THE DEAD MILKMEN Not Richard, But Dick - Album Tabbed by: Ben Gladdle (moose9377@hotmail.com) unless noted otherwise. 1. Leggo My Ego 2. I Dream Of Jesus 3. Jason's Head 4. Not Crazy 5. Let's Get The Baby High 6. Little Volcano 7. Nobody Falls Like 8. I Started To Hate You 9. The Infant Of Prague Customized My Van 10. The Woman Who Was Also A Mongoose 1 - Leggo My Ego ---------------- OK, if anyone has any idea where to begin with the cool little riff that goes over the top of the verses, please feel free to enlighten me. If you find it a bit tricky on the Am-C-Am-F part, play the verses with open chords, but definitely play the rest with bar chords. Verse: ----- Am C My subconscious mind Am F Has got me in a bind Am C Your love's made me blind Am F Let go my ego! Verse: I feel the cold wind blow It feels like 10 below I'm feelin' oh, so low, Let go my ego! Pre-Chorus: ---------- C G C G C G I need some recreation C G C G I got some strange sensations C G C G G# I can't deal with relations Verse: Now my superego Is sayin' no, no, no Think I'll listen to some early Brian Eno Verse: I try to keep a lid On my crazy id I don't know what I did Let go my ego! Pre-chorus: I'm beginning to lose my patience I'm feelin' some bad vibrations Wanna join the United Nations Chorus: ------ D# A# D# Cm G# My psychoanalyst says I have a low self esteem D# A# D# Cm G# My psychoanalyst wants to know what I dream Cm G# What does it mean? Verse: I just want out alive I'm trying to survive It's like a real life game A' Stratigo Verse: I keep hittin' the bomb And I can't stand calm I wanna call my mom Let go my ego! Pre-chorus: I need a long vacation I'm feelin' bad vibrations I can't deal with relations Chorus: My psychoanalyst says I gotta tend my mind Like a garden, I gotta weed it from time to time Verse: I'm feelin' deep deep blue I don't know whadda do Ah, honey, where are you? Let go my ego! Verse: I got some good advice But at a heavy price I try to act real nice Let go my ego! Pre-chorus: Let go my ego! Let go my ego! Let go my ego! Let go my ego! End on Am. 2 - I Dream Of Jesus -------------------- Again, pretty easy, but I think the trick here would be actually memorising all the words! Indeed it took much longer to work out the words than it did for the chords. Also, because it's more a spoken narrative than vocals (much like Peter Bazooka), I haven't put the chords with the words in the verses. I'm sure you can figure out where everything goes. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Verse: ----- G#m E D# B The E D# and B are all played once, pretty quickly. Listen to the record. I think you'd find it absolutely impossible to sing along to the verse. I know I do. Again, bar chords (as they almost always are). The fourth (and last) verse is slightly different. Instead of the above, play G#m G#m B If this doesn't work for you, just play the first version. No one will notice. Well, I will. But I won't tell anyone. Chorus: ------ B G#m E G Use the low E (022100) here as opposed to a higher one in the verse (x79997). Chorus 2: (for want of a better term) -------- D A D G D A C G -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lyrics ------ It was during my 2nd senior year when Mom found Jesus Christ. His spirit was trapped inside an old Nana Shepard's bottle that Mom picked out of the dumpster behind the 7-11. Mom brought the bottle inside and sat it down on top of the TV. Then she told all of us kids to gather round, and then she explained how Jesus lived in the bottle, and how, if she wanted to, she could call him out to do her bidding. Sis said it reminded her of an old TV show, and Mom slapped her and called her a heretic. I didn't say anything, cause I just still remember the time outside the Safeway, when it took 4 security guards to hold Mom down. B G#m Jesus loves me, yes I know E For the Bible tells me so G When I'm weak he makes me strong B That's why I sing this song G#m If I die before I wake E Pray to him my soul don't take G Jesus loves me, yes I know It wasn't long before people from all over the world started coming to our house to see the bottle. At first I thought that this would make me more popular at school. Instead it seemed to have the opposite result. Kids would stop and point at me in the hallway and say, "There's the boy whose mother keeps our savior cooped up in that tiny little bottle." And then everybody started calling me 'Bottle boy'. And that really hurt. It was also around this time that Mom began to attract some really weird followers. Like that guy who never used deodorant and spoke only in riddles. And that woman who collected 19th century hand made Amish swimwear. Jesus loves me, yes I know For the Bible tells me so When I'm weak he makes me strong That's why I sing this song If I die before I wake Pray to him my soul don't take Jesus loves me, yes I know D A Mommy she loved