Americana

Well i'd like to tell you all about my dream, it's a place
Where strip malls abound and diversion's mere moments away

Where culture's defined by the
Ones least refined
And you'll be left behind
If you don't fit in
It's all distorted
In americana my way

Well my dream has come true
My vision has come true

Now give me my cable, fast food, four-by's, tat's right away
I want it right now cause my generation don't like to wait

My future's determined by
Thieves, thugs, and vermin
It's quite an excursion
But it's okay
Everything's backwards
In americana my way

Well my dream has come true
My vision has come true

I'm a product
Of my environment
So don't blame me, i just work here

My rights are denied by
Those least qualified
Trading profit for pride
But it's okay
Everything's backwards
In americana my way

My nightmare has come true
My nightmare has come true
Yeah, it's all coming true

Have You Ever

Falling, I'm falling

Have you ever walked through a room
But it was more like the room passed around you
Like there was a leash around your neck that pulled you through

Have you ever been at someplace
Recognizing everybody's face
Until you realized that there was no one there you knew
Well I know

Some days, my soul's confined and out of mind
Sleep forever
Some days, I'm so outshined and out of time
Have you ever

Falling, I'm falling

Have you ever buried your face in your hands
Cause no one around you understands
Or has the slightest idea what it is that makes you be

Have you ever felt like there was more
Like someone else was keeping score
And what could make you whole was simply out of reach
Well I know

Someday I'll try again and not pretend
This time forever
Someday I'll get it straight but not today
Have you ever

Falling, I'm falling

Some days, my soul's confined and out of mind
Sleep forever
Some days, my darkest friend is me again
Have you ever
Someday I'll try again and not pretend
This time forever
Someday I'll get it straight but not today
Have you ever

When the truth walks away
Everybody stays
Cause the truth about the world is that crime does pay

So if you walk away
Who is gonna stay
Cause I'd like to think the world is a better place

When the truth walks away
Everybody stays
Cause the truth about the world is that crime does pay

So if you walk away
Who is gonna stay
Cause I'd like to make the world be a better place

When the truth walks away
Everybody stays
Cause the truth about the world is that crime does pay

So if you walk away
Who is gonna stay
Cause I'd like to think the world is a better place
I'd like to leave the world as a better place
I'd like to think the world

ME & MY OLD LADY by The Offspring.

Album: The Offspring - Ixnay on the Hombr(1997)

Nice, a little bit heavy song from the greatest band of all. The solo might

be slightly wrong, but I think it sounds pretty close.

