Zao › 5 Year Winter Guitar Tab

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Dropped C Tuning

Intro: 4x Clean, but fuzzy
E----------
B----------
G----------
D-3-1-0----
A-3-1-0-1b-
E-3-1-0-0--

Verse: (“Dear Tiffany, you’ve made me…”)
E--------------
B--------------
G--------------
D-3-1-0----0-0-
A-3-1-0----0-0-
E-3-1-0-3b-0-0-

Bridge: Repeat (“…spike…”)
E-------------------
B-------------------
G-------------------
D-(0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-)
A-(0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-)
E-(0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-)

Pre-Verse:
E------------------
B------------------
G------------------
D-(0-)-------------
A-(0-)-------1b----
E-(0-)-3b-1b-0--3b-

(Verse)
(Bridge with solo)
(Pre-Verse)

Breakdown:
Guitar 1:
E------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------9-10-13--9-10-12------------------------
D-(0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-)------------------(0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-)
A-(0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-)-7--8-11--7--8-10-(0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-)
E-(0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-)------------------(0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-)

E---------------------------------
B---------------------------------
G---------------------------------
D---------------------------------
A-5h8-5h8-5h8-5h8-4h7-4h7-4h7-4h7-
E---------------------------------

Guitar 2 just palm mutes.

End: (“Burn it down and walk away…”)
E--------|--|--------------------
B--------|--|--------------------
G--------|--|--------17-17-17-17-
D-(0-0-)-|4x|-(0-0-)-------------
A-(0-0-)-|--|-(0-0-)-16-16-16-16-
E-(0-0-)-|--|-(0-0-)-------------

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture evan Average	#1 by evan at Aug 28, 1970 at 5:26 AM EST
	ThirdZero, you may not like it when other people "force their ideas on others", but if you knew the joy that comes when you come to know Jesus as your Savior, you'd want to share it with others, too.

No Picture Conar Wanna Be	#2 by Conar Gillard at Jul 28, 1972 at 2:19 PM EST
	this song is the greatest, who dosnt flip out to ths in their room thinking of their loved one?

No Picture Alex Average	#3 by Alex Zaphiropoulos at Dec 22, 1972 at 3:58 AM EST
	even though im not a christian, nor do i believe in religion and what not, this song is fucking bad assed. true hardcore in its fashion....thinking of burning this song to like 5 cds and sending it to ex girlfriends.

No Picture Your account ha Average	#4 by Your account has been hacked into by Bkid23 Stupid.... at Apr 21, 1973 at 7:54 PM EST
	I like this song so much. So many people can relate to it, its pretty hardcore but not as much as some others on the cd but it has.... well it just has a sound that makes it nice to listen to when having something happen like the song talks about.

No Picture Adrian Lead Player	#5 by Adrian Ortega at Jun 25, 1973 at 1:23 AM EST
	even though im not a christian, nor do i believe in religion and what not, this song is fucking bad assed. true hardcore in its fashion....thinking of burning this song to like 5 cds and sending it to ex girlfriends.

No Picture Kenny Lead Player	#6 by Kenny Berg at Aug 31, 1974 at 4:51 PM EST
	damn, all i did was defend sloppymantoucher. and now all this? you people make me sick.

No Picture Maarten Average	#7 by Maarten Wuyts at Jun 24, 1976 at 10:20 AM EST
	Dude, that was so awesome, i so give you props for that one, way to stand up...God loves stuff like that, i just love how you put that down man....

No Picture sean Wanna Be	#8 by sean bradly at Aug 28, 1976 at 8:40 AM EST
	I love the song and the band. But there is bad news about the band... they are breaking up! Zao's last concert will be at 3185 York Rd Gettysburg, Pa 17325 on Aug.12.2002. Doors opean at 6:30 and it's only $10 to get in. Hope to see you there!!!

No Picture ♥Chicken Average	#9 by ♥Chicken On Heroine Shots♥ at May 25, 1978 at 9:26 PM EST
	I was at their 2nd to last show. My god it was so awesome, on the last song we all got on stage and were shouting into the mic with Dan. Quite a show to remember.

No Picture Abe Lead Player	#10 by Abe Watson at Nov 13, 1979 at 9:37 PM EST
	Dude JESUSFREAK777, lay off sloppymantoucher. I'm not a christian, and i dont have a religion either. But I still like Zao. Not all of Zao's lyrics are about god, they talk about real things and thats why i like them. I'm not attcking you for being a Christian, but you need to be more open to people. sloppymantoucher didn't say anything bad about your religion. I'm sorry, but I just dont like it when people try to force their ideas on others. But anyways, this is one of my favorite Zao songs. But does he really say "Love Daniel" at the end? SOMEONE PLEASE!

