Guitar Tab:The Famous Polka

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The Famous Polka
By: They Might Be Giants
Key: C Major
Year: 1987
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 [Convention: each chord is four beats/a full measure.  A dash indicates
 that
  the chord is held for another measure; two chords with a slash between
  them are held for two beats/half a measure each.]
 
 Intro:
 D
 
 Verse:
 G  - / C
 C  - / D
 G  B / Em
 |:  C / G  D / G  :|
 
 Bridge:
 |: C  G / F   C  G / C  :|
 
 A
 |: D - A D :|
 
 Verse:
 G  - / C
 C  - / D
 G  B / Em
 |:  C / G  D / G  :|
 
 Bridge:
 |: C  G / F   C  G / C  :|
 
 A
 |: D - A D :|
 
 Verse:
     G                                  -     /      C
 The famous person wears the same size water skis as me
        C                               -       /      D
 She's got three cars, as many years I've lived in this city
     G                                      B          /      Em
 Her hair is blonde and mine is brown, they both start with a B
     C         /      G                D          /      G
 And when the phone inside her ribcage rings it's not for me
     C         /      G                D          /      G
 And when the phone inside her ribcage rings it's not for me
          
 HEY!
 
 -E.M.
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The guitar melody:
                                                                       
e|----------------------2----2----3----3----5----|-5----3----3----2-----|0----0----|
B|-3-----3----5----5-----------------------------|----------------------|----------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------|----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------|----------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------|----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------|----------|
                                                                     
e|-0----2----2----3----3----5----5----7----|-8----7----7-------|5----5---------|
B|-----------------------------------------|-------------------|----------3----|
G|----------|------------------------------|-------------------|---------------|
D|----------|------------------------------|-------------------|---------------|
A|----------|------------------------------|-------------------|---------------|
E|----------|------------------------------|-------------------|---------------|
                                                                     
e|----------------2----2----3----3----5----|-5----3-------3----2----0----0----|
B|3-----5----5-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
                                                                     
e|3----2----0----0----|-0----2----2----3----3----5----5----7----|-8-------
B|--------------------|-----------------------------------------|---------
G|--------------------|-----------------------------------------|---------
D|--------------------|-----------------------------------------|---------
A|--------------------|-----------------------------------------|---------
E|--------------------|-----------------------------------------|---------
                                                                       
e|7----7----5----7---------|---------------------------5----5----7----8----7----7----5--------------|
B|--------------------5----|--5----7----7----8----8---------------------------------------8---------|
G|-------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------5----|
A|-------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

1st bridge guitar bit:

e|------------------|-------------------|
B|--1---------------|---1---------------|
G|------0----0------|--------0----------|
D|------------------|--------------0----|
A|3---3----------3--|3----3-----------3-|
E|--------3----1----|-----------3-------|