Jesus, but not like others did D G For she had a special bottle in which our savior lived D A Mommy she loved Jesus, but not like others did C G For she could unleash His vengeance by unfastening the lid As the year went on, things went from bad to worse, and I realized that if there wasn't a big change pretty soon, I'd never be able to get a date for the prom. I couldn't go the year before because Mom belonged to a church that considered dancing a one way ticket to Hell. But that's a whole nother story. Anyway, by this point Mom had appeared on the Richard Bay (sp) Show, A.M. Philadelphia and Geraldo, so there was no use in me changing schools, since everybody knew who my Mom was. Also we had to spend all the money from Mom's personal appearances to hire a bodyguard, since by this point we were getting about 400 death threats a day. Jesus loves me, yes I know For the Bible tells me so When I'm weak he makes me strong That's why I sing this song If I die before I wake Pray to him my soul don't take Jesus loves me, yes I know Then one night, I just couldn't stand it any more. While everyone else was sleeping I crept downstairs. Slowly I went up to the bottle and began to unfasten the lid. At first, nothing happened. But then the room filled with a thick white smoke. I was glad my sister had taken the batteries out of the smoke detector to put into her Walkman. When the smoke cleared, I found myself face to face with the son of God, who was much shorter than I had expected. He told me that since I'd freed Him, He'd grant me one wish. And that's how I got to go to the prom with Geena Davis. But you probably already read about that in People. Jesus loves me, yes I know For the Bible tells me so When I'm weak he makes me strong That's why I sing this song If I die before I wake Pray to him my soul don't take Jesus loves me, yes I know Mommy she loved Jesus, but not like others did For she had a special bottle in which our savior lived Mommy she loved Jesus, but not like others did For she could unleash His vengeance by unfastening the lid Mommy she loved Jesus, but not like others did For she had a special bottle in which our savior lived Mommy she loved Jesus, but not like others did For she could unleash His vengeance by unfastening the lid End on G#m. 3 - Jason's Head ---------------- Tabbed by: Mike Brennan (djpolokus@hotmail.com) From the version by: Guitarsurf@aol.com, edited by dhicks@erie.net Tiny notes by: Ben Gladdle (moose9377@hotmail.com) I figured out a way to play Jason's Head that's easier and more accurate too. It plays only low strings, so open chords won't work. I doubt Joe is playing open chords at all in any of the Milkmen songs anyway. So here goes: Intro/Verse: ----------- G F# C A E----------------------------------- B----------------------------------- G------------------5-------2-------- D--5-------4-------5-------2-------- A--5-------4-------3-------0-------- E--3-------2------------------------ The strumming pattern is pretty easy, even though it's not included. (Note: I think you could almost play just the bass note of the chord for the intro. Then switch back to power chords as Mike suggests for the verse.) Chorus: ------ G D C G E---------------------------------- B---------------------------------- G----------7-------5--------------- D--5-------7-------5--------5------ A--5-------5-------3--------5------ E--3------------------------3------ I think the strumming pattern for this one can be messed with. Bridge: ------ A D F# G E----------------------------- B----------------------------- G--2-------7------------------ D--2-------7--------4---5----- A--0-------5--------4---5----- E-------------------2---3----- A D F# A E----------------------------- B----------------------------- G--2-------7------------2----- D--2-------7--------4---2----- A--0-------5--------4---0----- E-------------------2--------- Solo: ---- (2:06) E-3---3-3---3-3-3-2---2-2---2-2-2-0---0-0---0-0-0------------------------------------------- B-------------------------------------------------------1---1-1---1-1-1-0---0-0---0-0-0----- G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2:13) E-----------------------------------------------------------0-------------------------0-- B-------------------------------------1---1-1---1-1-1---------3---0---1---0-------------- G-2---2-2---2-2-2-0---0-0---0-0-0-----------------------0-------------------------0------ D---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2:20) E-----------------------------------------------------------0---3---0-5---3---8-10----- B--3---1---0---1---3-1-0-3-1-0-3-0-3-1-0-3-1-0-3-0------------------------------------- G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Last chorus(continuation of solo): E-10--------10---------8---7--5--7--------10-------10-------8---7--5--3-------- B------------------------------------------------------------------------------ G------------------------------------------------------------------------------ D------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A------------------------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------------ B------------------------------------------------------------------ G--0---0-0---0-0-0------------------------------------------------- D------------------4---4-4---4-4-4-2---2-2---2-2-2----------------- A--------------------------------------------------3---3-3---3-3-3- E------------------------------------------------------------------ E-------------------------------------------------------------------|---- B-------------------------------------------------------------------|---- G-------------------------------------------------------------------|---- D-------------------------------------------------------------------|---- A--2---2-2---2-2-2-0---0-0---0-0-0-----------------3---3-3---3-3-3--|---- E----------------------------------3---3-3---3-3-3------------------|--3- Order of riffs: Intro/Verse Chorus Intro/Verse Chorus Bridge Solo Last Chorus Intro/Verse Hope you find that easier, especially with the solo. Mike Brennan 4 - Not Crazy ------------- A bit of an indifferent song, and a bit of an indifferent tab. I know I always say that, but agin, I think I've got most of it. Certainly enough to play along fairly convincingly. F#m Riff: -------- This is referred to a few times in the verse. It's simply just a quick exchange of Em-F#m-Em-F#m-Em... but I didn't really have room to write that on the tab! So, here it is. F#m Em E--2--2------0-2--0-2--0----- B--2--2------0-2--0-2--0----- G--2--2------0-2--0-2--0----- D--4--4------2-4--2-4--2----- A--4--4------2-4--2-4--2----- E--2--2------0-2--0-2--0----- Intro: ----- A G(x10x12xx) F(x8x10xx) Verse: ----- A F#m riff This is living, I've got A Everything I want at my fingertips F#m riff Just have to clap and lights turn on D F I've got several piles of records, I don't know Dm A F#m riff Which one I'll put on next D F Dm I've got a hundred subscriptions to magazines I'll never read A I like mail F#m Staring at the toys on my wall Bm F#m Wondering what can be swallowed or take out an eyeball D A Or what the people in China think about these things C#m When they make them G I'm not crazy F#m D E I'm merely entertaining the thought of going insane verse: The ball game must be over now Maybe they'll show a movie from the 80s And I'll imagine what it would be like to live back then At the age I am now I'm staring at the back of her head Trying to make her turn around Feeling the meat on my cat Wondering what it would be like to cook her but I won't Cause that would cause a terrible fuss among my friends And I'm not crazy I'm merely entertaining the thought of going insane Outro: ----- I play the outro pretty much the same as the intro. I think there's a little bit more going on, but this is close enough. If you have a bass player, play an A as normal, but play a high C#m (xx11x14x) in place of the A on guitar. I dunno... It seems to work for me. There's a bit of this high pitched guitar throughout the song, but this is the only place it's really necessary. And if you're playing on your own, without the bass, just go for the A... the high bit doesn't work on its own. A I'm not crazy G F I'm not crazy A I'm not crazy G F I'm not crazy A I'm not crazy G F I'm not crazy A I'm not crazy G F I'm not crazy A I'm not crazy End on the A. (or the C#m if you're playing the high bits as well) That last bit is kinda confusing, so if you run into problems just mail me and ask. Or if you've got corrections, which are always welcome. 5 - Let's Get the Baby High --------------------------- Transcribed by: Guitarsurf@aol.com E Man: She looked like a corpse on my front porch Clutching the spawn of her latest divorce, saying G A E Both: Let's get the baby high! E Woman: Oh Little pig, little pig, let me in! I've traded food stamps for a bottle of gin, c'mon G A E Let's get the baby high! F# C# Man: For someone like you to get custody F# C# Of an innocent child is a tragedy, A B E You won't get your baby high. E Woman: Oh, just open up, i've got nowhere to go. My man threw me out and it's starting to snow, so G A E Let's get the baby high! E Man: I don't mean to question your parenting skills, But i'm really amazed that kid hasn't been killed! G A E Please don't get your baby high. F# C# Woman: For someone like you to criticize me F# C# Is really the height of hypocrisy! A B E So let's get the baby high! BRIDGE: E C repeated several times E Man: There's no way in hell I'll open my door, I still have pictures from the time before G A E You won't get your baby high. E Woman: Yes i've traded my bullets for a couple of lids, But it's none of your business how i raise my kids! G A E Now let's get the baby high! F# C# Man: For someone like you to get