Basket Case Tab

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Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Capo: no capo

[Verse]
D# A#
Do you have the time
Cm Gm
To listen to me whine
G# D# A#
About nothing and everything all at once
D# A#
I am one of those
Cm Gm
Melodramatic fools
G# D# A#
Neurotic to the bone no doubt about it

[Chorus]
G# A# D#
Sometimes I give myself the creeps
G# A# D#
Sometimes my mind plays tricks on me
G# A#
It all keeps adding up
D# A#/D Cm
I think I'm cracking up
G# A#
Am I just paranoid?
D#
I'm just stoned

[Interlude] (2x)
D# A# Cm A#

[Verse]
D# A#
I went to a shrink
Cm Gm
To analyze my dreams
G# D# A#
She says it's lack of sex that's bringing me down
D# A#
I went to a whore
Cm Gm
He said my life is a bore
G# D# A#
And quit my whining 'cause it's bringing her down

[Chorus]
G# A# D#
Sometimes I give myself the creeps
G# A# D#
Sometimes my mind plays tricks on me
G# A#
It all keeps adding up
D# A#/D Cm
I think I'm cracking up
G# A#
Am I just paranoid?
D#
I'm just stoned

[Interlude] (4x)
D# A# Cm A#

[Bridge]
G# A#
Grasping to control

So you better hold on

[Verse] (x2)

[Chorus]
G# A# D#
Sometimes I give myself the creeps
G# A# D#
Sometimes my mind plays tricks on me
G# A#
It all keeps adding up
D# A#/D Cm
I think I'm cracking up
G# A#
Am I just paranoid?
D#
I'm just stoned

[Figure 1]

Do____ you have the time____ to listen__ to me whine__ a -

P.M.
E|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
G|---9---------------|-------------------|-----6-----6-----|-------------------|
D|---7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-----9-------9-----|-6-6-6-6-6-6---6-|-----6-------6-----|
A|---7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4---6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----|
E|-----------------7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----|-------------4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-|

bout nothing and everything_ all at______ once?

E|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
G|-----------------9-|-----9-------9-----|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-------7-----7-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----|-----9---------9-|-----9-------9-9---|
A|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-0-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7---|
E|---5-5-5-5-5-5-----|-------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----|

I am one of those melodramatic fools;

neurotic to the bone no doubt about it.

[Figure 2]

Sometimes I give__ my - self____the_ creeps.

P.M.
E|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|--------------------|-----------------|-----9---------9-|-----9-------9---|
D|-------7------7---9-|-----9-------9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|---7-7-7-7--7-7-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|---5-5-5-5--5-5-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|-----------------|-----------------|

sometimes my mind plays tricks on me.

it all keeps adding up. I ______

[Figure 3]

Think im cracking up._________ Am I just par-a - noid?__________ Am i

just stoned?__

E|--------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------
----------------|
B|---9-----7--7--x--5-|-(5)--5--5---5--5--
5----|----------------------|----------------------------|
G|---9-----7--7--x--6-|-(6)--6--6---6--6--
6----|----------------------|------------------------9-9-|
D|---9-----7--7--x--6-|-(6)--6--6---6--6--6--7-|-7------------------9-|---(9)--9--
9---9--9--9--9-9-|
A|---7-----7--7--x--4-|-(4)--4--4---4--4--4--7-|-7---7--7--7--7--7--9-|---(9)--9--
9---9--9--9--7-7-|
E|--------------------|----------------------5-|-5---5--5--5--5--5--7-|---(7)--7--
7---7--7--7------|

[Figure 4]

E|------------------------|----------------------|
B|---9---x-x-4--4---x-x-5-|-5---x-x-4--4---x-x-9-|
G|---9---x-x-4--4---x-x-6-|-6---x-x-4--4---x-x-9-|
D|---9---x-x-4--4---x-x-6-|-6---x-x-4--4---x-x-9-|
A|---7---x-x-2--2---x-x-4-|-4---x-x-2--2---x-x-7-|
E|------------------------|----------------------|

I___________
E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|---9----x--x--4---4----x--x--5--|-5----x--x--4---4------x--x--9-|
G|---9----x--x--4---4----x--x--6--|-6----x--x--4---4------x--x--9-|
D|---9----x--x--4---4----x--x--6--|-6----x--x--4---4------x--x--9-|
A|---7----x--x--2---2----x--x--4--|-4----x--x--2---2------x--x--7-|
E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|

