“suburbian sabbath”

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*INTRO*

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*CLIPS*

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(played by ‘little eddie clam chowder’)

(4:4 / Emajor)

INTRO:

E vamp

[(E) (groove: E G# B D C# B)] x 2

[(A) (groove: A C# E G F# E)]

(E)

(boogie-woogie E blues)

hard-rock descension:

(BB C#C# DD C#C# BB Bb A G# G F# E)

(E vamp)

VERSE:

(12-bar blues in E)

CHORUS:

(A) (B) (A) (B) (E) (B) (E)

BRIDGE:

(C#m) (F#m) (C#m) (F#) (E E6 E) (A7 A6 A6 A) (B) (E)

(A) (BBB) (E)

(B E) x 8

OUTRO:

(riff: BB C#C# DD C# BB C B A G A G F# E)

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*LYRICS*

*LYRICS*

section A –> “stroll through suburbia”

generic 12-bar blues guitar solo (in E)

section B –> “a suburban disturbance…”

the sunday mass procession makes its way to the door
while wayne-o’s driving solo towards the exit 44
popping pictures of the winos as they stumble around
he’s gonna send’em to the governor and show’em what he found

Yeah, he’s snapping pictures of the patrons of the local liquor store
Crusading against boozing, Wayne-O’s waging a holy war He’s a great American, great American
Great American, Great American Man
He’s a great American man!

maybe a medal is in the works
bearing the name of wayne-O

he’s a great american
he’s a great american man

every sunday morning at a quarter to nine
tricky dicky tryin’ to find his nickels and dimes
the boy scouts pick up litter as they follow behind him
he tells his scouts the ‘niggers’ are to blame for the crime

tricky dick is picking up his nickels and dimes
(oh he’s really in a pickle)
(he’s in a pickle this time)

every sunday evening at a quarter to ten
gumper gets a whiff of special sesame chicken
those goddamn chinks are cooking chicken again!
i’m gonna firebomb that neon sign as soon as i can

born and raised here ’cause god had a plan
put in my time to inherit the land
how could they ever let this happen? happen?
to a great american man

‘Patriarchal Prayer’ –>

beware of slippery slopes
steer clear of disenchanted dopes
don’t let ’em sap all of your energy away
save it for the following day

(moral: ‘everyone’s out to get you’)

‘son’s rebuttal’ –>

stay away from patronizing bullies
they’ll waste your time and leave you sullied
because once you let them in the ropes
they’ll try to dash your hopes

(moral: ‘stay out of my life you jealous old man’)

‘father fights back’ –>

and once you let them on their own
they’ll never swim without your help
you’re the only…

(moral of story: ‘i gave you financial support, therefore i can treat you like the mafia treats its debtors’)

(yea, keep telling yourself that meathead…) When it’s sunny on a Sunday you will probably find
Old Tricky Dicky picking up a nickel or dime
His Cub Scouts pick up litter as they follow behind
He tells the Scouts, “The niggers are to blame for the crime!” And we are great American, great American
Great American, Great American men
We are great American men! Later in the evening, round a quarter to 10
Old Charlie Gumper catch a whiff of General Tso’s chicken
The neon sign was glowing red, it said WE OPEN
He raises duckies in a pond, they cook their ducks in a pan Born and raised here ’cause God had a plan
Worked everyday to inherit the land
How could they ever let this happen to a great American man? Charlie Gumper, take your Bible and thump thump thump it ’til they all understand
You’re a great American man…you’re a great American man…

EXTRA LYRICS:

The Sunday Mass procession makes its way to the door
While Wayne-O drives his Volvo down a Route 44

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