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From: uterous@rockpile.com
Subject: Dope Hat by Marilyn Manson
Here are the chords for the song Dope Hat by Marilyn Manson. It is off
of Portrait of an American Family. Dope Hat is a groovy tune that makes
my feet soak.
Intro
Slide down to F#5 A5 F#5 C5 B5 F#5
THEN SOME DUDE SAYS SOME INTERESTING THINGS
Then slide down to F#5 C#5 C5 B5
I peek into the hole
I struggle for control
the children love the show
but they fail to see the anguish in my eyes
fail to see the anguish in my eyes
THEN THERE IS A SOLO KIND OF THING. ANYTHING YOU PLAY PRETTY MUCH
SOUNDS RIGHT. I AM JUST A PIECE. THE MAIN RIFF PLAYS THROUGH IT.
I scratch around the brim
I let my mind give in
The crowd begins to grin
but they seem to scream as darkness fills my eyes
seem to scream as darkness fills my eyes
it's no suprise
THEN WE HAVE
F#5 A5 F#5 C5 B5
Fail to see the tragic
Turn it into magic
B5 G5 B5 G5
My big top tricks will always make you happy
C#5 A5 C#5 A5
But we all know the hat is wearing me
THEN SLIDE DOWN WHILE STRUMMING.
My bag is in the hat
It's filled with this and that
My vision's getting fat
the rabbits just a monkey in disguise
stars and pills and needles dance before our eyes
They will bite the hand
If it's slower than
the quickness of their scrutinizing eyes
THEN THERE IS ANOTHER SOLO TYPE THING HERE. I DIDN'T FIGURE IT OUT SO
NOW YOU SHALL SUFFER. LIKE, DROP YOUR GUITAR AND DANCE ON IT AND IT
MIGHT SOUND RIGHT. MAYBE NOT...
Fail to see the tragic
Turn it into magic
My big top tricks will always make you happy
but we all know the hat is wearing me
Eb5 B5 Eb5 B5
Chicanery will always make you happy
F5 C#5 F5 C#5
But we all know the hat is wearing me
There it is. The great song called Dope Hat. Sometimes I like to
listen to it while I eat food. That is when I enjoy it the least,
though. Mostly I like to stick it. If you have any questions e-mail
me and I will answer all of them. This might have come out cruddy and
that would smell badly.
Chris Peters
Uterous@rockpile.com
Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Kyle Rhythm Player |
#1 by Kyle Wait I Aint Telling You at Sep 14, 1974 at 5:58 AM EST |
| But "Dope Hat" also featured elements alluding to the playful side of Marilyn Manson, emphasizing the central dichotomy of the band once more. Samples of actor Charles Nelson Reilly ppered the track, snippets of utterances from the Great Hoodoo, the evil magician who'd terrorized the Hat People in Sid and Marty Krofft's Saturday morning TV series Lidsville. The vividly colored, hallucinotory fantasy world of the Krofft's shows [H.R. Pufnstuf, The Bugaloos, Sigmund & The Sea Monsters] seems to have been an early Manson influence second only to Willy Wonka and Anton Lavey," observes MM aficianado Judy Pope. -Copied from the book Marilyn Manson, written Kurt B. Reighley. -Pages LI-LII | |
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Aaron Average |
#2 by Aaron Doyle at Jun 19, 1975 at 12:53 PM EST |
| My opinion is that it's the typical reaction of using drugs. First he has anguish, and later on the 'tragic' turns to 'magic'. And with 'magic' he means, he's high and everything is different: 'my vision's getting fat, the rabbit's just a monkey in disguise stars and pills and needles dance before our eyes'. The magic has such great impact that he can't live without drugs, he gets addicted: 'but we all know the hat is wearing me'. It's a fuckin great song! But i'm not sure if my comment is the real meaning of the song!!! | |
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Josh Average |
#3 by Josh at Apr 29, 1981 at 4:45 PM EST |
| teh moon master i always thort like that about this song and quite a few of mansons other songs (i knew about the willy wonka thing to and i think he woulda played the part so well) a sexy evil twistted willy wonka. i love how his lyrics give you pictures in your head. in this song...its a bit weird (dont laugh) but i imagine him in a big circus tent dressed up as willy wonka...its pretty cool | |
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slapslappopslap Badass |
#4 by slapslappopslap at Mar 29, 1982 at 2:42 AM EST |
| Love the song, the video is amazing. Yay | |
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Simon (Si) Lead Player |
#5 by Simon (Si) Brown at Oct 28, 1986 at 7:07 PM EST |
| Good song, What does it say on the back of the boat in the video? This is one of the few songs of early manson that I really like. If your looking for a straight interpretation: drugs. | |
