Stained
   Kristin Hersh

Transcribed by : Dermot Fitzsimons (hhu95105@strath.ac.uk) 


Verse 1;

 E --------2--2------2
 B --------1--1------1
 G -----2---------2---          = riff (1)              I guess you've
 D --0----------------
 A -------------------
 E -------------------
        D7

   ---------1--1------1
   ---------1--1------1
   ------2---------2---          = riff (2)             heard,
   --0-----------------
   --------------------
   --------------------
        Dm7
                        riff (1)                               Hell you're so
                        riff (2)                               weird

                        riff (1)                               Like a

   ---------3--3------3
   ---------0--0------0**       (maybe 3's here instead of 0's)**
   ------0---------0---
   --------------------                 = riff (3)   spider,
   --------------------                                          always
   --3-----------------
        G


   ---------1--1------1
   ---------1--1------1
   ------2---------2---
   --3-----------------         = riff (4)              here......
   --------------------
   --------------------
        F


   ---------0--0------0
   ---------1--1------1
   ------2---------2---         = riff (5)              You never
   --3-----------------
   --------------------
   --------------------
        (not sure!)

                        riff (2)                                stay,
                        riff (5)                                hell you're so
                        riff (2)                                strange
                        riff (5)                                you let me
                        riff (3)                                drown in my own
                        riff (4)                                wave
                        
**and now the 'turn the corner bridge' bit'**

   --------0--0----0---
   -------00--0----0---
   -0-1----------1-----
   ---------------------                riff (6)        And I'm stained
   ---------------------
   -0-------------------
        E/E7

                        riff (3)                                you never change

   --------0--0----0---
   --------1--1----1---
   ---0---------0-----0         =riff (7)               you never change
   --------------------
   -3----------3-------
   --------------------
        A7
CHORUS                  riff (6)                            STAINED under my


                        riff (6) (E7)                    nails and down my
   -------1--1----1----
   -----------0----0---
   ----0--------0-----0         =riff (8)               back, you know, the
sleaziest
   --------------------
   --------------------
   --3-----------------
        G7              riff (7)                                attacks.......

                        riff (6)                                                and you stay
                        riff (3)                                                you never change
                        riff (7)                                                you never
                        riff (3)                                                change.....
                        riff (6)                                                use me I get
                        riff (6) (E7)                                   stronger I get
                        riff (8)x2                                              weaker when you treat me

                                                                                        like a


                        riff (7)                                                queen......

Verse 2;
                        riff (1)                                        You have nerves of
                        riff (2)                                        steel
                        riff (1)                                        you're just like
                        riff (2)                                        me...
                        riff (1)                                        Two spiders
                        riff (3)                                        hanging from one
                        riff (4)                                        tree...

                        riff (5)                                        we're sunny
                        riff (2)                                        now,
                        riff (5)                                        us lucky
                        riff (2)                                        things
                        riff (5)                                        we're smiling
                        riff (3)                                        down one endless
                        riff (4)                                        day

*fab turn the corner bit again*   riff (6)              and I'm stained
                              riff (3)                                  you never change
                        riff (7)                                                you never change.....
Chorus
                        riff (3)                STAINED under my
                        riff (3) (E7)   clothes and down my
                        riff (8)                back you know the sleaziest
                        riff (7)                attacks,
                        riff (6)                and you stay,
                        riff (3)                you never change
                        riff (7)                you never
                        riff (3)                change

                        riff (6)                use me I get
                        riff (6) (E7)   stronger I get
                        riff (8)x2              weaker when you treat me
                                        like a
                        riff (7)                queen

*instr.break* (play r. (1) (2) (1) (2) (1) (2) (3).....THEN)

playing a little slower, a bit less breezy....

Chords - C     (use same plucking technique on strings tho)  I never
                                                asked them
            E                                           in
                                                Ask me have
                                                I been trying, I've
            C                                                   been......

(then breezy or not depending)

        G                                       I guess we just
                                                won't
        F                                       ever drink
        A                                       again.........

        C                                       And I don't for-
        E                                       get, we look much
        C                                       better now, for all
        E                                       this........

        G                                       I guess we just
                                                won't
        F                                       ever sleep
        A                                       again........      x2

then into Shake...... play C........but that's another story......