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Garbage - Only Happy When It Rains

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Band: Garbage
Song Title: Only Happy When It Rains
Tuning: Normal
***Corrected B Chord Tab It Was Not Correctly Noted 02.18.11***
A5 B5 C#5 E5 F5 G#5
E|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------4-----6-----------------------| D|----7-----4-----6-----2-----3-----6-----| A|----7-----2-----4-----2-----3-----6-----| E|----5-----------------------1-----4-----|

Verse 1:
Guitar I: Plays 5ths
Guitar II:
G#5
I'm only happy when it rains
F#5 E5
I'm only happy when it's complicated
C#5 E5
And though I know you can't appreciate it
F#5 G#5
I'm only happy when it rains
F#5 E5
You know I love it when the news is bad
C#5 E5
Or why it feels so good to feels so sad
F#5 B5
I'm only happy when it rains
Chorus:
Guitar I: Plays 5ths
Guitar II: Lead
Guitar I:
C#5 G#5 A5 B5 C#5
Pour your misery down, pour your misery down on me
G#5 A5 B5 F#5
Pour your misery down, pour your misery down on me
Guitar II:
|-----C#----|-----G#-----|-----A------|-----B------|-----C#-----|-----G#-----|-----A------|

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E|-----------|----4-------|------------|------------|------------|----4-------|------------| B|------4----|-------4----|-------4----|-------4----|-------4----|-------4----|-------4----| G|---------6-|-6--------6-|-6--------6-|-6--------6-|-6--------6-|-6--------6-|-6--------6-| D|---6-------|------------|----8-------|----4-------|----6-------|------------|----8-------| A|-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------| E|-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------| ------B-------|

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--------------| -------4------| -6--------6---| --------------| ----4---------| --------------|

Verse 2:
Guitar I: Plays 5ths
Guitar II: Lead
Guitar I:
G#5
I'm only happy when it rains
F#5 E5
I feel good when things are going wrong
C#5 E5
I only listen to the sad, sad songs
F#5 B5
I'm only happy when it rains
Guitar II:
Listen To Song For Placement Of Lead During Second Verse
E|--4-----4-----------|-4-----4--------|-4-----4------------------| B|--------------------|----------------|--------------------------| G|-----------6--6-b-7-|----------6-b-7-|----------6-b-7-r-6---4---| D|-----6--------------|----6-----------|----6---------------------| A|--------------------|----------------|--------------------------| E|--------------------|----------------|--------------------------|

Guitar Solo
Guitar I: PLays Chords
Guitar II: Plays Solo
Guitar I:
C#5 G#5 A5 B5 C#5 G#5 A5 B5
Guitar II:
***Tab notation b means bend 1/2 step release back to root note***
I have put two versions of the solo one is as accurate to the album as I could figure out.
The other is kind of a cheat but sounds good when played with the cd.
Guitar Solo Album Version
E|-----------------|--------------------11-|--------------------12-|--------------------16-| B|--------------14-|-----------------------|-----------------------|-11--13-b-1/2-r-13-----| G|-11--13-r-13-----|-11--13-b-1/2-r-13-----|-11--13-b-1/2-r-13-----|-----------------------| D|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| A|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| E|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| E|-12-b-12-b-11-p-9----------|-12-b-12-b-11-p-9------------|-12-b-12-b-11-p-9------------| B|-------------------13-b--9-|---------------------13-b--9-|---------------------13-b--9-| G|---------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| D|---------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| A|---------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| E|---------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| E|-12-b-12-b-11-p-9----------| B|-------------------13-b--9-| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------|

Guitar Solo Cheat Version Or Just Play The First Part Twice
E|-----------------|--------------------11-|--------------------12-|--------------------16-| B|--------------14-|-----------------------|-----------------------|-11--13-b-1/2-r-13-----| G|-11--13-r-13-----|-11--13-b-1/2-r-13-----|-11--13-b-1/2-r-13-----|-----------------------| D|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| A|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| E|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| |---------Repeat-Three-Times----------|

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E|-12-b-13-r-12--9---------------------| B|-------------------12-b-13-r-12--9---| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------|

Verse 3:
Guitar I: Plays 5ths
Guitar II: Lead
G#5
I only smile in the dark
F#5 E5
My only comfort is the night gone black
C#5 E5
I didn't accidentally tell you that
F#5 G#5
I'm only happy when it rains
F#5 E5
You'll get the message by the time I'm through
C#5 E5
When I complain about me and you
F#5 B5
I'm only happy when it rains
Chorus 2:
C#5 G#5
Pour your misery down (Pour your misery down)
A5 B5
Pour your misery down on me (Pour your misery down)
C#5 G#5
Pour your misery down (Pour your misery down)
A5 B5
Pour your misery down on me (Pour your misery down)
C#5 G#5
Pour your misery down (Pour your misery down)
A5 B5
Pour your misery down on me (Pour your misery down)
C#5 G#5
Pour your misery down
A5
You can keep me company
B5 F#5 That Famous Riff
As long as you don't care
That Famous Riff
E|--------------------------------| B|----------------------------9---| G|---6-b-slow-release----6--------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|

Outro
Guitar I: Plays 5ths
Guitar II: Plays Fill Riffs
G#5
I'm only happy when it rains
F#5 E5
You wanna hear about my new obsession?
C#5 E5
I'm riding high upon a deep depression
F#5 G#5 E5
I'm only happy when it rains (Pour some misery down on me)
C#5 G#5 E5
I'm only happy when it rains (Pour some misery down on me)
C#5 G#5 E5
I'm only happy when it rains (Pour some misery down on me)
C#5 G#5 E5
I'm only happy when it rains (Pour some misery down on me)
C#5 G#5 E5
I'm only happy when it rains (Pour some misery down on me)
C#5 G#5 E5
I'm only happy when it rains (Pour some misery down on me)
C#5 G#5 E5
Play until song ends

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