Eyes Wide Open Tabs & Lyrics by Staind

Eyes Wide Open

guitar tabs lyrics

Staind

This is my favorite song! Just like a lot of other Staind songs, this song is on a
baritone guitar. But like my other tabs for Staind songs, this tab is in Drop-Db.

PM - palm mute
PM_| - palm mute until the end of the line (_)
PH - pinch harmonic
p - pull-off
b - bend a full step (2 frets worth)
r - release bend
b-r - bend, hold, then release

h - hammer-on
T - tap
/ - slide up

Intro
Riff A
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-7-3-0-2-3-0-7-3-0-2-3-0-|-7-3-0-2-3-0-5-5-5-8-8-8-|
-7-3-0-2-3-0-7-3-0-2-3-0-|-7-3-0-2-3-0-5-5-5-8-8-8-|
-7-3-0-2-3-0-7-3-0-2-3-0-|-7-3-0-2-3-0-5-5-5-8-8-8-|
PM_______| PM_______| PM_______|

End Riff A
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-7-3-0-2-3-0-7-3-0-2-3-0-|-7-3-0-2-3-0-2-----2-------|
-7-3-0-2-3-0-7-3-0-2-3-0-|-7-3-0-2-3-0----3-----1-0--|
-7-3-0-2-3-0-7-3-0-2-3-0-|-7-3-0-2-3-0-------------3-|
PM_______| PM_______| PM_______|PH PM PH PM__|

Verse
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-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-|-7-7---7-5-5-5-8-8-8-|
-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-|-7-7---7-5-5-5-8-8-8-|

Chorus
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-0-------------------|-3-------|
-0-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-3-------|
-0-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-3-------|
PM_______________|

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-----------------------------|-8---10---|
-10-10---10-10-10-10---10-10-|-8---10---|
-10-10---10-10-10-10---10-10-|-8---10---|

Bridge
w/slight distortion and phaser
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------------------------|---------------5--8p7-7-|
-------8p7-7------8p7-7-|-------8p7-7------------|
-7-7-7------7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-------5--5-------|
PM___| PM___| PM___| PM PM

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------------------------|-----------------7----10-|
------------------------|---------------5----8----|
-------8p7-7------8p7-7-|-------8p7-7-------------|
-7-7-7------7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-------5----8------|
PM___| PM___| PM___| PM_| PM_|

Solo Rhythm
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|O-------------------------|-------------------------O|x3
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------8p7-7-------8p7-7-|-------8p7-7-5-5-5-8-8-8--|
|O-7-7-7-8p7-7-7-7-7-8p7-7-|-7-7-7-8p7-7-5-5-5-8-8-8-O|x3
|--7-7-7-8p7-7-7-7-7-8p7-7-|-7-7-7-8p7-7-5-5-5-8-8-8--|
PM___| PM___| PM___|

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-------8p7-7-------8p7-7-|-------8p7-7-2-----2-------|
-7-7-7-8p7-7-7-7-7-8p7-7-|-7-7-7-8p7-7----3-----1-0--|
-7-7-7-8p7-7-7-7-7-8p7-7-|-7-7-7-8p7-7-------------3-|
PM___| PM___| PM___| PH PM PH PM__|

Solo Lead
-5----5----|-5----5----|-17----17----|-17----17----|
-8b-r-8b-r-|-8b-r-8b-r-|-20b-r-20b-r-|-20b-r-20b-r-|
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this part sounds really hard, but it's actually really easy
just go back and forth like this a bunch of times
T T T T
-12h13h17-|-20/22-down-up-20-d-u-18-d-u-20-d-u-|
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Outro
I couldn't figure out the rhythm, sorry :(
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-5-5---6-5-5---6-|-5-5---6-5-5---6-|
--7-5-7---7-5-7--|--7-5-7---7-5-7--|
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-----------------|-----------------|
PM_______________________________|

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-8-8-----8-8------|-------------------|
--5-7-5-4-5-7-5-4-|-7-5-4-4-----------|
------------------|------7-5-7-3---3--|
------------------|-------------5-7-5-|
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Lyrics/Order
-INTRO-
-VERSE 1-
The hating, and the waiting, hesitating,
I just want to be done with you.
Faking for the taking.
And I'm waking up to the fact
That you're lying and denying
Just to find all the answer you seek.
It's pathetic, not poetic.
IT'S JUST SICK!
IT'S JUST SICK!
-CHORUS-
Is compromise something you don't understand?
You force your hand but my eyes are wide open.
Caught in the web of your self-serving plan,
Don't force my hand when my eyes are wide open.
-VERSE 2-
Seeing is believing, now I'm leaving.
All the damage is done
And you've broken any notion of trust
Because you're lying and denying
Just defining(?) all the answer you seek.
It's pathetic, not poetic.
IT'S JUST SICK!
IT'S JUST SICK!
-CHORUS-
Is compromise something you don't understand?
You force your hand but my eyes are wide open.
Caught in the web of your self-serving plan,
Don't force my hand when my eyes are wide open.
-BRIDGE-
Seeing is believing, now I'm leaving.
All the damage is done.
All the damage DONE!
-SOLO-
ALL THE DAMAGE DONE!
-CHORUS-
Is compromise something you don't understand?
You force your hand but my eyes are wide open.
Caught in the web of your self-serving plan,
Don't force my hand when my eyes are wide open.
Don't force my hand when my eyes are wide open.
FORCE MY HAND!
When my eyes are wide open.
-OUTRO-
The lying and denying,
IT'S JUST SICK!
The lying and denying,
IT'S JUST SICK!