THE DEAD MILKMEN
Big Lizard In My Backyard - Album

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


1. Tiny Town
2. Beach Song
3. Plum Dumb
4. Swordfish (missing)
5. V.F.W
6. Rastabilly
7. Serrated Edge (missing)
8. Lucky
9. Big Lizard
10. Gorilla Girl (missing)
11. Bitchin' Camaro
12. Filet Of Sole
13. Spit Sink
14. Violent School (missing)
15. Takin' Retards To The Zoo (missing)
16. Junkie (missing)
17. Right Wing Pigeons
18. Dean's Dream
19. Laundromat Song
20. Nutrition
21. Tugena (missing)



1 - Tiny Town
-------------

Tabbed by: Guitarsurf@aol.com
Touched up by: Ben Gladdle (moose9377@hotmail.com)


I added a few tiny bits to this song, one which is the instrumental
bit just after the second chorus. I will add that you have to play
open chords for the intro and verses, or it's just too damn fast!
(For me, anyway.) Switch to bar chords again for the chorus. You're
going to have to listen to work out timing as well, because it's
too fast to pick where the chords come in on the words.

And also the verse riff is slightly different on the lead in
to the chorus... it has a D instead of an A.

The latest change (another one!) is the first line of the chorus
starts C-G instead of E-D as previously. Don't know how I missed
that one.


Intro: <E A E  A E A  G A> (x2)
-----


Verse:
-----
<E A E  A E A  G   A>
Hello, my name is Billy Bob and I don't give a damn
<E A E  A E A  G   A>
I got myself some white sheets from the Klu Klux Klan
<E A E  A E A  G   A>
I got myself a daughter and she's a mongoloid
<E A E  A E A  G   D>
Because I married my sister and our gene pool's been destroyed
Let's do it!


Chorus:
------
C         G    A      B
This is a tiny town
       E          D          A      B
And we don't want you comin' round
E         D    C
This is a tiny town
       G                     A      B
And we don't want you comin' round


verse:
We got ourself a sheriff and his name's Bobby Joe
One day he said to me "Them punk rockers gotta go"
So we hopped into his pickup truck with a gun rack on the back
And we beat up on some punks and we beat up on some blacks because

chorus:
This is a tiny town
And we don't want you comin' round
This is a tiny town
And we don't want you comin' round


Instrumental:
------------
C#m  A  C#m  E  D  C#m  A


verse:
So if you should happen to come to our little town
It might be wise if you didn't hang around
'Cause we hate blacks and we hate Jews
And we hate punks but we love the F.U.'s
Let's do it!

chorus:
This is a tiny town
And we don't want you comin' round
This is a tiny town
And we don't want you comin' round


Ending:
------
E A E  A E A  G

End on G.



2 - "Beach Song"
----------------

Tabbed by: Bucky Lewis
Solo by: Mike Brennan (djpolokus@hotmail.com)


Bass Throughout

G-----------------------------------
D-----------2-1-2----5-4-5-----2-1-2
A---3-2-3---------------------------
E-----------------------------------


C                       C G
Sand is hurting my tender feet
C                               D
The air smells like rotting fish and solarcaine
C                       C G
I hate the people on the beach
C
With their towels and umbrellas
D
They're so insane


D                       C     C G C
I don't wanna be on the beach! No! (x2)
D                  C         C G C
I don't wanna be on the beach!
D                       C   C G C
I don't wanna be on the beach! No!

I hate my girlfriend, she-she-she
Lies on the beach like a barrier reef
Soaking up the stupid sun
While the radio is blasting fun, fun, fun

I don't wanna be on the beach! No fun! (x2)
I don't wanna be on the beach!
I don't wanna be on the beach! No fun! No!
(x2)

This is no way to spend a summer
I've got sand caked on my feet
I gave my ice cream to a shark
And now I've got nothing to eat
No fun!

I don't wanna be on the beach! No fun!
I don't wanna be on the beach! No fun! No!
I don't wanna be on the beach!
I don't wanna be on the beach! No fun.


Mike's addition:
---------------
Bucky's tab was missing something. During the verse "This is no way
to spend the summer..." there is a solo kind of thing, and it is played
once before with no words. I tabbed it, and it took a bit too, so here
goes:

(1:07)
E----------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------0---2-0-------------------------------
D--------------------0-2-3---------3--2-3-3-3--2-2-1-1-----------
A-3--3--3-2-3--0-2-3-----------------------------------3--3-2-3--
E----------------------------------------------------------------

(1:14)
E-------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------
G---------------------------------0---
D-0--2--0-------------------0-2-3-----
A----------3----------0-2-3-----------
E-------------3-3-3-3-----------------

This comes at the time with no words, the times with words are played at
1:28 and 1:35.



