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Dont Pick it Up

The Offspring
Tab
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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

Group: Offspring

Album: Ixnay on the Hombre

Released: 1997 columbia records

Track: 12

Title: don't pick it up

x - scratch

: - let ring

h - hammer on

p - pull off

intro

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intro 2/bridge

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|-4--------------4--------------4--------------4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|

main riff

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|-11-x-11-x-9-x-9-x-4-x-4-x-4-x-4-x-|
|-11-x-11-x-9-x-9-x-4-x-4-x-4-x-4-x-|
|--9-x--9-x-7-x-7-x-2-x-2-x-2-x-2-x-|
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joins main riff

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|-4--2--1h2p1---|
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"..you're gonna be bummed..." part

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lyrics

i saw a little kid

as he walked around

he picked a candy bar up

off the ground

he chowed about a half

then his face turned blue

turned out that candy bar was doggy-doo

don't pick it up i say

unless you can throw it away

don't pick it up i say

you're gonna be bummed that you went that way

you're out there makin' bacon

no scrutiny

you mess around too much

and you got vd

you know you never think

and you're sore today

you're gonna take it back to california

don't pick it up i say

unless you can throw it away

don't pick it up i say

you're gonna be bummed that you went that way

my friend was kinda hurtin'

for a girl to try

he saw one that looked like pat

on saturday night live

it had a pair of thingies

but a mustache too

not clearly nale nor female

so now what to do

don't pick it up i say

unless you can throw it away

don't pick it up i say

you're gonna be bummed that you went that way

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