[TAB] Birthday Boy

[Fatah Ruark]

Pretty sure that Cooley plays this with a capo around the 5th fret. This works though. Someone posted the correct version on Nine Bullets, so hopefully they can post their technically correct tab here as well.

BIRTHDAY BOY

Standard DBT tuning:

D
A
F
C
G
D



Intro: A E C# B


D-------------
A-5-0-5-7-0-7-
F-------------
C-------------
G-------------
D-------------



A E
Which ones the birthday boy?

C# B
she said I ain't got all night

A E
What'd your mama name you?

C# B
You can call me what you like

A E
Every skinny mystery

C# B
gotta make it hard somehow

A E
Sit your narrow ass down hot shot

C# B
I'll solve yours right now

A E C# B (x4)


A E
You got a girlfriend don't you boy?

C# B
Nervous hands cant lie

A E
Married men don't ask how much,

C# B
single ones ain't buying

A E
One day you got everything,

C# B
next day it's all broke

A E
Let miss Trixie sit up front

C# B
Let her wipe your nose

A E C# B (x4)


A
Working for the money like you got eight hands

E B
Flat on your back under a mean old man

A E
just thinking happy thoughts and breathing deep

F# C# B A
Between your mama's drive and daddy's belt

E C# B
It don't take smarts to learn to tune out what hurts more than helps

A
The pretty girls from the smallest towns

E B
get remembered like storms and droughts

A E
that old men talk about for years to come

F# C# B A
I guess that's why they give us names

E C# B
So a few old men can say they saw us rain when we were young

A E C# B (x4)

A E
Which ones the birthday boy?

C# B
she said I aint got all night

A E
What'd your mama name you?

C# B
You can call me what you like

A




Lyrics: Mike Cooley / Music: Cooley, Hood, Morgan, Neff, Tucker and Gonzalez
© Razor and Tie Music (BMI)

Mike Cooley - Acoustic and Electric Guitar and Lead Vocal / Patterson Hood - Guitar and Backing Vocal / John Neff - Guitar and Lap Steel / Shonna Tucker - Bass / Brad Morgan - Drums / Jay Gonzalez -Piano / David Barbe - Piano (also) and percussion

[olemissgar]

No disrespect intended but I am sure this is the way Cooley plays it. . .

Capo on the 4th Fret.

BIRTHDAY BOY

Standard DBT tuning:

D
A
F
C
G
D



Intro: Am G F C Am G

F C Am G

F C
Which ones the birthday boy?

Am G
she said I ain't got all night

F C
What'd your mama name you?

Am G
You can call me what you like

F C
Every skinny mystery

Am G
gotta make it hard somehow

F C
Sit your narrow ass down hot shot

Am G
I'll solve yours right now

F C Am G (x4)


F C
You got a girlfriend don't you boy?

Am G
Nervous hands cant lie

F C
Married men don't ask how much,

Am G
single ones ain't buying

F C
One day you got everything,

Am G
next day it's all broke

F C
Let miss Trixie sit up front

Am G
Let her wipe your nose

F C Am G (x4)


F Am
Working for the money like you got eight hands

C G
Flat on your back under a mean old man

F C
just thinking happy thoughts and breathing deep

Dm Am G F
Between your mama's drive and daddy's belt

C Am G
It don't take smarts to learn to tune out what hurts more than helps

F Am
The pretty girls from the smallest towns

C G
get remembered like storms and droughts

F C
that old men talk about for years to come

Dm Am G F
I guess that's why they give us names

C Am G
So a few old men can say they saw us reign when we were young

Am G

F C Am G (x4)

F C
Which ones the birthday boy?

Am G
she said I aint got all night

F C
What'd your mama name you?

Am G
You can call me what you like

F