THE DEAD MILKMEN
The Badger Song

from Bucky Fellini

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


Damn. This one was another of the "impossible" ones, but I
gradually pieced it together. The stuff in the "The badger's your
friend" bit was just mind-numbingly irritating, but it finally
revealed itself to me in a dream... No, I'm just kidding. It did
take hours of trial and error, but I think I've got it.

Pretty tricky to play, too. That E-A stuff in the verse is quick,
so you'll have to play open chords for that bit... If you're a bit
confused, mail me.

As always, the bits should be well marked, but it should be easy
to pick up what goes where from just listening along. There may
also be some confusion from bass notes here and there, so I may get
to the bass tab soon.

Now with all that out the way, I'll just add that this is a really
cool song. Very funny. Love the "Blblblblb" (that can't be the best
way to spell it!) and scream at the end.


Verse:
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E   A  E   A
Out in the woods
E  A  E  A
Up to no good
  F#m        D                E  A   E A
I wanna make friends with the badger
    E   A     E     A
The woodchuck likes me
   F#m     D
We smoke PCP
  A          C#m              F#m      D
I wanna make friends with the badger I mean it!
  A          C#m              F#m      D
I wanna make friends with the badger For real!
  E
I wanna make friends with the
Wanna make friends with the
Wanna make friends with the badger


verse:
Get drunk with owls
Drop acid with cows
I wanna make friends with the badger
I'll stand on my head till I'm legally dead
I wanna make friends with the badger
From the heart
I wanna make friends with the badger
You know it
I wanna make friends with the
Wanna make friends with the
Wanna make friends with the badger


Pre-Chorus: (D/A = 557775)
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A C#m D D/A    lowE
             I wanna make friends with the badger
(x2)

There's some other tricky bass stuff in there under the
D and the E, but I'll get to that in the bass tab. You don't
really need to worry about the D/A unless you feel it sounds
better.


Chorus:
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        F#m               F#m               D        D
The badger's your friend!      Make friends with the badger!
        F#m               F#m               C#m      Cm
The badger's your friend!      Make friends with the badger!
        Bm                A                 A        G
The badger's your friend!      Make friends with the badger!
        G                 F#m               E        D
The badger's your friend!      Make friends with the badger!
    D  D          E A E A etc (from here go back into the verse)
The badger's your friend!


verse:
I wanna make friends with the badger
Climbing the trees
Spreading disease
I wanna make friends with the badger
I wouldn't lie
I wanna make friends with the badger
He's my buddy
I wanna make friends with the
Wanna make friends with the
Wanna make friends with the badger

pre-chorus:
I wanna make friends with the badger (x2)

chorus:
The badger's your friend!
Make friends with the badger!
(x3)
The badger's your friend!
Make love to the badger!
The badger's your friend!

verse:
I wanna make friends with the badger
Smoking the leaves
I do what I please
I wanna make friends with the badger (BlbBlbBlb)
I wanna make friends with the badger (AAAAHHHH!)
I wanna make friends with the
Wanna make friends with the
Wanna make friends with the badger


Outro:
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A C#m D D/A     lowE
              I wanna make friends with the badger

End on A.


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