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I Never Came (ver 2) Tab Tab

by Queens Of The Stone Age


 great slow song by QOTSA. it's in E, but it's a pain in the ass going two steps,
so this is for the down tuners

Intro/Verse (clean with some cool sounding effect)
 E
 
 A/C#
 major
 D
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G5
 |------------------|
|------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|------------------| 2x w/out vocals
 E
 
 A/C#
 
 D
 
 G5
 When You Say It's Dead and Gone
 E
 
 A/C#
 
 D
 
 G5
 Yes I Know------- You're Wrong---
 E
 
 A/C#
 
 D
 
 G5
 Cut and Slash  Sharpest Knife
 E
 
 A/C#
 
 D
 
 G5
 It Won't Die----------- Aaaahaaaaaa
 E
 
 A/C#
 
 D
 
 G5
 Poisen Cup     Drank it Up
 E
 
 A/C#
 
 D
 
 G5
 It Won't Die-----------
 E
 
 A/C#
 
 D
 
 G5
 No Fire, No Gun, No Rope, No Stone
 E
 
 A/C#
 
 D
 
 G5
 It Won't Die----------- Aaaahaaaaaa

Chorus (light distortion)
 Em
 
 C
 |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----12-------12-------12-----12-------------------------------------------|
13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13131313-13-13-13-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|
13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13131313-13-13-13-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|
11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11111111-11-11-11-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A
 |---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|---------------------------------|
 Em
 
 C
 Why You Gotta Shove it in My Face
 A
 As if You Put Me in My Place
 Em
 
 Em
 Cause I Don't Care if You or Me is Right or Wrong
 C
 
 A
 Ain't Gonne Spend Another Night In Your Bed
 E
 In Your Bed

Lead Break (over verse rhythm) mid distortion
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------11-10-------------------|
|----------11-13-11-13-------13-11-13----13----|
|-11-13-14----------------------------14----13-|
|----------------------------------------------| 3x

|-----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------12-11--------------------|
|----------------------------13-11-13-10---13---|
|----------11-13-11-13-------------------13-----|
|-11-13-14--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------| 1x

 Verse II
 E
 
 A/C#
 
 D
 
 G5
 Laws of Men  Are Just Pretend
 E
 
 A/C#
 
 D
 
 G5
 They Ain't Mine------
 E
 
 A/C#
 
 D
 
 G5
 Love So Good     Love So Bad
 E
 
 A/C#
 
 D
 
 G5
 It Won't Die----------- Aaaahaaaaaa

 Lead guitar II (over 'Love So Good')
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------12/16-16-16-12~~--|
|-11/13v--15-16v~/10----10/11v-11-10-8-------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
 (over 'It Won't Die')
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-9~---11-12v~--/6v~~----6/7v-7v/6--12v-12v-11v~~~-|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
 E
 
 A/C#
 
 D
 
 G5
 Some Talk Too Long  They Know It All
 E
 
 A/C#
 
 D
 
 G5
 And I Just Smile----- and Move On------

 Lead (over 'Some Talk Too Long')
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------12/16-16-16-16-12-12-12-12~--|
|-11/13v--15-16v~/10----10/11v-11-10-8------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9~---11-12v~--/6v~~----6/7v-7v/6--16-16-16-16-14-14-14-14-9~~~-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|

 (on this next part, strum each chord once and let it ring)
 E
 
 A/C#
 
 D
 
 G5
 Words Ain't Free Like You and Me
   E          A/C#    D         G5 (once you get to the G strum hard)
 I Don't Mind------   Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

Chorus II

guitar I & II
 Em
 
 C
 Why'd You Have to Be So Mean and Cruel
 A
 The Dogs Are Loose I'm On to You
 Em
 
 E
 You Broke the Chain That Gets Us from the Dawn to Dusk
 C
 Can't Call it Leavin' Cause It's Just
 A
 I Never----- Came
 C
 I Never----- Came
 A
 I Never----- Came
 C
 I Never----- Came
 A
 I Never----- Came
 E
 I Never----- Came

Chorus Lead (guitar II)
|--10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-5~--|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|

Verse riff again (guitar I) 8x
 Lead (guitar II)
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------11-10-------------------|
|----------11-13-11-13-------13-11-13----13----|
|-11-13-14----------------------------14----13-|
|----------------------------------------------| 2x

|-----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------12-11--------------------|
|----------------------------13-11-13-10-13-----|
|----------11-13-11-13-----------------------13-|
|-11-13-14--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------| 2x
 
Outro Lead
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-9~~~-11-12-11~~~--14~~~-12~~~-16~~~~-12~~~~-9~~~~-|
|-x-----x--x--x------x-----x-----x------x-----x-----|
|-6~~~--8--9--8-----11-----9----13------9-----6-----|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------| 2x

This could be QOTSA's prettiest song. Just for shits and giggles, today the album was 
released