Dead Kennedy's Tabs & Lyrics
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NAZI PUNKS "FUCK OFF!" - Dead Kennedys Repeat x2: Db Bb e|------------------------|------------------------| B|------------------------|------------------------| G|-10----10----10----10---|-10----7--7--------7--5-| D|-11----11----11----11---|-11----8--8--------8--6-| A|-11----11----11----11---|-11----8--8--------8--6-| E|-9-----9-----9-----9----|-9-----6--6--------6--4-| (sl) Ab Bb e|------------------------|------------------------| B|------------------------|------------------------| G|-5-----5-----5-----5----|-5-----7--7--------7----| D|-6-----6-----6-----6----|-6-----8--8--------8----| A|-6-----6-----6-----6----|-6-----8--8--------8----| E|-4-----4-----4-----4----|-4-----6--6--------6----| Then repeat x2: Ab Bb Ab Bb e|------------------------|------------------------| B|------------------------|------------------------| G|-5-----7--7--------x----|-5-----7--7--------x----| D|-6-----8--8--------x----|-6-----8--8--------x----| A|-6-----8--8--------x----|-6-----8--8--------x----| E|-4-----6--6--------x----|-4-----6--6--------x----| Ab Bb Db e|------------------------|------------------------| B|------------------------|------------------------| G|-5-----7--7--------x----|-10----10-10-10----10---| D|-6-----8--8--------x----|-11----11-11-11----11---| A|-6-----8--8--------x----|-11----11-11-11----11---| E|-4-----6--6--------x----|-9-----9--9--9-----9----| -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
CALIFORNIA ÜBER ALLES - Dead Kennedys By:T-Dog PunkSk8r99@aol.com Intro e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--9--9--9--9--9--9--11--9--| D|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--9--9--9--9--9--9--11--9--| A|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--7--7--7--7--7--7--9---7--| E|--------------------------------------------------| Verse repeat 3x\ repeat all until chorus\ e|----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------| G|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--9--9--9--9--9--9--11--9---o|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-6-5-6--o| D|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--9--9--9--9--9--9--11--9---o|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-6-5-6--o| A|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--7--7--7--7--7--7--9---7----|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-3-4-3-4---| E|----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------| Chorus repeat 2x\ repeat 2x\ e|------------------------------------------||-------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------||-------------------------------------| G|-8--8--8--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-12--12--12--o||o-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6--6--6--7--7--4--o| D|-8--8--8--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-12--12--12--o||o-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6--6--6--7--7--4--o| A|-6--6--6--6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-10--10--10---||--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4--4--4--5--5--2---| E|------------------------------------------||-------------------------------------| Last Verse repeat until chorus\ e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|o-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6--6--6--7--7--4--o| D|o-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6--6--6--7--7--4--o| A|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4--4--4--5--5--2---| E|-------------------------------------| End Part repeat 3x\ e|-----------------------------------------------------|--------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------|--------------| G|--8--8-8-8-8--8-8-8--------------11-11-11-----------o|-8---8-8-8-8--| D|--8--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-11--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--o|-8---8-8-8-8--| A|--6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-11--11-11-11-9--9--9--11-11-11---|-6---6-6-6-6--| E|--------------------9---9--9--9-----------9--9--10---|--------------| That's about it! You'll have to listen to the song to get the exact feel for it. ===============================================================================
