Reba
Reba
Start with F Octaves (repeat 8x):
E|-----|-
B|-----|-
G|-----|-
D|---3-|-
A|-----|-
E|-1---|-
Eb Bb
Reba sinka boulder in the water
Eb Bb
Reba tiea cable to a tree
Eb Bb Db
Reba stuck in a game of lipstick perfume flypaper
Ab B Gb A
Reba pressa razor to a slide cross a needle
Bb Bbsus4 Bb
with a prune
The above is played as follows:
Eb Bb Eb Bb Eb Bb Db Ab B Gb A Bb Bbsus4 Bb
E|-6--6--6--6--6--6--4--4--2-2-----------------
B|-8--6--8--6--8--6--6--4--4-2--2-3--4------3--
G|-8--7--8--7--8--7--6--5--4-3--2-3--3------3--
D|-8--8--8--8--8--8--6--6--4-4--2-3--3------3--
A|-6--8--6--8--6--8--4--6--2-4--4-5--5------5--
E|----6-----6-----6-----4----2-----------------
Eb Bb
Knee deep in the motel tub
Db Ab*
Reba dangle ladle form her lip
G*
dip
Gb*
sip
* Hit bass note then hit the rest of the chord.
B E
Reba babble to the nag with the lipstick perfume
D A
mutter to a farmer in a truck
D
Take a peek at the cheetah, Reba
E Eb
cheetah on the prowl in a cage
Bb
sinka boulder in the water
Eb Bb
tiea cable to a tree
Eb
Mutter "nature" to the nag
Bb
with the lipstick perfume
Db Ab
Reba flush a fleshfarm leftover
B
thunder in a circle
F#
down the pipes
The above is played as follows:
Eb Bb Db Ab G Gb B E D A D E Eb Bb Eb Bb Eb Bb Db Ab B F#
E|-6--6--4--4--3-2----7-5-5-5-7-6--6--6--6--6--6--4--4--2-2--
B|-8--6--6--4--3-2--4-9-7-5-7-9-8--6--8--6--8--6--6--4--4-2--
G|-8--7--6--5--4-3--4-9-7-6-7-9-8--7--8--7--8--7--6--5--4-3--
D|-8--8--6--6--5-4--4-9-7-7-7-9-8--8--8--8--8--8--6--6--4-4--
A|-6--8--4--6--5-4--2-7-5-7-5-7-6--8--6--8--6--8--4--6--2-4--
E|----6-----6--3-2--------5--------6-----6-----6-----4----2--
<Chorus 4x>
B
Bag it
F#
Tag it
C# F#
Sell it to the butcher in the store
The chords are played like this:
B F# C# F#
E|---2--4--2--
B|-4-2--6--2--
G|-4-3--6--3--
D|-4-4--6--4--
A|-2-4--4--4--
E|---2-----2--
To end the chorus, repeat the F# and B as follows, while
the bass walks down F# D# C# B A# G# F# twice:
|: F# B (3x) :| F# |: F# B (3x) :| F#
E|-|--2--2-------|-2---|-------------|-----
B|-|--2--4-------|-2---|--14-16------|-14--
G|-|--3--4-------|-3---|--15-16------|-15--
D|-|--4--4-------|-4---|--16-16------|-16--
A|-|--4--2-------|-4---|-------------|-----
E|-|--2----------|-2---|-------------|-----
Interlude:
F# B
Reba put a stopper in the bottom of the tub
C#
picked up a jar unscrewed the top
F#
and watched it drop into the water
A little scoop of plaster mix
B
some coffee ground and mud
C#
and then she stirred it with the ladle
F#
that her Grandmother had bought her
Here's how it's played (repeat 2x):
F# F#/F D#m C# B B/A# B B/C C# F#
E|--------------------------------------------
B|-7--7----7---6--4-4----4-4---6-----------7--
G|-6--6----8---6--4-4----4-4---6-----------6--
D|-8--x----8---6--4-4----4-4---6-----------8--
A|-9--8----6---4--2-1----2-3---4-----6-8-9-9--
E|---------------------------------9----------
B
threw in a pot of melted wax
F#
a forefoot and a hoof
B
apple core, worms galore
C# F#
and a can of some corrosive
B
coconuts and chloroform
F#
some wicker and some cork
B
Toxic waste, some purple paste
C# F#
she hoped was not explosive
This is played the same as the first part of the interlude,
except that there is a B chord in the beginning, and the
second C# chord is played very briefly. (Just listen to the song..)
The B chord is played like this:
B
E|---
B|-7-
G|-8-
D|-9-
A|---
E|---
And once again the first part of the interlude is played:
F# B
Reba dip a ladle for a taste of her creation
C#
and she knew that what she made
F#
would be the finest in the nation
Play the Chorus again, 4 times:
B F# C# F#
E|---2--4--2--
B|-4-2--6--2--
G|-4-3--6--3--
D|-4-4--6--4--
A|-2-4--4--4--
E|---2-----2--
Stop in the middle of the 4th time to play this rising riff:
C# C#sus4 C#b5 C#
E|---------------------
B|-6--7-------8-----9--
G|-6--6-------6-----6--
D|-6--6-------6-----6--
A|---------------------
E|---------------------
After this riff, the chorus chords are played a bit higher:
B F# C# F#
E|-7----4-----
B|-4-7--6--7--
G|-4-6--6--6--
D|-4----6-----
A|-6-4--4--4--
E|---6-----6--
Chorus is played like this 8 more times, stopping in the middle of the 4th
and 8th times to play the rising riff again. After that play:
|: 3x :| |: 3x :| |: 5x :|
E|-|-------------|-|-------------|-|-------------|-
B|-|-10-11-12-13-|-|-14-15-16-17-|-|-17-18-19-20-|-
G|-|-------------|-|-------------|-|-------------|-
D|-|-------------|-|-------------|-|-------------|-
A|-|-------------|-|-------------|-|-------------|-
E|-|-------------|-|-------------|-|-------------|-