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)
D5 : D5 , G5 , B5 , G5
F#5 : E5 , A5 , G5 , A5
G5 : E5 , A5 , G5 , A5
Intro:
D5 F#5 G5
( D5 G5 B5 G5 )( E5 A5 G5 A5 ) ( E5 A5 G5 A5 ) EEEE5
D5 F#5 G5
( D5 G5 B5 G5 )( E5 A5 G5 A5 ) ( E5 A5 G5 A5 ) E5
Verse 1:
D5 F#5 G5
(DG5 B5 G5 )( E5 A5 G5 A5 ) (EAGA5 ) EEEE5
Saw a shark today
D5 F#5 G5
(DG5 B5 G5 )( E5 A5 G5 A5 )(EA5 G5 A5 ) EEEE5
Ate a man and then just swam away
D5 F#5 G5
(DG5 B5 G5 ) ( E5 A5 G5 A5 ) (EAGA5 ) EEEE5
But it wasn't O.K.
D5 F#5
(DG5 B5 G5 ) ( E5 A5 G5 A5 ) G5 E5
No it wasn't O. K.
Verse 2:
D5 F#5 G5
(DG5 B5 G5 )( E5 A5 G5 A5 ) (EAGA5 ) EEEE5
Saw a snake today
D5 F#5 G5
(DG5 B5 G5 )( E5 A5 G5 A5 ) (EA5 G5 A5 ) EEEE5
Ate another snake then sqirmed away
D5 F#5 G5
(DG5 B5 G5 ) ( E5 A5 G5 A5 ) (EAGA5 ) EEEE5
But it wasn't O.K.
D5 F#5
(DG5 B5 G5 ) ( E5 A5 G5 A5 ) GGGGG5 EEE5
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:
D5 F#5 G5
(DG5 B5 G5 ) ( E5 A5 G5 A5 ) (EAGA5 ) EEEE5
Met a star today
D5 F#5 G5
(DG5 B5 G5 ) ( E5 A5 G5 A5 ) (EA5 G5 A5 ) EEEE5
Looked like flesh and bone and tooth decay
D5 F#5 G5
(DG5 B5 G5 ) ( E5 A5 G5 A5 ) (EAGA5 ) EEEE5
But it wasn't O.K.
D5 F#5
(DG5 B5 G5 ) ( E5 A5 G5 A5 ) GGGGG5 EEE5
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:
A5 A5 G5 G5 A5 A5 G5 A5 A5 G5 G5 A5 F5
No-oo Oo-oo No not I No-oo Oo-oo Not me
A5 A5 G5 G5 A5 A5 G5 A5 A5 G5 G5 A5 E5
No-oo Oo-oo No not I No-oo Oo-oo Not me
Verse 4:
D5 F#5 G5
(DG5 B5 G5 )( E5 A5 G5 A5 ) (EAGA5 ) EEEE5
Ate a man today
D5 F#5 G5
(DG5 B5 G5 )( E5 A5 G5 A5 )(EA5 G5 A5 ) EEEE5
Ate a man and then just walked away
D5 F#5 G5
(DG5 B5 G5 ) ( E5 A5 G5 A5 ) (EAGA5 ) EEEE5
But it wasn't O.K.
D5 F#5
(DG5 B5 G5 ) ( E5 A5 G5 A5 ) GGGGG5 EEE5
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.
D5 F#5 G5 E5
No it wasn't O.K.
Chords Used:
D5 : 2 F#5 : 2 G5 : 3 E5 : 0 A5 : 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
