Offspring – Fix You

Interpret: The Offspring
Song: Fix You
Album: Rise And Fall, Rage And Grace (2008)

Chord infos:
G 022100
B x24442
Csus2 xx0230
G x02220

Intro:
G, G, G, G

Verse 1:
GShe wakes up

Rage and grace
BPulling me closer, pushing away
And Csus2me   

The sharpest thorn on your vine
GTwisting and turning

We're all intertwined


Verse 2:
GBroken wing

Empty glass
BWords that scream and bounce right back
Csus2She says, you know
We'd all like to rearGrange


Interlude: G, B, Csus2, G


I wish I could Gfix you
And Bmake you how I want you
I wish I could Csus2fix you
And I Gwish you could fix me

I wish I could Gheal you
And Bmend where you are broken
I wish I could Csus2heal you
And I Gwish you could heal me, ohh
G Ha la la la la B Ha la la la la laaa Csus2 Laaaaa la la la G 


Verse 3:
A Gbeaming sunrise buries the night
The Bsetting sun destroys the light
Then Csus2she says, baby, I've gotta get going
GCutting each other

Without even knowing


Bridge:
G She sees a million stars like Bholes in the sky
 All God's tears forCsus2 her they cry
 And I Am in her Grain


Chorus:
I wish I could Gfix you
And Bmake you how I want you
I wish I could Csus2fix you
And I Gwish you could fix me

I wish I could Gheal you
And Bmend where you are broken
I wish I could Csus2heal you
And I Gwish you could heal me, ohh
GHoooooooooooo BHooooooahahaaaa Csus2 HaaaahaahahGaaaaa
GHoooooooooooo BHooooooahahaaaa Csus2 HaaaahaahahGaaaaa


Outro:
GBroken wing

Empty glass
BWords that scream and bounce right back
Csus2She says, you know
We'd all like to rearGrange

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Var 2 tab

Intro:
G5 G5
e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|------4-------4-4------4-------4-4--|------4-------4-4------4-------4-4--|
D|--2-2---2---2------2-2---2---2------|--2-2---2---2------2-2---2---2------|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|


Verse 1 (Guitar 1 keeps playing this
mostly the whole song):
G5 B5
e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|------4-------4-4------4-------4-4--|------------------------------------|
D|--2-2---2---2------2-2---2---2------|------4-------4-4------4-------4-4--|
A|------------------------------------|--2-2---2---2------2-2---2---2------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
She wakes up, Rage and grace, Pulling me closer, pushing away

C5 G5
e|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|--------2-------2-2------2-------2-2--|-------------------------------------|
D|----0-0---0---0------0-0---0---0------|------2-------2-2-------2-------2-2--|
A|--------------------------------------|--0-0---0---0-------0-0---0---0------|
E|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
And me, The sharpest thorn on your vine Twisting and turning, We're all intertwined

G5Broken wing, Empty glass,
B5Words that scream and bounce right back
C5She says, you know, we’d all like to rearraG5nge

G5, B5, C5, G5

I wish I could G5fix you
And B5make you how I want you
I wish I could C5fix you
And I G5wish you could fix me

I wish I could G5heal you
And B5mend where you are broken
I wish I could C5heal you
And I G5wish you could heal me

G5, B5, C5, G5

A G5beaming sunrise buries the night
The B5setting sun destroys the light
C5Then she says, baby, I’ve gotta get going
G5Cutting each other without even knowing

G5She sees a million stars like B5holes in the sky
All God’s tears for C5her they cry
And I Am in her G5rain

I wish I could G5fix you
And B5make you how I want you
I wish I could C5fix you
And I G5wish you could fix me

I wish I could G5heal you
And B5mend where you are broken
I wish I could C5heal you
And I G5wish you could heal me

G5, B5, C5, G5 (2x)

G5Broken wing, Empty glass,
B5Words that scream and bounce right back
C5She says, you know, we'd all like to rearraG5nge

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Offspring – Fix You tab var2

Guitar 1: standard EADGBe tuning
Guitar 2: drop-D** DADGBe tuning
**I find it easier to use drop-D
tuning to play fifth chords.