[Figure 5]

went to a shrink________ to
E|---0-----0--------0---0---------------------------------------------|
B|---0-----0--------0---0---x---4--|-(4)---4---4-----4---4---4---x--x-|
G|---1-----1--------1---1---x---4--|-(4)---4---4-----4---4---4---x--x-|
D|---2-----2--------2---2---x---4--|-(4)---4---4-----4---4---4---x--x-|
A|---2-----2--------2---2---x---2--|-(2)---2---2-----2---2---2---x--x-|
E|---0-----0--------0---0---------------------------------------------|

an- a - lyze my dreams.__ She says it's lack of sex_

E|-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------0--0-----0--|
B|---5---5---5--5--------|----------------------0--|-0----2----------0--0--|
G|---6---6---6--6--------|----------------------2--|-2------------------1--|
D|---6---6---6--6--x--6--|-(6)--6--6---6--6--6--2--|-2------------------2--|
A|---4---4---4--4--x--6--|-(6)--6--6---6--6--6--0--|-0------------------2--|
E|-----------------x--4--|-(4)--4--4---4--4--4-----|--------------------0--|

___that's bring - ing me_______down. I______

E|---(0)-----0--0--------0------|-----------------2--|-(2)-------------0--|
B|---(0)--0--------0--0-----x-x-|-4---4-4--4--5---4--|-(4)-5-5-4-4-4-5-0--|
G|---(1)--------------------x-x-|-4---4-4--4--4---4--|-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-4-0--|
D|---(2)--------------------x-x-|-4---4-4--4--4---4--|-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-4----|
A|---(2)--------------------x-x-|-2---2-2--2--2---2--|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2----|
E|---(0)------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

I went to a whore, he said my life's a bore.

So quit my whining cause it's bringing her down.

[Figure 6]

Sometimes I give______ my - self___ the___________

E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|---7-----7-------7---7-------9--|-(9)---9---9---9-------9---9---------|
A|---7-----7-------7---7-------9--|-(9)---9---9---9-------9---9---------|
E|---5-----5-------5---5---0---7--|-(7)---7---7---7-------7---7---0--0--|

_____ creeps.

E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---9-----9-----9---9---10---9---|-(9)---7---7-----7---7---7-------|
G|---9-----9-----9---9---9----9---|-(9)---9---9-----9---9---9-------|
D|---9-----9-----9---9---9----9---|-(9)---9---9-----9---9---9-------|
A|---7-----7-----7---7---7----7---|-(7)---7---7-----7---7---7-------|
E|--------------------------------|-----------------------------0---|

Sometimes my mind plays tricks on me

it all keeps adding up.
I think Im cracking up.
am i just paranoid?

Yeah, Yeah, Yeah.

[Bridge]
 Grasp-
- ing to con - trol so i'd better hold___
on.____

E|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------|
B|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------|
G|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------|
D|---7---------------|-----------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9--------|
A|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9--------|
E|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7--------|

[Solo]

E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|------------9--9--9---9----------|-----------------------------------|
D|---7----7---9--9--9---9-------9--|-(9)---9---9---9---9---9---9-------|
A|---7----7---7--7--7---7---0---9--|-(9)---9---9---9---9---9---9-------|
E|---5----5---------------------7--|-(7)---7---7---7---7---7---7---0---|

E|--------0----------0----------|-----------0---------
0----------|-----------------|
B|------------0----------0------|---------------0---------
0------|-----------------|
G|---1--------2--------------6--|---------------x----------------|--------
9--------|
D|---2-----------------------4--|-(6)---6-------7-------------7--|-7------9-----
9--|
A|------------------------------|-(4)---4---------------------7--|-7------7-----
9--|
E|------------------------------|-----------------------------0--|-5------------
7--|

E|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|---(9)-------------------------|
A|---(9)-------------------------|
E|---(7)------------/16--\7---0--|

[Outro]

E|--------------------------|--------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------|
G|-2---------------------4--|-(4)----------|
D|-2----------2----------4--|-(4)----------|
A|-0----------2----------2--|-(2)----------|
E|------------0-------------|--------------|

[Song Structure]

Figure1 x 2
Figure2 x 1
Figure2 x 2 1/2
Figure3 x 1
Figure4 x 1
Figure5 x 2
Figure6 x 1
Figure6 x 2 1/2
Figure3 x 1
Figure4 x 4
Bridge x 1
Figure5 x 2
Solo x 1
Outro x 2