Date: Sun, 14 Dec 1997 14:27:04 -0500 
From: Tom Mallon  
To: guitar@olga.net 
Subject: TAB: "Buzzbomb" by Dead Kennedys 
 
Buzzbomb      by the Dead Kennedys 
            from the album "Plastic Surgery Disasters" 
            tabbed by Tom Mallon (tsmallon@syr.edu) 
 
Most of the guitar parts in this song are a guitar figure that Ray 
moves up and down as the chord changes. The figure looks like this 
in G: 
 
E ----------------------------------------------- 
B ----------------------------------------------- 
G ----------------------------------------------- 
D ---5-5--------5-5------------------------------ 
A ---5-5-6-5----5-5-6-5-------------------------- 
E ---3-3-----6--3-3-----6-3---------------------- 
 
Just move that up and down the neck as the chord changes. 
Some of the other chords, mainly in the "chorusy" section 
("Plow through rest area...") are just barre chords. 
 
 
G5 
 
G#5 
Buzzbomb buzzbomb macho-mobile 
G5 
The road's my slave that's how I feel 
G#5 
I cruise alone I cruise real far 
G5 
I don't love you I love my car 
 

B5      Bb5      B5      Bb5 
Oh, oh oh oh,  Oh, oh oh oh 
 

G5 
 
G#5 
Cross Nevada at a 110 
G5 
Highway 50 and there's nobody there 
G#5                        G5 
Sign says next sign thirty miles 
 

B5 
I work all week, each penny saved 
Bb5 
Buys more escape from home 
B5 
I'd rather cruise around all day 
Bb5 
Than save up for a move 
 

D5 
Plow through rest area San-o-Lets, 
C5                     B5 
Splat goes the lonely salesman 
         Bb5           G5 
Wanking in the men's room 
 

G#5 
Buzzbomb buzzbomb tape up loud 
G5 
Blue piss clinging to my windshield 
G#5                  G5 
Faster faster in my car 
 

B5 
Buzzbomb is my pride and joy 
Bb5 
King of the trailer court 
B5 
Waiting for the perfect chick 
Bb5 
Who'll love me for my car 
 

D5 
I tell her why I'm cool 
C5                    B5 
She coos back just what I like 
          Bb5 
When I pretend she's near 
 
GUIT SOLO (tremolo pick all these notes) 
 
E -7----5----2-------0--2--3---5---2--------------------- 
B ------------------------------------------------------- 
 
E -7----5----2-------0--2--3---8---7--------------------- 
B ------------------------------------------------------- 
 
G#5 
Zip through Ely where Pat Nixon was born 
G5 
The cops round here sure looking bored 
G#5                        G5 
Flashing sirens state patrol 
 

B5 
They're scratching up my gorgeous paint job 
      Bb5       
They're shooting out my tires 
B5 
Ain't no way to go to heaven 
Bb5 
Buzzbomb cornered at the 7-11 
 

G5      G5      G5      G5 E5