• Song:

    California Uber Alles

  • Artist:

    Dead Kennedys

  • Album:

    Orange Claw Hammer

California ?ber Alles
Dead Kennedys - Jello Biafra,Klaus Flouride,East Bay Ray,Ted
Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables/Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death

Tabbed By: Jeff                      Legend:
E-mail: JAM66upyrs@msn.com           x      = Dead note 
                                     /      = Slide   
Standard Tuning:                     PM_    = Palm-mute
e B G D A E                          ~      = Vibrato
                                     ()     = Hold note
Guitar: East Bay Ray                 PM|-|  = Palm-Mute
                                   
Drum Intro x4                                    
Bass Intro x2                        

Intro: 

Give Me Death             Fresh Fruit:                 
       ~        x2                     x2
e----|----|------|        e---|---|-----|
B----|----|------|        B---|---|-----|
G----|----|------|        G---|---|-----|
D----|----|------|        D---|---|-----|
A-6--|-7--|--9-7-|        A-6-|-7-|-9-7-|
E----|----|------|        E---|---|-----|




Verse: "I am governor Jerry Brown..."  

Give Me Death:                               
                                      x5                             
e--------------------------------------|   
B--------------------------------------|   
G-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-9---|   
D-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-9---|   
A-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9--7---| 
E--------------------------------------|   
PM__________________________________   

Fresh Fruit:
                                    x5
e------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|
G--8-x-x-8-x-x-8-x-9-x-x-9-x-x-11-9--|
D--8-x-x-8-x-x-8-x-9-x-x-9-x-x-11-9--|
A--6-x-x-6-x-x-6-x-7-x-x-7-x-x-9--7--|
E------------------------------------|
PM|--------------------------------|

Break: "...Pres-i-dent!"

Give Me Death:                 x1      Fresh Fruit:                   x1
e-------------------------------|      e-------------------------------|
B-------------------------------|      B-------------------------------|
G-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-6-6-6-5-|      G-8-x-x-8-x-x-8-8-5-5-5-6-6-6-5-|
D-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-6-6-6-5-|      D-8-x-x-8-x-x-8-8-5-5-5-6-6-6-5-|
A-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-4-4-4-3-|      A-6-x-x-6-x-x-6-6-3-3-3-4-4-4-3-|
E-------------------------------|      E-------------------------------|
PM_______________                     PM|---------------|
 

Bridge: "Carter power will soon..."

Give Me Death:       x3      Fresh Fruit:      x3
e------|------|-------|      e-----|-----|------|
B------|------|-------|      B-----|-----|------|
G------|------|-------|      G-----|-----|------|
D-(8)--|-(9)--|--11-9-|      D-(8)-|-(9)-|-11-9-|
A-(6)--|-(7)--|--9--7-|      A-(6)-|-(7)-|-9--7-|
E------|------|-------|      E-----|-----|------|


Post-chorus: "Your kids will..." 

Give Me Death:                                             
                                                              x1            
e---------------------------|----------------------------------|
B---------------------------|----------------------------------|
G-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-6-x--------|-8--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6----------|
D-8--8-8-8-8-8-6-6-x-4--4-4-|-8--8--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-4--4-4-|
A-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-4-x-4--4-4-|-6--6--6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-7-4--4-4-|
E------------------x-2--2-2-|-------------------------5-2--2-2-|
              
Fresh Fruit:                                             x1                 
e----------------------|----------------------------------|
B----------------------|----------------------------------|
G-8-8-8-8-8-6----------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6------------|
D-8-8-8-8-8-6-7-4--4-4-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-7-7-4--4-4-|
A-6-6-6-6-6-4-7-4--4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-7-7-4--4-4-|
E-------------5-2--2-2-|-----------------------5-5-2--2-2-|


                               |x1|                         |x1| 
Chorus: "California ?????ber Alles!" "?????ber Alles California!"

