Queens of the Stone Age: Better Living Through Chemistry {5:48}
 From the album: 'Rated R' (Interscope Records)
 © 2000 Interscope Records Inc.
 Written by Josh Homme (Board Stiff Music/BMI) and Nick Oliveri (Natural Light Music/BMI)
 Produced by Josh Homme and Chris Goss

Instrumentation:
 Josh Homme: Guitar & Lead Vocals
 Nick Oliveri: Bass & Backing Vocals
 Nick Lucero: Drums
 Dave Catching: Piano
 Barrett Martin: Vibes & Percussion
 Chris Goss: Backing Vocals

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Tuning: Down 2 Whole Steps to C (C-F-Bb-Eb)
Notes:  'Better Living Through Chemistry' is track #5 on 'Rated R'


Verse 1:
Eb|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------9--10--------|------------------------------------------|
 F|-0-0---12h14p12---10---------0-12\-|-0-0---12h14p12--10h12p10---12-14\--0-2-3-|
 C|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|

Eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------9--10--------|-----------------------------------------------|
 F|-0-0---12h14p12---10---------0-12\-|-0-0---12h14p12--10h12p10-----12-14-15-14-12---|
 C|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|

Eb|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------9--10--------|------------------------------------------|
 F|-0-0---12h14p12---10---------0-12\-|-0-0---12h14p12--10h12p10---12-14\--0-2-3-|
 C|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|

Eb|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------9--10--------|--------------------------------------------|
 F|-0-0---12h14p12---10---------0-12\-|-0-0---12h14p12--10h12p10---14-15\-10-12-10-|
 C|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|

Eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------9--10--------|-----------------------------------------------|
 F|-0-0---12h14p12---10---------0-12\-|-0-0---12h14p12--10h12p10-----12-14-15-14-12---|
 C|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|

Eb|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------||
Bb|----------------------9--10--------|------------------------------------------||
 F|-0-0---12h14p12---10---------0-12\-|-0-0---12h14p12--10h12p10-----0-2-3-2-0---||
 C|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------||


Chorus Riff 1:
Eb|-----------------||
Bb|-----------------||
 F|-----------------||
 C|-5-3-5-7-8-7-5-3-||


Chorus Riff 2:
Eb|-----------------||
Bb|-----------------||
 F|-----------------||
 C|-8-7-5-3-2-3-5-7-||


Transition:
Eb|--------------------------------||
Bb|--------------------------------||
 F|-0-(hold for a long time)-------||
 C|--------------------------------||


Bridge:
Eb|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
 F|-0-(hold)------------------------|-0---------------14--------12---10-|
 C|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

Eb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 F|-0-0-12----------7--------10---7-|-12-(hold)-----------------------|
 C|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Eb|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|------------------------------12h14-|
 F|-0-----15-15-15-14--12------0-------|-0-----15-15-15-14--12------0-------| x2
 C|------------------------12----10h12-|------------------------12----------|

Eb|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|--------------------------12h14-------|
 F|-0-----15-15-15-14--12------0-------|-0-----15-15-15-14--12--0-------12h14-|
 C|------------------------12----10h12-|--------------------------------------|

Eb|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 F|-0-----15-15-15-14--12------0-------|-0-----15-15-15-14--12--\7--0-5p0-|
 C|------------------------12----10\---|----------------------------------|

Eb|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------12h14-|
Bb|--------------------------10h12-------|--------------------------12h14-------|
 F|-0-----15-15-15-14--12--0-------12p10-|-0-----15-15-15-14--12--0-------------|
 C|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

Eb|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------12h14-------|------------------------------------|
 F|-0-----15-15-15-14--12--0-------10h12-|-0-----15-15-15-14--12------0-------|
 C|--------------------------------------|------------------------12----10\---|

Eb|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 F|-0-----15-15-15-14--12------0-------|-0-----15-15-15-14--12------0-------|
 C|------------------------12----10\---|------------------------12----10\---|

