Jeff Rosenstock – Polar Bear Or Africa (Guitar Tab)
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Chords
CHORDS:
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[Palm mute thingy; see below for tabs]
C# G# A#m
C# G# A#m
D#m C# G#
D#m C# G#
C# G# A#m F#
As I desaturate the fertile greens, I wanna tell you I
C# G# A#m F#
Don't perpetuate these western schemes but I can't stop laughing at
C# G# A#m F#
The shortsightedness of childhood dreams where we're all young astronauts.
C# G# A#m Fm
The truth is it sucks being young and in love.
F# D#m F# D#m
When you're old you're just bummed that you'll never be happy enough.
C# G# A#m
C# G# A#m
C# G# A#m F#
Swim in waterfalls while parents sleep; emerge with spider bites.
C# G# A#m F#
Fearlessly exploring new countries, I crashed my motorbike.
C# G# A#m
I wanted to outline the scar in tattoo ink.
F#
It looked like a polar bear or Africa.
C# G# A#m Fm
But the scar went away and my memories changed.
F# D#m F# D#m
No, it wouldn't be great to be back in 1998.
F# D#m
C#
I've been treating my body.
Fm A#m
Like I never worry that I'm gonna die
F#
Because you would forgive me.
C#
I've been treating my body.
Fm
Like I, like I'm worried
A#m G# F# D#m
That I'm gonna die and you're gonna forget my name.
C#
A#m G# D#m F#
So what do we get for the friends we've met and the ones we love at home?
A#m G# D#m F#
Yeah, what do we get for the friends we've met and the one we’ve left alone?
C#
We're gonna give 'em a trip to the hospital.
Fm
We're gonna give 'em the bill for the funeral.
A#m
We're gonna give 'em the debt from our student loans.
G#
We're gonna give 'em what's left of the shit we owned.
C#
We're gonna give 'em a trip to the hospital.
Fm
We're gonna give 'em the bill for the funeral.
A#m
We're gonna give 'em the debt from our student loans.
G#
We're gonna give 'em what's left of the shit we owned.
C#
We're gonna give 'em a trip to the hospital.
Fm
We're gonna give 'em the bill for the funeral.
A#m
We're gonna give 'em the debt from our student loans.
G#
We're gonna give 'em what's left of the shit we owned.
C#
We're gonna give 'em a trip to the hospital.
Fm
We're gonna give 'em the bill for the funeral.
A#m G# F# D#m
That I'm gonna die and you're gonna forget my name.
A#m G# F# D#m
I'm gonna die and you're gonna forget my name.
A#m G# F# D#m C#
I'm gonna die and you're gonna forget my name.
C# Fm A#m G# F#
C# Fm A#m G# F#
A#m G# D#m F#
So what do we get for the friends we've met and the ones we love at home?
A#m G# D#m F#
Yeah, what do we get for the friends we’ve met and the one we've left alone?
TAB OF NON-CHORD THINGS:
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Intro (listen for where palm-muting stops): e|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------| G|-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-6-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-8-6-6----| D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--------------------10-| A|-----------------------------------------9--9--9--9--9-9-9-9--| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-6-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-11-8-| D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| e|----11-13-11-13-11-9----------------------|-13-11-13-11-----------13--13--13-11-9-| B|-2/------------------9-11-----------------|-------------14-13-11------------------| G|---------------------------10--10--10-8-6-|---------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| e|-14-13-14-13-11-9-13--11-11--11-------|-14-13-14-13-11-9-18--16-----16-------| B|--------------------------------13----|--------------------------18----18-16-| G|-----------------------------------13-|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| "That you'll never happy enough...": e|---------------------------|----------------(-13----13----)-| B|---------------------------|----------------(----14----14-)-| G|---------------------------|--------------------------------| D|-11-11-10------------------|--------------------------------| A|------------8/11--6--4-6-4-|-8-8-8-6--4---------------------| E|---------------------------|------------6-4-HOLD AND BEND!--| Chorus - "I've been treating...": e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| G|-11-11-10-10-10-10-10-10-11-11-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-8--8--8--8--8--8--10-10-8--8--8--8--8--8--| D|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| G|-11-11-10-10-10-10-10-10-11-11-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-11-11-10-10-10-10-10-10-11-11-10-10-10-10-10-10-| D|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-| A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| G|-11-11-10-10-10-10-10-10-11-11-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-8--8--8--8--8--8--10-10-8--8--8--8--8--8--| D|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| "That I'm gonna die and you're gonna forget my name...": e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|--------3-6--3-686-| A|---4--6------------| E|-4-----------------| CHIPTUNE SOUNDS! - "We're gonna give 'em..." (first time around): e|-------------|-------------|------------|----------| B|-14----------|-14----------|14----------|----------| G|----13-11-10-|----13-11-10-|---13-11-10-|-8-10-8-6-| D|-------------|-------------|------------|----------| repeats throughout A|-------------|-------------|------------|----------| E|-------------|-------------|------------|----------| (MORE CHIPTUNE SOUNDS!) - "We're gonna give 'em..." (second time around); play on the off beats: e|-16-14-16-18-16-14-16-|-16-14-16-17-13-11-13-|-16-14-16-18-16-14-16-| B|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| G|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| D|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| A|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| E|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| e|-14-13-14-13-14-13-14-| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|----------------------| whole thing repeats throughout A|----------------------| E|----------------------| "We're gonna give 'em..." (third time around): Sounds like Mike Huguenor coming in with some sweet little licks in the background; listen to the song for timing because this guitar track is very quiet: e|----|-------|----------------|----------------|----|----| B|----|-------|-------13-14----|----------------|----|----| G|-13-|-11-10-|-------------13-|----------------|-13-|-10-| D|----|-------|-13h15----------|--13h15---13-11-|----|----| and here comes the solo! A|----|-------|----------------|----------------|----|----| E|----|-------|----------------|----------------|----|----| BIG SOLO! MUCHO GROUSE! TREMOLO PICKING! GO NUTS! AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH! e|-16-14-|-13-11-|-9-13-11-----|----|-16-18-|-20-21-|-20-21-20-|-18-| B|-------|-------|---------13--|-11-|-------|-------|----------|----| G|-------|-------|-------------|----|-------|-------|----------|----| D|-------|-------|-------------|----|-------|-------|----------|----| A|-------|-------|-------------|----|-------|-------|----------|----| E|-------|-------|-------------|----|-------|-------|----------|----| Solo doubling; STILL TREMOLO PICKING: e|-------|----------|----------|---| B|-------|----------|----------|---| G|-13-15-|-13-11-10-|-6-10-8-6-|-4-| D|-------|----------|----------|---| play twice A|-------|----------|----------|---| E|-------|----------|----------|---| OUTRO - "What do we get...?" e|-------18----------18----|-------16----------16----|-14-13-14-13-14-13-13-|-14--13-14-13-14-14-13-| B|-18-18----18-18-18----18-|-16-16----16-16-16----16-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|-14--14-14-14-14-14-14-| G|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------| A|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------| e|-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-|-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-|-21-21-21-21-21-21-20--|-21-| B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|----| G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|----| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|----| A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|----| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|----|
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