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Interpreted by D. Ramm ([email protected])
Creep by Stone Temple Pilots (Chords plus some tabs)
Opening
CB7(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]
FEmorward yesterCday mB7akes me want to sEmtay
WEmhat they said was rCeal, mB7akes me want to sEmteal
LEmiving under hCouse, yes I'B7m living I'm a moEmuse
AEmll I got is tCime, got no meB7aning just a rhymEme
[Bridge]
GTake time with a Asus2wounded hand, cause it lEmikes to heal
GTake time with a Asus2wounded hand, guess I lEmike to steal
GTake time with a Asus2wounded hand, cause it Clikes to heal, I liDke 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]
EmFeeling uninCspired, B7think I'll start a Emfire
EmEverybody ruCn, BobbyB7's got a gEmun
EmThink you're kinda nCeat, then she tB7ells me I'm a creEmep
EmFriends don't mean a thiCng, guess I'll lB7eave it up to mEme
[Bridge]
GTake time with a Asus2wounded hand, cause it lEmikes to heal
GTake time with a Asus2wounded hand, guess I lEmike to steal
GTake time with a Asus2wounded hand, cause it lCikes to heal, I liDke 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   EmEm(Hold)
Yeeaahh
[Bridge]
GTake time with a Asus2wounded hand, cause it lEmikes to heal
GTake time with a Asus2wounded hand, guess I lEmike to steal
GTake time with a Asus2wounded hand, cause it lCikes to heal, I lDike 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)
Chorus (b) continues while Chorus (a) and the Guitar Riff breaks in immediately
If sung solo, you must truncate (cut-off) the last part of Chorus (b)..(i.e. 'to grey')
All chords in this song (7)

The story behind the song

"Creep" captures the feeling of being a young person caught between childhood and adulthood, wrestling with apathy, self-doubt, and a sense of not belonging. This ballad, featured on Stone Temple Pilots' debut album Core, explores that internal struggle. It plays like an intimate reflection on the awkward and uncertain journey of youth.

AI-written from these sources:Creep (Stone Temple Pilots song) — Wikipedia ↗Stone Temple Pilots — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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