Biography:
The Presidents of the United States of America, commonly referred to as simply The Presidents or PUSA is a Grammy-nominated American alternative rock band. The band formed in Seattle, USA, in 1993. The three-piece currently comprises vocalist and "basitarist" Chris Ballew, drummer and vocalist Jason Finn and "guitbassist"/vocalist Andrew McKeag. Long time "guitbassist" and vocalist Dave Dederer departed the band in 2004, after 11 years. They have released five studio albums since forming in 1993.
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Other songs:
- Back Porch
- Bath Of Fire
- Cleveland Rocks
- Drool At You
- Ladies And Gentlemen Part One
- Loose Balloon
- Lump
- Mach 5
- Mixed Up Sob
- My Date With The Presidents Daughter
- Peaches
- Some Postman Is Grooving
- Sunshine
- Tiny Explosions
- Toob Amplifier
- Truckstop Butterfly
- Ventura Highway
- Video Killed The Radio Star
- Volcano
- Were Not Gonna
So I'm still pretty surprised no one has come up with a tab for this song considering it
pretty easy. They do play it different ways live if you check out youtube but this is
or less a tab for the album version minus the solo. Just for reference, they are using
chords except during the parts I tabbed at which point they simply use the barre
of the same chord. They also use full chords at the end of the song. Just listen and
pretty easy to figure out. Also,the strumming pattern is just 8 strums per chord or eight
notes in 4/4 time
Standard tuning
Chords Used
F# G# B C# F# G#m B C#m
e-------x-----x-----x-----x-----2-----4-----7-----9-----|
B-------x-----x-----x-----x-----2-----4-----7-----9-----|
G-------x-----x-----x-----x-----3-----4-----8-----9-----|
D-------4-----6-----9-----11----4-----6-----9-----11----|
A-------4-----6-----9-----11----4-----6-----9-----11----|
E-------2-----4-----7-----9-----2-----4-----7-----9-----|
Verse 1:
F# B G# B
You think she took me for a ride
F# B G# B
She held it all way up inside
F# B G# B
She held her breath and turned her face all red
F# B G#
That's how they found her in her bed all dead
B
And this is what i said:
Chorus:
F# B G# B F#
She's a mixed up son of a bitch (Yeah, Yeah)
B G# B F#
She's a mixed up son of a bitch (Yeah, Yeah)
B G# B
M.O. punchline, delivered with a twist
F# B C#
She's a mixed up son of a bitch
Verse 2: play the same as Verse 1
You think she had me in cage
Like a bird on fire, she flew into a rage
Her eyes are permanently crossed
Once you one won her you can swear
she make you feel like you already lost
because:
Chorus
She's a mixed up son of a bitch (Yeah, Yeah)
She's a mixed up son of a bitch (Yeah, Yeah)
M.O. punchline, delivered with a twist
She's a mixed up son of a bitch
Go, Go, Go!
Verse 3: play in the same chord pattern as the other verses but this is picked
Play 4x times
F# B G#m B
e--------------------------------|
B--------------------------------|
G--------------------------------|
D------4-------9-------6-------9-|
A----4-------9-------6-------9---|
E--2-------7-------4-------7-----|
Desperate living so divine
A sugar cube empire could be all mine
She's stuck in gear it's just too bad it's reverse
You say: "I've seen bad" - well I've seen worse
Interlude: Play the same chord progression as you have been doing the whole song but
pick it
Play 4x (note: on the last time, instead of playing the final B chord, just chop strum
whole chord)
F# B G#m B
e------2-----7-----4-----7-|
B----2-----7-----4-----7---|
G--------------------------|
D--4-----9-----6-----9-----|
A--------------------------|
E--------------------------|
See the TV glowing (ahhhh)
(Life is walking you by)
Hear the music flowing (ahhhh)
(Life is walking you by)
See the level tree growing (ahhhh)
(Life is walking you by)
and empty boat starts rowing
that's when you're knowing:
F# B G# B
Life is walking you by
F# B G# B
Life is walking you by
F# B G#m
I could never tell you the truth about her
B
coz she's so mixed up
I could never tell you the truth about her
coz she's so mixed up
I could never tell you the truth about her
coz she's so mixed up
F# B C#m
She's a mixed up son of a bitch
B F#
She's a mixed up son of a bitch
Enjoy!
pretty easy. They do play it different ways live if you check out youtube but this is
or less a tab for the album version minus the solo. Just for reference, they are using
chords except during the parts I tabbed at which point they simply use the barre
of the same chord. They also use full chords at the end of the song. Just listen and
pretty easy to figure out. Also,the strumming pattern is just 8 strums per chord or eight
notes in 4/4 time
Standard tuning
Chords Used
F# G# B C# F# G#m B C#m
e-------x-----x-----x-----x-----2-----4-----7-----9-----|
B-------x-----x-----x-----x-----2-----4-----7-----9-----|
G-------x-----x-----x-----x-----3-----4-----8-----9-----|
D-------4-----6-----9-----11----4-----6-----9-----11----|
A-------4-----6-----9-----11----4-----6-----9-----11----|
E-------2-----4-----7-----9-----2-----4-----7-----9-----|
Verse 1:
F# B G# B
You think she took me for a ride
F# B G# B
She held it all way up inside
F# B G# B
She held her breath and turned her face all red
F# B G#
That's how they found her in her bed all dead
B
And this is what i said:
Chorus:
F# B G# B F#
She's a mixed up son of a bitch (Yeah, Yeah)
B G# B F#
She's a mixed up son of a bitch (Yeah, Yeah)
B G# B
M.O. punchline, delivered with a twist
F# B C#
She's a mixed up son of a bitch
Verse 2: play the same as Verse 1
You think she had me in cage
Like a bird on fire, she flew into a rage
Her eyes are permanently crossed
Once you one won her you can swear
she make you feel like you already lost
because:
Chorus
She's a mixed up son of a bitch (Yeah, Yeah)
She's a mixed up son of a bitch (Yeah, Yeah)
M.O. punchline, delivered with a twist
She's a mixed up son of a bitch
Go, Go, Go!
Verse 3: play in the same chord pattern as the other verses but this is picked
Play 4x times
F# B G#m B
e--------------------------------|
B--------------------------------|
G--------------------------------|
D------4-------9-------6-------9-|
A----4-------9-------6-------9---|
E--2-------7-------4-------7-----|
Desperate living so divine
A sugar cube empire could be all mine
She's stuck in gear it's just too bad it's reverse
You say: "I've seen bad" - well I've seen worse
Interlude: Play the same chord progression as you have been doing the whole song but
pick it
Play 4x (note: on the last time, instead of playing the final B chord, just chop strum
whole chord)
F# B G#m B
e------2-----7-----4-----7-|
B----2-----7-----4-----7---|
G--------------------------|
D--4-----9-----6-----9-----|
A--------------------------|
E--------------------------|
See the TV glowing (ahhhh)
(Life is walking you by)
Hear the music flowing (ahhhh)
(Life is walking you by)
See the level tree growing (ahhhh)
(Life is walking you by)
and empty boat starts rowing
that's when you're knowing:
F# B G# B
Life is walking you by
F# B G# B
Life is walking you by
F# B G#m
I could never tell you the truth about her
B
coz she's so mixed up
I could never tell you the truth about her
coz she's so mixed up
I could never tell you the truth about her
coz she's so mixed up
F# B C#m
She's a mixed up son of a bitch
B F#
She's a mixed up son of a bitch
Enjoy!
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