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"Amphetamine" (Guitar)
As recorded by Everclear on "So much for the afterglow"
Transcribed by Ashton Bailey (ashton_bailey@hotmail.com)
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*************************)
G C A
C She came out west to find 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*********************)
G C A C
Amy goes to school all day but at night in the neighborhood they call her
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--------------------------------------------------|
G C A C
She's perfect in the ***ed up way, that all the magazines 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-------------------------------------|
G C A C
She looks like a teenage anthem, She looks like she 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 G G
yeah She looks so bored sometimes, 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--|
G D Eb C Ab
super pale skin and those soft green eyes, she looks like 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--------------------------------------------------|
G C A C
She came out west just to break away, clean from her family 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------------------------------------|
G C A C
dream, all she wants to do everynight, is to sit beside 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--------------------------------------------------|
G C A C
She's perfect in the ***ed up way, that all the magazines 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--|
G D Eb C Ab
She looks like a teenage anthem, and she looks like 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--|
G G G G
Ooh in another life Ooh in another life Yeah in a another life 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--------------------------------------------------|
G C A C
She came out west just to break the spell, after 3 long years 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--------------------------------------------------|
G C A C
Six months clean living sober and right, the doctors tell her 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--|
G C A
right Yeah, you 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--|
G C A
right Yeah, you 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--|
G D Eb C Ab
right She looks like a teenage anthem, she looks like a 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--|
G D Eb C Ab
She looks like a teenage anthem, like she used to be happy 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--|
G D Eb C Ab
She looks like a teenage anthem, she is happy with the girl 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--|
G D Eb C Ab
She looks like a teenage anthem, looks like she could have been 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--|
G G G G
Ooh in another life Happy in another life Ooh in a another life 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~~~--|
G G G G
Ooh in another life Happy in another life Ooh in a another life 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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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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owain Wanna Be |
#1 by owain pole at Apr 19, 1972 at 7:27 PM EST |
| I agree...this is a tight song, i wish they would bring out the punk more like they did in this song. | |
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systray` Average |
#2 by systray` at Oct 12, 1975 at 5:08 AM EST |
| Yea busman is right. I mean you could still almost look at it like a real girl Amy though too, it's cool how the song works on multipule levels. Definatly one of the best on So Much For The Afterglow and still one of my favorite Everclear songs of all time. | |
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Ålex Jones™ Wanna Be |
#3 by Ålex Jones™ at Jul 14, 1993 at 2:58 PM EST |
| Yeah, there's probably a double meaning to this song. Busman hit it right with amy being a short term for amphetamine, but it also maybe about a girl named amy who is the kind of girl that magazines love to glorify but ended up with a hellish life and got fucked up by amphetamines, the irony being in her name. That's my little theory anyways. | |
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.-ѕα Average |
#4 by .-ѕαм-. .-gσя∂σи-. at Jan 26, 2000 at 7:20 AM EST |
| i only just now realized that this is definitely about speed. i just found this part interesting though. "Amy goes to school all day But at night in the neighborhood they call her Amphetamine" i think thats a reference to add medications and such that are basically little more than speed. | |
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Anthony Average |
#5 by Anthony Lemish at Jan 8, 2002 at 11:47 PM EST |
| Story of the singer using, and about his uses of, amphetamine (amy, speed), metaphoricly told through the story of a girl who is named amy and uses speed. Important things to know if you've never used amphetamine. Amphetamine is a stimulant, and a euphoric stimulant at that. You're not drunk, you're not stoned, there is no intoxication, no impairment. You're on top of the world. Able to function better than sober in every way, and feel happier than you've felt in a long time. You feel like how you think you should always feel. What sober should be. And that is why amphetamine is so fucked up (as stated in the song). My drug of choice, it is by far the most euphoric drug I've ever done. Have fun, be safe, don't let any drug control you. Don't shoot it up or smoke it either, way too addictive, and stay away from meth. "Amy goes to school all day" -Amphetamine is given to kids with ADD or ADHD so they can do better in school "But at night in the neighborhood they call her Amphetamine" -But people like to use the drug for recreational purposes "She is perfect in that fucked up way" -If you've ever done amphetamine you'd understand how its the perfect drug, but its still fucked up how a chemical makes you happy. "All she wants to do every night Is to sit beside my window and listen to the sirens" -Amphetamine gives you the most amazing intrest in some of the most trivial things "After three long years in a marriage from hell" -3 years addicted to amphetamine "Six months clean living sober and right Her doctors tell her everything will be alright" -Been sober for six months, but obviously still longs for speed "Yeah, you just take your pill And everything will be alright" -Legal speed is sold in a pill, adderal, take one and you will feel allright. "Like she used to be happy in another world/life" -Amphetamine is usually the drug of depressed or unhappy people who use it for the euphoric feelings. "Met her at a party and I took her home" -Singer used at a party and now uses more often "She is the saddest girl that I have ever known" -Amphetamine is a sad drug, normally happy people don't usually use it "Yeah she wakes up in the middle of the night" -Insomnia is the worst side effect of amphetamine, you seriously can go days without sleep. "Just to tell me everything will be alright" -When you're high everything is alright "Amy smiles at me, tells me everything will be alright" -Amphetamine makes you happy, no matter how sad you really are. "Yeah I tell myself the same damn thing Everyday Everything will be alright" -Shows singer has a problem with depression and uses amphetamine as a way out of his problems. Bad idea thats why people get addicted. 1 | |
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Colin Average |
#6 by Colin D at Jul 27, 2007 at 5:49 AM EST |
| amy is a metaphore for amphetimine. when he says he met her at a party and took her home it means he had amphetimine at a party and got addicted and uses it everynight | |
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