Bass tabs
Tuning: Standard (E A D G)
Intro:
(Go away)
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------2-------------------3-------------------2-------------2-------|
A|-1-1---1-3-1-0-----3-------1---------------1---1-3-1-0-0---3-0-0---------3-----|
E|---------------------3---3---3-1-1-1---1-------------------------3---3-----1-1-|
Verse 1:
Life's extension lottery
G|---------------------|
D|-----------------2---|
A|-1-1---1-3-1-0-----3-|
E|---------------------|
Kind to some, but not duly
G|---------------------|
D|-----------------3---|
A|-------1-------------|
E|-3---3---3-1-1-1---1-|
Born with a rare and sad disease
G|-----------------------|
D|---------------2-------|
A|-1---1-3-1-0-0---3-0-0-|
E|-----------------------|
She grew— a ham— where her head should be
G|---------------------|
D|-------2-------------|
A|---------3-----------|
E|-3---3---------------|
Pre-Chorus:
Flowing hair, she was a cutie pie
G|--------------------------|
D|----------------------2---|
A|------1-1---1-3-1-0-----3-|
E|-13\1---------------------|
Meaty face and a lovely eye
G|---------------------|
D|-----------------3---|
A|-------1-------------|
E|-3---3---3-1-1-1---1-|
Her dream was to be a famous star
G|---------------------|
D|---------------2-----|
A|-1---1-3-1-0-0---3-0-|
E|---------------------|
But at the rate she was goin’, she wasn't going fa-a-ar
G|-----------------|
D|---------2-------|
A|-0---------3-----|
E|---3---3-----1-1-|
Chorus:
Hamantha, Hamantha
G|-10---------9-----|
D|--------8---------|
A|------8---------7-|
E|------------------|
You were impossible to ignore
G|---5--3--3--5--|
D|-7-------------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
Hamantha, Hamantha
G|-3---------2---|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
So greedy we wanted more
G|-0------0-----------|
D|------------------3-|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
Break:
(Oh no!)
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------2-------------------3-------------------2-------------2-------|
A|-1-1---1-3-1-0-----3-------1---------------1---1-3-1-0-0---3-0-0---------3-----|
E|---------------------3---3---3-1-1-1---1-------------------------3---3-----1-1-|
Verse 2:
Her father was a simple man (Duh!)
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D|-----------------2---|
A|-1-1---1-3-1-0-----3-|
E|---------------------|
He wanted to help, "in any way that I can!"
G|---------------------|
D|-----------------3---|
A|-------1-------------|
E|-3---3---3-1-1-1---1-|
Home from school, he watched his daughter cry
G|---------------------|
D|---------------2-----|
A|-1---1-3-1-0-0---3-0-|
E|---------------------|
In the yard, he cursed God and fired at the sky
G|-----------------|
D|---------2-------|
A|-0---------3-----|
E|---3---3-----1-1-|
Pre-Chorus 2:
Flowing hair, she was a cutie pie
G|--------------------------|
D|----------------------2---|
A|------1-1---1-3-1-0-----3-|
E|-13\1---------------------|
Meaty face and a lovely eye
G|---------------------|
D|-----------------3---|
A|-------1-------------|
E|-3---3---3-1-1-1---1-|
Her dreams in the sky, her father felt her pain
G|---------------------|
D|---------------2-----|
A|-1---1-3-1-0-0---3-0-|
E|---------------------|
And as he shot at the clouds, it began to rain
G|-----------------|
D|---------2-------|
A|-0---------3-----|
E|---3---3-----1-1-|
Chorus:
Hamantha, Hamantha
G|-10---------9-----|
D|--------8---------|
A|------8---------7-|
E|------------------|
You were impossible to ignore
G|---5--3--3--5--|
D|-7-------------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
Hamantha, Hamantha
G|-3---------2---|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
So greedy we wanted more
G|-0------0-----------|
D|------------------3-|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
Bridge:
Got a call from the doctor
G|-10--12-14-9--12-| G|-----------------|
D|-----------------| Or D|-------3---------|
A|-----------------| A|-1----------0----|
E|-----------------| E|-----------------|
He had some amazing news for her
G|-14-7--7/9-9-9/10--10-10----| G|--------------------------|
D|----------------------------| Or D|--------------------------|
A|----------------------------| A|--------0-0---------------|
E|----------------------------| E|-3----------------1-------|
He just developed a cure
G|-10-10--12-14-9-----| G|------------------|
D|--------------------| Or D|------3---------3-|
A|--------------------| A|-1---------0------|
E|--------------------| E|------------------|
If she hurried over now, he'd try it out on her
G|-7--7-7-9-5--------------| G|---------------------------|
D|-------------------------| Or D|---------------------------|
A|-------------------------| A|---------------0-----------|
E|-------------------------| E|-3------3-3--------1-------|
Burst out the door, she was beaming
G|-10--12-14-9--12-| G|-----------------|
D|-----------------| Or D|-------3---------|
