Phish - Lawn Boy Chords & Tabs

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Date: Sat, 16 Sep 1995 12:54:14 -0500
From: jes@noc.ans.net (Jason Sonnenschein)
Subject: Phish Lawn_Boy_Album.tab

I do not take credit for any of this tab... I found it on the Phish Web Page


Lawn Boy

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Bathtub Gin

From: John.Greene@student.umass.edu (John Greene)
Solo from Kirk Mehtlan (KM1324@ark.ship.edu)
(Minor corrections by Eric Berman)

C7 Gm7 C7 Gm7 F Eb F Eb D Am7 D Am7
It's kind of like a 1..2.. circus beat....

Intro: C7 Gm7

C7                    Gm7    C7                             Gm7

Brett is in the bathtub,      making soup for the ambassidors,
F                     Eb     F                        Eb
And I am in the hallway,      singing to the trubidors,
C7                          Gm7     C7              Gm7
And the kings are all lined up,     outside the gate,
F                           Eb     F                           Eb
And the autumn bell is ringing,     but they'll just have to wait.

D                C      D                    C --> B ---> Bb
Where is the joker?     Have you seen him around with his 3-combed...
Bb     Fm7  Bb                      Fm7
Cap,        that he wears like a crown
Bb                               Fm7 Bb                    Fm7
Have you seen his striped stockings, and heard his sad tails,
C7                      Gm7   C7                            Gm7
About the kids under carpet,  and the purple humpback whales.

C, Gm7, C, Gm7 (keyboard weirdness)

Here comes the ambassidors, they show up one by one,
And Brett is tasting all the soup to see if it done
And Wendy's on the window sill, waiting to be let in,
And we're all in the bathtub now, making bathtub gin,
And the kings storm the hallway, they've climbed up through the gate,
They didn't mean to be impolite, but they just couldn't wait,
Here comes the joker, with his silly grin,
He carries a martini, made of bathtub gin

(more weirdness)

Here comes the joker, we all must laugh,
Cause we're all in this together, and we love to take a bath.

(solo: C7, Gm7, C7, Gm7, F, Eb, F, Eb etc....)

 |:                                  :|
E-8---5-6-5-6-5------------------------------5-8-6-4-5-5-6-8-10-8---|
B---8----------5-6-8-6-5-4-5-6-4-5------5-6-6---------6-----------4-|
G----------------------------------5-----------------------------5--|
D------------------------------------8------------------------------|

(|: :| means repeat once; whole solo repeats a couple of times)
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Bouncing Round the Room

From: John.Greene@student.umass.edu (John Greene)
Mike's Note's (The real thing kids..)
From: Phish newsletter April, May 92

    G           D
The woman was a dream I had
       A              D
Though rather hard to keep
    G                 D
for when my eyes were watching hers
     A
They closed,
                  D
And I was still asleep.

    A
For when my hand was holding hers
G                          D
She whispered words and I awoke
            A
And faintly bouncing around the room
    C                G
The echo of whomever spoke
   D                A
I awoke and faintly bouncing round the room
    C                G      A
the echo of whomever spoke.

    G               D
The place I saw was far beneath
    A              D
The surface of the sea
   G
My sight was poor
    D
But I was sure
    A                           D
The sirens sang their songs for me
     A
They dance above me as I sink
G                            D
I see them through a crystal haze
              A
And hear them bouncing round the room
    C                  G
the never ending coral maze
            D
The crystal haze
              A
And hear them bouncing round the room
    C                  G
the never ending coral maze
C                  G              A
That time then and once again I'm bouncing around the room.

chorus: D A C G D A C G D A C G  ...

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Date: Wed, 25 Feb 1998 18:28:58 PST
From: Jeff Johnston 
Subject: p/phish/lawn_boy_tab

song >>LAWN BOY
by   >>PHISH
on the album of the same name...
transcribed by jeff johnston

The trick is to get used to the off- beat, which isn't too tough,
although you may want to listen to the album to get the feel right.
(By the way, the Slip Stitch and Pass version is COMPLETELY different--
it doesn't have a bass line or typical chords, but it still grooves
immensely, which shows just how awesome these guys are.)

