What Do I Have to Do? Lyrics

Stabbing Westward - What Do I Have To Do?
Released: 1996
Contact Me: Zippo8822@aol.com
Someone already tabbed out the majority of the guitar parts,
but me being the completist that I am, tabbed out all
the synth parts as well as the specifics of the guitar riffs.
Gb or F#
Symbols\Key
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
x - mute string
* - use tremolo bar, lower half step
Guitars Needed: 1, 2nd guitar is optional for synth riffs etc.
Before we get going into the actual guitar parts, here is
every synth riff in the song arranged for the guitar.
Section I: Synth Riffs
Riff A - Clean tone, maximum bass
(0:00)
Synth Bass Arranged For Guitar
Riff B - Clean tone
(0:06)
Synthesizer Arranged For Guitar
Riff C - Clean tone, played softly
(0:09)
Synthesizer Arranged For Guitar
Riff D - Clean tone
(0:11)
Synthesizer Arranged For Guitar
Riff E - Clean tone
(0:22)
Synthesizer Arranged For Guitar
Eb|--7p0----------|
Bb|------8p0------|
Riff F - Clean
(2:15)
Synthesizer Arranged For Guitar
Riff G - Medium Distortion
(2:59)
Synthesizer Arranged For Guitar
Eb|--2--------0h2p0--4-5----|
Bb|-----0h2---------------2-|
Section II: Guitar
Verse 1:
Guitar first comes in at 0:56, before is all synth.
(0:56) - Medium Distortion
Chorus 1 - Heavy Distortion
(1:18)
"...do?", "...do?", "...do?", "...can't..."
"...happy?", "...understand?", "...want me?"
"...what do I have to do?"
(1:38)
Verse 2:
(1:52)
palm mute
Chorus 2:
(2:36)
"...do?", "...do?", "...do?"
..."happy?", "understand?", "...want me?"
palm mute
"...can't make you want me..."
Bridge\Interlude:
(2:58)
Chorus 3:
(3:21)
"...do?", "...do?", "...do?"
"...happy?", "...understand?", "...love me?"
palm mute
"...can't make you love me..."
Outro:
(3:43)
Outro is same synth riffs as intro.
Lyrics:
Verse 1:
You make it hard to breathe.
It's as if I'm suffocating.
And when you're next to me,
I can feel your heart beat through my skin.
It makes me sad to think this could all be for nothing.
I wish there was a way, a way for you to see inside me.
I've never felt this way, about anyone or anything. Tell me...
Chorus:
What do I have to do, to make you happy?
What do I have to do, to make you understand?
What do I have to do, to make you want me?
But if I can't make you want me, what do I have to do?
Verse 2:
I know exactly what you're thinking.
But I swear this time I will not let you down.
I'm not as selfish as I used to be.
That is a part of me that never made me proud.
Well right now I think I would try anything.
Anything at all to keep you satisfied.
God I hope you see what losing you would do to me.
All I want is one more chance...tell me...
Chorus:
What do I have to do, to make you happy?
What do I have to do, to make you understand?
What do I have to do, to make you want me?
But if I can't make you want me, just tell me, tell me!
Bridge/Interlude:
How can I...how can I...how can I...
Chorus:
What do I have to do, to make you want me?
What do I have to do, to make you understand?
What do I have to do, to make you love me?
And if I can't make you love me, just tell me,
What do I have to do...to forget about you?