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Badfish / Boss Dj by Jack Johnson
Badfish / Boss Dj
Tuning: E A D G B E
[Intro]
F Bb, Eb, F
[Verse]
F Bb
When you grab a hold of me
Eb F
Tell me that I’ll never be set free
F Bb
But I’m a parasite, creep and crawl
Eb F
I step into the night.
F Bb
Two pints of booze
Eb F
Tell me are you a badfish too? (are you a badfish too?)
[Chorus]
Bb F
Ain’t got no money to spend
Bb F
And I hope this night will never end
Bb F
Lord knows I’m weak
Bb Cm
Won’t somebody get me off of this reef
F Cm
And baby your a big blue whale
F F
I'll grab the reef when all duck diving fails
F Cm
And I can swim but I wish I had never learned
F F
Cuz the water’s too polluted with germs
[Verse]
F Bb
Dive deep when it’s ten feet overhead
Eb F
And grab the reef, that's underneath my bed, (It’s underneath my bed)
Bb F
Ain’t got no quarrels with God,
Bb F
Ain’t got no time to grow old
Bb F
Lord knows that I’m weak
Bb Cm
Won’t somebody get me off of this reef
[Now, Boss DJ comes in]
[Verse]
F Bb
And there’s a steel train comin’ in,
F Bb
I would take it if I could
F Bb
And I would not lie to you,
F Bb
because Sunday mornin’ soon will come
F Bb
Things will be, easier to say
F Bb
Upon the microphone like I'm a Boss DJ
F Bb
I will walk up upon the stage, like it was dry land
F Bb
A Boss DJ ain’t nothin’ but a man
C Bb
No trouble, no fuss, I know why..
F Bb F Bb
It’s so nice, I wanna hear the same song twice,
F Bb F Bb
It’s so nice I wanna hear the same song twice
C Bb
Nowadays all the songs on the radio,
They all,
All drive me crazy
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version 2
Tuning: E A D G B E
[Intro]
F Gm Eb F
[Verse 1]
F Gm
When you grab a hold of me
Eb F
Tell me that I’ll never be set free
F Gm
But I’m parasite
Eb F
Creep and crawl I step into the night.
F Bb
Two pints of booze
Eb F
Tell me are you a badfish too? (are you a badfish too?)
[Chorus]
Bb F
Ain’t got no money to spend
Bb F
And I hope this night will never end
Bb F
Lord knows that I’m weak
Bb Gm
Won’t somebody get me off of this reef
[Verse 2]
F Gm
And baby your a big blue whale
Eb F
I'll grab the reef when all duck diving fails
F Gm
And I can swim but I wish I'd never learned
Eb F
The water’s too polluted with germs
F Bb
Dive deep when it’s ten feet overhead
Eb F
And grab the reef, that's underneath my bed, (underneath my bed)
[Chorus]
Bb F
Ain’t got no quarrels with God,
Bb F
Ain’t got no time to grow old
Bb F
Lord knows that I’m weak
Bb Gm
Won’t somebody get me off of this reef
[Boss DJ]
F Bb
And there’s a steel train comin’ in,
F Bb
I would take it if I could
F Bb
And I would not lie to you,
F Bb
because Sunday mornin’ soon will come
F Bb
Things will be, easier to say
F Bb
Upon the microphone like I'm a Boss DJ
F Bb
I will walk up upon the stage, like it was dry land
F Bb
A Boss DJ ain’t nothin’ but a man
C Bb
No trouble, no fuss, I know why..
F Bb F Bb
It’s so nice, I wanna hear the same song twice,
F Bb F Bb
It’s so nice I wanna hear the same song twice
C Bb
Nowadays all the songs on the radio,
F Bb
They all, all drive me crazy
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version 3
(play this tab with the lyric)
When you grab a hold of me, tell me that Ill never be set free, but Im parasite,
crawling, Ill slept into the night.
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3-3---3-3--6-6---6-6--13-13---13-13------------------------------------|
A|-3-3---3-3--6-6---6-6--13-13---13-13------------------------------------|
E|-1-1---1-1--3-3---3-3--11-11---11-11------------------------------------|
(same here and so on)
2 pints of booze, tell me are you a badfish too?(are you a bad fish too?)
