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TYPE: Bass tab
BAND: Garbage
ALBUM: Garbage

SONG: Only happy when it rains
 PERSON WHO WROTE THEM DOWN FROM EAR: Paul Simpson (porl@garbage.com)

Tuning is E, A, D, G (standard) I only wrote down the A and E strings because the others aren't used.
/ = Slide up
\ = Slide down

I'm pretty sure this is 100% correct but there could be a few minor mistakes in the fast bits.
The verses are played really fast, there are no quiet bits between each line but I wrote each line separately to make it clearer.
I also wrote the lyrics in aswell so you don't get lost.

I'm only happy when it
    Raaa-aaaains
A-------2--------2-----------
E--4------4-2-4---2-2-2-2-

I'm only happy
    When it's complicated
A------------------2-4-4-4
E--/4\-0-0-0-2-4----------

And though I know you can't
     Appreciate it
A-----------2---------
E--0-0-0-0----0--2-2-2

I'm only happy when it
      raaaaaains
A--------------2---------------
E--/4-4-4-4--4---4--2-2-2-2-2

You know I love it when
     The news is baa-ad.
A----------------------
E--/4\-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0

Why it feels so good to
   Feel so saa-ad
A----2--4-4-4-4-4-----------2-----------
E--4----------------0-0-0-0----0-2-2-2-2


I'm only happy when it
     raaaaaaaains
A---2-2-2-2-2-2
E------------------

Pooooooour your misery down, pour your misery down on me
A--4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4
E------------------4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------------

Poooooour your misery down, pour your misery down on me
A--4-4-4-4-4-4------------------0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------
E-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------------2-2-2-2

I'm only happy when it
   raaaaaaaains
A----2----------2-----------
E--4----4-2-4------2-2-2-2

I feel good when things are
    Going wrong
A---------------------2-4-4-4
E--/4\-0-0-0-0-2-4----------

I only listen to the sad
    So-ongs
A----------2-----------
E--0-0-0-----0-2-2-2

I'm only happy when it
   rrrrrrrrrains
A-2-2-2-2-2-2-2
E------------------

This bit has no words but it's the same as pour your misery down.
A---4-4-4-4-----------0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-
E-------------4-4-4-4------------------------      (play this twice)

I only smile in the
  daaaaark
A----2--------2----------
E--4---4-2-4---2-2-2-2



My only comfort is the night gone
  Bla-ack
A-------------------2-4-4-4-4-4--2---
E--/4\-0-0-0--2-4-----------------4-2

I didn't accidentally
    Tell you th-at
A-----------2-4--------------
E-0-0-0-2-------0--2-2-2-2

I'm only happy when it
    Raaaaains
A-------------2-4-------------
E--/4-4-4--4------4-2-2-2-2----

You'll get the message by the
     Time I'm thro-ough
A----------------------2-4-4-4-4
E-/4\-0-0-0-0-0-2-4------------

When I complain about
     Me and yo-ou
A-------------2------------
E--0-0-0-0--2---0-2-2-2-2

I'm only happy when it
     raaaaaaaains
A---2-2-2-2-2-
E----------------

Pooooooour your misery down, pour your misery down on me
A--4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4
E-------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------------------------    (play 3 times)

Poooour your misery down, and you can keep me company as long as you don't care
A--4-4-4-4-4-----------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------
E---------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------------------------------------------------------2-2-2-2

I'm only happy when it
    Raaaaaains
A------2--------2----------
E---4-----4-2-4---2-2-2-2




You wanna hear about my
     New obsession
A-----------------2-4-4-4-4
E--/4\-0-0-0--2-4--------------



I'm riding high upon a
    Deep depression
A-----------2---------
E-\0-0-0-0----0-2-2-2

I'm only happy when it
    Raaaaaaains, poooour some misery down on me
A------------------------------------------------------2-4-4-4-4-4-4
E--4----4-----4-----4-----4------0-0-0-0-0-0-2-4-----------------
       (now play this until end of song)

The verses are really fast and hard to play but the pour your misery down bits are quite easy.
The bass line for this song is so complex that you might not even need to play along with your CD, anyone could recognize it just being played alone. If you're struggling to get the timing right, play along with your CD a few times and you'll get the hang of it.
Alrighty then, any comments, suggestions, corrections (hopefully not), anything except junk mail, contact me:
 porl@garbage.com