GARBAGE - "Rain" Tablature

ALBUM: Garbage


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TYPE: Bass tab
BAND: Garbage
ALBUM: Garbage

SONG: Only happy when it rains
PERSON WHO WROTE THEM DOWN FROM EAR: Paul Simpson (porl@garbage.com)

Tuning is E, A, D, G (standard) I only wrote down the A and E strings because the others aren't used.
/ = Slide up
\ = Slide down

I'm pretty sure this is 100% correct but there could be a few minor mistakes in the fast bits.
The verses are played really fast, there are no quiet bits between each line but I wrote each line separately to make it clearer.
I also wrote the lyrics in aswell so you don't get lost.

I'm only happy when it
Raaa-aaaains
A-------2--------2-----------
E--4------4-2-4---2-2-2-2-

I'm only happy
When it's complicated
A------------------2-4-4-4
E--/4\-0-0-0-2-4----------

And though I know you can't
Appreciate it
A-----------2---------
E--0-0-0-0----0--2-2-2

I'm only happy when it
raaaaaains
A--------------2---------------
E--/4-4-4-4--4---4--2-2-2-2-2

You know I love it when
The news is baa-ad.
A----------------------
E--/4\-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0

Why it feels so good to
Feel so saa-ad
A----2--4-4-4-4-4-----------2-----------
E--4----------------0-0-0-0----0-2-2-2-2


I'm only happy when it
raaaaaaaains
A---2-2-2-2-2-2
E------------------

Pooooooour your misery down, pour your misery down on me
A--4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4
E------------------4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------------

Poooooour your misery down, pour your misery down on me
A--4-4-4-4-4-4------------------0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------
E-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------------2-2-2-2

I'm only happy when it
raaaaaaaains
A----2----------2-----------
E--4----4-2-4------2-2-2-2

I feel good when things are
Going wrong
A---------------------2-4-4-4
E--/4\-0-0-0-0-2-4----------

I only listen to the sad
So-ongs
A----------2-----------
E--0-0-0-----0-2-2-2

I'm only happy when it
rrrrrrrrrains
A-2-2-2-2-2-2-2
E------------------

This bit has no words but it's the same as pour your misery down.
A---4-4-4-4-----------0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-
E-------------4-4-4-4------------------------ (play this twice)

I only smile in the
daaaaark
A----2--------2----------
E--4---4-2-4---2-2-2-2



My only comfort is the night gone
Bla-ack
A-------------------2-4-4-4-4-4--2---
E--/4\-0-0-0--2-4-----------------4-2

I didn't accidentally
Tell you th-at
A-----------2-4--------------
E-0-0-0-2-------0--2-2-2-2

I'm only happy when it
Raaaaains
A-------------2-4-------------
E--/4-4-4--4------4-2-2-2-2----

You'll get the message by the
Time I'm thro-ough
A----------------------2-4-4-4-4
E-/4\-0-0-0-0-0-2-4------------

When I complain about
Me and yo-ou
A-------------2------------
E--0-0-0-0--2---0-2-2-2-2

I'm only happy when it
raaaaaaaains
A---2-2-2-2-2-
E----------------

Pooooooour your misery down, pour your misery down on me
A--4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4
E-------------------4-4-4-4-4-4----------------------------------------- (play 3 times)

Poooour your misery down, and you can keep me company as long as you don't care
A--4-4-4-4-4-----------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------
E---------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------------------------------------------------------2-2-2-2

I'm only happy when it
Raaaaaains
A------2--------2----------
E---4-----4-2-4---2-2-2-2




You wanna hear about my
New obsession
A-----------------2-4-4-4-4
E--/4\-0-0-0--2-4--------------



I'm riding high upon a
Deep depression
A-----------2---------
E-\0-0-0-0----0-2-2-2

I'm only happy when it
Raaaaaaains, poooour some misery down on me
A------------------------------------------------------2-4-4-4-4-4-4
E--4----4-----4-----4-----4------0-0-0-0-0-0-2-4-----------------
(now play this until end of song)

The verses are really fast and hard to play but the pour your misery down bits are quite easy.
The bass line for this song is so complex that you might not even need to play along with your CD, anyone could recognize it just being played alone. If you're struggling to get the timing right, play along with your CD a few times and you'll get the hang of it.
Alrighty then, any comments, suggestions, corrections (hopefully not), anything except junk mail, contact me:
porl@garbage.com