ZOMBIE
by The Cranberries
Album: No Need To Argue (1994)
(O'Riordan)
[Intro]
Riff 1 Intro (little phaser effect)
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Em Cmaj7 G* D/F#*
Riff 2 Picking in intro
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Em Cmaj7 G* D/F#*
Riff 3 Distortion at end of intro
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Em Cmaj7 G* D/F#* Em
Intro bass slide:
G-------
D-------
A-------
E--12/--
Bass intro
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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
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[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
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(clean) Bass riff2
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Bass riff2 (dist.) Intro bass riff
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Chords:
Em 022000
Cmaj7 x32000
G* 3200xx
D/F#* 200230
E5 022xxx
C5 x355xx
G5 355xxx