All of the songs that have "originally tabbed by" in front of them are songs
tabbed by other users that were made too look prettyful by moi. The songs with no
credit are the ones I tabbed
1. The Abandoned Hospital Ship
2. Psychiatric Explorations of the Fetus with Needles
3. Placebo Headwound
4. This Here Giraffe
5. Brainville
6. Guy Who Got a Headache and Accidentally Saves the World
7. When You Smile
8. Kim's Watermelon Gun
9. They Punctured My Yolk
10. Lightning Strikes the Postman
11. Christmas at the Zoo
12. Evil Will Prevail
13. Bad Days-Aurally Excited Version
1. The Abandoned Hospital Ship
VERSE 1
E
Well it took some time,
Amaj7
Cause it’s a lot God, it's a bunch
A E
It's such a big, old, black golden buzz
VERSE 2
And yeah it took some help
Amaj7
With lots of machines, the experts could tell
A E
With their equipment pushed to the max...
VERSE 3
E
And sure it seems easy now
Amaj7
But I tell you what we were perplexed
A E
Finding the needle in needle's disguise
BRIDGE
A
And now that it's conceived,
E F#m B
The station has all settled down,
A
And I'm sort of relieved,
E B E
And I'm getting over it now
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2. Psychiatric Explorations of the Fetus with Needles
Originally tabbed by: Unregistered
VERSE 1
E A A E
Cats killing dogs, pigs eating rats
E F# D E
Every mouth will eat you up, the king bug laughs
E A A E
Belly of the heart, belly full of bats
E F# D D
The chromosomes seem not to want the fetus
CHORUS
E F#
They beat you up, they make you bleed
D E
Sticking needles in your knees
E F#
Knowing God will be pleased
D D
Should make it easy
VERSE 2
E A A E
Snakes eating frogs, Toads eating gnats
E F# D E
When the spaceship beams you up, boy, get drunk fast
E A A E
Rubber bullet barn, titty-sucking calf
E F# D D
Goats and roosters, bees and bugs, amoebas
CHORUS
E F#
They beat you up, they make you bleed
D E
Sticking needles in your knees
E F#
Knowing God will be pleased
D
Should make it easy
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3. Placebo Headwound
Originally tabbed by: Rs1442
CHORDS USED
F Am G C Gmaj7 D A Em B Am* C* D* D7
e|-1---0---3---0---2-----2---0---7---7---5---8---10---10-|
B|-1---1---0---1---3-----3---2---8---7---5---8---19---10-|
G|-2---2---0---0---0-----2---2---9---8---5---9---11---11-|
D|-3---2---0---2---0-----0---2---9---9---7---10--12---10-|
A|-3---0---2---3---x---------0---7---9---7---10--12---12-|
E|-1-------3-------3-----------------7---5---8---10---10-|
INTRO
F Am G C
VERSE 1
Gmaj7
Where does outer space end?
It's sort of hard to imagine
D A G
Is it real?
D A G
Is it nothing, nothing?
CHORUS
Em B Em B Am* B C* D* D7
Cause it's not so clear anymore to me
VERSE 2
Gmaj7
Why do birds always fly south
D A G
When sometimes it's warm in your headwound
D A G
Is that nothing, nothing?
CHORUS
Em B Em B Am* B C* D* D7
Cause it's not so clear anymore to me
VERSE 3
Gmaj7
And if God hears all my questions
D A G
Well how come there's never an answer?
D A G D
Is it nothing, nothing?
OUTRO
D A D A D A D A
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4. This Here Giraffe
VERSE 1
A E A E
I saw this bird fly off his head
A E A E
Without him ever lookin up
A E A E
This here giraffe was never caught complaining
A E A E
He wouldn't take skin off yer back.
