THE DEAD MILKMEN
The Man Who Rides The Bus

from Stoney's Extra Stout (Pig)

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


Another of my favourites from Stoney's. This one caused some
problems... I tabbed this one (as I usually do) by picking out
the bass notes. However, it doesn't sound quite right if you're
playing full bar chords with this one. I'd be interested to know
exactly what is being played, but I play power chords with the
middle string muted as shown below. I don't know the proper
names for these chords, but it sounds OK.

Chords:
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   E Eb  F#  B  Db Bb D  G#
E------------------------------
B------------------------------
G--9--8--11-----6-----7--------
D--x--x---x--9--x--8--x--6-----
A--7--6---9--x--4--x--5--x-----
E------------7-----6-----4-----


Intro:
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B       F#  B

The quick F# B bit is used at the end of many lines and leading
into verses and choruses. Just stick one in where necessary if I've
forgotten to add it.


Verse:
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E                        Eb    F#  B
His stop is always after yours
E                 Eb    F#  B
He never seems to leave
E                      Eb
I heard him speak only once
       Db             Eb
You're standing on my foot
       Db             B         F#  B
You're standing on my foot

I think the B that falls on the second "foot" is right,
but sometimes it sounds like a E. I'd suggest if one
doesn't work for you, try the other! I haven't completely
decided yet. If I do, I'll update this right away.


verse:
He never reads the paper
And state's lottery number is 5-8-3
I hope he doesn't look at you
Cause you'll have to pay the fare
If he looks at you


Chorus:
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    F#                E
The man who rules the world
          E           D
Rides the bus all day long
E               D
Staring out the window
              B
Making things happen


verse:
All the lights turn green at once
And it begins to rain
Somewhere a TV changes channel
And angry words are spoken

verse:
The milk's gone bad
And the phone rings once and stops
A sign on the door says open
3000 miles
Time to change the oil (x2)

chorus:
The man who rules the world
Rides the bus all day long
Staring out the window
Making things happen


Bridge:
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    G#          Eb
The wind in the trees
       G#      Eb
Is the hardest part
B      D              B       F#
And he loses sleep at night
G#            Eb
He closes his eyes
    G#        Eb
And counts to ten
B            D           G#
And hopes it turns out alright
  E          G#
Alright... Alright...
  E          G#
Alright... Alright...
  E          G#
Alright... Alright...
  E
Alright...


chorus:
The man who rules the world
Rides the bus all day long
Staring out the window
Making things happen

verse: (slower)
Bullets hit their mark
And the screaming never stops
All systems go
Lights out
Everyone goes to sleep

chorus:
The man who rules the world
Rides the bus all day long
Staring out the window
Making things happen
(x5)

Fade out.


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