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3-3---3-3--8-8---8-8--13-13---13-13--3-3---3-3-------------------------|
A|-3-3---3-3--8-8---8-8--13-13---13-13--3-3---3-3-------------------------|
E|-1-1---1-1--6-6---6-6--11-11---11-11--1-1---1-1-------------------------|
Aint got no money to spend, and I hope this night will never end, lord knows that Im
wont somebody get me out of this reef?
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-8-8---8-8--3-3---3-3--8-8---8-8--3-3---3-3--8-8---8-8--3-3---3-3--8-8---8-8--6--|
A|-8-8---8-8--3-3---3-3--8-8---8-8--3-3---3-3--8-8---8-8--3-3---3-3--8-8---8-8--6--|
E|-6-6---6-6--1-1---1-1--6-6---6-6--1-1---1-1--8-8---8-8--1-1---1-1--6-6---6-6--3--|
And baby your a big blue whale, Ill grab the reef when all duck diving fails, and I
swim but I wish I had never learned, cuz the water's too poluted with germs
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3---6---13---3-------3---6---13---3-----------------------------------|
A|-3---6---13---3-------3---6---13---3-----------------------------------|
E|-1---3---11---1-------1---3---11---1-----------------------------------|
Dive deep when its 1o feet over head grab the reef thats underneath my bed (underneath
bed)
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3-3---3-3--8-8---8-8--13-13---13--13--3-3---3-3-----------------------|
A|-3-3---3-3--8-8---8-8--13-13---13--13--3-3---3-3-----------------------|
E|-1-1---1-1--6-6---6-6--11-11---11--11--1-1---1-1-----------------------|
Aint got no quarrels with God,(no,no) aint got no time to grow old, Lord Knows that Im
wont somebody kick me out of this reef?
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-8-8---8-8--3-3---3-3--8-8---8-8--3-3---3-3--8-8---8-8--3-3---3-3--8-8---8-8--6--|
A|-8-8---8-8--3-3---3-3--8-8---8-8--3-3---3-3--8-8---8-8--3-3---3-3--8-8---8-8--6--|
E|-6-6---6-6--1-1---1-1--6-6---6-6--1-1---1-1--6-6---6-6--1-1---1-1--6-6---6-6--3--|
And theres a steel train coming in, I would take it if I could, and I would not lie to
because someday morning soon will come, things will be eaier to say upon the microphone
Im a boss dj, Ill walk upon the stage like a worst dried land, a boos dj aint nothing
a man no trouble no fuzz I know why
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3-3-8-8-3-3-8-8-3-3-8-8-3-3-8-8-3-3-8-8-3-3-8-8-3-3-8-8-3-3-8-8--11--8-|
E|-3-3-8-8-3-3-8-8-3-3-8-8-3-3-8-8-3-3-8-8-3-3-8-8-3-3-8-8-3-3-8-8--11--8-|
E|-1-1-6-6-1-1-6-6-1-1-6-6-1-1-6-6-1-1-6-6-1-1-6-6-1-1-6-6-1-1-6-6--9---6-|
Its so nice, I wanna hear the same song twice, its so nice I wanna hear the same song
a days all the songs on the radio they all drive me crazy....
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3-3-8-8-3-3-8-8-3-3-8-8-3-3-8-8--10-10--8-8--10-10--8-----------------|
A|-3-3-8-8-3-3-8-8-3-3-8-8-3-3-8-8--10-10--8-8--10-10--8-----------------|
E|-1-1-6-6-1-1-6-6-1-1-6-6-1-1-6-6--8--8---6-6--8--8---6-----------------|
When you grab a hold of me
Tell me that I’ll never be set free
But I’m a parasite, creep and crawl
I step into the night.
Two pints of booze
Tell me are you a badfish too? are you a badfish too?
