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Tenacious D - Tribute to the Best Song in the World

Tabbed by leebop - leebop99@hotmail.com

Abbreviated chords:
A1 - (X02400) (Asus2)
G1 - (3X2400) (Asus2/G)
F#1 - (2X0230) (Dsus2/F#)
F#2 - (2X0210) (Dm7sus2/F#) ?
F#3 - (2X0200) (?)
F1 - (X03210)  (FM7) 

Normal F’s and G’s should be played using bar chords,(133211),(355433)
But don’t need to be played this way.



Fig 1
e|-------------0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-------0-0-0-0-0-|
B|-------------1-1-1-1-1-1h3p1p0h1-----1-1-1-1-1-|
G|-----0h2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-----2-------2-2-2-2-2-|
D|-0h2-------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|---------0---0-0-0-0-0-----------0---0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

Figure 1 is played over this:

A long time ago, me and my brother Kyle here, we were hitchhiking
Down a long and lonesome road, all of a sudden there shined a 
Shiny demon in the middle of the road. And he said

Play the best song in the world or I’ll eat your soul (soul)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 PM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

            Well me and Kyle       we looked at eachother
e|-----------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|-----------1-1-1-1-1-1-1h3p1p0h1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|
G|-2---2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|-0h2-0h2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

           And we each said         O.K.
e|-----------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|-----------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------1-1-1-1-1-1-|
G|-2---2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|-0h2-0h2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0h2-0h2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

       Am                          G
And we played the first thing that came to our heads
   F                           Am               G
It just so happened to be  the best song in the world
           F                         Am         G        F
It was the best song in the world ooohhhhyyaaaahhhhiiiiiioooo

And it saved our butts                  because the demon woulda killed us oh
e|---------------------5-7-----7-8-----8-2-----2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|-------------------5-----5-------5-------3-----1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
G|-----------------5---------5-------5-------2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|---------------7-----7-6-----6-5-----5-4-----4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

                   But he was forced to 
                          Set us free by the
                                 Honor code that
                                        Demons                  have to 
e|---0-0-0------------5------7------8------2------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|---1-1-1-----------5-5----5-5----5-5----3-3-----1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
G|-2-2-2------------5---5--5---5--5---5--2---2----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|-3-2-2-----------7-----76-----65-----54-----4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|-3-0-0---0-4/8-7------------------------------------------------------|
E|-1--------------------------------------------------------------------|

   Live by       cause its satan’s surprise and its magic      and its a
e|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3----------------0-------0-2-------0-|
B|---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----------------1-------3-3-------3-|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0----------------0-------2-2-------2-|
D|-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------2-------0-0-------0-|
A|-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------0-------------------|
E|-1------------------------------------------------------------|

  Mystical disguise        butthegerero       the devel’s song
e|-3-------0------7-----5-----3-----5-5-X-X-3-------------0-----|
B|-1-------1------8-----7-----5-----7-7-X-X-1-------------1-----|
G|-0-------0------9-----7-----5-----7-7-X-X-0-------------0-----|
D|-2-------2------0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-X-X-2-------------2-----|
A|-0-------0--------------------------------0-------------0-----|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

   And its tragic       you are the mystical ide - ver - gin   and you’re
e|---------0--2--------3-----------------0---7-----5-----3-X-5-5-X-X-|
B|---------3--3--------1-----------------1---8-----7-----5-X-7-7-X-X-|
G|---------2--2--------0-----------------0---9--9--7-----5-X-7-7-X-X-|
D|---------0--0--------2-----------------2---0--0--0-----0---0-0-X-X-|
A|---------------------0-----------------0---------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

   Rocking             * down sweep  
e|-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-0---------|
B|-----1-1-1-----3-3-3-1---------|
G|---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-2---------|
D|-2-2---2-2-0-0---0-0-2---------|
A|-3---------2---------0---------|
E|-------------------------------|

Fig 1
Well needless to say, the beast was stunned
Whip crack with your swampy tail, and the beast was done
He asks us (snort) be you angels
And we said nay, we are but men.     Rock

D         F         C         G          
Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

Am (1 strum)                                 Am 
Ohhwhoaowhoaoho   ohhwhoaowhoaoho  ohowhoahoaho   this is not
    G                    F      Am                G  F  Am
The greatest song in the world  no this is just a tribute
                      G                    F       Am 
Couldn’t remember the greatest song in the world no    no this is a 
G      F     A1      G1                 F#1   F#2   F#3  F   
Tribute   ho            to the greatest song in the world   all-
A1          G1                 F#1   F#2   F#3  F 
right          to the Greatest song in the world   all-
A1                 G1                             F#1          F#2    F#3        
right it is just a pissed mother fuck its of the greatest song in the world 

           ow                  ow                   ow
Wer em ur pow chewga fukay fu fly chuga flabbablabba  a flabbablabba

Ow        aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa      aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
A duuiuu ooioom fam chuga flaba bababa flagabubba abugga awoomamumma woose

  A1       G1        F#1   F#2  F#3   F1
Sefem                      

A1                          G1              F#1    F#2      F#3     F1
  And the peculiar thing is this my friends,         the song we played
        A1                 G1                            F#1  
On that fateful night        didn’t actually sound anything 
F#2       F#3    F1             A1           G1        F#1  F#2 
like this song.  This is just a tribute, you got to believe me,
F#3   F1            A1            G1         F#1    F1 
and I wish you were there, just a matter of opinion  aaahhh fuck  
A1        G1          F#1                   F1
good God, God loving,  Your so surprised to find you can’t stop him,  
A1       G1            F#1               F1
upfar    arrrullyupfar Rich motherfucker give upa aahhh
 
E      F      E     F     E     F              Asus2

The end

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