The Only Thing Worse Than Beating ... Guitar Tab

Mmhmm Tabs:

Mmhmm
The One I'm Waiting For
Be My Escape
High Of 75
I So Hate Consequences
The Only Thin Worse Then Beating A Dead Horse Is Betting On One »
My Girl's ex-Boyfriend
More Than Useless
Which To Bury, Us Or The Hatchet
Let It All Out
Who I Am Hates Who I've Been
This Week The Trend
Life After Death And Taxes
When I Go Down

tuning: both gutiars all flatted
intro: guitar 1           guitar 2
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Gb-------------1/222-1/222---7-2-4---7-2-4xx---7-2-4---7-2-4----------->
Db-2/444-2/444-2/444-2/444-4-7-2-4-4-7-2-4xx-4-7-2-4-4-7-2-4----------->
Ab-------------------------4-5-0-2-4-5-0-2xx-4-5-0-2-4-5-0-2----------->
Eb-------------------------2-------2---------2-------2----------------->
verse: guitar 2
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Gb---7-2-4---7-2-4---7-2-4---7-2-4-222-6-44444----(then piano)--------->
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Db-0000-2222-2222--0000-2222-4-2-4xxxx-000000-222222-222222-444444----->
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Just listen to the politician wishing his position wasn't missing everything
his heart would like to say  and a constant in the constitution is that there
cant be one solution it'd be so far from the truth and we would hate it anyway
opinions are immunity to being told you're wrong  paper rock and scissors they
all have their pros and cons
and all of us we will endure  just like we always have  but you just can't be too
sure  how long this will last  cause we control the chaos in the back of our minds
our problems seem so small  but they grow on us  like gravity  but gravity still
makes  us  fall
well, that's it, enjoy!

Source: GuitarMasta.net
http://www.guitarmasta.net/r/relient_k/.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Chuck Average	#1 by Chuck Norris at Sep 29, 2007 at 2:04 PM EST
	I love this song. I like the idea about 'paper, rock, and sissors' being the 3 branches of government. It could easily be about the US government not working for much longer. Isn't that how politicians are now? Doesn't it seem like people in office are more concerned about their image and what will get them reelected than doing the right thing? What happened to fighting for what you believe? I wish this song was longer. It'd be a HUGE political statement--not just to the government, but also to society in general.

No Picture Alyssa Professional	#2 by Alyssa at Sep 29, 2007 at 11:53 PM EST
	I love this song. I like the idea about 'paper, rock, and sissors' being the 3 branches of government. It could easily be about the US government not working for much longer. Isn't that how politicians are now? Doesn't it seem like people in office are more concerned about their image and what will get them reelected than doing the right thing? What happened to fighting for what you believe? I wish this song was longer. It'd be a HUGE political statement--not just to the government, but also to society in general.

No Picture Punk Rock Princ Wanna Be	#3 by Punk Rock Princess at Sep 30, 2007 at 4:15 PM EST
	I totally agree with this^^ And I also agree with the comparison of politicians and Christians- sometimes Christians too easily give into what the world tells them is right instead of what God and their heart says.

No Picture Green Day rocks Average	#4 by Green Day rocks!!!! at Sep 30, 2007 at 5:28 PM EST
	does anyone know what the title has to do with the song???

No Picture zoe Wanna Be	#5 by zoe cherrie at Oct 2, 2007 at 2:04 AM EST
	do you think its against the bush administration? because if it is than i like them even better

No Picture Jimmy Rhythm Player	#6 by Jimmy at Oct 2, 2007 at 1:35 PM EST
	"Opinions are immunity to being told you're wrong" is one of the most profound truths I have ever heard.

No Picture Dan Lead Player	#7 by Dan archy at Oct 3, 2007 at 2:57 PM EST
	the first part is missing some words... "Just listen to the politican wishing his position ((wan't missing everything his heart would)) like to say " I think this is the first (or one of the only) songs of semi-politicalness they've done... "Paper, rock, and scissors they all have their pros and cons " Like the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches of the US government. Balance of power, checks and balances. "And all of us we will endure Just like we always have But you just can't be too sure How long this will last " I think... "us" means the people living in America. "this" means the government, or our way of doing it? "Cause we control the chaos In the back of our minds Our problems seem so small But the grow on us like gravity But gravity still makes us fall" Problems in the government that seem to small to them but are in reality important, that the government has been distracted from or has and keeps putting off until later, and eventually they'll catch up and something bad will happen.

No Picture Francis Average	#8 by Francis Delongchamp at Oct 7, 2007 at 3:37 AM EST
	Chiborino: When Matt Theissen makes music, time slows down... that's how he does it.

No Picture Lamb Of God Wor Average	#9 by Lamb Of God Worshiper at Oct 7, 2007 at 6:21 PM EST
	"opinions are immunity to being told your wrong" is my fave line cause, it's bout how we can't really say anyhting's right cause thats discriminative or something... we're all allowed to have our own opinion which is kinda stupid cause it means you can't tell someone if they're wrong... or something like that... if i made any sense... "constant in the constitution is that there can't be one sloution" says the same thing...

No Picture Angus Rhythm Player	#10 by Angus Young at Oct 9, 2007 at 6:12 AM EST
	i dig this song...it's a pleasant departure from the Relient K we're used to...it lets us know that they can rock out hard when they want to.

No Picture Kevin Average	#11 by Kevin turbyfill at Oct 9, 2007 at 12:06 PM EST
	I love this song. I wish they made it a LITTLE longer. I love the part when it goes "paper, rock, and scissors all have thier pros and cons" great vocals.

No Picture HIYA Wanna Be	#12 by HIYA at Oct 9, 2007 at 8:29 PM EST
	I agree with leibherk that this song is political. I think the title is a reference to voting; we place our votes (bets) on politicians who can't really listen to their hearts and do what they feel is right; instead they have to go along with whatever their respective political parties say. Politicians/the government are "dead horses."

No Picture brock Average	#13 by brock someone at Oct 9, 2007 at 10:25 PM EST
	For a second there, I thought Relient K was going Minor Threat on us.... lol, silly me

No Picture Joan Average	#14 by Joan Rius at Oct 11, 2007 at 7:48 PM EST
	I think that this song isn't so much political and moreso using politics as a metaphor to Christians struggles in life. Politicians control our country, but politicians can't (or don't) listen to their heart, or else they won't get elected. And no matter what the law is, someone is going to pissed about it. Then it talks about opinions and how people have different opinions and even if the opinion is wrong, it can't be changed. I think that paper rock and scisors refer to choices that we make in life, how there are always pros and cons. Then, even with all of these problems, life will continue to go on, but we don't even know how long life is going to be (But you just can't be too sure How long this will last). We control all of these thoughts in our heads (we control the chaos in the back of our minds). We think that these problems are small, but they aren't (last three lines). Anyway, the world has all of these problems today and the only solution is God. He can fix these things and we can't do anything about them.

No Picture David Average	#15 by David Turner at Oct 12, 2007 at 2:29 AM EST
	The Title Is Better Than The Song.

No Picture Joan Average	#16 by Joan Rius at Oct 15, 2007 at 12:31 AM EST
	How do they sing the second line that fast? O_O

No Picture julius Average	#17 by julius vaisanen at Oct 19, 2007 at 7:26 AM EST
	Short, but O so great...