Eb|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 F|-0-----15-15-15-14--(can't hear it)-|---------(can't hear it)------------|
 C|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

Eb|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 F|---------(can't hear it)------------|---------(can't hear it)------------|
 C|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

Eb|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 F|---------(can't hear it)------------|-0-----15-15-15-14--12------0-------|
 C|------------------------------------|------------------------12----10\---|

Eb|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 F|-0-----15-15-15-14--12------0-------|-0-----15-15-15-14--12------0-------|
 C|------------------------12----10h12-|------------------------12----10h12-|

Eb|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------12h14-------|------------------------------------|
 F|-0-----15-15-15-14--12--0-------10h12-|-0-----15-15-15-14--12------0-------|
 C|--------------------------------------|------------------------12----10\---|

Eb|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|------------------------------12h14-|
 F|-0-----15-15-15-14--12------0-------|-0-----15-15-15-14--12------0-------|
 C|------------------------12----10\---|------------------------12----------|

Eb|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------12h14-------|--------------------------10h12-------|
 F|-0-----15-15-15-14--12--0-------10h12-|-0-----15-15-15-14--12--0-------10h12-|
 C|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

Eb|--------------------------12h14-------|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------12h14-|--------------------------------12h14-|
 F|-0-----15-15-15-14--12--0-------------|-0-----15-15-15-14--12--0-10h12-------|
 C|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

Eb|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 F|-0-----15-15-15-14--12------0-------|-0-----15-15-15-14--12------0-------|
 C|------------------------12----10h12-|------------------------12----10\---|

Eb|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 F|-0-----15-15-15-14--12------0-------|-0-----15-15-15-14--12------0-------|
 C|------------------------12----10\---|------------------------12----10\---|

Eb|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------12h14-------|------------------------------------|
 F|-0-----15-15-15-14--12--0-------10h12-|-0-----15-15-15-14--12------0-------|
 C|--------------------------------------|------------------------12----10\---|

Eb|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|--------------------------12h14-------|
 F|-0-----15-15-15-14--12------0-------|-0-----15-15-15-14--12--0-------10h12-|
 C|------------------------12----10\---|--------------------------------------|

Eb|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 F|-0-----15-15-15-14--12------0-------|-0-----15-15-15-14--12------0-------|
 C|------------------------12----10h12-|------------------------12----10h12-|

Eb|---------------------------------||
Bb|---------------------------------||
 F|-0-(hold)------------------------||
 C|---------------------------------||


Verse 2:
Eb|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------9--10--------|------------------------------------------|
 F|-0-0---12h14p12---10---------0-12\-|-0-0---12h14p12--10h12p10---12-14\--0-2-3-|
 C|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|

Eb|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------9--10--10-9-7-|--------------------------------------------|
 F|-0-0---12h14p12---10----------------|-0-0---12h14p12--10h12p10---14-15v-10-12-10-|
 C|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|

Eb|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------9--10--------|------------------------------------------|
 F|-0-0---12h14p12---10---------0-12\-|-0-0---12h14p12--10h12p10---12-14\--0-2-3-|
 C|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|

Eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------9--10--------|-----------------------------------------|
 F|-0-0---12h14p12---10---------0-12\-|-0-0---12h14p12--10h12p10---5-7-8\-0-2-3-|
 C|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|

Eb|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------9--10--------|------------------------------------------|
 F|-0-0---12h14p12---10---------0-12\-|-0-0---12h14p12--10h12p10---12-14\--0-2-3-|
 C|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|

Eb|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------||
Bb|----------------------9--10--------|------------------------------------------||
 F|-0-0---12h14p12---10---------0-12\-|-0-0---12h14p12--10h12p10-----0-2-3-2-0---||
 C|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------||


Ending:
Eb|-----------||
Bb|-----------||
 F|-0---------||
 C|-----------||