Spiderbait

Buy Me A Pony(Tabs)

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Spiderbait's 'BUY ME A PONY' from the album 'IVY AND THE BIG APPLES' 
 
Transcribed by Jeremy Martin [email protected] 
 
INTRO: 
 
|-----------------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------| 
|-------7--------7--------7-------7-------------------|  repeat x4 
|-------7--------7--------7-------7-------------------| 
|-------5--------5--------5-------5-------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------| 
 
 
 
VERSE: 
 
Part 1: 
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|-----------------------------------------------------| 
|-----7----7----10----10------------------------------|  repeat x3 
|-----7----7----10----10-----10----10-----------------| 
|-----5----5----8-----8------10----10-----------------| 
|----------------------------8-----8------------------| 
 
 
Part 2: 
|-----------------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------| 
|----12---12---12--------12---12-12-------------------|  repeat x2 
|----12---12---12---12---12---12-12---12---12---------|   
|----10---10---10---12---10---10-10---12---12---------| 
|-------------------10----------------10---10---------| 
 
 
 
CHORUS: 
 
Part 1: 
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|-----------------------------------------------------| 
|--9---9---9-------------7---7-7----------------------|  repeat x3 
|--9---9---9---10---10---7---7-7---7---7---7----------| 
|--7---7---7---10---10---5---5-5---7---7---7----------| 
|---------------8---8--------------5---5---5----------| 
 
 
 
Part 2: 
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|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----| 
|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----| 
|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-----| 
 
 
|------------------------------------------------------------| 
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|------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12----| 
|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12----| 
|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10----| 
 
CHORD PROGRESSIONS: 
 
Intro x1 
Verse 1 x3 
Verse 2 x2 
Verse 1 x3 
Verse 2 x2 
Verse 1 x3 
Verse 2 x2 
Chorus 1 x3 
Chorus 2 x1 
Verse 1 x3 
Verse 2 x2 
Verse 1 x3 
Verse 2 x2 
Chorus 1 x3 
Chorus 2 x1 
 
 
BUY ME A PONY 
 
Don't you wanna be a personality 
an ocean in the sea 
But you'll never make it if you can't shake it 
so don't mistake it 
just try and fake it 
And I want you to know you don't have far to go 
so we'll use all your dough 
to buy new clothes 
and see what flows 
and powder your nose for those photos 
You're almost on your way to popularity 
and we'll teach you to play with icy stare 
and punk rock hair 
and beatnik flair we'll take you there 
 
'Cause there's nobody else like you 
and we sure care just what you're doing 
after we have gone our separate ways 
 
So don't you want to be a big time entity 
your place in history 
But don't be scared of what we said 
'cause there's no end to being your friend 
But wait out in the hall 
we just recieved a call 
we'll have to dump you all 
But don't you try to pass us by 
'cause we own you until we're through 
 
And there's so many round like you 
and we don't care just what you're doing 
after we have gone our separate ways 
 
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BUY ME A PONY by SPIDERBAIT. From IVY AND THE BIG APPLES 
 
Transcribed by Simon Francis 
If you have any comments you can contact me at: [email protected] 
 
This is a pretty damn good song and one of the best off their new  
album. They use some weird timing in some parts of the song. 
 
Intro: {x3} 
	       *    *	 
|----5----5----5----5----| 
|----5----5----5----5----| 
|----7----7----7----7----| 
|----7----7----7----7----| 
|----5----5----5----5----| 
|----5----5----5----5----| 
 
Important: The first two strums are downwards and after that there 
is a pause and the next two strums (marked with an *)are up. 
Then the song goes straight into a few chords for the verse. It should 
be easy for you to figure out the strumming for this so I will just give 
you them. 
 
verse 
|----5----8-----3----| 
|----5----8-----3----| 
|----7----10----5----| 
|----7----10----5----| 
|----5----8-----3----| 
|----5----8-----3----| 
 
Play through these chords three times and then into the next bit where 
Kram starts singing a little faster. This is where the timing starts 
getting weird so I'll just give you what I think the chords are. 
 
other bit 
|------5------5------| 
|------5------8------| 
|------7------7------| 
|------7------5------| 
|------5------5------| 
|------5------5------| 
 
In the chorus where Kram is singing 'And there's no one else like..' 
I'm not sure yet what is happening there. 
 
So the song is  played like: 
	verse 
	other bit 
	verse 
	other bit 
	verse 
	other bit 
	chorus 
	verse 
	other bit 
	verse 
	other bit 
	chorus 
 
Buy Me A Pony 
Don't you want to be 
a personality 
an ocean in the sea 
 
but you'll never make it 
if you can't shake it 
so don't mistake it 
just try and fake it 
 
And I want you to know 
you don't have far to go 
so we'll use all your dough 
 
To buy new clothes 
and see what flows 
and powder your nose 
for those photos 
 
Your almost on your way 
To popularity 
And we'll teach you to play 
 
With icy stare 
and punk rock hair 
and beatnik flair 
we'll take you there 
 
Because there's nobody else like you and me 
and we sure care just what your doing 
after we have gone our seperate ways 
 
So don't you want to be 
a big time entity 
your place in history 
 
but don't be scared  
of what we said 
because there's no end  
to being your friend 
 
but wait out in the hall 
we just received a call 
we'll have to dump you all 
 
but don't you try to pass us by 
because we own you  
until we're through 
 
and there's so many around like you 
and we don't care just what your doing  
after we have gone our seperate ways 
 
 
 
Buy me a pony by Spiderbait 
(From the album Ivy and the Big Apples) 
Transcribed by Gordon Loch ([email protected]) 
 
Intro x4 
 
G-7-7--7-7--7-7- 
D-7-7--7-7--7-7- 
A-5-5--5-5--5-5- 
E--------------- 
 
Verse Part 1 x3 
 
G-7-7-5-5--------- 
D-7-7-5-5-7-7-7-7- 
A-5-5-3-3-7-7-7-7- 
E---------5-5-5-5- 
 
Verse Part 2 (repeat chord many times) 
 
G-7-7- 
D-7-7- 
A-5-5- 
E----- 
 
Both verse parts repeated 3x in all. 
 
Chorus Part 1 x3 
 
G-7-7-10-10-9-9-7-7- 
D-7-7-10-10-9-9-7-7- 
A-5-5-8--8--7-7-5-5- 
E------------------- 
 
Chorus Part 2 
 
G-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-12-12-12-12- 
D-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-12-12-12-12- 
A-3-3-3-3-8--8--8--8--5-5-5-5-10-10-10-10- 
E----------------------------------------- 
 
Verse x2 
Chorus x1 and finish on D chord (x577xx) 
 

	        

Written by Janet English/Mark Mahar/Damian Whitty

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