Performed by 311 From the album "Grassroots" on Capricorn Records Music by: C. Sexton Lyrics by: N. Hexum & D. Martinez (c) 1994 Allegiance Music/Hydroponic Music BMI
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Tabbed by: Michael Slusarz (slusarz@ucsu.colorado.edu) Additions/Corrections by: Josh Tyson (jotyson@vt.edu) Graeme Hopkins (gthopkin@uiuc.edu) Reefer7767 (Reefer7767@aol.com) Lyric Help: Mac Daddy (dgrubaug@students.uiuc.edu) The 311 Guitar Archive -- http://chromosome.colorado.edu/311archive/ Intro (w/Distortion): ===================== E5/B N.C.
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3:-9---9---9---9---9---9---6--4----------
4:-9---9---9---9---9---9---------6--4--6-
5:-7---7---7---7---7---7---4--2----------
6:-7---7---7---7---7---7---------4--2--4-
Riff 1 (w/Distortion): ====================== F#5 N.C.
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4:-4-4----1h2p1h2p1-----
5:-4-4--4-----------4-4-
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Riff 2 (w/Distortion): ====================== A5 D5 G5
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3:--------7-7--7--------------
4:-7-7-7--7-7--7--5-5-5-5-5-5-
5:-7-7-7--5-5--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-
6:-5-5-5----------3-3-3-3-3-3-
-- or -- (A5) (D5) (G5)
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4:--------4-4--4--------------
5:-4-4-4--5-5--5--2-2-2-2-2-2-
6:-5-5-5----------3-3-3-3-3-3-
Riff 3 (w/Distortion): ====================== E5 N.C. E5 N.C.
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3:-----------------------------------------------------------------------
4:-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------
5:-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------
6:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-5-5-6//7--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2h3-2h3-
Chorus (w/light distortion): ============================ (F#7) (E) (A5/E) N.C.
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2:-----11-11-9-11-9-11--11-11-----9-9--7--7-9-10-9-10--9-7-----
3:------9--9-9--9-9--9---9--9-----9-9--9--9-9--9-9--9--9-9-----
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5:--9--------------------------7-------------------------------
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- or - (F#7) (B7) Ab5 N.C. F#5
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2:----11-11p9-9h11-11p9-9h11-----10-10--9--7-10-10p9//7-
3:-----9--9---9-----9---9---------8--8--8--8--8--8--//6-
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5:-9----------------------------------------------------
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Lyrics/Song Structure: ====================== ---> Play Intro ---> Play Riff 1 over: I'm taking it to the bridge and there's a different country I'm bringing you a people I know deep down are funky Oh yeah we dap we got the juice it's on tap Never take the time to rewind all that weak crap Here take it it's yours the gift is calling The sunshine be falling our way first every morning I'm a magician you see I'm christened with condition Held over from a future world I've come to you so listen ---> Play Riff 2 over: There's a place out in deep space Where all the brothers chant and dance and rant And shave their heads like Buddha I'm a fly guy you know I'm smoother Of course no remorse is left for all those loser crews I do not care what you do I always screw up But when I do it's nothing like you I wish you grew up You're saying anything like promise to get clean Won't kick half dead you're fucked up in the head ---> Play Riff 3 over: (Just) get him out of here, get him out of here Get him out of here, he's making me sick We push a sucker out, with much force and much clout Didn't want to do it, that's not what we're about But we got to have a limit, how low can you get it Seems about time to change the subject and sing about The wise eyed girl that makes me feel good And never do I leave misunderstood ---> Play Chorus over: Damn, you know I feel good true Got a choice of what I'm gonna do it's like this That, up (herb) is where it's at Mix a melody with some back chat (mad cat), tell 'em again Damn, I know you feel good too You got a choice of what you're going to do it's like this That, up is where it's at Mix a melody with some back chat ---> Play Riff 1 over: I'm rollin' slow no particular place to go nothing's changed The more things stay the same the more it doesn't matter To a latter day St. Bernard acting hard But I throw down like a crazy retard But what could make a man Wanna walk around the schoolyard with his tool hard What could make the switch to call a woman a bitch It probably downed when you couldn't get a date to prom And you were stuck with Beavis ---> Play Riff 2 over: Let's leave us on a note of positivity, I'm saying this for Levity, but if I leave it brief I call it brevity I said I see the people rocking, which means there's no Stopping the flow And you can just tell 'em that you know ---> Play Riff 3 over: Every night yeah we turnin' up, and comin' off live Like a final 311 battle breaking idols On the one you never heard before You know the hard-core rockin' pumpin' the dance floor Leave ya feet sore looking for the Micatin You know the mic is deadly in the mood we in Certified not fakin', cool like a Jamaican Every time the enemy hear us they will be shakin' ---> Play Chorus over: Damn, you know I feel good true Got a choice of what I'm gonna do it's like this That, up is where it's at Mix a melody with some back chat, tell 'em again Damn, I know you feel good too You got a choice of what you're going to do it's like this That, up is where it's at Mix a melody with some back chat
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