Tab Descendents Im Not A Punk Versi 1

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From: HiTopMark@aol.com
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 1995 20:33:31 -0400
Subject: TAB: "I'm Not A Punk" by the DESCENDENTS

"I'm Not A Punk" by the DESCENDENTS

words and music by Tony Lombardo

as heard on the DESCENDENTS New Alliance Recording
"Milo Goes To College"

transcribed by Mark Woodruff
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Riff #1
G5 Eb5 C5 D5 Bb5
(Drumstick cue) 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e:------------------------|------------------------|play Riff #1
B:------------------------|------------------------|8 times
G:------------------------|------8--8--5--5--7-----|
D:------------------------|5--5--8--8--5--5--7--8--|Verse #1 Lyrics
A:------------------------|5--5--6--6--3--3--5--8--|enter 4th time
E:------------------------|3--3-----------------6--|through


Riff #2
D5 B5
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e:------------------------|
B:------------------------|
G:7--7--7-----------------|
D:7--7--7--9--------------|
A:5--5--5--9-----x--x--x--|
E:---------7-----x--x--x--|
(I'm just a)


Chorus Riff
Eb5 F5 D5
e:------------------------|------------------------|play Chorus Riff
B:------------------------|------------------------|2 times
G:8--8--8--8--10-10-10-10-|7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
D:8--8--8--8--10-10-10-10-|7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
A:6--6--6--6--8--8--8--8--|5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
E:------------------------|------------------------|
square goin' nowhere


Play Riff #2 one time

Play Riff #1 8 times (Verse #2 Lyrics enter 4th time through)

Play Riff #2 one time

Play Chorus Riff 2 times

Play Riff #2 4 times

Play Chorus Riff 3 times, then play the following riff once:

Eb5 F5 G#5 G5
e:------------------------|------------------------|
B:------------------------|------------------------|
G:8--8--8--8--10-10-10-10-|------------------------|
D:8--8--8--8--10-10-10-10-|6--5--------------------|
A:6--6--6--6--8--8--8--8--|6--5--------------------|
E:------------------------|4--3--------------------|
square goin' no-where


Verse #1:

I'm not a punk, how can I be?
Show me the way to conformity
Try to be different but it's always the same
End up playin' someone else's game

Verse #2:

You used to walk by my side
Now you see me comin' now you hide
I see you here I see you there
I can see that you don't care