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Happy When it Rains

The Jesus and Mary Chain
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Song

Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2002 23:21:57 +0100 (BST)

From: <funnell_teen_spirit@yahoo.com>

Subject: j/jesus_and_mary_chain/happy_when_it_rains.tab

Title: Happy When It Rains

Band: The Jesus & Mary Chain

Album: Darklands (1987)

tabbed by scef (email: funnell_teen_spirit@yahoo.com)

I'm amazed at how little JAMC stuff there is on olga

considering the amount of brilliant stuff they've

done...well I'm gonna try and change that, might take

a while but will be worth it d:-)

chords

Bb5 Eb5 F5

e---------------------|
B---------------------|
G----------8-----10---|
D---8------8-----10---|
A---8------6-----8----|
E---6-----------------|

intro

Bb5

e-----------------|-----------------|
B-----------------|-----------------|
G-----------------|-----------------|
D-8---------------|-----------------|
A-8-----8---------|-6-----5---------|
E-6---------------|-------------8---|

Eb5

e-----------------|-----------------|
B-----------------|-----------------|
G-8---------------|-----------------|
D-8---------------|-----------------|
A-6-----8---------|-6-----5---------|
E-6---------------|-------------8---|

Bb5

e-----------------|-----------------|
B-----------------|-----------------|
G-----------------|-----------------|
D-8---------------|-----------------|
A-8-----8---------|-6-----5---------|
E-6---------------|-------------8---|

Eb5 F5

e-----------------|-------------------|
B-----------------|-------------------|
G-8---------------|-10----------------|
D-8---------------|-10----------------|
A-6-----8---------|-8-----------------|
E-6---------------|-8------11---------|

Bb5

step back...

Eb5 F5

breakin every thing...

Bb5

she can take...

Eb5 F5

tear it up...on my...

Eb5 F5

plug into...where things...

Bb5

talking fast...

Eb5 F5

I would...my skin...

Bb5

talking fast...

Eb5 F5

I would...my back...

Eb5 F5

don't know...things vapourize...

Bb5

and we tried...

Eb5

and we looked...

F5

and we lived...

Eb5 Bb5 <----at this chord william

but something...like pain starts playing 'riff A'

Eb5 - see lower down

...day rain

Bb5

...the sky

Eb5

...darkest sky

F5

but your lips...

Eb5 Bb5

that's why...it rains

Eb5

...it pours

'riff A'

Bb5

e-----------------|-----------------|
B---6-----6-----6-|-----6-------6---|
G-----------------|-----------------|
D-8-----8-----8---|---8-----8-------|
A-----------------|-----------------|
E-----------------|-----------------|

Eb5

e-----------------|-----------------|
B---6-----6-----6-|-----6---6-------|
G-----------------|-----------------|
D-8-----8-----8---|---8-------8-----|
A-----------------|-----------------|
E-----------------|-----------------|

solo 1

(Eb5) Bb5

e---------------------|-----------------|
B---------------------|-----------------|
G---------------------|-----------------|
D---8-8-8-10-10-12-12-|-8---8---8---8-8-|
A---------------------|-----------------|
E---------------------|-----------------|

Eb5

e---------------------|-----------------|
B---------------------|-----------------|
G---------------------|-----------------|
D---8-8-8-10-10-12-12-|-8---8---8---8-8-|
A---------------------|-----------------|
E---------------------|-----------------|

Bb5

e---------------------------|-----------------|
B---------------------------|-----------------|
G---10-10-10-10/12-10-------|-----------------|
D---------------------12-10-|-8---8---8---8-8-|
A---------------------------|-----------------|
E---------------------------|-----------------|

Eb5

e---------------------------|------------------|
B---------------------------|------------------|
G---10-10-10-10/12-10-------|------------------|
D---------------------12-10-|-108-8---8---8-8-|
A---------------------------|------------------|
E---------------------------|------------------|

F5

e---------------------------|------------------|
B---------------------------|------------------|
G---10-10-10-10/12-10-------|------------------|
D---------------------12-10-|-10---------------|
A---------------------------|------------------|
E---------------------------|------------------|

F5

looking at...

Eb5 Bb5 <--- more of 'riff A'

...feels like...pain

Eb5

to my brain

solo 2

Eb5

e-----------------|---------------------|
B-----------------|--------------8------|
G---8-----8-----8-|-----8---8/10---10-8-|
D-8-----8-----8---|---8-----------------|
A-----------------|---------------------|
E-----------------|---------------------|

Bb5

e------------------|----------------------------|
B------------------|----------------------------|
G-10-----10-----10-|---10---10---10/12-10-------|
D------8------8----|-8--------------------12-10-|
A------------------|----------------------------|
E------------------|----------------------------|

Bb5

and if...

Eb5

you take...

Bb5

I'm on...

Eb5

you take...

Bb5

and I'm happy...

Eb5

and I'm happy...

Bb5

and I'm happy...

Eb5

oh I'm happy...

Bb5

oh I'm happy...

that's it, now off to work on more JAMC tabs...

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