Staind – Paper Jesus (Guitar Tab)
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1.0x
Chords
This song is actually on a baritone guitar, but this tab is in Drop-Db for those
of you who don't have one.
PM - palm mute
PM_| - palm mute until the end of the line (_)
|O-O| - repeat this section
|-3-| - 3 quarter notes in two beats
. - staccato
somewhere between 116 and 120 bpm Intro Riff A End Riff A ------------------------------------| ------------------------------------| ------------------------------------| -10-10-10-9-9-9-5-5-5-4-4-4-0-0-2-2-| -10-10-10-9-9-9-5-5-5-4-4-4-0-0-2-2-| -10-10-10-9-9-9-5-5-5-4-4-4-0-0-2-2-| ---------------------------------| -3-5-5-5-5-3-2-3-3-5-5-5-5-3-2-3-| ---------------------------------| ---------------------------------| ---------------------------------| ---------------------------------| PM_____________________________| play those two lines 3x Riff B End Riff B ----------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------| -10-10-10-9-9-9-7-7-7-9-9-9-10-10-12-12-| -10-10-10-9-9-9-7-7-7-9-9-9-10-10-12-12-| -10-10-10-9-9-9-7-7-7-9-9-9-10-10-12-12-| Riff C End Riff C |-----------------------------------| |O---------------------------------O| |--4-6-4-6-7-6-4-6-4-6-4-6-7-6-4-6--| |-----------------------------------| |O---------------------------------O| |-----------------------------------| PM_____________________________| Verse Riff D |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-10-9-9-9-12-9-9-9-10-9-9-9-12-9-9-9-| |-10-9-9-9-12-9-9-9-10-9-9-9-12-9-9-9-| |-10-9-9-9-12-9-9-9-10-9-9-9-12-9-9-9-| PM___| PM___| PM___| PM___|
play Riffs D(2x) and A a total of 5x, then Riffs D(2x), B, and C
Chorus |--------------|-------------------| |O-------------|-------------------| |--|-3-|-|-3-|-|--|--3--|--|--3--|-| |--9-9-9-9-9-9-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-| |O-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-| |--9-9-9-9-9-9-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-| . . . . . . . . . . . . -------------|--------------| -------------|-------------O|4x -|-3-|-|-3-|-|-|-3-|-|-3-|--| -7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5--| -7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-O|4x -7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5--| . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bridge
Sorry, I don't know this part :(
Play Riff D(6x)
Outro
Play Riff D(2x) and Riff A twice, then Riff A twice, then Riff B
Lyrics
-INTRO-
-VERSE 1-
You take this all for granted,
All the things they choose to feed you,
By keeping you distracted,
Just long enough to bleed you dry.
-CHORUS-
A reason for your anger,
It's what I need, it's what I need
To recognize the truth.
It's what I need, it's what I need.
So burn your paper Jesus.
It's what I need, it's what I need.
And own the things you do.
It's what I need, it's what I need.
-VERSE 2-
Question what they tell you,
All the lies that they are teaching.
And they made a corporation
Out of desperate people's feelings of fear.
-CHORUS-
A reason for your anger,
It's what I need, it's what I need
To recognize the truth.
It's what I need, it's what I need.
So burn your paper Jesus.
It's what I need, it's what I need.
And own the things you do.
It's what I need, it's what I need.
-BRIDGE-
Somebody chose these words for you,
Interpretations of the truth.
Somewhere behind your fear they hide,
To fill the holes inside.
-CHORUS-
A reason for your anger,
It's what I need, it's what I need
To recognize the truth.
It's what I need, it's what I need.
So burn your paper Jesus.
It's what I need, it's what I need.
And own the things you do.
It's what I need, it's what I need.
-OUTRO-