10000 MANIACS - "dont call us" Tablature

From: m.brown2@ic.ac.uk

10K_maniacs dont_call_us.tab


This is Don't call us as covered By the 10K_Maniacs
the original was written by some school children .........
this appears as a b_side to the eat for two 7" e.p. with the companion track
for say goodbye
chords/Tab Mark-Alexandr Brown m.brown2@ic.ac.uk corrections/comments adored

In brisk reggae up stokeing of bare chords maybe 6/8 time 120 b.p.m.


w/o chorus INTRO
slide up
G -12-12-12---------7-7-7-5-5- four times
Keys play
G D C

with heavy chorus effect Guitar chords Keys does other stuff VERSE 1

G C
Every day I go to school even though the worst might fool
D
I study hard to make the grade, 'cause they say I got it made

w/o chorus PRECHORUS

G C G D
Guess we know you want to work guess we know you're not a jerk
G C G D (maybe keys play Bm)
dont call us we'll call you 'cause we're kids to interview.

CHORUS
<this lyric was not on the original but crops up on live verisions(also the arrangement live is different with the instrumental being the last verse)>

G -12-12-12---------7-7-7-5-5

G D C Twice
<Fire>

then Verse 2 (chorus back on)

I sit in class ,what a bore wanting to get out the door
This education seems no point ,I just can't wait to leave this joint

PRECHORUS

CHORUS

then instrumental verse fast struming of notes with heavy chorus

D --17-17-17-17-17-17-17---12-10- or some other (G to D to C)
seven times then
D --17-17-17-17-17-17-17---19-21- (G to A to B)
twice
this is over verse chord progression

PRECHORUS

CHORUS

Verse 3

If girls can grow boys can sew a fair exchange of skills to know
for such a qualitys no contest do the job thats the real test

PRECHORUS

CHORUS
twice, end on slide up to G