Intro Notes:

E|-15----------18----------|
B|----14-15-------14-15----|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

Fill Riff A

E|-15-------------|
B|----14-15-------|
G|----------12----|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|

Verse 1:
Hanging by threads of palest silver
I could have stayed that way forever
Bad blood and ghosts wrapped tight around me
Nothing could ever seem to touch me (Fill Riff A)
I lose what I love most (Fill Riff A)
Did you know I was lost until you found me? (Fill Riff A)

Chorus:
Guitar I: Plays Chords
Guitar II: Plays Riff

A stroke of luck or a gift from God?
Hand of fate or devil’s claws?
From below or saints above?
You came to me
Here comes the cold again
I feel it closing in
It’s falling down and all around me falling

Guitar II:

E|-----------------------|
B|---3----3----3---------|
G|-0---------0----2b3r2--|
D|------3----------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|

Verse 2:
You say that you’ll be there to catch me
Or will you only try to trap me (Fill Riff A)
These are the rules I make (Fill Riff A)
Our chains were meant to break
You’ll never change me
Here comes the cold again
I feel it closing in
You’re falling down and all around me falling

Chorus 2:
A stroke of luck or a gift from God?
Hand of fate or devil’s claws?
From below or saints above?
You come to me now

There is an instrumental interlude here you can play the (Fill Riff A) & (Fill Riff B).

Bridge:

Fill Riff B

E|-1------3-----------|
B|-----------3--------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|

Don’t ask me why
Don’t even try

Third Chorus: Play it the same as the first chorus

For the outro Play the intro lick

E|-15----------18----------|
B|----14-15-------14-15----|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

Falling, falling
Falling, falling
Falling, falling

“Vow” by Garbage.

Transcribed by Daniel Meijer
p3034558@hardy.ocs.mq.edu.au or
daniel_meijer@baud.matra.com.au

A great song, the only problem is that when I met the band I forgot to
ask how to get that guitar effect at the beginning! Ok people, are we
ready for some nice riffs using that weak old 4th finger? 🙂 There are a
lot of fills and lead guitar parts, have a good listen to the CD.

^^^ sustain with some vibrato

4h5p4 hammer from 4th to 5th fret, pull off from 5th to 4th.

Fill 1:

e–5-7-5^^^^—-5-7-5-7-5—

Fill 2:

e——-12——-12——
b–s/13—-13-13—-13—

Fill 3:

g———–4–4h5p4——-
d—5—5—————-5–
a—-7—7————7—-

Fill 4:

e————————-10-10-10-10-7–
b–10-9-10-9^^-10-9-10-9—————–

Fill 5: same as fill 3 but an octave up

e———–7-7h8p7——-
b–10—8————-8—
g—–9—9———9—–

Fill 6:

b–8-7-8^^–7-5-7^^–8-7-8^^—-

D7sus2 is xx0210 (eadgbe)

Intro: (w/ weird effects)

Verse 1:
I can’t use what I can’t abuse....
and I can’t stop when it comes to you.…

(bass and drums and noise enter)

You burned me out but I’m back at your door
like Joan of Arc coming back for more

Bridge 1: (with fill 1 repeated)

I nearly died….
I nearly died….
I nearly died….

Chorus: (with fill 2 repeated)
I came to cut you up
I came to knock you down
I came around to tear your little world apart
I came to shut you up
I came to drag you down
I came around to tear your little world apart
And break your soul apart

Repeat Intro: (with fill 3 repeated)

Verse2: (with fill 3 at end of each phrase)
You burned and burned to get under my skin
You’ve gone too far now, I won’t give in
You crucify me but I’m back in your bed
Like Jesus Christ coming back from the dead

Bridge 1 again: (with fill 1 repeated)

I nearly died….
I nearly died….
I nearly died….

Chorus 2: (with fill 2 repeated)
I came to knock you up
I came to cut you down
I came around to tear your little world apart
I came to rip you up
I came to shut you down
I came around to tear your little world apart
And break your soul apart

Bridge 2: (with Fill 4 repeated)

Bridge 1 again: (with fill 1 repeated)

I nearly died….
I nearly died….
I nearly died….

Chorus 3: (with fill 2 repeated)
I came to cut you up
I came to knock you down
I came around to tear your little world apart
I came to shut you up
I came to suck you down
I came around to tear your little world apart


tear your little world apart….


tear your little world apart….
and break your soul apart

Outro: (with fill 6 repeated)

I can’t stop when it comes to you….

Please email me if you like this transcription, so I know my work isn’t
in vain! 🙂

^ ^
( )

———–oOOo—(__)—oOOo———-

Daniel Meijer – Sydney, Australia.
dmeijer@zeta.org.au
p3034558@hardy.ocs.mq.edu.au
http://www.zeta.org.au/~dmeijer/dan.html

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Date: Sat, 12 Apr 97 14:23:03 GMT
From: stefan11@worldaccess.nl

Vow – Garbage (cd: ‘Garbage’)

I can’t use what I can’t abuse
and I can’t stop when it comes to you

You burn me out but I’m back at your door
Like Joan of Arc coming back for more
Dm Bb Am E Dm Bb (not too sure)
I nearly died I nearly died I nearly died

I came to cut you up I came to knock you down
I came around to tear your little world apart
I came to shut you up I came to drag you down
I came around to tear your little world apart

and break your soul apart.

Am F Am Am (with riff)

Ah you burn burn take it into my skin
down too far now I won’t give in
you crucify me but I’m back in your bed
like Jesus Christ coming back from the dead

I nearly died I nearly died I nearly died

I came to shut you up….

solo/break

I came to shut you up…

—————

riff

E——————————————————–
B——————————————————-
G———————————————————
D—7——–10-10-9——–7——–10-10-9—-7——
A—–7-10-7———7-10—–7-10-7———10——-
E——————————————————–