ZOMBIE

by The Cranberries
Album: No Need To Argue (1994)
(O'Riordan)



[Intro]

Riff 1 Intro (little phaser effect)

e-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----0--00-00-000--
B-----0--00-00-000--|-----0--00-00-000--|-------------------|-----3--33-33-333--
G-----0--00-00-000--|-----0--00-00-000--|-----0--00-00-000--|-----2--22-22-222--
D-2-2-2--22-22-222--|-2-2-2--22-22-222--|-----0--00-00-000--|-----0--00-00-000--
A-2-2-2--22-22-222--|-3-3-3--33-33-333--|-2-2-2--22-22-222--|-0-0-0--00-00-000--
E-------------------|-------------------|-3-3-3--33-33-333--|-2-2-2--22-22-222--
  Em                  Cmaj7               G*                  D/F#*

Riff 2 Picking in intro

e------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|--0--------------------0-0-|
B-------0----------0-----|-------------------------|--------------------------|-----3-----------------0-0-|
G----------0----------0--|--------0-----------0----|--------------------------|--------0--------------0-0-|
D--2------------2--------|-----5-----5-----5-------|--------0-----------0-----|-----------0---------------|
A------------------------|--3-----------3----------|-----2-----2-----2-----2--|--------------0-----0------|
E------------------------|-------------------------|--3-----------3-----------|-----------------2---------|
   Em                       Cmaj7                     G*                         D/F#*

Riff 3 Distortion at end of intro

e-----|------|--7--h8--5--h7--3--h5--|--2--h3--2--------|----------|
B-----|------|-----------------------|------------3--3--|-0--------|
G-----|------|-----------------------|------------------|----------|
D-----|------|-----------------------|------------------|----------|
A-----|------|-----------------------|------------------|----------|
E-----|------|-----------------------|------------------|----------|
 Em    Cmaj7  G*                      D/F#*              Em

Intro bass slide:
G-------
D-------
A-------
E--12/--

Bass intro

G--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A--------------------------|--3--3--3--3--3--3--5--3--|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E--0--0--0--0--0--0--3--0--|--------------------------|--3--3--3--3--3--3--5--3--|--2--2--2--2--2--3--2--0--|

Em   Cmaj7   G*   D/F#*  (clean)
E5   C5   G5   D/F#*     (dist.)
E5   C5   G5   D/F#*     (dist.) (&Riff2)
Em   Cmaj7   G*   D/F#*  (clean) (&Riff3)


Em              Cmaj7                       G*                D/F#*
A_no__ther__ hea_ead_ hangs low__ly__   Chi_ld_ is slow__ly__ ta__ken__
Em                   Cmaj7                       G*                D/F#*
And the vio_lence__ cau_sed such si__lence__    Who_ are_ we_ mis__tak_en__

[Pre-chorus]
               Em                            Cmaj7
but you see___, it's not_ me___   it's not_ my__  family__
            G*                                    D/F#*
in__ your__ head__, in__ your__ head__   they are figh___ting___
            Em                                   Cmaj7
With their tanks__, and their bombs_, and their bombs_, and their guns_
            G*                                    D/F#*
in__ your__ head__, in__ your__ head__   they are cry___ing___


[Chorus] (distortion)

        E5                C5
In your hea_ead_, in your hea_ea_ea_ead_
         G5                  D/F#
Zom__bie__, zom__bie__  zom__bie_  E___eh E___eh
                       E5                C5
What's in your in your hea_ead_, in your hea_ea_ea_ead_
         G5                  D/F#
Zom__bie__, zom__bie__  zom__bie_  E___eh E___eh E___eh O___oh
E5                    C5                  G5                  D/F#*
Duu__ Duu__ DuDuDuDu  Duu__ Duu__ DuDuDu  Duu__ Duu__ DuuDuu  Duu__ Duu DuDuDu_

Em   Cmaj7   G*   D/F#*  (clean)


(&Riff3)


Em              Cmaj7                    G*                   D/F#*
A_no__ther__ mo_other's breakin'__   hea_eart is ta__king__ o_ver____
Em                   Cmaj7                   G*                D/F#*
when the vio_lence__ cau_ses si__lence__    we_ must_ be_ mis__tak_en__

           Em                            Cmaj7
it's the same__ o_old_ theme__  si_ince nine__-teen six_teen__
            G*                                         D/F#*
in__ your__ head__, in__ your__ head__   they're still figh___ting___
            Em                                   Cmaj7
With their tanks__, and their bombs_, and their bombs_, and their guns_
            G*                                    D/F#*
in__ your__ head__, in__ your__ head__   they are die___ing___


[Chorus] (distortion)

        E5                C5
In your hea_ead_, in your hea_ea_ea_ead_
         G5                  D/F#
Zom__bie__, zom__bie__  zom__bie_  E___eh E___eh
                       E5                C5
What's in your in your hea_ead_, in your hea_ea_ea_ead_
         G5                  D/F#
Zom__bie__, zom__bie__  zom__bie_  E___eh E___eh E___eh O___oh
E5                   C5                           G5                D/F#*
O___oh O___oh O___oh O___oh O___oh O___oh Heeheee ai_____ yaaa_yaa auuuw_____
E5                   C5                           G5                D/F#*

E5 (Bass riff2 2x)

Bass riff2 interlude after second chorus

G---------------------------|---------------------------|
D---------------------------|---------------------------|
A---------------------------|--3--3--3--3-3-5--3--------|
E--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-3--0--|---------------------5--3--|

[Solo]
Bass riff2
Bass riff2
E5   C5   G5   D/F#
E5   C5   G5   D/F#
E5   C5   G5   D/F#
E5   (Bass riff2 2x - guitar feedback at the end)

Solo

e------------0---0---0---|--0---0-----0---0---0---0---0---|--0---0-----0---0---0---0---0---|
B------------12--12--12--|--12--13----10--12--12--12--12--|--12--13----10--12--12--12--12--|
G------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 (clean)                   Bass riff2
e--0---0-----0---0---0---0---0---|--0---0-----0---0---7--7--7--|--7--8----5--7--7----7--|
B--12--13----10--12--12--12--12--|--12--13----10--12--7--7--7--|--7--8----5--7--7----7--|
G--------------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------|
  Bass riff2                                         (dist.)          Intro bass riff

e--7--8----5--7--7----7--|--7--8----5--7--------|
B--7--8----5--7--7----7--|--7--8----5--7--------|
G------------------------|----------------------|

e--7\-5----5----7----8--|--10/-12----12--12--10----10--|--10/-12----12--12--10----10--|--10\-7----7----------|
B--7\-5----5----7----8--|--10/-12----12--12--10----10--|--10/-12----12--12--10----10--|--10\-7----7----------|
G-----------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|----------------------|

e--7\-5----5----7----7--|--7--8----5--7--7----7--|--7--8----5--7--7----7--|--7--8----5--7--7----7--|
B--7\-5----5----7----7--|--7--8----5--7--7----7--|--7--8----5--7--7----7--|--7--8----5--7--7----7--|
G-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

e--7\-5----5----------|--7----------------|
B--7\-5----5----------|--7----------------|
G---------------------|-------------------|



Chords:
Em    022000
Cmaj7 x32000
G*    3200xx
D/F#* 200230
E5    022xxx
C5    x355xx
G5    355xxx