Busted Bass Tab

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BUSTED--Matchbox 20
  

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BUSTED--Matchbox 20
Tabbed by reynard75@hotmail.com

    
Riff "A"

G---------------
D---------------
A---------5-2-3-
E---0-2-3-------

Riff "B"

G-----------------
D-----------------
A-----7-5-7-------
E-0-0-------3-3-2-

Riff "C"

G-------------------
D-------------------
A-33333333-55555555-
E-------------------

Riff "D"

G----------------------------------------
D-222-22-2-555-55-5----------------------
A-------------------555-55-5-33-22-------
E--------------------------------55-33---


INTRO:   Ax2
VERSE I: Bx4, C
         Bx6, C
         Bx2, C
CHORUS:  Dx2
         Ax2
VERSEII: Bx4, C
         Bx2, C
CHORUS:  Dx4
         Ax2
BRIDGE:  Pedal on C (a3) from 1st "...watched it" until "well,..."
         Pedal on E (d2) from "well..." to "...watched it"
         Pedal on C (a3) from "...watched it" until "well,...", GO TO:

G-------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------
A-------0-2-3--0-3-5-----------5--3-5-
E-0-2-3-----------------0-2-3---------

THEN:    Dx4
         Ax2
         Sustained open E (e0)


         
     


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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Guitar Man Lead Player	#1 by Guitar Man at Apr 8, 1970 at 4:24 AM EST
	Basically I see this as being like Twister62 said. This is very much about sex. They start it out as kind of a fling type thing then when he thinks about turning into a relationship they feel it all come apart. He isn't going to let it get to him since nothing was ever started anyway though.

No Picture ♥brian Lead Player	#2 by ♥brian♥ ******** at Apr 15, 1972 at 1:44 AM EST
	Alright, i'm gunna need somebody to explain to me (in a kid friendly way) the line: "I dreamed that the world was crumbling down We sat on my back porch and watched it I dreamed that the buildings all fell down We sat on my back porch and watched it In my head I heard the sound Like fifteen strangers dancing" please!!! i need this for a skool project!

No Picture Jesse Wanna Be	#3 by Jesse ritchie at Aug 13, 1980 at 12:25 AM EST
	This song is about having an affair. He is living a double life. One with his family and one with his mistress.. "I found out one life ain't enough I need another soul to feed on I'm the flame I can't get burnt I'm wholly understated" He wants her to be descrete about the affair... "Don't wear my heart on your sleeve Like a high school letter" He started off just using her as an affair but towards the end of the song he wants to be with her. the world crumbling signifies what will happen if he were to leave his family but he wants to be with her..." dreamed that the world was crumbling down We sat on my back porch and watched it I dreamed that the buildings all fell down We sat on my back porch and watched it In my head I heard the sound Like fifteen strangers dancing But oh how I want you to know me Oh how I want you to know me Oh how I wish I was somebody else, baby Oh how I wish you could own me"

No Picture Taylor! At The Average	#4 by Taylor! At The Disco at Aug 20, 1980 at 2:17 PM EST
	oh my god, this song is so damn badass. ONE OF MY ALLTIME FAVORITE SONGS OF ALL TIME. this is the ultimate pissed off anthem for me. damn. I wanted to quote my favorite parts, but the entirety of the damn song is my favorite part. "oh how I want you to know me oh how I wish I was somebody else, baby oh how I wish you could own me..." YEAH DAMN, his voice durin this part is so amazing. great to sing along to. yeah... "don't wear my heart on your sleeve like a high school letter" is one of my favorite lines ever. it's all about refusing to be taken for granted ANYMORE!

No Picture Tim Average	#5 by Tim Zichy-Woinarski at Mar 15, 1981 at 9:49 AM EST
	by Eamon on 10-07-2004 @ 12:52:51 AM I strap on one horse and prayed for luck I dug another hole to bleed I know exactly how this works I need a new feel dirty I love the way Rob Thomas' voice sounds on the part but I'm not sure how these lyrics fit into the song

No Picture Dimebag Cris Average	#6 by Dimebag Cris at Aug 22, 1981 at 2:39 PM EST
	"I'm the flame I can't get burnt " I love that part.

No Picture jason Average	#7 by jason fredriksson at Oct 23, 1982 at 12:55 AM EST
	I don't think he is cheating (or at least if he is, he didn't write this song about it). When he says "I found out one life just ain't enough- i need another soul to feed on," the soul he's already "feeding on" is his own. He has learned how to exploit himself completely and efficiently, he needs something more tangible (something where he can see the "damage" instead of feel it)- it reminds me of the Pedro the Lion lyric "Jesus said He would fill my needs- but my heart still bleeds- He's just not physical" I don't make this connection based only upon the desire for physical contact (which the first 3/4 of this song is about). Just as Pedro the Lion's Bazan is looking to Jesus as a complete (better said perhaps as multi-faceted... maybe life-encompassing) solution, Thomas wants this girl to give his life direction, to understand him, and in doing so grant him understanding of himself- best shown in the repeated line "oh how I want you to know me." In Push and Back 2 Good from the same album, Thomas expresses that his current relationship is lacking. "You don't own me" (from Push) is the theme of much of the album. This song is different. Whoever the song is about, his current relationship isn't fulfilling enough. Despite the otherwise headstrong lyrics to this song, its verses end saying "Oh how I wish you could own me." First let's clarify what Thomas means by ownership- because it is quite the opposite of our normal view of the word. He wants this girl to be unequivocally his, to requite his consuming attachment to her. He doesn't mean personally own, but mutually... symbiotically own. The conflict between the subjects desire to be "owned" and his current, one-sided relationship helps make this album this band's best.

