'Stealing Happy Hours'
Performed by 311
From the album "Transistor" on Capricorn/Mercury Records
Music by:  N. Hexum
Lyrics by:  N. Hexum
(c) 1997 Hydroponic Music BMI
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Tabbed by: Michael Slusarz ([email protected])
           Shane2585 ([email protected])
           Robb Laake ([email protected])
The 311 Guitar Archive -- http://chromosome.colorado.edu/311archive/


Intro:
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   N.C.
1:----------------------------------------------------------------------
2:-4-4------4-4------3-3------3-3------4-4--------------4-4-------------
3:-----4-4------4-4------4-4------4-4------4-4-4-4-4-4------4-4-4-4-4-4-
4:----------------------------------------------------------------------
5:----------------------------------------------------------------------
6:----------------------------------------------------------------------

   N.C.
1:----------------------------------
2:-3-3--------------3-3-------------
3:-----4-4-4-4-4-4------4-4-4-4-4-4-
4:----------------------------------
5:----------------------------------
6:----------------------------------

Riff 1:
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   Bsus4     Asus4 Bm11
1:-7----7----5-----7--
2:-7----7----5-----5--
3:-9----9----7-----7--
4:-9----9----7----(7)-
5:--------------------
6:--------------------

Chorus:
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   Esus2           Dsus2
1:-7--7-7--7--7-7--5--5-5--5--5-5-
2:-7--7-7--7--7-7--5--5-5--5--5-5-
3:-9--9-9--9--9-9--7--7-7--7--7-7-
4:--------------------------------
5:--------------------------------
6:--------------------------------

Solo 1:
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   N.C.
1:----------------------------------------------------------------------
2:-------------------------9p7---7-9----------------(9)h10-9-9-12--10-9-
3:-----------------------------9------9---------------------------------
4:-------------------9-9----------------9---9h11p9----------------------
5:-----7---7--9//11-----------------------------------------------------
6:-7h9---9--------------------------------------------------------------
                       ~ (tremolo)
 
   N.C.
1:------------------------12-11-9----11-9-------9--------------------------
2:------10p9----------------------12------12-10---12--10-9-12-10-9----10-9-
3:-(9)--------11//13-11--------------------------------------------11------
4:-------------------------------------------------------------------------
5:-------------------------------------------------------------------------
6:-------------------------------------------------------------------------

   N.C.
1:----------------------------------------------------------7-------------
2:------9--------------------------------------------7-9-10---10-9-7-9-10-
3:-11-9---11-9----9-8-------------6-----------6-7//9----------------------
4:-------------11-----97-9--9-9---9-7-6-7-9-----------------------------
5:------------------------------------------------------------------------
6:------------------------------------------------------------------------

   N.C.
1:-7-9-10-10//12-
2:---------------
3:---------------
4:---------------
5:---------------
6:---------------

Solo 2:
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   N.C.
1:-14-14-14-11-11-------------------------------------------------------
2:----------------12-12--14p13p12----12---------------------------------
3:--------------------------------13----13------------------------------
4:-----------------------------------------14-13-12-11----11-12---11----
5:-----------------------------------------------------14------------14-
6:----------------------------------------------------------------------

   N.C.
1:-------------------------------------------------------14p13p12--11----
2:---------------------------------------------12//14-12--------------12-
3:---------------------------11-11-11-11-b11b----------------------------
4:-11-12-14-12-11----11-12-14--------------------------------------------
5:----------------14-----------------------------------------------------
6:-----------------------------------------------------------------------

   N.C.
1:-------------------------------------------------------------
2:-14p13p12----12----------12----------------------------------
3:----------13----13----13----13-1211-11--12-11--------------
4:-------------------14---------------------------14-12-11-----
5:----------------------------------------------------------14-
6:-------------------------------------------------------------

   N.C.
1:----------------------------------------------11-----12-11--14p13p12-
2:----------------------------------12----14-12----14------------------
3:----------11-12-14-14//16---14-13----14------------------------------
4:-11-12-14------------------------------------------------------------
5:---------------------------------------------------------------------
6:---------------------------------------------------------------------

   N.C.
1:-16--19--17------17-16--------------------------------------------
2:------------(19)-------19-17-19p18p1716----16-17-16-------------
3:------------------------------------------18----------18-16-14-13-
4:------------------------------------------------------------------
5:------------------------------------------------------------------
6:------------------------------------------------------------------

Solo 3:
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   N.C.
1:----------------------------------------12-12-14//16-14------19-----------
2:---------------------12-12----12-12//14-----------------b19b----1917-17-
3:------9----9-11//13--------13---------------------------------------------
4:-9-11---11----------------------------------------------------------------
5:--------------------------------------------------------------------------
6:--------------------------------------------------------------------------

   N.C.
1:----------------------------19-17---16-17-16-------------------------
2:-19p18p17--17-17--b19b--19-------------------19-17-19-17-16----17-16-
3:------------------------------------------------------------18-------
4:---------------------------------------------------------------------
5:---------------------------------------------------------------------
6:---------------------------------------------------------------------

   N.C.
1:----------------------------------------------------------------------------
2:--------b(19)---17---15-17-14-15-14----14-----------------------------------
3:-18-16------------------------------16----16-14-13-14-13--------------------
4:---------------------------------------------------------14-12-11-12-12//14-
5:----------------------------------------------------------------------------
6:----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Ending:
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   N.C.
1:-11-11----
2:-------12-
3:----------
4:----------
5:----------
6:----------


Lyrics/Song Structure:
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---> Play Intro
---> Play Riff 1 (x2)
---> Play Riff 1 over:
   Massive Laminate Fortress
   Hazy cannabis porches
   Saying no to the bores
   It's not mine or yours then I said
   The wait it sucks I don't mind waiting
   once you get here there's no more gates and
   I gotta say
---> Play Chorus over:
   Stealing happy hours
   Stealing happy hours, yeah
   Stealing happy hours
   Stealing happy hours, yeah
---> Play Solo 1
---> No guitar
---> Play Riff 1 over:
   Don't wait one minute more to ask me
   You make me feel like Hank Chinaski
   In war all the time, war, war all the time
   We're snatching bits of time that
   No one else can seem to find
---> Play Chorus over:
   Stealing happy hours
   Stealing happy hours, yeah
   Stealing happy hours
   Stealing happy hours, yeah
---> Play Solo 2
---> Play Ending (x1)