Transcibed By: Gina Martinelli
This is a pretty accurate version of the song. It works well on
acoustic guitar, and I don't know what sorts of effects to use on an
electric (other than it seems distorted during the chorus). It was
figured out by the marvelous Gina Martinelli after having front row
seats for a Tracy Bonham concert (she was watching Tracy's hands very
closely).
Note: In the verses you should hold the chord while playing the single
strings (in other words, don't just do one string at a time). This will
produce the correct ringing sound. I didn't bother to tab out the
verses in this version of the file, if you'd prefer to play them from
tab go get the .tab version of the file (duh). The following is the
pattern the verses always follow:
(Standard Tuning: EADGBe)
D : D , G , B , G
F# : E , A , G , A
G : E , A , G , A
Intro:
D F# G
( D G B G )( E A G A ) ( E A G A ) EEEE
D F# G
( D G B G )( E A G A ) ( E A G A ) E
Verse 1:
D F# G
(DG B G )( E A G A ) (EAGA ) EEEE
Saw a shark today
D F# G
(DG B G )( E A G A )(EA G A ) EEEE
Ate a man and then just swam away
D F# G
(DG B G ) ( E A G A ) (EAGA ) EEEE
But it wasn't O.K.
D F#
(DG B G ) ( E A G A ) G E
No it wasn't O. K.
Verse 2:
D F# G
(DG B G )( E A G A ) (EAGA ) EEEE
Saw a snake today
D F# G
(DG B G )( E A G A ) (EA G A ) EEEE
Ate another snake then sqirmed away
D F# G
(DG B G ) ( E A G A ) (EAGA ) EEEE
But it wasn't O.K.
D F#
(DG B G ) ( E A G A ) GGGGG EEE
No it wasn't O. K.---
Chorus:
DD DDD F#F# F#F#F# GG GGG EEE
Ohhhh Ohhhh Noooo
DD DDD F#F# F#F#F# GG GGG EEE
Ohhhh Ohhhh Ohhhh
DD DDD F#F# F#F#F# GG GGG EEE
But it wasn't O.K.
DD DDD F#F# F#F#F# GG GGG E
No it wasn't O.K.
Verse 3:
D F# G
(DG B G ) ( E A G A ) (EAGA ) EEEE
Met a star today
D F# G
(DG B G ) ( E A G A ) (EA G A ) EEEE
Looked like flesh and bone and tooth decay
D F# G
(DG B G ) ( E A G A ) (EAGA ) EEEE
But it wasn't O.K.
D F#
(DG B G ) ( E A G A ) GGGGG EEE
No it wasn't O. K.---
Chorus:
DD DDD F#F# F#F#F# GG GGG EEE
Ohhhh Ohhhh Ohhhh
DD DDD F#F# F#F#F# GG GGG EEE
Ohhhh Ohhhh Noooo
DD DDD F#F# F#F#F# GG GGG EEE
But it wasn't O.K.
DD DDD F#F# F#F#F# GG GGG EEE
No it wasn't O.K.
DD DDD F#F# F#F#F# GG GGG EEE
No it wasn't O.K.
DD DDD F#F# F#F#F# GG GGG E
No it wasn't O.K.
Bridge:
A A G G A A G A A G G A F
No-oo Oo-oo No not I No-oo Oo-oo Not me
A A G G A A G A A G G A E
No-oo Oo-oo No not I No-oo Oo-oo Not me
Verse 4:
D F# G
(DG B G )( E A G A ) (EAGA ) EEEE
Ate a man today
D F# G
(DG B G )( E A G A )(EA G A ) EEEE
Ate a man and then just walked away
D F# G
(DG B G ) ( E A G A ) (EAGA ) EEEE
But it wasn't O.K.
D F#
(DG B G ) ( E A G A ) GGGGG EEE
No it wasn't O. K.---
Chorus:
DD DDD F#F# F#F#F# GG GGG EEE
Ohhhh Ohhhh Noooo
DD DDD F#F# F#F#F# GG GGG EEE
Ohhhh Ohhhh Ohhhh
DD DDD F#F# F#F#F# GG GGG EEE
But it wasn't O.K.
DD DDD F#F# F#F#F# GG GGG EEE
No it wasn't O.K.
DD DDD F#F# F#F#F# GG GGG EEE
No it wasn't O.K.
DD DDD F#F# F#F#F# GG GGG E
No it wasn't O.K.
D F# G E
No it wasn't O.K.
Chords Used:
D : 2 F# : 2 G : 3 E : 0 A : 0
3 2 0 0 2
2 3 0 1 2
0 4 0 2 2
x 4 2 2 0
x 2 3 0 0
