Cannibal Surf Babe(Tabs)

	        

Intro 
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  Gtr. 1 
e|-----------------------| 
B|-----------------------| 
G|-2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2-2-| x 4 
D|-2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2-2-| 
A|-0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-| 
E|-----------------------| 

  Gtr. 2 
e|-----------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------2-1---1-------| x 2 
D|-----------------------------------------4-0-1-| 
A|-2-2-2--2-0-2-5b6-5b6--2-0-2-0-2-----2---------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------| 

verse 1 (only bass 'til shown) 
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Well she tied me to the headboard with a surf leash  
And her wet hair hugged her body like a long-lost friend 
And I really tried my best to get across to her  
But nothing she would say could be defended 
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B|-----------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------2-1---1-------| 
D|-----------------------------------------4-0-1-| 
A|-2-2-2--2-0-2-5b6-5b6--2-0-2-0-2-----2---------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------| 
Well her birthday suit it was her only present  
When I looked into her eyes - no history 
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B|-----------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------| 
D|-2-0h2-0h2-0h2-0h2-0h2-0h2-0h2-2h4-| 
A|-----------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------| 
And I told her eating people wasn't pleasant 
But she laughed a snake eye laugh and walked away from me 
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B|----------------------------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------------------------| 
D|-4-2h4-2h4-2h4-2h4----------2-0-0-------------0h2---| 
A|-------------------2p0-2-2--------4-4-0-0---------2-| 
E|------------------------------------------4-4-------| 
And I watched her as she walked across the coals 
I watched her as she walked across the coals  

Bridge 
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 |------x4-----| 
e|---10--9--7s-| 
B|-7s12--10-8s-| Gtr. 2 
G|---11--9--7s-| 
D|-------------| 
A|-------------| 
E|-------------| 

  Gtr. 1 (strums the chords) 
e|---------|---------|-0-0-0-0-| 
B|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-| 
G|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-| 
D|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-| 
A|-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-| 
E|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|---------| 

Chorus (Gtr. 1 & 4 strums chords) 
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         G                              D/F# 
Singing: I was born in nineteen sixty weird  
F                               C 
And I'm your nightmare surfer babe  
G                               D/F# 
Mr. Wilson where's your sandbox and your beard  
            F                           C 
'You still looking for the perfect microwave? 

verse 2 (no guitar except as shown) 
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So I really did my best to get across to her  
I said: 'One day every pebble hits the beach' 
e|-----------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------2---| Gtr.2 
D|-1h2-2-1h2-2-1h2-1h2-1h2-2-1h2-2-2h4---4-| 
A|-----------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------| 
And I kissed her face and held her like a long-lost friend  
But she was too far out there to be reached 

Bridge (as before) 
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To be reached  
She was too far out there 

Chorus (as before) 
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She was singing: I was born in nineteen sixty weird 
I'm your nightmare surfer babe 
e|-10-8-7----| 
B|--------8~-| 
G|-----------| Gtr. 3 
D|-----------| 
A|-----------| 
E|-----------| 
Mr. Wilson where's your sandbox and your beard  
'You still looking for the perfect microwave? 

Interlude 1 
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e|-----0----------0-----| 
B|------------------0---| 
G|-1h2---2-1~-1h2-----1-| Gtr. 2 
D|----------------------| 
A|----------------------| 
E|----------------------| 
And the sun came up over the mountain  
And the waves rolled in across the bay 
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B|---2---------|-----2---2-----| 
G|-------4-3---|-----------4-3-| Gtr. 3 
D|-4---4-------|---4---2-------| 
A|-------------|---------------| 
E|-------------|-0-------------| 
And the fabulous brightly-coloured birds flew up out of the forest 
And she said 'Well we're all heaven's beautiful children living together in paradise  
Lie down my dear... you're going to enjoy this'  

Interlude 2 
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e|-------2---------------------|-------------0-----0---0---| 
B|-----2---------5-----5-------|-----0-0-------------0---0-| 
G|---------4-3-----4-----4-----|---------3-----3-----------| Gtr. 3 
D|---4---------4-----4-----4---|---2-------4-----4---------| 
A|---------------------------4-|---------------------------| 
E|-2---------------------------|-0-------------------------| 
And she looked like she'd had sex  
With a Tyrannosaurus Rex 

Bridge 
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  Gtr. 1 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-15-15-12h13p12s10-12-10-12p10-10s8-8~-8h10p8s6-6-5-3-1-3~-| 
G|--0--0--0-----------0--0--0-------0-0~-0--------0-0-0-0-0~-| 
D|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------| 

e|---------------------------------------------| 
B|-3-3-3-5-6-5-6-8-8-8-8-10-12-13-12-13-15-15~-| 
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0~-| 
D|---------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------| 

Chorus (as before) 
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Singing: I was born in nineteen sixty weird, old man  
I'm your nightmare surfer babe 
e|-10-8-7----| 
B|--------8~-| 
G|-----------| Gtr. 3 
D|-----------| 
A|-----------| 
E|-----------| 
Mr. Wilson where's your sandbox and your beard  
'You still looking for that perfect microwave? 
Perfect microwave  

  Gtr. 3   
e|----------------------15----------15-------13s12-------| 
B|-13-12-13s8~-12s13s15----12s13s15----12s13-------13-15-| 
G|-------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------| 

e|----------15----------15----------15-----------------| 
B|-12s13s15----12s13s15----12s13s15----12s13s12--------| 
G|----------------------------------------------12-12~-| 
D|-----------------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
	        

Written by John Helmer/Steve Hogarth/Mark Kelly/Ian Mosley/Steve Rothery/Pete Trewavas