Written by Flea/Anthony Kiedis/Dave Navarro/Chad Smith
Tab key: / = Quick slide up = Quick slide down XbY = Bend note X to make it sound like note Y r = Release bend h = Hammer on () = Very faint note (ghost note) x = Muted string ~ = Vibrate note using the twang bar s = A very slow slide made by moving the twang bar straight down/up MAIN RIFF: ========== This riff plays on the verses and the refrain. e:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G:--9/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-119-9-9-9-9-9-9-9/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-14-14-14-14-9-9-9-- D:--9/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-119-9-9-9-9-9-9-9/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-14-14-14-14-9-9-9-- A:--7/9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--12-12-12-12-7-7-7-- E:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- e:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G:--9/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-119-9-9-9-9-9-9-9/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11---------9-9-9-- D:--9/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-119-9-9-9-9-9-9-9/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-- A:--7/9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-9-9-9-7-7-7-- E:--------------------------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-------- SECOND/FOURTH VERSE GUITAR FILL: ================================ e:----------------------------------------------------------------------------- B:----------------------------------------------------------------------------- G:--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-119-9-9-98-8-8-8b9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9r8-8-9-8-8-8h9--- D:----------------------------------------------------------------------------- A:----------------------------------------------------------------------------- E:----------------------------------------------------------------------------- e:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G:--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-119-9-9-98-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---------------------- D:-----------------------------------------------------------11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-- A:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GUITAR INTERLUDE: ================= e:-------------------------------------------------------------- B:-------------------------------------------------------------- G:----------9h11------------------------------------------------ D:-----9h11------9h11--9----7-------------7---------9-7--------- A:--9-------------------------9--------9----------9------9-7---- E:------------------------------9---7---------7h9------------7-- BRIDGE: ======= e:------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B:--------------9----9--11--9--9---9-9--9------------------9--9-9--9--11--9--9--- G:--8--8--8h11----11----------------------11------8--8--8------------------------ D:------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A:------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E:------------------------------------------------------------------------------- e:----------------------------------------------------------- B:--9-9--9-9-------------------9--9-9--9--11--9--9--9-9--9--- G:-----------(11)-----8--8--8------------------------------x- D:----------------------------------------------------------- A:----------------------------------------------------------- E:----------------------------------------------------------- e:------------------------------------------------------ B:------------------------------------------------------ G:--8--8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8-8----8--8-8--8-9--9-9--9-9-9-- (Play this part D:------------------------------------------------------ 3 times) A:------------------------------------------------------ E:------------------------------------------------------ e:------------------------------------------- B:------------------------------------------- G:--11--11-11--11-11--11-11---11-11-11-11---- (Play this part D:------------------------------------------- twice) A:------------------------------------------- E:------------------------------------------- e:------------------------------------------- B:--14--14-14--14-14--14-14----14-14-14-14--- G:--11--11-11--11-11--11-11----11-11-11-11--- (Play this part D:------------------------------------------- twice) A:------------------------------------------- E:------------------------------------------- ENDING: ======= I'm very unsure about this part. I just tried to tab what I heard through all that noise, okay? Heeeey, gone to stay entire lifetime flash before me e:----------12----15b17--------12--------------------------------12--------------- B:----------12-----------------12-----11b12----------------------12--------------- G:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D:--2----------------------------------------------------------------------------- A:--2----------------------------------------------------------------------------- E:--0--------------------3s0---------------------3s0s3---------------------------- In a loving streeeeeeeeeeeeeam Heeeey, Mother May e:-------------------------------------------------12----12b13r12------------12--- B:-------------------------------------------------12------------------------12--- G:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D:----------------------------------------2s5------------------------------------- A:-5-5-4h5-------------5/6-6/7-7-8h9---------------------------------------------- E:---------3-----0-------------------------------------------------3s0-0/3-------- I've lost a child, but she gave birth To a loving streeeeeee... e:------------------------------12------------------------------------------------ B:--12s15-----------------------12------------------------------------------------ G:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A:-----------------------------------------------------5-5-4h5-------------------- E:----------------3sssssssssss0--------------------------------3-----0------------ ...eeeeeammm Oooooooooooooooooooooooohhhhhh never know e:--------------------------------------------12--------17~---------------12------ B:-------------------------------13b14r13-----12--------------------------12------ G:----------------------------14----------14-------------------------------------- D:----------------------14h16----------------------------------------------------- A:--5/6-6/7-7-8h9----------------------------------------------------------------- E:---------------------------------------------------------------3s0-------------- When the gods will come and take you To a loving streeeeeee... e:--17/20-----------------------12------------------------------------------------ B:------------------------------12------------------------------------------------ G:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A:------------------------------------------------------5-5-4h5------------------- E:-----------3sssssssssssss0------------------------------------3------0---------- ...eeeeeammm Ooooooooooohhhhh heart of gold The most e:--------------------------------12--------------------12------------------------ B:--------------------------------12--------------------12-----15