XTC – Battery Brides Andy Paints Brian (Bass Tab)

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GO 2 (1978) Not a terribly hard song to play, but it has an amazing groove. Listen carefully for the slightly offbeat rhythm, especially in the chorus and bridge (play them staccato as well). [Intro]
G|-------|
D|-------|
A|---3---|
E|-3-----| Repeat for a long time
[Verse]
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|---3---3---5----5-----3--5--------3--5--------|
E|-3----3------5----5--------3--3--------3--3---|
[Chorus]
   Ba ba ba ba ba ttery     brides
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-8--8--7--7--6--6--6--6---------|
E|--------------------------3--3--| x2
[Bridge]
G|-------------------------------------|
D|----5-5------------------------------|
A|-6----------6-6-----5-5-----5-5------|
E|---------7-------3-------3-----------| x2 

                                                    "on a production line, of..."
G|----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
D|----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5--5-----5-5----|-------------------------|
A|-6-------6-------7-------7-------7--------7---------|---5----------------5s---|
E|----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
[Ending]
   Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-8--8--7--7--6--6--6--6--|
E|-------------------------| x3

  BA!
G|-----|
D|-----|
A|-6---|
E|-----|