The Dead Milkmen – The Thing That Only Eats Hippies (Guitar)

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Chords

The pattern through the verse and between lines in the chorus is:
   G   G F G
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-5---5-3-5---|
A|-5---5-3-5---|
E|-3---3-1-3---|
[Verse 1]
G                    G F G                       G F G
Wendel brought it to life in his guest room bath tub

G                G F G               G F G
It was a special project for his 4-H club

G            G F G                          G F G
But it broke loose out in the middle of the night

G                          G F G             G F G
And now it's eatin' flower children left and right
[Chorus]
Em      G         C     D        G G F G
All the punks are gonna scream, "yippee"
G G F G
       Em       G          C     D      Em
'Cause it's the thing that only eats hippies
Em F F C C [Verse 2]
G    G F G                 G F G
First it cruised on out to Malibu

G                    G F G                      G F G
And ate a couple o' surfers who were too tough to chew

G                  G F G           G F G
So it slithered its way out to old Irvine

G                    G F G                       G F G
And ate a couple o' hippies and they tasted just fine
[Chorus]
Em        G     C           D       G G F G
Now, it's got a sweet tooth for long hair
G G F G
    Em      G        C         D        Em
So, Bob and Greg and Grant you should beware
Em F F C C [Bridge]
G             D             Am        C
Followin' the Dead is how it gets its kicks

G               D       Am C
Shame it wasn't born in 1966

G              D         Am        C
Listens to the music and begins to sway

G             D           Am         C
Dreamin' acid dreams of a hippie souffle

D
Hey hey hey
[Verse 3]
G                  G F G              G F G
What do they taste like, some kind o' treat?

G        G F G                    G F G
How many hippies can this monster eat?

G                 G F G                  G F G
It ate Stills and Nash before they could shout

G                           G F G              G F G
And then it chewed on David Crosby but it spit him out
[Chorus]
Em      G         C     D        G G F G
All the punks are gonna scream, "yippee"
G G F G
       Em       G          C     D      Em
'Cause it's the thing that only eats hippies
[Outro]
F
There it goes, gonna send 'em all to that big folk

C
Festival in the sky, so long suckers
G G F Bb G G F Bb G G F Bb