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Our Lady Peace - Innocent
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Tabbed by: Rygor42
Email: rlgoralczyk@gmail.com
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Artist: Our Lady Peace
Song: Innocent
Album: Gravity
Tuning: 1/2 step down
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Just some notes (and you should read this before criticizing):
- This tab is rated intermediate due to the difficulty of the chords & switching
- I tried to make this as simple as possible while incorporating the proper elements;
but don't take it note for note, as the saying goes. Listen to the song and play what
you feel is right; play your interpretation of the song. This is a base for you to be
creative with; I just wanted to provide correct chords & positions.
- play the Dsus2 in open position for the last chord
- the Esus2 & Bsus4 are played on the last beat of the bar before going to the next
chord; they are just hit once in transition. If you can't hear them, or don't think
full chord should be played, simply hit the bass note for those chords in transition
- it's not necessary to fret the 'e' string on the B or A chords
- A can be played higher up, like the B, or as an Asus
- A in the pre-chorus can be played as Asus
- in the last verses/choruses, I didn't mark every transition chord. It's up to you
whether or not to play them, sounds good either way, depends on style you're playing
the song
- when the distorted guitar comes in (first chorus), it's just playing the open
positions of the chords in an 3-note arpeggio-style (you'll know what I mean if you
listen to the song...)
- when the heavier guitar comes in (second verse), it's simply playing the power
chords for the notes; nothing fancy going on except sliding back and forth (same as
the bass pretty much)
- I have no clue what's going on in the funky interlude with the lead, but it's based
on the same chord progression so yeah...
- if you have any questions/concerns, feel free to email me at the address given above
- if you notice anything that doesn't belong or isn't right, please say so in the
comments below so I can try to fix it, as well as letting others know the correction
(eg: if I named a chord wrongly - after the time I put into this, the name of the
chord is irrelevant so long as the fingerings are correct)
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Chords:
Dsus2 Esus2 Asus4 G B
E A D G B E E A D G B E E A D G B E E A D G B E E A D G B E
x 5 7 7 5 5 x 7 9 9 7 7 x 0 7 9 1010 x 10 9 7 8 7 x 14 13 11 12 11
(OPEN) A (OPEN) (OPEN) (OPEN)
E A D G B E E A D G B E E A D G B E E A D G B E E A D G B E
x 0 0 2 3 0 x 12 11 9 10 9 x 0 2 2 3 0 3 x 0 0 3 0 x 2 4 4 x 2
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/o/our_lady_peace/innocent_tab_ver_6.html ]
Distorted Arpgeggio Riff:
(again, just an outline, it's played differently each chorus, play it your own way,
but note how it always returns to the 3rd on B and open on 'e', those notes matter)
Dsus2 Asus4 G B A
e|-------0------------0-------------0----------------------|
B|----3-----3------3-----3-------3-----3-------3------2-3--|
G|-------------------------------------------------2-------|-play either 2nd fret on A,
D|-0------------2-------------0--------------------2-------|-but not both
A|--------------0-------------x-------------2--------------|
E|----------------------------3----------------------------|
CHORDS & LYRICS:
[Verse 1]
Dsus2 Esus2 Asus4
Oh, Johnny wishes he was famous
Bsus4 G
Spends his time alone in the basement
B
With Lennon and Cobain and
A Dsus2
A guitar and a stereo
Esus2 Asus4
And while he wishes he could escape this
Bsus4 G
But it all seems so contagious
B
Not to be yourself and faceless
A G
In a song that has no soul
[PreChorus]
A
I remember feeling low, and
G
I remember losing hope, and
B
I remember all the feelings
A
And the day they stopped
[Chorus]
Dsus2 Esus2 Asus4
We are, we are all innocent,
Bsus4 G
We are all innocent
B A
We are, we are...
Dsus2 Esus2 Asus4
We are, we are all innocent,
Bsus4 G
We are all innocent
B A
We are, we are...
[Verse 2]
Dsus2 Esus2 Asus4
Oh, and Tina's losing faith in what she knows
Bsus4 G
Hates her music, hates all of her clothes
B
Thinks of surgery and a new nose
A Dsus2
Every calorie is a war
Esus2 Asus4
And while she wishes she was a dancer
Bsus4 G
And that she'd never heard of cancer
B
She wishes God would give her some answers
A Dsus2
And make her feel beautiful
[PreChorus]
[Chorus]
[Instrumental Bridge]
(no transition chords; Esus2 & Bsus4)
Dsus2 Asus4 G B A
[Bridge contd]
Dsus2 Asus4 G
One day, you'll have to let it go,
B
You'll have to let it go,
A
No...
Dsus2 Asus4 G
One day, you'll stand up on your own
B
You'll stand up on your own
A
Yeah...
G A
Remember losing hope,
G
Remember feeling low,
B
Remember all the feelings
A
and the day they stopped
[Interlude]
Dsus2 Asus4 G B A
[Chorus]
[Last Chorus]
Dsus2 Asus4
We are, we are all innocent
(One day, you'll..)
G
We are all innocent
(..have to let it go, you'll..)
B A
We are, we are
(..have to let it go, no..)
Dsus2 Asus4
We are, we are all innocent
(One day, you'll..)
G
We are all innocent
(..stand up on your own, you'll)
B A
We are, we are
(stand up on your own)
Dsus2
We are...