A|-----------------| A|-1----------0----|
E|-----------------| E|-----------------|
Among the raindrops her happy tears were streaming
G|-14-7--7/9-9-9/10--10-| G|--------------------------|
D|----------------------| Or D|--------------------------|
A|----------------------| A|--------0-0---------------|
E|----------------------| E|-3----------------1-------|
Finally freed from her pain
G|-10-10--7-10-9--5-9-| G|------------------|
D|--------------------| Or D|------3---------3-|
A|--------------------| A|-1---------0------|
E|--------------------| E|------------------|
But something else fell with the rain
G|-7--7-7-9-5--------------| G|---------------------------|
D|-------------------------| Or D|---------------------------|
A|-------------------------| A|---------------0-----------|
E|-------------------------| E|-3------3-3--------1-------|
A stray bullet shot by her father
G|-10--12-14-9--12-| G|-----------------|
D|-----------------| Or D|-------3---------|
A|-----------------| A|-1----------0----|
E|-----------------| E|-----------------|
Aimlessly nested inside her
G|-14-7--7/9-9-9/10--10-| G|--------------------------|
D|----------------------| Or D|--------------------------|
A|----------------------| A|--------0-0---------------|
E|----------------------| E|-3----------------1-------|
She fell to the the sidewalk, now empty
G|-10-10--12-14-9-----| G|------------------|
D|--------------------| Or D|------3---------3-|
A|--------------------| A|-1---------0------|
E|--------------------| E|------------------|
Of the life which once christened her body
G|-7------7--7-9-5--------------| G|---------------------------|
D|------------------------------| Or D|---------------------------|
A|------------------------------| A|---------------0-----------|
E|------------------------------| E|-3------3-3--------1-------|
Interlude:
G|-10--12-14-9--12-14-7--7/9-9-9/10---10-10--7--10-9--5--5-7-5-3-3-5-7-5--3-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"Nurse, s-she’s... she's gone."
"O-oh... oh dear."
"I left a lunch on the table in the operating room for the bereaved, a cooked ham, as is customary for these..
dark situations."es
"U-uh, Doctor, what... which one is the... which... which one is the ham that—?"
"I-I must... I must go... I must... I must go, I'm on break."
"Oh dear."
Pre-Chorus 3:
Flowing hair, she was a cutie pie
G|--------------------------|
D|----------------------2---|
A|------1-1---1-3-1-0-----3-|
E|-13\1---------------------|
Meaty face and a lovely eye
G|---------------------|
D|-----------------3---|
A|-------1-------------|
E|-3---3---3-1-1-1---1-|
At her time of death, the doc said "time to eat!"
G|---------------------|
D|---------------2-----|
A|-1---1-3-1-0-0---3-0-|
E|---------------------|
So we took a bite out of her face meat
G|-----------------|
D|---------2-------|
A|-0---------3-----|
E|---3---3-----1-1-|
Chorus:
Hamantha, Hamantha
G|-10---------9-----|
D|--------8---------|
A|------8---------7-|
E|------------------|
You were impossible to ignore (La-la-la...)
G|---5--3--3--5--|
D|-7-------------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
Hamantha, Hamantha
G|-3---------2---|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
So greedy we wanted more
G|-0------0-----------|
D|------------------3-|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
Outro:
Soaring infinitely through space
G|-3-------2----------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
Hamantha's soul was graced
G|--------------------|
D|-5-------3----------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
With a glance of our humble planet
G|-3-------2----------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
At which she was amazed
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D|-5-------3----------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
The news of her untimely death
G|-3-------2----------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
Had spread out near and far
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D|-5-------3----------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
And through her soul, the truth was whole
G|-3-------2----------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
Her dream had crossed the bar
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D|-5-------3----------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
Hamantha had become a star
G|-3-------2----------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
Hamantha was finally a star
G|-3-------2----------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
Hamantha had become a star
G|--------------------|
D|-5-------3----------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
Hamantha was finally a star
G|-3-------2----------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
|🏷Legend|
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