Chord/Tab song: Amphetamine

"Amphetamine" (Guitar)
As recorded by Everclear on "So much for the afterglow"
Transcribed by Ashton Bailey ([email protected])

VERSION 1 - Tabbed by Ashton Bailey

Key:
pm palm mute
\ slide up towards the headstock
/ slide down towards the body
fb feedback
h hammer
b bend string
r release string
rr ring (let string ring)
v strum down
^ strum up
~ Hold Note
X Pick Scrape

Note play this fast !!!

Intro (Guitar 1, W/ Heavy Distrotion) (Riff A, repeat as
needed)

e|--10-10-7-7-9-----10-10-7-7-9-----10-10-7-7-10-10-7-7-10-10-7-7-10-10-7-7-10-10--|
B|--8--8--8-8-8-----8--8--8-8-8------8--8-8-8--8--8-8-8--8--8-8-8--8--8-8-8--8--8--|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Intro Continued (Guitar 2, W/ Heavy Distortion)

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------------------------------------|

(Palm Muted)
C [G] She ca[C]me out west to f[A]ind the
sun, she lost her name but found a new one

Intro Continued (Guitar 2 W/ Heavy Distortion)

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5--|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5--|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3--|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------------------|

(Palm Muted)
Amy goes to school all day but a[G]t night in the n[C]eighborhood they[A] call her[C]
amphetamine

Main Verse

Guitar 2 Plays Riff A till bridge

(Guitar 1 W/ Heavy Distortion)

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------------------------------------|

She's perfe[G]ct in the fucked[C] up way, that al[A]l the magazines [C]seem to wanna
glorify these days

e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5---|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5---|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3---|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------|

She looks l[G]ike a teenage an[C]them, She looks [A]like she [C]used to be happy with
the girl inside

Bridge (Guitars 1 & 2) (W/Heavy Distortion)

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-5--|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-5--|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-3--|

[G] [G] yeah She l[G]ooks so bored so[G]metimes, And she has
that

e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------7-7-7-7--7---8-8-8-8--8---5-5-5-5-----------|
D|--5-5-5-5--5---7-7-7-7--7---8-8-8-8--8---5-5-5-5--6-6-6-6--|
A|--5-5-5-5--5---5-5-5-5--5---6-6-6-6--6---3-3-3-3--6-6-6-6--|
E|--3-3-3-3--3--------------------------------------4-4-4-4--|

super pa[G]le skin and t[D]hose soft gre[Eb]en eyes, she[C] looks li[Ab]ke could have been
happy in a better life

Main Verse (Guitar 1 Plays Riff A till interlude)

(Guitar 2 W/ Heavy Distortion)

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------------------------------------|

She came ou[G]t west just to b[C]reak away, clean[A] from her family[C] and her friends
and a little girls

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5--|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5--|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3--|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------------------|

dream, all [G]she wants to do [C]everynight, is t[A]o sit bes[C]ide my window and listen
to the sirens

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------------------------------------|

She's perfe[G]ct in the fucked[C] up way, that al[A]l the magazines [C]seem to wanna
glorify these days

Bridge 2 (Guitars 1 & 2 W/Heavy Distrotion)

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5----------|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6--|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6--|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------4-4-4-4--|

She look[G]s like a teen[D]age anthem,[Eb] and she lo[C]oks like[Ab] she could have been
happy in another life

Interlude (Guitars 1 & 2) (W/Heavy Distortion)

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|

Ooh in anot[G]her life Ooh in an[G]other life Yeah in[G] a another life [G] Ooh oh oh
oh

Solo

Guitar 1

e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|--12-12-12-12--13-13-13-13--13-13-13-13--13-13-13-13--|
G|--12-12-12-12--14-14-14-14--12-12-12-12--14-14-14-14--|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------|

[G] [C]
Guitar 1

e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|--12-12-12-12--13-13-13-13--13-13-13-13--13-13-13-13--|
G|--12-12-12-12--14-14-14-14--12-12-12-12--14-14-14-14--|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
D|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|-----------------------------------|

[A] [C]
Guitar 1

e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|--12-12-12-12--13-13-13-13--13-13-13-13--13-13-13-13--|
G|--12-12-12-12--14-14-14-14--12-12-12-12--14-14-14-14--|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------|

[G] [C]
Guitar 1

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|--12-12-12-12--13-13-13-13--15b----------------------|
G|--12-12-12-12--14-14-14-14--14b--14r-12----12----12--|
D|----------------------------------------14----14-----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
D|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|-----------------------------------|

[A] [C]
Main Verse

Guitar 1 (lead)

e|-----15-15----15-------15-15----15-15-15----15-15----15-15-15-15-15-----------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------X--------------|
G|--12-------12----12-12-------12----------12-------12----------12----12-12-12--|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------------------------------------|

She came ou[G]t west just to b[C]reak the spell, [A]after 3 long yea[C]rs and a marriage
from hell

Guitar 1

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------------------------------------|

Six months [G]clean living sob[C]er and right, th[A]e doctors tell h[C]er everything
will be al

Guitars 1 & 2

e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------5-5-5-5--5---2-2-2-2--2---5-5-5-5-----------|
D|--5-5-5-5--5---5-5-5-5--5---2-2-2-2--2---5-5-5-5--6-6-6-6--|
A|--5-5-5-5--5---3-3-3-3--3---0-0-0-0--0---3-3-3-3--6-6-6-6--|
E|--3-3-3-3--3--------------------------------------4-4-4-4--|

right[G] [C] Yeah, you [A]just take your pill and everything will be
al-

e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------5-5-5-5--5---2-2-2-2--2---5-5-5-5-----------|
D|--5-5-5-5--5---5-5-5-5--5---2-2-2-2--2---5-5-5-5--6-6-6-6--|
A|--5-5-5-5--5---3-3-3-3--3---0-0-0-0--0---3-3-3-3--6-6-6-6--|
E|--3-3-3-3--3--------------------------------------4-4-4-4--|

right[G] [C] Yeah, you [A]just take your pill and everything will be
al

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5----------|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6--|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6--|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------------------4-4-4-4--|

right [G] She looks lik[D]e a teenage anth[Eb]em, she look[C]s like a[Ab] magazine
girl

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5----------|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6--|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6--|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------------------4-4-4-4--|

She look[G]s like a teenage[D] anthem, like s[Eb]he used to b[C]e happy [Ab]in another
world

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5----------|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6--|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6--|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------------------4-4-4-4--|

She look[G]s like a teenage[D] anthem, she is [Eb]happy with t[C]he girl [Ab]inside

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5----------|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6--|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6--|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------------------4-4-4-4--|

She look[G]s like a teenage[D] anthem, looks l[Eb]ike she coul[C]d have b[Ab]een happy in
another life

Interlude 2 (Guitars 1 & 2) (W/Heavy Distortion)

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|

Ooh in anot[G]her life Happy in [G]another life Ooh i[G]n a another life[G] Happy in
another life

lead fill #1 lead
fill #2

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5~~~--|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5~~~--|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3~~~--|

Ooh in anot[G]her life Happy in [G]another life Ooh i[G]n a another life[G] happy in
another life

Lead fill #1

e|------------------|
B|--10b---8---------|
G|----------9-7-----|
D|--------------9-7-|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|

Lead Fill #2

e|---------------------------|
B|--10b---8------------------|
G|----------9-7--------------|
D|--------------9-7-9--------|
A|--------------------10~~~--|
E|---------------------------|

Outro - Coming soon

Guitar 1
e|--
B|--
G|--
D|--
A|--
E|--

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