Frank Black & the Catholics
song: “Pray for the Girls”
From the Powerpuff Girls Soundtrack
Tabbed by: Derek - ratbert99x@aol.com

[VERSE 1 - only bass]
C#    F#              G#        A
 Last night I had the strangest dream
E         D#           G#
 Saw everybody running in the streets
C#             F#            G#     A
  Leapfrogging salmon trying get upstream
E              D#         G#
 The dream was over but I could not sleep
A         A   A   A   F#    F#   F#  F#    F#
 I had to put on the lights when she said that


[VERSE 2 - drums kicks in]
C#    F#              G#        A
 Last night I had the strangest dream
E            D#         G#
 The sky was dark and I could not see
C#          F#           G#       A
 Felt under water when I tried to scream
       E           D#           G#
 When I heard the rooster I was finally free
A        A   A   A   F#   F#    F#  F#  F#   F#
 I was a little bit frightened when he said that


[VERSE 3 - keys jump in]
C#m   F#              G#        A
 Last night I had the strangest dream
E           D#               G#
 Me and the chickens running in the street
C#m        F#           G#       A
 we met a monkey with a eye that gleamed
E             D#                G#
 He drew that line, we couldn’t move our beaks
A         A    A   A  F#  F#  F#   F#  F#
 A doggie woke me and he said hey rooster

[VERSE 4 - *Rich comes in with lead; same rhythm chords]

Last night I had the strangest dream
The war was over but i had no peace
The moon was waning so it wasnt the beams
Its just a dream but i have no peace
I eavesdropped on my masters they said that

[VERSE 5 - same everything]
last night we had the strangest dream
it was disturbing, oh what does it mean?
monkey in a turban, oh what does it mean?
last night we had the strangest dream
we better go to the mayor then we drove

[VERSE 6 - ditto]
downtown to have a talk with the mayor
he told my masters, uh, cant you see?
what we have here is a prophecy
cross your fingers people say a prayer
im not a religious dog but i say that

[CHORUS]                     (note: G played quickly)
E                    C#
 Better pray for the girls
E                    C#  B 
 Better pray for the girls
E              C#      B          A    G
 Aint no other hope in this whole world
E                    C#
 Better pray for the girls
E                    C#  B 
 Better pray for the girls
E              C#      B          A    G
 Aint no other hope in this whole world
E                    C#
 Better pray for the girls
E                    C#  B 
 Better pray for the girls
E              C#      B          A    G
 Aint no other hope in this whole world

E-C#-G (2x) E

[BREAK - only bass]
C#   B        A         E        F#               
 In sleep we searched behind the sun
C#  B     A       E        F#
 A funny place to find someone
C#   B       A        E      F#
 We did not find them on the moon
C#    B            A          E     F#
 We dreamed that's where they disappeared
C#    B        A       E    F#
 We dreamed perhaps another pearl
C#   B       A       E     F# 
 Or dangling on some other dune
C#    B      A        E
 but darker dreams we fear
         F#      A        B
 where'd you go this time girls?

[CHORUS]
E                    C#
 Better pray for the girls
E                    C#  B
 Better pray for the girls
E              C#      B          A    G
 Aint no other hope in this whole world
E                    C#    B-D-D#-E
 Better pray for the girls
E                    C#  B
 Better pray for the girls
E              C#      B          A 
 Aint no other hope in this whole world, no.
 
  [OUTRO]
E-------------------------------------------------------
B--0----------------------------------------------------
G--0----------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------
A-----------4-----------4-----------4------------4------
E--------0-----3-----0-----3-----0------3-----0-----3---  fade out

 *what Rich plays in verses 4-6
E------------------------------|---------------4-----------
B--5-----7-----4---------5-----|--5-----4---------4-----4--
G-----6-----6-----5-/-6-----6--|-----4-----3---------5-----
D------------------------------|---------------------------
A------------------------------|---------------------------
E------------------------------|---------------------------


D-----------------------------|---------------4------------
A--5------7------5------4-----|--5------4--------4-----4---
E-----6------6------4------5--|-----4------3--------5------
D-----------------------------|----------------------------
A-----------------------------|----------------------------
E-----------------------------|----------------------------


E--5-------------------------2-------------
B-----5-----5----------2--------2----------
G--------6-----6----3-----3----------------
D------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------

(he might play it a tad bit differently in verse 5)