Staind
Staind
Em
G
Am
changes that I've made
Em
G
C
throw them in my face
Chorus
C
Em
Am
F
But you always find a way to keep me right here waiting
You always find the words to say to keep me right here waiting
And if you chose to walk away I'd still be right here waiting
Searching for the things to say to keep you right here waiting
Verse 2
I hope you're not intending
To be so condescending it's as much as i can take
and you're so independent
you just refuse to bend so I keep bending till I break
Chorus
Interlude:
Am(3 hits) then F
Am
F
I've made a commitment
I'm willing to bleed for you
I needed fulfillment
I found what I need in you
Short Verse/Modified Chorus:
(finger pick this part)
Am
G
Why can't you just forgive me
F
Em
G
Am
I don't want to relive all the mistakes I've made along the way
(Strum lightly again)
C
Em
Am
F
But I always find a way to keep you right here waiting
I always find the words to say to keep you right here waiting
Chorus:
But you always find a way to keep me right here waiting
You always find the words to say to keep me right here waiting
And if I chose to walk away would you be right here waiting
Searching for the things to say to keep me right here waiting
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slide up
slide down
hammer-on
pull-off
vibrato
harmonic
Mute note
Note continues
I apologize ahead of time for the abundance of notes. I couldn't find any tabs that
approximated this song *as Staind plays it*. Thx goes to LtdRowe who had a version that had
the basic framework and was the first one smart enough to tune his guitar half a step
down. I probably couldn't have done this without having his tab to start trying to play
from. Here it is as Staind plays it.
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The Intro is exactly right except for 2 notes in GTR.1 that I put a !*! above.
I am 99% of them both though.
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Intro
ed|-------0-----2-0-------------------0-------------2p0---------------|
G Bd|---------------------3p2-----------------3-2p0---------------------|
T Gd|---4-----4-------4-------4p0---2-----2---------2-----4p2-----------|
R. Dd|-----4-----4-------4-------------2-----2---------------------------|
1 Ad|-2---------------------------0-------------------------------------|
Ed|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G
T
R.
2
ed|--------17-12----------------5-----------12-10---------------------|
Bd|-12----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gd|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Dd|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ad|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ed|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
!*!
!*!
ed|-------0-----------0-------0---------0-----------------------------|
G Bd|-----0---0-------2---0---0---0---------0---------------------------|
T Gd|-0---------0---------------------4-------4-------------------------|
R. Dd|-----------------------------------4-------4-----------------------|
1 Ad|-----------------------0-------2-----------------------------------|
Ed|---3---------3-2---------------------------------------------------|
G
T
R.
2
ed|-10---9---7---10-----7----5----7-----------------------------------|
Bd|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gd|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Dd|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ad|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ed|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
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The fast picking of GTR.1 is a lot harder than it sounds. While you CAN get away with
simple like 00002p0 on the D string for the entire verse, it won't have the same
that you hear in the song normally. The 0002p0 --> 4p0002=p0 in there is actually an
approximation of the tone. For those of you that want it exactly the way they play it,
it is along the lines of 4p02p02=p0 on the D string. I'm not skilled enough and/or my guitar
isn't good enough to recreate that sound to confirm it though. The '=' means, in
this case, that the note is played just a split second longer and louder to highlight it.
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Verse 1
ed|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G
T
R.
2
G
T
R.
2
Bd|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gd|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Dd|-4p0442=p0-4p0442=p0-4p0442=p0-4p0442=p0-2p0002=p0-2p0002=p0-------|
Ad|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ed|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
ed|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bd|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gd|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Dd|-2p0002=p0-2p0002=p0-00002=p0-00002=p0-4p0002=p0-4p0002=p0---------|x2
Ad|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ed|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
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As far as the chorus goes, each chord is strum very fast. I am 95% sure that each one is
hit 9 times over the course of 2 seconds with the last one ringing 1 more second. I
have trouble strumming it that many times while still hitting the right strings. You
can get away with 5-6 strums before letting it ring and it will still sound about the
The '=' denotes the 1 second each chord rings.
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Chorus
ed|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bd|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gd|-777777777====-------------444444444====---------------------------|
Dd|-777777777====444444444====444444444====555555555====--------------|x3
Ad|-555555555====444444444====222222222====555555555====--------------|
Ed|--------------222222222====-------------333333333====--------------|
ed|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bd|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gd|-777777777====-------------444444444====---------------------------|
Dd|-777777777====444444444====444444444====5555555577777--------------|Ed
Ad|-555555555====444444444====222222222====5555555577777--------------|
Ed|--------------222222222====-------------3333333377777--------------|
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In Verse 2 GTR.1 will play the Intro again, and GTR.2 plays Verse 1 behind it.
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Bridge
ed|---------|
Bd|---------|
Gd|-444-----|
Dd|-444-5---| x8
Ad|-222-3---|
Ed|-----3---|
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Interlude 1 is just like the Intro for GTR.1. GTR.2 jumps in and plays the *second* half
of its part from the Intro.
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Interlude 1
ed|-------0-----2-0-------------------0-------------2p0---------------|
G Bd|---------------------3p2-----------------3-2p0---------------------|
T Gd|---4-----4-------4-------4p0---2-----2---------2-----4p2-----------|
R. Dd|-----4-----4-------4-------------2-----2---------------------------|
1 Ad|-2---------------------------0-------------------------------------|
Ed|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G
T
R.
2
G
T
ed|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bd|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gd|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Dd|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ad|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ed|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
ed|-------0-----------0-------0---------0-----------------------------|
Bd|-----0---0-------2---0---0---0---------0---------------------------|
Gd|-0---------0---------------------4-------4-------------------------|
R. Dd|-----------------------------------4-------4-----------------------|
1 Ad|-----------------------0-------2-----------------------------------|
Ed|---3---------3-2---------------------------------------------------|
G
T
R.
2
ed|-10---9---7---10-----7----5----7-----------------------------------|
Bd|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gd|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Dd|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ad|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ed|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Interlude 2
ed|-22222-22-------------------33333-33---|
G Bd|-33333-33-------------------00000-00---|
T Gd|-22222-22----------44444-44-00000-00---|
R. Dd|-00000-00-44444-44-44444-44-00000-00---|
1 Ad|----------44444-44-22222-22-22222-22---|
Ed|----------22222-22----------33333-33---|
G
T
R.
1
ed|-22222-22------------------------------|
Bd|-33333-33------------------------------|
Gd|-22222-22----------44444-44------------|
Dd|-00000-00-44444-44-44444-44--5===------|
Ad|----------44444-44-22222-22--5===------|
Ed|----------22222-22-----------3===------|
Outro
ed|-------------|
G Bd|-------------|
T Gd|-------------|
R. Dd|-4p04p02p0---|x4
1 Ad|-------------|
Ed|-------------|
Slow down
|ed|---------------|
|Bd|---------------|
|Gd|---------------|
|Dd|-4p04p02p0---0-|
|Ad|-----------2---|
|Ed|---------------|
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Intro
Verse 1
Chorus
Verse 2
Chorus
Bridge
Interlude 1
Interlude 2
Chorus
Outro
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There it is. Enjoy.
--Imp