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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Devo
Be Stiff
Repeated throughout much of the song. As ever listening to the song is everything.
General Mantra of Intro + Verse
         E          A       E          A     C  C*            A   Asus4  
e|--0--0--0-0-x-|--0--0--0-0-x-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-|
b|--0--0--2-2-0-|--0--0--2-2-x-|--1-1-1-1-1-1-|--2-2-3-3-2-2-|
g|--1--1--2-2-0-|--1--1--2-2-0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-|
d|--2--2--2-2-0-|--2--2--2-2-0-|--2-2-3-3-2-2-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-|
a|--2--2--0-0-x-|--2--2--0-0-0-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|--0--0--x-x-x-|--0--0--x-x-x-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Repeated throughout much of the song
Intro x 3 then (E,E,A,A,E,E) (D,D,Dsus4,Dsus4,D,D) at same tempo as the third and forth bar above 
+ Short Guitar Solo Chords (A,Asus4,A,C,C*,C)
One, two, three, start
Be stiff, b-abies be stiff
Fruit ooze is wetly lewd
Stay dry in rubber boots and
Be stiff, b-abies be stiff
Cucumbers ripe and rude
Bend over fixed to shoot and
Be stiff, b-abies be stiff
Breath hard in metal suits
Live right make lots of loot
Be stiff
(Short Guitar Solo)
Be stiff, b-abies be stiff
Wet women waste your food
Go solo no no two's and
Be stiff, b-abies be stiff
Watch out for fruits and mutes and
Deep sleepeers jerk the root
So be stiff, b-abies be stiff
Breath hard in metal suits
Live right make lots of loot and
Oh be stiff
(Long Solo - Same Chords as Intro+Verse)
Be stiff, b-abies be stiff
Fruit ooze is wetly lewd
Stay dry in rubber boots and
Be stiff, b-abies be stiff
Wet women waste your food
Go solo no no two's and
Be stiff, b-abies be stiff
Breath hard in metal suits
Live right make lots of loot an
Oh be stiff
(E,E,A,A,E,E) (D,D,Dsus4,Dsus4,D,D), (Short Solo Chords x3)
Outro
(D,D,Dsus4,Dsus4,D,D) then
e|--E0--E0--A0-A0-x-|
B|--0--0--2-2-0-|
G|--1--1--2-2-0-|
D|--2--2--2-2-0-|
A|--2--2--0-0-x-|
E|--0--0--0-0-x-|
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Be Stiff

by Devo

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Asus4

Dsus4

Devo

Be Stiff

Repeated throughout much of the song. As ever listening to the song is everything.

General Mantra of Intro + Verse

E A E A C C A Asus4

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

b|--0--0--2-2-0-|--0--0--2-2-x-|--1-1-1-1-1-1-|--2-2-3-3-2-2-|

g|--1--1--2-2-0-|--1--1--2-2-0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-|

d|--2--2--2-2-0-|--2--2--2-2-0-|--2-2-3-3-2-2-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-|

a|--2--2--0-0-x-|--2--2--0-0-0-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-|

E|--0--0--x-x-x-|--0--0--x-x-x-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-|

Repeated throughout much of the song

E E A A E E D D Dsus4 Dsus4 D D

Intro x 3 then (,,,,,) (,,,,,) at same tempo as the third and forth bar above

A Asus4 A C C C

+ Short Guitar Solo Chords (,,,,*,)

One, two, three, start

Be stiff, b-abies be stiff

Fruit ooze is wetly lewd

Stay dry in rubber boots and

Be stiff, b-abies be stiff

Cucumbers ripe and rude

Bend over fixed to shoot and

Be stiff, b-abies be stiff

Breath hard in metal suits

Live right make lots of loot

Be stiff

(Short Guitar Solo)

Be stiff, b-abies be stiff

Wet women waste your food

Go solo no no two's and

Be stiff, b-abies be stiff

Watch out for fruits and mutes and

Deep sleepeers jerk the root

So be stiff, b-abies be stiff

Breath hard in metal suits

Live right make lots of loot and

Oh be stiff

(Long Solo - Same Chords as Intro+Verse)

Be stiff, b-abies be stiff

Fruit ooze is wetly lewd

Stay dry in rubber boots and

Be stiff, b-abies be stiff

Wet women waste your food

Go solo no no two's and

Be stiff, b-abies be stiff

Breath hard in metal suits

Live right make lots of loot an

Oh be stiff

E E A A E E D D Dsus4 Dsus4 D D

(,,,,,) (,,,,,), (Short Solo Chords x3)

Outro

D D Dsus4 Dsus4 D D

(,,,,,) then

E E A A

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

B|--0--0--2-2-0-|

G|--1--1--2-2-0-|

D|--2--2--2-2-0-|

A|--2--2--0-0-x-|

E|--0--0--0-0-x-|

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