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Smart Patrol Mr Dna

Devo
Bass Tab
4.4(5)

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Song

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SMART PATROL/MR. DNA - Devo

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by Badfrancis@aol.com

Intro -

Drums and synthesizer

Verse - "He's been with the world..."

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

Play this twice then play...

"Afraid no one around here, understands my potato..."

 G| ---------------------------|
 D| -----4---------------------|
 A| -2-------------------------|
 E| ---------3---3-2-3---5-----|

Plat this three times, then play...

 G| ---------------------|
 D| -----4---------------|
 A| -2-------------------|
 E| ---------3---3-2-3---|

This is played along with the synthesizer

 G| ---------------------|-------------------------|
 D| ---------------------|-------------------------|
 A| -5-------4-----------|---------4---5---4-------|
 E| -----5-------5---0---|-0---5---------------5---|

Interlude - "We're the smart patrol, nowhere to go..."

 G| ----------------------------|----------------------------|
 D| ----------------------------|----------------------------|
 A| -7---5--3-----5-------------|-7------------5-------------|
 E| -----------3---------5------|---------------------5------|

Guitar Solo -

 G| -----------------------------|
 D| ---------------------7-7-7-7-|
 A| -7---5--3-----5--------------|
 E| -----------3-----------------|

Play this 12 times, then play...

 G| -----------------------------|
 D| -----------------------------|
 A| -7---5--3-----5--------------|
 E| -----------3---------5-------|

Play this 4 times, then play...

It is just the drums and synthesizers in this part

 G| ----------|----------|----------|----------|
 D| ----------|----------|----------|----------|
 A| -7--------|----------|----------|----------|
 E| ----------|----------|----------|----------|
 G| ---------------------|
 D| ---------------------|
 A| -5-------4-----------|
 E| -----5-------5---0---|

Double-Time -

 G| -------------------------------|
 D| -------------------------------|
 A| -----------------------5-5-5---|
 E| -0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-----------|

Play this 13 times, then play...

"Mr. Kamikazi, Mr. DNA..."

 G| ------------------------|
 D| ------------------------|
 A| -------0-4--5-----2-0---|
 E| -2----------------------|

Play this 10 times, then play

 G| -------------------------------|
 D| -------------------------------|
 A| -----------------------5-5-5---|
 E| -0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-----------|

Play this six times, then play...

"This monkey wants a word with you..."

 G| ------------------------|
 D| ------------------------|
 A| -------0-4-5------2-0---|
 E| -2----------------------|

Play this 22 times, then play...

Keyboard Solo -

 G| ------------------------|
 D| --------------4--5--7---|
 A| -------0-4-5------------|
 E| -2----------------------|

Play this 3 times, then play...

Outro - Drums and synthesizers for a couple of measures,

"One, two, three, four!", then...

 G| ---------------------|-------------------------||
 D| ---------------------|-------------------------||
 A| -5-------4-----------|---------4---5---4-------||
 E| -----5-------5---0---|-0---5---------------5---||

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