ARTIST: Everclear
TITLE: Heroin Girl
ALBUM: Sparkle & Fade
(taken from Sparkle & Fade guitar book)
Intro: gtr.1 e------------------------------------------------------------- b------------------------------------------------------------- g----11\------------------------------------------------------ d----12\------------------------------------------------------ a----12\----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--- e----10\----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--- gtr.2(comes in after gtr.1) e------------------------------------------------------ b--------------------10\------------------------------- g--------------------11\----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----- d--------------------12\----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----- a------------------------------------------------------ e------------------------------------------------------ gtrs.1&2 e---------2-----------0-----------------2----------0------------- b------------2-----------0-----0---2-------2--------------------- g----3----------------------3----------------------------4--4--4- d----4-----------4-----------------4-----------4---------5--5--5- a----4---------------------------------------------------5--5--5- e---------------------------------------------------------------- (repeat 3x) play this at the end of the third time, segue to verse e----------0-----------0------------------- b-------------2---------------------------- g-----------------4-------------4--4--4---- d----4--------------------------5--5--5---- a-------------------------------5--5--5---- e-------------------------------3--3--3---- Verses: e------------------------------------------------------- r b--------------7--7--------6--6---------7--7------------ e g----4--3--x---7--7--6--6--6--6--3--3---7--7--6--6--4--- p d----5--4--x---7--7--7--7--6--6--4--4---7--7--7--7--5--- e a----5--4--x---5--5--7--7--4--4--4--4---5--5--7--7--5--- a e----3--2--x---5--5--5--5--4--4--2--2---5--5--5--5--3--- t Chorus: e---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- b----7---7--7--7--7--7/9--9--9---9--9--9---------7--7--------6------------7--7----------- g----7---7--7--7--7--7/9--9--9---9--9--9---3--3--7--7--6--6--6------3--3--7--7--6--6--6-- d----7---7--7--7--7--7/9--9--9---9--9--9---4--4--7--7--7--7--6------4--4--7--7--7--7--7- a----5---5--5--5--5--5/7--7--7---7--7--7---4--4--5--5--7--7--4---2--4--4--5--5--7--7--7-- e----5---5--5--5--5--5/7--7--7---7--7--7---2--2--5--5--5--5--4---0--2--2--5--5--5--5--5-- (repeat, then back to verse chords) Interlude: (gtrs.1&2) e------------------------------------------------------------------ b------------------------------------------------------7--7-------- g---4--3--3--1--1--3--3-----3--3--1--1--3--3-----6--6--7--7--6--6-- d---5--4--4--2--2--4--4-----4--4--2--2--4--4-----7--7--7--7--7--7-- a---5--4--4--2--2--4--4-----4--4--2--2--4--4-----7--7--5--5--7--7-- e---3--2--2--0--0--2--2-----2--2--0--0--2--2-----5--5--5--5--5--5-- (int. cont.) e--------------------------- b----7--7--6--6--5--5------- g----8--8--7--7--6--6------- repeat interlude d----9--9--8--8--7--7------- on 2nd time, gtr. 3 plays the intro lead a----9--9--8--8--7--7------- e----7--7--5--5--5--5--0---- play the interlude a 3rd time and end with- e------------------------------------ b------------------------------------ g----\4---8--8--7--7--6--6--1--1----- d----\5---9--9--8--8--7--7--2--2----- a----\5---9--9--8--8--7--7--2--2----- e----\3---7--7--6--6--5--5--0--0----- Solo: (most of these parts are played a little longer than shown) e--------------------------------------------------------------------- b----14--14-------14------14--14---------------12--12----------11/14-- g----14--14-------14--14--14--14--14--14--14\--12--12--11--11--11/14-- d-------------16------------------------------------------------------ (solo cont.) e----------------------------------------------------------------------- b----15--14--14------11--11-----9--------9--9---------14--14--14-------- g----14--14--14\-11--11--11\-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---14--14--14-------- d----------------------------------------------------------------------- (cont.) e----------------------------------------14----------14--14--17--17--- b----17--17---17--17-----14--13------14------17--17--16--16--16--16--- g----16--16b--16--16b----14--13/15------------------------------------ d--------------------------------------------------------------------- end: e----------------------- b----------------------- g------4---3--3--------- d------5---4--4--------- a------5---4--4--------- e------3---2--2--------- I used to know a girl she had two pierced nipples and a black tatoo we'd drink that Mexican beer we'd live on Mexican food yes, I wish I could go back yes, back in time Esther used to be the kind of girl that you would never leave She'd do anything to give me what I need for my disease She'd do anything I can hear them talking in the real world but they don't understand that I'm happy in hell with my Heroin girl I am losing myself in a white-trash hell Lost inside a Heroin girl They found her out in the fields about a mile from home Her face was warm from the sun but her body was cold I heard a policeman say Just another overdose just another overdose! Esther used to be the kind of lover you would never leave She'd do anything to give me what I need for my disease She would do anything