Cleaning My Gun Tab by Chris Cornell

Cleaning My Gun tab by Chris Cornell

Guitar Tab

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Cleaning My Gun– Chris Cornell
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Tabbed by: ThreeLionsRyan
Email: ryanrichbrown@gmail.com

Tuning: Standard EADGBE

Capo 5th Fret (all chords relative to capo)

Listen to the song for the subtleties in the chord progressions.


Intro: x2
   G         F#         Em       D         C       B        A      G
e|-3--3---------3---------0------0h2-2-2--------0----0---------------3-------|
B|-3----3---------3---------0----3-3-3-3------1--------0---------------3-----|
G|-0-0-0-------0-0-------0-0-----2-2-2-3-----0-0----0-0-----2p0-----0-0------|
D|-0--------------------2--------0-0-0-0--------------------2------0---------|
A|-2--------------------2------------------3-------2--------0------2---------|
E|-3---------2----------0------------------------------------------3---------|

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

Verse 1.
   G         F#         Em       D         C       B        A      G
e|-3--3---------3---------0------0h2-2-2----------0----0---------------3-----|
B|-3----3---------3---------0----3-3-3-3--------1--------0---------------3---|
G|-0-0-0-------0-0-------0-0-----2-2-2-3-------0-0----0-0-----2p0-----0-0----|
D|-0--------------------2--------0-0-0-0----------------------2------0-------|
A|-2--------------------2--------------------3-------2--------0------2-------|
E|-3---------2----------0--------------------------------------------3-------|
          You and I went deeply you and I went far  and      wide

G         F#         Em       D         C       B        A      G
e|-3--3---------3---------0------0h2-2-2----------0----0---------------3-----|
B|-3----3---------3---------0----3-3-3-3--------1--------0---------------3---|
G|-0-0-0-------0-0-------0-0-----2-2-2-3-------0-0----0-0-----2p0-----0-0----|
D|-0--------------------2--------0-0-0-0----------------------2------0-------|
A|-2--------------------2--------------------3-------2--------0------2-------|
E|-3---------2----------0--------------------------------------------3-------|
            You and I went sweetly you and I went for  a      ride

       C     B                 A     G                F   Em     D    C
e|--------------------------------------3-------------1-1-0-0----2-2--0-----|
B|-------1-1---1-1-------------2--2-2-----3-----------1-1-0-0----3-3--1-----|
G|------0-0---0-0--------------2-2-2---0-0------------2-2-0-0----2-2--0-----|
D|-----------------------------2----------------------3-3-2-2----0-0--2-----|
A|-0h2-3-----2-----------------0----------------------3-3-2-2---------3-----|
E|------------------------------------3---------------1-1-0-0---------------|
         But somewhere in the ashes  of this burning lovers     game

   G         F#         Em       D         C       B        A      G
e|-3--3---------3---------0------0h2-2-2----------0----0---------------3-----|
B|-3----3---------3---------0----3-3-3-3--------1--------0---------------3---|
G|-0-0-0-------0-0-------0-0-----2-2-2-3-------0-0----0-0-----2p0-----0-0----|
D|-0--------------------2--------0-0-0-0----------------------2------0-------|
A|-2--------------------2--------------------3-------2--------0------2-------|
E|-3---------2----------0--------------------------------------------3-------|
            Somehow you decided you would find     another    flame





Chorus

e|-----------------3------------------------------1--------------------------|
B|-----1-----------3------------------3-----------1--------------------------|
G|-----0-----------0------------------3-----------2--------------------------|
D|-----2-----------0------------------3-----------3--------------------------|
A|-0-2-3-----------2------------------1-----------3--------------------------|
E|-----------------3------------------------------1--------------------------|
       As you lay  sleeping with your eyes softly shut

e|---------3-------------0---------------------0-----------------------------|
B|---------3-------------0---------1-----------2-----------------------------|
G|---------0-------------0---------0-----------2-----------------------------|
D|---------0-------------2---------2-----------2-----------------------------|
A|---------2-------------2-----0-2-3-----------0-----------------------------|
E|---------3-------------0---------------------------------------------------|
  I will   be cleaning my gun,    cleaning my gun


e|-----0-----------------------------2---------0-----------------------------|
B|-----1-----------------------------3---------2-0-2-3-----------------------|
G|-----0--------------------------0--2---------2-2-2-2-----------------------|
D|-----2--------------------------2--0---------2-2-2-2-----------------------|
A|-----3--------------------------2------------0-0-0-0-----------------------|
E|--------------------------------0------------------------------------------|
  When heaven or hell takes this  life I,ll be done

Verse 2

Chorus (the second chorus has added part seen below)


e|-----------------3------------------------------1--------------------------|
B|-----1-----------3------------------3-----------1--------------------------|
G|-----0-----------0------------------3-----------2--------------------------|
D|-----2-----------0------------------3-----------3--------------------------|
A|-0-2-3-----------2------------------1-----------3--------------------------|
E|-----------------3------------------------------1--------------------------|
        As you lay sleeping with your eyes softly shut

e|-0----------------0---------------------1----------------------------------|
B|-2----------------0------------4--------1----------------------------------|
G|-2----------------1------------4--------2----------------------------------|
D|-2----------------2------------4--------3----------------------------------|
A|-0----------------2------------2--------3----------------------------------|
E|------------------0---------------------1----------------------------------|
    I know it ain,t me that your dreaming of

Verse 3

Chorus 3

Ending

e|-----0-----------------------------2---------0--------------------------3--|
B|-----1-----------------------------3---------2-0-2-3------2-------------3--|
G|-----0--------------------------0--2---------2-2-2-2------2-------------0--|
D|-----2--------------------------2--0---------2-2-2-2------2-------------0--|
A|-----3--------------------------2------------0-0-0-0------0-------------2--|
E|--------------------------------0---------------------------------------3--|
  When heaven of hell takes this life I,ll be done      I,ll be


Lyrics

You and I went deeply you and I went far and wide
You and I went gently you and I went for a ride
But somewhere in the ashes of this burning lovers game
Somewhere you decided that you would find another flame

And as you lay sleeping with your eye softly shut
I will be cleaning my gun, cleaning my gun
When heaven of hell takes this life, I,ll be done

You never lied to me never said youd be around for long
Somehow I believed that you would be my only one
Cause you know where I,m going you know where I,m coming from
But now this train is slowly coming to its final destination

And as you lay sleeping with your eye softly shut
I will be cleaning my gun, cleaning my gun
When heaven of hell takes this life, I,ll be done
Cleaning my gun, cleaning my gun
When heaven or hell takes this life I,ll be done
As you lay sleeping with your eyes softly shut
I know it ain,t me that you’re dreaming of

Mama always told me love would save me from myself
Daddy always told me love would take me straight to hell
Sometimes they were righteous sometimes they were oh so wrong cause I,m

Cleaning my gun, cleaning my gun
When heaven or hell takes this life I,ll be done
Cleaning my gun, cleaning my gun
When heaven or hell takes this life I,ll be done
I,ll be done
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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend

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Last updated: September 10, 2025

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