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***Intro on bass:
G|--(5)----------------------------------------|----------------------------|
D|------(5)------------------------------------|----------------------------|
A|-----------0---2--------------------------0--|--2----------------------0--|
D|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
Choices always were a problem for you
**FDBK PITCH: E
G|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
A|--2----------------------------|------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
What you need is someone strong to guide you.
***Bass riff throughout entire song unless otherwise noted:
G|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|--X-X-X-X-2----2----------------|--X-X-X-X-2----2-------------|
D|-----------------2-----2---3-3--|-----------------2---2--3-3--|
P.M.... P.M............ P.M.... P.M..........
E|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|--4-4-4-4-4---------------------|--4-4-4-4-4------------------|
D|--4-4-4-4-4----0h2---2-2---3-3--|--4-4-4-4-4---0h2--2-2--3-3--|
A|--2-2-2-2-2----0h2---2-2---3-3--|--2-2-2-2-2---0h2--2-2--3-3--|
D|---------------0h2---2-2---3-3--|--------------0h2--2-2--3-3--|
Deaf and blind and dumb and born to follow
what you need is someone strong to guide you. Like
me. Like me. Like
me. Like me!
***Guitar is silent for the following lines:
If you want to get your soul to heaven,
trust in me, now, don't you judge or question.
You are broken, now, but faith can heal you.
Just do everything I tell you to do.
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|--12-12-12-12-12-----------------|--12-12-12-12-12-----------------|
G|--11-11-11-11-11--9--9-9--10-10--|--11-11-11-11-11--9--9-9--10-10--|
D|--9--9--9--9--9---9--9-9--10-10--|--9--9--9--9--9---9--9-9--10-10--|
A|--9--9--9--9--9---7--7-7--8--8---|--9--9--9--9--9---7--7-7--8--8---|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Deaf and blind and dumb and born to follow,
what you need is someone strong to guide you.
Deaf and blind and dumb and born to follow,
let me lay my holy hand up- hand upon you!
**Bend on second and fourth times
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|--3-3---3-3-----------------------|--3-3---3-3-^---------------------|
G|--2-2---2-2-----------------------|--2-2---2-2-^---------------------|
D|--0-0---0-0-----------------------|--0-0---0-0-----------------------|
A|--0-0---0-0-----------------------|--0-0---0-0-----------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
My god's will becomes me.
When he speaks he speaks through me.
He has needs like I do.
We both want to rape you.
E|-------------5--5--5--5--4--4--4--|-------------5--5--5--5--4--4--4--|
B|--3-3---3-3-----------------------|--3-3---3-3-----------------------|
G|--2-2---2-2-----------------------|--2-2---2-2-----------------------|
D|--0-0---0-0-----------------------|--0-0---0-0-----------------------|
A|--0-0---0-0-----------------------|--0-0---0-0-----------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
*** Repeat once
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|--------------------4--4-4---5-5--|--------------------4--4-4---5-5--|
G|--10-10-10-10-10--X-3--3-3---4-4--|--10-10-10-10-10--X-3--3-3---4-4--|
D|--9--9--9--9--9---X-2--2-2---3-3--|--9--9--9--9--9---X-2--2-2---3-3--|
A|--9--9--9--9--9---X-2--2-2---3-3--|--9--9--9--9--9---X-2--2-2---3-3--|
D|--9--9--9--9--9---X-2--2-2---3-3--|--9--9--9--9--9---X-2--2-2---3-3--|
Jesus Christ why don't you come save my life, now?
Open my eyes, blind me with your light, now.
Jesus Christ why don't you come save my life, now?
Open my eyes, blind me with your light, now.
**FDBK PITCH: B **Bass
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|--4-------------------------------|-------------------------(5)------|
D|--4-------------------------------|-----------------------------(5)--|
A|--2-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
**Bass
G|-------------------------(5)------|-------------------------(5)------|
D|-----------------------------(5)--|-----------------------------(5)--|
A|--2-----------0-------------------|--2-----------0-------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
P.M....... P.M.......
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|--4-4-4-4-4-----------------------|--4-4-4-4-4-----------------------|
D|--4-4-4-4-4-----------------------|--4-4-4-4-4-----------------------|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-----------------------|--2-2-2-2-2-----------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
If you want to get your soul to heaven,
trust in me, now, don't you judge or question.
You are broken, now, but faith can heal you.
Just do everything I tell you to do.
***Follow this with the exact same "Jesus Christ" part, the
***"Deaf and blind" part, and the "My god's will" part.***Outro:
The outro for guitar just holds this chord:E|-----B|--3--G|--2--D|--0--A|--0--
D|--0--While the bass plays:G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|A|-------------------------------|
D|--0-0-0-0-0-----2-2-2-2-2------|
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Josh Average |
#1 by Josh at Oct 24, 1970 at 9:39 AM EST |
| too bad no1 really drunk religion came here and dissed this song, that'd be amusing...oh well I don't think Maynard has any particular religion, or does he? | |
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Niks Average |
#2 by Niks at Sep 29, 1974 at 1:13 PM EST |
| I'm a Christian. Religion is not what gets people to heaven, and also heaven isn't why people follow religion. That is because it doesn't really get them anywhere. Heaven is a promise with salvation. Many "Christians" don't follow Christ, they follow religion. These are usually the decieved Christians who are bent on the Religion and think that everyone who makes mistakes automatically gos to hell and "all teenagers are evil, evil I tells ya." They are really judgmental and obviously don't know why Jesus made himself a sacrifice in the first place. I agree that there is a lot of hypocricy in the church also. There are hypocrites everywhere. I am sorry if you guys have only met these kinds of so-called Christians. I am tired now, so I am going to leave. -later- | |
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Kazza Average |
#3 by Kazza at Feb 19, 1977 at 5:55 PM EST |
| I just wrote a paper on Brave New Word as well, and I understand what you're saying, Bizarre, but I don't think Opiate was written with the book in mind. Just about your everyday preachers and religion. | |
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Rob Average |
#4 by Rob Jones at Apr 10, 1977 at 4:12 AM EST |
| This song is a satirical representation of organized religion, and it's control of the people. As the deaf, dumb and blind followers are led, they are being violated. This song is a bit dramatic, with rants of God wanting to rape the listener and blind them with his lies, but it does provide a thoughtful message into Tool's feelings towards hypocrisy and corruption in the church. The title, Opiate, is allusion to Karl Marx's quote "Religion is the opiate of the masses" As for the etymology of the word opiate, it can be traced back through latin, then greek to opos; which mean vegetable juice. | |
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Kyle Average |
#5 by Kyle Bish at Jul 29, 1981 at 10:16 AM EST |
| This song is a satirical representation of organized religion, and it's control of the people. As the deaf, dumb and blind followers are led, they are being violated. This song is a bit dramatic, with rants of God wanting to rape the listener and blind them with his lies, but it does provide a thoughtful message into Tool's feelings towards hypocrisy and corruption in the church. The title, Opiate, is allusion to Karl Marx's quote "Religion is the opiate of the masses" As for the etymology of the word opiate, it can be traced back through latin, then greek to opos; which mean vegetable juice. | |
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Tom Average |
#6 by Tom Gregory at Dec 16, 2004 at 1:37 PM EST |
| in an interview on the APC website there is a question posed to maynard. the question is :Have you denounced our lord and saviour? or something like that and maynard says: i have never said anything remotely negative about michael jordan. | |
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Tom Average |
#7 by Tom Gregory at Mar 19, 2007 at 3:57 AM EST |
| it reminds me of when i was reading about those christian revitlzaisist and their mind control techiniques | |
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