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Mandy Goes to Med School - The Dresden Dolls
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Tabbed by: Rapitinui
Email: rapitinui@gmail.com
Tuning: E A D G B E (standard)
Intro: Em (tacit) C (tacit)
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I've been feeling dull as a coathanger, pretty as a picture of a
G (tacit) A7 Em (tacit) C (tacit)
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patient on a fresh I. V... Giddy as a gang-banger with a set of
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sutures where his Magic Johnson ought to be..
Verse: (dampen strings in first verse)
EAFB7im
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Yes! I'll tell you everything you need to be the next big thing; let's
Em (sim.) Am F#dim
start in with a test of your intelligence and
B7
zest for the counter-productive;
EmAmF#dimB7
up and down and roundabout and out the back and keep your mouth shut tight!
EmAmF#dimB7
The lights are staying out but no sweat, I've got aim like a Mack truck.
EmAmF#dimB7
Guess how many fingers? Okay! Guess how many more I can stick there?
EmAmF#dimB7
Guess right gets the toaster but you know, miss, guessing gets you nowhere.
Bridge:
AB
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I've been baking cakes for the enemy,
CGA
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I've been dying to find out the hard way.
AB
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I've been taking friends to the alleyway,
CD
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two down now but who's counting anyway?
Verse:
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Yes! I can do everything you need from out of my new S. U.
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V. My work is guaranteed to last the length of your recovery.
Em (sim.) Am F#dim B7
Put away those pliers, honey, trust me cause I know the options:
EmAmF#dimB7
How about a nine-month long vacation and a two-foot coffin?
Bridge:
ABC
I've been getting up close and intimate, some close calls but
GA
hey! I'm getting into it.
ABC
In some states they say you can burn for it but I'll burn that
D
bridge when I get to it.
Chorus:
D C# C B (tacit)
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It's not a bad thing,
D (sim.) C# C B
to get professional.
DCCB
It has a nice ring:
DCCB
Mandy goes to med school..!
Instrumental (as for second verse)
Bridge:
ABC
I've been taking tips from the government, I've been getting
GA
damn good at hiding it.
ABCD
Fifty bucks a month oughta cover it, two down now but who's gonna notice it?
ABC
And if you show up and I am unavailable, my partner Brian would
D
love to take care of you.
Chorus:
DCCB
He is a nice man;
DCCB
thoroughly reliable.
DCCB
He's in a rock band,
DCCB
and he goes to med school..!
Instrumental (as for second verse)
End:
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Em (sfz) (pp)
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