Only Happy When It Rains Garbage

Band: Garbage

Song Title: Only Happy When It Rains

Tuning: Normal

***Corrected B Chord Tab It Was Not Correctly Noted 02.18.11***

[A5] [B5] [C#5] [E5] [F5] [G#5]

 
 E|----------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------|
 G|----------4-----6-----------------------|
 D|----7-----4-----6-----2-----3-----6-----|
 A|----7-----2-----4-----2-----3-----6-----|
 E|----5-----------------------1-----4-----|

Verse 1:

Guitar I: Plays 5ths

Guitar II:

I'm only happy when it rains [G#5]

[F#5]I'm only happy when it's [E5]complicated

[C#5]And though I know you can't [E5]appreciate it

[F#5]I'm only happy when it [G#5]rains

[F#5]You know I love it when the [E5]news is bad

[C#5]Or why it feels so good to [E5]feels so sad

[F#5]I'm only happy when it [B5]rains

Chorus:

Guitar I: Plays 5ths

Guitar II: Lead

Guitar I:

[C#5]Pour your [G#5]misery down, [A5]pour your [B5]misery down on [C#5]me

Pour your [G#5]misery down, [A5]pour your [B5]misery down on [F#5]me

Guitar II:

 
 |-----C#----|-----G#-----|-----A------|-----B------|-----C#-----|-----G#-----|-----A------|

| | | | | | | |

 
 E|-----------|----4-------|------------|------------|------------|----4-------|------------|
 B|------4----|-------4----|-------4----|-------4----|-------4----|-------4----|-------4----|
 G|---------6-|-6--------6-|-6--------6-|-6--------6-|-6--------6-|-6--------6-|-6--------6-|
 D|---6-------|------------|----8-------|----4-------|----6-------|------------|----8-------|
 A|-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
 E|-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
 ------B-------|

 
 --------------|
 -------4------|
 -6--------6---|
 --------------|
 ----4---------|
 --------------|

Verse 2:

Guitar I: Plays 5ths

Guitar II: Lead

Guitar I:

I'm only happy when it rains [G#5]

[F#5]I feel good when things are [E5]going wrong

I[C#5] only listen to the [E5]sad, sad songs

[F#5]I'm only happy when it [B5]rains

Guitar II:

Listen To Song For Placement Of Lead During Second Verse

 
 E|--4-----4-----------|-4-----4--------|-4-----4------------------|
 B|--------------------|----------------|--------------------------|
 G|-----------6--6-b-7-|----------6-b-7-|----------6-b-7-r-6---4---|
 D|-----6--------------|----6-----------|----6---------------------|
 A|--------------------|----------------|--------------------------|
 E|--------------------|----------------|--------------------------|

Guitar Solo

Guitar I: PLays Chords

Guitar II: Plays Solo

Guitar I:

[C#5] [G#5] [A5] [B5] [C#5] [G#5] [A5] [B5]

Guitar II:

***Tab notation b means bend 1/2 step release back to root note***

I have put two versions of the solo one is as accurate to the album as I could figure out.

The other is kind of a cheat but sounds good when played with the cd.

Guitar Solo Album Version

 
 E|-----------------|--------------------11-|--------------------12-|--------------------16-|
 B|--------------14-|-----------------------|-----------------------|-11--13-b-1/2-r-13-----|
 G|-11--13-r-13-----|-11--13-b-1/2-r-13-----|-11--13-b-1/2-r-13-----|-----------------------|
 D|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
 A|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
 E|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
 E|-12-b-12-b-11-p-9----------|-12-b-12-b-11-p-9------------|-12-b-12-b-11-p-9------------|
 B|-------------------13-b--9-|---------------------13-b--9-|---------------------13-b--9-|
 G|---------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 D|---------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 A|---------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 E|---------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 E|-12-b-12-b-11-p-9----------|
 B|-------------------13-b--9-|
 G|---------------------------|
 D|---------------------------|
 A|---------------------------|
 E|---------------------------|

Guitar Solo Cheat Version Or Just Play The First Part Twice

 
 E|-----------------|--------------------11-|--------------------12-|--------------------16-|
 B|--------------14-|-----------------------|-----------------------|-11--13-b-1/2-r-13-----|
 G|-11--13-r-13-----|-11--13-b-1/2-r-13-----|-11--13-b-1/2-r-13-----|-----------------------|
 D|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
 A|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
 E|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
 |---------Repeat-Three-Times----------|

| |

 
 E|-12-b-13-r-12--9---------------------|
 B|-------------------12-b-13-r-12--9---|
 G|-------------------------------------|
 D|-------------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------|

