Transcribed by: Andrew Blewden
Date: 24/11/2007
This is my first tab, so here goes :)
If anyone has any questions, do not hesitate to email me on asblewden@gmail.com. I am
sure the song is accurate, I tabbed it just by listening through over and over, though
might be a few issues with a bit of the solo, say if you think there is (it might be ok :P)
I decided to tab this because I realised there wasn't a version of it on the site yet,
of course it’s a great song. Don’t be harsh, it took a few hours to do, and remember
are all my own ideas, there are no other tabs yet to get tips off :D
This is tabbed for the lead guitar, I think there might be another, but this is the main
I put the lyrics in so it’s easier to follow.
Here it is, enjoy:
b=bend up
r=release bend
~=vibrato
/=slide up
\=slide down
*=trill
|TR--------|tremolo pick
|PM--------|palm mute
x=muffled string or note
h=hammer on
p=pull off
Intro
[Bass Intro]
Guitar comes in: (Clean tone)
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|---7-7-7-7-7-777------------8---8---8----|
G|-7---------------------7--6---6---6---6--|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|x3
Who's car am I driving in?
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|--7-x-5-x-7-x-5--|
D|--7-x-5-x-7-x-5--|
A|--5-x-3-x-5-x-3--|
E|-----------------|
You picked up a handful...
I can’t remember your name...
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|--7-7--5--5--5-5--|
D|--7-7--5--5--5-5--|
A|--5-5--3--3--3-3--|
E|------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|---7-7-7-7-7-777------------8---8---8----|
G|-7---------------------7--6---6---6---6--|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
I always seem to get lost
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|--7-x-5-x-7-x-5--|
D|--7-x-5-x-7-x-5--|
A|--5-x-3-x-5-x-3--|
E|-----------------|
But I'm always finding trouble
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|--7-7--5--5--7-7--2--|
D|--7-7--5--5--7-7--2--|
A|--5-5--3--3--5-5--0--|
E|---------------------|
And the road it fades away
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|-7--7--7-5--|
D|-7--7--7-5--|
A|-5--5--5-3--|
E|------------|
And the road it's getting...
(Distortion from now on.)
e|-----------------------------|
B|--9/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|x4
...thinner
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|--8-7--------------------------------------|
G|------9-7-6---7-6-6------6--------66-77-99-|
D|--------------------5--5---5-7777----------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
Verse
|PM------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-------5-5-x---------------------------|
D|-5-7-7-5-5-x-5-7--x-x-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
A|-5-7-7-3-3-x-5-7--x-x-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
E|-3-5-5-------3-5--x-x-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|x2
Get by on my personality
(on second repeat, slowly lift PM near the end)
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|-7-x-5-x-7-x-5--|
D|-7-x-5-x-7-x-5--|
A|-5-x-3-x-5-x-3--|
E|----------------|
My name?
|PM------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-------5-5-x---------------------------|
D|-5-7-7-5-5-x-5-7--x-x-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
A|-5-7-7-3-3-x-5-7--x-x-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
E|-3-5-5-------3-5--x-x-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|x3
My name is baby
(on third repeat, slowly lift PM near the end)
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|-7-x-5-x-7-x-5--|
D|-7-x-5-x-7-x-5--|
A|-5-x-3-x-5-x-3--|
E|----------------|
A real A cooperator
|PM-----------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-------5-5-x---------------------------|
D|-5-7-7-5-5-x-5-7--x-x-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
A|-5-7-7-3-3-x-5-7--x-x-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
E|-3-5-5-------3-5--x-x-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
Oh, I'm so cooperative
Chorus
e|----------------9-10-9-12-10-9-----|
B|-------------------------------10--|
G|-7-7-7-5-5-77----------------------|
D|-7-7-7-5-5-77----------------------|
A|-5-5-5-3-3-55----------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
And the road it fades away
e|-----------------------0-0/9-9-9-9--|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-5-5-77--2-2-2-2--------------|
D|-7-7-7-5-5-77--2-2-2-2--------------|
A|-5-5-5-3-3-55--0-0-0-0--------------|
E|------------------------------------|
And the road it's getting thinner
e|----------------9-10-9-12-10-9-----|
B|-------------------------------10--|
G|-7-7-7-5-5-77----------------------|
D|-7-7-7-5-5-77----------------------|
A|-5-5-5-3-3-55----------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
And the road it fades away
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------5-4—-5-4--5-4-5-7--77777--|
G|-7-7-7-5-55-2222222222222222----------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-5-55-2222222222222222----------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-3-33-0000000000000000----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
And the road it's getting thinner
Bridge
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/janes_addiction/strays_tab.html ]
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|-7-7-5-2222222--|
D|-7-7-5-2222222--|
A|-5-5-3-0000000--|
E|----------------|x4
Ladies clink their glasses
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|-7--------------|
D|-7-5-7-7777777--|
A|-5-5-7-7777777--|
E|---3-5-5555555--|
Timing it right!
