I Never Came Chords & Tabs
great slow song by QOTSA. it's in E, but it's a pain in the ass going two steps,
so this is for the down tuners
Intro/Verse (clean with some cool sounding effect)
E A/C# major D
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|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
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G5
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|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|------------------| 2x w/out vocals
E A/C# D G5
When You Say It's Dead and Gone
E A/C# D G5
Yes I Know------- You're Wrong---
E A/C# D G5
Cut and Slash Sharpest Knife
E A/C# D G5
It Won't Die----------- Aaaahaaaaaa
E A/C# D G5
Poisen Cup Drank it Up
E A/C# D G5
It Won't Die-----------
E A/C# D G5
No Fire, No Gun, No Rope, No Stone
E A/C# D G5
It Won't Die----------- Aaaahaaaaaa
Chorus (light distortion)
Em C
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|-----12-------12-------12-----12-------------------------------------------|
13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13131313-13-13-13-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|
13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13131313-13-13-13-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|
11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11111111-11-11-11-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
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A
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|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
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Em C
Why You Gotta Shove it in My Face
A
As if You Put Me in My Place
Em Em
Cause I Don't Care if You or Me is Right or Wrong
C A
Ain't Gonne Spend Another Night In Your Bed
E
In Your Bed
Lead Break (over verse rhythm) mid distortion
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|----------------------11-10-------------------|
|----------11-13-11-13-------13-11-13----13----|
|-11-13-14----------------------------14----13-|
|----------------------------------------------| 3x
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|----------------------12-11--------------------|
|----------------------------13-11-13-10---13---|
|----------11-13-11-13-------------------13-----|
|-11-13-14--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------| 1x
Verse II
E A/C# D G5
Laws of Men Are Just Pretend
E A/C# D G5
They Ain't Mine------
E A/C# D G5
Love So Good Love So Bad
E A/C# D G5
It Won't Die----------- Aaaahaaaaaa
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/q/queens_of_the_stone_age/i_never_came_tab_ver_2.html ]
Lead guitar II (over 'Love So Good')
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|--------------------------------------12/16-16-16-12~~--|
|-11/13v--15-16v~/10----10/11v-11-10-8-------------------|
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(over 'It Won't Die')
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|-9~---11-12v~--/6v~~----6/7v-7v/6--12v-12v-11v~~~-|
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E A/C# D G5
Some Talk Too Long They Know It All
E A/C# D G5
And I Just Smile----- and Move On------
Lead (over 'Some Talk Too Long')
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|--------------------------------------12/16-16-16-16-12-12-12-12~--|
|-11/13v--15-16v~/10----10/11v-11-10-8------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9~---11-12v~--/6v~~----6/7v-7v/6--16-16-16-16-14-14-14-14-9~~~-|
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(on this next part, strum each chord once and let it ring)
E A/C# D G5
Words Ain't Free Like You and Me
E A/C# D G5 (once you get to the G strum hard)
I Don't Mind------ Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah
Chorus II
guitar I & II
Em C
Why'd You Have to Be So Mean and Cruel
A
The Dogs Are Loose I'm On to You
Em E
You Broke the Chain That Gets Us from the Dawn to Dusk
C
Can't Call it Leavin' Cause It's Just
A
I Never----- Came
C
I Never----- Came
A
I Never----- Came
C
I Never----- Came
A
I Never----- Came
E
I Never----- Came
Chorus Lead (guitar II)
|--10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-5~--|
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Verse riff again (guitar I) 8x
Lead (guitar II)
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|----------------------11-10-------------------|
|----------11-13-11-13-------13-11-13----13----|
|-11-13-14----------------------------14----13-|
|----------------------------------------------| 2x
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|----------------------12-11--------------------|
|----------------------------13-11-13-10-13-----|
|----------11-13-11-13-----------------------13-|
|-11-13-14--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------| 2x
Outro Lead
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|-9~~~-11-12-11~~~--14~~~-12~~~-16~~~~-12~~~~-9~~~~-|
|-x-----x--x--x------x-----x-----x------x-----x-----|
|-6~~~--8--9--8-----11-----9----13------9-----6-----|
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|---------------------------------------------------| 2x
This could be QOTSA's prettiest song. Just for shits and giggles, today the album was
released
