The Offspring - The meaning of life

The Offspring - The Meaning of Life Track 2 of Ixnay on the Hombre (1997). Tuning: E standard (EADG) Time signature: 4/4 Intro [00:00] |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |--------3-------|3-3-3-3-3-----3-|5-5-5-5-6--5--3-|--------3~------| |5-5-5-5----5--3-|-----------5----|----------------|5-5-5-5-----3~--| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |--------3-------|3-3-3-3-3-----3-|5-5-5-5-6--5--3-|----------------| |5-5-5-5----5--3-|-----------5----|----------------|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------| |--------3~------| |0-0-0-0-----3~--| |----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |--------3-------|--------3-------|--------3-------|--------3-------| |5-5-5-5----5--3-|5-5-5-5----5--3-|5-5-5-5----5--3-|5-5-5-5----5--3-| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Verse 1 [00:19] |-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |*----------------|------------2-2-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |*5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-----|----------------|----------------| |-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| On the way Trying to get where I'd like to stay I'm always feeling I don't want it I gotta go find my own way I gotta go make |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------*| |3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-*| x2 |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| steered away By someone trying to tell me What to say and do my own mistakes Sorry man for feeling Feeling the way I do Chorus 1 [00:42] |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-----| |5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|------------3-3-| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Oh yeah Oh yeah Open wide and they'll shove in their meaning of life |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Oh yeah Oh yeah Not for me I'll do it on my own |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-----| |5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|------------3-3-| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Oh yeah Oh yeah Open wide and swallow their meaning of life |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|3~----3~----3~--| |1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----3-----3-----| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| I can't make it work your way Thanks but no thanks Fill [01:04] |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |--------3-------|3-3-3-3-3-----3-|5-5-5-5-6--5--3-|--------3~------| |5-5-5-5----5--3-|-----------5----|----------------|5-5-5-5-----3~--| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Whoa-o |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |--------3-------|3-3-3-3-3-----3-|5-5-5-5-6--5--3-|----------------| |5-5-5-5----5--3-|-----------5----|----------------|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------| |--------3~------| |0-0-0-0-----3~--| |----------------| Verse 2 [01:17] |-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |*----------------|------------2-2-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |*5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-----|----------------|----------------| |-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| By the way I know your path has been tried and so it may seem like the And the bottom Line in all of this seems to say There's no right and |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------*| |3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-*| x2 |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| way to go Me, I'd rather be found Trying something new no wrong way Sorry if I don't feel like Living the way you do Chorus 2 [01:40] |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-----| |5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|------------3-3-| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Oh yeah Oh yeah Open wide and they'll shove in their meaning of life |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Oh yeah Oh yeah Not for me I'll do it on my own |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-----| |5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|------------3-3-| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Oh yeah Oh yeah Open wide and swallow their meaning of life |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|3~----3~----3~--| |1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----3-----3-----| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| I can't make it work your way Thanks but no thanks Bridge [02:03] |-----------------|-----------------| |----------------|----------------| |*----------------|------3-3-3-3-3-*| |----------------|----------------| |*5-5-5-1-1-1-1-1-|3-3-3-----------*| x3 |1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|3~----3~----3~--| |-----------------|-----------------| |----------------|----3-----3-----| Chorus 3 [02:14] |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-----| |5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|------------3-3-| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Oh yeah Oh yeah Open wide and they'll shove in their meaning of life |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Oh yeah Oh yeah Not for me I'll do it on my own |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-----| |5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|------------3-3-| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Oh yeah Oh yeah Open wide and swallow their meaning of life |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|3~----3~----3~--| |1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----3-----3-----| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| I can't make it work your way Thanks but no thanks Outro [02:36] |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |--------3-------|3-3-3-3-3-----3-|5-5-5-5-6--5--3-|--------3~------| |5-5-5-5----5--3-|-----------5----|----------------|5-5-5-5-----3~--| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Whoa-o |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |--------3-------|3-3-3-3-3-----3-|5-5-5-5-6--5--3-|----------------| |5-5-5-5----5--3-|-----------5----|----------------|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------| |--------3~------| |0-0-0-0-----3~--| |----------------| . |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |--------3-------|--------3-------|--------3-------|----------------| |5-5-5-5----5--3-|5-5-5-5----5--3-|5-5-5-5----5--3-|5---------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Legend: ~ Let ring . Staccato |------| |*----*| |*----*| Repeat section |------| Song structure: 00:00 Intro 00:19 Verse 1 00:42 Chorus 1 01:04 Fill 01:17 Verse 2 same as Verse 1 01:40 Chorus 2 same as Chorus 1 02:03 Bridge 02:14 Chorus 3 same as Chorus 1 02:36 Outro References: * https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/the_offspring/ixnay_on_the_hombre_bass_528762 (bass (album); by RaiLeff) * https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/the_offspring/the_meaning_of_life_bass_6046 (bass; by Jimmy B.) * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-DWSmkbpmk (Live at Rock Station 01.09.16)