custody F# C# Of an innocent child is a tragedy, A B E You won't get your baby high. E Woman: I've asked you politely, now i'm gonna be mean- If you don't open up, i'm going to scream! G A E Now let's get the baby high! E Man: You can scream all you want but you're not gettin' in What you do to that kid is really a sin! G A E Please don't get your baby high. F# C# Woman: For someone like you to criticize me F# C# Is really the height of hypocrisy! A B E Now let's get the baby high! BRIDGE: E C repeated several times E Man: She stood still like a corpse on my front porch Still clutching the spawn of her latest divorce, saying G A E Let's get the baby high. Direct any questions to April; GuitarSurf@aol.com. She is the master guitar part transcriber! 6 - Little Volcano ------------------ The words for this are a bit of a mess as well, so please help. The verse is yet more funky strumming on a Bm and a G (a popular Milkmen combination!). Lyrics: ------ verse: Bm he's quiet on the inside G Bm G something from his past Bm come on the surface G Bm G but that's never gonna last Bm say one wrong word G Bm G something nobody knew Bm G what's in his head Bm G no one has a clue chorus: D he's a little volcano watch him blow his mind A he walks the earth fires burn in his side (eyes) Bm little volcano watch the lava flow G what makes him mad i never know verse: don't push him too far stay out of his way with his fire and hair(?) he's coming to play you said the wrong thing now he's right in your face he just might explode you're getting on his case chorus: he's a little volcano watch him blow his mind he walks the earth fires burn in his side (eyes) little volcano watch the lava flow what makes him mad i never know bridge: Bb little volcano B no no no Bb little volcano B go go go Bb little volcano F he's gonna blow aahhhh! solo: with verse chords chorus: (x2) End on Bm. 7 - Nobody Falls Like --------------------- Only 2 problems with this one. #1: I've changed the A's in the "Why don't you..." bit to Am. I think it's right, but sometimes it's hard to tell. Problem #2: the words. Help! :) Note: There's a little variation on the C in the verse that I can't quite hear well enough to work out. And there's no distinct verses or choruses, so I haven't marked them. Lyrics: ------ D C Why did I give my neighbours D C The head of a chicken last night D C Did I think a headless chicken could F Bb Make everything alright D C Why do I get ? ?? D C That I sometimes do D C Is there something wrong F Bb With me or with you F Bb Why don't you stop lookin' at me F Bb Why don't you stop spyin' on me F Bb Why don't you just leave me alone Bb Am F Why don't you get out of my head Bb Am D Why don't you get out of my head Bb Am F Why don't you get out of my head Bb Am Bb Why don't you get out of my head Bb Am You put something in my skull D C You put something in my skull Bb Am You put something in my skull G C You put something in my skull D C Why did I ? ? ? D C ? ? ? ? ? D C Is it just because I F Bb Like to hear the children scream D C Why do I do these bad things D C That I sometimes do D C Can you give me a reason F Bb Can you give me a clue F Bb Why don't you stop lookin' at me F Bb Why don't you stop spyin' on me F Bb Why can't you just leave me alone Bb Am F Why don't you get out of my head Bb Am D Why don't you get out of my head Bb Am F Why don't you get out of my head Bb Am Bb Why don't you get out of my head Bb Am You put something in my brain D C You put something in my brain Bb Am You put something in my brain G C You put something in my brain D C Why did I touch the postman D C With a cattle prod today D C He wasn't hurting me F Bb He wasn't in my way F Bb You put something in my skull F Bb You put something in my skull F Bb You put something in my skull D C Why did I get the flowers D C When I know it's not allowed D C Is it just because I F Bb Wanna stand out from the crowd F Bb Is there something in my brain F Bb Is there something in my skull (soul?) End on F. 8 - I Started To Hate You ------------------------- There are two different sorts of verses. One with "I started to hate you" 6 times, and another with it repeated 10 times. For the sake of the size of this file, I didn't write it all out every time. I'm sure you can figure out what to play from the previous ones. However, as always, if you need help, please just ask. Riff: ---- I play this with power chords, cause otherwise it's just a bit too tricky. The Am is no different from an A power chord, but if you really want to play bar chords you should play an Am. Am G C Am E----------------------------- B----------------------------- G--------5-------------------- D--7-7-5-5-7------------------ A--7-7-5-3-7------------------ E--5-5-3---5------------------ Verse: ----- C D D A D A D A This song fits the mood I'm in C D A Trying to push something out of a pen F C Don't know