Give Me Death:                                       x2                    
e------|------|---------------------------------------|
B------|------|---------------------------------------|
G-8--8-|-8--8-|-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8------------------|
D-8--8-|-8--8-|-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A-6--6-|-6--6-|-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E------|------|-----------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|

"Ohhhh-hhhhh--ohhh-ohhh-ohhhhhh!"
                                 x2                                   x2
e---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6--------6---|-8--8-8--8-8-8--9--9-9--9-9-9--11-9-|
D-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6--7--7--6---|-8--8-8--8-8-8--9--9-9--9-9-9--11-9-|
A-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4--7--7--4---|-6--6-6--6-6-6--7--7-7--7-7-7--9--7-|
E-----------------------5--5------|------------------------------------|

Fresh Fruit:                                         x2
e------|------|---------------------------------------|
B------|------|---------------------------------------|
G-8--8-|-8--8-|-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8------------------|
D-8--8-|-8--8-|-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A-6--6-|-6--6-|-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E------|------|-----------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
                               x2                                 x2
e---------------------x---------|----------------------------------|
B---------------------x---------|----------------------------------|
G-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-x---------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-9-|
D-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-x-7-7-4-4-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-9-|
A-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-x-7-7-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-9--7-|
E-----------------------5-5-2-2-|----------------------------------|
                     

Verse: "Zen facists will control you..."

Give Me Death:                       x3 Fresh Fruit:                      x3
e-------------------------------------| e----------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------| B----------------------------------|
G-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-9--| G-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-9-|
D-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-9--| D-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-9-|
A-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9--7--| A-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-9--7-|
E-------------------------------------| E----------------------------------|

Riff 5: "...Always where the happy face!"
                             x1
E-----------------------------|
B-----------------------------|
G-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-----------|
D-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-7-7-7-4-4-|
A-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-7-7-7-4-4-|
E-------------------5-5-5-2-2-|

Verse: "Close your eyes..."

Give Me Death:                       x3 Fresh Fruit:                      x3
e-------------------------------------| e----------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------| B----------------------------------|
G-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-9--| G-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-9-|
D-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-9--| D-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-9-|
A-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9--7--| A-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-9--7-|
E-------------------------------------| E----------------------------------|


Riff 5: "Mellow out or you will pay!"
                                x2
E--------------------------------|
B--------------------------------|
G-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6----------|
D-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-7-4--4-4-|
A-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-7-4--4-4-|
E-----------------------5-2--2-2-|


Chorus: "California ?????ber Alles!" "?????ber Alles California!"

Give Me Death:                                       x2                    
e------|------|---------------------------------------|
B------|------|---------------------------------------|
G-8--8-|-8--8-|-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8------------------|
D-8--8-|-8--8-|-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A-6--6-|-6--6-|-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E------|------|-----------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|

"Ohhhh-hhhhh--ohhh-ohhh-ohhhhhh!"
                                 x3                                   
e---------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|
G-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6--------6---|
D-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6--7--7--6---|
A-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4--7--7--4---|
E-----------------------5--5------|

Fresh Fruit:                                         x2
e------|------|---------------------------------------|
B------|------|---------------------------------------|
G-8--8-|-8--8-|-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8------------------|
D-8--8-|-8--8-|-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A-6--6-|-6--6-|-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E------|------|-----------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
                             x3
e-----------------------------|
B-----------------------------|
G-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6---------|
D-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-7-7-4-4-|
A-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-7-7-4-4-|
E---------------------5-5-2-2-|

Tail:
     x1
e-----|
B-----|
G-(8)-|
D-(8)-|
A-(6)-|
E-----|


1984 Break:

Give Me Death:              x1
e----------------------------|
B----------------------------|
G----------------------------|
D----------------------------|
A-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-------|
E---------------------5-5-2-2|
                             x1
e-----------------------------|
B-----------------------------|
G-----------------------------|
D-----------------------------|
A-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4--------|
E---------------------5-5-2-2-|
PM____________
                             x4
e-----------------------------|
B-----------------------------|
G-----------------------------|
D-----------------------------|
A-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4--------|
E---------------------5-5-2-2-|
PM___________________________


(2:22)
Guitar I      x4   Guitar II                   x4                       
e---|---|---|---   ------------------------------
B---|---|---|---   ------------------------------
G-8-|-6-|---|---   ------------------------------
D-8-|-6-|-7-|-4-   ------------------------------
A-6-|-4-|-7-|-4-   -6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4--------
E---|---|-5-|-2-   ----------------------5-5-2-2-
                  PM____________________________
                   