HOLIDAY IN CAMBODIA - Dead Kennedys ^ = bend e = 1st string E = 6th string intro: e[--8^--5^--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-etc... D[------------------------------------------7-7-7------------------------------------------------------------ A[---------------7--6--------------9--8---------------7--6---------------9--8---------------------------- E[--8-8-8--5---------8-8-8--5------------------5----------8-8-8--5---------8-8-8--7--6--5-5-5-5 "So You' ve been..." "play ethnicky jazz": D[--------------7-7-7-7 A[--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5 E[--3-3-3-3------------ "it's time to taste...": D[--7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5---------5-5----------- A[--5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3--5-5--3-3--7-7-7-7 E[--------------------------3-3--------5-5-5-5 "brace yourself": D[--2-2-2--4-4-4--5-5-5--4-4-4 A[--0-0-0--2-2-2--3-3-3--2-2-2 the 2nd "brace yourself": D[--2-2-2--4-4-4--5-5-5--7-7-7 A[--0-0-0--2-2-2--3-3-3--5-5-5 Chorus: D[--2-2-2--5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7 A[--0-0-0--3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5 4th line of chorus: D[--2-2-2--5-5-5----------------------- A[--0-0-0--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3 E[--------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1 repeat everything once, but with different lyrics Solo: e[--16-16-16..--17-17-17..--18-18-18..--19-19-19.. back to intro then...: A[---------8--9 . . .4X E[--0--6------- "it's time to taste part" pol,pot: a[--2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--10-10-10-10 d[--0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--8---8---8---8 Chorus Pol Pot: a[--5--2 d[--3--0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TOO DRUNK TO FUCK - Dead Kennedys e| -------------------------------- B| -------------------------------- G| -------------------------------- riff A: D| --------0-1-0---------0-----0--- A| 0---3-0-------3-0-0-3-----3---3- E| -------------------------------- e| -------------------------------- B| -------------------------------- G| -------------------------------- riff B: D| ----------------0---0---1---0--- A| 3---3---3---3------------------- E| -------------------------------- e| ------------------------ B| ------------------------ G| ------------------------ riff A2: D| --------0-1-0---------0- A| 0---3-0-------3-0-0-3--- E| ------------------------ e| ---------------- B| ---------------- G| ---------------- riff C: D| ---------------- A| ---------------- E| 5---5---3-5---3- e| -------------------------------- B| -------------------------------- G| -------------------------------- riff D: D| --------2-3-2---------2-----2--- A| 2---5-2-------5-2-2-5-----5---5- E| -------------------------------- e| -------------------------------- B| -------------------------------- G| -------------------------------- riff E: D| ----------------2---2---3---2--- A| 5---5---5---5------------------- E| -------------------------------- e| ------------------------ B| ------------------------ G| ------------------------ riff D2: D| --------2-3-2---------2- A| 2---5-2-------5-2-2-5--- E| ------------------------ (intro:) riff A (x2) (verse:) riff A (x4) (sing on third) riff B riff A riff A (x2) riff B riff A2 (chords:) --G-G-G- E-------------------------G-G-G- Too drunk to fuck E-------------------------G-G-G- Too drunk to fuck E---------G-G-G-E---------G-G-G- Too drunk, to fuck E---E---F---F---F#--F#--C---C--- I'm too drunk, too drunk, too drunk to fuck (repeat verse) (2nd verse) (break:) C---------------C--------------- C---------------C--------------- C-------D-------D#------D--D#-D- D#--C--------------------------- C-------D-------D#------D--D#-D- C------------------------------- riff C (x3) D-----D#----C--- riff C (x2) D-----C-----a-g-c-a-------G-G-G- (a-g-c-a- with a single string) E-------------------------G-G-G- Too drunk.... E-------------------------G-G-G- E---------G-G-G-E---------G-G-G- E---E---F---F---F#--F#--C---C--- I'm sick soft gooey and cold, too drunk to fuck riff A (x2) (verse:) riff D (x4) riff E riff D riff D (x2) riff E riff D2 --A-A-A- F#------------------------A-A-A- Too drunk... F#------------------------A-A-A- F#--------A-A-A-F#--------A-A-A- F#--F#--G---G---G#--G#--D---D--- (x3) D-------C-------D-------F--D-F-- (x3) Yeah, yeah D------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
