– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
skipper dan ( acoustic ver ) – weird al yankovic
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

tabbed by : steve sherwin ’theelusivesound’
tune your guitar a half step down for this song

tuning : D# G# C# F# A# D#

* 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 .

D# | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A# | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
F# | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
C# | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2~ – – – |
G# | – – – /4 – 2 – – – 2 – 0 – 0 – – – – |
D# | – 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

D# | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A# | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
F# | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
C# | – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – 2 – 6 – 6 – 4~ – – |
G# | – – – /4 – 2 – – – 2 – 0 – 0 – 4 – 4 – 2~ – – |
D# | – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

pre – chorus
( listen for strumming )
E E A E5 E E A E5
D# | – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – |
A# | – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – 2 – – – – 5 – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – 2 – – – – – 5 – – – – – |
F# | – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – 2 – – – – 4 – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – 2 – – – – – 4 – – – – – |
C# | – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – 2 – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – 2 – – – – – 2 – – – – – |
G# | – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – |
D# | – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

hit the boards and paid my dues and got phenomenal rave reviews
E E A E5 E E A
D# | – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A# | – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – 5 – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
F# | – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – 4 – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – 1 – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
C# | – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – 2 – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G# | – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – 2 – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D# | – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

i knew the world was gonna love me without a doubt .
E5 E E A E5
D# | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A# | – – – – – – – 5 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – 5 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
F# | – – – – – – – 4 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – 4 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
C# | – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G# | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D# | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

i was sure that tarantino would be calling me on the phone
E E A E5
D# | – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A# | – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – 5 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
F# | – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – 4 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
C# | – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G# | – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D# | – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

annie leibowitz would shoot me for rolling stone
E E A E5 F#m
D# | – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A# | – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – 5 – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
F# | – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – 4 – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
C# | – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – 4 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G# | – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 4 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D# | – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

but the years have come and gone and i’m sorry to say
A
D# | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A# | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
F# | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
C# | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G# | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D# | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

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 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!