Well. Out of the two versions of this song, none of them are 100% right. This is
the way Dederer played it.
Tuning is Drop D; down 1/2 step.
Db-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb
Tempo=144 bpm
Intro verse is just drums and vocals.
Chorus
(SHE'S LUMP SHE'S LUMP. SHE'S IN MY HEAD)
E-----------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------|
D---10--12------10--12------10--12--|
A---10--12------10--12------10--12--|
E---10--12------10--12------10--12--|
This part was tricky to get the slides right
E-----------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------|
D-----3/5--5--5-----0--5b6-6-6-6-6r5--7/10------|
A-----3/5--5--5---------------------------------|
E--16\3/5--5--5---------------------------------|
(SHE'S LUMP SHE'S LUMP. SHE'S MIGHT BE DEAD)
E-----------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------|
D---10--12------10--12------10--12--|
A---10--12------10--12------10--12--|
E---10--12------10--12------10--12--|
E-----------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------|
D-----3/5--5--5-----0--5b7-7-6.5-6-6r5--5/9---0-|
A-----3/5--5--5-------------------------------0-|
E-----3/5--5--5-------------------------------0-|
Verse
(Lump lingered last in line for brains)
E-----------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------|
E--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3/7--|
(and the one she got was sort of rotten and insane)
E----------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------|
E-10-10-10-10-10-10-10\0-3-3-3-3-3-5-3-0-|
(Small thing so sad that birds could land)
E-----------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------|
A-------------------------------0---|
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
(Is Lump fast asleep?)
E-----------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------|
A-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------|
E-----------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/p/presidents_of_the_usa/lump_tab_ver_4.html ]
(Or rockin out with the band?)
E-----------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------|
E-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-10------------------|
Repeat Chorus
Interlude
(Baaa----aa-------aaaa....)
E|----------------------------------|
B|o---------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|---12-12-12-10--12-12-12-10-------|
A|o--12-12-12-10--12-12-12-10-------|
E|---12-12-12-10--12-12-12-10-------|
E-----------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------|
D--12-12-12-10-12/3-4-5-------------|
A--12-12-12-10-12/3-4-5-------------|
E--12-12-12-10-12/3-4-5-------------|
E-----------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------|
D--5--(5)/8--8-9-10-----------------|
A--5--(5)/8--8-9-10-----------------|
E--5--(5)/8--8-9-10-----------------|
E------------------|
B-----------------o|
G------------------| Repeat 3 times
D--10\0-3-5-3-0----|
A--10\0-3-5-3-0---o|
E--10\0-3-5-3-0----|
End the interlude with this
E-------------------------------|
B-------------------------------|
G-------------------------------|
D--12--------3--5b7r7-3---------|
A--12-------------------5-------|
E--12----0----------------------|
E-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D--3--3--0------------10--------|--3-----3-----0--10/3--3--0-3-5-3-0--|
A--0--0----3----5--5--10--------|--3-----3-----0--10/3--3--0-3-5-3-0--|
E----------0----------10--------|--3-----3-----0--10/3--3--0-3-5-3-0--|
Nice
Last verse and last chorus exactly the same as above.
Outro
(IS THIS LUMP OUT OF MY HEAD? I THINK SO!)
E|-------------------|-----------------|
B|o------------------|-----------------|
G|-------------------|-----------------|
D|-------------------|-----------3-4-5-|
A|o--5-5-5-3-5-5-5-3-|-5-5-5-3-5-3-4-5-|
E|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-3-4-5-|
E----------------------|------------------------|
B----------------------|-----------------------o|
G----------------------|------------------------| Repeat this 3 times
D--5--x--8--9--10------|--10\0--3--5--3--0------|
A--5--x--8--9--10------|--10\0--3--5--3--0-----o|
E--5--x--8--9--10------|--10\0--3--5--3--0------|
(IS THIS LUMP OUT OF MY HEAD??)
E|------------------|----------------------|
B|------------------|----------------------|
G|------------------|----------------------|
D|------------------|------------12-11-10--|
A|--5-5-5-3-5-5-5-3-|-5-5-5-5----12-11-10--|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0----12-11-10--|
And you're done! This took a while so give it 5 stars if you like it. If you have
any questions just leave a comment.
