• Song:

    Cannibal Surf Babe

  • Artist:

    Marillion

  • Album:

    Less Is More

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Marillion - Cannibal Surf Babe
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Tabbed by Mike C (smilock@hotmail.com)

Tab Explanation
===============

s       Slide
h       Hammer-on
p       Pull-off
T       Tap
B       Bend the note to the fret after the B
R       Release back to the originally bent note
A.H.    Artificial Harmonic
m       Palm Muted
//      Trem Pick (Pick as fast as possible)

Guitar 1 - Distorted Electric
Guitar 2 - Slightly Distorted Electric
Guitar 3 - Slightly Distorted Electric (w/trem effect)
Guitar 4 - Acoustic Guitar
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Intro
=====
  Gtr. 1
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2-2-| x 4
D|-2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-----------------------|

  Gtr. 2
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------2-1---1-------| x 2
D|-----------------------------------------4-0-1-|
A|-2-2-2--2-0-2-5b6-5b6--2-0-2-0-2-----2---------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

Verse 1 (only bass 'til shown)
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Well she tied me to the headboard with a surf leash 
And her wet hair hugged her body like a long-lost friend
And I really tried my best to get across to her 
But nothing she would say could be defended
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------2-1---1-------|
D|-----------------------------------------4-0-1-|
A|-2-2-2--2-0-2-5b6-5b6--2-0-2-0-2-----2---------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
Well her birthday suit it was her only present 
When I looked into her eyes - no history
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-2-0h2-0h2-0h2-0h2-0h2-0h2-0h2-2h4-|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
And I told her eating people wasn't pleasant
But she laughed a snake eye laugh and walked away from me
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-2h4-2h4-2h4-2h4----------2-0-0-------------0h2---|
A|-------------------2p0-2-2--------4-4-0-0---------2-|
E|------------------------------------------4-4-------|
And I watched her as she walked across the coals
I watched her as she walked across the coals 

Bridge
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 |------x4-----|
e|---10--9--7s-|
B|-7s12--10-8s-| Gtr. 2
G|---11--9--7s-|
D|-------------|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|

  Gtr. 1 (strums the chords)
e|---------|---------|-0-0-0-0-|
B|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-|
G|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|
D|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-|
A|-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-|
E|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|---------|

Chorus (Gtr. 1 & 4 strums chords)
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         G                              D/F#
Singing: I was born in nineteen sixty weird 
F                               C
And I'm your nightmare surfer babe 
G                               D/F#
Mr. Wilson where's your sandbox and your beard 
            F                           C
'You still looking for the perfect microwave?

Verse 2 (no guitar except as shown)
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So I really did my best to get across to her 
I said: "One day every pebble hits the beach"
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------2---| Gtr.2
D|-1h2-2-1h2-2-1h2-1h2-1h2-2-1h2-2-2h4---4-|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
And I kissed her face and held her like a long-lost friend 
But she was too far out there to be reached

Bridge (as before)
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To be reached 
She was too far out there

Chorus (as before)
======
She was singing: I was born in nineteen sixty weird
I'm your nightmare surfer babe
e|-10-8-7----|
B|--------8~-|
G|-----------| Gtr. 3
D|-----------|
A|-----------|
E|-----------|
Mr. Wilson where's your sandbox and your beard 
'You still looking for the perfect microwave?

Interlude 1
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e|-----0----------0-----|
B|------------------0---|
G|-1h2---2-1~-1h2-----1-| Gtr. 2
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
And the sun came up over the mountain 
And the waves rolled in across the bay
e|-----------0-|---------------|
B|---2---------|-----2---2-----|
G|-------4-3---|-----------4-3-| Gtr. 3
D|-4---4-------|---4---2-------|
A|-------------|---------------|
E|-------------|-0-------------|
And the fabulous brightly-coloured birds flew up out of the forest
And she said "Well we're all heaven's beautiful children living together in paradise 
Lie down my dear... you're going to enjoy this" 

Interlude 2
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e|-------2---------------------|-------------0-----0---0---|
B|-----2---------5-----5-------|-----0-0-------------0---0-|
G|---------4-3-----4-----4-----|---------3-----3-----------| Gtr. 3
D|---4---------4-----4-----4---|---2-------4-----4---------|
A|---------------------------4-|---------------------------|
E|-2---------------------------|-0-------------------------|
And she looked like she'd had sex 
With a Tyrannosaurus Rex

Bridge
======
  Gtr. 1
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15-15-12h13p12s10-12-10-12p10-10s8-8~-8h10p8s6-6-5-3-1-3~-|
G|--0--0--0-----------0--0--0-------0-0~-0--------0-0-0-0-0~-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------|
B|-3-3-3-5-6-5-6-8-8-8-8-10-12-13-12-13-15-15~-|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0~-|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

Chorus (as before)
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Singing: I was born in nineteen sixty weird, old man 
I'm your nightmare surfer babe
e|-10-8-7----|
B|--------8~-|
G|-----------| Gtr. 3
D|-----------|
A|-----------|
E|-----------|
Mr. Wilson where's your sandbox and your beard 
'You still looking for that perfect microwave?
Perfect microwave 

  Gtr. 3  
e|----------------------15----------15-------13s12-------|
B|-13-12-13s8~-12s13s15----12s13s15----12s13-------13-15-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------15----------15----------15-----------------|
B|-12s13s15----12s13s15----12s13s15----12s13s12--------|
G|----------------------------------------------12-12~-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
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