Song:   Timebomb
Band:   Old 97's
Album:  Too Far To Care

Tuning: whole step down / D tuning

Tab by dfvreeland [@gmail.com]


HERE THAR BE CHORDS
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Verse:  C C Am F (2 beats each) [x4]

Bridge: C F Am D* (4 beats each)

Chorus: C F C Am F [x2]
That is,: C F C (4 beats each) Am F (2 beats each) [x2]

D* -- if playing in standard tuning, mute or open the 1st string for best results

(Advice: focus on 1/16 note duration during verse to get that energy)

PROGRESSION:
Intro (see below)
Verse
Bridge
Verse
Bridge
Chorus
Bridge
[Repeat all of above]
Bridge
Solo (gtr 2 verse)
End on C


OH SO THAT ISN'T GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU HUH
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(rest of the words at bottom of page)

VERSE:
C         C        Am       F
  I got a timebomb    in my mind mom...

BRIDGE:
C F Am D*
Ooooohhh...

VERSE

BRIDGE, CHORUS, BRIDGE:
C       F             Am
Ooooooooohhh.. Havin' her on my brain's like getting
D*
Hit by a train, she's gonna
C              F  C            Am   F  C
kill me, oh Celeste, oh CeleeEEeeeeeeeste
      F  C            Am   F C F 
Am D*
Oh Celeste, oh CeleeeEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeste


BUT WHAT ABOUT THE INTRO I WANT TO PLAY THAT
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(remember, tuned down whole step)
d-----------------------------|
A----------------------7------|
F-77--77-9--7--77--7-7---9--7-|
C----------------9-0-0--------|
G-----------------------------|
D-----------------------------| X several
OR START IT LIKE THIS
d----------------|
A----------------|
F-/7--7--77-9--7-|
C----------------|
G----------------|
D----------------|
AND THEN
d------------------------------------|
A-------------------87--87--87--8-10-| (you can hammer/pull these if you want)
F-/7--7--77-9--7--7---97--97--97-----|
C------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------|

(of course when they play it live he adds all kinds of
little fun bits in there, who doesn't like fun bits)


THERE ARE SURELY MORE WORDS THAN THAT IN THE SONG
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I got a timebomb in my mind mom
I hear it ticking but I don't know why
I'd call the police but they don't like me
I hear them whispering when I walk by

I got a landmine in my bloodline
I'm not immune to getting blown apart
She's like a claymore, that's what she's there for
She's waiting 'round here to get blown apart

Having her on my brain's like getting hit by a train
She's gonna kill me
Oh Celeste, oh Celeste

I got a timebomb in my mind mom
It's gonna go off but I don't know when
I need a doctor to extract her
I got a feeling she'd get right back in again

I got a timebomb in my mind mom
I got it badly for a stick-legged girl
She's gonna kill me, and I don't mean softly
I got it badly for a stick-legged girl