PRE-CHORUS
A B E
And you hear yourself thinking
A B E
And you hear yourself thinking
CHORUS
A E D E
This here giraffe, laughed
A E D E
This here giraffe, laughed
A E D E
This here giraffe, laughed
VERSE 2
A E A E
I saw this man stick out his neck
A E A E
With his binoculars intact
A E A E
He couldn't tell the right side of his brain
A E A E
Had just lost all interest in his left
PRE-CHORUS
A B E
And you feel yourself shrinking
A B E
And you feel yourself shrinking
CHORUS
A E D E
This here giraffe, laughed
A E D E
This here giraffe, laughed
A E D E
This here giraffe, laughed
OUTRO
D A
And you hear yourself
D F#m E
And you hear yourself
A E D E
This here giraffe, laughed
A E D E
This here giraffe, laughed
A E D E
This here giraffe, laughed
A E D E
This here giraffe, laughed
A
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5. Brainville
Originally tabbed by: desolationrow28
INTRO
Bm E Bm E Bm
VERSE 1
Bm E Bm E
I've heard about a place, where they enlarge yer space
Bm E E7
They take pity on the small ones
Bm E Bm E
Don't cost ya very much, they seem to know their stuff,
Bm E E7
They take pity on the small ones
CHORUS
A E
So I wanna go to Brainville, let's get in
A E
And overcome my inexperience
A E
I wanna go to Brainville, let's get in
A E Bm E Bm E
And be the first one on the block that does.
BRIDGE
Ebm C#m A
They say it's the one thing everyone should have
D A E
I know it must look bad.
VERSE 2
Bm E
I know I need the help
Bm E
They'd take me I can tell
Bm E
Four fingers and a toenail...
CHORUS
A E
So I wanna go to Brainville, let's get in
A E
And overcome my inexperience
A E
I wanna go to Brainville, let's get in
A E Bm E Bm E
And be the first one on the block that does.
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6. Guy Who Got a Headache and Accidentally Saves the World
VERSE 1
B A
Magnified up close, in pickle jar
E
Is the last hope the world has yeah, yeah
B A
Thinkin that his head surely would explode
E
His thoughts go deeper than ever yeah, yeah
B A
Something never dreamed in all the science books
E
The biggest light switch gets turned on yeah, yeah
CHORUS
A D E A E
And he's on the way to a real first in all the universe yeah yeah yeah
A D E
He saves the day and the world knows, the sonic boom explodes
VERSE 2
B A
Hesitant to tell the real reason
E
The Nobel Peace Prize is given yeah, yeah
B A
Its hard to celebrate with a headache
E
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
CHORUS
A D E A E
And he's on the way to a real first in all the universe yeah yeah yeah
A D E
He saves the day and the world knows, to watch his head explode yeah yeah yeah
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7. When You Smile
Originally tabbed by: Votegoat
INTRO
D G A D
VERSE 1
D G A
It's like I never had to see it in your eyes or feel it, I could tell
D
When you smile.
VERSE 2
D G A
It's like I didn't need to say anything or do much, I could tell
D
When you smile
CHORUS
G A D A Bm
All of the subatomic pieces come together and
G A D
Unfold themselves in a second
BRIDGE
D
Every single molecule is right, when
CHORUS
G A D A Bm
All of the subatomic pieces come together and
G A D
Unfold themselves in a second
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8. Kim's Watermelon Gun
INTRO
D
VERSE 1
Em D
Well Kim's got the answer with her watermelon gun
A G D
And all the celebrities want permission,
A G D
But she won't give it to them 'till they learn how to love
CHORUS
A G
And Kim's got her watermelon gun 'cause it's the consciousness of love
D A G
And Kim's got her watermelon gun 'cause it's the consciousness of love
VERSE 2
Em D
And wouldn't it be dumb
A G D
If all of their atrocities were just forgiven
A G D
But she won't give that to them 'till they learn how to love
CHORUS
A G
And Kim's got her watermelon gun 'cause it's the consciousness of love
D A G
And Kim's got her watermelon gun 'cause it's the consciousness of love
OUTRO
A G
But she won't give it to them
A G
But she won't give it to them
A G
But she won't give it to them
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9. They Punctured My Yolk
Originally tabbed by: asanta777
VERSE 1
C Dm
They never called me
G C
Up to the tower.
C Dm
We gave it to them
G C
They had the power.
CHORUS
Am
And power is the thing
C G
That made you take off from me.
VERSE 2
C Dm
We trained hard for the mission
G C
All floating over.
