Skid Row

Medicine Jar(Tabs)

Skid Row

Key: Cuh

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Notes 
+ Intro part 2/Chorus: There are two possible styles; maybe Dave plays one version and Scottie plays the other 
  Go with what is comfortable.  
   E|--------|    |----------| 
   B|--------|    |----------| 
   G|--------| or |----------| 
   D|-----24-|    |----------| 
   A|-0^4-02-|    |-0^44/7/9-| 
   E|-0^2----|    |-0^22/5/7-| 

+ Chorus: the last chord hammer-on is actually the start of the verse. 
  It is played immediately before the first spoken lyric. 
+ Lead lines: I gave it my best shot, but I know it is not even 90% correct. 
  Please add fixes as you play through so we can get this 100% correct. 
+ Rhythm Verses: same as the Intro. I took off the hammer-ons to keep the tab clean. 
+ Solo and Intro Leads: Scottie uses an effect that I don't have access to, 
  so I made my best guess as to the actual guitar note. Maybe an Harmonizer set at a 3rd+. 
+ PH: means Pinch Harmonics 

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Intro 
Rhythm  
Section 2 is played x3 
E|-----|--------------------------|------| 
B|-----|--------------------------|------| 
G|-----|--------------------------|------| 
D|-----|--------------------------|------| 
A|-----|--------------------------|-//xx-| 
E|-0^2-|-00^2-00^2-00^2-00^2-00^2-|-//xx-| 
Lead 
E|-------------------------------------| 
B|--harmonics with whammy bar dives----| 
G|-------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------| 

Intro part 2/Chorus 
Rhythm 
E|---------------------------------------------------------|-----| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------|-----| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------|-----| 
D|-----24-----24-----24-----24-----24-----24-----24-----24-|-----| 
A|-0^4-02-0^4-02-0^4-02-0^4-02-0^4-02-0^4-02-0^4-02-0^4-02-|-0^4-| 
E|-0^2----0^2----0^2----0^2----0^2----0^2----0^2----0^2----|-0^2-| 


verse 1 
Both Guitars 

Caught the mother jack knifin' A little bit low lifin' Goin' 
E|------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------0^4--------------------0^4-0^4---| 
E|---------------------------0^2--------------------0^2-0^2---| 

twenty paces with the Medicine Man 
E|-----------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------0^4-0^4---------/xx-----| 
E|-----------------0^2-0^2---------/xx-/10-| 

Runnin' from the girl in pigskin A little gun shy but shootin' 
E|------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------2b-(2)-(2)-(2)--------------4b-(4)-(4)-(4)--| 
G|----------------2b-(2)-(2)-(2)--------------4b-(4)-(4)-(4)--| 
D|------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-0^2--002--002----------------0^2--002--002-----------------| 

Hidin' in the kitchen with his head in his hand 
E|-------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------| 
E|-0^2-002-002-002-002-002-002-002-002-| 

Bleed, me, why can't you say what you mean? 
E|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------| 
D|----4/6----4/6----4/6-----x6/4---| 
A|-66-2/4-66-2/4-66-2/4--xx-x4/2---| 
E|-44-----44-----44------xx--------| 


Chorus 
Both Guitars x4 

How far has it gone, it didn't take you long 
To put your hand in the medicine jar 
In your private hell, now you've found yourself 
E|----------------------| 
B|----------------------| 
G|----------------------| 
D|-----24-----24-----24-| 
A|-0^4-02-0^4-02-0^4-02-| 
E|-0^2----0^2----0^2----| 

In the hands of the medicine jar 
E|------------------------------------------|-----| 
B|------------------------------------------|-----| 
G|------------------------------------------|-----| 
D|---------2-------------------4---5-4242---|-----| 
A|-4-4-4x4-0-------------------2---3-2020---|-0^4-| 
E|-2-2-202----------------------------------|-0^2-| 
Lead 
E|------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------4b--------------4--------| 
G|-----------2-----2b--------------44^2^4^2-| 
D|-4-4-4^2^4--------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------| 
                                    PH----- 

verse 2 
Sittin' here with all your bitchin' Cookin' up a new addiction  
E|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------0^4----------------------0^4-0^4-| 
E|------------------------------0^2----------------------0^2-0^2-| 
Lead 
E|--------------------------------|------------------------------| 
B|----------2b--------------------|-------4br-2b-----------------| 
G|----------2b--------------------|-------4br-2b-----------------| 
D|-2^4-4-4-4--^4-2-4~-(4)-(4)-(4)-|-2^4-44-------4~-(4)-(4)-(4)--| 
A|--------------------------------|------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------|------------------------------| 

Prayin' that the light of day ain't wakin' the dead 
E|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------0^4-0^4---------/xx-----| 
E|-------------------------0^2-0^2---------/xx-/10-| 
Lead 
E|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|------4b--4b--2----------------------------------| 
G|------4b--4b--2----------------------------------| 
D|-2^4-4---------4-2^4^2^4^2^4^2^4^2^4^2^4^2^4^2^4-| 
A|-------------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------| 

Droppin' like a bomb on Hiro Shakin' like San Francisco 
E|----------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------2b-(2)-(2)-(2)--------------4b-(4)-(4)-(4)-| 
G|---------------2b-(2)-(2)-(2)--------------4b-(4)-(4)-(4)-| 
D|----------------------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-0^2--002--002----------------0^2--002--002---------------| 

Only to be diggin' out to do it again  
E|-------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------| 
E|-0^2-002-002-002-002-002-002-002-002-| 

Bleed, me, why can't you say what you mean? 
E|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------| 
D|----4/6----4/6----4/6-----x6/4---| 
A|-66-2/4-66-2/4-66-2/4--xx-x4/2---| 
E|-44-----44-----44------xx--------| 

