Saint Joe On The School Bus - Marcy Playground
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Saint Joe On The School Bus
F# A E F E*
e --------- --------- --------- --------- ----0----
B --------- --------- --------- --------- ----0----
G --------- --------- --------- --------- ----1----
D ----4---- ----7---- ----2---- ----3---- ----2----
A ----4---- ----7---- ----2---- ----3---- ----2----
E ----2---- ----5---- ----0---- ----1---- ----0----

riff 1:
E F# A
e ----------------------------------------|
B ----------------------------------------|
G ----------------------------------------|
D ----------------------------------------|
A ------2----2---2-------0---------4------|
E --0-0--0-0---0-----2-2---2---5-5---5----|

riff 2:
B
e ------------------|
B ------------------|
G ------------------|
D ------------------|
A ----6-----6---6---|
E 7-7---7-7---7-----|

F# A E
Saint Joe, he said he's never been
E F F# A E
Dressed up like a woman
E F F# A E
Saint Joe, they said your dad was gay
E F F# A E
They said your mom she's a whore
E F F# A E
They said it 'til you were raw, yeah
E F F# A E
They said your mom's she's a bore
E F F# A E E*
An' they made her beg them for more

E F# A E F# A E
But my..... Aunt Mary....Aunt Mary

F# A E A E B E
Aunt Mary says they have the darkness there in their eyes

...Repeats Again
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
A little '90s reminiscence

If you want, you can have a 2nd guitarist playing, but that's not
the way Marcy Playground plays it.

Intro/Verse

Guitar #1
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-4---4---4---4---7---7---7---7---2---2---2---2---2---2-2-2---3--|
|-4---4---4---4---7---7---7---7---2---2---2---2---2---2-2-2---3--|
|-2---2---2---2---5---5---5---5---0---0---0---0---0---0-0-0---1--|

Guitar #2
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-4---4---4---4---7---7---7---7---2---2---2---2---2---2-2-2---3--|
|-4---4---4---4---7---7---7---7---2---2---2---2---2---2-2-2---3--|
|-2---2---2---2---5---5---5---5---0---0---0---0---0---0-0-0---1--|

Bridge

Guitar #1
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------2---------2-----2-|
|-0--0-----0---0-----0----|

Guitar #2
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|

Chorus

Guitar#1
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-------0-----------4-----------6--------6-----6-|
|-2--2-----2--5--5-----5--7--7-----7--7-----7----|

Guitar #2
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-0--0--0--0--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6--2--2--2--3--|
|-2--2--2--2--5--5--5--5--7--7--7--7--0--0--0--1--|
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
#----------------------------------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. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##

SAINT JOE ON THE SCHOOL BUS
As recorded by Marcy Playground
(From the 1997 Album MARCY PLAYGROUND)

Words and Music by John Wozniak
Arranged by Marcy Playground


Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'

Intro
Q=102
F#5 A5 E5 F5
4/4
Gtr I
PM-------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E
||------------------|--------------------|
||o-----------------|--------------------|
||------------------|--------------------|
||--4-4-4-4S7-7-7-7-|-/2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3S|
||o-4-4-4-4S7-7-7-7-|-/2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3S|
||--2-2-2-2S5-5-5-5-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1S|


F#5 A5 E5 F5
PM-----------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-/7-7-7-7-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3--|
|-4-4-4-4-/7-7-7-7-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3--|
|-2-2-2-2-/5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1--|


Verse
F#5 A5 E5 F5 F#5 A5 E5 F5
PM-------------------------| PM-----------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E
|-----------------|--------------------|------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|------------------|--------------------|
|-4-4-4-4S7-7-7-7-|-/2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3S|=4-4-4-4-/7-7-7-7-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3--|
|-4-4-4-4S7-7-7-7-|-/2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3S|=4-4-4-4-/7-7-7-7-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3--|
|-2-2-2-2S5-5-5-5-|-/0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1S|=2-2-2-2-/5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1--|


F#5 A5 E5 F5 F#5 A5 E5 F5
PM-------------------------| PM-----------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E
|-----------------|--------------------|------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|------------------|--------------------|
|-4-4-4-4S7-7-7-7-|-/2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3S|=4-4-4-4-/7-7-7-7-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3--|
|-4-4-4-4S7-7-7-7-|-/2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3S|=4-4-4-4-/7-7-7-7-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3--|
|-2-2-2-2S5-5-5-5-|-/0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1S|=2-2-2-2-/5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1--|


F#5 A5 E5 F5 F#5 A5 E5 F5
PM-------------------------| PM-----------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E
|-----------------|--------------------|------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|------------------|--------------------|
|-4-4-4-4S7-7-7-7-|-/2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3S|=4-4-4-4-/7-7-7-7-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3--|
|-4-4-4-4S7-7-7-7-|-/2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3S|=4-4-4-4-/7-7-7-7-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3--|
|-2-2-2-2S5-5-5-5-|-/0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1S|=2-2-2-2-/5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1--|


Pre-Chorus Chorus
$
F#5 A5 E5 E F# A
E E E S S E Q E Q. E +Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|------------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|------------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|------------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-7-7--2-|-2----2-(2)--2--|-----2-----2---2-|-----0-------4---|
|-2-2-2-2-2-5-5--0-|-0----0-(0)--0--|-0-0---0-0---0---|-2-2---2s5-5---5-|


E F# A E F# A
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----2-----2---2-|-----0-------4---|-----2-----2---2-|-----0-------4----|
|-0-0---0-0---0---|-2-2---2s5-5---5-|-0-0---0-0---0---|-2-2---2s5-5---5--|


To Coda
E A E B E
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----2-----2---2-|-----4-------2---|-----6-----6---6-|-----2-----2---2--|
|-0-0---0-0---0---|-5-5---5-0-0---0-|-7-7---7-7---7---|-0-0---0-0---0----|


E5 F# A E F# A
H +E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------||-----------------|---------------------|------------------|
|----------------o||-----------------|---------------------|------------------|
|-----------------||-----3-------6---|---------1-(1)-------|-----3-------6----|
|-----------------||---4-------7-----|-------2-------------|---4-------7------|
|-2----(2)-------o||-----------------|-----2---------------|------------------|
|-0----(0)-0-0-1--||-2-----2s5-----0-|-(0)-----------0-0-1-|-2-----2s5-----0--|


F# A E
+E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|
|---------1-(1)-------|-----3-------6---|
|-------2-------------|---4-------7-----|
|-----2---------------|-----------------|
|-(0)-----------0-0-1-|-2-----2s5-----0-|


F# A
+E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|------------------|
|---------------------|------------------|
|---------1-(1)-------|-----3-------6----|
|-------2-------------|---4-------7------|
|-----2---------------|------------------|
|-(0)-----------0-0-1-|-2-----2s5-----0--|


Out-Chorus
D.S. al Coda &
E B A
+E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|---------1-(1)---1---|-------1-(1)---1---|-----------------|------------------|
|-------2-------2---2-|-----4-------4---1-|-----------------|------------------|
|-----2---------------|---2---------------|-----6-----6---6-|-----4-------2----|
|-(0)-----------------|-0-----------------|-7-7---7-7---7---|-5-5---5-0-0---0--|


H.=H
A B E5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W
|-----------------|-----------------|------*|
|-----------------|-----------------|------*|
|-----------------|-----------------|------*|
|-----------------|-----------------|------*|
|-----4-------2---|-----6-----6---6-|-2----*|
|-5-5---5-0-0---0-|-7-7---7-7---7---|-0----*|


Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
Song info
Saint Joe On The School Bus
Marcy Playground
2001
  • Rock
  • Alternative Rock
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