No Picture NICK Wanna Be	#11 by NICK COGHLAN at Nov 21, 1979 at 10:36 AM EST
	Sommy, you are way off on a lot of stuff. You've obviously never read the Koran and the fact that you believe what you learned in Catholic school is kinda scary. But its alright dude, your entitled to your opinions. Is it ironic that you wanted to stick to songmeanings, but didn't write a single thing about "5 Year Winter"? I think others will agree that its fun to talk and debate about religion. I LOVE it. I really do. If I offend anyone w/my comments i'm truly sorry, that's not my intention. I can only say what I think is true, but no one really knows half the time, including me. Alright, peace out.

No Picture Corey Average	#12 by Corey La Plante at Apr 15, 1981 at 7:38 PM EST
	1. this is one of my favorite Zao songs ever, out of every song they've made I relate to this one the most....because everyone has someone in thier life that they'd be better off comepletely cutting out 2. I'm not a crhistian, but I still like this band 3. Zao sang more about god on the first two albums than the later stuff. 4. not only do I think the later stuff is less preachy, but also heavier.

No Picture Sally Average	#13 by Sally Gray at Sep 17, 1981 at 1:59 AM EST
	This is by far one of their best songs ever. The last time I saw them live, they opened with this song. The crowd went nuts. I think I got bronchitis because of that song. Awesome song.

No Picture connor Average	#14 by connor gooley at Oct 9, 1981 at 10:49 AM EST
	this song is so awesome, it became one of my favorite songs the frist time I heard it. It has deep meaning to me because I can relate to whats said in the song.

No Picture Daniel Average	#15 by Daniel Rainbolt at Jul 12, 1982 at 11:33 PM EST
	I'm a Christian, but Royal77 has a good point. The Bible itself says that those who don't believe will rot in hell for eternity. I don't know anyone who would want to rot in hell, so most people choose not to believe that its true. How can we be so sure we're right anyway? It seems foolish to not even consider for a second that the Bible might be flawed. I don't believe it b/c its been proven true cause it never has been, I believe by faith and faith alone, and live it cause I want to and think its good, but Royal77 and others are my brothers man enjoying Zao just like me and all of us on this site. Everyone is free to believe whatever they want. I mean, Muslims are supposed to kill nonbelievers... its the same thing, thinking they are right and everyone else is wrong. And they go to extremes. Its almost prideful to think we're right and everyone else is deceived. And it always causes problems, even to the point of death. There is just something not right about that. Anyway, Zao is sweet!! We are going to cover this song in a new hardcore band we're putting together here in Cleveland. I have never heard a voice like his... wow. It doesn't get any better than this! Much love to my hardcore brothers & sisters, --SP--

No Picture Adrian Lead Player	#16 by Adrian Ortega at May 11, 1983 at 6:18 AM EST
	I like this song so much. So many people can relate to it, its pretty hardcore but not as much as some others on the cd but it has.... well it just has a sound that makes it nice to listen to when having something happen like the song talks about.

No Picture Andrew Rhythm Player	#17 by Andrew Clayton at Jun 29, 1983 at 2:38 AM EST
	You know, after reading through a lot of these comments, I'm fairly disgusted with some of the people on this site, for several reasons: 1) I don't see the point in starting off a message about how you love this song with, "I'm not a Christian, BUT..." - Do you say this about bands you like that are atheist? "I'm not an atheist, BUT..." - Saying something like this only leaves the door open for people to start fighting 2) Though the Bible might say things like "If you don't already believe in God, you're going to Hell" - It also says a lot of things that denominations of Christianity tend to ignore. It's open for interpretation, and if it were all taken word-for-word, we'd all be 7th Day Adventists and believe that the universe began EXACTLY as it was written in the Bible. Is there anything wrong with that? No, but even as a Catholic, during the 13 years (k-12) I was taught in Catholic school, I was taught that the creation story was meant to be taken as a metaphor. 3) Muslims are NOT supposed to kill non-believers. That's a misinterpretation of the Koran, and inherently, the Christian God and Allah are the same god. I think when people actually read the Koran and read the opening lines, "This book is for the believers' eyes only, anyone who reads this as a nonbeliever will have a special punishment waiting for him," they tend to be a little put off by that (understandably). 4) Getting in religious arguements are stupid. You cannot possibly prove someone "wrong" in these cases. The key thing is to keep an open mind, and try to at least understand that for the most part, everyone else just wants to get along. Who are you to tell someone if he doesn't believe in God he's going to hell? What about virtuous atheists - Ones who go out of their way to help others, ones who have a conscience, etcetera - Are they wrong? And what about (though, I haven't seen anybody like this on here YET) atheists who feel the NEED to get into an arguement with anyone who is a theist about how they feel having beliefs like that is foolish? That's just plain ignorant (Believe me, I hate tossing that word around, but it's true; they're ignoring the whole idea of what being a Christian is, and just pointing out what they feel is wrong with Christianity). No offense to anyone, but the few atheists I know tend to be a lot more decisive and narrow-minded than anyone else I've ever MET! 5) Stick to the song. This is songmeanings.net, RIGHT? And hell, this song isn't even about Christianity, so get a grip, grab a cold drink, read up on the lyrics, and RELAX.