3 - Plum Dumb
-------------

Transcribed by: Guitarsurf@aol.com, edited by dhicks@erie.net

<Dm C...>
She stands there on the corner
decked out in raspberry jeans
waiting and watching and oh here he comes
he pulls up beside here in a sporty machine
rolls down his window
and hands her a bag of plums

<Dm C...>
Plums? Eat them he tells here
they make you feel great
So she hops in the car he steps on the gas
she says can't you drive faster
it's getting late
just a wee bit faster
you're not going to fast

<Dm C...>
Freeway riding down the freeway
cruisin' they are really cruisin'
         Bb  C      F   A
when the plums take affect
    Bb      C                F    A
the plums suddenly juice her mind
           Bb   C            D
she is no longer a nervous wreck
Bb        C          F              A
now her nerves are blind she feels fine

<Dm C...>
Oh I feel great she says
but he already knows it
cause she's fingering his hair
and biting his toe
she's really plumbed out
and in her eyes she shows it
she says what's the hurry? Drive more slow

<Dm C...>
Moisture drips from her edible lips
he looks into her eyes and he's
quick to relize
that he'd better pull over
before he gets to Dover
cause if he really wants her
now the time is wise

<Dm C...>
Freeway riding down the freeway
cruisin' they are really cruisin'
         Bb  C      F   A
when the plums take affect
    Bb      C                F    A
the plums suddenly juice her mind
           Bb   C            D
she is no longer a nervous wreck
Bb        C          F              A
now her nerves are blind she feels fine

<Dm C....>
She's plum dumb
plum dumb
plum it plum it plum it plum it plum it

Dm
yeah!

Direct any questions to GuitarSurf@aol.com.  She is the master guitar
part transcriber!  Any other questions you can ask me--> dhicks@erie.net



4 - Swordfish
-------------

Missing



5 - VFW
-------

I think Technocow pretty much worked it out by putting in the A, which prompted
me to eventually discover that (I think) it's an Am, which explains why I
couldn't work out whether it was a C or an A.

Tabbed by: Technocow (T3chnocow@aol.com)
Am added by: Ben Gladdle (moose9377@hotmail.com)


(G)         (C)          (G)    (Am)
Mom and Dad don't like me
They say I'm mean and crude
They tried to make me a good little boy
By sticking downers in my food

(Em...)

(G)         (C)          (G)    (Am)
Fucked up world
We're all veterans of a fucked up world
Fucked up world
We're all members of a fucked up world

My Neighbours try to run me down
Because I'm such a mess
Maybe it's cause of the way I look
Or maybe the way I dress

(Em)
Philosophers try to put me down
Hey what's the meaning of life?
Go kill a cop and drink till you drop
Baby that's my advice

Chorus

(G)         (C)          (G)    (Am)
Girls don't really like me
That's why I hate myself
Maybe it's cause of the way I look
Or maybe it's something else

(Em)
My room is such a pig sty
My floor has never been swept
But I've got a fuck off attitude
And that's something that should be kept

chorus

End on Em.



6 - Rastabilly
--------------

Again, this is from Chaos Rules... Words are a little different, but
unless someone tells me otherwise, it should sound the same.


Riff:
----

E----------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------
D--------5---7-----5---7-----5---7----7b---5---
A----5---------5---------5---------------------
E----------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------


Chorus:
------
     G      C
E----3--3-3-3-----
B----3--3-3-5-----
G----4--4-4-5-----
D----5--5-5-5-----  x3
A----5--5-5-3-----
E----3--3-3-------

     G      F
E----3--3-3-1-----
B----3--3-3-1-----
G----4--4-4-2-----
D----5--5-5-3-----
A----5--5-5-3-----
E----3--3-3-1-----


riff:
Redneck time!

chorus:
My baby's got two hands
My baby's got two feet
My baby's got a forehead
And all the chicken you can eat

riff:
Well, sheet. God diggety damn!

chorus:
My baby sure has a nose
My baby's got two elbows
My baby she's got ten toes
And my baby's got a couple a' those

riff:
Hell yeah, I'm marrying my sister. I can do whatever I want.
I'm from West Virginie. Now fly!

chorus:
My baby drives a truck
My baby sure is good luck
My baby has a pet duck
And my baby is a heck of a...
Crowd: Fuck!

riff:
Oh, use the F-word while my parents are here, thank you!

