• Song:

    Swatting Flies

  • Artist:

    Crash Test Dummies

  • Album:

    A Worm's Life

Artist Related tabs and Sheet Music

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                  Swatting Flies - Crash Test Dummies
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Tabbed by: Tim C. (goaliecaine33)
Email: t_caine33@hotmail.com

Tuning: standard tuning

This is the full song for Swatting Flies.  I know it isn't spot on but it is as close as
I could get it.  This is my first tab.  E-mail me any mistakes or if you think I did a
good job. PLEASE RATE THE SONG!

Intro:
e  |---2-2---5-5---2-2---2-2---0-0---0-0---0-0-------------|
B  |---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---1-1---1-1---1-1-------------|
G  |---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-------------|
D  |-0-----------0-------------2-2---2-2---2-2-------------|
A  |-------0-----------2-----0-----------0-----------------|
E  |-------------------------------0-----------------------|
Verse:
     Now that I've....
e  |---2-2---5-5---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-------------|
B  |---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-------------|
G  |---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-------------|
D  |-0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------------|
A  |-------0-----------2-----------0-----------------------|
E  |-------------------------------------------------------|
     Here in.....
e  |---0-0---2-2---0-0---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-------------|
B  |---1-1---3-3---1-1---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-------------|
G  |---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-------------|
D  |---2-2-0-------2-2-0-----------------0-----------------|
A  |-------------0-----------------2-----------------------|
E  |-0-----------------------3-----------------------------|
     I search for....
e  |---0-0---0-0---5-5---2-2---2-2--2-2--2-2---------------|
B  |---1-1---1-1---3-3---3-3---3-3--3-3--3-3---------------|
G  |---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2--2-2--2-2---------------|
D  |---2-2---2-2-------0-----------------------------------|
A  |-------------0-----------2-----------------------------|
E  |-0-----2-----------------------------------------------|
     In grade one....
e  |---2-2---5-5---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-------------|
B  |---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-------------|
G  |---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-------------|
D  |-0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------------|
A  |-------0-----------2-----------0-----------------------|
E  |-------------------------------------------------------|
     She'd stuff....
e  |---0-0---2-2---0-0---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-------------|
B  |---1-1---3-3---1-1---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-------------|
G  |---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-------------|
D  |---2-2-0-------2-2-0-----------------0-----------------|
A  |-0-----------2-----------------2-----------------------|
E  |-------------------------3-----------------------------|
     She told us....
e  |---0-0---0-0---5-5---2-2---2-2--2-2--2-2---------------|
B  |---1-1---1-1---3-3---3-3---3-3--3-3--3-3---------------|
G  |---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2--2-2--2-2---------------|
D  |---2-2---2-2-------0-----------------------------------|
A  |-------------0-----------2-----------------------------|
E  |-0-----2-----------------------------------------------|
     In the science....
e  |---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-------------|
B  |---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1-------------|
G  |---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-------------|
D  |---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-------------|
A  |-------------2-----------0-----------0-----------------|
E  |-2-----0-----------0-----------0-----------------------|
     Who lay very still....
e  |---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-------------------------------|
B  |---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1-------------------------------|
G  |---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-------------------------------|
D  |---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-------------------------------|
A  |-------------------------------------------------------|
E  |-2-----0-----2-----0-----------------------------------|
     In his cage....     And we feed...
e  |---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----0-0---0-0---0-0-----------|
B  |---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----0-0---0-0---0-0-----------|
G  |---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-----2-2---2-2---2-2-----------|
D  |---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-----2-2---2-2---2-2-----------|
A  |-------------------2-----0-2-----------2---------------|
E  |-2-----0-----2-------------------2-----------2-0-------|
     Living flies....
e  |-0-0---0-0---3-3---3-3---0-0---0-0---0-0---------------|
B  |-0-0---0-0---3-3---3-3---1-1---1-1---1-1---------------|
G  |-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---------------|
D  |-2-2---2-2-------2-------2-2---2-2---2-2---------------|
A  |-----0-----2-----------0-------------------------------|
E  |-----------------------------2-----0-------------------|
     Then she'd read....
e  |---2-2---5-5---2-2---0-0---2-2--2-2--2-2---------------|
B  |---3-3---3-3---3-3---1-1---3-3--3-3--3-3---------------|
G  |---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2--2-2--2-2---------------|
D  |---------------------2-2-------------------------------|
A  |-0-----------0-----------0-----------------------------|
E  |-------0-----------0-----------------------------------|
     But first she....
e  |---0-0---2-2---0-0---2-2---0-0---0-0---0-0-------------|    
B  |---1-1---3-3---1-1---3-3---0-0---0-0---0-0-------------|
G  |---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-------------|
D  |---2-2---------2-2---------2-2---2-2---2-2-------------|
A  |-------------------------0-----2-----0-----------------|
E  |-0-----2-----0-----2-----------------------2-0---------|
     We'd here of....
e  |-0-0---2-2---5-5---2-2---2-2--2-2--2-2-----------------|
B  |-1-1---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3--3-3--3-3-----------------|
G  |-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2--2-2--2-2-----------------|
D  |-2-2---------------------------------------------------|
A  |-----------------0-------------------------------------|
E  |-----2-----0-----------2-------------------------------|
     In the science....
e  |---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-------------------|
B  |---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1-------------------|
G  |---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-------------------|
D  |---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-------------------|
A  |-------------2-----------0-----------0-----------------|
E  |-2-----0-----------0-----------0-----------------------|
     I remember now....
e  |---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-------------------------------|
B  |---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1-------------------------------|
G  |---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-------------------------------|
D  |---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-------------------------------|
A  |-------------------------------------------------------|
E  |-2-----0-----2-----0-----------------------------------|
       In my house....     By the seaside....
e  |---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----0-0---0-0---0-0-----------|
B  |---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----0-0---0-0---0-0-----------|
G  |---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-----2-2---2-2---2-2-----------|
D  |---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-----2-2---2-2---2-2-----------|
A  |-------------------2-----0-2-----------2---------------|
E  |-2-----0-----2-------------------2-----------2-0-------|
     Swatting flies.
e  |-2-2---2-2---3-3---3-3---------------------------------|
B  |-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---------------------------------|
G  |-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---------------------------------|
D  |-----------0-----2-------------------------------------|
A  |-----2-------------------------------------------------|
E  |-------------------------------------------------------|

| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
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