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--Title: Vanity
--Artist: The Smashing Pumpkins
--Release: Machina Acoustic Demos
--Last updated: 10/3/2010
--Transcription by: J Elliott Dozier
--Contact: elliott_dozier at hotmail.com
--Tuning: CFBbDGC (Standard tuning down two whole steps)
--Note: This tab reflects the Machina Acoustic Demos version of this song.
--The studio version differs slightly in form and lyrical content.
--INTRO
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--VERSE 1
You can hear the baby bones crack beneath her wheels
Tears of Avalon streak silent down her shield
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High crimes and misdemeanors, unfortunate attacks
Will leave you standing nameless while she's turning black
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--CHORUS 1
Vanity stands naked at my door
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Vanity cries, why?
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--VERSE 2
Eleanor, you've lost me in a haze of wine and cocaine
Gone out and cost me everything i blame
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Broadcast in TV detail to call their own stories
As i try to recapture our best in former glories
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--CHORUS 2
Vanity stands naked at your door
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Vanity cries, why?
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Vanity wants everything and more
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Vanity must die
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--BRIDGE
You want to turn around, turn around for good
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You swear you’ll turn around, turn around for good
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--VERSE 3
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Ease on that dirt road, you’ve still a ways to go
Soak in sights and city lights while you still can borrow
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Cursed fall will find you and bring a memory
The ghost of her surrender with the kiss of anarchy
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--CHORUS 3
Naked at my door
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Vanity cries, why?
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--OUTRO
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You want to turn around, turn around for you
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You want to turn around, turn around for you
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You want to turn around, turn around for good
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You want to turn around
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THE END
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gr - gradual release
h - hammer on
p - pull off
T - trill
W - whammy bar dive
\ - slide down
/ - slide up
x - mute
X\ - pick slide
~~~ - vibrato
*7 - artificial harmonic
*7* - natural harmonic
... - palm mute
(0) - optional note
XXX - tremolo pick
alt - variation of riff>
LYRICS:
You can hear the baby bones
Crack beneath her wheels
Tears of Avalon
Streak silent down her shield
High crimes and misdemeanors
Unfortunate attacks
Will leave you standing nameless
While she's turning black
Vanity stands naked at my door
Vanity cries, why?
Eleanor, you've lost me
In a haze of wine and cocaine
Gone out and cost me
Everything i blame
Broadcast in TV detail
To call their own stories
As i try to recapture
Our best in former glories
Vanity stands naked at your door
Vanity cries, why?
Vanity wants everything and more
Vanity must die
You want to turn around
Turn around for good
You swear you’ll turn around
Turn around for good
Ease on that dirt road
You’ve still a ways to go
Soak in sights and city lights
While you still can borrow
Cursed fall will find you
And bring a memory
The ghost of her surrender
With the kiss of anarchy
Naked at my door
Vanity cries, why?
You want to turn around
Turn around for you
You want to turn around
Turn around for you
You want to turn around
Turn around for good
You want to turn around