POLICE TRUCK - Dead Kennedys First the riffs used in the song: ("10" means ten everywhere except in the Riff 2 and in the solo) Riff 1 Riff 2 Riff 3 Riff 4 Riff 5 e 6-6-7-7- -------- -------- 7-7-6-6- -------- -------- -------- h -------- 3--21--- 3310---- -------- -------- -------- -------- g -------- -------- -------- -------- 2-2-3-3- 2b3----- 3b2-0--- d -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- ------2- a -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- e -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Riff 6 Riff 7 comp for Em parts e 10-98--- 10-10-87 -------- -------- -------- -------- h -------- -------- 4---4--- 4---4--- -------- -------- g -------- -------- --3---3- --3---3- -------- -------- d -------- -------- -------- -------- 2-2-2-2- 2-2-2-2- a -------- -------- -------- -------- 2-2-2-2- 2-2-2-2- e -------- -------- -------- -------- 0-0-3-0- 0-0-3-0- Intro: e -------- -------- -------- h 3------- 2------- 1------- g 2------- 1------- 0------- d -------- -------- -------- a -------- -------- -------- e -------- -------- -------- Em D Em e -------- -------- 7------- -10-9-8- 7------- --8-7-6- 5------- -------- ---- h 0------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --3-2-1- 0--- g -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- ---- d -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- ---- a -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- ---- e -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- ---- Em Tonight's the night that we got the truck We're going downtown gonna beat up drunks (Riff 1) Your turn to drive I'll bring the beer It's the late night shift no one to fear (Riff 1) B Bb A G Em And ride, ride how we ride (Riff 2) B Bb B Em We ride, low__ride (Riff 3) (Riff 3) It's roundup time where the good whores meet We're gonna drag one screaming off the street (Riff 4) And ride, ride how we ride (Riff 5) Got a black uniform and a silver badge Playin' cops for real, playin' cops for pay (Riff 4) Let's ride, lowride Solo: e -------- -------- -------- h -------- -------- -------- g -------- -------- -------- d -------- -------- (3x) 22110011 (4x) a 22222222 1110-0-- -------- e -------- ------33 -------- e -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- h -------- 32323234 54545454 -------- -------- 32323234 54545454 g 43434343 -------- -------- 21212123 43434343 -------- -------- d -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- a -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- e -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- e -------- -------- h 54545454 54545454 g -------- -------- d -------- -------- a -------- -------- e -------- -------- Em (Riff 3) (Riff 3) Pull down your dress here's a kick in the ass Let's beat you blue 'til you shit in your pants (Riff 1) Don't move, child gotta big black stick There's six of us, babe so suck on my dick (Riff 1) And ride, ride how we ride (Riff 2) Let's ride, lowride B Bb A G The left newspapers might whine a bit B Bb A G But the guys at the station they don't give a shit B Bb B D B Bb A Dispatch calls "Are you doin' something wicked?" B Bb B D B Bb A G "No siree, Jack, we're just givin' tickets" As we ride, ride how we ride (Riff 2) As we ride, ride how we ride (Riff 6) As we ride, ride how we ride (Riff 7) Let's ride, lowride --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2b3 means bending from 2 to 3 and 3b2 is releasing it.
CHEMICAL WARFARE - The Dead Kennedys Intro: e-|--------------------------------------| B-|--------------------------------------| G-|--------------------------------------| D-|------------------------------------7-| A-|---3-3-5-3----3-3-7-7-3-3---3-3-5-3-7-| E-|-5----------5-------------5---------5-| riff 1: e-|----------------------------------------------------| B-|----------------------------------------------------| G-|----------------------------------------------------| D-|-10-10-10-10-9-9-7--7-x-7-5-5--7-10-10-10-10-9-9-7--| A-|-10-10-10-10-9-9-7--7-x-7-5-5--7-10-10-10-10-9-9-7--| E-|--8--8--8--8-7-7-5--5-x-5-3-3--5--8--8--8--8-7-7-5--| riff 2: e-|--------------------------------| B-|--------------------------------| G-|--------------------------------| D-|-7-7-10-10-7-7-10-10-12-12-10-7-| A-|-7-7-10-10-7-7-10-10-12-12-10-7-| E-|-5-5--8--8-5-5--8--8-10-10--8-5-| riff 3: e-|----------------------------------| B-|----------------------------------| G-|-7-7-7-10-10-7-7-10-10-12-12-10-7-| D-|-7-7-7-10-10-7-7-10-10-12-12-10-7-| A-|-5-5-5--8--8-5-5--8--8-10-10--8-5-| E-|----------------------------------| riff 