today -- by Smashing Pumpkins
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re-Transcribed by Chris Carman (cecarman@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu)
re-re-Transcribed by Jason Vertucio (bulletproof0418@hotmail.com)
(refer to the chord formations at the end of the file)

Chris: Okay, everyone, we've been duped by Billy Corgan.  You don't need to
       capo the first fret or tune down a 1/2 step or anything.  Normal tuning,
       I swear.

  Jay: Okay, *someone*, whose names I won't mention, Chris, went a little happy
       with major chords. I for the most part left this file intact, except
       changing certain major chords to minor chords. I play this as an
       acoustic, so I ain't sure if the tabs themselves are right or not. But
       hey, you'll find that out for me I guess, won't ya? By the way, the Cm
       chord in this song is basically a Cm(VIII) which is 8/10/10/8/8/8 but I
       didn't feel like trying to fit the (VIII) everywhere. So just keep that
       in mind. You can also use a regular Cm (x35543) during the verses if you
       so choose. It makes the playing a lot simpler.
       Okay. This is the over-talkative Jay V signin' out. Remember to get your
       stuff from guitartabs.cc all the time!


INTRO:

E|---11----13----11----15p11------
B|------11----11----11-------11---
G|--------------------------------  play this riff 8 times. after
D|--------------------------------  the first four the full band
A|--------------------------------  comes in playing the following
E|--------------------------------  distorted chords:

Eb5  Bb  Ab
Eb5  Bb  Ab
Eb5  Bb  Cm  Ab
Eb5  Bb  Ab

The lead part is as follows:
repeat six times then do:                vib.
E|---------------------   --------------------8-------
B|------8-----8h9p8----   ------8-------8h9------8----
G|--8-8---8-8-------8--   --8-8---8-8-8------------8--
D|---------------------   ----------------------------
A|---------------------   ----------------------------
E|---------------------   ----------------------------

CHORUS:

Eb5  Bb          Ab
  Today is the greatest day I've ever known
Eb5     Bb         Ab
  Can't live for tomorrow, tomorrow's much too long
Eb5    Bb      Ab
  I'll burn my eyes out
Eb5  Bb     Cm
  Before I get out

VERSE:

Fm  Ab     Cm   Fm     Ab         Cm
  I wanted more   than life could ever grant me
Fm      Ab     Cm    Fm   Ab     G(III)   D5/A
  Bored by the chore   of saving face

The lead part over the above chords is really simple, play it on
the first and third times, over the Cm(VIII) chord:
   slow bend w/vib
E|----------------
B|------5b7-------
G|----------------
D|----------------
A|----------------
E|----------------

CHORUS:

Eb5  Bb         Ab
  Today is the greatest day I've ever known
Eb5     Bb         Ab
  Can't wait for tomorrow, I might not have that long
Eb5    Bb      Ab        Eb5   Bb    Cm
  I'll tear my heart out    before I get out

Play this lead part above the chorus (clean guitar):
E|-----------------------------------------|--------------------
B|-----------------------------------------|--------------------
G|---------------------12-13---12h13p12----|--------------------
D|---13----15----13---------------------13-|-13----15----13-----
A|------13----13----13---------------------|----13----13----13--
E|-----------------------------------------|--------------------

E|------------------------------------------|--------------------
B|---------------------11-------------------|--------------------
G|---12-13-------------------12h13p12-------|--------------------
D|---------13-------------13----------13p12-|-13----15----13-----
A|------------13----13----------------------|----13----13----13--
E|---------------11-------------------------|--------------------

E|----------------------------------|-----------------------------
B|--------------------11------------|-----------------------------
G|--12-13-------12---------13p12----|-----------------------------
D|--------13------------------------|-13----15----13----17p13-----
A|-----------13----13------------13-|----13----13----13-------13--
E|----------------------------------|-----------------------------
                   dist.  vib
E|--------------------------------
B|-----------------------13-------
G|-------------------/12----12-\--
D|--------------------------------
A|---13/15-15-15-15---------------
E|--------------------------------

VERSE:

Fm     Ab     Eb5        Bb
  Pink ribbon scars that never forget
Fm     Ab        Eb5    Bb
  I've tried so hard to cleanse these regrets
Fm   Ab          Eb5     Bb
  My angel wings    were bruised and restrained
Fm   Ab    G(III)   D5/A
  My belly stings

CHORUS:

Eb5  Bb     Eb5  Ab     Eb5  Bb     Eb5   Ab
  Today is..  today is..  today is..  the greatest..
Eb5     Bb         Cm      Ab      Eb5     Bb      Cm
Day hee-yay, oo oo ooo ooo ooo.... Day hee-yay-ay, hooo...

BRIDGE:

Fm          Ab       Cm  Fm         Ab       Cm
  I want to turn you on,  I want to turn you on....
Fm          Ab       Cm  Fm         Ab
  I want to turn you on,  I want to turn you..

OUTRO:

Eb5  Bb         Ab        Eb5  Bb         Ab
  Today is the greatest.... today is the greatest day
Eb5  Bb         Cm        Ab   Eb5 Bb   Cm   Ab     Eb5
  Today is the greatest.. day..  I have ever really known.

The lead parts in the outro are the clean cutesy riff, the
hammer-on 8th fret riff, and this:
                                                  vib sustain
E|------------------------------------------15p11-------------
B|-------------------------------------11---------11----------
G|--12---------12h13p12----12----12h13------------------------
D|-----15-13------------13----13------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------

Then end with the Eb chord and a trem bend down.

CHORD FORMATIONS:

Eb5       6688xx
Bb        688766
Ab        466544
Cm        x35543 or 8/10/10/8/8/8
Fm        133111
G(III)    355433
D5/A      5577xx
Bm(add4)  x24430
F#(II)    244322