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So apparently there's some tone
deaf people posting tabs on here.
So heres a pretty damn good tab for tongue
Intro rift is BASS, NOT GUITAR, however
there are some improvised guitar noises
behind the bass rift so have at it with
whatever you want to make it sound good
Verses
GI can't beFlieve it
CTalking to Gpeople here
GCowboys and FIndians
Have Ctaken contrGoooool
It Greally was a Fwild one
But Csummer has coGme and gone
A Glot of nice Fpeople
would Cfade awayG  
Guitar fill
E----------|
B----------|
G----------|
D-10-10--7-|
A-10-10--7-|
E--8--8--5-|
Same as intro except a drum fill (listen to the song)
GHold back Fseasons
CTake back the mGemory
GHold on to Fsomething
Better Chold on to youG  
It Greally was a Fwild one
But Csummer has cGome and gone
A Glot of nice Fpeople
would Cfade awayG  
Same guitar fill as before
E----------|
B----------|
G----------|
D-10-10--7-|
A-10-10--7-|
E--8--8--5-|
Again... the intro rift with a slight difference
Listen to the song to get the actual timing and rythm
E--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X---------------------|
B--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X---------------------|
G--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X---------------------|
D--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-8--10--11--10--8-10-|
A--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-8--10--11--10--8-10-|
E--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-6---8---9---8--6--8-|
E--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X----------------------|
B--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X----------------------|
G--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X----------------------|
D--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-11--10--8--10--11-10-|
A--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-11--10--8--10--11-10-|
E--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--9---8--6---8---9--8-|
E--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X---------------------|
B--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X---------------------|
G--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X---------------------|
D--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-8--10--11--10--8-10-|
A--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-8--10--11--10--8-10-|
E--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-6---8---9---8--6--8-|
E--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X----------------------|
B--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X----------------------|
G--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X----------------------|
D--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-11--10--8--10--11-10-|
A--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-11--10--8--10--11-10-|
E--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--9---8--6---8---9--8-|
E--------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------|
D--11--10--8--10--11-10--11--10--8--10--11-10--11\-|
A--11--10--8--10--11-10--11--10--8--10--11-10--11\-|
E---9---8--6---8---9--8---9---8--6---8---9--8---9\-|
(Your gonna die up there)
Thats it...

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Tongue

by Butthole Surfers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

So apparently there's some tone

deaf people posting tabs on here.

So heres a pretty damn good tab for tongue

Intro rift is BASS, NOT GUITAR, however

there are some improvised guitar noises

behind the bass rift so have at it with

whatever you want to make it sound good

Verses

G F

I can't believe it

C G

Talking to people here

G F

Cowboys and Indians

C G

Have taken controooool

G F

It really was a wild one

C G

But summer has come and gone

G F

A lot of nice people

C G

would fade away

Guitar fill

E----------|

B----------|

G----------|

D-10-10--7-|

A-10-10--7-|

E--8--8--5-|

Same as intro except a drum fill (listen to the song)

G F

Hold back seasons

C G

Take back the memory

G F

Hold on to something

C G

Better hold on to you

G F

It really was a wild one

C G

But summer has come and gone

G F

A lot of nice people

C G

would fade away

Same guitar fill as before

E----------|

B----------|

G----------|

D-10-10--7-|

A-10-10--7-|

E--8--8--5-|

Again... the intro rift with a slight difference

Listen to the song to get the actual timing and rythm

E--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X---------------------|

B--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X---------------------|

G--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X---------------------|

D--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-8--10--11--10--8-10-|

A--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-8--10--11--10--8-10-|

E--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-6---8---9---8--6--8-|

E--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X----------------------|

B--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X----------------------|

G--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X----------------------|

D--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-11--10--8--10--11-10-|

A--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-11--10--8--10--11-10-|

E--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--9---8--6---8---9--8-|

E--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X---------------------|

B--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X---------------------|

G--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X---------------------|

D--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-8--10--11--10--8-10-|

A--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-8--10--11--10--8-10-|

E--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-6---8---9---8--6--8-|

E--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X----------------------|

B--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X----------------------|

G--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X----------------------|

D--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-11--10--8--10--11-10-|

A--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-11--10--8--10--11-10-|

E--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--9---8--6---8---9--8-|

E--------------------------------------------------|

B--------------------------------------------------|

G--------------------------------------------------|

D--11--10--8--10--11-10--11--10--8--10--11-10--11\-|

A--11--10--8--10--11-10--11--10--8--10--11-10--11\-|

E---9---8--6---8---9--8---9---8--6---8---9--8---9\-|

(Your gonna die up there)

Thats it...

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