Government Flu Chords & Tabs
All the other tabs I've seen for this song have been shitty and I'm sick of it,
so I present to you my own. It's not dead-on but if you listen to the song,
it's pretty close and a whole lot easier to figure out. The timing here is
roughly accurate, once again listen to the song to fully figure it out.
You'll also see I tabbed the entire song without any shortcuts. That may seem
repetitive but hopefully it'll help you out.
Intro
E|-0-----3---6-5-----------0-0-3---5---6/5-3-0-------------------------|
B|-0-----3---6-5-----------0-0-3---5---6/5-3-0-------------------------|
G|-1-----4---7-6-----------1-1-4---6---7/6-4-1-------------------------|
D|-2-----5---8-7-----------2-2-5---7---8/7-5-2-----0-------------------|
A|-2-----5---8-7-----------2-2-5---7---8/7-5-2---2---------------------|
E|-0-----3---6-5-----------0-0-3---5---6/5-3-0-------------------------|
E|-0-----3---6-5-----------0-0-3---5---6/5-3-0-------------------------|
B|-0-----3---6-5-----------0-0-3---5---6/5-3-0-------------------------|
G|-1-----4---7-6-----------1-1-4---6---7/6-4-1-------------------------|
D|-2-----5---8-7-----------2-2-5---7---8/7-5-2---2---------------------|
A|-2-----5---8-7-----------2-2-5---7---8/7-5-2-------------------------|
E|-0-----3---6-5-----------0-0-3---5---6/5-3-0-----3-------------------|
E|-0---6/5---3-0---6-6-5-5-3---0---6/5---3-0---6-6-5-5-3-3-------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-8---8---8---8---8-8-8---8---8---8---8---8-8-8-----------------------|
B|-8---8---8---8---8-8-8---8---8---8---8---8-8-8-----------------------|
G|-9---9---9---9---8-8-8---9---9---9---9---8-8-8-----------------------|
D|-10--10--10--10--8-8-8---10--10--10--10--8-8-8-----------------------|
A|-10--10--10--10--8-8-8---10--10--10--10--8-8-8-----------------------|
E|-8---8---8---8---8-8-8---8---8---8---8---8-8-8-----------------------|
Tremelo pick
E|-0-0-6-6-5-5-3-3-0-0-6-6-5-5-3-3-0-0-6-6-5-5-3-3-0-0-6-6-5-3---------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
“We got a drug…” Palm mute & trem-pick
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----3-3-2-2-0-0-----3-3-2-2-0-0-----3-3-2-2-0-0-----3-3-2-2-0-0-----|
D|-2-2-------------2-2-------------2-2-------------2-2-----------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
“Won’t make you die…”
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----3-3-2-2-0-0-----3-3-2-2-0-0-----3-3-2-2-0-0-----3-3-2-2-0-0-----|
D|-2-2-------------2-2-------------2-2-------------2-2-----------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
“Got a head cold…” “Goin’ on forever”
E|-11-11---11-11---11-11-----------------------------------------------|
B|-10-10---10-10---10-10-----------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------0-------0-----------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------5-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------0-3-0-5/6-------------------------------------|
“Make you hazy…” “For days and days…”
E|-11-11---11-11---11-11-----------------------------------------------|
B|-10-10---10-10---10-10-----------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------0-------0-----------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------0-5-0-5-0-5-0-5-0-6-6-------------------------|
Tremelo pick
E|-0-0-6-6-5-5-3-3-0-0-6-6-5-5-3-3-0-0-6-6-5-5-3-3-0-0-6-6-5-3---------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
“Barely got the time now” Palm mute & trem-pick
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----3-3-2-2-0-0-----3-3-2-2-0-0-----3-3-2-2-0-0-----3-3-2-2-0-0-----|
D|-2-2-------------2-2-------------2-2-------------2-2-----------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
“To stay on the job”
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----3-3-2-2-0-0-----3-3-2-2-0-0-----3-3-2-2-0-0-----3-3-2-2-0-0-----|
D|-2-2-------------2-2-------------2-2-------------2-2-----------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
“Double up the doseage…”
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----3-3-2-2-0-0-----3-3-2-2-0-0-----3-3-2-2-0-0-----3-3-2-2-0-0-----|
D|-2-2-------------2-2-------------2-2-------------2-2-----------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/dead_kennedys/government_flu_tab_ver_3.html ]
“Getting all depressed…”
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2-0---0/2--2-0-0-2-2-0-0/2---0/2/0/2/2/0/2------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-----3---6-5-----------0-0-3---5---6/5-3-6/5-3-6/3-----------------|
B|-0-----3---6-5-----------0-0-3---5---6/5-3-6/5-3-6/3-----------------|
G|-1-----4---7-6-----------1-1-4---6---7/6-4-7/6-4-7/4-----------------|
D|-2-----5---8-7-----------2-2-5---7---8/7-5-8/7-5-8/5-----------------|
A|-2-----5---8-7-----------2-2-5---7---8/7-5-8/7-5-8/5-----------------|
