Date: Sun, 14 Dec 1997 14:27:04 -0500 
From: Tom Mallon  
To: guitar@olga.net 
Subject: TAB: "Buzzbomb" by Dead Kennedys 
 
Buzzbomb      by the Dead Kennedys 
            from the album "Plastic Surgery Disasters" 
            tabbed by Tom Mallon (tsmallon@syr.edu) 
 
Most of the guitar parts in this song are a guitar figure that Ray 
moves up and down as the chord changes. The figure looks like this 
in G: 
 
E ----------------------------------------------- 
B ----------------------------------------------- 
G ----------------------------------------------- 
D ---5-5--------5-5------------------------------ 
A ---5-5-6-5----5-5-6-5-------------------------- 
E ---3-3-----6--3-3-----6-3---------------------- 
 
Just move that up and down the neck as the chord changes. 
Some of the other chords, mainly in the "chorusy" section 
("Plow through rest area...") are just barre chords. 
 
 
G 
 
G# 
Buzzbomb buzzbomb macho-mobile 
G 
The road's my slave that's how I feel 
G# 
I cruise alone I cruise real far 
G 
I don't love you I love my car 
 

B      Bb      B      Bb 
Oh, oh oh oh,  Oh, oh oh oh 
 

G 
 
G# 
Cross Nevada at a 110 
G 
Highway 50 and there's nobody there 
G#                        G 
Sign says next sign thirty miles 
 

B 
I work all week, each penny saved 
Bb 
Buys more escape from home 
B 
I'd rather cruise around all day 
Bb 
Than save up for a move 
 

D 
Plow through rest area San-o-Lets, 
C                     B 
Splat goes the lonely salesman 
         Bb           G 
Wanking in the men's room 
 

G# 
Buzzbomb buzzbomb tape up loud 
G 
Blue piss clinging to my windshield 
G#                  G 
Faster faster in my car 
 

B 
Buzzbomb is my pride and joy 
Bb 
King of the trailer court 
B 
Waiting for the perfect chick 
Bb 
Who'll love me for my car 
 

D 
I tell her why I'm cool 
C                    B 
She coos back just what I like 
          Bb 
When I pretend she's near 
 
GUIT SOLO (tremolo pick all these notes) 
 
E -7----5----2-------0--2--3---5---2--------------------- 
B ------------------------------------------------------- 
 
E -7----5----2-------0--2--3---8---7--------------------- 
B ------------------------------------------------------- 
 
G# 
Zip through Ely where Pat Nixon was born 
G 
The cops round here sure looking bored 
G#                        G 
Flashing sirens state patrol 
 

B 
They're scratching up my gorgeous paint job 
      Bb       
They're shooting out my tires 
B 
Ain't no way to go to heaven 
Bb 
Buzzbomb cornered at the 7-11 
 

G      G      G      G E