Tabbed by Jon Hard, April 2007

First Tab, hope its ok … sorry i dont know the proper chord names.

Awesome song, to hear the acoustic version i tabbed this from, go to KCRW.com and search
the beta band:

LISTEN!:

http://www.kcrw.com/music/programs/mb/mb011106beta_band

Tips:

-At the end of verse 3 – you want to only play the 4 central strings of D, and the 4
of F – and palm muting them between strums works well.

-For the last bit, use your thumb for the notes on the low E or you’ve got no chance!

Comments: Email me at j_d_hard@hotmail.com

Chords Used:
D D A A G A

—2-3^2—-2———————5——————-|
—3——–3——2————–5——————-|
—2——–2——2————–6——————-|
——————-2—-7—-5—-7——————-|
————————7—-5—-7——————-|
————————5—-3—-5——————-|

Verse 1:

I went to look for shadows but the shadows they found me
A D D
I went to swim the ocean but I drowned up in the sea
I want to love my woman but she chose him over me
I want to be somebody else I feel I won’t be free
A G
Is this me for life?

Bridge:

A
Ahhhhh Ahhhhhh

Verse 2:

Chords: As verse 1

I fought to keep from crying as I lay upon the floor
And everyone I knew right then pressed me to the floor
I tried to keep on breathing but the people would not give
And all the evil in the world the people would not give
Is this me for life?

Verse 3:

And if you left it up to me they’d all go in the sea
with the guns and the disease and the industry of weasels
Saying: sell to them the killing gem, attack to get it back

—3—3—2—2^3—3—-3—–5—–5——————-|
———————————————————-|
——————————————–REPEAT x3—–|
-0———————————-0———————|
—–3—2—0——————————————–|
——————-3—-1—–0—————————|
———————————————————-|
———————————————————-|
——————————————–REPEAT——–|
-0———————————-0———————|
—–3—2—0——————————————–|
——————-3—-1—–0—————————|
———————–10———————————|
——————-3——–3—————————–|
———————————————————-|
——–0——–0————–0————————-|
———————————————————-|
———————————————————-|

The Beat Band

(Normal Tuning (EADGBE))

Oh Ma there’s a hole in my head
Used the bullets that come with the gun you gave me
Shine a light into my head,
see the place where we were gonna live
Before you ran off with your spaceman
left me here without a place for us

Oh Ma there’s a hole in my head
Used the bullets that come with the gun you gave me

D A C G x2

(repeat chords)

Used to be funny when you told me jokes
layin around you & me bUth when I
Try to remember my favourite one
all I get’s a vision of the gun – imagine.

Oh Ma there’s a hole in my head
Used the bullets that come with the gun you gave me

Yes its true, I love you – how does it feel without me?

I don’t know what you’re gonna do,
I don’t know where you’re gonna go

I don’t know who you want to see,
I don’t know who you want to be

I don’t know why I want to know,
I don’t know why you didn’t show

I don’t know why I didn’t see,
I don’t know why I didn’t leave

[She ] me on a Monday that’s what I like to see
[ me] on a Tuesday that’s what its meant to be
[ me] on a Wednesday I wouldn’t want to say
[] on a Thursday is there any other way
[ me] on a Friday she’s gonna break your neck
Saturday comes around [SHE’S GOT ME ON THE DECK?]
I thought I’d make it Sunday but I didn’t see it coming
[] has started humming & my friends have started running

AND REPEAT FOR OTHER VERSES…

We might just break, can you hear us crying?
We might just break, can you see us crying?

REPEAT CHORUS A FEW TIMES UNTIL END

-MCLOOONE