Solo
|TR-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-(8or9)-6-6-6-(8or9)-6-(8or9)-6-6-6-(8or9)-6-(8or9)-6-6-6-6---|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Note: For the bit above just play it by ear because it’s easy to pick up. Basically
pick the 6th fret on the B string and hit the 8th and 9th frets from time to time. He
much hits the 8th and 9th frets randomly.
After a bit he does:
|TR---------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|
B|-9-6-6-8-6-6------------------------|
G|-------------5----------------------|
D|-----------------8h10p8-------------|
A|-------------------------10p8h10----|
E|------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------8h11p8h11h12-12h13----|
B|------------------------8h11p8h11--------------------11-|
G|--------------7h10p7h10---------------------------------|
D|-10p8----8h10-------------------------------------------|
A|------10------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|-12h13----12h13------------|
B|-------10-------13p11------|
G|----------------------12b--|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
e|-12h13p12p10-12h13p12p10-12h13p12p10--|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|x2
e|------------8b-10b--|
B|-8b-10b-11b---------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------15-|
B|-13h14p13p11-10h11p10p8-11h12p11p9-7h8p7p5-5p3h5—15-15-15----|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
(this is with a pedal effect)
Verse
|PM-----------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-------5-5-x---------------------------|
D|-5-7-7-5-5-x-5-7--x-x-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
A|-5-7-7-3-3-x-5-7--x-x-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
E|-3-5-5-------3-5--x-x-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|x2
No one listened to me back home
(on second repeat, slowly lift PM near the end)
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|-7-x-5-x-7-x-5--|
D|-7-x-5-x-7-x-5--|
A|-5-x-3-x-5-x-3--|
E|----------------|
But you’re talking partners?
|PM-----------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-------5-5-x---------------------------|
D|-5-7-7-5-5-x-5-7--x-x-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
A|-5-7-7-3-3-x-5-7--x-x-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
E|-3-5-5-------3-5--x-x-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|x3
Like jumping in bed!?
(on third repeat, slowly lift PM near the end)
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|-7-x-5-x-7-x-5--|
D|-7-x-5-x-7-x-5--|
A|-5-x-3-x-5-x-3--|
E|----------------|
Shoulder to shoulder
|PM-----------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-------5-5-x---------------------------|
D|-5-7-7-5-5-x-5-7--x-x-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
A|-5-7-7-3-3-x-5-7--x-x-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
E|-3-5-5-------3-5--x-x-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
Man, you're pretty deep
Chorus
e|----------------------------------|
B|---------------14-12-15-14-12-----|
G|-7-7--5-5-77------------------14--|
D|-7-7--5-5-77----------------------|
A|-5-5--3-3-55----------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
And the road it fades away
e|--------------------0-0/9999--|
B|------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-5-55-2-2-2-2-----------|
D|-7-7-7-5-55-2-2-2-2-----------|
A|-5-5-5-3-33-0-0-0-0-----------|
E|------------------------------|
And the road it’s getting thinner
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-7-7-5-5-77------2-2-2-2-22--|
D|-7-7-5-5-77------2-2-2-2-22--|
A|-5-5-3-3-55------0-0-0-0-00--|
E|-----------------------------|
And the road it fades away
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-5-55------2-2-2-2-22--|
D|-7-7-7-5-55------2-2-2-2-22--|
A|-5-5-5-3-33------0-0-0-0-00--|
E|-----------------------------|
And the road it’s getting thinner!
Outro
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-2-2-2-2-55--|
D|-2-2-2-2-55--|
A|-0-0-0-0-33--|
E|-------------|x3
Well it’s my lucky day!
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------10—-10—-10-—10—-10-10---|
G|--12—-12—-12--12--12-12-----------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
Just a pick up stray!
e|------------------------9--|
B|-12------------------------|
G|-----12--12--12--12-12-----|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
Just a pick up stray!
