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"Goon Squad" Elvis Costello & The Attractions Armed Forces (1979) Bass Tab (Not 100% accurate, but very very close.) [Intro] G|---|------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D|-0-|-2----2-2-0-1-2----2-2-0-1-2----2-2-0-1-2----2-2-0-1-2----2-2-0-1-2----2-2-0-1- A|---|------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E|---|------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G|-------------------------|- D|-2-5-0-2-5-0-2-5-0-2-5-0-|- A|-------------------------|- E|-------------------------|- (X2) [Verse 1] Mother, Father, I'm here in the zoo G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|- D|-2----2-2-0-1-2----2-2-0-2-0----0-0-0-1-2----2-2-2-3-4----4-4-4-3-2----|- A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|- E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|- I can't come home 'cause I've grown up too soon G|---------2----2-2------------------|- D|-2-2-4-5----------5-4-2----2-2-0-1-|- A|-----------------------------------|- E|-----------------------------------|- I got my sentence I got my command G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|- D|-2----2-2-0-1-2----2-2-0-2-0----0-0-0-1-2----2-2-2-3-4----4-4-4-3-2----|- A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|- E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|- They said they'd make me major if I met all their demands I could be a corp'ral into corp'ral punishment G|---------2-2-------------------------1-1-2-------------------------------------2- D|-2-2-4-5-----------------2-2-4-4-5-5-------5----5-5-0-2-4----4-4-2-0-----2-4-4--- A|-------------0-0-4-4-5-5---------------------------------------------0-4--------- E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Or the gen'ral manager of a large establishment / They pat some good boys on the back and put some to the rod G|-------------------------------------2-------------------------------------2- D|-5----5-5-0-2-4----4-4-2-0-----2-4-4---5----5-5-0-2-4----4-4-2-0-----2-4-4--- A|---------------------------0-4-----------------------------------0-4--------- E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------- But I never thought they'd put me in the Goon squad G|-------------------------------------0-1-2--------------------------------------------- D|-5----5-5-0-2-4----4-4-2-0-----0-2-4----------2-2----2-2-0-2-0----0-0-0-1-2----2-2-1-0- A|---------------------------0-4--------------------------------------------------------- E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Chorus] They've come to look you over and they're giving you the eye Goon squad G|-----5-4-----2--------------------------------------------------------- D|---5-----5-0---4-0-5----------2-2----2-2-0-2-0----0-0-0-1-2----2-2-1-0- A|-3-------------------5-2----------------------------------------------- E|-------------------------3--------------------------------------------- They want you to come out to play You'd better say goodbye G|-----5-4-----2-------------------12-12\- D|---5-----5-0---4-0-5---------9-12------- A|-3-------------------5-2-5-------------- E|---------------------------------------- [Verse 2] Some grow just like their dads / And some grow up too tall G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|- D|-2----2-2-0-1-2----2-2-0-2-0----0-0-0-1-2----2-2-2-3-4----4-4-4-3-2----|- A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|- E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|- Some go drinking with the lads / Some are no fun at all G|---------2----2-2------------------|- D|-2-2-4-5----------5-4-2----2-2-0-1-|- A|-----------------------------------|- E|-----------------------------------|- And you must find the proper place / For everything you see G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|- D|-2----2-2-0-1-2----2-2-0-2-0----0-0-0-1-2----2-2-2-3-4----4-4-4-3-2----|- A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|- E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|- But you'll never get to make a lampshade out of me G|---------2-2-------------------------1-1-2-------------------------------------2- D|-2-2-4-5-----------------2-2-4-4-5-5-------5----5-5-0-2-4----4-4-2-0-----2-4-4--- A|-------------0-0-4-4-5-5---------------------------------------------0-4--------- E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I could join a chain of males or be the missing link / Looking for a lucky girl to put me in the pink G|-------------------------------------2-------------------------------------2- D|-5----5-5-0-2-4----4-4-2-0-----2-4-4---5----5-5-0-2-4----4-4-2-0-----2-4-4--- A|---------------------------0-4-----------------------------------0-4--------- E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------- They pat some good boys on the back and put some to the rod But I never thought they'd put me in the Goon Squad G|-------------------------------------0-1-2--------------------------------------------- D|-5----5-5-0-2-4----4-4-2-0-----0-2-4----------2-2----2-2-0-2-0----0-0-0-1-2----2-2-1-0- A|---------------------------0-4--------------------------------------------------------- E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Chorus] They've