Artist: Smile Empty Soul
Song: I Want My Life
Album: Smile Empty Soul (2003 Throback/Lava Records)
Tabbed by: Aaron Pierson ([email protected])
http://www.shallowbay.com

Notation:
  h - hammer on 
  p - pull off 
  b - bend string up
  r - release bend
  / - slide up
   - slide down
  p.m. - palm muting
  a.h. - artificial harmonic
  n.h. - natural harmonic

Tuning (low to high):  Db, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, Eb

GtrI (acoustic)
Intro (0:00):
Eb|----------0--------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-3--------------3--------|-8--------7----------75-|
Gb|-----0-0-----------0-----|-------------------------|
Db|---------------------(0)-|-----0-----------0-------|
Ab|-------------------------|-7--------5--------5-----|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Eb|-------------------------|-0-----------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|---------3-------(3)-----|
Gb|-5--------5p4-------4----|-----0-------------------|
Db|------5---------5------5-|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Eb|------------0------------|-------------------------|
Bb|------3----------3-------|-----8--------7---7------|
Gb|---0-----0----------0----|-----0--------0---0--0-0-|
Db|-------------------------|---0---0-------------0-0-|
Ab|-2---------------------0-|-7---7----5---5---5------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|-------5p3--3--3---------|
Gb|-----5----4----4---4---0-|-------0----0--0---------|
Db|---5---5--5p4----4-4---0-|-------------------------|
Ab|-0--------0--------0-----|-3--3----------3---------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Verse (0:18):           "I try to be the..."
Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|-7---7--7----------------|
Db|-2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-|-7---7--7----5---5--5--5-|
Ab|-2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-|-5---5--5----5---5--5--5-|
Db|-2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-|-------------5---5--5--5-|

Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Gb|-5--5-5-5-5---5--5--5--5-|-9---9--9--9/11-11-11-11-|
Db|-5--5-5-5-5---5--5--5--5-|-------------------------|
Ab|-3--3-3-3-3---3--3--3--3-|-7---7--7--7/9---9--9--9-|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
    *repeat 4x

Pre-chorus (0:54):      "This world is crazy..."
Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-|
Db|-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-|-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-|
Ab|-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-|-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-|
Db|-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-|-------------------------|

Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Gb|-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-|-2--2-2-2-2--------------|
Db|-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-|-2--2-2-2-2---5--5-5-5-5-|
Ab|-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-|-0--0-0-0-0---5--5-5-5-5-|
Db|-------------------------|--------------5--5-5-5-5-|
    *repeat 2x
    *2nd pre-chorus repeats 3x

Chorus (1:12):          "I want my life..."
    *(ad lib throughout)
Eb|------------0------------|-------------------------|
Bb|------3----------3-------|-----8--------7---7------|
Gb|-0-0-----0----------0----|-----0--------0---0--0-0-|
Db|-------------------------|---0---0-------------0-0-|
Ab|-----------------------0-|-7---7----5---5---5------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|-------5p3--3--3-------3-|
Gb|-----5----4----4---4---0-|-------0----0--0-------0-|
Db|---5---5--5p4----4-4---0-|-------------------------|
Ab|-0--------0--------0-----|-3--3----------3-------3-|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
    *repeat 2x
    *2nd chorus repeat 4x

Bridge (3:08)           "And when I wake up..."
Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-8---10---12------10---8-|-7---8---8h10------8---7-|
Gb|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-5-----------------------|-------------------------|
Gb|---------7---------5-----|----4--------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------5--------4--|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------7-----|-------------0-----------|
    *repeat 2x

Outro (3:26):
    *(ad lib throughout)
Eb|------------0-----(0)----|-------------------------|
Bb|------3-----3-----(3)----|-----8--------7---7------|
Gb|---0-----0---------------|-----0--------0---0--0-0-|
Db|-------------------------|---0---0-------------0-0-|
Ab|-2-----------------------|-7---7----5---5---5------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|-------5p3--3--3-------3-|
Gb|-----5----4----4---4---0-|-------0----0--0-------0-|
Db|---5---5--5p4----4-4---0-|-------------------------|
Ab|-0--------0--------0-----|-3--3----------3-------3-|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
    *repeat 4x