# start-chord # # intro # X 2 /=slide

E-------| E---------------------------------------------------|

B-------| B---------------------------------------------------|

G---9---| G---9-9-7-9-9-10-13--10-9-9-7-9-9--11-11-11-11-11/--|

D---9---| D---9-9-7-9-9-10-13--10-9-9-7-9-9---9--9--9--9--9/--|

A---7---| A---7-7-5-7-7--8-11---8-7-7-5-7-7-------------------|

E-------| E---------------------------------------------------|

\__mute___/

# verse # X 3 (brackets X2)

E--------------------------------------------------->

B--------------------------------------------------->

G--(9-9-7-9-9-10-13--10-9-9-7-9-9--11-11-11-11-11/)->

D--(9-9-7-9-9-10-13--10-9-9-7-9-9---9--9--9--9--9/)->

A--(7-7-5-7-7--8-11---8-7-7-5-7-7-----------------)->

E--------------------------------------------------->

\_____________palm-muted_________________/

E--------------------------------------------------->

B--------------------------------------------------->

G--------------------------------------------------->

D---9-9-7-9-9-10-13--10-9-9-7-9-9--11-11-11-11-11/-->

A---9-9-7-9-9-10-13--10-9-9-7-9-9---9--9--9--9--9/-->

E---7-7-5-7-7--8-11---8-7-7-5-7-7------------------->

\_______________palm-muted_______________/

E---------------------------------------------------|

B---------------------------------------------------|

G--(9-9-7-9-9-10-13--10-9-9-7-9-9--11-11-11-11-11/)-|

D--(9-9-7-9-9-10-13--10-9-9-7-9-9---9--9--9--9--9/)-|

A--(7-7-5-7-7--8-11---8-7-7-5-7-7-----------------)-|

E---------------------------------------------------|

\_______________palm-muted_______________/

# solo # (played over the verse chords) h=hammer-on p=pull-off

E-------------------------------------------------------------------->

B-------------------------------------------------------------------->

G-------------------------------------------------------------------->

D---6---6h7-6h7/9---7h9-7h9-6----------------------------------5-7--->

A-------------------------------7h8p7--7---5h7-5h7/8\7---5-7-8------->

E-------------------------------------------------------------------->

E-----------------------------------------|

B-----------------------------------------|

G------------------------------------11/--|

D---6-7/9/12--10-7---7/9/12--10\7/9---9/--|

A-----------------------------------------|

E-----------------------------------------|

# chorus # X 3

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G---7-9-9-9-7-7-7-9---5-7-7-7-5-5-5-7-------------------7-9-9-9-7-7-7-9------|

D---7-9-9-9-7-7-7-9---5-7-7-7-5-5-5-7---5-7-7-7-5-5-5---7-9-9-9-7-7-7-9------|

A---5-7-7-7-5-5-5-7---3-5-5-5-3-3-3-5---5-7-7-7-5-5-5---5-7-7-7-5-5-5-7------|

E---------------------------------------3-5-5-5-3-3-3------------------------|

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to next page

ME & MY OLD LADY

# end-chorus #

E---------------|

B---------------|

G---9---7-------|

D---9---7---7---|

A---7---5---7---|

E-----------5---|

Play intro X6, verse, chorus, end-chorus, intro X6 and verse X2.

# outro #

E-------------------------|

B-------------------------|

G---8---8-8--7---7-7------|

D---8---8-8--7---7-7--8---|

A---6---6-6--5---5-5--8---|

E---------------------6---|

Let ring and cool off. Nice riffs, aren`t they.

Tabbed by Jussi Heinonen 21.03.1997 Thanks to Delirium.

Pay the Man

The Offspring

[Intro w/Flanger]

|e|-7-- 8--12--11--5--5/7--7|

|b|-9--10--14--13--7--7/9--7|

|g|-9--10--14--13--7--7/9--8|

|d|-9--10--14--13--7--7/9--9|

|a|-7-- 8--12--11--5--5/7--9|

|e|------------------------7|

|e|-7-- 8--12--11--5--12/14--14|

|b|-9--10--14--13--7--14/16--16|

|g|-9--10--14--13--7--14/16--16|

|d|-9--10--14--13--7--14/16--16|

|a|-7-- 8--12--11--5--12/14--14|

|e|----------------------------|

|e|-7-- 8--12--11--5--5/7--7|

|b|-9--10--14--13--7--7/9--7|

|g|-9--10--14--13--7--7/9--8|

|d|-9--10--14--13--7--7/9--9|

|a|-7-- 8--12--11--5--5/7--9|

|e|------------------------7|

|e|-5--5--5--5--7|

|b|-5--5--5--5--7|

|g|-6--6--6--6--8|

|d|-7--7--7--7--9|

|a|-7--7--7--7--9|

|e|-5--5--5--5--7|

Drums come in.. then this comes in with an E. Play 4 times then

6 more times with the lead. Listen to the song for the rythm.

|e|-5/7-7-7-7-7-5/7-7-7-7-7 8- 8\7-7-7-7-5/7-7-7-7-7|

|b|-7/9-9-9-9-9-7/9-9-9-9-9-10-10\9-9-9-9-7/9-9-9-9-9|

|g|-7/9-9-9-9-9-7/9-9-9-9-9-10-10\9-9-9-9-7/9-9-9-9-9|

|d|-7/9-9-9-9-9-7/9-9-9-9-9-10-10\9-9-9-9-7/9-9-9-9-9|

|a|-5/7-7-7-7-7-5/7-7-7-7-7- 8- 8\7-7-7-7-5/7-7-7-7-7|

|e|--------------------------------------------------|

Play this over the top of the above riff.

