Badfish

Off the album Second Hand Smoke

Chords by Evan Hughes ([email protected])

Standard Tuning, but really if the guitar hasn't been tuned is has a nice sound to

it, just get it close.

intro progression:(pattern is basic)

A, Bm, G, A, A, Bm, G, A

verse: these aren't too tricky to remember, but I've tabbed them anyway

A Bm G A5 D E

e|-9----7-----------------------------------|

B|-10---7--8—10---7--9----------------------|

G|-9----7--7--9---7--9----------------------|

D|---------9------7--9----------------------|

A|-------------------7----------------------|

E|------------------------------------------|

pattern on the verse is like this:

A Bm

When you grab a hold of me

G A5

Tell me I will never be set free

Bm

But I'm a parasite,

G A

Creep and crawl I step into the night

D

Two pints of booze,

G A

Tell me are you a bad fish too? (are you a badfish too?)

e|------------------------------------------|

B|--2h3p2-----------------------------------|

G|--------2-----2h4-4-----------------------|

D|----------2h4-----------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------|

D A

Ain't got no money to spend

D A

I know the night will never end

D A

Lord knows I'm weak

D E

Won't somebody get me off of this reef?

Verse 2:

A Bm

Baby you're a big blue whale

G A5

Grab the reef when all duck diving fails

Bm G

I swim, but I wish I never learned

D G A

The water's too polluted with germs

e|------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------2h3p2---2h3p2------|

G|-------------------------------------2----|

D|---------------------------------------2--|

A|------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------|

D A

I dive deep when it's ten feet over head

D A

Grab the reef from underneath my bed. (underneath my bed but)

e|------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------7-10--10-7---------------|

G|-------------7-9--------------------------|

D|---------7-9-----------------11-7h9-7-----|

A|-----7-9----------------------------------|

E|-7-9--------------------------------------|

D A

Ain't got not quarrels with God.

D A

Ain't got no time to grow old.

D A

Lord knows I'm weak.

D E

Won't some body get me off of this reef?

Intro then,

solo:

e|------------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------------|

G|-4h6--- 4h6----4br-----------------------|

D|------------------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------------|

G|-------2-4—1h2p1--------------------------|

D|--2h4-----------2h4----------let-ring-----|

A|--------------------2-2p0—--2/4-----------|

E|------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------------|

G|---------------2p1------------------------|

D|----2h4-4----4-----2/4--------------------|

A|--4---------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------|

e|--5---------------------------------------|

B|-----7------------------------------------|

G|--------6—42--4-2------------------------|

D|------------------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------|

| h hammer-on

| p pull-off

| / slide up

| slide down