Somebody stole my pit-bull Mavis and I plan to find out just who the
fuck it was.

End on F.



7 - Serrated Edge
-----------------

Missing



8 - Lucky
---------

As before, this is from the Chaos Rules - Live at the Trocadero version.
It's fairly rudimentary, as it only uses power chords, but I've tried
it all sorts of ways, and this still sounded the best.


Verse:
-----
     C        B             A       Ab
E-----------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------
G---17-------16-16-16------14-------13-13-13----
D---17-------16-16-16------14-------13-13-13----
A---15-------14-14-14------12-------11-11-11----
E-----------------------------------------------


Chorus:
------
    G
G-------------------------------
D-------------------------------
A-----------------3--4--5-------
E---3----3--4--5----------------


Simple! Give it a shot, and let me know if it needs fixing.



9 - Big Lizard
--------------

This transcription was perfectly correct, but didn't have the
solo, and seeing as it was pretty easy I thought I'd have a
shot at it.

I messed around with the formatting a little as well so I didn't
get confused, but again all credit goes to the creators of the
original tab. Well, and to the Dead Milkmen of course...


Intro:
-----
2 progressions of G F E


F                C
Big Lizard in my backyard
G                            G    F# F
I can't afford to feed it anymore
                 C
Big Lizard in my backyard
E
Bustin' down my neigbor's door


        F
Well, I bought a big lizard
       C
Only a dollar fifty
            G
Well, that's pretty neat
                  G      F# F
Yeah it's fucking nifty,  but
 F           C
I just can't afford to feed it
E
And you should see the way it shits


          G                 F
I've got a Big Lizard in my backyard
E
I can't afford to feed it anymore
G                F
Big Lizard in my backyard
E
Bustin' down my neigbor's door


     F                  C
I was knocked outta bed late last night
     G                             G      F# F
I was woken up by the sound of dynamite
                                  C
I... I went downstairs to find an army man
            E
He said "We gotta blow up the things we don't understand!"

               F                 C          G
There's no more Big Lizard in my backyard
                           G     F# F
I won't have to feed it anymore
                     C
No more Lizard in my backyard
E
They shipped his ass to El Salvador!


Solo:
----

The solo goes over 2 progressions of G, F and E, followed by the
"I was knocked out of bed..." bit, then 2 more progressions of
G, F and E. I've tried to tab it out with the chords shown above.
The lyrics are shown after the solo itself. It's not perfect note
for note, but it's pretty good, and will certainly suffice. I
think what confuses me is there seems to be an extra guitar
playing a few notes here and there.

Standard disclaimer: timing is approximate, it's just too hard
to get perfectly accurate in tab form. Listen along, you'll do
fine.

(1:01) G       F       E             G       F       E
E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------2-----
A----------2-3-3-3-2-3-2-----------------2-3-3-3-2-3-------
E--0-2-3-3-------------------0--0--2-3-3-------------------

(1:11)   F        C        G           G  F#
E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D--2--2--3--2--0-----------0--------0----------------------
A-----------------3--2--3-----2--3-----2--3----------------
E----------------------------------------------------------
      I was...

(1:17) F        C        E
E-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------
A------2--0--2--0---------------------------------------
E------------------3--2--0-----------------0------------
                         gotta blow up the things...

I was knocked outta bed late last night
I was woken up by the sound of dynamite, I
I went downstairs to find an army man
He said "We gotta blow up the things we don't understand!"


(1:22)   F        C        G           G  F#
E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D-----2--3--2--0-----------0--------0----------------------
A-----------------3--2--3-----2--3-----3--2----------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

(1:27) F        C        E
E-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------
A------2--0---------------------------------------------
E------------3--3--2--3--0------------------------------


G                F
Big Lizard in my backyard
E
I can't afford to feed it anymore
G                F
Big Lizard in my backyard
E
Bustin' down my neighbor's door

        G
Well, I bought a big lizard
       F
Only a dollar fifty
            E
Well, that's pretty neat
Yeah it's fucking nifty
      G             F                  E
But I, I just can't afford to feed it

End on E.



10 - Gorilla Girl
-----------------

Missing



11 - Bitchin' Camaro
--------------------

Just bar chords. However, the rhythm is kinda tricky to figure out.
Best bet is just to listen and play along with the record.

