Man In The Box

 Man in the Box  
 Written by Jerry Cantrell and Layne Staley 
 Tabbed by: Lupe Galvan  
  
   
  
 Tune Down 1/2  step 
  
 1=Eb	4=Db 
 2=Bb	5=Ab 
 3=Gb	6=Eb 
 	 
 	Intro 
 	Moderately= 108 (0:01) 
 	Driving Beat 
 Guitar 1 (Rhythm Fig. 1) 
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 (0:19, 1:48) 
 	Gtr. 1 plays Rhy. Fig 1. twice 
 Gtr. 2 (w/dist. and talk box set on heavy accents) 
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      Ah__     ah__                 ah__        ah__          ah__            ah___      ah__        ah_              ah_ 
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 |--9~~~~------------------|--7~~~~---7h9~~~----5~~~-|-5h7~~---5b-----------------------| 
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      Ah__     ah__                 ah__        ah__          ah__            ah___      ah__        ah_              ah_ 
  
  
 Verses (0:37, 2:06) 
 Rhy. Fig. 2 
 Gtrs. 1 & 2   
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 1. I'm                         the man                              in the box 
 2. I'm                         the dog                                 who gets       beat        
  
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 Buried                              in                                                 my   shit 
 Shove                       my nose                                               in    shit 
  
  
  
  
  
  
 Pre-chorus (0:55, 2:24) 
 Rhy. Fig. 3 
    G5      G6    G5        G6   G5                 G6    G5             G6    G5              G6   G5         G6  G5      
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 |-3--3--3--3---3--3--3--3-|-3--3--3--3---3--3--3--3-|-3--3--3--3---3--3--3--3--| 
  Won't                                             you                                                 come 
                G6   G5            G6 
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   and                                       save                me                                                       Save                             
                                                           Gtr.3 plays Fill 1 first time 
  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | Gtrs. 1&2 substitute fill2   
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              me 
  
 Chorus (1:13, 2:41, 3:51) 
  
   E5             G5                 D                A                                  E5       G5        D          A 
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 |----------3---------3--------2--------------|--------3-----3-----2---------------| 
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  Fe-ed      my______   eyes____(can you sew them shut)   Je-sus_____    Christ    (deny your   maker) 
  
      E5             G5                D                A                                  
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   He____                      who tries    (will  be   wasted)     oh     feed       my      eyes   (Now you've sewn them shut) 
                                                                                                                                            (3rd time)To Coda+ 
                                                                                                                                                            (skip ahead to meas. 61) 
                                                                                                                                                           (go back to meas. 5 first time) 
  
 Fill 1 (1:11)                                                        Fill 2 (2:39)                                          
  Gtr.3 w/dist                                                     Gtrs. 1 & 2                                           
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 Guitar Solo (3:16) 
 Gtrs. 1 &2 play Rhy. Fig 2 
 Gtr. 3 (w/dist. and wah-wah pedal)                                        
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 Gtr1. plays Rhy. Fig 3 
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 Gtr.4 
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                         Coda (0:00) 
                          Gtr.1 plays Rhy. Fig. 2 twice 
                          Gtr.2                                                               |1.                             | |2.                               | 
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