E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| Skipper Dan (Acoustic Ver)- Weird Al Yankovic E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| 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. E|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|--------------2~---| A|---/4-2---2-0-0----| E|-0------0----------| D PEAT 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 TRANB TION E|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|------------2-2-6-6-4~--| A|---/4-2---2-0-0-4-4-2~--| E|-0------0---------------| Pre-Chorus (Listen for Strumming) E E A E5 E E A E5 E|---------0----------0-------0----------------0----------0------0-----------| B|---------0----------0-------2----5-----------0----------0------2-----5-----| G|---------1----------1-------2----4-----------1----------1------2-----4-----| D|---------2----------2-------2----2-----------2----------2------2-----2-----| A|---------2----------2-------0----------------2----------2------0-----------| E|---------0----------0------------------------0----------0------------------| Hit the boards and paid my dues and got phenomenal rave reviews E E A E5 E E A E|------------0---------0-----0-----------------0------0----0----------------| B|------------0---------0-----2-------5---------0------0----2----------------| G|------------1---------1-----2-------4---------1------1----2----------------| D|------------2---------2-----2-------2---------2------2----2----------------| A|------------2---------2-----0-----------------2------2----0----------------| E|------------0---------0-----------------------0------0---------------------| I knew the world was gonna love me without a doubt. E5 E E A E5 E|----------------------0-------------0----------0---------------------------| B|-------5--------------0-------------0----------2------5--------------------| G|-------4--------------1-------------1----------2------4--------------------| D|-------2--------------2-------------2----------2------2--------------------| A|----------------------2-------------2----------0---------------------------| E|----------------------0-------------0--------------------------------------| I was sure that Tarantino would be calling me on the phone E E A E5 E|-------0---------------0------------0--------------------------------------| B|-------0---------------0------------2-------5------------------------------| G|-------1---------------1------------2-------4------------------------------| D|-------2---------------2------------2-------2------------------------------| A|-------2---------------2------------0--------------------------------------| E|-------0---------------0---------------------------------------------------| Annie Leibowitz would shoot me for Rolling Stone E E A E5 F#m E|---------0----------0--------0---------------------2-----------------------| B|---------0----------0--------2------------5--------2-----------------------| G|---------1----------1--------2------------4--------2-----------------------| D|---------2----------2--------2------------2--------4-----------------------| A|---------2----------2--------0---------------------4-----------------------| E|---------0----------0------------------------------2-----------------------| But the years have come and gone and I'm sorry to say A E|------------------------------0--------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------2--------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------2--------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------2--------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------0--------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 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 PDC HORUS 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! D PEAT 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?] A ST 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 <----Chord change in this part of Chorus And I'll probably work forever as a C#m B A E Tour guide on the Jungle Cruise ride A E B Skipper Dan is the name C#m B A E A 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 Somebody shoot me 'cause I'm bored to tears! C#m B A E Always said I'd be famous, I guess that I lied A B C#m 'Cause I'm working on the Jungle Cruise ride A B E I'm still working on the Jungle Cruise ride!