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Bother

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1/37

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 37Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Capo on 6th fret, standard tuning.
Chords:
    Am[xx122x]
     G[xx000x]
    G6[320xxx]
     E[0122xx]
   Am7[xx102x]
 Fmaj7[x0321x]
[Intro]
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--1---0----0h1p0-------1--2--0--0h1p----------1--2--0-----0h1p0------1--2--0----|
G|--2---0---------2p0----2--2--0-------2p0------2--2--0-----------2p0--2--2--0----|
D|--2---0----------------2--2--0-----------2p0--2--2--0----------------2--2--0----|
A|--0---0----------------0--0--0----------------0--0--0----------------0--0--0----|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
AmWish I Gwas too dAmead to cGry
My sG6elf-affliction fadAmes
AmStones to Gthrow at Ammy creatGor
MG6asochists to Am7which I cGater
[Chorus]
AmYou don't need to Gbother;
AmI don't need to Ebe
AmI'll keep slipping Gfarther
But Fmaj7once I hold on,
I Gwon't let go 'til it Ambleeds
e|-----------------------|
B|-1-1-0--0-p-1-p-0------|
G|-2-2-0-----------2-p-0-|
D|-2-2-0-----------------| x4
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
AmWish I Gwas too dAmead to cGare
If iG6ndeed I cared at aAmll
AmNever hGad a vAmoice to prGotest
G6So you fed me Am7shit to dGigest
[Bridge]
AmI wish I had a reason;
Emy flaws are open season
G6For this, I gave up trying
Am7One good turn Gdeserves my dying
AmYou don't need to Gbother;
AmI don't need to Ebe
AmI'll keep slipping Gfarther
But Fmaj7once I hold on,
I Gwon't let go 'til it Ambleeds
AmWish I'd Gdied iAmnstead of lGived
A zG6ombie hides my face
AmShell forgoGtten
Amwith its meGmories
G6Diaries left
Am7with cryptic eGntries
AmYou don't need to Gbother;
AmI don't need to Ebe
AmI'll keep slipping Gfarther
But Fmaj7once I hold on,
I Gwon't let go 'til it Ambleeds
AmYou don't need to Gbother;
AmI don't need to Ebe
AmI'll keep slipping Gfarther
But Fmaj7once I hold on,
I'Gll never live down my Amdeceit

All chords in this song (6)

The story behind the song

"Bother" delves into the personal journey of moving forward, inspired by frontman Corey Taylor's return to Des Moines from Denver with renewed musical aspirations. Originally released as a solo song by Taylor before being credited to Stone Sour, the track appeared on their self-titled debut album. The song's cover art, featuring Taylor's hands and a Spider-Man ring, alludes to its debut on the Spider-Man film soundtrack and Taylor's admiration for the superhero. At its heart, this song captures the feeling of introspection and the struggle to leave the past behind.

AI-written from these sources:Bother (song) — Wikipedia ↗Stone Sour — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Bother

by Stone Sour

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

Fmaj7

Capo on 6th fret, standard tuning.

Chords:

[xx122x]

[xx000x]

[320xxx]

[0122xx]

Am7

[xx102x]

Fmaj7

[x0321x]

[Intro]

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|--1---0----0h1p0-------1--2--0--0h1p----------1--2--0-----0h1p0------1--2--0----|

G|--2---0---------2p0----2--2--0-------2p0------2--2--0-----------2p0--2--2--0----|

D|--2---0----------------2--2--0-----------2p0--2--2--0----------------2--2--0----|

A|--0---0----------------0--0--0----------------0--0--0----------------0--0--0----|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse]

Am G Am G

Wish I was too dead to cry

G6 Am

My self-affliction fades

Am G Am G

Stones to throw at my creator

G6 Am7 G

Masochists to which I cater

[Chorus]

Am G

You don't need to bother;

Am E

I don't need to be

Am G

I'll keep slipping farther

Fmaj7

But once I hold on,

G Am

I won't let go 'til it bleeds

e|-----------------------|

B|-1-1-0--0-p-1-p-0------|

G|-2-2-0-----------2-p-0-|

D|-2-2-0-----------------| x4

A|-----------------------|

E|-----------------------|

Am G Am G

Wish I was too dead to care

G6 Am

If indeed I cared at all

Am G Am G

Never had a voice to protest

G6 Am7 G

So you fed me shit to digest

[Bridge]

I wish I had a reason;

my flaws are open season

For this, I gave up trying

Am7 G

One good turn deserves my dying

Am G

You don't need to bother;

Am E

I don't need to be

Am G

I'll keep slipping farther

Fmaj7

But once I hold on,

G Am

I won't let go 'til it bleeds

Am G Am G

Wish I'd died instead of lived

A zombie hides my face

Am G

Shell forgotten

Am G

with its memories

Diaries left

Am7 G

with cryptic entries

Am G

You don't need to bother;

Am E

I don't need to be

Am G

I'll keep slipping farther

Fmaj7

But once I hold on,

G Am

I won't let go 'til it bleeds

Am G

You don't need to bother;

Am E

I don't need to be

Am G

I'll keep slipping farther

Fmaj7

But once I hold on,

G Am

I'll never live down my deceit

About Bother Chords by Stone Sour

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