Major Leagues tab

Major Leagues

Since there was only a Guitar Pro version of this song available and since
I have a ridiculously stupid job with lots of time to kill and my acoustic
guitar (my beautiful Franny) on hand, I'd spend a few moments and tab this
song.  Oh Yeah, Pavement is one of the best bands ever!

Intro Lead Guitar: This is repeated twice in the beginning and on the
second time through the ending is slightly different, it looks like this
instead: G-----4-6b-4~~--|
         D-4h6-----------|
This is played over the verse chords (It's basically the same progression
for the whole song, except that little bridge tab.)
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-7-4---4-7-4-4-4-----4------7-4---9-7-------------------------------------|
G-----6-----------4/6---6-4------6-----4-4-----4-4h6-4~~-------------------|
D------------------------------------------4h6-----------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chords:
   B    Bb/B    Gm      F#      E
e----------------4------2-------0------------------------------------------|
B--4-----4-------4------2-------0------------------------------------------|
G--4-----4-------4------3-------1------------------------------------------|
D--4-----4-------6------4-------2------------------------------------------|
A--2-----1-------6------4-------2------------------------------------------|
E----------------4------2-------0------------------------------------------|

B major                   Bb/B  Gm                  F#   E        F #
Lip Balm on watery Clay,   X     Relationships, Hey, hey, hey.

This fill stars where e-------------------------------------------|
the X is placed.      B-------------------------------------------|
                      G-4-3-------4---3h4-3-----------------------|
                      D-----4-4h6---6--------4-2------------------|
                      A-------------------------------------------|
                      E-------------------------------------------|
B                                             Bb/B   Gm
You kiss like a rock, but you know, i need it anyway angle for the ringside
            F#   E               F#
seats when they fall don't blame me.

This fill happens over   e--------------------------------------------|
the lyrics listed above: B---------7~------------9~-------------------|
                         G-6/8-6-8----8--6/8-6-8----8-----------------|
Chorus:
B                            Bb/B    Gm           F#    E        F#
Bring on the major Leagues,          Bring on the major leagues,
B                            Bb/B    Gm           F#    E        F#
Bring on the major leagues,          Bring on the major Leagues.

This is the fill e------------------------------------------------------|
for over the     B-12-12-14-12-12-14-12-12-14-12-16-12-14-12------------|
Chorus:          G-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11------------|

Fill Continued:  e--------------------------------------------------|
                 B-------11----12--------------12-------12----------|
                 G-13-13----13----9-9-9--11h13----11h13-------------|

B                                 Bb/B     Gm
How you gonna teach him to walk,        when he can't even finish
F#   E                    F#
the, he can't even finish the
B                                       Bb/B       Gm                F#
Songs of the law. Are they civilized or satanists? Cater to my walls and
E                      F#
see if they fall don't leave me.

This fill starts where e---------------------------------------|
the lyric "songs" is   B---------------------------------------|
sang under the B.      G-6/8-8-6-8b-6-4-6/8-8-6-8b-6-4---------|

REPEAT CHORUS.

BRIDGE
e---------------------------------|  This is played up until "bad girls"
B-----0-------0-------0-------0---|
G---------------------------------|
D---4---4-------4---4---4-------4-|
A-2---------2-----2---------2-----|
E---------4---------------4-------|

They wear you down sometimes, kids like wine, magic christians chew the rind
Gm                   F#         E      F#
cause bad girls, are always bad girls, Let em in.

Solo: Starts around "bad girls" lyrics.
Play the 6-4's as many times as you see fit. I'm not counting them.
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-6-4-6-4-6-4-6-4-6-4-6p4-6-4-6-4-3/4/3---------3-4-6-4-3-----------------|
D---------------------------------------6-4-4h6-----------6-4-------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B                            Bb/B         Gm       F#    E
Darling, we're up against it and there is no time for tie-ins, tie, ins,
        F#
tie-ins GO!

REPEAT CHORUS.

REPEAT BRIDGE
USE THE TAB FOR THE BRIDGE PRESENTED EARLIER.
They will wear you down sometimes, kiss the wine, magic christians chew
         Gm               F#         E         F#        B
the rind Cause bad girls, Are always bad girls   LET EM IN!


That should do it.  I tried to provide all the fills and such for the most
part and I hope I didn't make it overly complicated. I usually just play
power chords but the full chords sound great too.

ENJOY.
jifigz

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