Linger Tab

LINGER
Music by: The Cranberries
Written by: N.Hogan & D.O'Riordan
From the album: Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? (Island/PLG 1993)
 
 
[Intro]
 
Orchestration
 
Guitar I (electric - clean/chorus/slight delay)
e|------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--|
B|----3--------3--------3--------3--------3--------3--------3--------3----|
G|--0--------0--------0--------0--------2--------2--------2--------2------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| x4
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Guitar II (acoustic)
e|--2---2-(2)---------2---2-(2)---------2---2-(2)---------2---2-(2)-------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--0---0-(0)---------0---0-(0)---------2---2-(2)---------2---2-(2)-------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| x4
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
Guitar I
e|------2--------2--------2--------2--|
B|----3--------3--------3--------3----|
G|--0--------0--------0--------0------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
 
Guitar II
e|--2---2-(2)---------2---2-(2)-------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|--0---0-(0)---------0---0-(0)-------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
 
 
[Chords] A6/A  C/C~/C~~  G
 
(alternate between A6 & A, C & C~ & C~~ --- (see bottom for chord patterns)
 
 
[Verse]
 
Guitar I & Guitar II - strumming
Orchestration
 
   D                   D
If you, if you could return
             A6/A
don't let it burn
             A6/A
don't let it fade
                    C/C~
I'm sure I might be rude
                       C/C~
but it's just your attitude
                 G
it's tearing me apart
                  G
it's ruining everyday
    D                       A6/A
I swore, I swore I would be true
                 A6/A
but honey so did you
                            C/C~
so why were you holding her hand
                   C/C~
is that the way we stand
                       G
were you lying all the time
                      G
was it just a game to you
 
 
[Chorus]
              D
But I'm in so deep
                    A6       A
you know I'm such a fool for you
                               C/C~
you got me wrapped around your finger
                      G
do you have to let it linger
       G
do you have to
       G
do you have to
       G              D
do you have to let it linger
 
 
[Verse]
Guitar I - single chord strums with tremelo/echo effect
Guitar II - strumming
 
Oh, I thought I loved you
I thought that nothing could go wrong
but I was wrong
I was wrong
 
If you, if you could get by
trying not to lie
things wouldn't be so confused
and I wouldn't feel so used
but you always ruin you
I just wanna be with you
 
 
[Chorus]
and I'm in so deep
you know I'm such a fool for you
you got me wrapped around your finger
do you have to let it linger
do you have to
do you have to
do you have to let it linger
 
 
[Slide Guitar]
 
and I'm in so deep
you know I'm such a fool for you
you got me wrapped around your finger
do you have to let it linger
do you have to
do you have to
do you have to let it linger
 
you know I'm such a fool for you
you got me wrapped around your finger
do you have to let it linger
do you have to
do you have to
do you have to let it linger
 
 
[Coda]
 
e|----2-----2-----2---2-----2------2-|
B|------3-----3---------3-----3------|
G|--0-----0-----0---2-----2-----2----| x3
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
 
e|----2-----2-----2------------------|
B|------3-----3----------------------|
G|--0-----0-----0---2--(let ring)----|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
 
 
Chord formations:
 
D     xx0232
A6    x02222
A     x02220
C     x32010
C~    x32030
C~~   x3200x
G     320003 or 320033
X