| |e|-10-8-7-----------7-----------10-8-7-----------7----------||

| |b|--------10-9-9-10---10-9-------------10-9-9-10---10-9-----||

| |g|-------------------------10-9-------------------------10 9||

| |d|----------------------------------------------------------||

| |a|----------------------------------------------------------||

|2x|e|----------------------------------------------------------||

| | ||

| |e|-------------------7-7------------------------7-7---------||

| |b|------9-9-9-9-9-10-----10 9------9-9-9-9-9-10-----10-9----||

| |g|-9-10-----------------------9-10--------------------------||

| |d|----------------------------------------------------------||

| |a|----------------------------------------------------------||

| |e|----------------------------------------------------------||

|e|------7-7-7-7-7-8-10-10-12-13-12-10-8h12p8-7--------|

|b|-9-10----------------------------------------9-10-9-|

|g|----------------------------------------------------|

|d|----------------------------------------------------|

|a|----------------------------------------------------|

|e|----------------------------------------------------|

|e|------7-7-7-7-7-8-10-10-12-13-12-10-8h12p8-7--------|

|b|-9-10-----------------------------------------------|

|g|----------------------------------------------------|

|d|----------------------------------------------------|

|a|----------------------------------------------------|

|e|----------------------------------------------------|

|e|-/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12------------------------|

|b|----------------------------------------------------|

|g|----------------------------------------------------|

|d|----------------------------------------------------|

|a|----------------------------------------------------|

|e|----------------------------------------------------|

| |e|-13-16-16-16-16-16-13-12-12h13p12-12-------------||

| |b|-------------------------------------------------||

|3x|g|-------------------------------------------------||

| |d|-------------------------------------------------||

| |a|-------------------------------------------------||

| |e|-------------------------------------------------||

A F E Progression starts here *

|e|-13-16-16-16-16-16-13-12-12-13-12-10----------------|

|b|-------------------------------------13 12 10-------|

|g|----------------------------------------------------|

|d|----------------------------------------------------|

|a|----------------------------------------------------|

|e|----------------------------------------------------|

Now Play this 2 times then 2 times with the lead below.

A F E

|e|----------|

|b|----------|

|g|----10----|

|d|-7--10--2-|

|a|-7-- 8--2-|

|e|-5------0-|

* * *

* = Two times slow then 2 times fast.

This is played over the top of the above riff

A F E

|e|-12-13-12-10------------------------------------------------|

|b|-------------13-12-10-10-12-13-12-10-------------10---------|

|g|-------------------------------------13-10-10-13----13-10-9-|

|d|------------------------------------------------------------|

|a|------------------------------------------------------------|

|e|------------------------------------------------------------|

After the lead riff ends this comes back in

and there is some chanting.

|e|-5/7-7-7-7-7-5/7-7-7-7-7 8- 8\7-7-7-7-5/7-7-7-7-7|

|b|-7/9-9-9-9-9-7/9-9-9-9-9-10-10\9-9-9-9-7/9-9-9-9-9|

|g|-7/9-9-9-9-9-7/9-9-9-9-9-10-10\9-9-9-9-7/9-9-9-9-9|

|d|-7/9-9-9-9-9-7/9-9-9-9-9-10-10\9-9-9-9-7/9-9-9-9-9|

|a|-5/7-7-7-7-7-5/7-7-7-7-7- 8- 8\7-7-7-7-5/7-7-7-7-7|

|e|--------------------------------------------------|

And then the 2nd guitar plays something like this..

Well I dunno, I like the way this sounds.

|e|-----------|

|b|-----------|

|g|-7-14-13-9-|

|d|-----------|

|a|-5-12-11-7-|

|e|-----------|

Mix and match those 2 riffs. Listen

to the song for the order.

After the chanting the distortion comes in... OH YEAH!

