THE DEAD MILKMEN
Nutrition

from Big Lizard In My Backyard

Tabbed by: Ben Gladdle (moose9377@hotmail.com)


One of my favourites, and now that I finally got my Death Rides
a Pale Cow back (as I don't have Big Lizard), I can tab it. This
is the easiest way to play the main (verse) riff. The last 3
chords are pretty quick changes so that'll help you practice your
bar chords anyway.

Of course, this song also features great use of swearing... not
just the magical f-word, but also "At least I give a shit, about
the stuff I eat..." Perfectly gratuitous, but fun nonetheless.

Oh, and I've also included chords here, cause there are quite a
few.


Chords:
------
    C   F  Eb Bb Ab Db B  Gb Abii
E---8---8--6--6--4--4--2--2---11--
B---8--10--8--6--4--6--4--2---13--
G---9--10--8--7--5--6--4--3---13--
D--10--10--8--8--6--6--4--4---13--
A--10---8--6--8--6--4--2--4---11--
E---8---------6--4--------2-------


Main Riff:
---------
    C             F  Eb Bb
E---8--8---8-8----8--6--6--
B---8--8---8-8---10--8--6--
G---9--9---9-9---10--8--7--
D--10-10--1010---10--8--8--
A--10-10--1010----8--6--8--
E---8--8---8-8----------6--

Timing is approximate. Use this riff throughout all the
verses.


Verse: (with Main Riff)
-----
Now my life is easy
My life ain't hard
I'm gonna spend all day
In my fuckin' backyard
I ain't got no money
Hell, I don't care
My parents let me use their credit card


Chorus:
------
     Ab             Bb
I've got nowhere to go
     Ab              Bb
Just hang out on the street
   Ab             Bb       C
My folks say I've got no ambition
   Ab             Bb
At least I give a shit
 Ab               Bb
About the stuff I eat
      Ab      Bb     Eb
Yeah, I care about nutrition


verse:
I tried to get a job
At the retail store
But I could not stand the competition
Now I spend all my time
Hangin' out at the shore
Givin' myself a skin condition

chorus:
I've got nowhere to go
Just movin' on my feet
People say I've got no ambition
At least I give a shit
About the stuff I eat
Yeah, I care about nutrition


Bridge:
------
Eb
Sometimes I get upset
       Db
When I see on the TV
         Db
All them people in this world
        B
That is starvin'
            Eb
But there's nothin' in this world
           Db
That could possibly bother me
       Db                       Ab
When I smell the turkey that is carvin'
        Ab
Boy I'm starving
           Ab          Gb
Christ I'm starving!


verse:
My folks said
I gotta get myself a job
'Cause they ain't gonna support me
Well, if all I am to them
Is just some lazy slob
Why didn't they abort me?

chorus:
I guess I'll just hang out
On Broad and South
Livin' by my intuition
At least I give a shit
What I put into my mouth
Yeah, I care about nutrition


Ending: (using the higher chord listed)
------
  Eb
Nutrition
     Abii
It's good for me
  Eb
Nutrition
         Abii
I've got vitamin C
  Eb              Abii
I care, I care, I care
                 Eb
I give a healthy shit
                Abii
And mom and dad say if I eat all of my food
  Eb
I can go to the hard core show and see F.O.D.

End on Eb.


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