Moronica (Acoustic) (Tab)

Tabs for the acoustic version of the song Moronica (EP Version)

Guitar

• Tabs sourced from: Saint Chad's Home For The Terminally Helpless.

Lead

INTRO + VERSE + MIDDLE 8 (unless otherwise specified): 2 guitars:

|------8-|----8-8h10--10-8-10-8----|----8-8h10---10-8--|
|-8-10---|-10-------------------10-|-10----------------|
|--------|-------------------------|-------------------|
|--------|-------------------------|-------------------|
|--------|--r-e-a-p-e-a-t-e-d-l-y--|-------------------|
|--------|-------------------------|-------------------|
|        |                         |                   |
|------0-|-----0--2---2--0-2--0----|----0--2-----2-0---|
|------1-|-----1--3---3--1-3--1----|----1--3-----3-1---|
|-0h2----|--2-------------------2--|--2----------------|
|--------|-------------------------|-------------------|
|--------|--r-e-a-p-e-a-t-e-d-l-y--|-------------------|
|--------|-------------------------|-------------------|

VERSE
2 foot long and your neck keeps growing.
10 foot tall, round your head it's snowing.
£25,000 and you work 3 hours.
15 girls through a hole in your trousers.

|---------------------------|
|---5------5-----7------7-5-|
|---5------5-----7------7-5-|
|---------------------------|
|-3----3-3----5------5------|
|---------------------------|
Bigger, better, faster, more
You're much more cooler than you were before

CHORUS

|--------1--010--------------------------------------------|
|--------3-------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------2------------------------5-5---5--|
|------0---------0-------3-----------3----5-------7-7---7--|
|------------------------------------3----5----------------|
|-------------------1---------1----------------5------5----|
For so long, for so long I've been telling you please,

|---------------------|
|-------7-----7-------|
|---------5-----5--0--|
|-----------7---------|
|-3-5-----------------|     REPEAT THIS RIFF FOR THE CHORUS AGAIN!
|---------------------|
Please Moronica stay.

For so long, for so long I've been asking you please,
Moronica haze.

|--------1--010---------0------------------8----8-8----8-8---0-0-0-0--|
|--------3----------------------------8-10---10-----10-------1-1-1-1--|
|----------------------------------------------------------2---2-2-2--|
|------0---------0---------2------0--3---------------------------0-0--|
|-----------------------------0h2----3--------------------------------|
|-------------------0----------------1--------------------------------|
For so long, for so long you've listened to me.

VERSE

Got more halos than Simon Templar,
Said more Betty's than Frankie Spencer.
Your gun is bigger than Captain Scarlet's,
Your face is covered in cheap mascara.
Bigger, better, faster, more
You're much more cooler than you were before

CHORUS

For so long, for so long I've been telling you please,
Moronica stay.
For so long, for so long I've been telling you please,
Moronica haze.
For so long, for so long you've listened to me...

MIDDLE 8

How could you forget your fee, Mo?
How could you forget your fee?
I've been telling you so long.
Please don't go.

|---------7-7--5----------------------|
|-----8---8-8--7-----------------7--5-|
|---9-----9-9--7-----------------7--5-|
|-9-----9-9-9--7----------------------|
|---------7-7--5-------------5--------|
|-------------------------------------|
In my face,  this will be the place.

CHORUS

For so long, for so long I've been telling you please,
Moronica stay.
For so long, for so long I've been asking you please,
Moronica haze.
For so long, for so long you've listened to me...
For so long, for so long I've been telling you please,
Moronica stay.
For so long, for so long I've been telling you please,
Moronica haze.
For so long, for so long you've listened to me...

Rhythm

CHORDS
Am x02210
D7 xx0212
C  x35553
D  xx0232 / x57775 (depending on situation. Usually the first one)
Dm xx0231
F  133211
Em 022000 / 799877     (likewise)


INTRO + VERSE + MIDDLE 8 (unless otherwise specified)
does need 2 guitars, so you could play this with your lead guitarist, or just Am D a few times

|------8-|----8-8h10--10-8-10-8----|----8-8h10---10-8--|
|-8-10---|-10-------------------10-|-10----------------|
|--------|-------------------------|-------------------|
|--------|-------------------------|-------------------|
|--------|--r-e-a-p-e-a-t-e-d-l-y--|-------------------|
|--------|-------------------------|-------------------|
|        |                         |                   |
|------0-|-----0--2---2--0-2--0----|----0--2-----2-0---|
|------1-|-----1--3---3--1-3--1----|----1--3-----3-1---|
|-0h2----|--2-------------------2--|--2----------------|
|--------|-------------------------|-------------------|
|--------|--r-e-a-p-e-a-t-e-d-l-y--|-------------------|
|--------|-------------------------|-------------------|

VERSE

Am                   D7
2 foot long and your neck keeps growing.
Am                       D7
10 foot tall, round your head it's snowing.
Am              D7
£25,000 and you work 3 hours.
Am                 D7
15 girls through a hole in your trousers.
C               D       D C
Bigger, better, faster, more
       Am                    D
You're much more cooler than you were before

CHORUS

       Dm           F                          Am
For so long, for so long I've been telling you please,
 D7
Please Moronica stay.
       Dm           F                          Am
For so long, for so long I've been asking you please,
 D7
Moronica haze.
       Dm           Em               F   
For so long, for so long you've listened to me.