E|-0-----3---6-5-----------0-0-3---5---6/5-3-6/5-3-6/3-----------------|
E|-8---8---8---8-11-11-8---8---8---8-11-11-----------------------------|
B|-8---8---8---8-11-11-8---8---8---8-11-11-----------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-----3---5-----------0-----3---5---------------------------------|
B|-0-----3---5-----------0-----3---5---------------------------------|
G|-1-----4---6-----------1-----4---6---------------------------------|
D|-2-----5---7-----------2-----5---7---------------------------------|
A|-2-----5---7-----------2-----5---7---------------------------------|
E|-0-----3---5-----------0-----3---5---------------------------------|
Chorus
E|-0-----2-----3-----2-----5-----7-----8-----7-------------------------|
B|-0-----2-----3-----2-----5-----7-----8-----7-------------------------|
G|-1-----3-----4-----3-----6-----8-----9-----8-------------------------|
D|-2-----4-----5-----4-----7-----9-----10----9-------------------------|
A|-2-----4-----5-----4-----7-----9-----10----9-------------------------|
E|-0-----2-----3-----2-----5-----7-----8-----7-------------------------|
E|-7-----9-----10----10------------------------------------------------|
B|-7-----9-----10----10------------------------------------------------|
G|-8-----10----11----11------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-----11----12----12------------------------------------------------|
A|-9-----11----12----12------------------------------------------------|
E|-7-----9-----10----10------------------------------------------------|
Tremelo pick
E|-0-0-6-6-5-5-3-3-0-0-6-6-5-5-3-3-0-0-6-6-5-5-3-3-0-0-6-6-5-3---------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
“Ship it abroad…” Palm mute & trem-pick
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----3-3-2-2-0-0-----3-3-2-2-0-0-----3-3-2-2-0-0-----3-3-2-2-0-0-----|
D|-2-2-------------2-2-------------2-2-------------2-2-----------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
“But meanwhile…”
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----3-3-2-2-0-0-----3-3-2-2-0-0-----3-3-2-2-0-0-----3-3-2-2-0-0-----|
D|-2-2-------------2-2-------------2-2-------------2-2-----------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
“Got a head cold…” “Goin’ on forever”
E|-11-11---11-11---11-11-----------------------------------------------|
B|-10-10---10-10---10-10-----------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------0-------0-----------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------5-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------0-3-0-5/6-------------------------------------|
“Make you hazy…” “For days and days…”
E|-11-11---11-11---11-11-----------------------------------------------|
B|-10-10---10-10---10-10-----------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------0-------0-----------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------0-5-0-5-0-5-0-5-0-6-6-------------------------|
“Days and days…”
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-5-0-5-0-5-0-5-0-6-6-5-0-5-0-5-0-5-0-6-------------------------------|
Chorus
E|-0-----2-----3-----2-----5-----7-----8-----7-------------------------|
B|-0-----2-----3-----2-----5-----7-----8-----7-------------------------|
G|-1-----3-----4-----3-----6-----8-----9-----8-------------------------|
D|-2-----4-----5-----4-----7-----9-----10----9-------------------------|
A|-2-----4-----5-----4-----7-----9-----10----9-------------------------|
E|-0-----2-----3-----2-----5-----7-----8-----7-------------------------|
E|-7-----9-----10----10------------------------------------------------|
B|-7-----9-----10----10------------------------------------------------|
G|-8-----10----11----11------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-----11----12----12------------------------------------------------|
A|-9-----11----12----12------------------------------------------------|
E|-7-----9-----10----10------------------------------------------------|
“Flu… through…”
E|-8---8---8---8---8-8-----8---8---8---8---8-8-------------------------|
B|-8---8---8---8---8-8-----8---8---8---8---8-8-------------------------|
G|-9---9---9---9---8-8-----9---9---9---9---8-8-------------------------|
D|-10--10--10--10--8-8-----10--10--10--10--8-8-------------------------|
A|-10--10--10--10--8-8-----10--10--10--10--8-8-------------------------|
E|-8---8---8---8---8-8-----8---8---8---8---8-8-------------------------|
“You” End:
E|-8---8---8---8---8-8-----0---6---5/3---0-----------------------------|
B|-8---8---8---8---8-8-------------------------------------------------|
G|-9---9---9---9---8-8-------------------------------------------------|
D|-10--10--10--10--8-8-------------------------------------------------|
A|-10--10--10--10--8-8-------------------------------------------------|
E|-8---8---8---8---8-8-------------------------------------------------|
Yee-har.