e=-12--11-----9---7--------7--------9-----7---------------------------|
B=-10--9------9---7------7----------9-----7---------------------------|
G=-10--9------8---7----7------------8-----7---------------------------|
D=-10--9------9---7--7--------------9-----7---------------------------|
A=------------9---7-----------------9-----7---------------------------|
E=--------------------------------------------------------------------|
                        ...all through the night,
e=-------------------9-----7---------------9-----7--------------------|
B=-------------------9-----7---------------9-----7--------------------|
G=-------------------8-----7---------------8-----7--------------------|
D=-------------------9-----7---------------9-----7--------------------|
A=-------------------9-----7---------------9-----7--------------------|
E=--------------------------------------------------------------------|
  when there's no direct light, and a thin veil of clouds
e=-------------------------7--5--4------------------------4---------5-|
B=-------------------------9--7--5------------------------4---------5-|
G=-------------------------7--5--4------------------------5---------6-|
D=-------------------------9--7--6------------------------4---------5-|
A=-------------------------7--5--4------------------------6---------7-|
E=-------------------------7--5--4------------------------4---------5-|
keeps the stars out of sight..  I can smell the colors outsideonmylawn
e=------7------------------6------------5------------9-----7----------|
B=------7------------------6------------5------------9-----7----------|
G=------7------------------6------------5------------8-----7----------|
D=------7------------------6------------5------------9-----7----------|
A=------7------------------6------------5------------9-----7----------|
E=------7------------------6------------5-----------------------------|
the moist green organic my feet tread upon, and the black oleander
e=---------9-----7--7-----------5-7-5-4-3-0----------------------0----|
B=---------9-----7--9--------7--------5-5-2----------------------1----|
G=---------8-----7--7-----5-----------4-5-2----------------------2----|
D=---------9-----7--9--7--------------6-5-2----------------------2----|
A=---------9-----7--7-----------------4-3-0----------------------0----|
E=------------------7-----------------4-3-0----------------------0----|
surrounded by blues ...                     I get so overwhelmed... by
e=------------9-----7---------------------------------...
B=------------9-----7------9-9--5-7-5----5-14-12-9-7-5...
G=------------8-----7---------------------------------...
D=------------9-----7---------------------------------...
A=------------9-----7------(SOLO-here's the beginning-...
E=--------------------same chord progression as verse)...
olfactory hues
e=-12--11--10----9/10/9/10/9/10/9.....--------------------------------|
E=-10---9---8----9---(trill this note)--------------------------------|
B=-10---9---8----9----------------------------------------------------|
G=-10---9---8----9----------------------------------------------------|
D=-10---9---8----9----------------------------------------------------|
A=--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E=--(...and the end...)-----------------------------------------------|

...the biggest thing to remember is: THE CHORDS ARE ENTIRELY SEPARATE
FROM THE WORDS. Try to get the chords down with the rhythm, and then add
the words-- fun, fun fun...


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Run Like an Antelope

>From Tim Fallon (no net access)

As you all know, this tune is the jam to end all jams. The part spoken by
Trey is accesable from the disc liner.

 1st section: D->A

 2nd sect. : Em

 3rd sect. : Em->D

After Trey says the stuff that at least I don't understand goes like this 1
time : B B B B B B B B

           D                    /           Am7
 Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run/Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run

           D                    /           Am7
 Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run/Run Run Run Run Run Run Run Run

         (really loud!)  G -> F

And there's Antelope for 'ya! I hope you have a good time with it as it has
the capacity to greatly improve your playing and get you sweaty all at the
same time.
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Split Open and Melt

From: David Douglas McCallum (netmail!kcjonz@wam.umd.edu)

Intro bassline, arranged for guitar
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/p/phish/lawn_boy_tab_ver_2.html ]
  4  +  |1  +  tripulet 3  + tripulet |1  +  tripulet tripulet tripulet
E|------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|------|--------------------14-12-(>-|9--7--7--------------------------|
D|------|------14-14-14-14------------|---------7--7--------------------|
A|------|------------------12---------|---------------10-10-8--8--6--6--|
E|10-11-|12---------------------------|---------------------------------|

  1  +  tripulet 3  +  4  +  |tripulet tripulet 3-e-+-a-4-e-+------|a
E|---------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|------7--5-----------------|-------------------------------------|
D|------------6--7-----2--5--|4-----0------------------------------|
A|5--5--------------5--------|---3-----7---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|------------5--6--5-5-7-7-9-9-11-11--|


