Credit In The Straight World tab

Credit In The Straight World

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                             Credit in the Straight World by Hole
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From 1994's 'Live Through This'. This is actually a punk rock version of a Young Marble
Giants song, but it's an excellent cover. There are two guitars in the song and there is
a lot of overlapping of chord progressions, but I tried to explain at clearly as 
possible. I believe Eric Erlandson is playing Guitar 1's parts, while Courtney Love is on Guitar
2. I based some of it off of seeing live footage of the song being performed. Play with 
heavy distortion.

"x" = string mute
"b" = string bend


Tuning: Standard


(Introduction verse with organ):

And I will awake
Your highness, I'm so high I cannot walk
And I will awake
You cripple, you take away my time
My peace, my empathy
No babies sleep on atrophy
Your unborn love and fetal stress
Hard bitter candy, legless caress


Intro:

Guitar 1

(play once)

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------2xxxxxxx--------------------------2-0--------|
G|--xxxxxxxx--0xxxxxxx--9xxxxxxx--8xxxxxxx----2-2-0--------|
D|--2xxxxxxx--3xxxxxxx--9xxxxxxx--8xxxxxxx----2-2-0--------|
A|--2xxxxxxx--4xxxxxxx--7xxxxxxx--6xxxxxxx-----------------|
E|--0xxxxxxx-----------------------------------------------|


Then, Guitars 1+2

(play once)

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------5-5-5-5-5--9-9-9-9-9--8-8-8-8-8------------|
D|--2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5--9-9-9-9-9--8-8-8-8-8------------|
A|--2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3--7-7-7-7-7--6-6-6-6-6------------|
E|--0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------------------|




Main Riff (Guitars 1+2)

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|------------3-3-3-3-3-------------5-5-5-5-5--------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3--4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5-5--------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2--1-1-1-1-1--4-4-4-4-4--3-3-3-3-3--------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0--------|



Verse Riff

Guitar 1:

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2xxxxxxx-2xxxxxxx-2xxxxxxx-2xxxxxxx-2xxxxxxx-2xxxxxxx-|
A|--2xxxxxxx-2xxxxxxx-2xxxxxxx-2xxxxxxx-2xxxxxxx-2xxxxxxx-|
E|--00000000-00000000-00000000-00000000-00000000-00000000-|


Guitar 2:

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------3---|
D|----------------------------------------------2-----3---|
A|----------------------------------------------2-----1---|
E|----------------------------------------------0---------|

          Go for credit in the straight world
          Look a dealer in the eye
          Go for credit in the real world
          Won't you try?


(on "Won't you...." resume Main Riff, play twice)


Verse Riff (Guitar 1)

(on "I lost a leg...", Guitar 2 plays Main Riff)

(on "You will die", Guitar 1 stops playing Verse Riff and joins Main Riff with Guitar 2)

          I got some credit in the straight world
          I lost a leg, I lost an eye
          Go for credit in the real world
          You will die
          Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah


Verse Riff (Guitar 1)

(on "real world", Guitar 2 hits Em chord)

(on "Lots of credit...", Guitars 1+2 play Main Riff)

          It's the credit in the straight in world
          Leave your money when you die
          Lots of credit in the real world
          Gets you high, yeah



Bridge (Guitar 1)

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5---7-7------5---7-7------5----7-7------5----7-7-------|
A|--7-7---5-5-5--7-7---5-5-5--7-7----5-5-5--7-7----5-5-5--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|


(Guitar 2 plays Main Riff once directly after Bridge, Guitar 1 joins in)


Solo Piece (Guitar 1)

e|-------------------19------19b--|
B|----11----13---17------15b------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-2----4-------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|


Verse Riff (Guitar 1)

(on "You will die", Guitars 1+2 resume Main Riff)


      I got some credit in the straight world
      I lost a leg, I lost an eye
      Go for credit in the real world
      You will die
      Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah


Outro (Guitar 1)

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|--2xxxxxxx-2xxxxxxx-2xxxxxxx-2xx-2-------------|
A|--2xxxxxxx-2xxxxxxx-2xxxxxxx-2xx-2-------------|
E|--00000000-00000000-00000000-000-0-------------|

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