[Verse]

|e|-----------------------------------------|

|b|-----------------------------------------|

|g|-7/9-9-9-7/9-9-5-----7/9-9-9-7/9-9-14-13-|

|d|-7/9-9-9-7/9-9-5(10)-7/9-9-9-7/9-9-14-13-|

|a|-5/7-7-7-5/7-7-3(10)-5/7-7-7-5/7-7-12-11-|

|e|----------------( 8)---------------------|

[Chorus]

|e|--------------|

|b|--------------|

|g|-7----5-------|

|d|-7----5-----2-|

|a|-5----3-----2-|

|e|------------0-|

Oh Oh Shuttup! You talk to much.

Ending:

|e|---------------------------------------|

|b|--9----7----7------------------9--7----|

|g|--9----7----7------------------9--7----|

|d|--9----7----7------------------9--7--2-|

|a|--7----5----5------------------7--5--2-|

|e|-------------------------------------0-|

My life...

______________________________________________________________________

That's it! I hope you like this song... It has the cool Egyptian sound

that "Come Out and Play" had, but better. This is my first attempt ever

to tab a song and I think I did pretty damn good. Just listen carefully

to the lead. I have it pretty close. Just improvise! Good luck.

Questions or Comments:

Sam Colclough

neon088@earthlink.net

STARING AT THE SUN

by The Offspring. Album : Americana (1998)

I heard that U2 has a song with same name. I bet this is much better!

:

# intro # !palm-muted!

E-------------------------------------|

B-------------------------------------|

G-------------------------------------|

D---7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5---|

A---5-5-5-3-5-5-5-3-5-5-5-3-5-5-5-3---|

E-------------------------------------|

:

# verse # !palm-muted! *=play 4X #=play 4X without mute

E----------X3-----------------|-----------------------|

B-----------------------------|--------------#-----#--|

G----*-----*-----------*------|--*-----*----3-----5---|

D---7----10------*----5-----6-|10----10-----3-----5---|

A---5-----8-----5-----3-----4-|-8-----8-----1-----3---|

E---------------3-------------|-----------------------|

:

# verse2+chorus # X2 !use palm-muting! *=play 4X #=play 4X without mute

E-------------X3--------------|-----------------------|

B-----------------------------|--#-----#-----#-----#--|

G----*-----*-----------*------|-7----10----12----14---|

D---7----10------*----5-----6-|-7----10----12----14---| (end with first note)

A---5-----8-----5-----3-----4-|-5-----8----10----12---|

E---------------3-------------|-----------------------|

:

# verse3 # %=pause *=play 4X

E-------------X3--------------|-----------------------|

B-----------------------------|--*-----*-----*-----*--|

G---7-7-7-71010-------5-5-5-6-|10----10-----3-----5---|

D---7-7-7-71010-5-5---5-5-5-6-|10----10-----3-----5---|

A---5-5-5-5-8-8-5-5---3-3-3-4-|-8-----8-----1-----3---|

E---------------3-3-%---------|-----------------------|

:

# verse4 # *=play 4X (Though you hear me...)

E------------X3---------------|-----------------------|

B-----------------------------|--*-----*-----*-----*--|

G---7-7-7-------------5-5-5-6-|-7----10----12----14---|

D---7-7-7-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-|-7----10----12----14---|

A---5-5-5-3-3-3-5-5-5-3-3-3-4-|-5-----8----10----12---|

E---------1-1-1-3-3-3---------|-----------------------|

:

# chorus2 # X2 *=play 7X with palm-muting

E-------------------------------|

B----*-----*-----*--------------|

G---7----10----12-----5-5-5-6---|

D---7----10----12-----5-5-5-6---| > Then play verse3, verse4 and chorus2X2.

A---5-----8----10-----3-3-3-4---|

E-------------------------------|

:

# bridge # %=pause *=play 4X

E-------------------------------------------------------------|

B----------------------------------------*-----*-----*-----*--|

G---7---------5-7-----5-5-6-7-----5-5-610----10-----3-----5---|

D---7---------5-7-----5-5-6-7-----5-5-610----10-----3-----5---|

A---5-%%%%%%%-3-5-%%%-3-3-4-5-%%%-3-3-4-8-----8-----1-----3---|

E-------------------------------------------------------------|

:

Then play verse4X2 and it's done.

Tabbed by Jussi Heinonen 18.11.1998.