Cops and Donuts

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Song

COPS AND DONUTS by NOFX. Album: Maximum Rocknroll (1988?) 1/2

One of the coolest songs on this album.

A=left Melvin B=right Melvin A&B=both Melvins

# intro #A&B X4 *=play 16X palm-muted # intro2 #A&B

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

# verse #A&B *=play 6X

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------*-------------------*-----------------*-----------------*-|
G--10-10-10-9-9-9-7----10-10-10-9-9-9-7-----------------7-----------------7--|
D--10-10-10-9-9-9-7----10-10-10-9-9-9-7-----3-3-3-5-5-5-7-----3-3-3-5-5-5-7--|
A---8--8--8-7-7-7-5-----8--8--8-7-7-7-5-----3-3-3-5-5-5-5-----3-3-3-5-5-5-5--|
E-------------------------------------------1-1-1-3-3-3-------1-1-1-3-3-3----|

# verse2 #A&B

E------------------------------------------------------------

B------------------------------------------------------------

G---------9-9-9-5-7-7-5-7-7----10-10-10-9-9-9-5-7-7-5-7-7----
D---3-3-3-9-9-9-5-7-7-5-7-7----10-10-10-9-9-9-5-7-7-5-7-7----
A---3-3-3-7-7-7-3-5-5-3-5-5-----8--8--8-7-7-7-3-5-5-3-5-5----
E---1-1-1----------------------------------------------------

-verse2A&B

------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------|
----------9-9-9-5-7-7-5-7-7----10-10-10-12-10-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
----3-3-3-9-9-9-5-7-7-5-7-7----10-10-10-12-10-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
----3-3-3-7-7-7-3-5-5-3-5-5-----8--8--8-10--8-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
----1-1-1---------------------------------------------------|

# verse3 #A&B X4

E------------------------------|
B------------------------------|
G--10-9-9-10-9-9-5-7-7-5-7-7---|
D--10-9-9-10-9-9-5-7-7-5-7-7---|
A---8-7-7--8-7-7-3-5-5-3-5-5---|
E------------------------------|

# chorus #A&B (Cops and donuts...)

E-------------------------------------------------------

B-------------------------------------------------------

G-------------------------------------------------------

D---5-5-5-7-7-7-8-8-8-10-10-10-7-8-8-7-8-8-5-5-5-5-5----
A---5-5-5-7-7-7-8-8-8-10-10-10-7-8-8-7-8-8-5-5-5-5-5----
E---3-3-3-5-5-5-6-6-6--8--8--8-5-6-6-5-6-6-3-3-3-3-3----

-chorus A&B *=play 12X

-----------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------*--|
-------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-9---|
----5-5-5-7-7-7-8-8-8-10-10-10-7-8-8-7-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-9---|
----5-5-5-7-7-7-8-8-8-10-10-10-7-8-8-7-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-7---|
----3-3-3-5-5-5-6-6-6--8--8--8-5-6-6-5-6-6-----------------|

# slow-verse #A&B X2

E---/--p-mute-\-----/-p-mute--\-----/-------palm-mute-------------\---|

B---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------5-5-5-5---------------------------|
D---7-7-7-7-7-7-8---7-7-7-7-7-7-8---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
A---7-7-7-7-7-7-8---7-7-7-7-7-7-8---3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
E---5-5-5-5-5-5-6---5-5-5-5-5-5-6-----------3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|

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COPS AND DONUTS 2/2

# slow-verse2 #A X2

E---/--p-mute-\-----/-p-mute--\-----/-------palm-mute-------------\---|

B---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------5-5-5-5---------------------------|
D---7-7-7-7-7-7-8---7-7-7-7-7-7-8---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
A---7-7-7-7-7-7-8---7-7-7-7-7-7-8---3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
E---5-5-5-5-5-5-6---5-5-5-5-5-5-6-----------3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|

# slow-verse2 #B X2

E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------5---------------------------------|
D---7---------------7-----------8-------------------7-----------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|

Then play slow-verse X2 (without palm-muting!).

# bridge #A&B GuitarB joines later *=play 12X palm-muted

E--------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------*--|
D---7-10--7-10--5-5-5-9-9-9--7-10--7-10--9---|
A---7-10--7-10--5-5-5-9-9-9--7-10--7-10--9---|
E---5--8--5--8--3-3-3-7-7-7--5--8--5--8--7---|

# bridge2 #A&B /=slide-up *=play 24X

E---------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------*--|
G-----7/10-10-10----7/10-10-10----7/10-10-10----7/10-10-10--9---|
D---7-7/10-10-10--7-7/10-10-10--7-7/10-10-10--7-7/10-10-10--9---|
A---7-5/-8--8--8--7-5/-8--8--8--7-5/-8--8--8--7-5/-8--8--8--7---|
E---5-------------5-------------5-------------5-----------------|

# chorus2 #A&B (Cops and donuts...) *=play 12X

E------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------*------------------*------------------*---------------------|
G--10-10-10-9-9-9-7---10-10-10-9-9-9-7---10-10-10-9-9-9-7---10-10-10-9-9-9-7-7-|
D--10-10-10-9-9-9-7---10-10-10-9-9-9-7---10-10-10-9-9-9-7---10-10-10-9-9-9-7-7-|
A---8--8--8-7-7-7-5----8--8--8-7-7-7-5----8--8--8-7-7-7-5----8--8--8-7-7-7-5-5-|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Auuuuuuu...Ehhehehehhe.

Tabbed by Jussi Heinonen 18.04.1998.