I fixed this up recently... I don't know what the hell I was thinking
before. It was all wrong and all over the place!

BTW, if someone notices something like that (and you must have!),
please tell me... It's been ages since I've played some of these
tabs, and god knows I've probably put a lot of mistakes in them! :)

Yet another note: This file seems to do strange things when I upload
it geocities. Much like Beach Party Vietnam, it puts in double
letters and other weird effects, no matter what I do to it! So, please
try and ignore these weird little occurrences until I find out how to
fix it.


Chords:
------
    Chorus     Verse        Chorus2
    B E A D    F Bb G C     D  G  C  F
E---7-7-5-5----1-1--3-3----10-10--8--8---
B---7-9-5-7----1-3--3-5----10-12--8-10---
G---8-9-6-7----2-3--4-5----11-12--9-10---
D---9-9-7-7----3-3--5-5----12-12-10-10---
A---9-7-7-5----3-1--5-3----12-10-10--8---
E---7---5------1----3------10-----8------

This is the way I play the bar chords, but any way will do, really.

----------------------------------------------------------------------

Lyrics:
------

The talking bit just has the following bass line over and over...

G----------------------------
D-------0-2-3-2-0------------
A-----2-----------2----------
E---3------------------------

- Hey Jack, what's happenin'?
- I don't know.
- Well uh, rumour around town says you might be thinkin' 'bout goin' down
  to the shore.
- Uh, yeah, I think I'm gonna go down too the shore.
- Whadda ya gonna do down there?
- Uh, I don't know, p-play some video games, buy some Def Leppard t-shirts.
- Don't forget your Motley Crue t-shirt; y'know all proceeds go to get their
  lead singer out a' jail.
- Uh huh.
- Can't wait to go down. Hey uh, were ya gonna check out the sand bar while
  you're down there?
- Uh, what's the Sand Bar?
- Ah, it's a place that lets sixteen yeaar-old kids drink.
- Ah, cool.
- Ya hey, guess who's gonna be there?
- Uh, who?
- My favourite cover band, Crystal Ship..
- Wow!
- Yeah, they do a Doors show, you'd be really impressed, in fact, it goes a
  little like this:

  Love me two times baby
  Love me twice today
  Love me two times girl
  Cause I got AIDS
  Love me two times baby,
  Once for tomorrow,
  Once cause I got AIDS

- Uh...
- Pretty good Jim Morrison impersonation there. I hope those guys have a
  good sense a' humour and don't take us into court.
- Uh, what's the court?
- Never mind that, the important thing here...
- You mean the People's Court.
- The... Now, that's another story. The  important thing here is that we get
  to the part where you ask me how I'm gonna get down to the shore.
- Oh, how you gettin' down to the shore??
- Funny you should ask, I've got a car now.
- Ah wow, how'd ya get a car?
- Oh, my folks drove it up here from the Bahamas.
- You're kidding!
- I must be, the Bahamas are islands. Okay, the important thing here is
  that, uh, you ask me what kinda car it is.
- Uh uh, what kinda car do ya' got?
- I've got a bitchin' Camaro...


Chorus:
------
B                E
Bitchin' Camaro, Bitchin' Camaro!
A             D
I ran over my neighbors
B                E
Bitchin' Camaro, Bitchin' Camaro!
A                  D
Now I'm in all the papers


Verse:
-----
   F                 Bb
My folks bought me a bitchin' Camaro
     G               C
With no insurance to match
   F              Bb
So if I happen to run you down
G                    C
Please don't leave a scratch
F          Bb
I ran over some old lady
    G                   C
One night at the county fair
F            Bb
And I didn't get arrested
  G                  C
Because my dad's the mayor


chorus:
Bitchin' Camaro, Bitchin' Camaro!
Donuts on your lawn
Bitchin' Camaro, Bitchin' Camaro!
Tony Orlando and Dawn

verse:
When I drive past the kids
They all spit and cuss
Cause I've got a bitchin' Camaro
And they have to ride the bus
So you'd better get out of my way
When I come through your yard
Cause I've got a bitchin' Camaro
And an Exxon credit card


Chorus 2: (different to the first two choruses)
--------
D                G
Bitchin' Camaro, Bitchin' Camaro!
C                F
Hey man where ya headed?
D                G
Bitchin' Camaro, Bitchin' Camaro!
C              F
I'm drunk on unleaded!

