Chords used
C
B
A
G
F
Am
D
Bm
E
Fm
Bb
Eb
D/A
1.
Gates Of Steel
Key: CMediumC
B
A
G
F
Am
C(keyboard and drums x 8 bars) then enter guitar
C B A G x 2
F Am G x 3
FAmGF
Twist aBway the Agates of Gsteel C
UnBlock the Asecret Gvoice F
Give Amin to Gancient Fnoise
Take a Amchance a Gbrand new Fdance
Twist aAmway the Ggates of Fsteel
Twist aCway now Btwist Aand Gshout C
The Bearth it Amoves too Gslow F
But the Amearth is Gall we Fknow
We pay to Amplay the Ghuman Fway
Twist Amaway the Ggates of Fsteel (a man is real not made of steel)
(C x 2 bars G x 2 bars) x 2 (keyboard solo)
F But the Amearth is Gall we Fknow
We pay to Amplay the Ghuman Fway
Twist Amaway the Ggates of Fsteel
C The beBginning Awas the Gend (of everything now)
C The Bape reAgards his Gtail (he's stuck on it)
F ReAmpeats unGtil he Ffails
Half a Amgoon and Ghalf a god F
A Amman's not Gmade of Fsteel
Twist aCway now Btwist Aand Gshout C
The Bearth it Amoves too Gslow F
But the Amearth is Gall we Fknow
We pay to Amplay the Ghuman Fway
Twist Amaway the Ggates of Fsteel (a man is real that's how he feels)
C B A G x 2
F Am G x 3
FAmGFC
Performance notes:
- most of the guitar is just strummed once and held for the two beats,
four beats or even two bars!!
- major 'chunky' (as opposed to 'smooth' like the peanut butter)
distortion with little treble on the guitar
Have fun with it and enjoy!
Bruce
2.
Worried Man
Key: DMediumD
Bm
G
A
from Neil Young's "The Human Highway"
included on the compilation "We're all DEVO"
It Dtakes a worried Bmman to Dsing a worried Bmsong
I Dmay be worried Bmnow but he Gwon't be Dworried long
DTakes a worried Bmman to Dsing a worried Bmsong
I Dmay be worried Bmnow but he Gwon't be Dworried long
DEv'ryone's going to Bmparties, they're all Dlaughin', havin' Bmfun
An' it Dtakes a worried Bmman now to Gsing a Dworried song
DEv'rything is Bmfucked up, Dit's all coming Bmdown
An' it Dtakes a worried Bmman now to Gsing a Dworried song
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song
I may be worried now but he won't be worried long
Takes a worried man to sing a worried song
I may be worried now but he won't be worried long
GAD
I'll see you Gthere A D
We'll have a Ggood time A D
Well all Gright A D
the Booji Boy speech (over the chords that were used throughout):
I don't know what's goin' on in the world these days
It seems like ev'rybody's just got ev'rything turned around
People don't seem to care about their fellow man
They're all just goin' for that big ice cream cone in the sky
They haven't figured out what happens when your eyes get bigger
Than your belly
Like an ostrich who eats his pizza with his head stuck in the sand
If they can't see it, it isn't there
And you know, it really does take a worried man
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song
I may be worried now but he won't be worried long
GAD
I'll see you Gthere A D
We'll have a Ggood time A D
NC
do you feel it co-reds? (??)
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song
I may be worried now but he won't be worried long
Takes a worried man to sing a worried song
I may be worried now but he won't be worried long
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song
I may be worried now but he won't be worried long
Takes a worried man to sing a worried song
I may be worried now but he won't be worried long
I'll see you there
We'll have a good time
Well all right
end
barrel go boom, barrel go boom...
3.
Monsterman
Key: GHardG
D
F
E
B
A
C
Fm
Bb
Eb
GGDGGDFFGFFGGGD
E
B
G
D
A
E
SDay goodbye to everything you knew
Say hello to what a man can do
MoFnstFer maGn
MoFnstFer maGn
FCear's his one and only dream
It's all obscene to a monster mDan
MaCn, maBn, maAn maBn, maCn, mFman, maCn D
TChe man's a monster
A beast on the run
HDe's a virus that gets shot with a gun
HFidden plans from a mind insane
LDoud screams from the house of pain
E
B
G
D
A
E
THEN TO FINISH - FAST STACCATO LIKE PICKING
D
E
B
G
D
A
E
TBbhere is no
ZCombie in the closet
TBbhere is no
thing uCnderneath the bed
Eb There's no alien aDbduction
The mBbonster's in your hGead
GGDGGDFFGFFGGGD
E
B
G
D
A
E
SDay what you want, say what you will
Said and done, the threat is still
MoFnstFer maGn
MoFnstFer maGn
TChey say beauty's in the eye
Of the beholder so don't try D
To understand him
ECveryday is halloween
It's all obscene to a monster mDan
MaCn, maBn, maAn maBn, maCn, mFman, maCn D
4.
Gut Feeling
Key: EMediumE
G
C
A
D
First time
EGCAD
other times (variations, keboard, etc., but mostly the same)
EGCAD
Esomething about the Gway you taste Cmakes me want to clear my AthroatD
Ethere's a message Gto your movements Cthat really gets my Agoat D
Ei looked for sniffy Glinings but you're Crotten to the Acore D
Ei've had just about Gall i can take you know Ci can't take it no AmoreD
Egot a gut Gfeeling (repeat this part...)
