THE NIPS ARE GETTING BIGGER — Mental As Anything
Transcribed by Daniel Schaumann
INTRO:
|This first bit is sort of like an ‘intro to the intro’ as can|
|be seen in the timing change. It is played only once, being |
|followed by the ‘main guitar progression’ straight away |
G C D
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G|—————————-5—5-5——5——-5-5—7-7—|
D|5-5——5——-5-5——5—5—5-5——5——-5-5-s-7-7—|
A|5-5——5——-5-5——5—3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3—5-5—|
E|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3————————————|
MAIN GUITAR PROGRESSION:
|Played three times — first time solo, second time with the |
|bass and third time with the drums. It then continues to be |
|played over each verse |
G C D
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G|———————————5—5-5——5——-5-5—7-7—|
D|—-5-5——5——-5-5——5—5—5-5——5——-5-5-s-7-7—|
A|—-5-5——5——-5-5——5—3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5—|
E|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3—3————————————|
BASS:
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G|—————————————————————-|
D|———11—-9——————————————12——|
A|10———————12—-9—10—-10——10—10———9—|
E|—————————————-12———-12———-|
G C D
Started out just drinking beer
G C D
I didn’t know how or why or what I was doing there
G C D
Just a couple more made me feel a little better
G C D
Believe me when I tell you it was nothing to do with the letter
GUITAR BREAK:
E|————————————————-|
B|——————————-8-10p8——10—-|
G|——7——-5—————9———9—11——|
D|——7—5—5————————————|
A|——5—5—3————————————|
E|———3—————————————|
E|————————————————-|
B|————————————————-|
G|——7——-3—————9—9—9—9—11——|
D|——7—5—3—————10-10-10-10-12——|
A|——5—5—5———————————-|
E|———-3—————————————|
G C D
Ran right out of beer, I took a look into the larder
G C D
No bones nothing I’d better go and get something harder
G C D
Back in a flash I started on a dash of Jamaica Rum
G C D
Me and Pat Malone, drinking on our own
CHORUS:
G C D
Oh, the nips are getting bigger
G C D
Oh yeah, the nips are getting bigger
G C D
Oh, the nips are getting bigger
G C D
Yeah, they’re getting bigger
REPEAT GUITAR BREAK
G C D
Sometimes I wonder what all these chemicals are doing to my brain
G C D
Doesn’t worry me enough to stop me from doing it again
G C D
Wiping out brain cells by the million but I don’t care
G C D
Doesn’t worry me even though I ain’t got a lot to spare
REPEAT CHORUS
REPEAT GUITAR BREAK
(End by repeating first three power chords from guitar break)
18/05/2001