The Nips Are Getting Bigger Tab by Mental As Anything


THE NIPS ARE GETTING BIGGER - Mental As Anything
Transcribed by Daniel Schaumann 


INTRO:
  |This first bit is sort of like an 'intro to the intro' as can|
  |be seen in the timing change.  It is played only once, being |
  |followed by the 'main guitar progression' straight away      |

  G                           C                         D
  1   2   3   4   1   2   3   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4
G|----------------------------5---5-5-----5-------5-5---7-7---|
D|5-5-----5-------5-5-----5---5---5-5-----5-------5-5-s-7-7---|
A|5-5-----5-------5-5-----5---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---5-5---|
E|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------------|



MAIN GUITAR PROGRESSION:
  |Played three times - first time solo, second time with the   |
  |bass and third time with the drums.  It then continues to be |
  |played over each verse                                       |

  G                               C                         D
  1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4
G|--------------------------------5---5-5-----5-------5-5---7-7---|
D|----5-5-----5-------5-5-----5---5---5-5-----5-------5-5-s-7-7---|
A|----5-5-----5-------5-5-----5---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5---|
E|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-----------------------------------|



BASS:
  1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------11----9-----------------------------------------12------|
A|10--------------------12----9---10----10------10--10--------9---|
E|----------------------------------------12----------12----------|


G                C              D
Started out just drinking beer
  G                                    C            D
I didn't know how or why or what I was doing there
G                                        C       D
Just a couple more made me feel a little better
  G                                                      C       D
Believe me when I tell you it was nothing to do with the letter



GUITAR BREAK:

E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------8-10p8------10----|
G|-----7-------5--------------9---------9--11------|
D|-----7---5---5-----------------------------------|
A|-----5---5---3-----------------------------------|
E|---------3---------------------------------------|


E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|------7-------3--------------9--9--9--9--11------|
D|------7---5---3--------------10-10-10-10-12------|
A|------5---5---5----------------------------------|
E|----------3--------------------------------------|



G                                             C       D
Ran right out of beer, I took a look into the larder
G                                                C       D
No bones nothing I'd better go and get something harder
G                                         C         D
Back in a flash I started on a dash of Jamaica Rum
G                                  C    D
Me and Pat Malone, drinking on our own


CHORUS:

G                        C       D
Oh, the nips are getting bigger
G                             C       D
Oh yeah, the nips are getting bigger
G                        C       D
Oh, the nips are getting bigger
G                     C       D
Yeah, they're getting bigger


REPEAT GUITAR BREAK


G                                               C                  D
Sometimes I wonder what all these chemicals are doing to my brain
G                                       C               D
Doesn't worry me enough to stop me from doing it again
G                                         C             D
Wiping out brain cells by the million but I don't care
G                                          C             D
Doesn't worry me even though I ain't got a lot to spare


REPEAT CHORUS

REPEAT GUITAR BREAK

(End by repeating first three power chords from guitar break)



18/05/2001