4: e-|------------------------------------------------------------------- B-|------------------------------------------------------------------- G-|------------------------------------------------------------------- D-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-5-10-10-10-10-7-7-5-10-10-10- A-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-5-10-10-10-10-7-7-5-10-10-10- E-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-3--8--8--8--8-5-5-3--8-8-8-8- e-|-------------------------------------------------------| B-|-------------------------------------------------------| G-|-------------------------------------------------------| D-|-7-7-5-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| A-|-7-7-5-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| E-|-5-5-3--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-| riff 5: e-|----------------------------------------------| B-|----------------------------------------------| G-|-9-9-9-12-9--9-9-9-12-9--9-9-9-12-9--7-9-7-9--| D-|-9-9-9-12-9--9-9-9-12-9--9-9-9-12-9--7-9-7-9--| A-|-7-7-7-10-7--7-7-7-10-7--7-7-7-10-7--5-7-5-7--| E-|----------------------------------------------| riff 6: e-|------------------------------------| B-|------------------------------------| G-|------------------------------------| D-|-7--7-7-6-6-5-5-4-4-7-7-6-6-5-5-4-4-| A-|-7--7-7-6-6-5-5-4-4-7-7-6-6-5-5-4-4-| E-|-5--5-5-4-4-3-3-2-2-5-5-4-4-3-3-2-2-| riff 7: e-|----------------------------------| B-|----------------------------------| G-|----------------------------------| D-|-10-10--7-7-5-5-5-5-5-7-10-10-7-7-| A-|-10-10--7-7-5-5-5-5-5-7-10-10-7-7-| E-|--8--8--5-5-3-3-3-3-3-5--8--8-5-5-| riff 8: e-|-------------------------------------------------------| B-|-------------------------------------------------------| G-|-7-7-5-10-10-7-7-5-10-10-7-7-5-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| D-|-7-7-5-10-10-7-7-5-10-10-7-7-5-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| A-|-5-5-3--8--8-5-5-3--8--8-5-5-3--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-| E-|-------------------------------------------------------| riff 9: e-|-----------------------| B-|-----------------------| G-|-----------------------| D-|-7--x--5--x--2-2-2-2-5-| A-|-7--x--5--x--2-2-2-2-5-| E-|-5--x--3--x--0-0-0-0-3-| riff 10: e-|-------------------------------------------| B-|-------------------------------------------| G-|-------------13-12-13-15-13-12-13--------12- D-|-11-10-11-13----------------------10-13----- A-|-------------------------------------------| E-|-------------------------------------------| e-|-------------------------------------------| B-|-------------------------------------------| G-|-------------12-11-12-13-12-11-12----12----| D-|-11-10-11-13----------------------11----10-| A-|-------------------------------------------| E-|-------------------------------------------| INTRO: RIFF 1: RIFF 2 Down at the arsenal they keep the nerve gases RIFF 2 guarded day and night by caged white rabbits RIFF 3 been sitting there for years I'm gonna have at it RIFF 4 I cut through the fence run right in and grab it go crazy crazy crazy crazy.... RIFF 1: RIFF 2 Now I got my own mustard gas in my pocket RIFF 2 Climb on a tree on a branch and drop it` RIFF 3 on a country club full of saturday golfers RIFF so i can watch them die chokin shakin in convulsions go crazy crazy crazy crazy crazy crazy crazy crazy.... RIFF 5 chemical warfare chemical warfare chemical warfare warfare warfare RIFF 6 RIFF 2 panic in the air see the headless chickens runnin RIFF 2 golf carts head on crashing crackin heads wide open RIFF 3 scratch the grass mister you can't breathe RIFF 7 and roll and writhe in a sand trap starting to heave claw those clubs lemme see you seethe RIFF 8 crazy crazy crazy crazy crazy crazy RIFF 5 chemical warfare chemical warfare chemical warfare warfare warfare RIFF 9 yellow air yellow clouds blowin down down down the fairway sensitive to the touch mowin down the putting green heading straight for the big club house where.. RIFF 10 the stuffed country club effervescent ladies so carefree relax pose by the pool limber limp with a dry martini until RIFF 5 chemical warfare chemical warfare chemical warfare warfare warfare ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
