Jeff Rosenstock - Polar bear or africa
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[Palm mute thingy; see below for tabs]
C# G# A#m
C# G# A#m
D#m C# G#
D#m C# G#
As I dC#esaturaG#te the ferA#mtile greens, I wanF#na tell you I
Don't C#perpetuaG#te these wesA#mtern schemes but I can'F#t stop laughing at
The C#shortsightedG#ness of childA#mhood dreams where we're alF#l young astronauts.
The C#truth is it G#sucks being A#myoung and in Fmlove.
When you're F#old you're just D#mbummed that you'll F#never be D#mhappy enough.
C# G# A#m
C# G# A#m
Swim C#in waterfG#alls while paA#mrents sleep; eF#merge with spider bites.
FearC#lessly exG#ploring new A#mcountries, I crasF#hed my motorbike.
I wanted C#to outline the scG#ar in tatA#mtoo ink.
It looked F#like a polar bear or Africa.
But the C#scar went G#away and my A#mmemories Fmchanged.
No, it F#wouldn't be D#mgreat to be F#back in D#m1998.
F# D#m
C#I've been treating my body.
FmLike I never worry that A#mI'm gonna die
F#Because you would forgive me.
C#I've been treating my body.
FmLike I, like I'm worried
That A#mI'm gonna G#die and F#you're gonna forD#mget my name.
C#
So A#mwhat do we get for the G#friends we've met and the D#mones we love at F#home?
Yeah, A#mwhat do we get for the G#friends we've met and the D#mone we’ve left F#alone?
We're gonna C#give 'em a trip to the hospital.
We're gonna Fmgive 'em the bill for the funeral.
We're gonna A#mgive 'em the debt from our student loans.
We're gonna G#give 'em what's left of the shit we owned.
We're gonna C#give 'em a trip to the hospital.
We're gonna Fmgive 'em the bill for the funeral.
We're gonna A#mgive 'em the debt from our student loans.
We're gonna G#give 'em what's left of the shit we owned.
We're gonna C#give 'em a trip to the hospital.
We're gonna Fmgive 'em the bill for the funeral.
We're gonna A#mgive 'em the debt from our student loans.
We're gonna G#give 'em what's left of the shit we owned.
We're gonna C#give 'em a trip to the hospital.
We're gonna Fmgive 'em the bill for the funeral.
That A#mI'm gonna G#die and F#you're gonna forD#mget my name.
A#mI'm gonna G#die and F#you're gonna forD#mget my name.
A#mI'm gonna G#die and F#you're gonna forD#mget my C#name.
C# Fm A#m G# F#
C# Fm A#m G# F#
So A#mwhat do we get for the G#friends we've met and the D#mones we love at F#home?
Yeah, A#mwhat do we get for the G#friends we’ve met and the D#mone we've left F#alone?
TAB OF NON-CHORD THINGS:
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Intro (listen for where palm-muting stops):
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-6-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-8-6-6----|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--------------------10-|
A|-----------------------------------------9--9--9--9--9-9-9-9--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-6-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-11-8-|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|----11-13-11-13-11-9----------------------|-13-11-13-11-----------13--13--13-11-9-|
B|-2/------------------9-11-----------------|-------------14-13-11------------------|
G|---------------------------10--10--10-8-6-|---------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
e|-14-13-14-13-11-9-13--11-11--11-------|-14-13-14-13-11-9-18--16-----16-------|
B|--------------------------------13----|--------------------------18----18-16-|
G|-----------------------------------13-|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
"That you'll never happy enough...":
e|---------------------------|----------------(-13----13----)-|
B|---------------------------|----------------(----14----14-)-|
G|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-11-11-10------------------|--------------------------------|
A|------------8/11--6--4-6-4-|-8-8-8-6--4---------------------|
E|---------------------------|------------6-4-HOLD AND BEND!--|
Chorus - "I've been treating...":
e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-11-11-10-10-10-10-10-10-11-11-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-8--8--8--8--8--8--10-10-8--8--8--8--8--8--|
D|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-11-11-10-10-10-10-10-10-11-11-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-11-11-10-10-10-10-10-10-11-11-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
D|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-11-11-10-10-10-10-10-10-11-11-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-8--8--8--8--8--8--10-10-8--8--8--8--8--8--|
D|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
"That I'm gonna die and you're gonna forget my name...":
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|--------3-6--3-686-|
A|---4--6------------|
E|-4-----------------|
CHIPTUNE SOUNDS! - "We're gonna give 'em..." (first time around):
e|-------------|-------------|------------|----------|
B|-14----------|-14----------|14----------|----------|
G|----13-11-10-|----13-11-10-|---13-11-10-|-8-10-8-6-|
D|-------------|-------------|------------|----------| repeats throughout
A|-------------|-------------|------------|----------|
E|-------------|-------------|------------|----------|
(MORE CHIPTUNE SOUNDS!) - "We're gonna give 'em..." (second time around); play on the off beats:
e|-16-14-16-18-16-14-16-|-16-14-16-17-13-11-13-|-16-14-16-18-16-14-16-|
B|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
G|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
D|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
A|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
e|-14-13-14-13-14-13-14-|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------| whole thing repeats throughout
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
"We're gonna give 'em..." (third time around):
Sounds like Mike Huguenor coming in with some sweet little licks in the background;
listen to the song for timing because this guitar track is very quiet:
e|----|-------|----------------|----------------|----|----|
B|----|-------|-------13-14----|----------------|----|----|
G|-13-|-11-10-|-------------13-|----------------|-13-|-10-|
D|----|-------|-13h15----------|--13h15---13-11-|----|----| and here comes the solo!
A|----|-------|----------------|----------------|----|----|
E|----|-------|----------------|----------------|----|----|
BIG SOLO! MUCHO GROUSE! TREMOLO PICKING! GO NUTS! AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!
e|-16-14-|-13-11-|-9-13-11-----|----|-16-18-|-20-21-|-20-21-20-|-18-|
B|-------|-------|---------13--|-11-|-------|-------|----------|----|
G|-------|-------|-------------|----|-------|-------|----------|----|
D|-------|-------|-------------|----|-------|-------|----------|----|
A|-------|-------|-------------|----|-------|-------|----------|----|
E|-------|-------|-------------|----|-------|-------|----------|----|
Solo doubling; STILL TREMOLO PICKING:
e|-------|----------|----------|---|
B|-------|----------|----------|---|
G|-13-15-|-13-11-10-|-6-10-8-6-|-4-|
D|-------|----------|----------|---| play twice
A|-------|----------|----------|---|
E|-------|----------|----------|---|
OUTRO - "What do we get...?"
e|-------18----------18----|-------16----------16----|-14-13-14-13-14-13-13-|-14--13-14-13-14-14-13-|
B|-18-18----18-18-18----18-|-16-16----16-16-16----16-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|-14--14-14-14-14-14-14-|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
e|-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-|-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-|-21-21-21-21-21-21-20--|-21-|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|----|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|----|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|----|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|----|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|----|
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