The Offspring - Lightning Rod Tab

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Intro - Guitar 1 (HEAVILY palm muted)

  e                    
  B                    
  G                    
  D   3 5 6 5 3 5 6 5  
  A   3 5 6 5 3 5 6 5  
  E   1 3 4 3 1 4 5 4  x16

After Guitar 1 plays 4 times, Guitar 2 comes in
Guitar 2 - Delay

  e                               
  B                               
  G                               
  D   3    3    3    3    3    3  
  A   3    3    3    3    3    3  
  E   1    1    1    1    1    1  

Verse

  e                                               
  B                                               
  G   10  10 10 10            6  6 6 6            
  D   10  10 10 10  8  8 8 8  6  6 6 6  3  3 3 3  
  A   8   8  8  8   8  8 8 8  4  4 4 4  3  3 3 3  
  E                 6  6 6 6            1  1 1 1  x2

Chorus

  e                                                                          
  B                                                                          
  G              8                8                6 5 3 8 6 5/6   8   6   8 
  D  3 3 5 6 5 3 8    3 3 5 6 5 3 8    3 3 5 6 5 3 6 5 3 8 6 5/6   8   6   8 
  A  3 3 5 6 5 3 6    3 3 5 6 5 3 6    3 3 5 6 5 3 4 3 1 6 4 3/4   6   4   6 
  E  1 1 3 4 3 1      1 1 3 4 3 1      1 1 3 4 3 1                           

Main Riff

  e                                                               
  B                                                               
  G   13 13 12 12 10  13 12 12 13 13  13 13 12 12 13 13 13 12 10  
  D   13 13 12 12 10  13 12 12 13 13  13 13 12 12 13 13 13 12 10  
  A   11 11 10 10 8   11 10 10 11 11  11 11 10 10 11 11 11 10 8   
  E                                                               

Chorus (Second and third times)

  e                                                                          
  B                                                                          
  G              8                8                6 5 3 8 6 5/6   8   6   8 
  D  3 3 5 6 5 3 8    3 3 5 6 5 3 8    3 3 5 6 5 3 6 5 3 8 6 5/6   8   6   8 
  A  3 3 5 6 5 3 6    3 3 5 6 5 3 6    3 3 5 6 5 3 4 3 1 6 4 3/4   6   4   6 
  E  1 1 3 4 3 1      1 1 3 4 3 1      1 1 3 4 3 1                           


  e                  
  B                  
  G   6   8   6   8  
  D   6   8   6   8  
  A   4   6   4   6  
  E                  

Song Order
Intro
Verse
Chorus
Main Riff x2
Verse
Chorus
Verse
Chorus
Main Riff

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e
B
G	10 10 10 10 6 6 6 6
D	10 10 10 10 8 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 3 3 3 3
A	8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3
E	6 6 6 6 1 1 1 1	x2

e
B
G	8 8 6 5 3 8 6 5/6 8 6 8
D	3 3 5 6 5 3 8 3 3 5 6 5 3 8 3 3 5 6 5 3 6 5 3 8 6 5/6 8 6 8
A	3 3 5 6 5 3 6 3 3 5 6 5 3 6 3 3 5 6 5 3 4 3 1 6 4 3/4 6 4 6
E	1 1 3 4 3 1 1 1 3 4 3 1 1 1 3 4 3 1

e
B
G	13 13 12 12 10 13 12 12 13 13 13 13 12 12 13 13 13 12 10
D	13 13 12 12 10 13 12 12 13 13 13 13 12 12 13 13 13 12 10
A	11 11 10 10 8 11 10 10 11 11 11 11 10 10 11 11 11 10 8
E