Squirrel Nut Zippers are a big band/jazz/alternative rock band which formed in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States in 1993. They split in 2000 and reunited in 2007. They consist of Jim Mathus (vocals, guitar, trombone), Katharine Whalen (banjo, ukulele, vocals), Stuart Cole (bass), Je Widenhouse (cornet), Will Dawson (saxophone), Henry Westmoreland (saxophone) and Chris Phillips (drums). Former members of the band include Ken Mosher (guitar, saxophone), Stacy Guess (trumpet) and Tom Maxwell (guitar, saxophone, clarinet)
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"Hell" by The Squirrel Nut Zippers >From their second album "Hot" Track 7 Transcribed by Ben Brown
This really easy to play-it consists of only two chords:
DmA e ---5--- e ---5---| B ---6--- B ---5---| Rhythm = Straight up and down G ---7--- G ---6---| strum, emphasizing D ---7--- D ---7---| first of every four A ---5--- A ---7---| downstrokes E ---5--- E ---5---| 3 measures Dm 3 measures A 1 measure Dm [Dm]In the afterlife You could be headed for the [A]serious strife Now you make the scene all day < Chorus But tomorrow there'll be [Dm]Hell to pay
Intro DmA
Chorus x 2
People listen attentively I mean about future calamity[A] I used to think the idea was obsolete Until I heard the old man stamping his [Dm]feet
Chorus |-------------| | | Instrumental | Hi | | Mom | This is a [Dm]place where eternally | | Fire is applied to the body[A] |-------------| Teeth are extruded and bones are ground Then baked into cakes which are passed around[Dm]
Chorus
Instrumental
[Dm]Beauty, talent, fame, money, refinement Top skill and [A]brain But all the things you try to hide Will be revealed on the [Dm]other side.
Chorus
Instrumental
[Dm]Now the D and the A and the M and the N and the A and the T and the [A]I-O-N X2 Lose your face, lose your name Then get fitted for a [Dm]suit of flame
Outro
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