THE DEAD MILKMEN
The Infant Of Prague Customized My Van

from Not Richard, But Dick

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


The main/bass riff as below is played in the intro and at various
points after the chorus.


NB:
 lowE 022100   -   used for chorus, intro etc.
highE x79997   -   used in the verse


Main/Bass Riff:
--------------
lowE
D----2-0--------|---
A--------2--0---|---
E--0----------3-|-0-

The guitar and bass play the same thing here, though if you can't be
bothered, just play a low E chord and leave it to the bass.


Verse:
highE                                 A  E
Saint Theresa the Sacred parted us in 1783
                                  A            E
Her body was found incorrupt with no sign of decay
                                   A  E
Saint Frances Xavier got dug up in 1975
                                             A                        E
All the priests were really relieved when he looked like he was still alive

Chorus:
C#m
Believe it or not
Some saints don't rot
      C            G
Their bodies don't decay
      D
While most of us
     A
Just turn to dust
                       lowE
Shortly after we pass away

verse:
Saint Bernadette still looks mighty fresh though she's been dead for years
Her cheeks still have a pinkish hue and there's colour in her ears
Saint Josaphat looked like a drowned rat when they fished him out of the river
Yet after a week he didn't even reek and that made the heathens shiver

chorus:
Honest to God
You can lay 'em in sod
In coffins made of wood
And when they're exhumed
From where they're entombed
They'll still look pretty good

instrumental: (solo with verse chords)

chorus:
Believe it or not
Some saints don't rot
Their bodies don't decay
While most of us
Just turn to dust
Shortly after we pass away

verse:
Saint Andrew was flayed alive & his tongue ripped from his head
Yet everyone who saw him agreed that he looked even better dead
Saint Catherine Laboure is tucked away in a tiny church in Paris
Though she looks pretty neat I'm afraid they cheated - she's filled with
carbolic acid!

chorus:
Honest to God
You can lay 'em in sod
In coffins made of wood
And when they're exhumed
From where they're entombed
They'll still look pretty good

Saints preserve us...

End on main/bass riff and then a low E.


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