This is pretty accurate, I saw Mike Watt in concert and
got the riffs off of Eddie Vedder's hands, then figured out
the rest at home.
Here we go.
For all intents and purposes, this is the song's
main riff and will be referred to as "riff"
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3-4----------3-2-3-5------3-2-3-5------3-2-3-5---------------
A shorter version is played in parts, which is just
low E-------3-2-3-5
This will be called "short riff"
Note: You can play this song with the root notes, or chords,
bass notes in some parts give it more of a "Watt"
feel.
Intro:
Riff
Verse 1:
D A G G (short riff)
There are some things a guy gets from his pop
D A G G (short riff)
Some of these things get spaced, others are never forgot
F# G A
Believe in such a tradition, I got in my truck cab
Chorus:
D A G
Oooh Oooh Oooh
G F# (short riff)
Piss bottle man
(repeat)
Verse 2:
Same as first, lyrics are:
Miles and miles all the while I feel secure
Even when a fuse gets short I can keep my nerve
Believe in such a tradition I got in my truck cab
Chorus
Bridge:
Short Riff
Piss bottle man
Short Riff
Piss bottle man
Chorus
Verse 3:
Same, lyrics are:
Driving in his shoes, using the bottle he used
Every time I pop I think of my pop and pay my dues
Respect such a tradition, I got in my truck cab.
Chorus
Chorus
and fade.
