'Don't Stay Home' Performed by 311 From the album "311" on Capricorn Records Music by: N. Hexum Lyrics by: N. Hexum (c) 1995 Allegiance Music/Hydroponic Music BMI --------------- Tabbed by: Michael Slusarz (slusarz@ucsu.colorado.edu) Additions/Corrections by: Gregory Parr (gparr@tiger.lsuiss.ocs.lsu.edu) The 311 Guitar Archive -- http://chromosome.colorado.edu/311archive/ Riff 1 (w/Distortion): ====================== G Bm G Bm 1:---------------------------------------------------------------- 2:------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3- 3:-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4- 4:-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4-4-4- 5:-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2- 6:-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------- G Bm G E 1:---------------------------------------------------- 2:------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------- 3:-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--1- 4:-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2- 5:-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2- 6:-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0- Harmonics added by otehr guitar(s). Chorus (w/Distortion): ====================== E5 E E5 E A5 A A5 A B5 B B5 B A5 A A5 A 1:-------------------------------------------------------- 2:-------------------2------2------4------4------2------2- 3:-----1------1------2------2------4------4------2------2- 4:-----2------2--2-2-2--2-2-2--4-4-4--4-4-4--2-2-2--2-2-2- 5:-2-2-2--2-2-2--0-0-0--0-0-0--2-2-2--2-2-2--0-0-0--0-0-0- 6:-0-0-0--0-0-0------------------------------------------- E5 E E5 E A5 A A5 A B5 B B5 B A5 A A5 A 1:-------------------------------------------------------- 2:-------------------2------2------4------4------2------2- 3:-----1------1------2------2------4------4------2------2- 4:-----2------2--2-2-2--2-2-2--4-4-4--4-4-4--2-2-2--2-2-2- 5:-2-2-2--2-2-2--0-0-0--0-0-0--2-2-2--2-2-2--0-0-0--0-0-0- 6:-0-0-0--0-0-0------------------------------------------- E5 E E5 E A5 A A5 A B5 B B5 B A5 A A5 A 1:-------------------------------------------------------- 2:-------------------2------2------4------4------2------2- 3:-----1------1------2------2------4------4------2------2- 4:-----2------2--2-2-2--2-2-2--4-4-4--4-4-4--2-2-2--2-2-2- 5:-2-2-2--2-2-2--0-0-0--0-0-0--2-2-2--2-2-2--0-0-0--0-0-0- 6:-0-0-0--0-0-0------------------------------------------- E5 E E5 E A5 A A5 A B5 B B5 B B5 B B5 B 1:-------------------------------------------------------- 2:-------------------2------2------4------4------4------4- 3:-----1------1------2------2------4------4------4------4- 4:-----2------2--2-2-2--2-2-2--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4- 5:-2-2-2--2-2-2--0-0-0--0-0-0--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-4--2-2-2- 6:-0-0-0--0-0-0------------------------------------------- Bridge A (w/Distortion): ======================== E5 1:------------------ 2:------------------ 3:------------------ 4:-2----2----2----2- 5:-2----2----2----2- 6:-0----0----0----0- Bridge B (w/Distortion): ======================== N.C. 1:------------------------- 2:------------------------- 3:------------------------- 4:---------------------1-2- 5:---2-0---2-1-0-2-4-2----- 6:-0-----4----------------- Lyrics/Song Structure: ====================== ---> Drum Intro ---> Play Riff 1 over: Life could slip away in absent minded numbness I'm only sayin this 'cuz I wish for the best When you always stay in self-incarceration I think it's such a shame ---> Play Chorus over: Don't stay home this time now don't stay home If he don't have to he don't want to Don't stay home this time no don't say no ---> Play Riff 1 over: Oh how I'd like to diffuse your time bomb anger It's screaming danger danger this kind of world Don't care if you're home so you better get some ---> Play Chorus over: Don't stay home this time now don't stay home If he don't have to he don't want to Don't stay home this time no don't say no ---> Play Riff 1 over: Everything I'm sayin' you can dismiss Because I sat alone on this past Christmas I deserved to be alone But I guess I should have gone home ---> Play Bridge A (x1) ---> Play Bridge B over: Hey don't break the mold kid just eat around it Yeah that's what I did I'll be runnin around the block For no apparent reason Somethin' you'll catch me doin' in any given season Gotta break a sweat man gotta go bust out Buddy bye bye bye bye Good-bye to the drought - yeah ---> Drum interlude ---> Play Chorus over: Don't stay home this time now don't stay home If he don't have to he don't want to Don't stay home this time no don't say no Don't stay home this time now don't stay home If he don't have to he don't want to Don't stay home this time no don't stay home ---> End on E5 (022xxx)