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Why Must I Be Sad Bass Tab by They Might Be Giants

Why Must I Be Sad bass tab by They Might Be Giants

Bass Tab

Intro:
G|----|
D|----|
A|--0-|
E|----|
  ^
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|0---0---2-0-2---|3---3---------0-|------2-------3-|----------------|
A|----------------|--------3---3---|----------------|--------3---3---|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^

Verse:
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|0---------0-0---|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|4-----4-4-------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|3-----3-3-------|1-----1-1-------|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|3-----3-3-------|----------------|
A|3-----3-3-------|1-----1-1-------|----------------|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|0---------0-0---|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|4-----4-4-------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|3-----3-3-------|1-----1-1-------|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------|
A|3-----3-3-------|1-----1-1-------|----------------|--0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|----------------|----------------|1-----1-1-------|--------------|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^
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Chorus:
G|----|
D|--0-|
A|----|
E|----|
  ^
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----0-2-------3-|----3-2-------0-|----0-2-------3-|----3-2-------0-|
A|--0-------------|--3-------------|--0-------------|--3-------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|------2-------3-|--------------0-|------2-------3-|----------------|
A|----------------|------3---------|----------------|--------3---3---|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^

G|--------0-------|----------------|--------0-------|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|0---------------|4---------------|2---------------|----------------|
A|----------------|--------2-------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^

G|--------0-------|----------------|----------------|0-------2-------|
D|0---------------|4---------------|2-------4-------|--------------0-|
A|----------------|--------2-------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----0-2-------3-|----3-2-------0-|----0-2-------3-|----3-2---------|
A|--0-------------|--3-------------|--0-------------|--3-------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^

Verse:
G|----2-----------|----------------|----1-----------|--1-5-----------|
D|0-3-------------|--0-3-----------|0-3-------3---0-|3---------------|
A|----------------|1---------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^
G|----0-----------|----1-----------|--1-5-----1-----|----1-----------|
D|--2-------------|--2-------------|3-------------3-|--3-------------|
A|4---------------|3---------------|----------------|4---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^
G|----1-----------|--0-4-----------|--0-3-----------|----6-----------|
D|0-3-------------|2---------------|2---------------|5-8-------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^
G|--1-4-----------|--4-7-----------|----6-10--6-----|--------------|
D|3---------------|6---------------|--7---------7---|--7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|----------------|----------------|8-------------8-|--------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^

Weird part near the end:
G|----------------|0-------2-------|----------------|0-------2-------|
D|2-------4-------|----------------|2-------4-------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^
G|--4-------------|0-------2-------|--4-------------|0-------2-------|
D|2-------4-------|----------------|2-------4-------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^
G|----------------|--0-------2-----|----------------|--0-------2-----|
D|--2-------4-----|----------------|--2-------4-----|----------------|
A|----------------|--------0-------|----------------|--------0-------|
E|0-----0-2-----2-|3-----3---------|0-----0-2-----2-|3-----3---------|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^
G|----------------|----------------|
D|--2-------4-----|----------------|
A|----------------|--------0-------|
E|0-----0-2-----2-|3---------------|
  ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^



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