From: [email protected]
Sent: Thursday, December 25, 1997 9:16 PM
Song: Why Do All Girls Think They’re Fat?
Band: Reel Big Fish
Album: Keep Your Reciept (1996)
Written by my hero, Aaron Barrett
Transcribed by Luke Knox ([email protected])
This is an awesome song by my favorite band, Reel Big Fish. If you’re
confused and bewildered by the song title, that’s probably because you
don’t have Keep Your Reciept, a 5-song album released before Turn the Radio
Off. I suggest you buy KYR, it has a great version of Unity (by OpIvy!) on it.
Anyway, here it is:
Intro: (quiet)
E—2-2——0—2—3—3—————
B—3—3—-2—3—3—-3————
G—2——2—2—4—4——4———-
D—0———2—4—5———4-4-2—- (Played 3x)
A———————————-4—
E————————————-
D A Bm G
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 Go!
E——————————
B——————————
G—7—————————
D—7—-7—-9—-5—4-4-2-0—
A—5—-7—-9—-5————
E——-5—-7—-3————
D A B G
This is played 4x. The 4th time, play this riff instead of the one above:
E—3-2—3-2——-
B——3——3-3r—
G——————
D——————
(Note: This riff: D—4-4-2-0- is played many times during the song, and
is called simply «riff» in my transcription.)
Verse:(all barre chords, and played fast. Listen to CD for rythym.)
D A F# G
There’s a (little girl) on my mind.
(Little girl) all the time.
(Little girl) there’s always one.
(Little girl) look what she’s done.
G C B (Heavy Palm mute)
She drags a tear from my eye.
G C B (Palm mute)
You know I sure hate to lie.
G A D A
Why can’t you stay here, you know it’s so beautiful,
G A D D D (riff)
and how come all girls think they’re fat?
Chorus:
D D A B G (riff)
Hey Hey Hey She’s so pretty.
D D A B G (riff)
Hey Hey Hey My friend.
D D A B G (riff) D D B A G
Hey Hey Hey I feel stupid. Again.
(Back to: D A F# G)
(She said) it’s all right.
(She said) come over tonight.
(She said) my mom’s not home.
(She said) I’m all alone.
G C B (palm mute)
She took me back to her house.
G C B (pm)
She pushed me down on the couch.
G A D A
She said it’s all right, we’re gonna be good friends,
G A D D D (riff)
cause the kissing only leads to the end.
(Repeat chorus)
Over bass solo:
D A F# G
Guitar Solo: (*the low part is played on a second guitar)
E———7s5—-10-12-10—14-15-14—19-17—
B-8-7———10—————————-
G——9-7————————————
D——————————————-
A——————————————-
E——————————————-
E—————————————-3-2-0—
B—————8-7——————————3-
G——————-9-7r———-0—0-2———
D—————————4-2-4—4————-
A-*5———-5———————————-
E—-5-2-2-3b—5-2-2-3b————————-
Then play chorus 2x, and that’s it!
I hope this sounds good to you. Let me know of any other ways of playing
this song, especially the solo.
Luke