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A big thank you to Edward Li <tra_jedi_knight@hotmail.com
for originally posting one of Blink-182's coolest songs.
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Title : Man Overboard
Artist : Blink-182
Album : The Mark Tom and Travis Show
Tabbed by Michael Felmey (mikefta@juno.com)
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4/4
Standard tuning
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Fig.1
Intro (2x) and repeated (4x) during intro verse.
Atually on bass (Man Overboard.btab)
But I like to palm mute it.
G|-----------------------------------------|G
D|-----------------------------------------|D
A|----5--3-2-----5--3-2-----5--3-2--3-2-3-2|A
E|2-2--------2-2--------2-2----------------|E
Fig.2
After intro is played twice :
Strum these chords up, down, along with rhythm
(4x)
(So sorry, it's over...)
G A C
G|------5|G
D|5--7--5|D
A|5--7--3|A
E|3--5---|E
^Hold
Fig.3 (A)
Riff played (4x)
G|-------------------|G
D|-------------------|D
A|-0-2-3-2--0-2-3-2-0|A
E|2------------------|E
^hold
(B)
Then this (4x)
G|------------------|G
D|5---0-0--0-0-2-0--|D
A|--2--------------3|A
E|------------------|E
Fig.4
Verse 1
("Let's take some time...")
Palm-muted (2x)
G Dm Em C
G|----7-------5|G
D|5---7---2---5|D
A|5---5---2---3|A
E|3-------0----|E
Fig.5
Chorus
("You can only lean...")
Same as verse, but not palm-muted (2x)
G Dm Em C
G|----7-------5|G
D|5---7---2---5|D
A|5---5---2---3|A
E|3-------0----|E
Fig.3A
That kick-ass riff again...
(4x)
G|-------------------|G
D|-------------------|D
A|-0-2-3-2--0-2-3-2-0|A
E|2------------------|E
^hold
Fig.6
Verse 2
("I remember shots...")
G Dm Em C
G|---------xx7-xx7---------xx5-xx5|G
D|xx5-xx5--xx7-xx7-xx2-xx2-xx5-xx5|D
A|xx5-xx5--xx5-xx5-xx2-xx2-xx3-xx3|A
E|xx3-xx3----------xx0-xx0--------|E
Fig.7
Interlude\Travis's drum solo
(So sorry, it's over...)
Chords strummed once, held (4x)
G A C
G|------5|G
D|5--7--5|D
A|5--7--3|A
E|3--5---|E
^Hold
Fig.8
Outro
("Man on a mission...")
(4x)
G A C
G|------7|G
D|5--7--7|D
A|5--7--5|A
E|3--5---|E
^Hold
Fig.9
On the fourth time, play this :
G A C Dm G
G|------5--7---|G
D|5--7--5--7--5|D
A|5--7--3--5--5|A
E|3--5--------3|E
^hold and fade out
Playing Order
Fig.1 (Intro)
Fig.2 (Intro Verse)
Fig.3 A,B
Fig.4 (Verse1)
Fig.5 (Chorus)
Fig.3 A
Fig.6 (Verse2)
Fig.3 A,B
Fig.7 (Solo)
Fig.8 (Outro)
Fig.9 (Ending)
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Video/Audio
Other versions of this song
- Man Overboard (Chords)
- Man Overboard (Bass)
- Man Overboard (Ver2) (Tabs)
- Man Overboard (Ver2) (Bass)
Song History
Last Updated: January 16, 2026