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This is a cute song and it's great Travis picking practice, if you're looking for that.
It's also baby's first real tab!

Some notes on fingering:
* The slides indicated are of the whole chord shape I'm making.
* Play the bridge up till the Chord diagramD MajorD chords, and the Chord diagramBm7Bm7 in the verses, as barre chords
* I get that last harmonic with my pinkie. YMMV.

INTRO:

   Chord diagramA minorAm                              Aø7
e|-----------------0-----------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-1---------1-----------3---1---/-4---------4-----4---------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------2-----------------------/-------5-------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----2-------2-------2-------2-/-----5-------5-------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

   Chord diagramG+G               Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7           Chord diagramG+G               Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----3-----1-----0---------1---------3-----1-----0---------1-----|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------------------0-------------------------------0---------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----0-------0-------2-------2-------0-------0-------2-------2---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------3-------3-----------------------3-------3-------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-3-------3-----------------------3-------3-----------------------|
VERSE 1:

   Chord diagramG+G               Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7           Chord diagramG+G               Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----3-----1-----0---------1---------3-----1-----0---------1-----|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------------------0-------------------------------0---------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----0-------0-------2-------2-------0-------0-------2-------2---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------3-------3-----------------------3-------3-------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-3-------3-----------------------3-------3-----------------------|
I've worked so long,         every night and every day, been through


   Chord diagramG+G               Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7           Chord diagramAm7Am7             Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2
e|-------------------------------------------------------0---------|
Chord diagramBB|-----3-----1-----0---------1-----1-----3---1-----3---------3-----|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------------------0-----------------------------2-------2---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----0-------0-------2---------------2-------2---0-------0-------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------3-------3---2---0-------0-----------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-3-------3-------------------------------------------------------|
   hours & hours of research, and  dozens of graves--    the perfect

   Chord diagramG+G               Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7           Chord diagramG+G               Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----3-----1-----0---------1---------3-----1-----0---------1-----|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------------------0-------------------------------0---------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----0-------0-------2-------2-------0-------0-------2-----------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------3-------3-----------------------3-------3---2---|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-3-------3-----------------------3-------3-----------------------|
   girl              turns out was just too hard to find

   Chord diagramAm7Am7             Chord diagramC/GC/G             Chord diagramD7/F#D7/F#
e|-------------------------------------------------0---------------|
Chord diagramBB|-1-----3---1-----1---------1-----1---------1-----------3---1-----|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------------------0---------------2-------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----2-------2-------2-------2-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0-------0-------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------3-------3-------2-------2-------2-------2-------|
  So I had to make her,        but can I make her mine?

   Chord diagramBm7Bm7                             Chord diagramE minorEm
e|-----------------2-------------------------------0---------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----3-----5-----------5---3-----3---------3-----------3---------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------------------0-------------------0-----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----4-------4-------4-------4-------2-------2-------2-------2---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-2-------2-------2-------2---------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
         Will she be friendly?       Or will she break free? Will she

   Chord diagramAm7Am7             Chord diagramC/GC/G             Chord diagramD7/F#D7/F#
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-1---------1-----1---------1-----1---------1-----1-----0---------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------0---------------0---------------2-------------------2-----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----2-------2-------2-------2-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0-------0-------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------3-------3-------2-------2-------2-------2-------|
   terrorize the villagers?            Will she notice me?
CHORUS:

   Chord diagramG+G               Gmaj7/F#        Dm6/F           Chord diagramC majorC
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0h1-------1-----|
Chord diagramG+G|-------0---------------0---------------2---------------0---------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------2-------2---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------3-------3-------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-3-------3-------2-------2-------1-------1-----------------------|
       Hard work and science   are what I have to give

   Chord diagramA minorAm                              Aø7
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-1---------1-----1---------1---/-4---------4-----4---------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------2---------------2-------/-------5-------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----2-------2-------2-------2-/-----5-------5-------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
       And all I'm asking in return...                   is that you

   Chord diagramG+G               Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7           Chord diagramG+G               Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----3-----1-----0---------1---------3-----1-----0---------1-----|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------------------0-------------------------------0---------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----0-------0-------2-------2-------0-------0-------2-------2---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------3-------3-----------------------3-------3-------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-3-------3-----------------------3-------3-----------------------|
   live!

VERSE 2:

   Chord diagramG+G               Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7           Chord diagramG+G               Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----3-----1-----0---------1---------3-----1-----0---------1-----|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------------------0-------------------------------0---------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----0-------0-------2-------2-------0-------0-------2-------2---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------3-------3-----------------------3-------3-------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-3-------3-----------------------3-------3-----------------------|
I know I'm smart,            but a madman's all they see. Now there's


   Chord diagramG+G               Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7           Chord diagramAm7Am7             Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2
e|-------------------------------------------------------0---------|
Chord diagramBB|-----3-----1-----0---------1-----1-----3---1-----3---------3-----|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------------------0-----------------------------2-------2---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----0-------0-------2---------------2-------2---0-------0-------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------3-------3---2---0-------0-----------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-3-------3-------------------------------------------------------|
   finally a person who might love me for me.          She holds my

   Chord diagramG+G               Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7           Chord diagramG+G               Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----3-----1-----0---------1---------3-----1-----0---------1-----|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------------------0-------------------------------0---------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----0-------0-------2-------2-------0-------0-------2-----------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------3-------3-----------------------3-------3---2---|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-3-------3-----------------------3-------3-----------------------|
   heart, like the way that I held hers

   Chord diagramAm7Am7             Chord diagramC/GC/G             Chord diagramD7/F#D7/F#
e|-------------------------------------------------0---------------|
Chord diagramBB|-1-----3---1-----1---------1-----1---------1-----------3---1-----|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------------------0---------------2-------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----2-------2-------2-------2-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0-------0-------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------3-------3-------2-------2-------2-------2-------|
   The one from the cadaver        Igor just disinterred

   Chord diagramBm7Bm7                             Chord diagramE minorEm
e|-----------------2-------------------------------0---------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----3-----5-----------5---3-----3---------3-----------3---------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------------------0-------------------0-----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----4-------4-------4-------4-------2-------2-------2-------2---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-2-------2-------2-------2---------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
   Left nothing to chance now--        double-checked every stitch

   Chord diagramAm7Am7             Chord diagramC/GC/G             Chord diagramD7/F#D7/F#
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-1---------1-----1---------1-----1---------1-----1-----0---------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------0---------------0---------------2-------------------2-----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----2-------2-------2-------2-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0-------0-------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------3-------3-------2-------2-------2-------2-------|
The Tesla coils are charging up;       Igor, throw the switch


CHORUS:

   Chord diagramG+G               Gmaj7/F#        Dm6/F           Chord diagramC majorC
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0h1-------1-----|
Chord diagramG+G|-------0---------------0---------------2---------------0---------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------2-------2---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------3-------3-------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-3-------3-------2-------2-------1-------1-----------------------|
       Hard work and science   are what I have to give

   Chord diagramA minorAm                              Aø7
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-1---------1-----1---------1---/-4---------4-----4---------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------2---------------2-------/-------5-------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----2-------2-------2-------2-/-----5-------5-------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
       And all I'm asking in return...                   is that you

   Chord diagramG+G               Am7sus4         Chord diagramG/BG/B             Chord diagramA#6A#6
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-0---------0-----1---------1-----3---------3-----3---------3-----|
Chord diagramG+G|-------0---------------0---------------0---------------0---------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------0-------0-------2-------2-------1-------1-------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-3-------3-------------------------------------------------------|

BRIDGE:

   Chord diagramD#D#              Chord diagramA#A#              Chord diagramFF               Chord diagramA#A#
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-8---------8-----3---------3-----1---------3-----3---------3-----|
Chord diagramG+G|-------8---------------3---------------2---------------3---------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----8-------8-------3-------3-------3-------0-------3-------3---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-6-------6-------1-------3-----------------------1-------1-------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------1-------1-----------------------|
They call me a monster,                for making a monster,

   Chord diagramD#D#              Chord diagramA#A#              Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2
e|---------------------------------------0-------0-------0-------0-|
Chord diagramBB|/8---------8-----3---------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-----|
Chord diagramG+G|/------8---------------3-------------2-------2-------2-------2---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|/----8-------8-------3-------3---0-------0-------0-------0-------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|/6-------6-------1-------3---------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
       But what is a monster  anyway?

   Chord diagramD#D#              Chord diagramA#A#              Chord diagramFF               Chord diagramA#A#
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-8---------8-----3---------3-----1---------3-----3---------3-----|
Chord diagramG+G|-------8---------------3---------------2---------------3---------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----8-------8-------3-------3-------3-------0-------3-------3---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-6-------6-------1-------3-----------------------1-------1-------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------1-------1-----------------------|
    Someone frightening the mob,      someone playing god,

   Chord diagramD#D#              Chord diagramA#A#              Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2
e|---------------------------------------0-------0-------0-------0-|
Chord diagramBB|-8---------8-----3---------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-----|
Chord diagramG+G|-------8---------------3-------------2-------2-------2-------2---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----8-------8-------3-------3---0-------0-------0-------0-------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-6-------6-------1-------3---------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Or is it someone too scared to understand, and so they

   Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2           Chord diagramD7D7
e|-------0-----------------|
Chord diagramBB|-3---------3-----1-------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----2-------2---2-------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-0-------0-------0-------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------|
   stand in love's way...

   Chord diagramG+G               Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7           Chord diagramG+G               Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----3-----1-----0---------1---------3-----1-----0---------1-----|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------------------0-------------------------------0---------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----0-------0-------2-------2-------0-------0-------2-------2---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------3-------3-----------------------3-------3-------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-3-------3-----------------------3-------3-----------------------|

VERSE 3:

   Chord diagramG+G               Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7           Chord diagramG+G               Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----3-----1-----0---------1---------3-----1-----0---------1-----|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------------------0-------------------------------0---------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----0-------0-------2-------2-------0-------0-------2-------2---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------3-------3-----------------------3-------3-------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-3-------3-----------------------3-------3-----------------------|
Now here they come, sounds like the rabble's roused again, with their


   Chord diagramG+G               Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7           Chord diagramAm7Am7             Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2
e|-------------------------------------------------------0---------|
Chord diagramBB|-----3-----1-----0---------1-----1-----3---1-----3---------3-----|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------------------0-----------------------------2-------2---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----0-------0-------2---------------2-------2---0-------0-------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------3-------3---2---0-------0-----------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-3-------3-------------------------------------------------------|
   torches and their pitchforks,   and dozens of men. There's just no

   Chord diagramG+G               Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7           Chord diagramG+G               Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----3-----1-----0---------1---------3-----1-----0---------1-----|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------------------0-------------------------------0---------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----0-------0-------2-------2-------0-------0-------2-----------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------3-------3-----------------------3-------3---2---|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-3-------3-----------------------3-------3-----------------------|
   point              in trying to make them understand

   Chord diagramAm7Am7             Chord diagramC/GC/G             Chord diagramD7/F#D7/F#
e|-------------------------------------------------0---------------|
Chord diagramBB|-1-----3---1-----1---------1-----1---------1-----------3---1-----|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------------------0---------------2-------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----2-------2-------2-------2-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0-------0-------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------3-------3-------2-------2-------2-------2-------|
    I'll wait here by the gurney   holding on to your hand

   Chord diagramBm7Bm7                             Chord diagramE minorEm
e|-----------------2-------------------------------0---------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----3-----5-----------5---3-----3---------3-----------3---------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------------------0-------------------0-----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----4-------4-------4-------4-------2-------2-------2-------2---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-2-------2-------2-------2---------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
       Her eyes open slowly            She gives me a smile

   Chord diagramAm7Am7             Chord diagramC/GC/G             Chord diagramD7/F#D7/F#
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-1---------1-----1---------1-----1---------1-----1-----0---------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------0---------------0---------------2-------------------2-----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----2-------2-------2-------2-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0-------0-------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------3-------3-------2-------2-------2-------2-------|
       Now we've got each other        At least for a while

CHORUS:

   Chord diagramG+G               Gmaj7/F#        Dm6/F           Chord diagramC majorC
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0h1-------1-----|
Chord diagramG+G|-------0---------------0---------------2---------------0---------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------2-------2---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------3-------3-------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-3-------3-------2-------2-------1-------1-----------------------|
       Hard work and science   are what I have to give

   Chord diagramA minorAm                              Aø7
e|-------------------------------------------------5---------------|
Chord diagramBB|-1---------1-----1---------1---/-4---------4-----4---------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------2---------------2-------/-------5---------5---------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----2-------2-------2-------2-/-----5-------5-------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
       And all I'm asking in return...                   is that you

   Chord diagramG+G
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-0---------0-----1---------1-----3---------3-----3---------3-----|
Chord diagramG+G|-------0---------------0---------------0---------------0---------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------3-------3---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------0-------0-------2-------2-------1-------1-------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-3-------3-------------------------------------------------------|
   live.

(rit.)
   Chord diagramAm7Am7             Aø7             Chord diagramG+G   Chord diagramC majorC             Chord diagramG+G
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-1---------1-----1---------1-----0---0h1-0h1-1-1---0-----+5------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------0---------------0---------------------------------+5------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----2-------2-------1-------1---0---0h2-0h2-2-2---0-----+5------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0-------0-------0-------0-----------0h3-0h3-3-3-----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------3-----------------3-----3-------|


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| /   slide up
| h   hammer-on
| +   harmonic

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