                                   x5
e-----------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------|
G-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6----------|
D-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6--7-7-4-4-|
A-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4--7-7-4-4-|
E---------------------------5-5-2-2-|

Fresh Fruit:               x2
e---------------------------|
B---------------------------|
G---------------------------|
D---------------------------|
A-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4------|
E---------------------5-5-2-|

Guitar I:                    x3        Guitar II:             x3
e-----------------------------|        e-----|-----|-----|-----|
B-----------------------------|        B-----|-----|-----|-----|
G-----------------------------|        G-----|-----|-----|-----|
D-----------------------------|        D-----|-----|-----|-----|
A--6--6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-------|        A-(6)-|-(4)-|-----|-----|
E----------------------5-5-2-2|        E-----|-----|-(5)-|-(2)-|
PM|---------------------------|        
              x4                        x2                                x5
e---|---|---|--- ------------------------| --------------------------------|
B---|---|---|--- ------------------------| --------------------------------|
G-8-|-6-|---|--- --8--8-8-8-8-6-6-6------| --8--8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6----------|
D-8-|-6-|-7-|-4- --8--8-8-8-8-6-6-6-7-4--| --8--8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6--7-7-4-4-|
A-6-|-4-|-7-|-4- --6--6-6-6-6-4-4-4-7-4--| --6--6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4--7-7-4-4-|
E---|---|-5-|-2- -------------------5-2--| ------------------------5-5-2-2-|
                                                       "...President Brown!"


Chorus: "California ?????ber Alles!" "?????ber Alles California!"

Give Me Death:                                       x2                    
e------|------|---------------------------------------|
B------|------|---------------------------------------|
G-8--8-|-8--8-|-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8------------------|
D-8--8-|-8--8-|-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A-6--6-|-6--6-|-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E------|------|-----------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|

"Ohhhh-hhhhh--ohhh-ohhh-ohhhhhh!" - "Ahhhhhhhh-haaaaa-ha!"
                                 x3                                  
e---------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|
G-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6--------6---|
D-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6--7--7--6---|
A-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4--7--7--4---|
E-----------------------5--5------|

Fresh Fruit:                                         x2
e------|------|---------------------------------------|
B------|------|---------------------------------------|
G-8--8-|-8--8-|-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8------------------|
D-8--8-|-8--8-|-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A-6--6-|-6--6-|-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E------|------|-----------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
                           x3
e-------------------x-------|
B-------------------x-------|
G-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-x-------|
D-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-x-7-4-4-|
A-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-x-7-4-4-|
E---------------------5-2-2-|
Klaus:"...........Wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

Outro: "Ha!"
                                          x3   x1              x1
e------------------------------------------|----|-----|---------|--|
B------------------------------------------|-8--|-----|-8-8-8-8-|--|
G-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-6--6-6-6--11-11-11-8-8-|-8--|-----|-8-8-8-8-|--|
D-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-6--6-6-6--11-11-11-8-8-|-8--|-----|-8-8-8-8-|--|
A-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-4--4-4-4--9--9--9--6-6-|-6--|-----|-6-6-6-6-|--|
E------------------------------------------|----|-----|---------|--|
                                                 short
                                                 pause


I am Governor Jerry Brown
My aura smiles
And never frowns
Soon I will be president...

Carter Power will soon go away
I will be Fuhrer one day
I will command all of you
Your kids will meditate in school
Your kids will meditate in school!

[Chorus:]
California Uber Alles
California Uber Alles
Uber Alles California
Uber Alles California

Zen fascists will control you
100% natural
You will jog for the master race
And always wear the happy face

Close your eyes, can't happen here
Big Bro' on white horse is near
The hippies won't come back you say
Mellow out or you will pay
Mellow out or you will pay!

[Chorus]

Now it is 1984
Knock-knock at your front door
It's the suede/denim secret police
They have come for your uncool niece

Come quietly to the camp
You'd look nice as a drawstring lamp
Don't you worry, it's only a shower
For your clothes here's a pretty flower.

DIE on organic poison gas
Serpent's egg's already hatched
You will croak, you little clown
When you mess with President Brown
When you mess with President Brown

[Chorus]

Ha!
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