Chorus 
Both Guitars x3 

How far has it gone, it didn't take you long 
To put your hand in the medicine jar 
In your private hell, now you've found yourself  
E|----------------------| 
B|----------------------| 
G|----------------------| 
D|-----24-----24-----24-| 
A|-0^4-02-0^4-02-0^4-02-| 
E|-0^2----0^2----0^2----| 

Rhythm 
In the hands of the medicine jar 
E|------------------------| 
B|------------------------| 
G|------------------------| 
D|----------2-----------4-| 
A|-4-4-4x4--0-2/4/5/4^0-2-| 
E|-2-2-202----------------| 
Lead 
E|------------------------| 
B|------------------------| 
G|--------2---------------| 
D|-444^2^4--2-----------4-| 
A|----------0-----------2-| 
E|------------------------| 
    ## # ## 


Bridge 
Rhythm 
Make it go away, make it go away 
E|--------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------0----0----| 
G|----------------------------------------4----2----| 
D|-7--------------------------7--------44-4-22-2----| 
A|-5------4-------------------5--------22-2-00-0-44-| 
E|--------2--------------------------------------22-| 
Lead 
E|--------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------0----0----| 
G|----------------------------------------4----2----| 
D|-------------42-2-4-42-2----7--------44-4-22-2----| 
A|-----------/4--4------4-432-5--------22-2-00-0----| 
E|--------------------------------------------------| 


Solo 
Front part played approximately 3x 
E|----------------------------------------------|-12b-14-12----------| 
B|-12^14T17-12^14T17-12^14T17-12^14T17-12^15T17-|----------14-12-14v-| 
G|----------------------------------------------|--------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------|--------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------|--------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------|--------------------| 
                                                      AH 
E|-----------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------| 
G|-14---14---14---14---16b^14----14v~-11^14^11/9---9v~-| 
D|----16---16---16---16------^16----------------^11----| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------| 

E|------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------12^13^12/10-10b-10--10----------------------| 
G|----------------------------------11---/15b-----------------| 
D|-----2---4------------------------------------14-16b-14-16b-| 
A|-4---0---2---2----------------------------------------------| 
E|-2-----------0----------------------------------------------| 

E|-------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-14^16T19-14^16T19-14^16T19-13^15T18-13^15T18-13^15T18-| 
A|-------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------| 

E|-------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-12^14T17-12^14T17-12^14T17-11^13T16-11^13T16-11^13T16-| 
A|-------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------| 


verse 3 
Both Guitars 
Caught the mother jack knifin' A little bit low lifin' Goin' 
E|------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------0^4--------------------0^4-0^4---| 
E|---------------------------0^2--------------------0^2-0^2---| 

twenty paces with the Medicine Man 
E|-----------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------0^4-0^4---------/xx-----| 
E|-----------------0^2-0^2---------/xx-/10-| 

Droppin' like a bomb on Hiro Shakin' like San Francisco 
E|----------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------2b-(2)-(2)-(2)--------------4b-(4)-(4)-(4)-| 
G|---------------2b-(2)-(2)-(2)--------------4b-(4)-(4)-(4)-| 
D|----------------------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-0^2--002--002----------------0^2--002--002---------------| 

Hidin' in the jungle with your head in the sand 
B|-------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------| 
E|-0^2-002-002-002-002-002-002-002-002-| 

Chorus 
Both Guitars x9 
How far has it gone, it didn't take you long To put your hand in the medicine jar  
In your private hell, now you've found yourself In the hands of the medicine jar 
E|----------------------| 
B|----------------------| 
G|----------------------| 
D|-----24-----24-----24-| 
A|-0^4-02-0^4-02-0^4-02-| 
E|-0^2----0^2----0^2----| 
Lead 
E|----------------------| 
B|----------------------| 
G|----------------------| 
D|-----24-----24-----24-| 
A|-0^4-02-0^4-02-0^4-02-| 
E|-0^2----0^2----0^2----| 
Rhythm 
One step from bein' free, what did you think 
You'd see at the bottom of the medicine jar 
E|----------------------|------------------------------| 
B|----------------------|------------------------------| 
G|----------------------|------------------------------| 
D|-----24-----24-----24-|---------2--------4--5-4242---| 
A|-0^4-02-0^4-02-0^4-02-|-4-4-4x4-0--------2--3-2020---| 
E|-0^2----0^2----0^2----|-2-2-202----------------------| 
Lead 
E|----------------------|------------------------------| 
B|----------------------|--------------4b-----4--------| 
G|----------------------|-----------2--2b-----44^2^4^2-| 
D|-----24-----24-----24-|-4-4-4^2^4--------------------| 
A|-0^4-02-0^4-02-0^4-02-|------------------------------| 
E|-0^2----0^2----0^2----|------------------------------| 
                                              PH------ 

Outro 
Rhythm x3 
Section 2 is played 3x 
E|-----|---------------------|----------------------| 
B|-----|---------------------|----------------------| 
G|-----|---------------------|----------------------| 
D|-----|---------------------|----------------------| 
A|-----|---------------------|----------------------| 
E|-0^2-|-00^2-00^2-00^2-00^2-|-00^2-2/14-1414141414-| 

Rhythm 
E|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-00^2-00^2-00^2-00^2-00^2-00^2-00^2-00^2-00^2-00^2-00^2-00^2-00^2-| 

Lead 
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------|-/7^10^7-12b-12107-10-7v---12~--10/7-| 
G|-9b-------99b9-2-2^4^2^4^2^4^2-|-------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 
Lead 
E|-------------------------------| 
B|-1414-14-14-14-14^12-14-12-----| 
G|---------------------------14b-| 
D|-------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------|
	        

Written by Rachel Bolan/Scotti Hill/Dave "The Snake" Sabo

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