Oingo Boingo – What You See (Bass Tab)

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The original sounds like a 5-string bass, this tab is based on a 4-string bass and live performances of OB.
[Intro]
G|-------4-4------------4-4------------4-4------------4-4----|
D|---6-6-----6-6-3--6-6-----6-6-3--6-6-----6-6-3--6-6-----6--|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------2-2-------7\------2-2-------8\------2-2-----7\------2-2--------| x2
E|--4\--4-4-----4-4-1-----4-4-----4-4-1-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-1--|

[Verse 1]
 "What you see..."
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------2-2--------------2-2---------------2-2--------------2-2--------| x2
E|--4\--4-4-----4-4-1-0--4-4-----4-4-0-1\--4-4-----4-4-1-0--4-4-----4-4-1--|

[Pre-chorus]
"Put your life into my hands"
G|-----------------------------7---7----7---------|
D|------6----6------6----x------------------------|
A|-------------------------x-x---x--x-x--x-x-(x)--|
E|--x-x----x----x-x----x--------------------------|

"Look around you'll understand"
G|-----------------------------7---7--7--x-7----|
D|------6----6------6----x----------------------|
A|-------------------------x-x---x--x---x----5--|
E|--x-x----x----x-x----x------------------------|

"Put your life into my hands"
G|-----------------------------7---7----7---------|
D|------6----6------6----x------------------------|
A|-------------------------x-x---x--x-x--x-x-(x)--|
E|--x-x----x----x-x----x--------------------------|

[Chorus]
 "It's the 80's idiot!"
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------2-2--------------2-2---------------2-2--------------2-2--------|
E|--4\--4-4-----4-4-1-0--4-4-----4-4-0-1\--4-4-----4-4-1-0--4-4-----4-4-1--|

 "What you see is what you get!"
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|----------2-2--------------2-2--------|
E|--4\--4-4-----4-4-1-0--4-4-----4-4-1--|

 "Pretty red roses, wet puppy noses"
G|----------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------6------------6--------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------4-5--x-5-5--2--|
E|--4--x-4-4-----4--x-4-4-----4--x-4-4----------------|

 "Men with rubber hoses is more like it!"
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|--4--x-4-4--2-3-4-4-x-4-4--2-3-4\--4\--|
E|---------------------------------------|

[Verse 2]
 "Wha-at you-ou see oh-oh-oh-oh..."
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------4-----|
A|----------2-2--------------------------| x2
E|--4\--4-4-----4-4-1-0---0h1-2--2----2--|

 "(A lesson we must)Not for-get..."
G|---------------------------------------|
D|----------2-2--------------------4-----|
A|--4\--4-4-----4-4-1--------------------|
E|--------------------0---0h1-2--2----2--|

 "What to-o e-ex-pect oh-oh-oh-oh..."
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------4-----|
A|----------2-2--------------------------| x3
E|--4\--4-4-----4-4-1-0---0h1-2--2----2--|

[Bridge]
 "What you get!..."
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-6-7-7-----7-----7-----7--------|
E|-------------------------------7-7----7-----7----(0)-4--|

G|--------------------------------------------9--6-6-----|
D|---------------------------------------------------9\--|
A|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-6-7-7-----7-----7/------------|
E|-------------------------------7-7----7----------------|

G|--------------------------------------------4--1-1-----|
D|-----6-----6-----6---------------------------------4\--|
A|-----------------------0-1-2-2-----2-----2/------------|
E|--4-----4-----4-----4----------2-2----2----------------|

G|--------------------------------------------6--4-4----|
D|---------------------------------------------------6--|
A|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--0-2-4-4-----4-----4/-----------|
E|-------------------------------4-4----4---------------|

 "Open up your eyes and look around..."
G|---------------------------------------------------|     \
D|------------------------------------------------4--|      |
A|--------------------------2-----2-----2-----2-2----|      |
E|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-----2-----2-----2---------|      |

                                                            > x3
G|-------------------------------------------6--4-4----|    |
D|--------------------------------------------------6--|    |
A|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--0-2-4-4-----4-----4-----------|    |
E|-------------------------------4-4----4--------------|   /

G|--------------------------------------------4--1-1-----|
D|-----6-----6-----6---------------------------------4\--|
A|-----------------------0-1-2-2-----2-----2/------------|
E|--4-----4-----4-----4----------2-2----2----------------|

G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--0-2--|
E|----------------------------|

[Pre-chorus]
 "Put your life into my hands"
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------5------5------5------5----|
A|--4-4-x-4-4--x-4-4--x-4-4------------------------------------| x2
E|---------------------------0-2-3-3---3-3----3-3----3-3----x--|

[Chorus]
 "It's the 80's idiot!"
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------2-2--------------2-2---------------2-2--------------2-2--------|
E|--4\--4-4-----4-4-1-0--4-4-----4-4-0-1\--4-4-----4-4-1-0--4-4-----4-4-1--|

 "What you see is what you get!"
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|----------2-2--------------2-2--------|
E|--4\--4-4-----4-4-1-0--4-4-----4-4-1--|

 "Pretty red roses, wet puppy noses"
G|-----------------------------------------------7----------|
D|-----6------6------6------6------6------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------2-4-5-5--5-5--0-2--|
E|--4----4-4----4-4----4-4----4-4----4-4--------------------|

 "Men with rubber hoses is more like it!"
G|-------------------------------9-----9-----9-----9-----9--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4/----7-----7-----7-----7-----7----| x3
E|---------------------------0-----0-----0-----0-----0------|

 "What you see is what you get!
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|------2-2---------|
E|--4-4-----4-4-1---|