Oleander - Why Im Here Chords & Tabs

Tabbed By:  Terrence Geno (gnogtr@yahoo.com)
Artist:  Oleander
Song:  Why I’m Here

Ok, this is a very easy one.  I know it’s a very old song, but here is the right
transcription.  I will guarantee it is correct.  

Tuning: Db Ab Db Gb Bb eb (in other words:  tune down ½ step and drop that Eb to Db)

Riff 1:

Gtr1 semi-clean: (Right channel)
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------
Gb|----2----5----2-----------------------------------------
Db|---2-2--5-5--2-------2----------------------------------
Ab|--0----3----0-------2-----------------------------------
Db|----------------0--2--0---------------------------------

Gtr 2 semi-clean:
Lead Part 1st time:
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------
Gb|5-/9-9-10-9-/12-10----------------------------12b-r-----
Db|-------------------10-12b12.5r12-10-9-10------12b-r-----
Ab|----------------------------------------10-12-------12--
Db|--------------------------------------------------------

Verse 1: (Riff 1)

It’s a reason, for my pain, in a season, to celebrate. I don’t wanna be
full of hate, for anybody, but it’s too late…

Gtr 3: dist (Left channel)
Riff 2:

Eb|--------------------------------------------------------
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------
Db|--x-x-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5---
Ab|--x-x-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3---
Db|--------------------------------------------------------

Eb|--------------------------------------------------------
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------
Db|--------------------------------------------------------
Ab|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2----------------------------------------
Db|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2----------------------------------------


Verse 2: (Riff 1)

Everyone has been in my face, telling me that I’m a disgrace.  Showing me
things, that I must face, telling me that they need their space…

Gtr 3 plays riff 2.

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/o/oleander/why_im_here_tab_ver_5.html ]
Gtr 3 and 4 dist (Right channel):  strumming not shown
Chorus:
Eb|------------------------------------------------------
Bb|------------------------------------------------------
Gb|------------------------------------------------------
Db|-----3---5--0---0---3---5-----------------------------
Ab|--x--3---5--0---0---3---5-----------------------------
Db|--x--3---5--0---0---3---5-----------------------------
              Pm-|

I can’t love you anymore, 
I’m scared of the sound of it.

Gtr 1 plays riff 1

Gtr 2:
2nd lead part:
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------
Gb|---5 /9-9-10-9-/12-10-------------------------12b-12.5--
Db|---------------------10-12b12.5r12-10-9-----9-12b-------
Ab|---------------------------------------9-/11------------
Db|--------------------------------------------------------

Eb|--------------------------------------------------------
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------
Gb|-12.5r--------------------------------------------------
Db|-12.5r--------------------------------------------------
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------
Db|--------------------------------------------------------


Verse 3:
Gtr 1 plays riff 1

It’s the reason, why I’m down.  I’m beaten, and pushed around.
Hit the ceiling without a sound, everyone I know considers me a clown…

Gtr 3 plays riff 2

Play chours 2 times.

I can’t love you anymore, 
I’m scared of the sound of it.
And woman, I just wanted more.

Gtr 5 dist 
Solo:
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------
Gb|--9h10p9--9-9h10p9---9h10p9-9b-------------------------
Db|--------12---------12----------------------------------
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------
Db|-------------------------------------------------------

I’m not going to tab anymore of it, because I’m lazy, just play a
pentatonic scale in this position.



End on:

Eb|-------------------------------------------------------
Bb|--5----------------------------------------------------
Gb|--2----------------------------------------------------
Db|--2----------------------------------------------------
Ab|--0----------------------------------------------------
Db|-------------------------------------------------------