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