OFFSPRING - "i choose" Tablature

SONG: I CHOOSE
BAND: THE OFFSPRING
ALBUM: IXNAY ON THE HOMBRE

TABS BY: Andy Oschwald and Jamie Cantore


INTRO

first, guitar on its own, then play the first part:
G:---------------------------------------------------------------
D:---------------------------------------------------------------
A:-5--------------2-3-4------------------------------------------
E:------1-0-1-2-3------------------------------------------------

then play the second part and repeat it once:
G:---------------------------------------------------------------
D:---------------------------------------------------------------
A:-5--3--5---5-3-----------2-3-4---------------------------------
E:---------5-----1-0-1-2-3---------------------------------------


VERSE (play 4 times)

G:---------------------------------------------------------------
D:---------------3---3-4-5---------------------------------------
A:-5--3--5---5-3---3-------2-3-4-5--3--5---5-3-----------2-3-4---
E:---------5-----------------------------5-----1-0-1-2-3---------


CHORUS

play this part twice
G:---------------------------------------------------------------
D:-----------------2-3-4-5---------------------------------------
A:-5--5--0-5-0-2-3---------2-3-4-5-------------------------------
E:---------------------------------------------------------------


then play:
G:---------------------------------------------------------------
D:---------------------3-2-----5---------------------------------
A:-5--5--0-5-0-2-3-----------------1--1---1-1--0-----------------
E:-----------------1-1-----3-3---5------1------------------------

- repeat second part of the INTRO twice
- repeat VERSE 4 times
- repeat CHORUS
- Guitarsolo: repeat VERSE twice



BRIDGE

G:---------------------------------------------------------------
D:---------------------------------------------------------------
A:----------3--3-----5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5-----------3--3-------
E:-5--5-5-5------3-3-------------------------5--5-5-5------3-3-6-

G:---------------------------------------------------------------
D:---------------------------------------------------------------
A:---------------------------------------------------------------
E:-6-6-6-6--6--6-6-6-6--5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5-------------------


- repeat the whole INTRO but play the first part like this:
G:---------------------------------------------------------------
D:---------------------------------------------------------------
A:-5-5-5-------------2-3-4---------------------------------------
E:---------1-0-1-2-3---------------------------------------------

- repeat VERSE 4 times

then play the first part of the CHORUS.
Also the second part stays basically the same but finish it
like this:
G:----------------------------------------------------
D:---------------------3-2-----5----------------------
A:-5--5--0-5-0-2-3-----------------1--1---1-1--0--0-0-
E:-----------------1-1-----3-3---5------1-------------

G:----------------------------------------------------
D:----------------------------------------------------
A:-1--1---1-1-0--0-0--1--1---1-1--0-------------------
E:------1------------------1--------------------------


So, that's it!
It's hard to get the rythem, so you have to listen to the CD a lot.
If you've got problems playing the song, please contact me:

madman@goldnet.ch
Andy