Bass Tab:I'll Sink Manhattan
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| I'll Sink Manhattan |
| By: They Might Be Giants |
| Key: E Minor |
| Year: 1988 |
No bass used on the record, but here's a tab resembling the live version (some parts with brackets [] indicate that those parts are heard in the live version): "I'll sink Manhattan" / "You were so happy..." / " [Wait!] I've got a message" / "...just kiss me goodbye": G|------------|-------------|----------------| D|------------|-------------|----------------| A|------------|-----------4-|----------------| E|0-----------|2----3-------|3-------2-----0-| "Right under the sea" / "With the things that you said" / "[Yes,] I'll sacrifice friends" / "So before I get through": G|------------|-------------|----------------| D|------------|-------------|----------------| A|0-----------|2--3--5------|3---2---------0-| E|------------|-------------|----------------| "I'll find the sweet spot..." / "Like he's my lower half..." / "I think they'd understand..." / "I'll find your answering machine..." G|------------|-----------|-------------|---------------------------|------------| D|------------|-----------|-------------|2-----------3--------------|------------| A|0-----------|3----------|2------------|--------------------2-1-0--|------------| E|------------|-----------|-------------|---------------------------|3----2----0-| "A river of tiny tears..." / "Burn your forget-me-nots..." E|1-------|1-------|1--------|1-------|0------|0-----|0-----|0----| "Too late to apologize..." / "No, I won't apologize..." A|2-------|2-------|2--------|2-------| "...as flood waters rise": D|0-------|0-------|0--------|0-------| |
