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Cowboy Dan Tab

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MODEST MOUSE - Cowboy Dan

Tabbed by: Truly Ninja
Email: trulyninja@hotmail.com

Tuning:EADGBe

My favorite mouse song...

Riff 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---11-12----11-12----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-9-------12-------12-11----------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-11-11-11-11-11--11-11X----------------------------------------------------|
D|-X--X--X--X--x---X--X-X-11-11--11-11-11-11--11-12-11-12-11-x-9-9-9-9-------|
A|-9--9--9--9--9---9--9-X-X--X---X--X--X--X---X--X--X--X--X--X-X-X-X-X-------|
E|------------------------9--9---9--9--9--9---9--10-9--10-9--X-7-7-7-7-------|

(This is part of riff two, throw it in occasionally where the first set of triple xxx's 
is)
e|-----7h--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----7h--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----7h-(bend and release all)---------------------------------------------|
D|-----7h--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----7h--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----7h--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 3
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--11----11----11--------------------------11-------------------11------------------------|
A|----12----12----12------11----11----11-------12-9----9----9-------12-9-------------------|
E|-------------------9-10----12----12----12---------10---10---10---------10-9-10-7-9-10-12-|

Riff 4
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--11-12-14--14-12-11-9/7-7/9--11-9-7-7-------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 5
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--11-X---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--X--X-(x14)-11------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--9--X-------X--(x14)------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------9-------------------------------------------------------------|

ORDER AND TIMING
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Riff 1
0:00 - 1:05
Well, Cowboy Dan's a major player in the cowboy scene
He goes to the reservation, drinks and gets mean
And he's gonna start a war
He's gonna start a war
And he hops in his pickup, puts his pedal to the floor
And says, "I got mine, but I want more."

Because Cowboy Dan's a major player in the cowboy scene
He goes to the reservation, drinks and gets mean
He drove the desert, fired his rifle in the sky
And said, "God, if I have to die, you will have to die."

Because Cowboy Dan's a major player in the cowboy scene
He didn't move to the city:
"The city moved to me,
And I want out desperately."

Riff Two
1:06 - 1:50
Can't do it
Not even if sober
Can't get that engine turned over
Can't do it
Not even if sober
Can't get that engine turned over
Don't know
not even if sober
Can't get that engine turned over

Riff 1
1:51 - 2:05
(No Lyrics)

Here's the seamless transition between riff one and riff three
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-(riff one)--(riff three)--------------------------------------------------|
D|----11-12-----11-----------------------------------------------------------|
A---9-------12-----12--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------9-10---------------------------------------------------|

Riff 3
2:06 - 3:15
Standing in the tall grass
Thinking nothing
You know
We need oxygen to breathe
Oxygen to breathe

Standing in the tall grass
Thinking nothing
You know
We need oxygen to breathe
Oxygen to breathe

Riff 4
3:16 - 3:56
Everytime you think you're walking,
You're just moving the ground
Everytime you think you're talking,
You're just moving your mouth
Everytime you think you're looking,
You're just looking down

Riff 1
3:57 - 4:42
Well, Cowboy Dan's a major player in the cowboy scene
He goes to the reservation, drinks and gets mean
He hops in his pickup, puts the pedal to the floor
And says, "I got mine, but I want more."

'Cause Cowboy Dan's a major player in the cowboy scene
He goes to the reservation, drinks and gets mean
He drove the desert, fired his rifle in the sky
And says, "God, if I have to die, you will have to die."

Cowboy Dan's a major player in the cowboy scene
He goes the the reservation, drinks and gets mean
He didn't move to the city:
"The city moved to me,
And I want out desperately"

Riff 2
4:43 - 5:23
Can't do it
Not even if sober
Can't get that engine turned over
Can't do it
Not even if sober
Can't get that engine turned over
Don't know
not even if sober
Can't get that engine turned over

Riff 5
5:24 - 5:32

Riff 2
5:33 - 5:56

Riff 5
5:57 - 6:07

End on this chord
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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--11-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--X------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--9------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Brandon Average	#1 by Brandon Weathers at Jul 4, 1982 at 10:14 PM EST
	The God aspect where Cowboy Dan shoots his down at the sky is hilarious. But really, this song has the same message as "Custom Concern"... we're building a shitty place to live. And "You know we need oxygen to breath "

No Picture eric Rhythm Player	#2 by eric christian at Sep 18, 1982 at 7:00 PM EST
	"cant get that engine turned over" is right i think..this is hands-down my favorite modest mouse song it also happens to be the first one i had ever heard(back before the "Float On" crowd started paying them attention)...whenever school is too much stress, its easy to spend over an hour playing this song on guitar to ease your nerves...its just so good...

No Picture jamie Lead Player	#3 by jamie mordue at Aug 21, 1993 at 10:50 AM EST
	I just love the line "God, if I have to die, you will have to die" .... freakin' great stuff

No Picture a Average	#4 by a a at Oct 11, 1993 at 11:59 PM EST
	That's a good point. Who knows whether they are tackling broad or narrow issues...

No Picture frosty Average	#5 by frosty Angel at Oct 4, 1998 at 7:55 AM EST
	This really is a remarkable song. I love the bit: "Everytime you think you're walking you're just moving the ground Everytime you think you're talking you're just moving your mouth Everytime you're looking you're just looking down." It makes me feel how hopeless this story is. FANtastic.

No Picture Ryan Average	#6 by Ryan Jones at Oct 17, 2004 at 7:21 PM EST
	I think this is about Government, and how we treat foreigners, and how We(The US) view ourselves. We think we are the God of the world, and e know we are going to come down, so we bring our threats down with us(God if i have to die, you will have to die too)