2-|-2-0-2-2-0-2-2-0-|-2-4-4-0-4-4-2-4-|4-0-4-4-2-4-4-4--||
E||------------------|-----------------|-0-2-2---2-2-0-2-|2---2-2-0-2-2-2--||

>.........................Fill A.......................<

e||-----------------|-----------------|-------|--------||
B||-----------------|-----------------|-------|v7~~~---||
G||-----------------|-----------------|-2~~~--|v8~~~---||
D||-2-4-4-2-4-4-2-4-|-4-2-4-4-2-4-4-2-|-2~~~--|v7~~~---||
A||-0-2-2-0-2-2-0-2-|-2-0-2-2-0-2-2-0-|-0~~~--|v0~~~---||
E||-----------------|-----------------|-------|------9\||

Verse

2x

e||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
B||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
G||*-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------*||
D||*-------2---------|---2-------------|-------2---------|---2------------*||
A||--2-4-4-0-4-4-2-4-|-4-0-4-4-2-4-4-4-|-2-4-4-0-4-4-2-4-|-4-0-4-4-2-4-4-4-||
E||--0-2-2---2-2-0-2-|-2---2-2-0-2-2-2-|-0-2-2---2-2-0-2-|-2---2-2-0-2-2-2-||

"Kickin' as I'm tryin' to sleep

I got the mud beneath my shoes

Rubber band, rubber band, gun in hand,

Gun in hand I wanna use."

Chorus

(with Fill A, 1ST TIME ONLY)

3x

e||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
B||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
G||*-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------*||
D||*-2-4-4-2-4-4-2-4-|-4-2-4-4-2-4-4-2-|-------2---------|--2-------------*||
A||--0-2-2-0-2-2-0-2-|-2-0-2-2-0-2-2-0-|-2-4-4-0-4-4-2-4-|4-0-4-4-2-4-4-4--||
E||------------------|-----------------|-0-2-2---2-2-0-2-|2---2-2-0-2-2-2--||

>.........................Fill A.......................<

e||-----------------|-----------------|-------|--------||
B||-----------------|-----------------|-------|v7~~~---||
G||-----------------|-----------------|-2~~~--|v8~~~---||
D||-2-4-4-2-4-4-2-4-|-4-2-4-4-2-4-4-2-|-2~~~--|v7~~~---||
A||-0-2-2-0-2-2-0-2-|-2-0-2-2-0-2-2-0-|-0~~~--|v0~~~---||
E||-----------------|-----------------|-------|------9\||

"Roamin', roamin', roam

(Get away, gotta get away.)

And I think I think too much.

(I don't care, yeah, but I don't care.)

Roamin', roamin', roam

(Get away, gotta get away.)

And I think I think too much."

Verse 2

2x

e||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
B||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
G||*-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------*||
D||*-------2---------|---2-------------|-------2---------|---2------------*||
A||--2-4-4-0-4-4-2-4-|-4-0-4-4-2-4-4-4-|-2-4-4-0-4-4-2-4-|-4-0-4-4-2-4-4-4-||
E||--0-2-2---2-2-0-2-|-2---2-2-0-2-2-2-|-0-2-2---2-2-0-2-|-2---2-2-0-2-2-2-||

"Trippin' as I'm thinkin'

'Bout a boy, his name was Sue.

He's a man, he's a man, Crackerman,

Crackerman he's a woman too."