    C#m                    A
|   /    /    /    /   |   /    /    /    /   |

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The Squirming Coil

From: Eric Berman (ericbe@microsoft.com)

    G
The Squirming Coil of sunset
  F
I keep within my reach
      C
Tried yesterday to get away
    G
and hitchhiked to the beach


I saw Satan on the beach

trying to catch a ray
   C
He wasn't quite the speed of light
        G
and the squirming coil
        Fmaj7    C            G
it got away....       It got away (4x)

Theme one of middle jam:
[switch to 7/4 time]
   D              A      F6          G->Em7   Am        B
E|--------------|-9--9-|-10-------10-7-|----7-8-------|---------|
B|-7-------7-10-|------|----10-10------|-----------10-|-7-----7-|
G|---7---7------|------|---------------|-------9-9----|---------|
D|-----7--------|------|---------------|--------------|---------|
A|--------------|------|---------------|--------------|---------|
E|--------------|------|---------------|--------------|---------|

   Cmaj7   Bm   Abm       Db     Gb            Ab6 Ab7
E|------------|-------4-|------|-------------|---------|
B|-8----------|-----4---|---6--|-7---------4-|-6----7--|
G|------------|---4-----|-6----|---3---3-6---|---------|
D|---10-------|-6-------|------|-----4-------|---------|
A|------------|---------|------|-------------|---------|
E|------------|---------|------|-------------|---------|

   Amaj7  E/B        Cm    Csus4   C
E|-----------------|-11--|--13---|-15-13-12-------------|
B|--9---------9-12-|-----|-------|--------- 13----------|
G|----9-----9------|-----|-------|-------------12-------|
D|--------9--------|-----|-------|----------------15-14-|
A|-----------------|-----|-------|----------------------|
E|-----------------|-----|-------|----------------------|

                 D            G                A6 A7
E|-------------|------------|----------------|-------|
B|-------------|------------|----------------|-------|
G|-------------|------------|--------------9-|-11-12-|
D|-------------|------12----|-12-9----9-12---|-------|
A|-15-12-------|-15------15-|------10--------|-------|
E|-------15-12-|------------|----------------|-------|

   BbMaj7 F/C          C/E       Ab6           Bb   Gm
E|-------------------|-12---12-|-13-------13-|-10---10-|
B|-10---------10--13-|---------|----13-13----|---------|
G|---10-----10-------|---------|-------------|---------|
D|--------10---------|---------|-------------|---------|
A|-------------------|---------|-------------|---------|
E|-------------------|---------|-------------|---------|

   Cm            D         Ebmaj7  Dm   Bm        E
E|-11----------|---------|------------|-------7-|------|
B|----------13-|-10---10-|--11--------|-----7---|----9-|
G|----12-12----|---------|------------|---7-----|--9---|
D|-------------|---------|-----12-----|-9-------|------|
A|-------------|---------|------------|---------|------|
E|-------------|---------|------------|---------|------|

   A              B6 B7   Cmaj7 G             Ebm   Ebsus4
E|--------------|-------|-------------------|-14--|--16---|
B|-10---------7-|-9--10-|-12----------12-15-|-----|-------|
G|----6---6-9---|-------|----12----12-------|-----|-------|
D|------7-------|-------|-------12----------|-----|-------|
A|--------------|-------|-------------------|-----|-------|
E|--------------|-------|-------------------|-----|-------|

   Eb/G      Bbm   Eb   Bbm
E|-(18>*-------------------|
B|-(11>--Hold===========>--|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
*Best is if you can get a harmonic to ring on the eleventh fret of the B
string.

Theme 2:

   Eb        Fm        B         E         A6       Gmaj7
E|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|-----|------|
B|-11-|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|-----|------|
G|----|-12-|-12-|-13-|-11-|----|----|----|-11-|-11-|-11--|------|
D|----|----|----|----|----|-13-|-13-|-14-|----|----|-----|-12---|
A|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|-----|------|
E|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|-----|------|
         \----/             \-----/        \--------------------|

