Missionary Bass Tab

Energy Tabs:

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Intro:
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------0-4-5-7-----------------7-5-4-------------
A----------5---x2----0-1-2-2-4-6-7-0-4-6-7-----------0-1-2-2-4-6-7-------7-5-3-2-----
E-0-----0-5--------0-------------------------------0----------------------------3----

Pre-chorus:
G:---------------5---------
D:---------7-5-7---7-5-7---
A:-------------------------
E:-5---0-------------------
Repeat twice & then comes the chorus

Chorus:
G:-----------------------------------
D:-----------------------------------
A:-----------------5-5-3-3-2-2-0-0---"on my way to save the world..."
E:-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-------------------
Repeat twice then is the verse

Verse:
G:-------------------------------------------------------------------
D:-------------------------0-4-5-7-----------------7-5-4-------------
A:---0-1-2-2-4-6-7-0-4-6-7-----------0-1-2-2-4-6-7-------7-5-3-2-----
E:-0-------------------------------0-----------------------------3---
Repeat twice. The verse is the same as the 2nd part of the intro

Bridge:
G:-------------------------------------------------------------
D:-------------------------------------------------------------
A:-----------------0-4-0-4-5-7-5-7-----------------0-4-0-4-5--- then comes the difficult
E:-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-3-----------------0-3-0-3-0-3-0-3------------- part...

G:------------------------------------1-2-4-7-5-4-0-------------------
D:-------------------------0-4-5-7--2---------------7-5-4-2-----------
A:---0-1-2-2-4-6-7-0-4-6-7----------------------------------5-3-2-----
E:-0--------------------------------------------------------------3---
This part is fast & furious so listen carefully to the song.

Chorus2:
G:-------------
D:-------------
A:---------5---
E:-5---0-------
Repeat a couple of times

Verse2:
G:-------------7657640-0---
D:--------------------3----
A:-------------------------"many mans many names..."
E:-5-5---0-0---------------
The 2nd part is played really fast, I play it with three fingers. 
Repeat 4 times

Outro:
G:--------------------------
D:--------------------------
A:---------5>-----------5---    >= let ring
E:-5---0--------------------

Order:
intro
prechorus
chorus
verse
prechorus            ...thnx & plz rate
chorus
intro
verse
prechorus
chorus
bridge
chorus2
verse2
chorus
outro

Source: BassMasta.net
http://www.bassmasta.net/o/operation_ivy/.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Alex Average	#1 by Alex Moore at Dec 19, 2006 at 10:33 AM EST
	Chilling reference to christianity. the whole "on my way to save the world." brings to light so many events, the burning of protestants in England, the spanish inquisition. And when paired with the word, missionary, it brings to mind when the spanish started sending friars to the southwest to educate indians. "i want to see my name on the map" sounds alot like imperialistic spain when a shitload of focus was placed on religion in each region they conquered in the americas. "burning books", well a lot of this happened whenever overly religios types get carried away. overall very impressive socio-politcal commentary. if i tried writing lyrics about the same topic at jesse's age, mine would sound like pure shit compared to this.

No Picture william Average	#2 by william at Jan 1, 2007 at 2:11 PM EST
	This is one of my favorite Op Ivy songs (but they all kick ass). I think this song is about the hypocrisy of the church. They would send missionaries to "save the world" and when they dont succeed they just kill the people. The flag of "Christianity" that they used to defend their actions starts to look like the flags of all other groups who kill in the name of a cause. Its covered with the blood of the faithless and insane. Those that they could not convert. The dying authors burning books are dissenting opinions who are trashed. The church thought that they were supreme over all and those who questioned them deserved to die. "unconditional devotion unquestioning belief". "words carved in stone chiseled with sharpened bones of the ones who thought my righteousness was something to oppose". Killed those who dared to question the teachings of the church.

No Picture thomas Wanna Be	#3 by thomas staken at Aug 16, 2007 at 8:46 AM EST
	nice nice nice good ass song cuz im on my way to save the world