Band: Garbage
Song Title: Only Happy When It Rains
Tuning: Normal
***Corrected B Chord Tab It Was Not Correctly Noted 02.18.11***
A5 B5 C#5 E5 F5 G#5
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------4-----6-----------------------|
D|----7-----4-----6-----2-----3-----6-----|
A|----7-----2-----4-----2-----3-----6-----|
E|----5-----------------------1-----4-----|
Verse 1:
Guitar I: Plays 5ths
Guitar II:
I'm only happy when it rains [G#5]
[F#5]I'm only happy when it's [E5]complicated
[C#5]And though I know you can't [E5]appreciate it
[F#5]I'm only happy when it [G#5]rains
[F#5]You know I love it when the [E5]news is bad
[C#5]Or why it feels so good to [E5]feels so sad
[F#5]I'm only happy when it [B5]rains
Chorus:
Guitar I: Plays 5ths
Guitar II: Lead
Guitar I:
[C#5]Pour your [G#5]misery down, [A5]pour your [B5]misery down on [C#5]me
Pour your [G#5]misery down, [A5]pour your [B5]misery down on [F#5]me
Guitar II:
|-----C#----|-----G#-----|-----A------|-----B------|-----C#-----|-----G#-----|-----A------|
| | | | | | | |
E|-----------|----4-------|------------|------------|------------|----4-------|------------|
B|------4----|-------4----|-------4----|-------4----|-------4----|-------4----|-------4----|
G|---------6-|-6--------6-|-6--------6-|-6--------6-|-6--------6-|-6--------6-|-6--------6-|
D|---6-------|------------|----8-------|----4-------|----6-------|------------|----8-------|
A|-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
E|-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
------B-------|
|
--------------|
-------4------|
-6--------6---|
--------------|
----4---------|
--------------|
Verse 2:
Guitar I: Plays 5ths
Guitar II: Lead
Guitar I:
I'm only happy when it rains [G#5]
[F#5]I feel good when things are [E5]going wrong
I[C#5] only listen to the [E5]sad, sad songs
[F#5]I'm only happy when it [B5]rains
Guitar II:
Listen To Song For Placement Of Lead During Second Verse
E|--4-----4-----------|-4-----4--------|-4-----4------------------|
B|--------------------|----------------|--------------------------|
G|-----------6--6-b-7-|----------6-b-7-|----------6-b-7-r-6---4---|
D|-----6--------------|----6-----------|----6---------------------|
A|--------------------|----------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------|----------------|--------------------------|
Guitar Solo
Guitar I: PLays Chords
Guitar II: Plays Solo
Guitar I:
C#5 G#5 A5 B5 C#5 G#5 A5 B5
Guitar II:
***Tab notation b means bend 1/2 step release back to root note***
I have put two versions of the solo one is as accurate to the album as I could figure out.
The other is kind of a cheat but sounds good when played with the cd.
Guitar Solo Album Version
E|-----------------|--------------------11-|--------------------12-|--------------------16-|
B|--------------14-|-----------------------|-----------------------|-11--13-b-1/2-r-13-----|
G|-11--13-r-13-----|-11--13-b-1/2-r-13-----|-11--13-b-1/2-r-13-----|-----------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-12-b-12-b-11-p-9----------|-12-b-12-b-11-p-9------------|-12-b-12-b-11-p-9------------|
B|-------------------13-b--9-|---------------------13-b--9-|---------------------13-b--9-|
G|---------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|---------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|---------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|---------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|-12-b-12-b-11-p-9----------|
B|-------------------13-b--9-|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
Guitar Solo Cheat Version Or Just Play The First Part Twice
E|-----------------|--------------------11-|--------------------12-|--------------------16-|
B|--------------14-|-----------------------|-----------------------|-11--13-b-1/2-r-13-----|
G|-11--13-r-13-----|-11--13-b-1/2-r-13-----|-11--13-b-1/2-r-13-----|-----------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|---------Repeat-Three-Times----------|
| |
E|-12-b-13-r-12--9---------------------|
B|-------------------12-b-13-r-12--9---|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
Verse 3:
Guitar I: Plays 5ths
Guitar II: Lead
I only smile in the dark [G#5]
[F#5]My only comfort is the [E5]night gone black
[C#5]I didn't accidentally [E5]tell you that
[F#5]I'm only happy when it rains [G#5]
[F#5]You'll get the message by the [E5]time I'm through
[C#5]When I complain about [E5]me and you
[F#5]I'm only happy when it [B5]rains
Chorus 2:
[C#5]Pour your [G#5]misery down (Pour your misery down)
[A5]Pour your [B5]misery down on me (Pour your misery down)
[C#5]Pour your [G#5]misery down (Pour your misery down)
[A5]Pour your [B5]misery down on me (Pour your misery down)
[C#5]Pour your [G#5]misery down (Pour your misery down)
[A5]Pour your [B5]misery down on me (Pour your misery down)
[C#5]Pour your [G#5]misery down
[A5]You can keep me company
[B5]As long as you [F#5]don't care [That Famous Riff]
That Famous Riff
E|--------------------------------|
B|----------------------------9---|
G|---6-b-slow-release----6--------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
Outro
Guitar I: Plays 5ths
Guitar II: Plays Fill Riffs
I'm only happy when it rains [G#5]
[F#5]You wanna hear about my [E5]new obsession?
[C#5]I'm riding high upon a [E5]deep depression
[F#5]I'm only happy when it rains[G#5] (Pour some [E5]misery down on me)
[C#5]I'm only happy when it rains[G#5] (Pour some [E5]misery down on me)
[C#5]I'm only happy when it rains[G#5] (Pour some [E5]misery down on me)
[C#5]I'm only happy when it rains[G#5] (Pour some [E5]misery down on me)
[C#5]I'm only happy when it rains[G#5] (Pour some [E5]misery down on me)
[C#5]I'm only happy when it rains[G#5] (Pour some [E5]misery down on me)
Play [C#5] [G#5] [E5] until song ends