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Date: Sat, 18 Oct 1997 00:20:07 -0400
From: Jospeh K Vahabzadeh 
To: [email protected]
Subject: BTAB: 'Mean Man' by 'W.A.S.P.'

Mean Man



by W.A.S.P.
From the album: The Headless Children
Bass Tablature 

transcribed by Joe Vahabzadeh . . . [email protected]
Completed on: 3/24/97
Please email me for any problems or corrections.

I'm sure there's gotta be a flaw or two in there somewhere . . . 

Lyrics are at the end after the tablature





h.= dotted half note
h = half note
q = quarter note
e.= dotted eigth note
e = eigth note
s = 16th note

R = Rest

X = slide down (to wherever)

() = indicates note is not struck again, but is continued from previous
note.

)|       |(
)|       |(
)|  and  |(   indicate the beginning and end of a set of measures to be
)|       |(   repeated, followed by how many times to be played.


Tuning:
 |F#------|
 |C#------|
 |G#------|
 |D#------|



Pre-intro measure:
 |--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|
 |R-------------------------------|
  w


Intro: 8 measures

  Rest 6 measures, then:

 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |R-----------------------153----|15--15--15--15--15--15--153----|
  h.                      q        e   e   e   e   e   e   q


Rhy fig 1. (play twice before lyrics start)
)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|(
)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|(
)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|(
)|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|( X2
  e   e   e   e   e   e   e   e    e   e   e   e   e   e   e   e

 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|
  e   e   e   e   e   e   e   e    e   e   e   e   e   e   e   e

 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  e   e   e   e   e   e   e   e    e   e   e   e   e   e   e   e


Verse 1:  Play Rhy fig 1 twice.


Pre-chorus:
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------1-----------1---1---1---|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
 |R-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  q       q.          e   e   e    e   e   e   e   e   e   e   e

 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
  e   e   e   e   e   e   e   e    e   e   e   e   e   e   e   e

 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------1-----------1---1---1---|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
 |R-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  q       q.          e   e   e    e   e   e   e   e   e   e   e

 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  e   e   e   e   e   e   e   e    e   e   e   e   e   e   e   e


Chorus:  Play Rhy fig 1 twice.


(The following 4 measures are only played after the first chorus)
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |3-------------------------------(3)------------------------------|
  w                               (w)

 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |3/1515--15--15--15--15--15--153|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
  e   e   e   e   e   e   e   e    e   e   e   e   e   e   e   e


Verse 2:  Play Rhy fig 1 twice.

Repeat Pre-chorus

Repeat Chorus

Bridge
)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|(
)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|(
)|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|(
)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|( X8
  e   e   e   e   e   e   e   e    e   e   e   e   e   e   e   e
  (bridge lyrics come in 5th time)

)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|(
)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|(
)|2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|(
)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|( X8
  e   e   e   e   e   e   e   e    e   e   e   e   e   e   e   e

 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |3---R----------(R)--------------(R)------------------------------|
  e   q.         (h)              (w)
  *
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 (R)------------------------------(R)------------------------------|
 (w)                              (w)

 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|
  e   e   e   e   e   e   e   e    e   e   e   e   e   e   e   e
  (starts very quietly and "fades in" to full volume)

 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3/15|15--15--15--15--15--15--153----|
 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  e   e   e   e   e   e   e   e    e   e   e   e   e   e   q


Repeat Rhy fig 1 three times


)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|(
)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|(
repeat
)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|( to
)|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|( fade
  e   e   e   e   e   e   e   e    e   e   e   e   e   e   e   e

          (occasionally slides up to 15th fret G, then back down)




LYRICS: 



Verse 1:

	A tatooed madman, I'm hell on wheels
	Born a wicked child, left alone in the fields
	My father was the wind, my mother was fire
	Raised by the wolves and I grew up wild
	A kamikaze man, a-hollerin' "banzai"
	Never crash and burn, never gonna die
	Cannibal is me, ya squeal and shout
	I'll chew you up and spit you out

	Storm's a c-c-comin' and it's gonna be me
	Ah here comes trouble  with a capital T


Chorus:

	'Cause I'm a mean motherfucking man
	I gotta scream that's what I am
	All the way, all the way
	'Cause I'm a mean motherfucking man
	Riding the wind, and I know I'll be damned
	All the way, all the way

	All the way  (1st chourus only)


Verse 2:

	Chewbacca in the rye, the water of fire
	A terror in the flesh, a killer for hire
	California man, I'm white-line "Homer"
	The unruly one they call the "Blonde Bomber"
	Ah scooter gypsy, I'm a renegade
	An orphan on the road, a live hand grenade
	Never gonna quit before my time
	When the moon gets high then I'll be blind

	Mad dog 20-20 is king
	Ooh I drink that stuff and start getting obscene


(repeat chorus)


Bridge:

	I'm a motorcycle man, don't never give a damn
	I lie when the truth serves better
	The Marquis de Sade, I cheat and steal and rob
	A heavy metal creature


Final Chorus:

	'Cause I'm a mean motherfucking man
	I gotta scream that's what I am
	All the way, all the way
 	'Cause I'm a mean motherfucking man
	I gotta scream that's what I am
	All the way, all the way
	'Cause I'm a mean motherfucking man
	Riding the wind, and I know I'll be damned
	All the way, all the way