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*rest while guitar does the intro*

g------------------
d------------------ x4
a--5-----0----0h2--
b----3-0----3------

g---------------------
d--------2------------ x8
a--5----------0h2-22--
b----3-0----3---------

g------------------
d------------------ x4
a----5-------------
b--3---0—10---0----

g---------------------
d--------2------------ x8
a--5----------0h2-22--
b----3-0----3---------

x3
g------------------|----------------
d------------------|----------------
a----5-------------|----5-----------
b--3---0—10---0----|--3---0—-10------

g--------------------------------
d-------------------------------- x3
a--------------------------------
b--0--0-10--0-3--0-5--0-5-0-3-0--

g----------------------------------------
d----------------------------------------
a----------------------------------------
b--0-0-0--5-5-5--3-3-3--8-8-8--5-5--3-3--

x3
g------------------|----------------------
d------------------|--------2--2p0-2p0----
a--5-----0----0h2--|--5----------------2--
b----3-0----3------|----3-0---------------

g---------------------
d--------2------------ x8
a--5----------0h2-22--
b----3-0----3---------

x3
g------------------|----------------
d------------------|----------------
a----5-------------|----5-----------
b--3---0—10---0----|--3---0—-10------

g--------------------------------
d-------------------------------- x3
a--------------------------------
b--0--0-10--0-3--0-5--0-5-0-3-0--

g----------------------------------------
d---------------------------------------- x3
a----------------------------------------
b--0-0-0--5-5-5--3-3-3--8-8-8--5-5--3-3--

g-------------------------------
d-----------------------5h7-----
a-------------------5h7--------- x3
b--0--00--00--00--x-------------

g------------------------
d---7—x5------------5----
a---------x7---x5h7------
b------------------------

x3
g------------------|----------------
d------------------|----------------
a----5-------------|----5-----------
b--3---0—10---0----|--3---0—10------

seeing as there was some confusion with the next riff, I have explained it better.
x15
g---------------------------------------------|------------------------
d---------------------------------------------|------------------------
a--0h2-2-2-2--0h2--p0h2-p0h2-p0h2-------------|--22--2-22--2-22--2-22--
b---------------------------------------------|------------------------
************** ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
picking left hand hammer/pull off ONLY


g------------------------------------------------------------------
d------------------------------------------------------------------
a------------------------------------------------------------------
b--//12--12--12-12-12--10--10--10-10-10--8--8--8-8-8--5--5--5-5-5--

g------------------------
d------------------------
a--------------------10-- x4
b--12-12-1212-121212-----

g--------------------------
d-------------------------- x4
a--------------------------
b--3-0-5-0-3-0-10-0-12-10—

g----------------------
d---------------------- x4
a----------------------
b--3--5--3--10--12-10--

gradually slowing down....follow drums...

g------------------
d--4--x-x-x-x------ x8
a--2--x-x-x-x------
b--0--x-x-x-x------

Taken from The BassMasta -- http://www.bassmasta.net

Source: BassMasta.net
http://www.bassmasta.net/t/tool/.html


Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
 
 
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brad
Rhythm Player
#1 by brad sorensen at Oct 30, 1979 at 1:28 AM EST
It means the abused becoming the abuser. That is indicated by I've come round full circle. This is not just in prison, but everywhere. Like religious "recruiters" preying on the weak and feeble minded. The weak eventually become missionaries and recruit more weak.
 
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Exizzle
Average
#2 by Exizzle at Jun 7, 1985 at 9:43 PM EST
From the most superficial standpoint, this is a gross song about being butt-raped in prison...not very appealing, so looking deeper's necessary. The following lines are the most important, I would say: Do unto others what has been done to you Do unto you now what has been done to me I've come round full circle. (quoted from tool's official site's lyrics) I think it's more about victims turning around and victimizing others. At first they are violated, but with time they "come around" to their predator's ways, and violate others themselves. This is not confined to sexual predation or just to prison. In fact, it seems more like Maynard means to draw a parallel to other froms...religious "recruiters" seem a good example. preying on the weak and feeble-minded, they convert somebody to their faith, and they cannot defend against these people so because of weak-mindedness they go along, and ignorantly believe what they're told. Now, they become the missionaries, and ignorantly follow orders to find "recruits." They victimize other people based on how they were originally victimized. (I'm not dogging all religious types now, just those who fit this example) Even a child playing an online computer game can fit it. Someone cheats , and he loses out, so he gets angry and starts cheating, ripping off other people. The concept of this song relates to many many things, we "come around full circle" a lot, and adopt what is handed to us, whether by a malicious enemy, or by inadvertent ignorance. So keep your third eye open and think about this one...
 
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Metal-dog
Average
#3 by Metal-dog ( Ben Matthews ) at Mar 14, 1990 at 9:13 PM EST
This song is about Maynard's own abuse at the hands of his father. The video that accompanies this song als reinforces this idea.
 
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Jo
Wanna Be
#4 by Jo Sterling at May 1, 2006 at 9:17 AM EST
Okay, I guess the way I see this song is a lot simpler. To me it seems like Maynard is talking about a child who was sexually abused and then growing up and abusing their child in the same way because its all that they really knew of childhood and growing up. "Do unto you now what has been done to me" In relation to the title of the song, the child's home became a prison because their abuser kept the child there, or if not that it could be seen as emotional imprisonment. For me, seeing the video really made all of this come together, but that's just my interpretation, so who knows what Maynard was really thinking about this song.
 
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Martin
Lead Player
#5 by Martin Endara at May 9, 2006 at 5:30 PM EST
very good tab
 
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justin
n00b!
#6 by justin andrews at Aug 16, 2006 at 9:45 AM EST
yeah it is a great tab