Chorus

3x

e||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
B||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
G||*-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------*||
D||*-2-4-4-2-4-4-2-4-|-4-2-4-4-2-4-4-2-|-------2---------|--2-------------*||
A||--0-2-2-0-2-2-0-2-|-2-0-2-2-0-2-2-0-|-2-4-4-0-4-4-2-4-|4-0-4-4-2-4-4-4--||
E||------------------|-----------------|-0-2-2---2-2-0-2-|2---2-2-0-2-2-2--||

Bridge

e||-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------|-------------|
B||-------------3-3-|---4b(5)r4---4-----5-5-|-------------3-3-|-------------|
G||-------------2-2-|---4b(5)r4-2-4-2/4-4-4-|-------------2-2-|-------------|
D||-------2---2-0-0-|-----------------------|-------2---2-0-0-|----0--------|
A||-4-4-4-0---0-----|-0---------------------|-4-----0---0-----|------0------|
E||-2-2-2-----------|-----------------------|-2---------------|--------5b(7)|
e|-------------|-----------------------|-------------|-------------||
B|-----------3-|---4b(5)r4---4-----5-5-|-----------3-|-------------||
G|-----------2-|---4b(5)r4-2-4-2/4-4-4-|-----------2-|-------------||
D|-----2-----0-|-----------------------|-----2-----0-|--0-0-0-0----||
A|-4---0---0---|-0---------------------|-4---0---0---|-------------||
E|-2-----------|-----------------------|-2-----------|----------12\||

"And I'm thinkin'

While I'm thinkin'.

And I'm thinkin'

While I'm thinkin'."

Solo Rhythm

2x

e||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
B||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
G||*-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------*||
D||*-------2---------|---2-------------|-------2---------|---2------------*||
A||--2-4-4-0-4-4-2-4-|-4-0-4-4-2-4-4-4-|-2-4-4-0-4-4-2-4-|-4-0-4-4-2-4-4-4-||
E||--0-2-2---2-2-0-2-|-2---2-2-0-2-2-2-|-0-2-2---2-2-0-2-|-2---2-2-0-2-2-2-|| (4x)

Chorus

3x

e||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
B||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
G||*-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------*||
D||*-2-4-4-2-4-4-2-4-|-4-2-4-4-2-4-4-2-|-------2---------|--2-------------*||
A||--0-2-2-0-2-2-0-2-|-2-0-2-2-0-2-2-0-|-2-4-4-0-4-4-2-4-|4-0-4-4-2-4-4-4--||
E||------------------|-----------------|-0-2-2---2-2-0-2-|2---2-2-0-2-2-2--||

Bridge

e||-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------|-------------|
B||-------------3-3-|---4b(5)r4---4-----5-5-|-------------3-3-|-------------|
G||-------------2-2-|---4b(5)r4-2-4-2/4-4-4-|-------------2-2-|-------------|
D||-------2---2-0-0-|-----------------------|-------2---2-0-0-|----0--------|
A||-4-4-4-0---0-----|-0---------------------|-4-----0---0-----|------0------|
E||-2-2-2-----------|-----------------------|-2---------------|--------5b(7)|
e|-------------|-----------------------|-------------|-------------||
B|-----------3-|---4b(5)r4---4-----5-5-|-----------3-|-------------||
G|-----------2-|---4b(5)r4-2-4-2/4-4-4-|-----------2-|-------------||
D|-----2-----0-|-----------------------|-----2-----0-|--0-0-0-0----||
A|-4---0---0---|-0---------------------|-4---0---0---|-------------||
E|-2-----------|-----------------------|-2-----------|----------12\||

Outro

2x

e||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
B||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
G||*-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------*||
D||*-------2---------|---2-------------|-------2---------|---2------------*||
A||--2-4-4-0-4-4-2-4-|-4-0-4-4-2-4-4-4-|-2-4-4-0-4-4-2-4-|-4-0-4-4-2-4-4-4-||
E||--0-2-2---2-2-0-2-|-2---2-2-0-2-2-2-|-0-2-2---2-2-0-2-|-2---2-2-0-2-2-2-||

ends on this chord: |-------|

|-v4~~~-|

|-v2~~~-|

|-v4~~~-|

|-v0~~~-|

|-v0~~~-|

Vocal ad lib during outro: "Wind traps,

mud flaps,

dust blowin' in my eyes,

I'm rollin',

I'm rollin'..." etc.

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| / Slide up

| \ Slide down

| ~ Vibrato

|v Upstroke

|b Bend

|r Release

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