THE DEAD MILKMEN
I Can't Stay Awake

from Stoney's Extra Stout (Pig)

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


Verse:
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D       C     G
I can't stay awake
D        C        G
Somebody help me, please
  A             D
I have too many fingers
        A            D
Some of them need to leave
A                 D
Help me out of my body
G              A
Help me not to sleep

verse:
I can't stay awake
Somebody help me, please
I have too many pills
Some of them need to leave
Get them out of my body
Get them out, please

Other Bit:
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F          C           F        C
There's no good way to say good-bye
F        C       F        G
I'm only good at saying, "Hi."
F    C          F   C
So I guess I'll go away
F         C          F           G
Touch the sun and forget about today

verse:
I can't stay awake
Somebody, please, help me
I have too many fingers
Some of them need to leave
Help me out of my body
Help me not to sleep

other bit:
There's no good way to say good-bye
I'm only good at saying, "Hi."
So I guess I'll go away
Touch the sun and forget about today

verse: (only 1st part of verse - D C G)
I can't stay awake
Somebody help me, please
I can't stay awake
Somebody, please, help me

Little instrumental bit over the end:

Slide up or down to the note, put some vibrato in, or some weird
effect. Whatever sounds good to you.

E--7--5----------------
B-------7--5--3----x2--
G----------------------

E--7--5--10--7--5-------------
B------------------7--5--3----
G-----------------------------

E--7--5-------------
B--------7--5--3----
G-------------------

End on G.


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