Verse 3:

Guitar I: Plays 5ths

Guitar II: Lead

I only smile in the dark [G#5]

[F#5]My only comfort is the [E5]night gone black

[C#5]I didn't accidentally [E5]tell you that

[F#5]I'm only happy when it rains [G#5]

[F#5]You'll get the message by the [E5]time I'm through

[C#5]When I complain about [E5]me and you

[F#5]I'm only happy when it [B5]rains

Chorus 2:

[C#5]Pour your [G#5]misery down (Pour your misery down)

[A5]Pour your [B5]misery down on me (Pour your misery down)

[C#5]Pour your [G#5]misery down (Pour your misery down)

[A5]Pour your [B5]misery down on me (Pour your misery down)

[C#5]Pour your [G#5]misery down (Pour your misery down)

[A5]Pour your [B5]misery down on me (Pour your misery down)

[C#5]Pour your [G#5]misery down

[A5]You can keep me company

[B5]As long as you [F#5]don't care [Tbat Famous Riff]

That Famous Riff

 
 E|--------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------9---|
 G|---6-b-slow-release----6--------|
 D|--------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------|

Outro

Guitar I: Plays 5ths

Guitar II: Plays Fill Riffs

I'm only happy when it rains [G#5]

[F#5]You wanna hear about my [E5]new obsession?

[C#5]I'm riding high upon a [E5]deep depression

[F#5]I'm only happy when it rains[G#5] (Pour some [E5]misery down on me)

[C#5]I'm only happy when it rains[G#5] (Pour some [E5]misery down on me)

Play [C#5] [G#5] [E5] until song ends

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{t:Only Happy When It Rains}
 {st:Garbage}
 
 Band: Garbage
 Song Title: Only Happy When It Rains
 Tuning: Normal
 
 ***Corrected B Chord Tab It Was Not Correctly Noted 02.18.11***
 
 [A5] [B5] [C#5] [E5] [F5] [G#5] 
 {sot}
 E|----------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------|
 G|----------4-----6-----------------------|
 D|----7-----4-----6-----2-----3-----6-----|
 A|----7-----2-----4-----2-----3-----6-----|
 E|----5-----------------------1-----4-----|
 {eot}
 
 Verse 1:
 Guitar I: Plays 5ths
 Guitar II:
 
 I'm only happy when it rains [G#5]
 [F#5]I'm only happy when it's [E5]complicated
 [C#5]And though I know you can't [E5]appreciate it
 [F#5]I'm only happy when it [G#5]rains
 [F#5]You know I love it when the [E5]news is bad
 [C#5]Or why it feels so good to [E5]feels so sad
 [F#5]I'm only happy when it [B5]rains
 
 Chorus:
 Guitar I: Plays 5ths
 Guitar II: Lead
 
 Guitar I:
 [C#5]Pour your [G#5]misery down, [A5]pour your [B5]misery down on [C#5]me
 Pour your [G#5]misery down, [A5]pour your [B5]misery down on [F#5]me
 
 Guitar II:
 
 {sot}
 |-----C#----|-----G#-----|-----A------|-----B------|-----C#-----|-----G#-----|-----A------|
 {eot}
 | | | | | | | |
 
 {sot}
 E|-----------|----4-------|------------|------------|------------|----4-------|------------|
 B|------4----|-------4----|-------4----|-------4----|-------4----|-------4----|-------4----|
 G|---------6-|-6--------6-|-6--------6-|-6--------6-|-6--------6-|-6--------6-|-6--------6-|
 D|---6-------|------------|----8-------|----4-------|----6-------|------------|----8-------|
 A|-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
 E|-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
 ------B-------|
 {eot}
 |
 
 {sot}
 --------------|
 -------4------|
 -6--------6---|
 --------------|
 ----4---------|
 --------------|
 {eot}
 
 Verse 2:
 Guitar I: Plays 5ths
 Guitar II: Lead
 
 Guitar I:
 I'm only happy when it rains [G#5]
 [F#5]I feel good when things are [E5]going wrong
 I[C#5] only listen to the [E5]sad, sad songs
 [F#5]I'm only happy when it [B5]rains
 
