Hate Boys (song)

Name	Hate Boys
Album/single	Shihad
Length	4.09 (album version)
Alternative titles
First live performance
Recorded	June/July 1996
Writer/composer	Shihad
Producer	GGGarth

Additional Information

Song meaning as told by Jon: "That's my favourite song lyrically by far. You really notice the beer and rugby culture of New Zealand when you get back from being away. It really frustrates me having to keep your head down and not say anything back to people, when you walk into a group of rugby players who you know are going to hassle you, and they do. This song is my song to say what I'd really like to say when I'm outnumbered by 10 rednecks to one". Rip It Up, Oct. 1996

Lyrics

"What have we here then?
That girl's got shorter hair than her boyfriend
What is it with the kids these days?"
And the way his head goes straight to his back
It almost gave me a heart attack
I could tell he was an animal

So let's hear it for the salt of the earth
I guess your narrow sight
Has seen you right since birth
C'mon, raise your glass, let's have some noise
Release your hate boys

Oh, work is over, it's time to cut loose
The night's alive, the night's alive
Time to pay your dues to your misplaced frustrations
Got a rant from a prat
Sitting there chewing his fat
He made it clear I wasn't his mate
Didn't concern me at all

The night's alive, the night's alive
The night's alive, yeah right
I can't believe the bother you're giving me

What have we here then
Some red-neck pissing his hard earned money
Down his throat
Just to let off some steam built from a hard week's work
Like the weekend and the weekend before
With an excuse to shout out to the world
Just what a bigot he is

Tabs

Guitar

Tuning:Standard EADGBe (Yes, I realise that it's probably really played with everything 
down a step, I can just never be bothered.
This is a tab for lazy people like me who hate having to constantly retune their 
:P)

No claims to being exact or complete, but it does the job. Play around with it a bit.

P.S. For heaps more Shihad tabs, go to http://www.pacihad.com/forum/index.php?showforum=11

Intro/Verse Riff

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------5-------------3-----------5------10-10-10-10-8---|
D|--------5-------------3-----------5------10-10-10-10-8---|
A|-1/3-3-(3)---1-3-1-3-(1)---1/3-3-(3)---1-8--8--8--8--6---|
E|-----------------------------------------8--8--8--8--6---|

"What have we here then? That girls got shorter hair than her boyfriend
What is it with the kids these days?"
And the way his head goes straight into his back, It almost gave me a heart attack
I could tell he was an animal

Chorus

So lets [C]hear it for the [B]salt of the [F]earth
I guess your [C]narrow sight has [B]seen you right since [F]birth
C'mon, [C]Raise your glass, [B]Lets have some [F]noise
Release your [C]hate boys [B]   [F]

Verse 2

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------5-------------3-----------5------10-10-10-10-8---|
D|--------5-------------3-----------5------10-10-10-10-8---|
A|-1/3-3-(3)---1-3-1-3-(1)---1/3-3-(3)---1-8--8--8--8--6---|
E|-----------------------------------------8--8--8--8--6---|

Oh, work is over, it's time to cut loose. The nights alive, The nights alive
Time to pay your dues to your misplaced frustrations
Got a rant from a prat, Sitting there chewing his fat
He made it clear I wasn't his mate (Didn't concern me at all)

Bridgy thing: Same C-B-F chord progression as the Chorus x4

Then the following with just the bass (there's actually a bit of faint lead in there 
I can't be bothered transcribing.)

The nights alive, The nights alive
The nights alive, Yeah right
I can't believe the bother your giving me

Verse 3

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------5-------------3-----------5------10-10-10-10-8---|
D|--------5-------------3-----------5------10-10-10-10-8---|
A|-1/3-3-(3)---1-3-1-3-(1)---1/3-3-(3)---1-8--8--8--8--6---|
E|-----------------------------------------8--8--8--8--6---|

What have we here then? Some red-neck pissing his hard earned money down his throat
Just to let off some steam built up from a hard weeks work
Like the weekend and the weekend before. With an excuse to shout out to the world just 
a bigot he is
Just what a bigot he is

Chorus

So lets [C]hear it for the [B]salt of the [F]earth
I guess your [C]narrow sight has [B]seen you right  [F]
C'mon, [C]Raise your glass, [B]Lets have some [F]noise
Release your [C]hate boys [B]   [F]
Release your [C]hate boys [B]   [F]
Release your [C]hate boys [B]   [F]
Release your [C]hate      [B]   [F]
             [C]          [B]   [F]


| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note