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Can't Stop These Things by China Drum

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China Drum
Goosefair
Can't Stop These Things
Standard Tuning
Tabbed by Phil Tweedie

As usual listen to the record for actual timings etc
_________________________________________________________________________________

Dist
Intro
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D MajorD|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E MajorE|-10\3~--------(hold throughout drum intro)-----------|-----------------|

PM_______________________________________________________________________
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D MajorD|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A augmentedA|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
E MajorE|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|

PM_____________________________________________________grad release
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------8-8-|
G+G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------8-8-8-8-|
D MajorD|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A augmentedA|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E MajorE|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|---3-----3-----4-|---3---3-3-----3-|---3-1---3-----3-|-----------------|
G+G|-0-----0-----0---|-0-----------0---|-----------3-----|-2---2-2---------|
D MajorD|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------3-----|
BB|---3-----3-----4-|---3---3-3-----3-|---3-1---3-----3-|-----------3-----|
G+G|-0-----0-----0---|-0-----------0---|-----------3-----|-2---2-2---0-----|
D MajorD|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------0-----|
A augmentedA|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------2-----|
E MajorE|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------3-----|
_________________________________________________________________________________

Verse 1
"Hot coffee burns my mouth, I been staring in a dream"
"The money would be good, I think but not as good as clean"
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|-------(Play to feedback for first 4 bars)-----------|-----------------|
D MajorD|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------5-0-5-0---|
A augmentedA|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-pick--5-0-5-0---|
E MajorE|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-slide-3-0-3-0---|

"I would have more sense if I could sense what I could have"
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D MajorD|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|---5---5-5-5-5---|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|---5---5-5-5-5---|
A augmentedA|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|---5---5-5-5-5---|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|---5---5-5-5-5---|
E MajorE|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|---3---3-3-3-3---|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|---3---3-3-3-3---|

"I'm learning things about myself that I never knew I had"
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|-----------------|-----------------|-7-7-----7-7-7-7-|---7---7-7-7-7-7-|
D MajorD|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|---3---3-3-3-3---|-7-7-----7-7-7-7-|---7---7-7-7-7-7-|
A augmentedA|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|---3---3-3-3-3---|-5-5-----5-5-5-5-|---5---5-5-5-5-5-|
E MajorE|-1---1-1---1-1-1-|---1---1-1-1-1---|-----------------|-----------------|
_________________________________________________________________________________

Chorus 1
"My mind, can't stop the things that make me want it"
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|-8---8---8-8-8-8-|-----------------|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D MajorD|-8---8---8-8-8-8-|-5---5---5-5-5-5-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A augmentedA|-6---6---6-6-6-6-|-5---5---5-5-5-5-|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E MajorE|-----------------|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|

"My mind, can't stop these things"
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|-8---8---8-8-8-8-|-----------------|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D MajorD|-8---8---8-8-8-8-|-5---5---5-5-5-5-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A augmentedA|-6---6---6-6-6-6-|-5---5---5-5-5-5-|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
E MajorE|-----------------|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|

"My mind, has enough to do without you on it"
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|-8---8---8-8-8-8-|-----------------|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D MajorD|-8---8---8-8-8-8-|-5---5---5-5-5-5-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A augmentedA|-6---6---6-6-6-6-|-5---5---5-5-5-5-|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E MajorE|-----------------|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|

"My mind, can't wait to see you try and stop it"
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|-8---8---8-8-8-8-|-----------------|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D MajorD|-8---8---8-8-8-8-|-5---5---5-5-5-5-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A augmentedA|-6---6---6-6-6-6-|-5---5---5-5-5-5-|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
E MajorE|-----------------|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|---3-----3-----4-|---3---3-3-----3-|---3-1---3-----3-|-----------------|
G+G|-0-----0-----0---|-0-----------0---|-----------3-----|-2---2-2---------|
D MajorD|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------3-----|
BB|---3-----3-----4-|---3---3-3-----3-|---3-1---3-----3-|-----------3-----|
G+G|-0-----0-----0---|-0-----------0---|-----------3-----|-2---2-2---0-----|
D MajorD|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------0-----|
A augmentedA|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------2-----|
E MajorE|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------3-----|
_________________________________________________________________________________

Verse 2
"I've held my eyes wide open but it's very hard to see"
"The slimy hidden dangers unless you've got ESP"
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|-------(Play to feedback for first 4 bars)-----------|-----------------|
D MajorD|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------5-0-5-0---|
A augmentedA|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-pick--5-0-5-0---|
E MajorE|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-slide-3-0-3-0---|

"I would have more sense if I could sense what I could have"
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D MajorD|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|---5---5-5-5-5---|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|---5---5-5-5-5---|
A augmentedA|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|---5---5-5-5-5---|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|---5---5-5-5-5---|
E MajorE|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|---3---3-3-3-3---|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|---3---3-3-3-3---|

"I'm learning things about myself that I never knew I had"
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|-----------------|-----------------|-7-7-----7-7-7-7-|---7---7-7-7-7-7-|
D MajorD|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|---3---3-3-3-3---|-7-7-----7-7-7-7-|---7---7-7-7-7-7-|
A augmentedA|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|---3---3-3-3-3---|-5-5-----5-5-5-5-|---5---5-5-5-5-5-|
E MajorE|-1---1-1---1-1-1-|---1---1-1-1-1---|-----------------|-----------------|
_________________________________________________________________________________

Chorus 2
"My mind, can't stop the things that make me want it"
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|-8---8---8-8-8-8-|-----------------|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D MajorD|-8---8---8-8-8-8-|-5---5---5-5-5-5-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A augmentedA|-6---6---6-6-6-6-|-5---5---5-5-5-5-|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E MajorE|-----------------|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|

