SITUATION As recorded by Godsmack (From the 1998 Album GODSMACK) Words and Music by Salvatore Erna and Rob Merrill Transcribed by Mike Sheehan D5 Eb5 F5 D5open x 5 7 7 x x x 6 8 8 x x x 8 10 10 x x 0 0 0 x x x Eb5I F5III (Bb5) D 1 1 1 x x x 3 3 3 x x x x 2 3 4 x x x 5 x 7 x x C Eb F A x 3 x 5 x x x 6 x 8 x x x 8 x 10 x x 7 x 7 x x x Gtr I (D A D G B E) - 'Tony Rombola' Gtr II (D A D G B E) - 'Tony Rombola' Intro Q=88 EbD5 EbD5 4/4 Gtrs I, II |---------|---------------------------------| |---------|---------------------------------| |---------|-8-7-7-7-7-7-8-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-| |---------|-8-7-7-7-7-7-8-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-| |---------|-6-5-5-5-5-5-6-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-| |---------|---------------------------------| EbD5 EbD5 F5 D5EbF5III |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-8-7-7-7-7-7-8-7-7-10-(10)---------| |-8-7-7-7-7-7-8-7-7-10-(10)-0-1-3---| |-6-5-5-5-5-5-6-5-5--8--(8)-0-1-3---| |-----------------------------0-1-3---| EbD5 EbD5 EbD5 EbD5 F5 D5EbF5III 4/4 3x ||---------------------------------|------------------------------------|| ||o--------------------------------|-----------------------------------o|| ||--------7-7-7-8-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|-8-7-7-7-7-7-8-7-7-10-(10)--------|| ||--1-0-0-7-7-7-8-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|-8-7-7-7-7-7-8-7-7-10-(10)-0-1-3--|| ||o-1-0-0-5-5-5-6-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-6-5-5-5-5-5-6-5-5--8--(8)-0-1-3-o|| ||--1-0-0--------------------------|-----------------------------0-1-3--|| Verse EbD5 EbD5 4/4 |---------|---------------------------------| |---------|---------------------------------| |---------|-8-7-7-7-7-7-8-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-| |---------|-8-7-7-7-7-7-8-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-| |---------|-6-5-5-5-5-5-6-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-| |---------|---------------------------------| EbD5 EbD5 F5 D5EbF5III |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-8-7-7-7-7-7-8-7-7-10-(10)---------| |-8-7-7-7-7-7-8-7-7-10-(10)-0-1-3---| |-6-5-5-5-5-5-6-5-5--8--(8)-0-1-3---| |-----------------------------0-1-3---| EbD5 EbD5 EbD5 EbD5 F5 D5EbF5III 4/4 |--------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-------7-7-7-8-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|-8-7-7-7-7-7-8-7-7-10-(10)-------| |-1-0-0-7-7-7-8-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|-8-7-7-7-7-7-8-7-7-10-(10)-0-1-3-| |-1-0-0-5-5-5-6-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-6-5-5-5-5-5-6-5-5--8--(8)-0-1-3-| |-1-0-0--------------------------|-----------------------------0-1-3-| D5 4/4 |----------|------------|------------|--------| |----------|------------|------------|--------| |----------|------------|------------|--------| |-0--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)----| |-0--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)----| |-0--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)----| EbD5 EbD5 EbD5 EbD5 F5 D5EbF5III 4/4 |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| 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|-8-7-7-7-7-7-8-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|-8-7-7-7-7-7-8-7-7-10-(10)-0-1-3-|| |-6-5-5-5-5-5-6-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-6-5-5-5-5-5-6-5-5--8--(8)-0-1-3-|| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------0-1-3-|| & EbD5 EbD5 F5 D5EbF5III Eb5 D5EbF5III 4/4 |-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|| |-8-7-7-7-7-7-8-7-7-10-(10)-------|-------------------------------|| |-8-7-7-7-7-7-8-7-7-10-(10)-0-1-3-|-3-3-3---1-1-(1)-1-1---0-1-3---|| |-6-5-5-5-5-5-6-5-5--8--(8)-0-1-3-|-3-3-3---1-1-(1)-1-1---0-1-3---|| |-----------------------------0-1-3-|-3-3-3p0-1-1-(1)-1-1p0-0-1-3p0-|| Interlude D5 EbF5IID5 (Bb5) 4/4 |-----------------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------4-| |-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-1-3-|-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-3-| 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