Skipper Dan by Weird Al Yankovic ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Skipper Dan (Acoustic Ver)- Weird Al Yankovic ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Steve Sherwin 'theelusivesound' Tune your guitar a half step down for this song Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb *This is how I play the song Intro Riff/Verse NOTE: The last note isn't played the same as the electric guitar does it in the song, however it makes it easier to play by yourself on an acoustic guitar. eb|-------------------| Bb|-------------------| Gb|-------------------| Db|--------------2~---| Ab|---/4-2---2-0-0----| Eb|-0------0----------| REPEAT I stared in every high school play Blew every drama teacher away Graduated first in my class at Juilliard Took every acting workshop I could And I dreamed of Hollywood While I read my Uda Hagen And studied the Bard TRANSITION eb|------------------------| Bb|------------------------| Gb|------------------------| Db|------------2-2-6-6-4~--| Ab|---/4-2---2-0-0-4-4-2~--| Eb|-0------0---------------| Pre-Chorus (Listen for Strumming) E E A E5 E E A E5 eb|---------0----------0-------0----------------0----------0------0-----------| Bb|---------0----------0-------2----5-----------0----------0------2-----5-----| Gb|---------1----------1-------2----4-----------1----------1------2-----4-----| Db|---------2----------2-------2----2-----------2----------2------2-----2-----| Ab|---------2----------2-------0----------------2----------2------0-----------| Eb|---------0----------0------------------------0----------0------------------| Hit the boards and paid my dues and got phenomenal rave reviews E E A E5 E E A eb|------------0---------0-----0-----------------0------0----0----------------| Bb|------------0---------0-----2-------5---------0------0----2----------------| Gb|------------1---------1-----2-------4---------1------1----2----------------| Db|------------2---------2-----2-------2---------2------2----2----------------| Ab|------------2---------2-----0-----------------2------2----0----------------| Eb|------------0---------0-----------------------0------0---------------------| I knew the world was gonna love me without a doubt. E5 E E A E5 eb|----------------------0-------------0----------0---------------------------| Bb|-------5--------------0-------------0----------2------5--------------------| Gb|-------4--------------1-------------1----------2------4--------------------| Db|-------2--------------2-------------2----------2------2--------------------| Ab|----------------------2-------------2----------0---------------------------| Eb|----------------------0-------------0--------------------------------------| I was sure that Tarantino would be calling me on the phone E E A E5 eb|-------0---------------0------------0--------------------------------------| Bb|-------0---------------0------------2-------5------------------------------| Gb|-------1---------------1------------2-------4------------------------------| Db|-------2---------------2------------2-------2------------------------------| Ab|-------2---------------2------------0--------------------------------------| Eb|-------0---------------0---------------------------------------------------| Annie Leibowitz would shoot me for Rolling Stone E E A E5 F#m eb|---------0----------0--------0---------------------2-----------------------| Bb|---------0----------0--------2------------5--------2-----------------------| Gb|---------1----------1--------2------------4--------2-----------------------| Db|---------2----------2--------2------------2--------4-----------------------| Ab|---------2----------2--------0---------------------4-----------------------| Eb|---------0----------0------------------------------2-----------------------| But the years have come and gone and I'm sorry to say A eb|------------------------------0--------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------2--------------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------2--------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------2--------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------0--------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| That's not the way that it's all worked out CHORUS C#m B A E I'm a tour guide on the Jungle Cruise ride A E B Skipper Dan is the name C#m B A E A E B And I'm doing 34 shows every day, and every time it's the same C#m B A E Look at those hippos, they're wiggling their ears A B Just like they've done for the last 50 years C#m B A E Now I'm laughing at my own jokes, but I'm crying inside A B BACK TO INTRO/VERSE RIFF 'Cause I'm working on the Jungle Cruise ride VERSE 2 (Con't Riff throughout) Oh the critics they used to say, I was the new Olivier Thought I'd be the toast of Sundance, or maybe Cannes PRECHORUS E A E5 Ah, but don't bother trying to IMDB me, E A E5 The only place you might possibly see me, E A E Is riding my little boat around Adventureland, A It ain't exactly what I planned but CHORUS C#m B A E I'm a tour guide on the Jungle Cruise ride A E B Skipper Dan is the name C#m B A E A E B And I'm doing 34 shows every day, and every time it's the same C#m B A E I would've killed if I'd been in Speed-the-Plow A B But what's the difference that's all behind me now C#m B A E 'Cause I'm paying the rent and I'm swallowing my pride A B E And I'm working on the Jungle Cruise ride BRIDGE (KEY CHANGE TO G) G A D Bm I should be there on Broadway, knocking 'em dead in 12 Angry Men G A But instead I'm here telling these lame jokes (BACK TO KEY OF E) B Again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again! REPEAT CHORUS CHORDS FROM EARLIER OVER THE JUNGLE JOKES [Bengal tigers can jump over 20 feet... That's an African Bull-Elephant... There it is the backside of water! What have I done with my life?] LAST CHORUS W/ CHANGE C#m B A E I should've listened when my Grandfather said A B Why don't you major in business instead? C#m B A E Now my hopes are vanished and my dreams have all died A B www.TAB6.com