THE DEAD MILKMEN
If You Love Somebody, Set Them On Fire

from Metaphysical Graffiti

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


OK, this was also pretty damn tricky. I'm not 100% on the
second verse progression, cause there's that ska rhythm and
the bass jumps around a bit and it's often hard to tell if
both bass and guitar change or just the bass.

However, I've played along and I think it sounds pretty
reasonable. I don't think it really matters which versions
of the bar chords you play. Play whatever you can reach,
cause it's pretty tricky and fast no matter which way you go.


Bass: (for the verses... for the chorus, just follow guitar)
----
   A       C#m     F#m E   A
G-----------------------------------
D-----------------------------------
A------7-7-4-4-7-7-------------7-7--
E--5-5-------------2-2-0-0-5-5------

   F#m E   Bm  C#m E   Bm  F#m E
G-----------------------------------
D----------------------9-9----------
A----------2-2-4-4-7-7--------------
E--2-2-0-0-----------------2-2-0-0--


Verse 1:
-------
A
Know that it would be untrue
C#m
Know that I would be a liar
F#m         E
If I was to say to you
A
I didn't set your house on fire


Verse 2:
-------
F#m               E
But it's just the way I am
Bm              C#m
Have to take it for a fact
E               Bm
Life can really burn you up
     F#m          E
When you're a pyromaniac, so...


Chorus:
------
A               C#m
If you love somebody
       F#m         A
Better set them on fire


verse 1:
I went to your house last night
Dad called me the human torch
Got a little pissed at him
So I burned down your front porch

verse 2:
Now I feel a little better
About throwin' gas on your dad
But you know it's hard to quit
And besides he started it

verse 1:
I just bought a brand new lighter
And I just can't wait to use it
With a can a' kerosene it's lots a' fun
You can't refuse it

verse 2:
Oily rags are special things
Ya' know to me they're diamond rings
Maybe we can have some fun
Maybe we can burn someone
So...

chorus:
If you love somebody
Better set them on fire

verse 1:
Know that it would be untrue
Know that I would be a liar
If I was to say to you
I didn't set your dad on fire

chorus:
If you love somebody
Better set them on fire

chorus:
If you love somebody
Why not set them on fire?

solo: with verse chords

chorus:
If you love somebody
Better set them on fire

chorus:
If you love somebody
Why not set them on fire?

End on A.


From the Dead Milkmen Guitar Tab Project
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