Cancer (Tab)

Tabs for the song Cancer (Album Version)

Guitar

• Tabs sourced from: Saint Chad's Home For The Terminally Helpless.

Lead

CHORDS:

A: 577655
F#:244322
G: 355433
E: 012200
Dm:x57765
F: 133211

intro

|------------------------0-------------|
|-----------------0-----0--------------|
|-----------1---1------1---------------|
|-----2---2---2-------2----------------|
|---2---2------------2-----212121212---|
|-0-----------------0------------------|
 (    Palm mute    )

|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-2-2-2-1-1-1s9-7-7--0-0-0-2-2-2-1-1-1s9-7-7-|
|--------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-2-2-2-------9-7-7--0-0-0-2-2-2-------9-7-7-|
|-------------2-2-2--------------------2-2-2-------|

|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-2-2-2-------8-7-7--0-0-0-2-2-2-------8-7-7-|
|-------------1-1-1--------------------1-1-1-------|

|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-2-2-2-------8-7-7--0-0-0-2-2-2-------8-7-7-|
|-------------0-0-0--------------------0-0-0-------|

all played twice, but the first time it ends:
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-0-0-0-2-2-2-----|
|-------------4---|

and the second time it ends:
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------6--7-7-7-9--|
|-0-0-0-2-2-2--6--7-7-7-9--|
|--------------4--5-5-5-7--|

Then, the lyrics start to Chad's accompanyment of:

   A                      F
e|-----0----------0-----------------0-----0-5s0-|
B|---0---0-2-2------0-2-2-----1-0-------1-------|
G|-2------------2-----------2-----2---2---------|
D|------------------------3---------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

   E
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-5-4--2-4-5--2-5-4-2---5-4--2-4-5--2-5-4-2-|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

A few times.

Then we have the "I'm emotionally raped by Jesus" bit, which is
A F#m A F#m D E F#m

then, a pause. Then, the "What now of my faith..." bit, which is
e|--------12---------12-----12----------12~14-14-|
B|----------------------14-----14-12-------------|
G|-s11-13-----s11-13-----------------14----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

e|-14----------14-------12-----------------------|
B|----14-12-------14-12----14-------12-----------|
G|----------14----------------14-14----13-14~9---|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

also, a few times.

Then, the cher-chung! bit, which is the bottom two or three strings of a B chord (024442),
with this picked over it:

e|-------------------5-6-7--|
B|----7-6-----7-6-----------|
G|----------------7---------|
D|--9-------9---------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|

With various mutations of that played as well. Then, a piano break:
e|--14-11-14-11-14-11-14-11-14-11-14-11-16--18-16-14-11--|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------| twice

e|-----12-11-----12-11-----12-11-----12-11-----5-2-----5-2-----5-2-----5-2-|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---9---------9---------9---------9---------4-------4-------4-------4-----|
E|-7---------7---------7---------7---------2-------2-------2-------2-------|

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

continuously.
After one time through, the guitars are back (yay) for another solo:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-8---------------------------9-8-----------------9-8-9-11--11/13---------|
D|-----9-7---------------------------9-7-------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------10-7----7--------------------------|
E|----------10-10/\-8-10-8-10-12---------------10--------------------10-10/\-|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------12/\----|
B|---------------------13-12-13-15----13-13-13-12-----------10-10------10-|
G|---------------------------------14-------------14--14-13---------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------xxx----------------------------------------------------|
E|-8-10-8-10-12-7--xxx----------------------------------------------------|

e|-------12/---------------------3-0-----3-0-----0-------0-------0-------0---|
B|-10-10-----10-----13-----------------------------2-------2-------2-------2-|
G|---------------12----12-14-------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-----|
A|---------------------------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Then it's

A
I need replacement
Dm
To feel redefined
         F                   Dm
And it's just this matter of identity
A
You preach elastic
Dm
To your jagged flock
        F                 Dm
It's an eerie passion for self-flattery

e|-----5-------------2-----------------5-------------2-|
B|---5-------------2-----------------5-------------2---|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-------------4-----------------7-------------4-----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
Emotionally I'm wrapped in shame, Emotionally I feel I'm raped
Oh, emotionally in chains.


then there's a fuzzy version of the earlier riff, that goes something like this...
e|-------12-------12-------------12-------12-------12----------12-14-|
B|-------------------14-12----------14-12----14-12----14-12----------|
G|-11-13----11-13----------11-13----------------------------14-------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----14----14-------14-------12----12---------------------------------------|
B|-14----14----14-12----14-12----14----14-14-------12-12---------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------14-14----13-13-14-9-9-9h11p9-11-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Credit

• Lead section: David Cotterill, Matt Lancashire and Paul Annett
• Rhythm section:
• Bass section: