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Swatting Flies

Crash Test Dummies
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Swatting Flies - Crash Test Dummies

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Tabbed by: Tim C. (goaliecaine33)

Email: t_caine33@hotmail.com

Tuning: standard tuning

This is the full song for Swatting Flies. I know it isn't spot on but it is as close as

I could get it. This is my first tab. E-mail me any mistakes or if you think I did a

good job. PLEASE RATE THE SONG!

Intro:

e  |---2-2---5-5---2-2---2-2---0-0---0-0---0-0-------------|
B  |---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---1-1---1-1---1-1-------------|
G  |---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-------------|
D  |-0-----------0-------------2-2---2-2---2-2-------------|
A  |-------0-----------2-----0-----------0-----------------|
E  |-------------------------------0-----------------------|

Verse:

Now that I've....

e  |---2-2---5-5---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-------------|
B  |---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-------------|
G  |---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-------------|
D  |-0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------------|
A  |-------0-----------2-----------0-----------------------|
E  |-------------------------------------------------------|

Here in.....

e  |---0-0---2-2---0-0---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-------------|
B  |---1-1---3-3---1-1---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-------------|
G  |---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-------------|
D  |---2-2-0-------2-2-0-----------------0-----------------|
A  |-------------0-----------------2-----------------------|
E  |-0-----------------------3-----------------------------|

I search for....

e  |---0-0---0-0---5-5---2-2---2-2--2-2--2-2---------------|
B  |---1-1---1-1---3-3---3-3---3-3--3-3--3-3---------------|
G  |---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2--2-2--2-2---------------|
D  |---2-2---2-2-------0-----------------------------------|
A  |-------------0-----------2-----------------------------|
E  |-0-----2-----------------------------------------------|

In grade one....

e  |---2-2---5-5---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-------------|
B  |---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-------------|
G  |---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-------------|
D  |-0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------------|
A  |-------0-----------2-----------0-----------------------|
E  |-------------------------------------------------------|

She'd stuff....

e  |---0-0---2-2---0-0---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-------------|
B  |---1-1---3-3---1-1---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-------------|
G  |---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-------------|
D  |---2-2-0-------2-2-0-----------------0-----------------|
A  |-0-----------2-----------------2-----------------------|
E  |-------------------------3-----------------------------|

She told us....

e  |---0-0---0-0---5-5---2-2---2-2--2-2--2-2---------------|
B  |---1-1---1-1---3-3---3-3---3-3--3-3--3-3---------------|
G  |---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2--2-2--2-2---------------|
D  |---2-2---2-2-------0-----------------------------------|
A  |-------------0-----------2-----------------------------|
E  |-0-----2-----------------------------------------------|

In the science....

e  |---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-------------|
B  |---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1-------------|
G  |---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-------------|
D  |---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-------------|
A  |-------------2-----------0-----------0-----------------|
E  |-2-----0-----------0-----------0-----------------------|

Who lay very still....

e  |---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-------------------------------|
B  |---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1-------------------------------|
G  |---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-------------------------------|
D  |---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-------------------------------|
A  |-------------------------------------------------------|
E  |-2-----0-----2-----0-----------------------------------|

In his cage.... And we feed...

e  |---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----0-0---0-0---0-0-----------|
B  |---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----0-0---0-0---0-0-----------|
G  |---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-----2-2---2-2---2-2-----------|
D  |---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-----2-2---2-2---2-2-----------|
A  |-------------------2-----0-2-----------2---------------|
E  |-2-----0-----2-------------------2-----------2-0-------|

Living flies....

e  |-0-0---0-0---3-3---3-3---0-0---0-0---0-0---------------|
B  |-0-0---0-0---3-3---3-3---1-1---1-1---1-1---------------|
G  |-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---------------|
D  |-2-2---2-2-------2-------2-2---2-2---2-2---------------|
A  |-----0-----2-----------0-------------------------------|
E  |-----------------------------2-----0-------------------|

Then she'd read....

e  |---2-2---5-5---2-2---0-0---2-2--2-2--2-2---------------|
B  |---3-3---3-3---3-3---1-1---3-3--3-3--3-3---------------|
G  |---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2--2-2--2-2---------------|
D  |---------------------2-2-------------------------------|
A  |-0-----------0-----------0-----------------------------|
E  |-------0-----------0-----------------------------------|

But first she....

e  |---0-0---2-2---0-0---2-2---0-0---0-0---0-0-------------|
B  |---1-1---3-3---1-1---3-3---0-0---0-0---0-0-------------|
G  |---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-------------|
D  |---2-2---------2-2---------2-2---2-2---2-2-------------|
A  |-------------------------0-----2-----0-----------------|
E  |-0-----2-----0-----2-----------------------2-0---------|

We'd here of....

e  |-0-0---2-2---5-5---2-2---2-2--2-2--2-2-----------------|
B  |-1-1---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3--3-3--3-3-----------------|
G  |-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2--2-2--2-2-----------------|
D  |-2-2---------------------------------------------------|
A  |-----------------0-------------------------------------|
E  |-----2-----0-----------2-------------------------------|

In the science....

e  |---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-------------------|
B  |---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1-------------------|
G  |---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-------------------|
D  |---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-------------------|
A  |-------------2-----------0-----------0-----------------|
E  |-2-----0-----------0-----------0-----------------------|

I remember now....

e  |---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-------------------------------|
B  |---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1-------------------------------|
G  |---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-------------------------------|
D  |---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-------------------------------|
A  |-------------------------------------------------------|
E  |-2-----0-----2-----0-----------------------------------|

In my house.... By the seaside....

e  |---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----0-0---0-0---0-0-----------|
B  |---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----0-0---0-0---0-0-----------|
G  |---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-----2-2---2-2---2-2-----------|
D  |---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-----2-2---2-2---2-2-----------|
A  |-------------------2-----0-2-----------2---------------|
E  |-2-----0-----2-------------------2-----------2-0-------|

Swatting flies.

e  |-2-2---2-2---3-3---3-3---------------------------------|
B  |-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---------------------------------|
G  |-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---------------------------------|
D  |-----------0-----2-------------------------------------|
A  |-----2-------------------------------------------------|
E  |-------------------------------------------------------|

| / slide up

| \ slide down

| h hammer-on

| p pull-off

| ~ vibrato

| + harmonic

| x Mute note

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