I had a feeling about that song immediately." Robert DeLeo stated it was originally a bossa nova song when he began writing it. His brother, guitarist Dean DeLeo, said, "We were in Atlanta touring Core, and Robert was playing around with the chords and the melody in a hotel room. In the UK, the song peaked at number 53.īassist Robert DeLeo brought in a song he had been working on when Stone Temple Pilots convened at Cole Rehearsal Studios in Hollywood, California in March 1992. The song was ranked at number 17 on Australian alternative music station Triple J's Hottest 100 countdown of 1994. In 2009, it was named the 58th best hard rock song of all time by VH1. In 2003, "Interstate Love Song" was featured on the greatest hits compilation Thank You. The song also peaked number two on the Modern Rock Tracks chart where "Vasoline" also peaked at the same position spot before. The song stayed at number one for 15 weeks, a record at the time and "Vasoline" stayed at number one for 2 weeks giving STP 17 consecutive weeks at number one with both songs combined. The song it replaced at number one was "Vasoline", also by Stone Temple Pilots. Considered to be one of the band's biggest hits, "Interstate Love Song" reached number one on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart on September 17, 1994. Released in 1994, the song is from the band's second studio album, Purple. If sung solo, you must truncate (cut-off) the last part of Chorus (b)."Interstate Love Song" is a song by the American rock band Stone Temple Pilots. Vocal Note: The chorus is actually two vocal tracks overlaid on the album.įor the purpose of clarity I will call them (a) & (b)Ĭhorus (b) continues while Chorus (a) and the Guitar Riff breaks in immediately Take time with a wounded hand, cause it likes to heal, I like to stealĮm Em Em Em(Hold) (There is some small fingering/pluckin parts amongst the Think you're kind'a neat, then she tells me I'm a creepįriends don't mean a thing, guess I'll leave it up to me Well I'm half the man I used to be, Half the man I used to beįeeling Uninspired, think I'll start a fire Well I'm half the man I used to be (yes I feel as the dawn it fades to grey) I'm half the man I used to be (yes I feel as the dawn it fades to grey) Take time with a wounded hand, cause it likes to heal, I like to steal*** Take time with a wounded hand, guess I like to steal Take time with a wounded hand, cause It likes to heal Living under house, yes I'm living I'm a mouseĪll I got is time, got no meaning just a rhyme What they said was real, makes me want to steal Iįound this the easiest way to play it however. I Am well aware the last line of the bridge has a variance on the C to D. (3rd Fret) and HIgh E string (3rd fret)back and forth When playing Em in the bridge, you can alternate the chord by holding Bstring
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Perfect in my interpretation but this seems to work just fine playing in a jamĬreep by Stone Temple Pilots (Chords plus some tabs)Ĭ B7(Open E) Em | C B7 Em E :-x- E :-2- B :-x- B :-x- G :-2- G :-2- D :-1- D :-1- A :-2- A :-2- E :-x- E :-x-Īlternate the B7(Open E) and the B7 in the verse Seems to be some very tone deaf people out there. I've seen other tab interpretations of this song and I'm a bit perturbed at what
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