Geek U.S.A.
Words and Music by Billy Corgan, Transcribed by Craig Newnes
Tune Down 1/2 Step: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb

This tab is laid out in three sections: the main riffs and chordal patterns,
a few leads, and how the riffs relate to the lyrics.  I didn't bother with the
solo for lack of time, and I know it's already been done a few times.  In a
song like this I'd rather just do my own solo anyway, rather than spending
hours figuring out how Billy plays it. 


Main Riffs:

 Fig1 (intro)
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|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-12-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|-12-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|

 Fig2 (intro)
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|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------10--10------------------------|
|-12-0-0-0-0-0-0---------12-0-0-0-0-0-0-10--10-|

Fig3 (verse)          
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------7-7---------------------7-7---------------------7-7----------------------------------|
|-------5-5---------------------5-5---------------------5-5---------------------5-7----------|
|-0-0-0-----0-0-0-5-7-3---0-0-0-----0-0-0-5-7-3---0-0-0-----0-0-0-5-7-3---0-0-0-----5-4-4-3--|

Fig4 (chorus)
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|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------7-7---------9-9---5-----5-----7-----7-7--------------------9--|
|---------5-5---------7-7---5-----5-----7-----7-7---7-5--------------7--|
|-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-------3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-------7-6-5-3-0-0-0---|
Fig4, cont.
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|-5-----5-----7-----7-7------------7-7---------9-9---5-----5-----7-----7-7--|
|-5-----5-----7-----7-7------------5-5---------7-7---5-----5-----7-----7-7--|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-------3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5--|
Fig4, cont.
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|-5-----5-----7-----7-7---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---5-----5-----7-----7-7--9--|
|-5-----5-----7-----7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---5-----5-----7-----7-7--7--|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5--0--|

Fig5 (pre-chorus)
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|--------------------------------------------------|
|-7-----7-----9-----9-9---9-9-----9-9-----9-9-9-9--|
|-7-----7-----9-----9-9---7-7-----7-7-----7-7-7-7--|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-------0-0-----0-0----------|

Fig6 (pre-chorus)
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|--------------------------------------------------|
|-7-----7-----9-----9-9---7-7-----7-7-----7-7-7-7--|
|-7-----7-----9-----9-9---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7----------------------------|

Fig7 (bridge)           Fig8 (bridge)
  Emaj7   Amaj9           Emaj7 F#maj11  Amaj9
|-0-------0--------|    |-0-----0--------0---------|
|-0-------0--------|    |-0-----0--------0---------|
|-8-------13-------|    |-8-----10-------13--------|
|-9-------14-------|    |-9-----11-------14--------|
|-7-------12-------|    |-7-----9--------12--------|
|------------------|    |-x------------------------|  

Fig9 (solo)                   Fig10 (solo)
|--------------------------|  |---------------------|
|--------------------------|  |---------------------|
|-----------------7-7------|  |------------7-7-7-7--|
|-----5-----7-----7-7------|  |-2---5---7--7-7-7-7--|
|-----5-----7-----5-5------|  |-2---5---7--5-5-5-5--|
|-0-0-3-0-0-5-0-0-----0-0--|  |-0---3---5-----------|

Fig11 (end of solo)
|--------------|
|--------------|
|--------------|
|-9-8-7-5-4-3--|
|-9-8-7-5-4-3--|
|-7-6-5-3-2-1--|

Fig12 (coda)
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-2-----2-----5-----5-----7-----7-----12-12-12-12-12----|
|-2-----2-----5-----5-----7-----7-----12-12-12-12-12----|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-10-10-0--|

Fig13 (coda, counter chordal pattern)
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|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-13-13-13-13-13-13--12-12-12-12-12-12--7-7-7-7-7-7--14-14-14-14-14-14--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-11-11-11-11-11-11--10-10-10-10-10-10--9-9-9-9-9-9--12-12-12-12-12-12--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Fig14 (outro)
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|----------------------------------|
|-------------------7-7---6-6-6----|
|-------------------7-7---6-6-6----|
|-------------------5-5---4-4-4----|
|-3-0-0-0-7-0-0-0-------0-------0--|


Leads:

Leads for first intro (Fig2)
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|---------------------|
|-16-------14---------|
|------12-------12----|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|

Leads for second intro (Fig2)
|---------17---12------------------------------|
|-17-15-----------15--12-----------------15----|
|------------------------14-12----12-14--------|
|------------------------------14--------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|

Lead for second chorus (at "the disappointed disappear")
|-15-12---12-15-12----12-15-12----12-17---|
|------15----------15----------15---------|
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Lyrics:


Fig1>1x

Fig2>4x

Fig3
Lover lover let's pretend
We're born as innocents
Cast into the world
With apple eyes

Fig3
To wish wish dangerous
My dear delirious
To try and leave
The rest of us behind

Fig4
Shot full of diamonds
And a million years
The disappointed disappear
Like they were never here

Fig2>2x 

Fig3
Kiss kiss all of this
The hiss that we had missed
And understand what can't be understood

Fig3
Sear those thoughts of me
Alone and unhappy
I never liked me anyway

Fig5
If by chance
Fig5
Or circumstance
Fig5
We should fail
Fig6
Don't be so sad

Fig4
Shot full of diamonds
And a million years
The disappointed disappear
Like they were never here

Fig7>2x

Fig7
In a dream
We are connected
Fig7
Siamese twins
At the wrist

Fig8
And then I knew we'd been forsaken
Fig8
Expelled from paradise
Fig8
I can't believe them
Fig8
When they say that it's alright

Solo over:
Fig9>4x

Fig10>4x

Fig11>1x

Fig12                            
Words can't define what I feel inside
Fig12
Who needs them?
Fig12      
Caught with this virus of my mind
Fig12           Figs12,13     Figs12,13
I give in to my disease of my needs
      Figs12,13     Fig12,13	  
To my disease of my needs

Figs12,13>4x

Fig14>4x

Fig14
She really loves to break
Fig14
Her dad says its OK
Fig14
She really loves to break
Fig14
And give it all away
Fig14
Her ma says she's afraid
Fig14
What more can she fake
Fig14
She really needs to break
Fig14
And give herself away
Fig14
She gave it all away
Fig14
She gave it all away
Fig14
She gave it all away
Fig14
We really love the USA