#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the# #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Date: Wed, 28 Jan 1998 09:07:54 -0700 (MST) From: Dan McGuirk Subject: TAB: Drop the World by NOFX Artist: NOFX Song: Drop the World Album: Heavy Petting Zoo Transcribed by: Dan McGuirk Please send corrections to mcguirk@indirect.com. intro: palm mute throughout ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-------------- -----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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--------------7-----------7-----------7--7--------7--7----------- -----7--7--7-----7--7--------7--7--7--------7--------7----------- -----------------------------------------------------5----------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- verse: A 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8----------------------------- -----7-7---7-7-7---7-5-5---5-5-5---5----------------------------- -----5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5----------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- B 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8----------------------------- -----7-7---7-7-7---7-5-5---5-4-4---4----------------------------- -----5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5----------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- C 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9----------------------------- -----9-9---9-9-9---9-7-7---7-7-7---7----------------------------- -----7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7----------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- D 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9----------------------------- -----5-5---5-5-5---5-7-7---7-5-5---5----------------------------- -----7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7----------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- E 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----10-10----10-10-10----10-10-10----10-10-10----10------------- -----10-10----10-10-10----10-10-10----10-10-10----10------------- -----8--8-----8--8--8-----8--8--8-----8--8--8-----8-------------- F 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7----------------------------- -----7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7----------------------------- -----5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5----------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- now back to the beginning. later there comes: G 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------7-7---7-7-7---7----------------------------- -----2-2---2-2-2---2-7-7---7-7-7---7----------------------------- -----2-2---2-2-2---2-5-5---5-5-5---5----------------------------- -----0-0---0-0-0---0--------------------------------------------- H 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----5-5---5-5-5---5-7-7---7-7-7---7----------------------------- -----5-5---5-5-5---5-7-7---7-7-7---7----------------------------- -----3-3---3-3-3---3-5-5---5-5-5---5----------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- I rhythm 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5----------------------------- -----5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5----------------------------- -----3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3----------------------------- I lead 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----9-9---9-9-9---9-7-7---7-7-7---7----------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- J rhythm 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5----------------------------- -----5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5----------------------------- -----3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3----------------------------- J lead 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----5-5---5-5-5---5-7-7---7-5-5---5----------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- K rhythm 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----7--7-----7--7--7-----7--7--7-----7--7--7-----7-------------- -----7--7-----7--7--7-----7--7--7-----7--7--7-----7-------------- -----5--5-----5--5--5-----5--5--5-----5--5--5-----5-------------- K lead 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----10-10----10-10-10----10-9--9-----9--9--9-----9-------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- L rhythm 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7----------------------------- -----7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7----------------------------- -----5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5----------------------------- L lead 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----7-7---7-7-7---7-5-5---5-7-7---7----------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- M rhythm 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5----------------------------- -----5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5----------------------------- -----3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3----------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- M lead 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5----------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- N rhythm 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5----------------------------- -----5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5----------------------------- -----3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3----------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- N lead 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5----------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- O rhythm 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7----------------------------- -----7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7----------------------------- -----5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5----------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- O lead 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7----------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- P rhythm 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----7----------------------------------------------------------- -----7----------------------------------------------------------- -----5----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- P lead 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----7----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- the second time through, the I-P part is: I' lead only 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9----------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- J' lead only 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9----------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- K' lead only 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8----------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- L' lead only 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8----------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- M' rhythm 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3----------------------------- -----3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3----------------------------- -----1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1---1----------------------------- M' lead 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8----------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- N' rhythm 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3----------------------------- -----3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3----------------------------- -----1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1---1----------------------------- N' lead 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8----------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- O' rhythm 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----5--5-----5--5--5-----5--5--5-----5--5--5-----5-------------- -----5--5-----5--5--5-----5--5--5-----5--5--5-----5-------------- -----3--3-----3--3--3-----3--3--3-----3--3--3-----3-------------- O' lead 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----10-10----10-10-10----10-10-10----10-10-10----10------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- P' rhythm 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----5----------------------------------------------------------- -----5----------------------------------------------------------- -----3----------------------------------------------------------- P' lead 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----10---------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- The whole song basically goes like this: intro A B C D E F A A A B C D E F A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P ^-- (horn fill here) A B C D E F A B C D E F A B C D E F G H I' J' K' L' M' N' O' P ^-- (more horns) intro again or, with the lyrics (the letters are the section markers, _not_ chords:) intro A B He won the race C The judges concluded D He was the better man E F He'd come for victory A Ah ah A A B A hesitate C A one time show and place D Himself would not allow E F He had to be the best A B Ah ah C D He had denied E F His urges cause they would have drained his strength G H The battle had been won, with side effects a few I J He may have dropped the world K L He would not let us down M N O P I hope she's in a better place A B She aced the test C A grade above the rest D She set the curve E F A ninety-three percent A B Was not enough to feed her fix C She needs a perfect score D Endorphin rush she loved E F It would opiate her A B Ah ah C D She had denied E F All allegations of her loneliness G That battle had been won H With scars still under wraps I' J' She may have dropped the world K' L' She would not let us down M' N' Endorphin rush she loved O' P' She may have dropped the world intro again