Why Must I Be Sad Bass Tab

John Henry Tabs:

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Why Must I Be Sad? »
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Song: Why Must I Be Sad?
Artist: They Might Be Giants
Album: John Henry
Tabbed by: John David Crafton (Hypertext_Eye@yahooo.com)

Intro

G|----|
D|----|
A|--0-|
E|----|
  ^

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|0---0---2-0-2---|3---3---------0-|------2-------3-|----------------|
A|----------------|--------3---3---|----------------|--------3---3---|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^
______________________________________________________________________
Verse

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|0---------0-0---|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|4-----4-4-------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|3-----3-3-------|1-----1-1-------|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|3-----3-3-------|----------------|
A|3-----3-3-------|1-----1-1-------|----------------|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|0---------0-0---|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|4-----4-4-------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|3-----3-3-------|1-----1-1-------|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------|
A|3-----3-3-------|1-----1-1-------|----------------|--0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|----------------|----------------|1-----1-1-------|--------------|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^
______________________________________________________________________
Chorus

G|----|
D|--0-|
A|----|
E|----|
  ^

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----0-2-------3-|----3-2-------0-|----0-2-------3-|----3-2-------0-|
A|--0-------------|--3-------------|--0-------------|--3-------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|------2-------3-|--------------0-|------2-------3-|----------------|
A|----------------|------3---------|----------------|--------3---3---|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^

G|--------0-------|----------------|--------0-------|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|0---------------|4---------------|2---------------|----------------|
A|----------------|--------2-------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^

G|--------0-------|----------------|----------------|0-------2-------|
D|0---------------|4---------------|2-------4-------|--------------0-|
A|----------------|--------2-------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----0-2-------3-|----3-2-------0-|----0-2-------3-|----3-2---------|
A|--0-------------|--3-------------|--0-------------|--3-------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^
______________________________________________________________________
Verse (last time)

G|----2-----------|----------------|----1-----------|--1-5-----------|
D|0-3-------------|--0-3-----------|0-3-------3---0-|3---------------|
A|----------------|1---------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^

G|----0-----------|----1-----------|--1-5-----1-----|----1-----------|
D|--2-------------|--2-------------|3-------------3-|--3-------------|
A|4---------------|3---------------|----------------|4---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^

G|----1-----------|--0-4-----------|--0-3-----------|----6-----------|
D|0-3-------------|2---------------|2---------------|5-8-------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^

G|--1-4-----------|--4-7-----------|----6-10--6-----|--------------|
D|3---------------|6---------------|--7---------7---|--7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|----------------|----------------|8-------------8-|--------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^
______________________________________________________________________
Weird part near the end

G|----------------|0-------2-------|----------------|0-------2-------|
D|2-------4-------|----------------|2-------4-------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^

G|--4-------------|0-------2-------|--4-------------|0-------2-------|
D|2-------4-------|----------------|2-------4-------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^

G|----------------|--0-------2-----|----------------|--0-------2-----|
D|--2-------4-----|----------------|--2-------4-----|----------------|
A|----------------|--------0-------|----------------|--------0-------|
E|0-----0-2-----2-|3-----3---------|0-----0-2-----2-|3-----3---------|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^

G|----------------|----------------|
D|--2-------4-----|----------------|
A|----------------|--------0-------|
E|0-----0-2-----2-|3---------------|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^

Parts that were not explicitly tabbed can be found elsewhere in the tab...


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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Rikki Average	#1 by Rikki C at May 26, 1974 at 2:17 AM EST
	Is this whole song about Alice Cooper? I never really noticed before but my boss at the store i work at is a huge Alice Cooper fan and he's been telling me tons of stuff about the guy lately, about his alchoholism and divorces and stuff. There are tons of Alice Cooper song and album titles in this song. That is so wierd. So, then, this song is basicaly portraying Alice Cooper as a reluctant Christ? Am I right?

No Picture Kazza Average	#2 by Kazza at Dec 21, 1999 at 7:39 PM EST
	I think its more like...the guy is feeling all low and dark and he can relate to that same tone in Alice Cooper's music.