Ain’t got no money to spend
And I hope this night will never end
Lord knows I’m weak
Won’t somebody get me off of this reef
And baby your a big blue whale
I'll grab the reef when all duck diving fails
And I can swim but I wish I had never learned
Cuz the water’s too polluted with germs
Dive deep when it’s ten feet overhead
And grab the reef, that's underneath my bed
It’s underneath my bed
Ain’t got no quarrels with God, ain’t got no time to grow old
Lord knows that I’m weak
Won’t somebody get me off of this reef
And there’s a steel train comin’ in, I would take it if I could
And I would not lie to you, because Sunday mornin’ soon will come
Things will be, easier to say
Upon the microphone like I'm a Boss DJ
I will walk up upon the stage, like it was dry land
A Boss DJ ain’t nothin’ but a man
No trouble, no fuss, I know why..
It’s so nice, I wanna hear the same song twice,
It’s so nice I wanna hear the same song twice
Nowadays all the songs on the radio,
They all,
All drive me crazy
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version 4
Standard Tuning - E A D G B e
Intro:
F Gm D#sus2 F
e|-1--5-5h6p5-3-1h3p1---3---------6----------------------1-|
G|-1-----------------3--3---------6----------------------1-|
B|-2--------------------3---------8-------3--3-3h5p3-----2-| (x1)
D|-3--------------------5---------8---3/5------------5---3-|
A|-3--------------------5---------6----------------------3-|
E|-1--------------------3--------------------------------1-|
Verse:
"When you grab a hold of me..."
F Gm D#sus2 F
e|-1--------------3--------------6--------------1-|
G|-1--------------3--------------6--------------1-|
B|-2--------------3--------------8--------------2-| (x2)
D|-3--------------5--------------8--------------3-|
A|-3--------------5--------------6--------------3-|
E|-1--------------3-----------------------------1-|
Pre-Chorus:
"Two pints of booze..."
F A# D#sus2 F
e|-1--------------6--------------6--------------1-|
G|-1--------------6--------------6--------------1-|
B|-2--------------7--------------8--------------2-| (x1)
D|-3--------------8--------------8--------------3-|
A|-3--------------8--------------6--------------3-|
E|-1--------------6-----------------------------1-|
Chorus: (x4)
"Ain't got no money to spend..."
A# F
e|-6---------------1---------------|
G|-6---------------1---------------|
B|-7---------------2---------------| (x3)
D|-8---------------3---------------|
A|-8---------------3---------------|
E|-6---------------1---------------|
"Won't somebody get me off of this reef..."
A# Gm
e|-6--------------10---------------|
G|-6--------------11---------------|
B|-7--------------12---------------| (x1)
D|-8--------------12---------------|
A|-8--------------10---------------|
E|-6-------------------------------|
Interlude: (Not sure if this part is right)
"And baby your a big blue whale..."
F Gm
e|-1--------------10---------------|
G|-1--------------11---------------|
B|-2--------------12---------------| (x1)
D|-3--------------12---------------|
A|-3--------------10---------------|
E|-1-------------------------------|
"I'll grab the reef when all duck diving fails..."
F F
e|----------------1----------------|
G|----------------1----------------|
B|----------------2----------------| (x1)
D|-3--------------3----------------|
A|-3--------------3----------------|
E|-1--------------1----------------|
"And I can swim but I wish I had never learned..."
F Gm
e|-1--------------10---------------|
G|-1--------------11---------------|
B|-2--------------12---------------| (x1)
D|-3--------------12---------------|
A|-3--------------10---------------|
E|-1-------------------------------|
"Cuz the water’s too polluted with germs..."
F F
e|----------------1----------------|
G|----------------1----------------|
B|----------------2----------------| (x1)
D|-3--------------3----------------|
A|-3--------------3----------------|
E|-1--------------1----------------|
Pre-Chorus:
"Dive deep when its ten feet overhead..."
F A# D#sus2 F
e|-1--------------6--------------6--------------1-|
G|-1--------------6--------------6--------------1-|
B|-2--------------7--------------8--------------2-| (x1)
D|-3--------------8--------------8--------------3-|
A|-3--------------8--------------6--------------3-|
E|-1--------------6-----------------------------1-|
Chorus: (x4)
"Ain't got no quarrels with god..."
A# F
e|-6---------------1---------------|
G|-6---------------1---------------|
B|-7---------------2---------------| (x3)
D|-8---------------3---------------|
A|-8---------------3---------------|
E|-6---------------1---------------|
"Won't somebody get me off of this reef..."
