This song is actually on a baritone guitar, but this tab is in Drop-Db for those
of you who don't have one.
PM - palm mute
PM_| - palm mute until the end of the line (_)
|O-O| - repeat this section
|-3-| - 3 quarter notes in two beats
. - staccato
somewhere between 116 and 120 bpm
Intro
Riff A End Riff A
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-10-10-10-9-9-9-5-5-5-4-4-4-0-0-2-2-|
-10-10-10-9-9-9-5-5-5-4-4-4-0-0-2-2-|
-10-10-10-9-9-9-5-5-5-4-4-4-0-0-2-2-|
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-3-5-5-5-5-3-2-3-3-5-5-5-5-3-2-3-|
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PM_____________________________|
play those two lines 3x
Riff B End Riff B
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-10-10-10-9-9-9-7-7-7-9-9-9-10-10-12-12-|
-10-10-10-9-9-9-7-7-7-9-9-9-10-10-12-12-|
-10-10-10-9-9-9-7-7-7-9-9-9-10-10-12-12-|
Riff C End Riff C
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|O---------------------------------O|
|--4-6-4-6-7-6-4-6-4-6-4-6-7-6-4-6--|
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|O---------------------------------O|
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PM_____________________________|
Verse
Riff D
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|-9-9-9-9-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-9-9-9-|
|-9-9-9-9-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-9-9-9-|
|-9-9-9-9-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-9-9-9-|
PM_______________________________|
play Riffs D(2x) and A a total of 5x, then Riffs D(2x), B, and C
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/staind/paper_jesus_tab.html ]
Chorus
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|O-------------|-------------------|
|--|-3-|-|-3-|-|--|--3--|--|--3--|-|
|--9-9-9-9-9-9-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
|O-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
|--9-9-9-9-9-9-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
. . . . . . . . . . . .
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-------------|-------------O|4x
-|-3-|-|-3-|-|-|-3-|-|-3-|--|
-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-O|4x
-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
. . . . . . . . . . . .
Bridge
Sorry, I don't know this part :(
Play Riff D(6x)
Outro
Play Riff D(2x) and Riff A twice, then Riff A twice, then Riff B
Lyrics
-INTRO-
-VERSE 1-
You take this all for granted,
All the things they choose to feed you,
By keeping you distracted,
Just long enough to bleed you dry.
-CHORUS-
A reason for your anger,
It's what I need, it's what I need
To recognize the truth.
It's what I need, it's what I need.
So burn your paper Jesus.
It's what I need, it's what I need.
And own the things you do.
It's what I need, it's what I need.
-VERSE 2-
Question what they tell you,
All the lies that they are teaching.
And they made a corporation
Out of desperate people's feelings of fear.
-CHORUS-
A reason for your anger,
It's what I need, it's what I need
To recognize the truth.
It's what I need, it's what I need.
So burn your paper Jesus.
It's what I need, it's what I need.
And own the things you do.
It's what I need, it's what I need.
-BRIDGE-
Somebody chose these words for you,
Interpretations of the truth.
Somewhere behind your fear they hide,
To fill the holes inside.
-CHORUS-
A reason for your anger,
It's what I need, it's what I need
To recognize the truth.
It's what I need, it's what I need.
So burn your paper Jesus.
It's what I need, it's what I need.
And own the things you do.
It's what I need, it's what I need.
-OUTRO-
