CRANBERRIES - "linger" Tablature

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From: wseo@sas.upenn.edu (William J Seo)

@SONG: LINGER

Music by: The Cranberries
Written by: N.Hogan & D.O'Riordan
>From the album: Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? (Island/PLG 1993)
Transcription by: Will Seo (wseo@mail.sas.upenn.edu) *see note at bottom

Introduction
------------
Orchestration

Guitar I (electric - clean/chorus/slight delay)
e|------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--|r
B|----3--------3--------3--------3--------3--------3--------3--------3----|e
G|--0--------0--------0--------0--------2--------2--------2--------2------|p 4
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|e X
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|a
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|t

Guitar II (acoustic)
e|--2---2-(2)---------2---2-(2)---------2---2-(2)---------2---2-(2)-------|r
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|e
G|--0---0-(0)---------0---0-(0)---------2---2-(2)---------2---2-(2)-------|p 4
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|e X
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|a
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|t


Guitar I
e|------2--------2--------2--------2-- c
B|----3--------3--------3--------3---- h
G|--0--------0--------0--------0------ o
D|------------------------------------ r
A|------------------------------------ d
E|------------------------------------ s

Guitar II
e|--2---2-(2)---------2---2-(2)------- c
B|------------------------------------ h
G|--0---0-(0)---------0---0-(0)------- o
D|------------------------------------ r
A|------------------------------------ d
E|------------------------------------ s

Chords : A6/A C/C~/C~~ G

(alternate between A6 & A, C & C~ & C~~ <--- (see bottom for chord patterns)


Verse
-----
[chord progression: D A6/A C/C~ G]
Guitar I & Guitar II - strumming
Orchestration

D D
If you, if you could return
A6/A
don't let it burn
A6/A
don't let it fade
C/C~
I'm sure I'm happier
C/C~
but it's just your attitude
G
it's tearing me apart
G
it's ruining everyday
D A6/A
I swore, I swore I would be true
A6/A
but honey so did you
C/C~
so why were you holding her hand
C/C~
is that the way we stand
G
were you lying all the time
G
was it just a game to you

Chorus
------
[chord progression: D A6/A C/C~ G (same as verse)]

D
But I miss you
A6 A
you know I'm such a fool for you
C/C~
you got me wrapped around your finger
G
do you have to let it linger
G
do you have to
G
do you have to
G D
do you have to let it linger

Verse
-----
Guitar I - single chord strums with tremelo/echo effect
Guitar II - strumming

Oh, I thought I loved you
I thought that nothing could go wrong
but I was wrong
I was wrong

If you, if you could get by
trying not to lie
things wouldn't be so confused
and I wouldn't feel so used
but you always ruin you
I just wanna be with you

Chorus
------
and I miss you
you know I'm such a fool for you
you got me wrapped around your finger
do you have to let it linger
do you have to
do you have to
do you have to let it linger

[Slide guitar]

and I miss you
you know I'm such a fool for you
you got me wrapped around your finger
do you have to let it linger
do you have to
do you have to
do you have to let it linger

you know I'm such a fool for you
you got me wrapped around your finger
do you have to let it linger
do you have to
do you have to
do you have to let it linger

Coda
----
e|----2-----2-----2---2-----2------2-|r
B|------3-----3---------3-----3------|e
G|--0-----0-----0---2-----2-----2----|p 3
D|-----------------------------------|e X
A|-----------------------------------|a
E|-----------------------------------|t

e|----2-----2-----2------------------|
B|------3-----3----------------------|
G|--0-----0-----0---2--(let ring)----|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|


Chord formations:

D A6 A C
xxo xo xo o x o o
1-IIIIII 1-IIIIII 1-IIIIII 1-IIII*I
III*I* II**** II***I II*III
IIII*I IIIIII IIIIII I*IIII
132 1234 123 32 1

C~ C~~ G G
x o o x oox
1-IIIIII 1-IIIIII 1-IIIIII 1-IIIIII
II*III II*III I*IIII or I*IIII
I*II*I I*IIII *IIII* *III**
32 4 32 21 4 21 34


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* This transcription is not complete. Corrections or additions are welcome. *
* (i.e. C~ C~~ chords, the slide guitar part, effects/voicing, bass lines?) *
* Send feedback to : wseo@mail.sas.upenn.edu *
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Date: Sun, 1 Dec 1996 18:11:59 -0500 (EST)
From: Donald Potts <dpotts@netcom.ca>
Subject: "Linger" by The Cranberries

Date: December 1, 1996
"Linger"
Performed by the Cranberries
From: "Everybody Else Is Doing It So Why Can't We"

Tabbed by Paula Potts at dpotts@netcom.ca

Here is the introduction to "Linger". Considerate an attachment to
the "Linger" tabbed by Scott A Yanoff; I'm too lazy to put the rest
of the song in:).

D

e-----2-----2-----2------2-]
B---3-----3-----3-----3----]
G-2-----2-----0----0-------] Repeat about 2 times.
D--------------------------]
A--------------------------]
E--------------------------]

If anyone has "Dreams", "Hollywood" or "Salvation" tabbed,
please e-mail me!

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