The Guitar Song tab

The Guitar Song

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                       Dead Milkmen - The Guitar Song
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Tabbed by Ben Gladdle ([email protected])

Really easy, but a great song. Even those who don't like the
Milkmen (blasphemy!) might like this. I think the C/G in the
second line of the verses is right, as from Joe's tabs he's
pretty fond of that chord, and I couldn't decide whether it
was a C or a G!

Note: I completely forgot to write what this chord is for
those that don't know! It is played as a normal C, but with
a G on the low E. Hence C/G is 332010 rather than x32010.
Hope that clears it up!

The only bit I'm worried about is the keyboardy chords at the
end. You could always just finish on the F... that'd work!

One of my absolute favourite Milkmen songs. Even though it's
one of the "straighter" songs. An absolute classic and the
humour is all in the delivery, from the quintessential Joe
guitar solo to the screaming at the end.

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Intro:
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C      F
C      F

Verse:
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    C               F
Hey Kitten, whatcha doin'?
      Am  C/G       F
Wanna play   the guitar?
         C
You say, what's that sound
       F
Coming out of the hole in the wood?
         C
You say, what's that sound
       F
Coming out of the hole in the wood?
         C                  Am
You say, what's that sound
       Bb                     F
Coming out of the hole in the wood?
C    F                C       G
          It's the guitar


Verse:
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    C             F
Hey baby, whatcha doin'?
      Am          C/G                F
Playin' with your rattle and plastic car?
         C
You say, what's that sound
       F
Coming out of the hole in the wood?
         C
You say, what's that sound
       F
Coming out of the hole in the wood?
         C                  Am
You say, what's that sound
       Bb                     F
Coming out of the hole in the wood?
C    F                C       G
          It's the guitar


Solo: (with verse chords)
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1:30
E-----------------------------------------|
B--------------5-5-5--6-5-6-5-------------|
G--5-5-5-7-7-7----------------7-5---5-----|
D---------------------------------7---7---|
A-----------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------|

1:35
E----------------------5-----------------------------------|
B------/8-8-8-8-8-8--8---8-5-------------------------------|
G--7-5-----------------------7-5-5---------5---7-5---------|
D------------------------------------7---7---------7---7---|
A--------------------------------------8-------------8-----|
E----------------------------------------------------------|

1:43
E---------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------|
G--8b8b8b8b8b8b8b8b8b-7-5-7-5-------5------5-7-5----|
D-----------------------------7---7------7----------|
A-------------------------------8-----8-------------|
E---------------------------------------------------|
   slight bends, increasing gradually

1:49
E-------------------5------------------------------|
B----5-5-5-5-5--5-8---8-5--------------------------|
G--8----------------------5----5-7-5-----5-7-5-7---|
D--------------------------------------7-----------|
A------------------------------------8-------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|

1:55
E----------------8-7-5---5-6--6-6-6-5------------------|
B--5-5-5-5-5-5---------8--------------8-6--6-6-6-5-----|
G--------------------------------------------------5---|
D------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------|

2:01
E------------------------------|
B------------------------------|
G--7h8-8-8-8-7-5-7-5---7-5-----|
D--------------------7-----7---|
A------------------------------|
E------------------------------|

2:06
E---------------------------------------------|
B-----------------8-8-8-8-6-5---6-6-6-6-5-----|
G--7h8-8-8-7-5----------------------------7---|
D---------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------|


Verse:
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    C              F
Hey mama, where ya goin'?
Am                  C/G        F
  I hope you're not going very far
        C
Because what's that sound
       F
Coming out of the hole in the wood?
        C
Tell me what's that sound
       F
Coming out of the hole in the wood?
     C             Am
Hey, what's that sound
       Bb                     F
Coming out of the hole in the wood?
C    F                C       F
          It's the guitar
            C      G
It's the guitar
            F
It's the guitar

            C      F
It's the guitar
            C      F
It's the guitar
            C      G
It's the guitar
            F
It's the guitar

            C      F
It's the guitar
            C      F
It's the guitar
            C      G
It's the guitar
            F
It's the guitar


Ending:
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highE highF highE F G C   <- all lightly strummed w/ keyboard

End on C.

From the Dead Milkmen Guitar Tab Project
http://www.geocities.com/dmtabs/

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