I Got The Drop On You Tab by Mike Doughty

I Got The Drop On You tab by Mike Doughty

Guitar Tab

Great song from a great album! I'm combining both guitars here.
This is all by ear, so any and all corrections are welcome... enjoy!

-e_b

[Intro]

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----6--------6--------4-------4---------6---------6---------4--------------|
A|--4-----------(0)---2-----------(0)---4-------------(0)---2----------------|
E|-----(0)---7-----------(0)---5------------(0)---7-------------(0)----------|


[Verse 1]

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e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---4-----------6---------6---------4---------4------------6---------6------|
A|-----(0)-----4-------------(0)---2-------------(0)------4-------------(0)--|
E|--5--------------(0)---7-------------(0)---5----------------(0)---7--------|
     I got the drop on you.                    But it was easy Japanesey

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----4-------4----------6----------6----------------4-----------------------|
A|--2-----------(0)----4--------------(0)----------2-------------------------|
E|-----(0)---5-------------(0)----7--------------------(0)-------------------|
                When I chase your lies in the light.

e|--------------------------------4--2-----2---------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------5---------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------4--3-----2---------------------------------|
D|---4------------------6------7-------4-----4-------------------------------|
A|-----(0)------------4------------------------(0)---------------------------|
E|--5---------------------(0)-----------(0)----------------------------------|
    Don't you look so cutesy


[Chorus 1]

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------2-4-4------2-4-4------2-4-4----------------------------------------|
A|------4----------4----------4----------------------------------------------|
E|--0-2----------2----------2------------------------------------------------|
                 Down in the basement.

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------2-4-4------------6---6------6---6------------4---4--------4---4------|
A|----4----------------4---4------4---4------------2---2--------2---2--------|
E|--2----------------4----------7----------------5------------5--------------|
          Where your captives   scratch and they cry

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------2-4-4------2-4-4------2-4-4----------------------------------------|
A|------4----------4----------4----------------------------------------------|
E|--0-2----------2----------2------------------------------------------------|
                 Rattling the chains and

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------2-4-4------------2-4-4--------2-4-4----------------------------------|
A|----4----------------2------------2----------------------------------------|
E|--2----------------4------------4------------------------------------------|
          Where they long to snap the bonds

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------1-1--------------1-1-----------------------------------|
D|------------------4----------------4---------------------------------------|
A|----------------2----------------2-----------------------------------------|
E|--------------4----------------4-------------------------------------------|
    and abscond out to the night


[Verse 2]

e|------------9-----9-----7-----7-----6-----6--------------------------------|
B|--------------7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7------------------------------|
G|----------------6-----------6-----------6----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    I got the drop on     you.

e|--5-----5---------9-----9------------7-----7-------6-----6-----------------|
B|----7-----7---------7-----7------------7-----6-------7-----7---------------|
G|------6---------------6------------------6-------------6-------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
          Cause I'm sharp-eyed and I'm shameless


e|--5-----5---------9-----9-----7-----7---------6-----6----------------------|
B|----7-----7---------7-----7-----7-----6---------7-----7--------------------|
G|------6---------------6-----------6---------------6------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
          Well, you knocks me   out of your mind.

e|-----5-----5------9-----9-----7-----7-----6-----6-----5-----5--------------|
B|-------7-----7------7-----7-----7-----6-----7-----7-----7-----7------------|
G|---------6------------6-----------6-----------6-----------6----------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    No pity for the placeless


[Chorus 2]

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------2-4-4------2-4-4-------2-4-4----2-2-2-4-4--------------------------|
A|------4----------4-----------4----------4-4-4-4-4--------------------------|
E|--0-2----------2-----------2------------2-2-2-2-2--------------------------|
                 Sorry isn't good enough

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--4-4-4-4-4--4--4-4---4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------------------------| 4x
A|--4-4-4-4-4--4--4-4---4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------------------------|
E|--2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2---2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------|
            Sorry isn't good enough

[Verse 3]

e|---------------------------4--2----2---------------------------------------|
B|------------------------5--------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------4--3----2---------------------------------------|
D|---------------6--------7-------4----4-------------------------------------|
A|-------------4------------------------(0)----------------------------------|
E|-----------------(0)-------------(0)---------------------------------------|
    I got the drop on you.

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------6-----------------6---------4-----------------------------------|
A|---------4---------------------(0)---2-------------------------------------|
E|------------(0)------------7-------------(0)-------------------------------|
    In the last frame of the picture

e|----------------------------4-----6------5------------4--------------------|
B|------------------------5--------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------4-----3------2------------2--------------------|
D|---4------------6-------7---------------------------------------6----------|
A|-----(0)------4---------------------------------------------------(0)------|
E|--5---------------(0)-----------------------------------------7------------|
        Well, I rode that I.R.T. out.   No pity in the mixture

e|------------------------------------4--2-------2---------------------------|
B|---------------------------------5-----------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------4--3-------2---------------------------|
D|----4---------4-----------6------7--------4---------4---------6------------|
A|--2-------------(0)-----4-----------------------------(0)-----4------------|
E|------(0)---5---------------(0)------------(0)-----------------------------|
         No   pity in the mixture.            No pity in the mixture.

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| x   Dead note
| g   Grace note
| (n) Ghost note
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| r   Release
| >   Accented note
| t   Tapping
| b   Bend
| br  Bend release
| pb  Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| ~   Vibrato
| s   Slap
| P   Pop
| PM  Palm mute
| TR  Trill
| N   Tremolo

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