VERSE

Am                  D7
Got more halos than Simon Templar,
Am                     D7
Said more Betty's than Frankie Spencer.
Am                      D7
Your gun is bigger than Captain Scarlet's,
Am                      D7
Your face is covered in cheap mascara.
C               D       D C
Bigger, better, faster, more
       Am                    D
You're much more cooler than you were before

CHORUS

       Dm           F                          Am
For so long, for so long I've been telling you please,
 D7
Moronica stay.
       Dm           F                          Am
For so long, for so long I've been telling you please,
 D7
Moronica haze.
       Dm           Em               F   
For so long, for so long you've listened to me...


MIDDLE 8

Am                        D
How could you forget your fee, Mo?
Am                        D
How could you forget your fee?
                         Am
I've been telling you so long.
              C
Please don't go.
       Em
In my face,  this will be the place.

CHORUS

       Dm           F                          Am
For so long, for so long I've been telling you please,
 D7
Moronica stay.
       Dm           F                          Am
For so long, for so long I've been asking you please,
 D7
Moronica haze.
       Dm           Em               F   
For so long, for so long you've listened to me...
       Dm           F                          Am
For so long, for so long I've been telling you please,
 D7
Moronica stay.
       Dm           F                          Am
For so long, for so long I've been telling you please,
 D7
Moronica haze.
       Dm           Em               F   
For so long, for so long you've listened to me...

Bass

INTRO:

Play nothing for the first two bars, then
|--------0-2---|
|--------------|
|-0-3-0--------|
|--------------|

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5--5-5-8-5-8-10--10-10-8--10-10-|-5--5-5-8-5-8-10--10-10-12--12-8-|

|---------------------------------|-----------------------------0-2-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------0-3-0-----|
|-5--5-5-8-5-8-10--10-10-8--10-10-|-5--5-5-8-5-8-10--10-------------|


VERSE:

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5--5-5-8-5-8-10--10-10-8--10-10-|-5--5-5-8-5-8-10--10-10-12--12-8-|
2 foot long and your....            10 foot tall...

|---------------------------------|-----------------------------0-2-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------0-3-0-----|
|-5--5-5-8-5-8-10--10-10-8--10-10-|-5--5-5-8-5-8-10--10-------------|
twenty five grand...                15 girls...

PRECHORUS:

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5h6p5-|
|---------------------------------|
  Bigger, better, faster, more

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|------0----0----0--0---3--------5----5--7--7-3-5-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
You're much more cooler than you were before

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5h6p5-|
|---------------------------------|
Bigger, better, ya cooler than me

|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|------0------0---0--0-----3----3------5---5----7--7-3-0-|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
You've slayed ten dragons 'fore you've had your tea.


CHORUS:

|----------------------------------------------------|
|------0--0--0-2-3-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------0--0--|
|-------------------1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-----------|
For so long, for so long I've been telling you please,

|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|--3----4--------5--5--5-5-sss/17\sss-|
|-------------------------------------|
 Please Moronica stay.

For so long, for so long I've been asking you please,
Moronica haze.

|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|------0--0--0-2-3------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------0----------------1--1-0-1-1--0-1-1-|
     For so long, for so long you've listened to me.

|--------0-2---|
|--------------|
|-0-3-0--------|
|--------------|


REPEAT VERSE.
REPEAT PRECHORUS.
REPEAT CHORUS.


MIDDLE:
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-0-------0---0--3---0--3-5--5-5-5-3-|
|------------------------------------|
How could you forget your faith?
How could you forget your faith? I've been telling you 
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|----------------------------------|
so long. Pls don't go.       In my 

|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------5-7-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-3-5-3-----|
|---------------------------------|
 face,  this will be the place.

REPEAT CHORUS.
REPEAT VERSE.
TWICE!
THEN STOP.
Slowly, play
|---#------------#------------#------------#------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|---5----------5----(--3--)----------------5------------|
|----------------1--(1---1)-1s5----------5--------------|
where the #s indicate the different bars. 
Ecoutez et repetez. (listen and repeat).

Credit

• Lead section:
• Rhythm section:
• Bass section: