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Scumbag City by The Strypes

Bass tabs

Intro (transcribed for bass):

G|9/11-14-11-9-7-----7----7-9/11-9-7------7h9-7------------------------------|
D|----------------7-9----9-----------7-9-------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 1, Ross Farrelly:

There's empty cans on River Street


Pre-chorus, Josh McClorey:

Get me out, oh get me out/ 'Cause i'm here to bruise

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----5-----------3/5-5-------------3-------------0h3-3---------------------|

Oh get me out, oh get me out/ Of this scumbag city

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----0-5-------------3/-5-5------(5)/7/-3--------0h3-3----------------------|

Chorus, Farrelly:

Scumbag city blues, scum bag city blues

Scumbag city blues, scum bag city blues

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------0h---------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------3-4-5----------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|\
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| \ X2
A|-3h5-5-3h5--0h--------3h5-5-3h5-0h-----------------------------------------| /
E|--------------3-4-5---------------3-4-5------------------------------------|/

Verse 2, Farrelly:

Just another howling wolf on the killing floor below

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|\
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| \ X4
A|(3h)5-----5-----5-----------(3h)5------5----5------------------------------| /
E|------------------(0h)3-4-5--------------------(0h)3-4-5-------------------|/
Pre-chorus, McClorey:

Get me out, oh get me out/ 'Cause i'm here to bruise
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------0h3p0------|
E|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5----5--5/------3-3-0h-3-3--3-3--------0h3-----3-----|

Get me out, oh get me out/   of this    Scumbag City
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------2-------------------------------------|
E|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2h3-0-5-5-5-5-5-0-2h3------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------5/-2-0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3/7-5-7------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Chorus, Farrelly:

Scumbag city blues, scumbag city blues
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|\
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| \ X2
A|3h5-----5-----5-0h----------3h5------5----5--0h----------------------------| /
E|--------------------3-4-5----------------------3-4-5-----------------------|/

Solo:
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|3h5-----5-----5-0h----------3h5------5----5--0h----------------------------|
E|--------------------3-4-5----------------------3-4-5-----------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|3h5-----5-----5-0h----------3h5------5----5--------------------------------|
E|--------------------3-4-5----------------------(3-4-5)-----------------------|


Bridge, McClorey:

And when you're lying in your hotel/ Thinking you could do this with that
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------5-----------------------------------------(3h)5-------------------|

Well something creeps inside you yeah honey oh something pulls you back
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------5-3-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|---3---------------3-----------------------------------------3p0--3-4-5----|

But it ain't the one way system that's got you uh coming back around no
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------5-5---------3h5-5------------5-5-----------------(3h)5---5-4-3-----|

It's all those friends and family keeping the size eights on the ground

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------0--------------------5-3-----------------------------------|
A|----------------------0-2-3-------------------------5---------------------------------|
E|-----3----------0h3-3----------------------3-3----------------(3/5/3)-----------------|


Verse 3, Farrelly (riff transcribed for bass):
G|9/11-14-11-9-7-----7----7-9/11-9-7------7h9-7------------------------------|
D|----------------7-9----9-----------7-9-------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

There's empty cans on River Street, scumbag city blues

Chorus, Farrelly:

Scumbag city blues, scumbag city blues
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-*-5-5-5-*-5-5-5-*-5-5-5-*-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Scumbag city blues, scumbag city blues
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|5-5-5-5-5-*-5-5-5-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Scumbag city blues, scumbag city blues
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|\
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| \ X3
A|-5-5-3-0----------------------5--------------------------------------------| /
E|---------3--------3-3-5--3h5p3---------------------------------------------|/


Scumbag city blues, scumbag city blues
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5-3-0-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------3--------3--------------------------------------------------------|

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| x  Dead note
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| /  Slide
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