A# Gm
e|-6--------------10---------------|
G|-6--------------11---------------|
B|-7--------------12---------------| (x1)
D|-8--------------12---------------|
A|-8--------------10---------------|
E|-6-------------------------------|
When you grab a hold of me
Tell me that I’ll never be set free
But I’m a parasite, creep and crawl
I step into the night.
Two pints of booze
Tell me are you a badfish too? are you a badfish too?
Ain’t got no money to spend
And I hope this night will never end
Lord knows I’m weak
Won’t somebody get me off of this reef
And baby your a big blue whale
I'll grab the reef when all duck diving fails
And I can swim but I wish I had never learned
Cuz the water’s too polluted with germs
Dive deep when it’s ten feet overhead
And grab the reef, that's underneath my bed
It’s underneath my bed
Ain’t got no quarrels with God, ain’t got no time to grow old
Lord knows that I’m weak
Won’t somebody get me off of this reef
And there’s a steel train comin’ in, I would take it if I could
And I would not lie to you, because Sunday mornin’ soon will come
Things will be, easier to say
Upon the microphone like I'm a Boss DJ
I will walk up upon the stage, like it was dry land
A Boss DJ ain’t nothin’ but a man
No trouble, no fuss, I know why..
It’s so nice, I wanna hear the same song twice,
It’s so nice I wanna hear the same song twice
Nowadays all the songs on the radio,
They all,
All drive me crazy
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version 5
Standard Tuning - E A D G B e
Intro:
F Gm Ebsus2 F
E|-x--1-1-x-5-5h6p5-3-1h3p1--3-----6-------------------1-|
G|-x--1-1-x----------------3-3-----6-------------------1-|
B|-x--2-2-x------------------3-----8------3--3-3h5p3---2-|
D|-x--3-3-x------------------5-----8--3/5------------5-3-|
A|-x--3-3-x------------------5-----6-------------------3-|
E|-x--1-1-x------------------3-------------------------1-|
When you grab a hold of me
Tell me that I’ll never be set free
But I’m a parasite, creep and crawl
I step into the night.
Two pints of booze
Tell me are you a badfish too? are you a badfish too?
Ain’t got no money to spend
And I hope this night will never end
Lord knows I’m weak
Won’t somebody get me off of this reef
And baby your a big blue whale
I'll grab the reef when all duck diving fails
And I can swim but I wish I had never learned
Cuz the water’s too polluted with germs
Dive deep when it’s ten feet overhead
And grab the reef, that's underneath my bed
It’s underneath my bed
Ain’t got no quarrels with God, ain’t got no time to grow old
Lord knows that I’m weak
Won’t somebody get me off of this reef
And there’s a steel train comin’ in, I would take it if I could
And I would not lie to you, because Sunday mornin’ soon will come
Things will be, easier to say
Upon the microphone like I'm a Boss DJ
I will walk up upon the stage, like it was dry land
A Boss DJ ain’t nothin’ but a man
No trouble, no fuss, I know why..
It’s so nice, I wanna hear the same song twice,
It’s so nice I wanna hear the same song twice
Nowadays all the songs on the radio,
They all,
All drive me crazy
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version 6
Key of A#/Bb
Here's the complete and correct version of this badass song so people can jam it right.
Hallelujah!
[Intro]
E|-x--1-1-x-5-5h6p5-3-1h3p1--3-----6-------------------1-|
G|-x--1-1-x----------------3-3-----6-------------------1-|
B|-x--2-2-x------------------3-----8------3--3-3h5p3---2-|
D|-x--3-3-x------------------5-----8--3/5------------5-3-|
A|-x--3-3-x------------------5-----6-------------------3-|
E|-x--1-1-x------------------3-------------------------1-|
F A#
When you grab a hold of me
D# F
Tell me that I’ll never be set free
F A#
But I’m a parasite, creep and crawl
D# F
I step into the night.
F A#
Two pints of booze
D# F
Tell me are you a badfish too? (are you a badfish too?)
