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The Dead Milkmen are a satirical punk rock band that formed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The band's best known lineup consisted of Joe Jack Talcum (Joe Genaro; guitar, vocals), Dave Blood (Dave Schulthise; bass), Dean Clean (Dean Sabatino; drums), and Rodney Anonymous (Rodney Linderman; vocals, synth). The original version of the band formed in 1980 around Genaro's songwriting (a predominantly acoustic and often satirical take on New Wave Punk Rock) when he was seventeen; Genaro produced several home tapes as The Dead Milkmen
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Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 13:32:11 -0500
From: Exquisite Dead Guy
Subject: chords: Lets get the baby high by the dead milkmen
song: Let's Get the Baby High
artist: the Dead Milkmen
album: Not Richard, but Dick
transcribed by: [email protected]
E
Man: She looked like a corpse on my front porch
Clutching the stone of her latest divorce, saying
G A E
Both: Let's get the baby high!
E
Woman: Oh Little pig, little pig, let me in!
I've traded food stamps for a bottle of gin, c'mon
G A E
Let's get the baby high!
F# C#
Man: For someone like you to get custody
F# C#
Of an innocent child is a tragedy,
A B E
You won't get your baby high.
E
Woman: Oh, just open up, i've got nowhere to go.
My man threw me out and it's starting to snow, so
G A E
Let's get the baby high!
E
Man: I don't mean to question your parenting skills,
But i'm really amazed that kid hasn't been killed!
G A E
Please don't get your baby high.
F# C#
Woman: For someone like you to criticize me
F# C#
Is really the height of hypocrisy!
A B E
So let's get the baby high!
BRIDGE: E C repeated several times
E
Man: There's no way in hell I'll open my door,
I still have pictures from the time before
G A E
You won't get your baby high.
E
Woman: Yes i've traded my bullets for a couple of lids,
But it's none of your business how i raise my kids!
G A E
Now let's get the baby high!
F# C#
Man: For someone like you to get custody
F# C#
Of an innocent child is a tragedy,
A B E
You won't get your baby high.
E
Woman: I've asked you politely, now i'm gonna be mean-
If you don't open up, i'm going to scream!
G A E
Now let's get the baby high!
E
Man: You can scream all you want but you're not gettin' in
What you do to that kid is really a sin!
G A E
Please don't get your baby high.
F# C#
Woman: For someone like you to criticize me
F# C#
Is really the height of hypocrisy!
A B E
Now let's get the baby high!
BRIDGE: E C repeated several times
E
Man: She stood still like a corpse on my front porch
Still clutching the stone of her latest divorce, saying
G A E
Let's get the baby high.
Direct any questions to April; [email protected]. She is the master
guitar part transcriber!
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
#
Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 13:32:11 -0500
From: Exquisite Dead Guy
Subject: chords: Lets get the baby high by the dead milkmen
song: Let's Get the Baby High
artist: the Dead Milkmen
album: Not Richard, but Dick
transcribed by: [email protected]
E
Man: She looked like a corpse on my front porch
Clutching the stone of her latest divorce, saying
G A E
Both: Let's get the baby high!
E
Woman: Oh Little pig, little pig, let me in!
I've traded food stamps for a bottle of gin, c'mon
G A E
Let's get the baby high!
F# C#
Man: For someone like you to get custody
F# C#
Of an innocent child is a tragedy,
A B E
You won't get your baby high.
E
Woman: Oh, just open up, i've got nowhere to go.
My man threw me out and it's starting to snow, so
G A E
Let's get the baby high!
E
Man: I don't mean to question your parenting skills,
But i'm really amazed that kid hasn't been killed!
G A E
Please don't get your baby high.
F# C#
Woman: For someone like you to criticize me
F# C#
Is really the height of hypocrisy!
A B E
So let's get the baby high!
BRIDGE: E C repeated several times
E
Man: There's no way in hell I'll open my door,
I still have pictures from the time before
G A E
You won't get your baby high.
E
Woman: Yes i've traded my bullets for a couple of lids,
But it's none of your business how i raise my kids!
G A E
Now let's get the baby high!
F# C#
Man: For someone like you to get custody
F# C#
Of an innocent child is a tragedy,
A B E
You won't get your baby high.
E
Woman: I've asked you politely, now i'm gonna be mean-
If you don't open up, i'm going to scream!
G A E
Now let's get the baby high!
E
Man: You can scream all you want but you're not gettin' in
What you do to that kid is really a sin!
G A E
Please don't get your baby high.
F# C#
Woman: For someone like you to criticize me
F# C#
Is really the height of hypocrisy!
A B E
Now let's get the baby high!
BRIDGE: E C repeated several times
E
Man: She stood still like a corpse on my front porch
Still clutching the stone of her latest divorce, saying
G A E
Let's get the baby high.
Direct any questions to April; [email protected]. She is the master
guitar part transcriber!
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