Meat Puppets – Plateau (Guitar)

Capo 3 Video Lesson
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I found many versions of this song were overly complicated if you just want to strum, so I arranged it "campfire style." [Intro] Em G Em G Em G Dsus2 [Verse 1]
Em     G        Em         G         Em      G      Dsus2
Many a hand has scaled the grand old face of the plateau

Em     G        Em       G     Em      G         Dsus2
Some belong to strangers   and some to folks you know

Em   G          Em        G         Em      G      Dsus2
Holy ghosts and talk show hosts are planted in the sand

   Em    G      Em         G     Em        G    Dsus2    FM7
To beautify the foothills    and shake the many hands
[Chorus]
    Em                       G            Dsus2
The nothing on the top but a bucket and a mop

       Em                     G
And an illustrated book about birds

    Em                     G        Dsus2
You see a lot up there but don't be scared

Em                    G       Dsus2     (Em  G  Em  G  Em  G  Dsus2)
Who needs action when you got words
[Verse 2]
            Em                G        Em      G
When you've finished with the mop then you can stop

    Em      G           Dsus2
And look at what you've done

    Em        G         Em         G
The plateau's clean, no dirt to be seen

        Em      G   Dsus2   FM7
And the work it was fun
[Chorus]
    Em                       G            Dsus2
The nothing on the top but a bucket and a mop

       Em                     G
And an illustrated book about birds

    Em                     G        Dsus2
You see a lot up there but don't be scared

Em                    G       Dsus2     
Who needs action when you got words
[Instrumental] Em G Em G Em G Dsus2 [Verse 3]
         Em   G       Em     G     Em            G       Dsus2
Well the many hands began to scan around for the next plateau

Em        G         Em        G     Em       G     Dsus2
Some said it was in Greenland   and some say Mex-i-co

 Em      G     Em     G        Em        G          Dsus2
Others decided it was nowhere except for where they stood

    Em         G        Em      G          Em       G       Dsus2     FM7
But those were all just guesses   wouldn't help you if they could
Em: 022000 G: 320003 Dsus2: x00230 FM7: x03210 or Fmaj7#11/E: 033200 Instead of regular FM7, you can play what looks like an E Major chord, one fret higher: 033200 The second option will sound more dissonant but really sounds like what they are playing in the video.