Sublime – Date Rape (Guitar Tab)

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[Intro]
e|------------------|------------------|----------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|----------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|----------------------|------------------|
D|-9-9-9-10-10-10-9-|-9-9-9-10-10-10-9-|-14-14-14-15-15-15-14-|-9-9-9-10-10-10-9-|
A|-7-7-7-8--8--8--7-|-7-7-7-8--8--8--7-|-12-12-12-13-13-13-12-|-7-7-7-8--8--8--7-|
E|------------------|------------------|----------------------|------------------|
If I'm playing by myself, I like to do the little bass fills in there too, so I'll tab them out.
(After the first one)
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|-6-5-3-------|
E|-------6-5-3-|

(Second)
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|-----0-2-1---|
E|-0-3-------3-|

(Third)
e|------|
B|------|
G|------|
D|------|
A|------|
E|-12/0-|
After the fourth there isn't one, just hold the chord until you go to the last part of the intro: Strum these chords a bit.
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|-12-12-12-11-11-10-10-|
A|-10-10-10-9--9--8--8--|
E|----------------------|
(Alright, now for the bulk of the song. Here's the chords that get used:)
  Em  Am   B   C    G    D
e|-7-|-5-|-7-|-8--|----|-10-|
B|-8-|-5-|-7-|-8--|-12-|-10-|
G|-9-|-5-|-8-|-9--|-12-|-11-|
D|-9-|-7-|-9-|-10-|-12-|-12-|
A|-7-|-7-|-9-|-10-|-10-|-12-|
E|-7-|-5-|-7-|-8--|----|-10-|
[Verse 1] Em Let me tell you 'bout a girl I know N.C. Had a drink about an hour ago Am Sitting in a corner by herself B C B In a bar in downtown hell Em She heard a noise and she looked to the door N.C. And saw a man she'd never seen before Am Light skin, light blue eyes B C B A double chin and a plastic smile Em Her heart raced as he walked through the door N.C. And took an empty seat next to her at the bar B 'My brand new car is parked right outside Am How'd you like to go for a ride?' And she said Em 'Wait a minute I have to think' N.C. He said 'That's fine may I please buy you a drink?' B One drink turned into 3 or 4 C B Em And they left and got into his car C B Em And they drove away some place real far Em Now babe, the time has come How'd you like to have a little fun? And she said B C G 'If we could only please be on our way, D Em I would not run' Em That's when things got out of control Em C B She didn't want to Em C B He had his way Em C B She said let's go Em C B He said no way B C B Come on babe it's your lucky day B C B Shut your mouth we're gonna do it my way B C B Come on baby don't be afraid B If it wasn't for date rape, I'd never get laid (Now it's solo time! This is the general gist of it, though there are some subtle tweaks that I couldn't catch, but I know are there. When I've tabbed out the 10^^^10, You have to hit the ten, bend it up to a 12 and hold it while you hit 12 on the high E string, and then hit the bent ten again while bringing it down. It's a Chuck Berry riff, a little difficult to get used to but sounds great. It's also used in the latter half of the solo, where you bend up 10 and hit 7 as well) [Solo]
e|------------|----12-----|--------------------------------|
B|-----8-10p8-|-10^^^10\8-|-10p8---8-----------------------|
G|-7/9--------|-----------|------9---9-7~---7--------------|
D|------------|-----------|---------------9---9-7h9p7------|
A|------------|-----------|---------------------------10-7-|
E|------------|-----------|--------------------------------|

e|----------------|-----------------|--------|
B|----------------|-10~~8~7~----8---|-10P8---|
G|----------7-9-9-|---------7-9---9-|------9-| (This section is
D|------7-9-------|-----------------|--------| played about 7x)
A|-7-10-----------|-----------------|--------|
E|----------------|-----------------|--------|
 ....PM.....

e|----7--|
B|-10^12-|
G|-------| (This section is
D|-------| played around 5x)
A|-------|
E|-------|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-10^12-8---10p8----------------------|
G|---------9------9-7-9-9-9-10-10-10-9-|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
[Instrumental]
e|------------------|------------------|----------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|----------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|----------------------|------------------|
D|-9-9-9-10-10-10-9-|-9-9-9-10-10-10-9-|-14-14-14-15-15-15-14-|-9-9-9-10-10-10-9-|
A|-7-7-7-8--8--8--7-|-7-7-7-8--8--8--7-|-12-12-12-13-13-13-12-|-7-7-7-8--8--8--7-|
E|------------------|------------------|----------------------|------------------|
[Verse 2] Em He finished up, started the car N.C. He turned around and drove back to the bar Am He said 'Now baby, don't be sad,' B C B 'In my opinion, you weren't half bad.' Em She picked up a rock. N.C. Threw it at the car. N.C. Hit him in the head N.C. Now he's got a big scar Am Come on, party people won't you listen to me B C Date rape stylee Em The next day, she went to her drawer Looked up her local attorney-at-law B Went to the phone and filed a police report Am And then she took the guy's ass to court Em The day he stood in front of the judge N.C. He screamed 'She lies, that little slut!' B The judge knew he was full of shit C B Em So he gave him 25 years C B Em And now his heart is filled with tears Em One night in jail, it was getting late He was butt-raped by a large inmate B And he screamed C G D But the guards paid no attention to his cries Em That's when things got out of control Em C B The moral of the Em C B Date rape story Em C B It does not pay Em C B To be drunk and horny B C B But that's the way it had to be B They locked him up and threw away the key C B Well I can't take pity on men of his kind C B Even though he now takes it in the behind [Instrumental] Em C B Em C B Em C B C B C [Verse] B C B But that's the way it had to be B They locked him up and threw away the key C B Well I can't take pity on men of his kind C B Even though he now takes it in the behind N.C. Date rape! [Solo] (The horns play the next part, but if you don't have any (most likely) I tabbed it out.)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------12------12-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-12----9-12---------11------11-------12-------12-------------------| (x2)
D|-----------------9-13----9-13----10-14----10-14----------12-------12-|
A|---------------------------------------------------10-14----10-14----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------ Em Nanana na na na C Nanana na na na Am Nanana na na na G Nanana na na na ------------------------------------------------------ She didn't want to She didn't want to She didn't want to She didn't want to Take it! ^^Those lyrics are sung over this riff:
e|---------|
B|---------|
G|---------| (x4)
D|-9---7---|
A|-7-9-5-7-|
E|---7---5-|
And end on this, with TAKE IT!:
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|-9-9-|
A|-7-7-|
E|-----|
************************************ / - Slide up \ - Slide down h - Hammer on p - Pull off ^ - Bend up the next note, so if it says 10^12, bend the 10 up to a 12 ~ - Vibrato (very little in this song, so don't overdo it) ************************************