Shame by Stabbing Westward
(another in the "way-I-play-it" series
 tabbed by randell@heinous.music.uiowa.edu)

I tabbed out my interps of each part...you can piece it
together, it's not that hard of a song


Intro:
(Feedback)

Guitar 1 (One):
e-----------------------------------
B-----------------------------------
G---9---9-------9---9------9--------    8
D---9---9-------9---9------9--------  times
A---7---7-------7---7------7--------
E-0---0---0-(0)---0---0-(0)---------
|
Guitar 2 (Two):
e-----------------------------------
B-----------------------------------
G-----------------------------------    8
D-------2-----2---2-----2-----------  times
A-------2-----2---2-----2-----------
E-x-x-x-0-x-x-0-x-0-x-x-0-----------

Verses:

One:
 make random noise with pick scrapes, distortion,
 and wah/phaser on this chord:

e----------
B----------
G----9----- for eight measures
D----9-----
A----7-----
E----0-----
|
Two:
Rest four measures (lines) then, play sixteenth-note
harmonics on the 12th fret and palm mute them...

Chorus:
One:
e---------------------------------|---------------------------------
B---------------------------------|---------------------------------
G-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
D-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
A-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---------------------------------
|
Two:
e-----------------------------|-----------------------------
B-----------------------------|-----------------------------
G-----------------------------|-----------------------------
D-----------------------------|-----------------------------
A-6h7-7-7-6h7-7-7-7-6h7-7-----|-2h3-3-3-2h3-3-3-2h3-3-------
E-----------------------------|-----------------------------

(first ending)
One:
e---------------------------------|---------------------------------
B---------------------------------|---------------------------------
G---------------------------------|---------------------------------
D-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
A-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
E-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
|
Two:
e-----------------------------|-----------------------------
B-----------------------------|-----------------------------
G-----------------------------|-----------------------------
D-----------------------------|-----------------------------
A-----------------------------|-----------------------------
E-4h5-5-5-4h5-5-5-4h5-5-------|-2h3-3-3-2h3-3-3-2h3-3-------

(second ending)
One:
e---------------------------------|---------------------------------
B---------------------------------|---------------------------------
G---------------------------------|-------------------------7-7-7-7-
D-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-
A-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-
E-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7---------
|
Two:
e-----------------------------|---------------------------------
B-----------------------------|---------------------------------
G-----------------------------|---------------------------------
D-----------------------------|---------------------------------
A-----------------------------|-------------------------5-5-5-5-
E-4h5-5-5-4h5-5-5-4h5-5-------|-2h3-3-3-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7---------


        Lyrics (from CD booklet):
Verse One:
I only see myself
Reflected in your eyes
So all that I believe I am
Essentially are lies
And everything I've hoped to be
or ever thought I was
Died with your belief in me
so who the hell am I?

I don't know if I'm real without you
What is left of me without you?
I don't know what's real without you
How can I exist without you?

I'm wondering 'round confused
Wondering why I try
The more that you deny my pain
The more it intensifies...
I need someone to ache for me
The way I ache for you
If you ignore that I'm alive
I've nothing to cling to

I don't know if I'm real without you
What is left of me without you?
I don't know what's real without you
How can I exist without you?

I stare in this mirror
So tired of this life
If only you would speak to me
Or care if I'm alive
Once I swore I would die for you
But I never meant it like this
(I never meant it like this)
No, I never meant it like this

I don't know if I'm real without you
What is left of me without you?
I don't know what's real without you
How can I exist without you?
How can I exist without you?
How can I exist without you?