Nine Inch Nails
Pretty Hate Machine, All That Could of Been
Something I Can Never Have
tabbed by aaron nolan
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[main riff]

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-----12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-13-12------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-13-12------12-----12---12-12------------------12------------------|
d|-10---------------------------------------10---------------------------------------10-----12-----8----------------15--14-----------|
a|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10-11------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

This riff actually has slight variations which are different in the 'all that could of been version' from the pretty hate machine version.

[late guitar riff]

e|---------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------|
g|---------------------------------|
d|-8--10--12--8----------15--14----|
a|--------------8---10-------------|
e|---------------------------------|

This riff comes in towards the end of the song thus I named it late guitar riff for easy reference.

[unison late riff version]

e|-------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------|
g|------------------10--12-------------|
d|-8--10--12--8---------------15--14---|
a|------------------8---10-----13--12--|
e|-----8---10--10----------------------|

[bass line](during singing)

g|------------------------------------------------------|
d|------------------------------------------------------|
a|-3--7--8--3--7--8--3--7--8--3--7--8-------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------4---4---1----|

[lyrics]

"I still recall the taste of your tears, echoing your voice just like the ringing in my ears, my favorite dreams of you still wash ashore, scraping through my head, till I don't want to sleep, anymore, you make this all go away, you make this all go away, I'm down to just one thing, and I'm starting to scare myself, you make this all go away, you make it all go away, I just want something, I can never have, you always were the one to show me how, back then I couldn't do the things that I can do now, this thing is slowly taking me apart, grey would be the color, if I had a heart, come on tell me, you make this all go away, you make this all go away, I'm down to just one thing, and I'm starting to scare myself, you make this all go away, you make it all go away, I just want something, I just want something I can never have, in this place it seems like such a shame, though it all looks different now, I know its still the same, everywhere I look your always there, just the fading ***ing reminder of who I used to be, come on tell me, you make this all go away, you make this all go away, I'm down to just one thing, I'm starting to scare myself, you make this all go away, you make this all go away, I just want something, I just want something I can never have......I just want something I can never have"

[note]

Trent has done this song various ways, and usually eventually he has multiple the parts playing at the same time towards the end of the song, so listen to the song, experiment a little, but I guarantee this is right, I listened to it, and checked it over many times to make sure.  Thats it, and if you need any help email me at [email protected], or [email protected], those are also my messanger names, so you can contact me there too, have a great time with this song!

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-Aryan