Intro
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------| Play this
D|-----9-------9-9-----9-------9-9-| four times.
A|-7-7---7---7-----7-7---7---7-----|
E|---------------------------------|


Verse 1

Guitar 1 main riff - plays this
for almost the whole song after the intro.
"She wakes up..."
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----9-------9-9-----9-------9-9-----9-------9-9-----9-------9-9-|
A|-7-7---7---7-----7-7---7---7-------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------7-7---7---7-----7-7---7---7-----|


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


After guitar 1 plays this once,
guitar 2 comes in at "broken wing...".

Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----9-------9-9-----9-------9-9-----9-------9-9-----9-------9-9-|
A|-7-7---7---7-----7-7---7---7-------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------7-7---7---7-----7-7---7---7-----|


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


Guitar 2
Palm muted.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|


e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|


Interlude

Guitar 1
Bracketed notes are actually played on piano,
they don't need to be incorporated on guitar.
e|(7)---(7)-------(7)---(7)-------(7)---(7)-------(7)---(7)--------|
B|(5)---(5)-------(5)---(5)-------(4)---(4)-------(4)---(4)--------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----9-------9-9-----9-------9-9-----9-------9-9-----9-------9-9-|
A|-7-7---7---7-----7-7---7---7-------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------7-7---7---7-----7-7---7---7-----|


e|(5)---(5)-------(5)---(5)-------(5)---(5)-------(5)---(5)--------|
B|(7)---(5)-------(5)---(5)-------(2)---(2)-------(2)---(2)--------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----7-------7-7-----7-------7-7---------------------------------|
A|-5-5---5---5-----5-5---5---5---------7-------7-7-----7-------7-7-|
E|---------------------------------5-5---5---5-----5-5---5---5-----|


Guitar 2
Palm muted.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|


e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|


Chorus 1

Guitar 1 keeps playing the same riff,
although it can be barely heard.

Guitar 2
I wish I could fix you
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 +
e|-------------------------------|----------------|
B|-------------------------------|----------------|
G|-------------------------------|----------------|
D|-----------------------------14|-14-------------|
A|-----------------------------14|-14-let it ring-|
D|-----------------------------14|-14-------------|
Timing is the same
for the rest of the first chorus.


e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------| Play this
D|-9-9-------12-12-------7-7-------| three times.
A|-9-9-------12-12-------7-7-------|
D|-9-9-------12-12-------7-7-------|
Accent on the second chord.


Piano and guitar 2 stop after the chorus,
guitar 1 keeps playing the same riff.

Verse 2

Guitar 1
"The beaming sunrise..."
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----9-------9-9-----9-------9-9-----9-------9-9-----9-------9-9-|
A|-7-7---7---7-----7-7---7---7-------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------7-7---7---7-----7-7---7---7-----|


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


Again guitar 1 plays this once,
then guitar 2 and piano both come back in.

Guitar 1
"she sees a million stars..."
e|(7)---(7)-------(7)---(7)-------(7)---(7)-------(7)---(7)--------|
B|(5)---(5)-------(5)---(5)-------(4)---(4)-------(4)---(4)--------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----9-------9-9-----9-------9-9-----9-------9-9-----9-------9-9-|
A|-7-7---7---7-----7-7---7---7-------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------7-7---7---7-----7-7---7---7-----|


e|(5)---(5)-------(5)---(5)-------(5)---(5)-------(5)---(5)--------|
B|(7)---(5)-------(5)---(5)-------(2)---(2)-------(2)---(2)--------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----7-------7-7-----7-------7-7---------------------------------|
A|-5-5---5---5-----5-5---5---5---------7-------7-7-----7-------7-7-|
E|---------------------------------5-5---5---5-----5-5---5---5-----|


Guitar 2
Palm muted.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|


e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|


Chorus 2

Almost the same as chorus 1,
except guitar 2 strums constantly.

Guitar 1, same riff again.

Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|


e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|


Play this four times,
except at the end of the fourth play:

Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-7-------------------------------|
A|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-7---let it ring-----------------|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-7-------------------------------|


Guitar 2 and piano stop,
guitar 1 continues into
the outro with a slight variation.

Outro

Guitar 1
"Broken wing..."
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----9-------9-9-----9-------9-9-----9-------9-9-----9-------9-9-|
A|-7-7---7---7-----7-7---7---7-------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------7-7---7---7-----7-7---7---7-----|


e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----7-------7-7-----7-------7-7---------------------------------|
A|-5-5---5---5-----5-5---5---5-----7---these two notes-------------|
E|---------------------------------5---ring until the end----------|