The Offspring - Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)/Americana Tabbed by: James Caygill -tAb-----Tuning:EADGBe----------------------------------------------tAb- *New*: Feb 13th I found out Riffs B and E were slightly wrong, they are now correct. I've also done a Bass tab for this, which is probably available from the same place you got this, if not, mail me for it. Intro: Unta gleiben glouten globen (gibberish :-) w/drums Give it to me baby, Ah ha ha Give it to me baby, Ah ha ha Give it to me baby, Ah ha ha and all the girlies say I'm Pretty Fly For a White Guy Riff A B F#A B E D |------------------------| |------------------------| |-4--4-x---2--4--4--/9-7-| |-4--4-x-4-2--4--4--/9-7-| |-2--2-x-4-0--2--2--/7-5-| |--------2---------------| x4 Uno dos tres, cuatro cinco cinco seis Verse 1: w/Riff A on bass guitar plays this: B|----------------------------| This is where the chord is struck A|-----------------------2--0-| in relation to the bass line S|-2---2-----0---2---2--------| S|--------2-------------------| B |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |----12---x12--------12--x12-| |----9----x9---------9---x9--| I'll try to show it in the lyrics |----------------------------| too.. it can be tricky to keep it |----------------------------| in time.. B B You know it's kinda hard, B B just to get along today B B Our subject isn't cool, B B but he fakes it anyway. B B He may not have a clue, B B and he may not have style. B B Everything he lacks, he makes up in denial. Chorus: Riff B B F F# F F# D A E F D A |-----------------|---|--------------------------| |-----------------|---|--------------------------| |-----10-11-10-11-|---|--7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-10-7---| |-9-9-10-11-10-11-|-%-|--7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-10-7-7-| |-9-9-8--9--8--9--|-%-|--5-5-5-7-5--7-7-7-8--5-7-| |-7-7-------------|---|--------5---------------5-| So don't debate, You know he really doesn't a player straight Get it anyway Riff C B F F# F F# D A E ? E F E D |-----------------|---|----------------------------| |-----------------|---|----------------------------| ? not sure what |-----10-11-10-11-|---|--7-7-7---7--9-9-9-9-10-9-7-| to call this, |-9-9-10-11-10-11-|-%-|--7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-10-9-7-| you could also |-9-9-8--9--8--9--|-%-|--5-5-5-7-5--7-7-0-7-8--7-5-| play a D instead, |-7-7-------------|---|--------5-------------------| but this is easier He's gonna play the field and it looks (on and keep it real Tv)like they play For you no way it like this... For you no way, w/Riff B So if you don't rate, Just over compensate At least you know you can always, go on Rikki Lake.. Riff D G D G A E A |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |-12-12-12----12--14-14-14----14-| |-12-12-12-12-12--14-14-14-14-14-| |-10-10-10-12-10--12-12-12-14-12-| |----------10--------------12----| The world needs wannabe's So Riff E B F# E B D E B |----------------------| |----------------------| |------11-11-9---7-9---| |-9-9--11-11-9-9-7-9-9-| |-9-9--9--9--7-9-5-7-9-| |-7-7----------7-----7-| Hey Hey Do that brand new thing Bridge: w/Riff A Give it to me baby, Ah ha ha Give it to me baby, Ah ha ha Give it to me baby, Ah ha ha And all the girlies say I'm Pretty Fly (For a White Guy) Verse 2: w/Riff A2 He needs some cool tunes, not just any will suffice. But they didn't have Ice Cube, so he bought Vanilla Ice. Now cruisin' in his Pinto, sees some homies as he pass. If he looks twice they're gonna kick his lilly ass! Chorus: w/Riff B So don't debate, A player straight, You know he really doesn't get it anyway. w/Riff C He's gonna play the field, and keep it real. For you no way, for you no way. w/Riff B So if you don't rate, just over compensate. At least you know you can always go on Rikki Lake. w/Riff D The world needs wannabe's, so w/Riff E hey hey do that brand new thing Bridge: w/Riff A Give it to me baby, Ah ha ha Give it to me baby, Ah ha ha Give it to me baby, Ah ha ha And all the girlies say I'm Pretty Fly (For a White Guy) Verse 3: Riff F B A B A B A B xx |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |-9---7/9---7/9---7-------\-| <- Pick scrape downwards |-9---7/9---7/9---7-----PS\-| on A & D strings.. |-7---5/7---5/7---5/7-------| He's getting a tattoo, yeh, he's getting ink done, He asked for a 13, but they drew a 31. w/Riff F Friends say he's trying too hard, and he's not quite hip. But in his own mind he's, he's the dopest trip! Bridge: w/Riff A Give it to me baby, Ah ha ha Give it to me baby, Ah ha ha Give it to me baby, Ah ha ha This bridge is played slightly Uno dos tres, cuatro cinco cinco seis differently (you can hear it on the last line...no point in Chorus: tabbing that out though). w/Riff B So don't debate, A player straight, You know he really doesn't get it anyway. w/Riff C He's gonna play the field, and keep it real. For you no way, for you no way. w/Riff B So if you don't rate, just over compensate. At least you know you can always go on Rikki Lake. w/Riff D The world needs wannabe's, so The world loves wannabe's, so Let's get some more wannabe's and w/Riff E Hey hey do that brand new thing. -eNd----------------------------------------------------------------eNd- http://www.archives-of-pain.freeserve.co.uk