come to look you over and they're giving you the eye Goon squad G|-----5-4-----2--------------------------------------------------------- D|---5-----5-0---4-0-5----------2-2----2-2-0-2-0----0-0-0-1-2----2-2-1-0- A|-3-------------------5-2----------------------------------------------- E|-------------------------3--------------------------------------------- They want you to come out to play You'd better say goodbye G|-----5-4-----2----------------------12-|- D|---5-----5-0---4-0-5-----------9-12----|- A|-3-------------------5-2---2-10--------|- E|-------------------------3-------------|- [Intro] G|---|------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D|-0-|-2----2-2-0-1-2----2-2-0-1-2----2-2-0-1-2----2-2-0-1-2----2-2-0-1-2----2-2-0-1- A|---|------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E|---|------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G|-------------------------|- D|-2-5-0-2-5-0-2-5-0-2-5-0-|- A|-------------------------|- E|-------------------------|- [Verse 3] Mother, Father, I'm doing so well G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|- D|-2----2-2-0-1-2----2-2-0-2-0----0-0-0-1-2----2-2-2-3-4----4-4-4-3-2----|- A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|- E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|- I'm making such progress now that you can hardly tell G|---------2----2-2------------------|- D|-2-2-4-5----------5-4-2----2-2-0-1-|- A|-----------------------------------|- E|-----------------------------------|- I fit in a little dedication / With one eye on the clock G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|- D|-2----2-2-0-1-2----2-2-0-2-0----0-0-0-1-2----2-2-2-3-4----4-4-4-3-2----|- A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|- E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|- They caught you under medication / You could be in for a shock G|---------2-2-------------------------1-1-2-------------------------------------2- D|-2-2-4-5-----------------2-2-4-4-5-5-------5----5-5-0-2-4----4-4-2-0-----2-4-4--- A|-------------0-0-4-4-5-5---------------------------------------------0-4--------- E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thinking up the alibis that ev'ryone's forgotten / Just another mummy's boy gone to rotten G|-------------------------------------2-------------------------------------2- D|-5----5-5-0-2-4----4-4-2-0-----2-4-4---5----5-5-0-2-4----4-4-2-0-----2-4-4--- A|---------------------------0-4-----------------------------------0-4--------- E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------- They pat some good boys on the back and put some to the rod But I never thought they'd put me in the Goon Squad G|-------------------------------------0-1-2--------------------------------------------- D|-5----5-5-0-2-4----4-4-2-0-----0-2-4----------2-2----2-2-0-2-0----0-0-0-1-2----2-2-1-0- A|---------------------------0-4--------------------------------------------------------- E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Chorus] They've come to look you over and they're giving you the eye Goon squad G|-----5-4-----2--------------------------------------------------------- D|---5-----5-0---4-0-5----------2-2----2-2-0-2-0----0-0-0-1-2----2-2-1-0- A|-3-------------------5-2----------------------------------------------- E|-------------------------3--------------------------------------------- They want you to come out to play You'd better say goodbye G|-----5-4-----2--------------------12-|- D|---5-----5-0---4-0-5---------9-12----|- A|-3-------------------5-2---2---------|- E|-------------------------3-----------|- [Intro] G|---|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|- D|-0-|-2----2-2-0-1-2----2-2-0-1-2----2-2-0-1-2----2-2-0-1-2----2-2-0-1-2----2-2-0-1-|- A|---|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|- E|---|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|- G|-------------------------|- D|-2-5-0-2-5-0-2-5-0-2-5-0-|- A|-------------------------|- E|-------------------------|- G|---|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|- D|-0-|-2----2-2-0-1-2----2-2-0-1-2----2-2-0-1-2----2-2-0-1-2----2-2-0-1-2----2-2-0-1-|- A|---|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|- E|---|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|- G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|- D|--0--1--2--3--4--5--6--7--8--9--10--11--12--11--10--9--8--7--6--5--4--3--2--1--0--|- A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|- E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|- G|---|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|- D|-0-|-2----2-2-0-1-2----2-2-0-1-2----2-2-0-1-2----2-2-0-1-2----2-2-0-1-2----2-2-0-1-|- A|---|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|- E|---|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|- G|-------------------------|- D|-2-5-0-2-5-0-2-5-0-2-5-0-|- A|-------------------------|- E|-------------------------|- (until fade out)