   C             G              Ab        Bbm        E         A
E|-------------|-7-------7-10-|-11-|----|-----|----|----|----|------|
B|-5-------5-8-|---8---8------|----|-13-|-13--|-14-|-12-|----|------|
G|---5---5-----|-----7--------|----|----|-----|----|----|-13-|-13---|
D|-----5-------|--------------|----|----|-----|----|----|----|------|
A|-------------|--------------|----|----|-----|----|----|----|------|
E|-------------|--------------|----|----|-----|----|----|----|------|
                                     \-----/              \---------|

        D6        Cmaj7       F                   Gm6
E|----|----|----|------|----|-------------------|-12-10-------10-12---|
B|----|-12-|-12-|-12---|----|-10----------10-13-|----------11---------|
G|-14-|----|----|------|-12-|----10----10-------|-------12------------|
D|----|----|----|------|----|-------10----------|---------------------|
A|----|----|----|------|----|-------------------|---------------------|
E|----|----|----|------|----|-------------------|---------------------|
        \-------------------------------------------------------------|

   Eb2?          C2?               Ddim7             G
E|-13-11----11-|-14-12-----------|-----------------|----|
B|-------11----|------12---14-10-|-9----------9-11-|-12-|
G|-------------|-----------------|---10----10------|----|
D|-------------|--------14-------|------12---------|----|
A|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|----|
E|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|----|

   D+7                A                   E/B  B    Bb-->Fm7----------|Bb->Fm7
E|------------------|-------------------|-16-|-14-|-13-|--------------|
B|-13-11------11-13-|-14----------14-17-|----|----|----|--------------|
G|----------11------|----14----14-------|----|----|----|--------------|
D|-------12---------|-------14----------|----|----|----|--------------|
A|------------------|-------------------|----|----|----|--------------|
E|------------------|-------------------|----|----|----|--------------|
                                                     \----------------|

Bb
The muscles flex the mother's ring
    Fm7
She fastens children to her king
    Bb
and sends him down the crooked street
     Fm7
When he returns, the birth's complete

Bb
Jimmy holds the Tannis root
    Fm7
The forest's tasty nectar shoot
    Bb
The sun tips off the monarch's suit
     Fm7
from sequined sash to shiny boot

     Bbm
"I'd like to lick the coil some day
     Gb
Like Iccarus, who had to pay
     Ab
with melting wax and feathers brown
   Bbm
He tasted it on his way down"

Stun the puppy!
Burn the whale!
Gb
Bark a scruff and go to jail!
Ab
Forge the coin and lick the stamp!
Bb
Little Jimmy's off to camp

Cm7 Ab Bbm Gb Abm

Theme 3:

   D         G         C6        BbMaj7    Eb
E|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----------------|
B|-10-|----|----|----|-10-|-10-|-10-|----|-8-------8-11---|
G|----|-11-|-11-|-12-|----|----|----|-10-|---8---8--------|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|-----8----------|
A|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----------------|
E|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----------------|
         \----/        \----------------------------------|

   Fm6              Db2        D2                 Cdim7
E|-10-8------8-10-|-11-9---9-|-12-10------------|--------------|
B|---------9------|------9---|-------10----12-8-|-7--------7-9-|
G|------10--------|----------|------------------|---8----8-----|
D|----------------|----------|----------12------|-----10-------|
A|----------------|----------|------------------|--------------|
E|----------------|----------|------------------|--------------|

   F    C+7              G                   D/A  A    B/D#
E|----|----------------|-------------------|-14-|-12-|-11-------11-14-|
B|-10-|-11-9------9-11-|-12----------12-15-|----|----|---12--12-------|
G|----|---------9------|----12----12-------|----|----|-----11---------|
D|----|------10--------|-------12----------|----|----|----------------|
A|----|----------------|-------------------|----|----|----------------|
E|----|----------------|-------------------|----|----|----------------|

   Eb   E+                  Ebb5   C+7/E                Am9/Eb?
E|-15-|-16-------------16-|--17--|--18-16-------16-18-|-19------17-19-|
B|----|----19----17-19----|------|-----------17-------|---17--17------|
G|----|-------17----------|------|--------17----------|-----17--------|
D|----|-------------------|------|--------------------|---------------|
A|----|-------------------|------|--------------------|---------------|
E|----|-------------------|------|--------------------|---------------|

   D7   D
E|-20-|-22-|
B|----|----|
G|----|----|
D|----|----|
A|----|----|
E|----|----|

G       Fmaj7  C             G
It got away..........It got away (repeat a few times and fade)

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Keith Martin