End on F.



12 - Filet Of Sole
------------------

Tabbed by: Mike Brennan (djpolokus@hotmail.com)


You've seen my submitted lyrics...you've seen my bass tabs...but now
for the first ever Mike Brennan guitar tab! This one is for Filet Of
Sole, and you can make any corrections you want, since this is my
first tab ever, and my A string is currently broken.


Main Riff:

  B     A B A   B     A B A
E--2-2---0-2-0---2-2---0-2-0---
B--4-4---2-4-2---4-4---2-4-2---
G--4-4---2-4-2---4-4---2-4-2---
D--4-4---2-4-2---4-4---2-4-2---
A--2-2---0-2-0---2-2---0-2-0---
E------------------------------

It's quick for me because I just got my guitar for Christmas, so it
hurts my fingers. But it may be quick anyway.

Chorus:

D       C       A
E-5-------3-------0--
B-7-------5-------2--
G-7-------5-------2--
D-7-------5-------2--
A-5-------3-------0--
E----(Strum the A)---

A       D
E-0-------5---
B-2-------7---
G-2-------7---
D-2-------7---
A-0-------5---
E-------------(Then play the verse again)

Simple, single notes. Then there's just one part left:

Bridge:

A       B
E-0-0-0---2-2-2---
B-2-2-2---4-4-4---
G-2-2-2---4-4-4---
D-2-2-2---4-4-4---
A-0-0-0---2-2-2---
E-----------------

Words:

Verse:
Filet of sole baby
It's my favorite dish
Filet of sole baby
Where the dish is fish

Chorus:
Cause oh I lose control
When you serve filet of sole

Verse:
Now you're cooking baby
Got an apetite
Cause what you're cooking baby
Smells out of sight

Chorus(Same as before)

Bridge:
Little bit of sole and I'm feeling fine
Little bit of sole and I'm losing my mind
Aahh I'm feeling fine
Aahh I'm losing my mind

Verse:
Filet of sole baby
I'm feeling fine
Filet of sole baby
We're gonna dine

Chorus(Same as before)

Bridge:
Baby I love the stuff you cook
Baby I love the way you look
Aahh the way you look
Aahh that stuff you cook

First verse then chorus

End on B.

Peachy!



13 - Spit Sink
--------------

Tabbed by: Technocow (T3chnocow@aol.com)


(Em)                    (C)
Oh come on baby take a drink
(Gm)                    (D)
Never mind that it's a spit sink

(Em)
A spit sink (oh) A spit sink (oh)       <--------chorus
It's nothing but a spit sink Jam        <--------chorus

(special riff here, not perfect, but easy...somewhere along these lines)
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|----2--2--2--5--5--5--4--4--4--3--3--3-----------2--2--2--5--5--5--7--7--7--4--4--3--
A|----2--2--2--5--5--5--4--4--4--3--3--3-----------2--2--2--5--5--5--7--7--7--4--4--3--
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Took a drink, thought I was gonna die       Somebody told me, it was formaldehyde

(Em)                   (C)
Ah take off your clothes
(Gm)      (D)
Don't be lonely
The sign above
Says "for Negroes only"

Chorus

(riff)
Went to the doctor, thought I was gonna flip
He said "Boy, this is a heavy acid trip"

(main chords)
The world is nothing but an open sewer, the trash and slime just runs right through her
Take off your clothes let's jump in, we can go for a little swim

Chorus

Took a drink, thought I was gonna die
Somebody told me, this water is formaldehyde

Come on baby take a drink
It's acid baby
It'll make you really think



14 - Violent School
-------------------

Missing



15 - Takin' Retards To The Zoo
------------------------------

Missing



16 - Junkie
-----------

Missing



17 - Right Wing Pigeons
-----------------------

Yet again, I tabbed this from Chaos Rules. It's a start anyway, so
let me know what needs fixing.


Verse:
-----
    G#m
E---4------------------------
B---4-----------7--6---------
G---4------------------------
D---6---...------------------
A---6------------------------
E---4------------------------


That's pretty much it for the verse. Just apply your own funky
strumming pattern, and add the high notes where necessary. It's
different in some of the latter verses, but I haven't tabbed that
yet.

The chorus is much the same. If you think it sounds good, try
the occasional quick slide up from a G to the G#m.