No Picture micheal Lead Player	#8 by micheal mceachern at Sep 7, 1983 at 8:45 AM EST
	imo, its about a young relationship that starts really powerful, but after spending too much time together, it turns into a physical relationship with no emotion involved, although they think there is because thats what they are used to. and the song goes through the process of realizing this.

No Picture ZENacheived Average	#9 by ZENacheived at Jul 2, 1984 at 9:52 PM EST
	yes, probably the sexiest mb20 song...I looove how Rob changes his voice to express that feeling... It's obviously about sex...but I don't see it like most of you, I think you can sense Rob's yearning for something more... At least that has always been my interpretation of the song...desire and sadness because maybe a rejection or indiference..."how I want you to know me..."...And it's also exposed in that weird "I dream that the world is coming down, we sat on my back porch and watch it": here I see an unclosed issue, maybe they didn't have the chance to talk things over (at least that's what I used to do in my back porch...and this song has made me picture a hundred things in my mind about a relationship that was so...deceptive to me). I enjoy so much this song...shows up vulnerability in a kind of anguished way

No Picture Frank The Tizzl Wanna Be	#10 by Frank The Tizzle Town Tank Stallone at Jun 17, 1988 at 8:02 AM EST
	I strap on one horse and prayed for luck I dug another hole to bleed I know exactly how this works I need a new feel dirty Quite possibly the stupidest lines ever.

No Picture brent Rhythm Player	#11 by brent west at Feb 5, 1989 at 8:33 AM EST
	I think it's about people who sleep together. He's got this thing going on with this girl where there's a purely physical attraction and things tend to happen when they're together. But that's it. I don't need you crowding up my space I just want to get inside you A part of him wants to be with her for real: Oh, how I want you to know me Oh, how I wish I was somebody else, baby Oh, how I wish you could own me But ultimately he's not ready for that kind of commitment. I am the flame, I can't get burned. He's reminding her that it's just sex, nothing more.

No Picture Ron Average	#12 by Ron Edwards at Jul 23, 1990 at 12:11 PM EST
	my fav mb20 song ever and ive been a fan scince the start theres not a single paqrt of this song i dont like, i dont even care bout the lyrics and their meanings that much i just let my memorys flow to it

No Picture Casey Wanna Be	#13 by Casey at Dec 31, 1992 at 1:50 AM EST
	It is a sexual song. I think possibly he's cheating but there's starting to be emotion between him and his fuck friend and he's wanitng to get out. I could be completely wrong on that part.

No Picture Cody Average	#14 by Cody Kempton at Jul 28, 1993 at 8:10 PM EST
	No comments?! No way... I really love this song... it's so sexy...(sorry but for some reason it is to me). Rob thomas has such a great voice...

No Picture peebo Average	#15 by peebo at Dec 15, 1994 at 12:42 AM EST
	Like everyone before me: it's a sexual song, definitely. But the meaning of the song is secondary, in my opinion, to the general sound and feel of the song. The guitar is perfect, and I love how it speeds up for the chorus. Incidentally, isn't it "I found solace in this place" not "I found silence in this place" before the first chorus?

No Picture Milford Cubicle Average	#16 by Milford Cubicle at Jul 31, 1998 at 9:37 AM EST
	I Feel The Need To Point Out That The Noise He Hears That Sounds Like 15 Strangers Dancing Could Be an Allusion To The Party That Makes Him Nervous..Just Thought This May Be A Conversation Starter haha

No Picture dan Average	#17 by dan binley at Jan 18, 1999 at 12:16 AM EST
	"...I strap on one horse and prayed for luck I dug another hole to bleed I know exactly how this works I need a new feel dirty..." to go along with twister62's idea.... its about a purely sexual relationship... ... quite bluntly... the "horse" is a condom (trojan) and hes hoping he doesnt get her pregnant... "hole to bleed": him having sex with her is his release... he feels relived of his stress(sorrow,etc.) when they fuck... (hence the praing for luck with the condom) the rest is him realizing that this release is becoming old... it no longer has the same effect on him as it once had... he needs to find something new.... out of every matchbox20 and tabithas secret songs.. this is my favorite... it has such emotion and meaning....

No Picture Tim Professional	#18 by Tim Marchant at Apr 18, 1999 at 3:00 PM EST
	This is a rebound relationship song... saying he's messed up, he's not who she thinks he is & not to fall for him becuase he needs her to feel better, but he will never be the person she would need or want him to be.