THE DEAD MILKMEN
Fifty Things

from Eat Your Paisley

Tabbed by: Ben Gladdle (moose9377@hotmail.com)


For the chorus riff, just noodle around with something like
what's written below. The rest of it is really, really easy.
And adding to my tradition of commenting for no reason (or
purpose) on the individual songs (and you thought this was
just a tab), I have to say that the 3rd verse "Chuck got
up...", is one of my favourite DM lyrics.


Fifty things riff: (for chorus)

E---------------|---
B---------------|---
G---7------7----|---
D-----6h7----7--|-6-
A---------------|---
E---------------|---

Only play the end note at the very end of the song.


Verse:
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D                           C
Paul told us all he's gonna have a baby
    D                 C
But Jeanie said "Paul can't do that"
   D                C
So Paul got mad and left in a hurry
    D                   C
Now Jeanie's sure he forgot his hat

Chorus: (with riff)
------
I've got fifty things to do
But I'll get back to you
(and)

verse:
Somebody left a body in the basement
No I'm not sure just a' who it is
But Tamara went down there and saw it this morning
She says it kinda looks like her Uncle Jim

chorus:
I've got fifty things to do
But I'll get back to you
(and)

Bridge:
------
B          A
No I won't do your dishes
B          A
No I won't clean up this mess
B            A
No I haven't got any pills
B            A
No I haven't got any hash
B          A
No I won't do your dishes
  F#
I won't clean up this goddamn mess

verse:
Chuck got up and made a cup of coffee
Stepped on a roach and went back to bed
When Tina got up she saw the roach
"Is this for breakfast?" is what she said

chorus:
I've got fifty things to do
But I'll get back to you
(and)

verse:
Pat's comin' over about 2:30
Danny'll be here 'bout quarter to four
If one more person comes to see me
Gonna have to get a revolvin' door

bridge:
No I haven't seen your skateboard
I haven't seen your Black Flag patch
No I haven't seen your records
I haven't seen any of that
No I haven't seen your skateboard
I haven't seen your Black Flag patch

verse:
Barbara I'm sorry if you were unhappy
But you can't say I didn't try
So many things I wanted to do
So many things, but such little time

chorus:
I've got fifty things to do
But I'll get back to you

chorus:
Fifty things to do
But I'll get back to you

End on the solo (with the last note!).


From the Dead Milkmen Guitar Tab Project
http://dmtabs.deadmilkmen.com/