Music by U2Lyrics by Bono and The EdgeTranscribed by Brandon Leniart <leniarbk@jmu.edu>Tune down 1/2 step, it's in A major.1--------------------------- 2--------------------------- 3--------------------------- 4--------------------------- 5--------------------------- 6---10--10\5----5--8--8\3---or1-------------------------- 2-------------------------- 3-------------------------- 4-------------------------- 5---5--5---------3--3------ 6----------5------------3--I don't know you, and you don't know the half of itI had a staring role, I was the bad guy who walked outThey say be careful where you aim, cuz where you aim you just might hitYou can hold on to something so tight, you've already lost itDragging me down, that's not the way it used to be(slow bend)1------------ 2---7b8r--5-- 3------------ 4------------ 5------------ 6------------You can't even remember what I'm trying to forget1---------------------------- 2---7b8r--5---------5b6r--3-- 3---------------------------- 4---------------------------- 5---------------------------- 6----------------------------(loud distorted part, with some wah)1------------------------- 2------------------------- 3---11b12r--9---9b10r--7-- 4---11b12r--9---9b10r--7-- 5------------------------- 6-------------------------It was a dirty day, dirty dayIf you're looking for explanations, I don't even understandIf need someone to blameThrow a rock in the air, you'll hit someone guiltyA E F#m DFrom father to son, in one life has begunF#m Dsus2 A5A work that's never done, from father to sonLove, it won't last kissing timeGet it right, there's no blood thicker than inkHear what I say, nothing's a simple as you thinkWake up, some things you can't get aroundI'm in you more so when they put me in the groundThose days, days, days, run away like horses over the hillhttp://www.angelfire.com/va/battersea/index.htmlDIRTY DAYtabbed by: Antti Kauppinen <akauppi@cs.joensuu.fi>Here's the main riff first. I think the guitar is tuned down1/2 step. The little fills in parenthesis are played only whenindicated.D A C G(fill 1)---------I[fill 2]--------I (7h8p7------------[5h6p5-----------I ------9)---------I------7]--------I 0-0-0------------I----------------I ------0----------I3-3-3-----------I -----------------I------3---------IIntro: Main riff fades in. Synth plays a long sustainedA note on top.Verse 1 (w/main riff):D A C G D A C GI don't know you ...and you don't know the half of itD A C G D A C GI had a starring role ...I was the bad guy who walked outD A C GThey say be careful where you aimD A C GBecause where you aim you just might hitD A C GYou can hold onto something so tightD A C GYou've already lost itD A C GDragging me down That's not the way itD A C G(w/fill 1)used to beD A C GYou can't even rememberD A C G(w/fills 1&2)What I'm trying to forget(main riff twice w/distorted guitar chords+effects and fills 1&2)Chorus (w/main riff):D A C GIt was a dirty dayD A C GA dirty day(the riff once)Verse 2 (w/riff)You want explanations... I don't even understandIf you need someone to blame... throw a rock in the airand you'll hit someone guiltyD A/E AFrom father to sonBm D Gadd2 (?)In one life has begunBm7 AA work that's never doneD A C G D A C GFather to son (it won't last kissin' time)(2x w/riff)D A C G D A C G(Love... it won't last kissin' time)Verse 3 (w/riff)Get it right, there's no blood thicker than inkHear what I say, nothing's simple as you thinkWake up, some things you can't get aroundI'm in you, more so when they put me in the ground(main riff w/distorted guitar+effects & fills 1&2)(repeat to the end)Chorus:(It was a dirty dayA dirty dayHank says)D A C G D A C GTHESE DAYS DAYS DAYS RUN AWAY LIKE HORSES OVER THE HILLS(repeat until fade)U2 "Dirty Day"-solo-------------------Transcribed by: S. PalmerThis is that little run that the edge plays in the Z(T)(V)shows. It comes after the line:"THESE DAYS DAYS DAYS RUN AWAY LIKE HORSES OVER THE HILLS"is repeated 3 or 4 times. The same fills found in theZooropa album archive are used.D A C G D A C Ge|-----------------------------------------------------| b|-7h8p7-----5h6p5-----7h8p7---7h8-10-12-13-12h13p12---| g|-------9---------7---------9-------------------------| d|-----------------------------------------------------| a|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------|D A C G D A C Ge|-10-8p7h8p7--10-8p7h8p7--10/14-14-14-15-17-17--------| b|-----------------------------------------------------| g|-----------------------------------------------------| d|-----------------------------------------------------| a|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------|
Source: http://www.xguitar.com/guitar-tabs/u2/zooropa/dirty_day.txt