"My mind, can't stop these things"
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|-8---8---8-8-8-8-|-----------------|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D MajorD|-8---8---8-8-8-8-|-5---5---5-5-5-5-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A augmentedA|-6---6---6-6-6-6-|-5---5---5-5-5-5-|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
E MajorE|-----------------|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|

"My mind, has enough to do without you on it"
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|-8---8---8-8-8-8-|-----------------|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D MajorD|-8---8---8-8-8-8-|-5---5---5-5-5-5-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A augmentedA|-6---6---6-6-6-6-|-5---5---5-5-5-5-|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E MajorE|-----------------|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|

"My mind, can't wait to see you try and stop it"
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|-8---8---8-8-8-8-|-----------------|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D MajorD|-8---8---8-8-8-8-|-5---5---5-5-5-5-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A augmentedA|-6---6---6-6-6-6-|-5---5---5-5-5-5-|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
E MajorE|-----------------|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
_________________________________________________________________________________

Bridge (quieter with overlays and delays etc)

"I want some kind of contact with you, you must admit I haven't bugged you"
e|-3---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-3-------------1/|
BB|-3---------------|-----------------|-----3-----------|-3-------------1/|
G+G|-0---------------|-----------------|--------0--------|-0-------------0-|
D MajorD|-----------------|-----------------|---------------3-|-0-------------0-|
A augmentedA|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

"So you're due for some annoyance, the last three months you've had enjoyment"
e|/3---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|
BB|/3---------------|-----------------|-----3-------3---|-----------------|
G+G|(0)--------------|-----------------|---------0-------|-----------------|
D MajorD|(0)--------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

"Out of watching them contain it, uninvited you obtained it"
e|/11--------------|-11-10-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-------13-11-----|-----------------|-11--------------|
G+G|-----------------|-------------12--|-----------------|-----------------|
D MajorD|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

"From the unsuspecting shamless so you're not exactly blameless"
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|-10/12-----------|-----------------|-12--------------|-----------------|
D MajorD|-10/12-----------|-----------------|-----12----------|-----------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------|-----------------|---------10------|-----------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

"My mind, has enough to do without you on it"
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
BB|-4---------------|-4---3-----------|-----------------|-3---------------|
G+G|-----------------|---------5---3---|-----------------|-0---------------|
D MajorD|-----------------|-----------------|--5--------------|-----------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

"My mind, can't stop the things that make me want it"
e|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|
BB|-4---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----3-----------|
G+G|-3---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|---------0-------|
D MajorD|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

"My mind, has enough to chew without you on it"
e|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|
BB|-4---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|
G+G|-3---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
D MajorD|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

(more dist)
"My mind, has enough to deal with"
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|-8---LET RING----|-LET RING------\-|-----------------|-----------------|
D MajorD|-8---LET RING----|-LET RING------\-|-5--STOP---------|-----------------|
A augmentedA|-6---LET RING----|-LET RING------\-|-5--STOP---------|-----------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|-----------------|-3--STOP---------|-----------------|
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Outro Chorus (listen for changing rhythms)
"My mind, can't stop the things that make me want it"
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|-8---8-8-8-8-8-8-|-----------------|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D MajorD|-8---8-8-8-8-8-8-|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A augmentedA|-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E MajorE|-----------------|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|

"My mind, can't stop these things"
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|-8---8-8-8-8-8-8-|-----------------|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D MajorD|-8---8-8-8-8-8-8-|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A augmentedA|-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
E MajorE|-----------------|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|

"My mind, has enough to do without you on it"
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|-8---8---8-8-8-8-|-----------------|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D MajorD|-8---8---8-8-8-8-|-5---5---5-5-5-5-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A augmentedA|-6---6---6-6-6-6-|-5---5---5-5-5-5-|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E MajorE|-----------------|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|

"My mind, can't wait to see you try and stop it"
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|-8---8---8-8-8-8-|-----------------|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D MajorD|-8---8---8-8-8-8-|-5---5---5-5-5-5-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A augmentedA|-6---6---6-6-6-6-|-5---5---5-5-5-5-|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
E MajorE|-----------------|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|

"Try and stop it"
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|-8---8-8---------|-3---3-3-5---5-5-|-8---8-8---------|-3---3-3-5---5-5-|
D MajorD|-8---8-8-5---5-5-|-3---3-3-5---5-5-|-8---8-8-5---5-5-|-3---3-3-5---5-5-|
A augmentedA|-6---6-6-5---5-5-|-1---1-1-3---3-3-|-6---6-6-5---5-5-|-1---1-1-3---3-3-|
E MajorE|---------3---3-3-|-----------------|---------3---3-3-|-----------------|

"Try and stop it"
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|-8---8-8---------|-3---3-3-5---5-5-|-8---8-8---------|-3---3-3-5---5-5-|
D MajorD|-8---8-8-5---5-5-|-3---3-3-5---5-5-|-8---8-8-5---5-5-|-3---3-3-5---5-5-|
A augmentedA|-6---6-6-5---5-5-|-1---1-1-3---3-3-|-6---6-6-5---5-5-|-1---1-1-3---3-3-|
E MajorE|---------3---3-3-|-----------------|---------3---3-3-|-----------------|

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D MajorD|-5---5-5-5---5-5-|-5---5-5-5-5-3-3-|-5---5-5-5---5-5-|-5---------------|
A augmentedA|-5---5-5-5---5-5-|-5---5-5-5-5-3-3-|-5---5-5-5---5-5-|-5---------------|
E MajorE|-3---3-0-3---3-0-|-3---3-0-3-0-1-0-|-3---3-0-3---3-0-|-3---------------|

_____________________________________________________________________________________



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