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Band: Matthew Good Band
Song: Sort of a Protest Song
Album: The Audio of Being
Tuning: Drop D (D,A,D,G)
Tabber: Chris
Email: Chris_blitz2000@msn.com
/ = slide down
r = ring
Intro - no bass
Riff:
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|----5--7r-7/--------|
D|-5-----------2------|
Verse:
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|---3h5--3-2---------------------|
D|-5----------5--5-4-2---5-4-2----|
Verse Riff:
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|---3h5--3-2--------------5-7-7/----|
D|-5----------5--5-4-2---5---------2-|
Chorus:
G|-----------------(x7)-|----------------|
D|----------------------|----------------|
A|-----5------9-7-5-----|------5---------|
D|--2-----5-------------|--2------5r-----|
*Note: play this riff around 5:45
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|-----------5---|
D|--2--4--5------|
Bridge:
G|-----------------------(2x)-|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|----4-5-2r--2-0-0-02-0-0-0--|----4-5-7---7-5-5-57-9-9-9-7------|
D|-5--------------------------|-5--------------------------------|
G|--------------|
D|--------------|
A|----4-5-2r----|
D|-5------------|
Order:
Riff 1x
Verse 1x
Verse Riff 1x
Chorus 8x
Verse Riff 1x
Verse 1x
Verse Riff 1x
Chorus 7x
Bridge 4x
Verse Riff 1x
Chorus till the end of song
I dont think this tab is 100% correct but i do think its pretty accurate.
If you have any corrections...Chris_blitz2000@msn.com
Have fun!
Taken from The BassMasta -- http://www.bassmasta.net
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Gavin Wanna Be |
#1 by Gavin Waddington at Jan 27, 1973 at 6:59 AM EST |
| I whole-heartedly agree with the fact that it could be about not being able to stop anything from happening in this day and age. I think that it is definitely written in a time when he must have been going from the frustration of knowing this to being at somewhat peace with it. I sometimes feel that things should be done better today, but say to myself that i alone cannot do much. I guess that is just what everyone is saying in the spinning heads. | |
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black&red Wanna Be |
#2 by black&red at Sep 5, 1979 at 5:31 AM EST |
| good tune.......it`s about not being able to stop anything from happening in this day and age , so he gives up and decides to take the world as it comes and be careless | |
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Tomo Average |
#3 by Tomo at Aug 1, 1982 at 9:29 AM EST |
| MGB songs do seem a little hard to interpret, don't they? | |
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ben Lead Player |
#4 by ben Tee at Jan 8, 1987 at 2:43 AM EST |
| This song has even more meaning today, with curent Iraq war, soldier defending a cause they don't even like. Matt posted on his blog lately that this song could relate to many soldier out there fighting for something they don't even believe in, some US soldier have even replied to him on his website saying they felt like that... very "actual" song considering it has been writen before sept. 11. | |
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FuckFace Wanna Be |
#5 by FuckFace at Jan 20, 1988 at 8:59 AM EST |
| I think it's about a relationship with a girl and being tired of being on edge, the whole "on again off again" Ross and Rachel relashionship shit. The feeling of always being close to the end of a relationship and having to coax her back again and again. IT's all very exhausting | |
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Ryan Wanna Be |
#6 by Ryan Beatty at Sep 24, 1989 at 9:27 PM EST |
| I love this song, especially the line "I was a fireman in a time of fires". I can't come up with a clear interpretation of the song, though. | |
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Nait Average |
#7 by Nait at Dec 14, 1990 at 8:53 AM EST |
| "it`s about not being able to stop anything from happening in this day and age" -flanbo86 That's how I interpret it, except even with all this he still gives a damn. "baby I ain't dimed...but yeah, it still keeps me up at night." | |
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haloonpc Average |
#8 by haloonpc at Apr 23, 1996 at 1:29 AM EST |
| This is definetly my favourite Matt Good tune. I've always had a passion for it for some reason and it always reminds me of so much science fiction I have read over my lifetime, the whole fireman issue reminds me of farenheit 451 by bradbury, and the whole robot part and walking around with my hand on my gun reminds me of roland from stephen king's dark tower series. It's always so much to take in, as if he is losing himself in everything or becoming paranoid hence the whole hand on the gun. It's just a fantastic song in general, I normally try not to read to deep into things but I have heard this song so many countless number of times and it's always great. | |