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Forrest Average |
#6 by Forrest at Jun 23, 2000 at 8:51 AM EST |
| My opinion in this song is strangely controversial to the ones posted here. Instead of drugs this could be the hardships of someone who's gained fame in what they do and when something happens that's so bad to that same person they become sad and lonely and destructive but to be able to go on in life materially they continue to do their entertainment job, which causes a sort of insanity within that one, since he is doing something completely against his will. He's turning his "tragedy" into "magic", for the viewers, and he's not doing it because he wants to, it's for his own personal material needs. The hat is wearing him. | |
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bob Average |
#7 by bob fred at Sep 27, 2007 at 3:20 AM EST |
| Man GoD-Like you can explain shit LOL seriously dude that summed the song up completely for me but any ways if you havent already check out a song called Rock And Roll Nigger its awesome. | |
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Squirrels Lead Player |
#8 by Squirrels Dyrant at Sep 29, 2007 at 10:35 AM EST |
| *~*Anybody who ever actually Liked marilyn Manson and was one of his real fans knows this song and every other song on portrait. And if u don't? You are the biggest god damn trendy ass fuckin' poser ever to have been placed on the face of this earth. But yeah... This is one of my favorites as well as My Monkey, Cake and Sodomy, and Sweet Tooth.*~ Love ya-Heaven Leigh | |
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Perfect Pervers Rhythm Player |
#9 by Perfect Perversion™ at Sep 30, 2007 at 10:56 AM EST |
| I always thought of this song as a parody of Willy Wonka, and watching the video further helps my theory. My interpretation of the lyrics was that lines like "The children love the show" and so on were a reference to an "evil" Wonka. It's also a well known rumor that Manson wanted to pprtray Wonka in the remake of Rolad Dahl's book. | |
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Daniel Average |
#10 by Daniel Gordon at Oct 5, 2007 at 8:46 AM EST |
| In Manson's Biography, he mentions a few times that he took halluicgenic drugs, but they hit him really hard, made him see some very strong images. This is obviously discussing one of these trips "but we all know the hat is wearing me" is just one example of it. | |
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goofy Rhythm Player |
#11 by goofy at Oct 11, 2007 at 9:09 AM EST |
| "Its about how people are entertained by my ability to balance between addiction and control" -Marilyn Manson as quoted in Spin OnLine This quote is documented on Page 51 of the book Marilyn Manson written by Kurt B. Reighley. | |
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Micke Lead Player |
#12 by Micke Nordin at Oct 13, 2007 at 5:41 AM EST |
| Everything about this is true except...Manson never had a drug addiction. | |
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St. Jimmy Wanna Be |
#13 by St. Jimmy at Oct 14, 2007 at 4:18 AM EST |
| Alright, this song is, apparently, about drugs and a lack of control over most of them. While I tend to disagree (Drugs kick ass and open up a third eye), it's not my opinion whether or not you like them. GoD-Like summed it up. Also, MansonRapist, you're an idiot. There is no such thing as a fucking poser. Stop being an asshole, you're not that important. Just because you want to imagine that you're a "True Fan" of Manson doesn't mean it's true, and because you simply have to display your thinly plated veil of self-importance doesn't mean anyone who doesn't like Manson's older stuff is an idiot, a poser, or any other narcissistic label. In other words, you're not important or great. | |
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Master Shaïtan Wanna Be |
#14 by Master Shaïtan at Oct 15, 2007 at 9:06 AM EST |
| The inner pain is also hidden from the public eye, as shown in the first part of the song. | |
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Snap! Crackle! Average |
#15 by Snap! Crackle! Josh!! waldenmaier at Oct 17, 2007 at 10:12 AM EST |
| It could also be about his fans not really understanding him "the children love the show, but they fail to see the anguish in my eyes" to me, that line sounds like its about his fans enjoying listening to his music but they are oblivious to the way he really feels maybe because of drugs. | |
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