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A Stroke Of Luck Tab

by Garbage


Artist: Garbage
Song Title: A Stroke Of Luck
Tuning: Normal


Intro Notes:

E|-15----------18----------|
B|----14-15-------14-15----|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|


Fill Riff A
E|-15-------------|
B|----14-15-------|
G|----------12----|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|


Verse 1:



 (hanging)            (palest) 	 (silver)   
Hanging by threads of palest      	silver 

 (I)                    (way)  	 (forever)  
I could have stayed that way      	forever 

 (bad)                      (tight)   (around)   
Bad blood and ghosts wrapped tight      around me 

 (nothing)        (seem) 		 (touch)   (Fill Riff )
Nothing could ever seem to   		touch me 

 (I)              (most) (Fill Riff )
I lose what I love most 

 (did)            (lost)              (me)	(Fill Riff )
Did you know I was lost until you found me? 


Chorus:

In the background of the chorus there is a second guitar playing this riff.

E|-----------------------|
B|---3----3----3---------|
G|-0---------0----2b3r2--|
D|------3----------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|


 (stroke) 
A stroke of luck or a gift from God? 

 (hand)
Hand of fate or devil's claws? 

 (from)
From below or saints above? 

 (you)
You came to me 

 (here)
Here comes the cold again 

 (I)
I feel it closing in 

Eb (it's)                 F (around)
It's falling down and all around me  falling 



Verse 2:

 (you)                (there)	 (catch)
You say that you'll be there to 	catch me 

 (or)           (try)		 (trap) (Fill Riff )
Or will you only try to 		trap me 

 (these)	     (I) (Fill Riff )
These are the rules I make 

 (our)               (to)		 (break)
Our chains were meant to 		break 

Gm (you'll)	F (never) 		Gm (me)
You'll 		never change 		me 

 (here)
Here comes the cold again 

 (I)
I feel it closing in 

Eb (you're)      	    F (around)
You're falling down and all around me falling 

Chorus 2:

 (stroke) 
A stroke of luck or a gift from God? 

 (hand)
Hand of fate or devil's claws?  

 (from)
From below or saints above? 

 (you)
You come to me now 

There is an instrumental interlude here you can play the (Fill Riff A) & (Fill Riff 

).

Bridge:

 Fill Riff B
E|-1------3-----------|
B|-----------3--------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|

Eb (don't)   Cm (why)
Don't ask me why 

Eb (don't) C (try)
Don't even try 

Third Chorus: Play it the same as the first chorus

For the outro Play the intro lick

E|-15----------18----------|
B|----14-15-------14-15----|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

Falling, falling 
Falling, falling 
Falling, falling

The Eb I use for this song is played like this

Eb Sixth Fret
EI---I-o-I---I---I---I
BI---I-o-I---I-o-I---I
GI---I-o-I---I-o-I---I
DI---I-o-I---I-o-I---I
AI---I-o-I---I---I---I
EI---I-o-I---I---I---I