Echo & the Bunnymen – Bedbugs And Ballyhoo (Guitar)

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Song: Bedbugs & ballyhoo Artist: Echo & the Bunnymen Composers: Will Sergeant, Ian McCulloch, Les Pattison & Pete de Freitas 'B' Side of 12" Single for 'Bring on the dancing horses' Tabbed by DJ 12th Mar 2015 A re-recorded version appears on their eponymous 'Echo & The Bunnymen' album with additional keyboards by Ray Manzarek of The Doors. Hear the original 12" version at this link: I would suggest using the voicings in the text column numbers below. Regarding the CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS please follow the information at the bottom of the tab. D = xx0232 Asus4 = x02230 F = 133211 A7 = x02020 G = 355433 Dm7/A = x00211 or x00565 A = x02220 G/A = x00433 or x00787 Apart from the Choruses, you could play the Intro progression all the way through but using the Dm7/A and G/A gives a feel of what the Keyboards/Strings are doing and adds some variety. Please take a second to scroll down to the bottom of the page and select a star rating for my tab, thanks ===================================================== [Intro] 2 bars drums 4 bars bass guitar
  D     F  G   D     F  C   D     F  G   D     F  C
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
[Verse 1]
D              F       G  D              F       C
   Buffalo and bison,          bison and buffa - lo,

D                 F     G  D           F        C
   Cannonball and rifle,     rifle and cannon - ball,

D                     F       G
   That's the way the thunder rumbles,

D                     F       G
   That's the way the thunder rumbles...

   D     F  G         D       F   G
|  /  /  /  /  |  ...rumbles!
[Chorus]
A            Asus4     A            Asus4      A7
Down on your knees a - gain, saying please a - gain,

            D       F  G
Yeah, yeah, yeah---!

   D     F  C     D     F  G     D     F  C
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |
[Verse 2]
D                 F           G
    Kangaroos and chipmunks,

D                 F       C
    Chipmunks and kanga - roos,

D               F        G  D             F       C
   Ballyhoo and bedbugs,      bedbugs and bally - hoo,

Dm7/A
       That's the way the bee bumbles,

G/A
       That's the way the bee bumbles,

Dm7/A
       That's the way the bee bumbles,

G/A                                      Dm7/A
       That's the way the bee bumbles---------,

G/A              Dm7/A G/A
    ...Bumbles!
[Chorus]
A           Asus4      A            Asus4      A7
Down on your knees a - gain, saying please a - gain,

        D       F  G
No, no, no----!

   D     F  C     D     F  G     D     F  C
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |
[Break]
  D     F  G   D     F  C   D     F  G   D     F  C
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
[Drum break] (Mute strings and scrub rhythm) ||: / / / / | / / / / | / / / / :||[x2]
 Dm7/A        G/A          Dm7/A        G/A
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |

 Dm7/A        G/A
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
[Chorus]
A            A4        A            A4         A7
Down on your knees a - gain, saying please a - gain,

A            A4        A            A4         A7
Down on your knees a - gain, saying please a - gain,

        Dm7/A  G/A          Dm7/A        G/A
No, no, no!  | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
[Verse 3]
Dm7/A                       G/A
       Buffalo and bison,        bison and buffalo,

Dm7/A                       G/A
       Cannonball and rifle,    rifle and cannonball,

Dm7/A
       That's the way the thunder rumbles,

G/A
       That's the way the thunder rumbles,

Dm7/A       G/A          Dm7/A        G/A
Rumbles, ...rumbles,  ...rumbles,  ...rumble!
[Coda]
 Dm7/A        G/A          Dm7/A        G/A
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |

 Dm7/A        G/A          Dm7/A        G/A
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |

  Dm7/A
|  /  ||
===================================================== For the closest GUITAR chord box diagrams to my chord legend suggestions you will need to manually select the following options by clicking on the forward/backward arrows below three of the diagrams. All the other chord boxes should be the default first option and don't need any reselecting. As long as you are logged into your account, these choices will be saved automatically for every time you view this tab. Asus4 G/A G <2 of 21> <3 of 19> <4 of 27>