tab: "political science" by randy newman
as performed by glen phillips
transcribed by michael mazur


verse: the first verse is played with the tab below
       later verses are played similarly, but with a more chordal feel


   G  Gmaj7 E7          A7             C  Cm    G                 D
|--------|--------------------------|--------|-----------------------|
|--------|--0-----------------------|--5--4--|-----------------2--3--|
|--0--0--|--1-----------------------|--5--5--|-----------------2--2--|
|--0--4--|--0-----------2-----------|--5--5--|--------------------0--|
|--2--2--|--2--------------2--3--4--|--3--3--|-----0--1--2-----------|
|--3--3--|--0--2--3--4--------------|--------|--3--------------------|


G                  Gmaj7
no one likes us, i don't know why

   E7                     A7
we may not be perfect but heaven knows we try

    C                   Cm
and all around even our old friends put us down

      G                             D
let's drop the big one and see what happens


   G(3x043x)            Gmaj7(3x443x)
we give them money, but are they grateful?

E7                   A7
no, they're spiteful and they're hateful

     C                    Cm
they don't respect us, so let's surprise 'em

      G                          D
we'll drop the big one and pulverize 'em

asia's crowded, europe's too old
africa's far too hot and canada's too cold
south america stole our name
let's drop the big one, there'll be no one left to blame us


bridge:

C              G
we'll save australia

C                        G
don't wanna hurt no kangaroos

C                      G (see below)       D
build an all-american amusement park there

                      D5 D5/C D5/B D5/A
they got surfing too

   G           D        D5   D5/C D5/B D5/A
|--------------2-----|--------------------|
|--------------------|--3----3----3----3--|
|--------------2-----|--2----2----2----2--|
|--------------------|--0----0----0----0--|
|--2--0--1--2--------|-------3----2----0--|
|--3-----------------|--------------------|


verse:

boom goes london, boom paris
more room for you and more room for me
and every city, the whole world round,

           G                E7
well it'll just be another american town

       Am
oh how peaceful we will be

          D
we'll set everybody free

           B7                               E
it'll be a japanese kimono for you baby and italian shoes for me

         C          D
they all hate us anyhow

         C        D       G
so let's drop the big one now

      A7       D       G
let's drop the big one now