Mean Man bass tab by W.A.S.P.

Mean Man

                 by W.A.S.P.
          From the album: The Headless Children
                Bass Tablature

     transcribed by Joe Vahabzadeh . . . king_v@excaliber.net
              Completed on: 3/24/97
       Please email me for any problems or corrections.

   I'm sure there's gotta be a flaw or two in there somewhere . . .

         Lyrics are at the end after the tablature

h.= dotted half note
h = half note
q = quarter note
e.= dotted eigth note
e = eigth note
s = 16th note

R = Rest

\X = slide down (to wherever)

() = indicates note is not struck again, but is continued from previous
note.

)|    |(
)|    |(
)| and |( indicate the beginning and end of a set of measures to be
)|    |( repeated, followed by how many times to be played.

Tuning:
 |F#------|
 |C#------|
 |G#------|
 |D#------|

Pre-intro measure:
 |--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|
 |R-------------------------------|
 w

Intro: 8 measures

 Rest 6 measures, then:

 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |R-----------------------15\3----|15--15--15--15--15--15--15\3----|
 h.           q    e  e  e  e  e  e  q

Rhy fig 1. (play twice before lyrics start)
)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|(
)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|(
)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|(
)|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|(X2
 e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e

 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|
 e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e

 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e

Verse 1: Play Rhy fig 1 twice.

Pre-chorus:
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------1-----------1---1---1---|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
 |R-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 q    q.     e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e

 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
 e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e

 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------1-----------1---1---1---|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
 |R-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 q    q.     e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e

 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e

Chorus: Play Rhy fig 1 twice.

(The following 4 measures are only played after the first chorus)
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |3-------------------------------(3)------------------------------|
 w                (w)

 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |3/1515--15--15--15--15--15--15\3|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
 e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e

Verse 2: Play Rhy fig 1 twice.

Repeat Pre-chorus

Repeat Chorus

Bridge
)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|(
)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|(
)|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|(
)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|(X8
 e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e
 (bridge lyrics come in 5th time)

)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|(
)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|(
)|2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|(
)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|(X8
 e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e

 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |3---R----------(R)--------------(R)------------------------------|
 e  q.     (h)       (w)
 *
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 (R)------------------------------(R)------------------------------|
 (w)               (w)

 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|
 e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e
 (starts very quietly and "fades in" to full volume)

 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3/15|15--15--15--15--15--15--15\3----|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  q

Repeat Rhy fig 1 three times

)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|(
)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|(
repeat
)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|(to
)|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|(fade
 e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e

     (occasionally slides up to 15th fret G, then back down)

LYRICS:

Verse 1:

    A tatooed madman, I'm hell on wheels
    Born a wicked child, left alone in the fields
    My father was the wind, my mother was fire
    Raised by the wolves and I grew up wild
    A kamikaze man, a-hollerin' "banzai"
    Never crash and burn, never gonna die
    Cannibal is me, ya squeal and shout
    I'll chew you up and spit you out

    Storm's a c-c-comin' and it's gonna be me
    Ah here comes trouble with a capital T

Chorus:

    'Cause I'm a mean motherfucking man
    I gotta scream that's what I am
    All the way, all the way
    'Cause I'm a mean motherfucking man
    Riding the wind, and I know I'll be damned
    All the way, all the way

    All the way (1st chourus only)

Verse 2:

    Chewbacca in the rye, the water of fire
    A terror in the flesh, a killer for hire
    California man, I'm white-line "Homer"
    The unruly one they call the "Blonde Bomber"
    Ah scooter gypsy, I'm a renegade
    An orphan on the road, a live hand grenade
    Never gonna quit before my time
    When the moon gets high then I'll be blind

    Mad dog 20-20 is king
    Ooh I drink that stuff and start getting obscene

(repeat chorus)

Bridge:

    I'm a motorcycle man, don't never give a damn
    I lie when the truth serves better
    The Marquis de Sade, I cheat and steal and rob
    A heavy metal creature

Final Chorus:

    'Cause I'm a mean motherfucking man
    I gotta scream that's what I am
    All the way, all the way
    'Cause I'm a mean motherfucking man
    I gotta scream that's what I am
    All the way, all the way
    'Cause I'm a mean motherfucking man
    Riding the wind, and I know I'll be damned
    All the way, all the way