Smash Mouth - The Fonz Tab

I had to tab out this song off of Fush Yu, because it's one of the better
tracks on the album.  Enjoy:

Intro:

E
B
G 6 6
D 6 6 6 6 8 8 7 7 6
A--6--6--4--4--8--8--7--7-- Played 2x, then:---6---- E--4--4--------6--6--5--5-- ---4---- G# G# C# C# Bb Bb A A G# (let ring)

First verse:

E
B
G
D (6)
A (6) 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
E (4) 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
E
B
G
D
A 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4h6
E 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
E
B
G 6
D 6
A 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4
E 4 3 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

First Chorus:

One guitar plays the intro, while the other plays this with ska upstrokes:

G# C# Bb A G# C# Bb A G#
E 4 9 9 6 5 5 4 9 9 6 5 5 4
B 4 9 9 6 5 5 4 9 9 6 5 5 4
G 5 10 10 7 6 6 5 10 10 7 6 6 5
D 6 11 11 8 7 7 6 11 11 8 7 7 6
A
E

Second verse: Heavy distortion, but played the same, except for the end:

E
B
G 6
D 6
A 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 4
E

Second chorus: Played 4x instead of two, with this riff at the end:

D
A
E 6s7s6 5 5 4

Bridge: (This is played 4x)

E
B
G 8
D 8 8
A 8 6
E 6
Bb D#

Solo: (played over chorus/intro chords, probably on a wah pedal)

E
B 6 6 5 5 6 6 5 5
G 5 8 7 7 5 6 5 8 7 7 5 6
D 6 6 6 6 6
A 6
E 4

(* the riff from the second chorus is played at the end of the solo)

Third verse: Back to no distortion, and played the same except for:

"Looked down and no one cared. . ."
E 4
B 4 4
G 6
D
A
E 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Third chorus: Play just ska part 4x, then add distorted guitar for 4x,

end on G# Lyrics: I wanna try your shoes on, and wear them for a day. Learn to walk like you do, and see what I see. I'd talk like I knew something, that everyone wanted to hear. But you're the Fonz. . . The definition of icy, the measure of what's up. You could play the tuba, and everyone would clap. Well I can play the tuba, and they all just shake their heads. Cause you're the Fonz. . . I know it's over for me, I know it's over for me, I know it's over for me, I know it's over. Drove my car to the top floor, and stood at the edge. When I woke up in heaven, looked down and no one cared. But when you pulled your own trigger, they all gathered round to watch. Cause you're the Fonz. . . That's it! I hope this makes some sense to you. It's a fun song to play, so have fun, dammit. E-mail me and tell me how I'm doing, or if you have any changes or anything. Luke

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