C Dm
Though we're in zero gravity
G C G
It pulled us closer.
VERSE 3
C Dm
We were once off to the planets
G C
Inside our spacesuits.
C Dm
Now I'm left here on the landing
G C
The rocket's flame boost.
CHORUS
Am
And it's leaving without me
C Bm
And you go off to the stars
BRIDGE/KEY CHANGE
B Asus4 A
VERSE 4
D Em
Goodbye goodbye look as the clouds burst
A D
They're growing taller.
D Em
And as your ship leaves in the distance
A D
My world gets smaller.
CHORUS
Bm
And it takes you worlds away
D A
A million light-years from me.
D Em A
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10. Lightning Strikes the Postman
INTRO
D G E D G E D
VERSE 1
D G E D
I got your letter it had turned to sand,
G E D
Lighting strikes the postman in his hand,
CHORUS
D G D G
I hope that you remember the things you had to say,
E G D
It's just a supernatural delay
VERSE 2
D G E D
I got yer package it was all a mess,
G E D
Lightning strikes the postman in his chest
CHORUS
D G D G
I hope that you remember the things you had to say,
E G D
It's just a supernatural delay
D G E D
I sent you a postcard and I hope yer fine
G E D
But lightning strikes the postman all the time
CHORUS
D G D G
I couldn't really think of anything to say,
E G D
It's just a supernatural delay
OUTRO
E G D E G
And it's hard to read the writing through the flames
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11. Christmas at the Zoo
Originally tabbed by: Unregistered
VERSE 1
E
There wasn't any snow on Christmas eve
C#m
and I knew what I should do,
A E
I thought I'd free the animals
F#m B
All locked up at the zoo
VERSE 2
E
I opened up the fence where the peacocks were,
C#m
The lamas were unleashed
A E
The snakes and seals could all get out,
F#m B
But they refused to leave
CHORUS
E
All of the animals agreed they're not
A
Happy at the zoos
C#m Abm A E
But they preferred to save themselves,
F#m B
They seemed to think they could
VERSE 3
E
The elephants, orangutans,
C#m
All the birds and kangaroos
A E
All said thanks but no thanks man,
F#m B
To be concerned is good
BRIDGE
E C#m A E F#m B
CHORUS
E
It started to snow on Christmas Eve in the
A
Middle of the night
C#m Abm A E
Walking through the state park zoo
F#m B
And everything is white
OUTRO
E A C#m G#m A E F#m B E
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12. Evil Will Prevail
Originally tabbed by: Aquel
INTRO
D A D A
VERSE 1
A D C#m
With loving hands, and their arms are stretched so wide
A D C#m
They can’t seem to take a breath, knowing evil will prevail
A D C#m A
And a million people seems like a lot
D E D C#m Bm F#m E D C#m
And a million people can’t be wrong
D A D A
VERSE 2
A D C#m
With loving smiles, and their mouths are stretched so wide
A D C#m
They can’t even take a breath, knowing evil will prevail
A D C#m A
And the magic bullet is the glowing mothership
D E D C#m Bm
And the mother zapps you dead
VERSE 3
A D C#m
With loving hands, knowing evil will prevail
A D C#m
knowing evil will prevail
A D C#m
knowing that evil will prevail
A D C#m D C#m
Knowing e - vil will
Bm
always win
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13. Bad Days-Aurally Excited Version
Originally tabbed by: newg
D F# E E \
D F# E G# | Play only the note, not the entire chord
A E B E /
ooh ooh ooh ooh
VERSE 1
A
You're sorta stuck where you are
E
But, in your dreams you can buy expensive cars,
A
Or live on mars and have it your way
VERSE 2
And you hate your boss at your job
E
Well in your dreams you can blow his head off
A A
In your dreams show no mercy
CHORUS
A D A A
And all your bad days will end x2
D E A A
You have to sleep late when you can
D E A A
And all your bad days will end
BRIDGE
A D A A x2
D E A A x2
CHORUS
A D A A
And all your bad days will end x2
D E A A
You have to sleep late when you can
D E D A
And all your bad days will end
