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Amphetamine Guitar Tablature
"Amphetamine" (Guitar)
As recorded by Everclear on "So much for the afterglow"
Transcribed by Ashton Bailey ([email protected])

Key:
pm = palm mute
 = slide up towards the headstock
/ = slide down towards the body
fb = feedback
h = hammer
b = bend string
r = release string
rr = ring (let string ring)
v = strum down
^ = strum up
~ = Hold Note
X = Pick Scrape


Note play this fast !!!

Intro  (Guitar 1, W/ Heavy Distrotion)   *****(Riff A, repeat as 
needed)*****
e|--10-10-7-7-9-----10-10-7-7-9-----10-10-7-7-10-10-7-7-10-10-7-7-10-10-7-7-10-10--|
B|--8--8--8-8-8-----8--8--8-8-8------8--8-8-8--8--8-8-8--8--8-8-8--8--8-8-8--8--8--|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Intro Continued (Guitar 2, W/ Heavy Distortion)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------------------------------------|
    (**************************Palm Muted*************************)          
                                  G               C               A          
      C                                     She came out west to find the 
sun, she lost her name but found a new one

Intro Continued (Guitar 2 W/ Heavy Distortion)
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5--|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5--|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3--|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------------------|
    (****************Palm Muted*********************)                        
                                G               C               A        C
Amy goes to school all day but at night in the neighborhood they call her 
amphetamine

Main Verse

   Guitar 2 Plays Riff A till bridge

   (Guitar 1 W/ Heavy Distortion)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------------------------------------|
           G               C               A               C
She's perfect in the ***ed up way, that all the magazines seem to wanna 
glorify these days

e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5---|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5---|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3---|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------|
           G               C               A        C
She looks like a teenage anthem, She looks like she used to be happy with 
the girl inside

Bridge (Guitars 1 & 2) (W/Heavy Distortion)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-5--|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-5--|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-3--|
        G               G               G               G
                             yeah  She looks so bored sometimes, And she has 
that

e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------7-7-7-7--7---8-8-8-8--8---5-5-5-5-----------|
D|--5-5-5-5--5---7-7-7-7--7---8-8-8-8--8---5-5-5-5--6-6-6-6--|
A|--5-5-5-5--5---5-5-5-5--5---6-6-6-6--6---3-3-3-3--6-6-6-6--|
E|--3-3-3-3--3--------------------------------------4-4-4-4--|
        G            D            Eb          C        Ab
super pale skin and those soft green eyes, she looks like could have been 
happy in a better life

Main Verse  (Guitar 1 Plays Riff A till interlude)

   (Guitar 2 W/ Heavy Distortion)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------------------------------------|
           G               C               A               C
She came out west just to break away, clean from her family and her friends 
and a little girls

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5--|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5--|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3--|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------------------|
           G               C               A        C
dream, all she wants to do everynight, is to sit beside my window and listen 
to the sirens

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------------------------------------|
           G               C               A               C
She's perfect in the ***ed up way, that all the magazines seem to wanna 
glorify these days

Bridge 2 (Guitars 1 & 2 W/Heavy Distrotion)
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5----------|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6--|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6--|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------4-4-4-4--|
        G            D          Eb         C       Ab
She looks like a teenage anthem, and she looks like she could have been 
happy in another life

Interlude (Guitars 1 & 2) (W/Heavy Distortion)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
           G                  G                  G               G
Ooh in another life  Ooh in another life  Yeah in a another life  Ooh oh oh 
oh

Solo

   Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|--12-12-12-12--13-13-13-13--13-13-13-13--13-13-13-13--|
G|--12-12-12-12--14-14-14-14--12-12-12-12--14-14-14-14--|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

   Guitar 2
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------|
           G               C

   Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|--12-12-12-12--13-13-13-13--13-13-13-13--13-13-13-13--|
G|--12-12-12-12--14-14-14-14--12-12-12-12--14-14-14-14--|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

   Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
D|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|-----------------------------------|
           A               C

   Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|--12-12-12-12--13-13-13-13--13-13-13-13--13-13-13-13--|
G|--12-12-12-12--14-14-14-14--12-12-12-12--14-14-14-14--|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

   Guitar 2
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------|
           G               C

   Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|--12-12-12-12--13-13-13-13--15b----------------------|
G|--12-12-12-12--14-14-14-14--14b--14r-12----12----12--|
D|----------------------------------------14----14-----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

   Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
D|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|-----------------------------------|
           A               C

   Main Verse

   Guitar 1 (lead)
e|-----15-15----15-------15-15----15-15-15----15-15----15-15-15-15-15-----------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------X--------------|
G|--12-------12----12-12-------12----------12-------12----------12----12-12-12--|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------------------------------------|
           G               C               A               C
She came out west just to break the spell, after 3 long years and a marriage 
from hell

   Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------------------------------------|
           G               C               A               C
Six months clean living sober and right, the doctors tell her everything 
will be al

   Guitars 1 & 2
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------5-5-5-5--5---2-2-2-2--2---5-5-5-5-----------|
D|--5-5-5-5--5---5-5-5-5--5---2-2-2-2--2---5-5-5-5--6-6-6-6--|
A|--5-5-5-5--5---3-3-3-3--3---0-0-0-0--0---3-3-3-3--6-6-6-6--|
E|--3-3-3-3--3--------------------------------------4-4-4-4--|
        G            C            A
   right                Yeah, you just take your pill and everything will be 
al-

e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------5-5-5-5--5---2-2-2-2--2---5-5-5-5-----------|
D|--5-5-5-5--5---5-5-5-5--5---2-2-2-2--2---5-5-5-5--6-6-6-6--|
A|--5-5-5-5--5---3-3-3-3--3---0-0-0-0--0---3-3-3-3--6-6-6-6--|
E|--3-3-3-3--3--------------------------------------4-4-4-4--|
        G            C            A
   right                Yeah, you just take your pill and everything will be 
al

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5----------|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6--|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6--|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------------------4-4-4-4--|
           G               D               Eb          C       Ab
   right      She looks like a teenage anthem, she looks like a magazine 
girl

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5----------|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6--|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6--|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------------------4-4-4-4--|
           G               D               Eb          C       Ab
   She looks like a teenage anthem,  like she used to be happy in another 
world

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5----------|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6--|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6--|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------------------4-4-4-4--|
           G               D               Eb          C       Ab
   She looks like a teenage anthem, she is happy with the girl inside

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5----------|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6--|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6--|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------------------4-4-4-4--|
           G               D               Eb          C       Ab
   She looks like a teenage anthem, looks like she could have been happy in 
another life

   Interlude 2 (Guitars 1 & 2) (W/Heavy Distortion)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
           G                  G                  G               G
Ooh in another life  Happy in another life  Ooh in a another life  Happy in 
another life

                              lead fill #1                             lead 
fill #2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5~~~--|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5~~~--|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3~~~--|
           G                  G                  G               G
Ooh in another life  Happy in another life  Ooh in a another life  happy in 
another life

   Lead fill #1
e|------------------|
B|--10b---8---------|
G|----------9-7-----|
D|--------------9-7-|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|

   Lead Fill #2
e|---------------------------|
B|--10b---8------------------|
G|----------9-7--------------|
D|--------------9-7-9--------|
A|--------------------10~~~--|
E|---------------------------|

   Outro - Coming soon

    Guitar 1
e|--
B|--
G|--
D|--
A|--
E|--
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