------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blood Book on the Half Shell - Danielson Famile ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by:CDemmings Email:[email protected] Tuning: Standard I play all these chords in their bar forms. You can play them however you want. D Rowing ringing cares a flinging D As we ride this boat of hide D All eagle-eyed and dignified D D C A# Down the river across the great divide A# Words beside A# At the highest of tides A With my bona fide bride A She's my A Touring guide G And yes we both do reside G On this riverside G D Where we hide D Vacation's a lot of work D But here we are with ringing bells D And floating on this cockleshell D My pal Grins D C A# Hugs the wind and sighs A# We realize A# With our blank minds aside A Only to see the mystery A Of many books floating free G And those books are free indeed There's one caught in the weed D Let's get it C A# Go get that lovely book C A# Let's grab those lovely books C A# Gather up all these books C D We're gettin' looks looks D We're gettin' the looks C A# These lovely bloody books C A# Arms full of lonely books C A# Freely collecting books C A# We're getting funny looks C While we are A Stacking Organizing B C Filing A B C Piling way up high and rising A Dewey dusty B C Decimalizing A Sorting Tracking B C Systemizing G A A# Can't believe we found this vintage G A A# We now have such great advantage G A A# Great they'll look in our library G Let's get goin A A# And let us hurry D Now now D Hey hey hey D What do they say D Collections sit and beg to play D Wanting to give D And speak with us D But neatly packed D C A# And nicely put away A# What to do A# For I've heard they are good A But we've also been told They can't be understood G By simpletons like me And should never be D So why try C A# Crack in to all those books C A# The lovely bloody books C A# We open up these books C D We taking looks looks D We're taking a look D A# Time to hit the books C A# The lovely bloody books C A# Arms full of lovely books C A# Open up all these books C It's got the A B C Words of one who made the river A B C Blood that's flowing through the soil A B C I got books I just don't read them A B C Cleaning scraps up from the table G A A# Flippin through with fingers pointing G A A# At the letter and the numbers G A A# Straining eyes and feeling better G A A# Wonderin how to be members D How now (Whistle moment) A And I'm turning the page While on A Center stage G It is starting to sink And I'm to the brink F# With my plans in pencil While the vision's in ink A# What to think F# G A My left brain tells me I'm a fool F# A B My right brain tells me It's true F# G A I only am knowing one thing F# A B I like hearing good news D B It's true D B It's true D B It's true And it's false D B Gonna cost D B myself D B For these books D B Taking one second look A B C Gonna call my counselor now D B He's gonna clear D B Clear confusion D B Then explain everything F# G A These books steer our ship with good news F# A B For now I got nothing to lose C B My brother C B Remembers C B A thousand C B I can't quote you one line C B But oh now C B I shall C B Know all of your ways A B C With warm cockles in to my heart D B And dancing to hits D B And skipping around D B Around on unsinkable ships ************************************ | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note | b Bend | pb Pre-bend | br Bend release | pbr Pre-bend release | brb Bend release bend ************************************