 Guitar II:
 Listen To Song For Placement Of Lead During Second Verse
 
 {sot}
 E|--4-----4-----------|-4-----4--------|-4-----4------------------|
 B|--------------------|----------------|--------------------------|
 G|-----------6--6-b-7-|----------6-b-7-|----------6-b-7-r-6---4---|
 D|-----6--------------|----6-----------|----6---------------------|
 A|--------------------|----------------|--------------------------|
 E|--------------------|----------------|--------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 Guitar Solo
 Guitar I: PLays Chords
 Guitar II: Plays Solo
 
 Guitar I:
 
 [C#5] [G#5] [A5] [B5] [C#5] [G#5][A5][B5]
 Guitar II:
 ***Tab notation b means bend 1/2 step release back to root note***
 I have put two versions of the solo one is as accurate to the album as I could figure out.
 The other is kind of a cheat but sounds good when played with the cd.
 
 Guitar Solo Album Version
 
 {sot}
 E|-----------------|--------------------11-|--------------------12-|--------------------16-|
 B|--------------14-|-----------------------|-----------------------|-11--13-b-1/2-r-13-----|
 G|-11--13-r-13-----|-11--13-b-1/2-r-13-----|-11--13-b-1/2-r-13-----|-----------------------|
 D|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
 A|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
 E|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
 E|-12-b-12-b-11-p-9----------|-12-b-12-b-11-p-9------------|-12-b-12-b-11-p-9------------|
 B|-------------------13-b--9-|---------------------13-b--9-|---------------------13-b--9-|
 G|---------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 D|---------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 A|---------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 E|---------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 E|-12-b-12-b-11-p-9----------|
 B|-------------------13-b--9-|
 G|---------------------------|
 D|---------------------------|
 A|---------------------------|
 E|---------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 Guitar Solo Cheat Version Or Just Play The First Part Twice
 
 {sot}
 E|-----------------|--------------------11-|--------------------12-|--------------------16-|
 B|--------------14-|-----------------------|-----------------------|-11--13-b-1/2-r-13-----|
 G|-11--13-r-13-----|-11--13-b-1/2-r-13-----|-11--13-b-1/2-r-13-----|-----------------------|
 D|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
 A|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
 E|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
 |---------Repeat-Three-Times----------|
 {eot}
 | |
 
 {sot}
 E|-12-b-13-r-12--9---------------------|
 B|-------------------12-b-13-r-12--9---|
 G|-------------------------------------|
 D|-------------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 Verse 3:
 Guitar I: Plays 5ths
 Guitar II: Lead
 
 I only smile in the dark [G#5]
 [F#5]My only comfort is the [E5]night gone black
 [C#5]I didn't accidentally [E5]tell you that
 [F#5]I'm only happy when it rains [G#5]
 [F#5]You'll get the message by the [E5]time I'm through
 [C#5]When I complain about [E5]me and you
 [F#5]I'm only happy when it [B5]rains
 
 Chorus 2:
 
 [C#5]Pour your [G#5]misery down (Pour your misery down)
 [A5]Pour your [B5]misery down on me (Pour your misery down)
 [C#5]Pour your [G#5]misery down (Pour your misery down)
 [A5]Pour your [B5]misery down on me (Pour your misery down)
 [C#5]Pour your [G#5]misery down (Pour your misery down)
 [A5]Pour your [B5]misery down on me (Pour your misery down)
 [C#5]Pour your [G#5]misery down
 [A5]You can keep me company
 [B5]As long as you [F#5]don't care [That Famous Riff]
 
 That Famous Riff
 
 {sot}
 E|--------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------9---|
 G|---6-b-slow-release----6--------|
 D|--------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 Outro
 Guitar I: Plays 5ths
 Guitar II: Plays Fill Riffs
 
 I'm only happy when it rains [G#5]
 [F#5]You wanna hear about my [E5]new obsession?
 [C#5]I'm riding high upon a [E5]deep depression
 [F#5]I'm only happy when it rains[G#5] (Pour some [E5]misery down on me)
 
 [C#5]I'm only happy when it rains[G#5] (Pour some [E5]misery down on me)
 [C#5]I'm only happy when it rains[G#5] (Pour some [E5]misery down on me)
 [C#5]I'm only happy when it rains[G#5] (Pour some [E5]misery down on me)
 [C#5]I'm only happy when it rains[G#5] (Pour some [E5]misery down on me)
 [C#5]I'm only happy when it rains[G#5] (Pour some [E5]misery down on me)
 
 Play [C#5] [G#5] [E5] until song ends

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