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Album: Double Nickels on the Dime Bass: Mike Watt [Intro A] (let notes ring throughout)

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[Intro B] (let notes ring throughout) | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |

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| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |

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[Intro C] | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |

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[Verse A] (let notes ring throughout) | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |

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| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |

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| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |

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| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |

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What can be romantic to Mike Watt? He's only a skeleton His body is a series of points No height, length or width [Verse B] | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |

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| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |

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| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |

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| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |

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In his joints, he feels life His strongest connection [Verse C] | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |

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| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |

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| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |

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Between the yelling and the sleep Pain is the toughest riddle [Outro] (let notes ring throughout) | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |

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| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |

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| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |

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| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |

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He's chalk He's a dartboard His sex is disease He's a stop sign He's chalk He's a dartboard His sex is disease He's a stop siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiign ************************************ | (n) Ghost note | / Slide up | \ Slide down ************************************ Takes a bit of practice to get up to speed, but really fun to play. For the riff starting in Intro B, I use my thumb on the E string, and I keep the A and D strings fretted so the E major third interval rings out the whole time. For the riff starting in Intro C, I use my ring finger on the top string (D or G, depending on the chord). Please comment any corrections, or let me know if you play this differently!