Cgot a gut Afeeling
Ecentered 'round long Gtime ago on your Cability to torAment D
Ethen you took your Gtongs of love and Cstripped away my garAment D
Ei looked for sniffy Glinings but you're Crotten to the Acore D
Ei've had just about Gall i can take you know Ci can't take it no AmoreD
Egot a gut Gfeeling (repeat...)
Cgot a gut Afeeling
DCD
DSlap your Mammy down. CSlap your Pappy down Dagain
DSlap your Mammy down. CSlap your Pappy down Dagain
D
(Move it up and down now)
DSlap your Mammy down. CSlap your Pappy down Dagain
D(Move it up and down now)
DSlap your Mammy down. CSlap your Pappy down Dagain
D
Terry "The Human Mellotron" Marks
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5.
Whip It
Key: DMediumD
A
C
G
E
DADA
DCrack that Awhip
GiDve the past the Aslip
DStep on a cracAk
BreDak your momma's Aback D A
When a problem comes along you Dmust whip it A
Before the cream sits out too long you Dmust whip it A
When somethings going wrong you Dmust whip it A
C Now whip it
G Into shape
D Shape it up
C Get straight
Go forward
G Move ahead
D Try to detect it
C It's not too late
To whip it
Whip it good
When a good time turns around you Dmust whip it A
You will never live it down unDless you whip it A
No one gets away unDtil they whip it A
E G C I say whip it
E G D Whip it good
E G C I say whip it
E G D Whip it good
When a problem comes along you Dmust whip it A
Before the cream sits out too long you Dmust whip it A
When somethings going wrong you Dmust whip it A
C Now whip it
G Into shape
D Shape it up
C Get straight
Go forward
G Move ahead
D Try to detect it
C It's not too late
To whip it
G Into shape
D Shape it up
C Get straight
Go forward
G Move ahead
D Try to detect it
C It's not too late
To whip it
Whip it good
Ending tab
DA
6.
Thats Pep
Key: CHardC
F
G
A
D/A
B
E
This is repeated throughout the song over the C F# progression.
I just indicated an open C chord to illustrate the rythym of the
C portion of the progression. You can play any form of the C chord
you want.
CVigor, vim, vitality and Fpunch
CThe ability to act on a sudden Fhunch
FNerve to tackle the Ghardest thing
With Ffeet that climb and Ghands that cling
A Fheart that never forGgets to sing
That's Apep D/A
That's Apep D/A
A D/A B E D (Then back to tab note 1) for 4 bars
That's pep
CSand and grit in a concrete Fbase
CA friendly smile on an honest Fface
FSpirit that helps when anGother's down
FKnow how to tackle the Gblackest frown
FLoves it's neighbor, Gloves it's town
That's Apep D/A
That's Apep D/A
That's Apep D/A
B E (then to tab note 2 below)
That's pep
Then back to the tab note 1.
CSay "I will" for you know I can F
CLook for the best in every man F
FMeet each thundering kGnockout blow
FCome back with a Gsmile 'cause you know
You'll Fget the best of the wGhole damn show
That's Apep D/A
That's Apep D/A
That's Apep D/A
BThat's Epep
BThat's Epep
BThat's Epep
You kBnow that'sE pep B E
Hope this is helpful and clear!! Comments?
7.
Snowball
Key: AMediumA
G
Bm
C
D
E
I came up with this tab on my acoustic. I'm still working on making the acoustic
sound right to me and I've never heard Devo do anything acoustic so good luck. It's pretty
and straightforward.
AMy baby took her love
And then she rolled it up
Rolled it up a hill
Like a pile of snow
Like a snowball rolls
GUntil it gets too Bmbig A
GUntil she lost conBmtrol A
AThen it rolled back down x4
AGBmA
AGCDE
AShe took a tiny bit
And rolled it up again
Slower than before
She went a step too far
She had to let it go
GI saw it go straight Bmdown
GMy baby turned aBmround
AStarted up again x4
AEyes were made for looking
GHands were made for holding
BmHearts were made for loving
ALips were made for kissing
GLegs for made for walking
CTracks were made to follow
DThat's what I'm gonna Edo
ATwo tracks Gin the snow
ATwo tracks Gup thatBm hill
AMy heart broke when my Gbaby left to tracks Cbehind.D
That's it. Have fun. De-evolve.
8.
Uglatto
Key: DMediumD
Bm
A
The chords are
DusBme bAarDre chords for ease. You'll love it
Listen to the song for timing, etc..
"Solo" is based on the chromatic scale, starting at B and counting 20
notes up from there.
lyrics:
You ooh ooh
Another hairdo
Mobuto shoes
This Roman nose
You're Uglatto
You grin like a star
The grille of a car
Fat Oldsmobilo
A puffed potato
This Roman say
Ug-latto!
You
A bad tomato
Speak Esperanto
So desperato
And constipato!
This Roman nose
You're uglatto!
Why do you wiggle
So you make me ho ho
In front of people
You are sooo uglatto!
20 notes of the chromatic starting at B
You grin like a star
The grille of a car
Fat Oldsmobilo
A puffed potato
This Roman say
Ug-latto!
You
A bad tomato
Speak Esperanto
So desperato
And constipato!
This Roman nose
You're uglatto!
Why do you wiggle
So you make me ho ho
In front of people
You are sooo uglatto!