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: ------ 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: ----- 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: ----- 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: ------ 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: ------ 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://dmtabs.deadmilkmen.com/