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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the#
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.#
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  Bob Dylan is NOT Mouse despite the fact that the two sound exactly
  alike on record.  Mouse's 'A Public Execution' has caused all kinds of
  comment because people find it hard to believe that someone else can
  actually sound so similar to Bob Dylan.  In fact, one of Columbia
  Records' public relations men got the fright of his life when he went to
  a radio station (which shall remain nameless, but you know which one!)
  and the playful jocks covered the label of Mouse's disc and told the
  unfortunate P.R. man that it was a Dylan record.  -- KRLA Beat, 1966
If anyone is interested in a Mouse interview (from Texas punk 'zine _Not
Fade Away_), get back to me.  --AWR
                          "A Public Execution"
             (Ronnie "Mouse" Weiss - Knox "Bugs" Henderson)
Intro:
	Electric 12-string [repeated at end of each verse, transposed
	to Ab for verse 4]:
	(G)
	 v   v   v   v     v           v           v           v
	-----10----------|-------10-------10-------10-------10-------|
	-------------10--|-10h12----10h12----10h12----10h12----10h12-|
	---------12------|-------------------------------------------|
	-----------------|-------------------------------------------|
	-----------------|-------------------------------------------|
	-----------------|-------------------------------------------|
	C/  /  F/  /   G/  /  F/  /
	Some wCords are best not spFoken, some thGings are best not sFaid
	But siCnce this is your public execFution I think I'm gonna go right on
	      G [w/12-string, as above]
	    ahead
Verse 1:
	The maCilman brought your lFetter, babe, where you tGold me how you fFeel
	N abCout the things he saFid he told you, that Gis, I'm such a hFeel
	But CI could never be hFonest that t yGou I've always lFied
	When he sCaw me take some oFther hide for a two-wheel pony rGide
Bridge 1:
	YFou at least might have aGsked me
	If the scFene was really what it sGeemed
	But like a quCeen ruled Fby her jCester
	Your cFonclusions was estGeemed [?]
Verse 2:
	You said I disappointed you wherever all the things I've done
	N that you had convinced yourself I was the only one
	T really make you happy, satisfy your soul
	Now you say I've failed you since we've spent up all my gold
Bridge 2:
	Have you ever seen the truth, therefore
	Have you ever made a try
	Such a thing for you's so impossible
	With them beans all in your eyes
Verse 3:
	Whoa, I read where you said you want one good chance t really put
	     me down
	N how you'd love t smear my name all over my home town
	Said some Mouse made a fool of you n said don't waste a dime
	Your phone is out of order now, babe, for me you've got no time
Bridge 3:
	If this is really what you're thinkin'
	That it's really, really all my fault
	You better find yourself a welder, baby
	(C)                               F        G  Ab  
	'Cause you got locked up in your vault
	[key change to Db]
Verse 4:
	Yeah, you Dbgot your point put oGbver now, it sAbeems you found a mGbatch
	BDburn the bridge behGbind you, babe, slam your dAboor, throw the lGbatch
	I kDbnow just how you're hGburtin' from your fAbeelings as they bGburn
	I'd lDbike t say I'm sGborry, but it's no longer my concAbern
Coda:	[rant over Db-Gb-Ab-Gb to fade]
	So goodbye
	Go on n have a real good cry
	I've found me a brand new high
	She just loves a two-wheel pony ride
	You better get yourself a welder, babe
	Go on, get out of here...
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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A Public Execution

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#

#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the#

#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.#

#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#

Bob Dylan is NOT Mouse despite the fact that the two sound exactly

alike on record. Mouse's 'A Public Execution' has caused all kinds of

comment because people find it hard to believe that someone else can

actually sound so similar to Bob Dylan. In fact, one of Columbia

Records' public relations men got the fright of his life when he went to

a radio station (which shall remain nameless, but you know which one!)

and the playful jocks covered the label of Mouse's disc and told the

unfortunate P.R. man that it was a Dylan record. -- KRLA Beat, 1966

If anyone is interested in a Mouse interview (from Texas punk 'zine _Not

Fade Away_), get back to me. --AWR

"A Public Execution"

(Ronnie "Mouse" Weiss - Knox "Bugs" Henderson)

Intro:

Electric 12-string [repeated at end of each verse, transposed

to Ab for verse 4]:

()

v v v v v v v v

-----10----------|-------10-------10-------10-------10-------|

-------------10--|-10h12----10h12----10h12----10h12----10h12-|

---------12------|-------------------------------------------|

-----------------|-------------------------------------------|

C F G F

/ / / / / / / /

C F G F

Some words are best not spoken, some things are best not said

C F

But since this is your public execution I think I'm gonna go right on

G [w/12-string, as above]

ahead

Verse 1:

C F G F

The mailman brought your letter, babe, where you told me how you feel

C F G F

N about the things he said he told you, that is, I'm such a heel

C F G F

But I could never be honest that t you I've always lied

C F G

When he saw me take some other hide for a two-wheel pony ride

Bridge 1:

F G

You at least might have asked me

F G

If the scene was really what it seemed

C F C

But like a queen ruled by her jester

F G

Your conclusions was esteemed [?]

Verse 2:

You said I disappointed you wherever all the things I've done

N that you had convinced yourself I was the only one

T really make you happy, satisfy your soul

Now you say I've failed you since we've spent up all my gold

Bridge 2:

Have you ever seen the truth, therefore

Have you ever made a try

Such a thing for you's so impossible

With them beans all in your eyes

Verse 3:

Whoa, I read where you said you want one good chance t really put

me down

N how you'd love t smear my name all over my home town

Said some Mouse made a fool of you n said don't waste a dime

Your phone is out of order now, babe, for me you've got no time

Bridge 3:

If this is really what you're thinkin'

That it's really, really all my fault

You better find yourself a welder, baby

C F G Ab

()

'Cause you got locked up in your vault

[key change to Db]

Verse 4:

Db Gb Ab Gb

Yeah, you got your point put over now, it seems you found a match

Db Gb Ab Gb

Burn the bridge behind you, babe, slam your door, throw the latch

Db Gb Ab Gb

I know just how you're hurtin' from your feelings as they burn

Db Gb Ab

I'd like t say I'm sorry, but it's no longer my concern

Coda: [rant over Db-Gb-Ab-Gb to fade]

So goodbye

Go on n have a real good cry

I've found me a brand new high

She just loves a two-wheel pony ride

You better get yourself a welder, babe

Go on, get out of here...

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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