The Smashing Pumpkins is an American alternative rock band from Chicago. Formed in 1988 by frontman Billy Corgan (lead vocals, guitar), D'arcy Wretzky (bass), James Iha (guitar), and Jimmy Chamberlin (drums), the band has undergone many line-up changes. The current lineup features Corgan, Chamberlin, Iha and guitarist Jeff Schroeder.
Disavowing the punk rock roots of many of their alt-rock contemporaries, they have a diverse, densely layered, and guitar-heavy sound
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
From Teargarden by Kaleidyscope EP#2: The Solstice Bare
Download songs from the album for free at www.smashingpumpkins.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJHbJfv_PUQ (Electric Studio Version) or www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnRHAbcD6nw (Acoustic Live Version)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Standard tuning (EADGBE) Capo on 5th Fret ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Chords used: C, Am, Em, F, G6, Dm
I posted this tab well before the studio version was released so it really is for the acoustic guitar. But I can't see why it wouldn't sound great on the electric too. But if you are using an acoustic guitar, try experimenting with some hammer-on's below.
Use your middle finger to hammer on the C chord. Use your middle and ring fingers to hammer on the Am chord. Use your ring finger to hammer on the Em chord (If you use middle & ring) Use your middle finger to hammer on the F chord. Use your index finger to hammer on the Dm chord.
CAm They poison our sweet mother earth EmF Destroy our sacred bodies, to fill our minds of junk and... CEmFG6 They call this knowledge but knowing nothing means knowing far, far too much CAm They let our children starve in the name of peace EmF They march to the beat of a killing machine
CAmEmF Life is not a dream when you can't wake up from the dream you wanted CEmFG6 Life is not a dream when you can't wake up from the dream you wanted
Dm Oh... They'll pour the salt from your soul (x2)
CAmEmF La la la la la la la... La la la la la la la la CEmFG6 La la la la la la la... La la la la la la la la
CAm Scars and bars and fifty-one stars EmF In faith and milk and I'm drinking filth and disease CEm Oh pretty please, I'm begging freedom FG6 There's lives to be blinded, servants un-kinded CAm Before we pay, and then we'll pay some more EmF Do you know the score? Cos I'm so fucking bored!
CAmEmF Life is not a dream when you can't wake up from the dream you wanted CEmFG6 Life is not a dream when you can't wake up from the dream you wanted
Dm Oh... They'll pour the salt from your soul (x2)
F They'll sell your wounds as evidence of your holes
CAmEmF La la la la la la la... La la la la la la la la CEmFG6 La la la la la la la... La la la la la la la la
CAmEmF Life is not a dream when you can't wake up from the dream you wanted CEmFG6 Life is not a dream when you can't wake up from the dream you wanted
CAmEmF Life is not a dream..................................Life is not a... CEmFG6C Life is not a dream..................................Life is not a dream