A# F
Ain’t got no money to spend
A# F
And I hope this night will never end
A# F
Lord knows I’m weak
A# Gm
Won’t somebody get me off of this reef
F Gm
And baby your a big blue whale
D# F
I'll grab the reef when all duck diving fails
F Gm
And I can swim but I wish I had never learned
D# F
Cuz the water’s too polluted with germs
F A#
Dive deep when it’s ten feet overhead
D# F
And grab the reef, that's underneath my bed, (It’s underneath my bed)
A# F
Ain’t got no quarrels with God,
A# F
Ain’t got no time to grow old
A# F
Lord knows that I’m weak
A# Gm
Won’t somebody get me off of this reef
F A#
And there’s a steel train comin’ in,
F A#
I would take it if I could
F A#
And I would not lie to you,
F A#
because Sunday mornin’ soon will come
F A#
Things will be, easier to say
F A#
Upon the microphone like I'm a Boss DJ
F A#
I will walk up upon the stage, like it was dry land
F A#
A Boss DJ ain’t nothin’ but a man
C A#
No trouble, no fuss, I know why..
F A# F A#
It’s so nice, I wanna hear the same song twice,
F A# F A#
It’s so nice I wanna hear the same song twice
C A#
Nowadays all the songs on the radio,
They All drive me crazy...
| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
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version 7
There are two guitars playing in this version but you can kind of play the intro with one guitar.
Intro:
E|x-xx-x-x-x-xxx1-1-x-xx5-5h6p5-3-1h3p1-x3xxxx-3-3-xxx-6-6xxx-----------------1-1-xxxx-1-1-xxxx|
G|x-xx-x-x-x-xxx1-1-x-xx---------------3x3xxxx-3-3xxxx-8-8xxx-----------------1-1-xxxx-1-1-xxxx|
B|x-xx-x-x-x-xxx2-2-x-xx----------------x3xxxx-3-3xxxx-8-8xxx----3--3-3h5p3p0-2-2-xxxx-2-2-xxxx|
D|x-xx-x-x-x-xxx3-3-x-xx----------------x5xxxx-5-5xxxx-8-8xxx3/5--------------3-3-xxxx-3-3-xxxx|
A|x-xx-x-x-x-xxx3-3-x-xx----------------x5xxxx-5-5xxxx-6-6xxx-----------------3-3-xxxx-3-3-xxxx|
E|x-xx-x-x-x-xxx1-1-x-xx----------------x3xxxx-3-3xxxx------------------------1-1-xxxx-1-1-xxxx|
Verse 1
F Gm
When you grab a hold of me
Eb F
Tell me that I'll never be set free
F Gm
But I'm a parasite,
Eb F
Creep and crawl, I step into the night
F Bb
Two pints of booze
Eb F
Tell me are you a badfish too? (are you a badfish too?)
Chorus 1
Bb F
Ain't got no money to spend
Bb F
And I hope this night will never end
Bb F
Lord knows that I'm weak
Bb Gm
Won't somebody get me off of this reef
Verse 2
F Gm
And baby your a big blue whale
Eb F
I'll grab the reef when all duck diving fails
F Gm
And I can swim but I wish I had never learned
Eb F
Cuz the water's too polluted with germs
F Bb
Dive deep when it's ten feet overhead
Eb F
And grab the reef, that's underneath my bed, (underneath my bed)
Chorus 2
Bb F
Ain't got no quarrels with God,
Bb F
Ain't got no time to grow old
Bb F
Lord knows that I'm weak
Bb Gm
Won't somebody get me off of this reef
F Bb
There's a steel train comin' in,
F Bb
I would take it if I could
F Bb
And I would not lie to you,
F Bb
because Sunday mornin' soon will come
F Bb
Things will be, easier to say
F Bb
Upon the microphone like I'm a Boss DJ
F Bb
I will walk up upon the stage, like it was dry land
F Bb
A Boss DJ ain't nothin' but a man
C Bb
No trouble, no fuss, I know why..
F Bb F Bb
It's so nice, I wanna hear the same song twice
F Bb F Bb
It's so nice, I wanna hear the same song twice
C Bb
Nowadays all the songs on the radio,
C Bb
They all drive me crazy...
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