how, where or when F I started to hate you C I started to hate you Am I started to hate you G I started to hate you F#m I started to hate you F I started to hate you verse: (as before, but with the extra ending) It's kinda hard to explain Your stories are never what you claim After I played your little game I started to hate you (x6) Em I started to hate you G I started to hate you F# I started to hate you F I started to hate you Riff (x8) verse: You used to be my friend All those letters that you'd send Suddenly they stopped and then I started to hate you (x6) verse: I thought you were so cool I wished that I went to your school Then I broke my only rule I started to hate you (x10) Solo: ---- The solo starts at 1:57. I haven't bothered tabbing it yet, and it's a little messy so it might take a while. However, you should get by playing the riff as described before. The riff changes in the middle of the solo, moving up as described below. I haven't tabbed this out, because all you have to do is move everything up one or two frets as indicated. Riff (x8) Riff up 2 frets (x4) Riff up 1 more (x2) Riff up 1 more (x2) verse: Wonder how you can be so mean You're never really what you seem I never was a part of your dream I started to hate you (x10) Outro: ----- Just play the Riff again, four more times... I hate you just go away I hate you just stay away Don't wanna see you today I hate you just go away End on Am. 9 - The Infant Of Prague Customized My Van ------------------------------------------ The main/bass riff as below is played in the intro and at various points after the chorus. NB: lowE 022100 - used for chorus, intro etc. highE x79997 - used in the verse Main/Bass Riff: -------------- lowE D----2-0--------|--- A--------2--0---|--- E--0----------3-|-0- The guitar and bass play the same thing here, though if you can't be bothered, just play a low E chord and leave it to the bass. Verse: highE A E Saint Theresa the Sacred parted us in 1783 A E Her body was found incorrupt with no sign of decay A E Saint Frances Xavier got dug up in 1975 A E All the priests were really relieved when he looked like he was still alive Chorus: C#m Believe it or not Some saints don't rot C G Their bodies don't decay D While most of us A Just turn to dust lowE Shortly after we pass away verse: Saint Bernadette still looks mighty fresh though she's been dead for years Her cheeks still have a pinkish hue and there's colour in her ears Saint Josaphat looked like a drowned rat when they fished him out of the river Yet after a week he didn't even reek and that made the heathens shiver chorus: Honest to God You can lay 'em in sod In coffins made of wood And when they're exhumed From where they're entombed They'll still look pretty good instrumental: (solo with verse chords) chorus: Believe it or not Some saints don't rot Their bodies don't decay While most of us Just turn to dust Shortly after we pass away verse: Saint Andrew was flayed alive & his tongue ripped from his head Yet everyone who saw him agreed that he looked even better dead Saint Catherine Laboure is tucked away in a tiny church in Paris Though she looks pretty neat I'm afraid they cheated - she's filled with carbolic acid! chorus: Honest to God You can lay 'em in sod In coffins made of wood And when they're exhumed From where they're entombed They'll still look pretty good Saints preserve us... End on main/bass riff and then a low E. 10 - The Woman Who Was Also A Mongoose -------------------------------------- Transcribed by Benny and April INTRO: 3 progressions of D Bm G D She was once an attraction at the county fair and now she sleeps in a box at the top of the stairs and she loves it here make no mistake cause she can earn her keep by chasin snakes And if I wake up late at night i know that everything will be alright, cause crawling round on my roof is the woman who was also a mongoose A (D Bm G D)x4 She was born in May ninety years ago In a little town outside Buffalo but the town folk feared her and they chased her away and now she's happy with a place to stay And if I wake up late at night i know that everything will be alright, cause crawling round on my roof is the woman who was also a mongoose A (D Bm G D)x4 She trapped a rattler out behind the barn and she let it go without any harm then she came inside for a cup of tea and she spoke for a while with my brother and me chasing after field mice running through the high grass thats what she loves to do and if she's happy as a mongoose, it shouldn't bother me or you And if I wake up late at night i know that everything will be alright, cause crawling round on my roof is the woman who was also a mongoose (D Bm G D) x2 A D Any comments or questions send them to skaboi@cyberhighway.net or nekmo@hotmail.com (dhicks@erie.net no longer exists..i moved) From the Dead Milkmen Guitar Tab Project http://www.geocities.com/dmtabs/