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Linger

The Cranberries

Intro:

Guitar I (electric - clean/chorus/slight delay)                                                  

e|------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--|

B|----3--------3--------3--------3--------3--------3--------3--------3----| 

G|--0--------0--------0--------0--------2--------2--------2--------2------|x4

D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

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

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

Guitar II (acoustic) 

e|--2---2-------------2---2-------------2---2-------------2---2-----------|

B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|--0---0-------------0---0-------------2---2-------------2---2-----------|x4 

D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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

Guitar I

e|------2--------2--------2--------2-- 

B|----3--------3--------3--------3----

G|--0--------0--------0--------0------ 

D|------------------------------------

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

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

Guitar II

e|--2---2-------------2---2-----------

B|------------------------------------

G|--0---0-------------0---0-----------

D|------------------------------------

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

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

/ A6 – A - / A6 – A - / C – Cadd9 - / C – Cadd9 - / G - - - / - - - - /

    D                  

If you, if you could return

                    A6   A 

don't let it burn

                  A6   A 

don't let it fade

                               C    Cadd9

I'm sure You’re happier

                               C    Cadd9

but it's just your attitude

                          G

it's tearing me apart

                

it's ruining everyday

 

       D                        

I swore, I swore I would be true

                           A6   A

but honey so did you

      A6   A                                C    Cadd9 

so why were you holding her hand

                              C  Cadd9

is that the way we stand

                           G

We’re lying all the time

                    

was it just a game to you

          

 

D

Oh, I

A6                A            A6       A  

thought the world of you

                      C          Cadd9      C    Cadd9

I thought that nothing could go wrong

                  G

but I was wrong

 

I was wrong

 

 

 

 

    D

If you, if you could get by

                   A6       A            

trying not to lie

A6                  A              C    Cadd9                  

things wouldn't be so confused

                                C    Cadd9           

and I wouldn't feel so used

                                   G

but you always really knew

 

I just wanna be with you

 

 

Chorus

 

Instrumental Verse

 

Chorus x2 (skip first line second time around)

Instrumental Chorus

Ending:

e|----2-----2-----2---2-----2------2-|r

B|------3-----3---------3-----3------|e

G|--2-----2-----2---0-----0-----0----|p 3

D|-----------------------------------|e X

A|-----------------------------------|a

E|-----------------------------------|t

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

B|-----------------|

G|2--(let ring)----|

D|-----------------|

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

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

This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It's intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.