No Picture Reece Wanna Be	#18 by Reece Brown at Feb 23, 1985 at 8:01 AM EST
	Hey y'all...since when did this become a "you're wrong" forum dissing peoples' beliefs? I'm a Christian, therefore I won't put others down because they may not be. Let's try to stick to the song, not to this I'm-right-and-you're-not crap.

No Picture Steve Wanna Be	#19 by Steve Smyth at Feb 1, 1986 at 11:06 AM EST
	dude you guys dont share, you say either believe in what you believe in or be doomed to hell or whatever, so call it sharing all you want, its force. great song

No Picture lindsey Average	#20 by lindsey Rogogo at May 2, 1987 at 3:51 PM EST
	Well put CitiLovr. It IS fun to debate these sort of topics. As for people who are getting affended, DONT! EVERYONE is entitled to there opinion even if it isn't the same as anothers (aka the people who are getting affended).

No Picture Ryan Rhythm Player	#21 by Ryan Ruegemer at May 26, 1987 at 1:17 AM EST
	ThirdZero, you may not like it when other people "force their ideas on others", but if you knew the joy that comes when you come to know Jesus as your Savior, you'd want to share it with others, too.

No Picture Devin Average	#22 by Devin Moreno at Jul 5, 1988 at 11:36 PM EST
	screw the lyrics for a second...think about that breakdown at the very end of the song...any hardcore lover's dream

No Picture Pasquale Average	#23 by Pasquale at Mar 14, 1989 at 10:50 PM EST
	I was at their 2nd to last show. My god it was so awesome, on the last song we all got on stage and were shouting into the mic with Dan. Quite a show to remember.

No Picture Drennan Professional Badass	#24 by Drennan Bragg at Mar 20, 1990 at 10:54 AM EST
	it's everything i want to say.

No Picture Jarrett Lead Player	#25 by Jarrett Sandlin at Apr 11, 1992 at 6:00 PM EST
	it's everything i want to say.

No Picture Trevor Average	#26 by Trevor fun with drugs at Aug 28, 1994 at 12:20 AM EST
	Hey y'all...since when did this become a "you're wrong" forum dissing peoples' beliefs? I'm a Christian, therefore I won't put others down because they may not be. Let's try to stick to the song, not to this I'm-right-and-you're-not crap.

No Picture PJVILL Professional Badass	#27 by PJVILL at Feb 16, 1998 at 1:00 AM EST
	Dude JESUSFREAK777, lay off sloppymantoucher. I'm not a christian, and i dont have a religion either. But I still like Zao. Not all of Zao's lyrics are about god, they talk about real things and thats why i like them. I'm not attcking you for being a Christian, but you need to be more open to people. sloppymantoucher didn't say anything bad about your religion. I'm sorry, but I just dont like it when people try to force their ideas on others. But anyways, this is one of my favorite Zao songs. But does he really say "Love Daniel" at the end? SOMEONE PLEASE!

No Picture Eric Rhythm Player	#28 by Eric at Nov 3, 2002 at 3:53 AM EST
	I'm a Christian, but i won't force my ideas on you..you have a right to your opinion and i have the right to express my beliefs...if you don't want to, fine by me, your choice but i won't degrade you by not agreeing with me...nuff said on that issue, i suppose (Jesus invites the man, but doesn't chase after him in Matthew) anyhow, i agree...truely a great song, i feel daniel on this one...and this is one of those things that you just couldn't do in a guitar solo in a happy voice...this is what zao is all about and ThirdZero...from my many times of listening to this, i do believe that on my mp3 he does not say love daniel ...i think he wrote it in that format in the lyrics book...with the dear tiffany...then love, daniel.. i haven't seen the book for this but i wouldn't doubt it if it has a date in the corner or something In Christ ~Proto

No Picture Thomas Average	#29 by Thomas Buckman at Jun 22, 2005 at 1:49 AM EST
	I can't even remember what the song sounds like, but the lyrics are really well-written.

No Picture h4c\|< Average	#30 by h4c\|< ☺ at Jun 15, 2006 at 9:43 PM EST
	this song is so awesome, it became one of my favorite songs the frist time I heard it. It has deep meaning to me because I can relate to whats said in the song.

No Picture Badass	#31 by guess wha' i suck at Dec 25, 2006 at 12:37 AM EST
	Well put CitiLovr. It IS fun to debate these sort of topics. As for people who are getting affended, DONT! EVERYONE is entitled to there opinion even if it isn't the same as anothers (aka the people who are getting affended).