End of chorus:
-------------
    C#                 E
E---4------------------7-----
B---6------------------9-----
G---6------------------9-----
D---6---..........-----9-----
A---4------------------7-----
E----------------------------

The only bit that isn't entirely G#m! This bit is also pretty
easy to figure out the strumming pattern...



18 - Dean's Dream
-----------------

Tabbed by:      R.E. Tupmoca & B. Breslin
and redone by:  Ben Gladdle (moose9377@hotmail.com)


Thanks a lot to those guys for their previous tab. The main
difference is that in their tab everything is just one step
higher. This could be because they had their guitar tuned down
or that they tabbed it off the vinyl rather than CD which, as
I've noticed on some other songs, can often have strange effects.
This, as with 99% of my tabs, is in normal EADGBE tuning.

At any rate, they did most of the work, but I've changed the
key, put the minor F# chord in and put in some idea of the
riff on F#m. I think bar or open chords are OK for this song.
I find the open chords easier when singing along.

The bass is also pretty cool in this song, and I hope to do
that some time.


F#m Riff:
--------
   F#m  Fm
E--2--2--1/2-2-2--
B--2--2--1/2-2-2--
G--2--2--1/2-2-2--
D--4--4--3/4-4-4--
A--4--4--3/4-4-4--
E--2--2--1/2-2-2--


Verse: (using the F#m riff for the most part)
-----
F#m riff                                D
It's a Friday night cookin' show with a   horsemeat
F#m riff                               D    A   E
dish, I had to stay in the freezer all Thursday eve, talkin' to that
F#m riff                    D
horse,   I really had to go   down to the
F#m riff                         D        A           E
sidewalk, the sky's all red, the street's filled with people from a
F#m riff
High School band


Chorus:
------
   D           A
I escaped to a theater
   E     F#m
To see a girl
     D           A
With long blonde hair
      E       F#m
Right down to there
   D           A
I escaped from a theater
   E     F#m
To see a girl
     D           A      E
With long blonde hair


verse:
We had to leave
We got in a tan van
Us two in the back
With Steve McGarrett
From Hawaii-Five-O
At the steering wheel
Speeding away we slide into a
Parking lot
And all in slow motion
These tough guys appear

chorus:
We argue and fight
And one pulls a knife
He hits me in the back
But I'm all right
I'm all right
I'm all right
I'm all right
He's all right

F#m riff: x4


Last Chorus:
-----------

This chorus has the same words as the first, but the timing is
slightly different, so I've put the chords above this one, too.

D      A             E
    I escaped from a theater
   F#m   D
To see a girl
     A           E
With long blonde hair
      F#m     D
Right down to there
   A           E
I escaped from a theater
   F#m   D    A   E       F#m
To see a girl

End on F#m.



19 - Laundromat Song
--------------------

OK, actually I tabbed it off Chaos Rules, but I see no reason
for it to be different. Except for the slightly improvised lyrics.


Verse:
-----
    E          D          A D A D A D A D
E---7----7--7--5----5--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----
B---9----9--9--7----7--7--5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7----
G---9----9--9--7----7--7--6-7-6-7-6-7-6-7----
D---9----9--9--7----7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----
A---7----7--7--5----5--5--7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5----
E-------------------------5---5---5---5------

Soap and quarters and bleach and laundry
Are words I use at the laundromat
Reading the news, and watching the people
That's what I do at the laundromat


Chorus:
------
       B             C#
At the laundromat my heart grows fat
F#    E
Ahhhh Ahhhh
As my clothes get dry I stop and sigh
Ah Ah
(back to verse riff)
Dreaming -- Screaming

verse:
There's a girl washing her clothes
I'm in love but nobody knows
She looks sixteen or seventeen
My mind grows dirty when my clothes get clean

chorus:
She's so young and tall
Ah Ah
She looks just like John S. Hall
Ah Ah
Dreaming -- Screaming


Bridge:
------
A         C#m
I'm not a subtle guy
F#m        D
I'll go to her and sigh
A           E                F#m
"If I don't see you again my love
       D
I must surely die."


Dreaming -- Screaming

verse:
Clothes go round and round
And my heart goes up and down
She's drying her jeans
In separate machines

chorus:
She's loading up her granny cart
Ah Ah
Goin out the door; it's breaking my heart
Ah Ah
Dreaming -- Screaming

That last chorus has a little different bit over the "Screaming"
part, but I can't pick it.


End on:
------
E D highA (x-12-14-14-14-12)



20 - Nutrition
--------------

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.



21 - Tugena
-----------

Missing



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