Staind - Epiphany Acoustic

this song plays best in D modal tuning , also known as celtic tuning or dadgad , as
some call it . this is the way i play it and it has the best sound for me .

tuning :
from high to low
D
A
G
D
A
D

intro & verses : x4

D5
o – x – – x – – xx – – x – – xx – xx – – x – – x – – xx – – x – – xx – xx – o
o – x – – x – – xx – – x – – xx – xx – – x – – x – – xx – – x – – xx – xx – o
o – 7 – – 7 – – 77 – – 7 – – 77 – 77 – – 7 – – 7 – – 77 – – 7 – – 77 – 77 – o
o – 7 – – 7 – – 77 – – 7 – – 77 – 77 – – 7 – – 7 – – 77 – – 7 – – 77 – 77 – o
o – 0 – – 0 – – 00 – – 0 – – 00 – 00 – – 0 – – 0 – – 00 – – 0 – – 00 – 00 – o
o – 0 – – 0 – – 00 – – 0 – – 00 – 00 – – 0 – – 0 – – 00 – – 0 – – 00 – 00 – o

Dsus4
o – x – – x – – xx – – x – – xx – xx – – x – – x – – xx – – x – – xx – xx – o
o – x – – x – – xx – – x – – xx – xx – – x – – x – – xx – – x – – xx – xx – o
o – 7 – – 7 – – 77 – – 7 – – 77 – 77 – – 7 – – 7 – – 77 – – 7 – – 77 – 77 – o
o – 7 – – 7 – – 77 – – 7 – – 77 – 77 – – 7 – – 7 – – 77 – – 7 – – 77 – 77 – o
o – 5 – – 5 – – 55 – – 5 – – 55 – 55 – – 5 – – 5 – – 55 – – 5 – – 55 – 55 – o
o – 5 – – 5 – – 55 – – 5 – – 55 – 55 – – 5 – – 5 – – 55 – – 5 – – 55 – 55 – o

chorus : x2

F#sus4
o – x – – x – – xx – – x – – xx – xx – – x – – x – – xx – – x – – xx – xx – o
o – x – – x – – xx – – x – – xx – xx – – x – – x – – xx – – x – – xx – xx – o
o – 9 – – 9 – – 99 – – 9 – – 99 – 99 – – 9 – – 9 – – 99 – – 9 – – 99 – 99 – o
o – 9 – – 9 – – 99 – – 9 – – 99 – 99 – – 9 – – 9 – – 99 – – 9 – – 99 – 99 – o
o – 7 – – 7 – – 77 – – 7 – – 77 – 77 – – 7 – – 7 – – 77 – – 7 – – 77 – 77 – o
o – 7 – – 7 – – 77 – – 7 – – 77 – 77 – – 7 – – 7 – – 77 – – 7 – – 77 – 77 – o

Dsus4
o – x – – x – – xx – – x – – xx – xx – – x – – x – – xx – – x – – xx – xx – o
o – x – – x – – xx – – x – – xx – xx – – x – – x – – xx – – x – – xx – xx – o
o – 7 – – 7 – – 77 – – 7 – – 77 – 77 – – 7 – – 7 – – 77 – – 7 – – 77 – 77 – o
o – 7 – – 7 – – 77 – – 7 – – 77 – 77 – – 7 – – 7 – – 77 – – 7 – – 77 – 77 – o
o – 5 – – 5 – – 55 – – 5 – – 55 – 55 – – 5 – – 5 – – 55 – – 5 – – 55 – 55 – o
o – 5 – – 5 – – 55 – – 5 – – 55 – 55 – – 5 – – 5 – – 55 – – 5 – – 55 – 55 – o

chord placement .

intro : Dsus4 , D5

verse 1

D5
your words to me just a whisper

Dsus4
your face is so unclear

D5
i try to pay attention

Dsus4
your words just disappear

chorus

F#sus4 Dsus4
’cause it’s always raining in my head

F#sus4 Dsus4
forget all the things i should have said

bridge : D5 , Dsus4

verse 2

D5
so i speak to you in riddles

Dsus4
’cause my words get in my way .

D5
i smoke the whole thing to my head

Dsus4
and feel it wash away

D5
’cause i can’t take anymore of this ,

Dsus4
i wanna come apart ,

D5
or dig myself a little hole

Dsus4
inside your precious heart

chorus

F#sus4 Dsus4
’cause it’s always raining in my head

F#sus4 Dsus4
forget all the things i should have said

verse 3

D5
i Am nothing more than

Dsus4
a little boy inside

D5
that cries out for attention ,

Dsus4
yet i always try to hide

D5
’cause i talk to you like children ,

Dsus4
though i don’t know how i feel

D5
but i know i’ll do the right thing

Dsus4
if the right thing is revealed .

chorus

F#sus4 Dsus4
’cause it’s always raining in my head

F#sus4 Dsus4
forget all the things i should have said

enjoy . and if there any ideas for improvement , i’m open for suggestions . contact
me at arcane616devil@yahoo . com .