Creep Chords & Tabs

by Stone Temple Pilots

[Content]
Interpreted by D. Ramm (dramm9@excite.com)
I've seen other tab interpretations of this song and I'm a bit perturbed at what
seems to be some very tone deaf people out there. Not to say I am anywhere near
perfect in my interpretation but this seems to work just fine playing in a jam
session. (Note, Mr "other people are tone deaf"'s tab has now been corrected.)
Creep by Stone Temple Pilots (Chords plus some tabs)
Opening
C   B7(open E)  Em     |  C    B7    Em

e|--0--|                e|--2--|
B|--0--|                B|--0--|
G|--2--|                G|--2--|
D|--1--|                D|--1--|
A|--2--|                A|--2--|
E|--x--|                E|--x--|
*   Alternate the B7(Open E) and the B7 in the verse.
**  When playing Em in the bridge, you can alternate the chord by holding B string
(3rd Fret) and high E string (3rd fret) back and forth.
*** I am well aware the last line of the bridge has a variance on the C to D. I
found this the easiest way to play it however.

[Verse]
 Em           C    B7               Em 
Forward yesterday makes me want to stay
 Em                 C     B7               Em  
What they said was real, makes me want to steal
 Em           C           B7               Em 
Living under house, yes I'm living I'm a mouse
 Em           C             B7               Em
All I got is time, got no meaning just a rhyme

[Bridge]
G                Asus2                   Em          
Take time with a wounded hand, cause it likes to heal
G                Asus2                  Em          
Take time with a wounded hand, guess I like to steal
G                Asus2                  C                  D             
Take time with a wounded hand, cause it likes to heal, I like to steal***
[Chorus] (See Chorus Guitar Riff)
Riff A                            Riff B
I'm half the man I used to be (yes, I feel as the dawn it fades to grey)
Riff A                            Riff B
Well, I'm half the man I used to be (yes, I feel as the dawn it fades to grey)
Riff A                            Riff B
Well, I'm half the man I used to be (yes, I feel as the dawn it fades to grey)
Riff A                     Riff B
Well, I'm half the man I used to be, Half the man I used to be

[Verse]
Em          C       B7                 Em  
Feeling uninspired, think I'll start a fire
Em          C       B7        Em
Everybody run, Bobby's got a gun
Em                  C              B7               Em
Think you're kinda neat, then she tells me I'm a creep
Em                      C               B7             Em
Friends don't mean a thing, guess I'll leave it up to me

[Bridge]
G                Asus2                   Em          
Take time with a wounded hand, cause it likes to heal
G                Asus2                  Em          
Take time with a wounded hand, guess I like to steal
G                Asus2                   C                 D          
Take time with a wounded hand, cause it likes to heal, I like to steal

[Chorus]
Riff A                            Riff B
I'm half the man I used to be (yes, I feel as the dawn it fades to grey)
Riff A                            Riff B
Well, I'm half the man I used to be (yes, I feel as the dawn it fades to grey)
Riff A                            Riff B
Well, I'm half the man I used to be (yes, I feel as the dawn it fades to grey)
Riff A                     Riff B
Well, I'm half the man I used to be, Half the man I used to be

[Break]
///  ///  ///       ///
Em   Em   Em   Em(Hold)
Yeeaahh
(There are some small fingering/plucking parts amongst the Em's, figure 'em out yourself)

[Bridge]
G                Asus2                   Em          
Take time with a wounded hand, cause it likes to heal
G                Asus2                  Em          
Take time with a wounded hand, guess I like to steal
G                Asus2                   C                D           
Take time with a wounded hand, cause it likes to heal, I like to steal

[End Chorus]
Riff A                            Riff B
I'm half the man I used to be (yes, I feel as the dawn it fades to grey)
Riff A                            Riff B
Well, I'm half the man I used to be (yes, I feel as the dawn it fades to grey)
Riff A                            Riff B
Well, I'm half the man I used to be (yes, I feel as the dawn it fades to grey)
Riff A                     Riff B
Well, I'm half the man I used to be, Half the man I used to be
(hold end of Riff B)
Half the man I used to be

[Chorus Guitar Riff]
Riff A                            Riff B                      \****
I'm half the man I used to be   yes, I feel as the dawn it fades to grey
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B                                                                        
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| x2
D|-----0-------0-------0-------0-2-|-----0-------0-------0-----------|
A|---2-------0-------2-----0-2-----|---2-------0-------2-----0-1-2---|
E|-0-----0-2-----2-3-----3---------|-0-----0-2-----2-3-----3---------|
Repeat x3 (After last part play Em)
**** Vocal Note: The chorus is actually two vocal tracks overlaid on the album.
For the purpose of clarity I will call them (a) & (b)
Chorus (b) continues while Chorus (a) and the Guitar Riff breaks in immediately
after singing 'fades' in  Chorus (b)
If sung solo, you must truncate (cut-off) the last part of Chorus (b)..(i.e. 'to grey')