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'Purpose' Performed by 311 From the album "311" on Capricorn Records Music by: N. Hexum Lyrics by: N. Hexum (c) 1995 Allegiance Music/Hydroponic Music BMI --------------- Tabbed by: Josh Tyson (jotyson@vt.edu) Additions/Corrections by: Michael Slusarz (slusarz@ucsu.colorado.edu) Gregory Parr (gparr@tiger.lsuiss.ocs.lsu.edu) Fred Lidskog (swede@email.unc.edu) The 311 Guitar Archive -- http://chromosome.colorado.edu/311archive/ Riff 1 (Clean): =============== E F#m Abm F#m 1:-7--7---9--9--11--11---9---9-| 2:-9--9--10-10--12--12--10--10-| 3:-9--9--11-11--13--13--11--11-| 4:-----------------------------| 5:-----------------------------| 6:-----------------------------| Pre-Chorus (Clean): =================== N.C. 1:----------------14\\----------------------------------14--14p13p12-| 2:-11h12p11h12p11-------9h10p9h10p9------11h12p11h12p11--------------| 3:----------------------------------9\\------------------------------| 4:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 5:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 6:-------------------------------------------------------------------| N.C. 1:----------------14\\----------------------------------14-14/16-| 2:-11h12p11h12p11-------9h10p9h10p9------11h12p11h12p11----------| 3:----------------------------------9\\--------------------------| 4:---------------------------------------------------------------| 5:---------------------------------------------------------------| 6:---------------------------------------------------------------| Riff 2 (w/Distortion): ====================== N.C. 1:-----------------------------------------------------------| 2:-----------------------------------------------------------| 3:-----------------------------------------------------------| 4:-----------------------------------------------------------| 5:--------7-7--------7-----------------7-7--------7----------| 6:-0--5-7------4-5-7----4-5-7----0-5-7------4-5-7----4-5-7-5-| Riff 3 (w/Distortion): ====================== F#5 A5 E5 F#5 A5 E5 1:------------------------------| 2:------------------------------| 3:------2--------------2--------| 4:-4----2----2----4----2----2-2-| 5:-4----0----2----4----0----2-2-| 6:-2---------0----2---------0-0-| Riff 4 (w/Distortion): ====================== N.C. 1:----------------------------------------------------| 2:----------------------------------------------------| 3:----------------------------------------------------| 4:----------------------------------------------------| 5:----------------------------------------------------| 6:-2-0-1-2--0-1-2-0-1-2--2-4-5--2-4-5--2-4-5--0-0-0-0-| N.C. C#5/G# B5/F# 1:----------------------------------------| 2:----------------------------------------| 3:--------------------------6------4---4--| 4:--------------------------6------4---4--| 5:--------------------------4------2---2--| 6:--2-0-1-2--0-1-2-0-1-2-1--4------2---2--| Lyrics/Song Structure: ====================== ---> Drum Intro ---> Play Riff 1 over: I believe in your purpose baby Coming up to the surface and maybe I'll never see you again then again who knows Make me quiver hands will shiver Still got all the things that I woulda give her Yeah, yeah but it's slow going Something's showing yeah, yeah ---> Play Pre-Chorus (x1) ---> Play Riff 2 (x2) ---> Play Riff 2 over: Love is a stream that will find it's own course Making due is a thing a thing I will do no more ---> Play Riff 3 over: Whenever you come back I'll be waiting Trifling the slack no head gating ---> Play Riff 4 over: This is all pure fiction you know that's right Just pure fiction That's all right ---> Play Riff 1 over: I believe in your purpose baby Coming up to the surface and maybe I'll never see you again then again who knows Make me quiver hands will shiver Still got all the things that I woulda give her, yeah But it's slow going something's showing Yeah, yeah ---> Play Pre-Chorus (x1) ---> Play Riff 2 (x2)