China Drum
Goosefair
Can't Stop These Things
Standard Tuning
Tabbed by Phil Tweedie
As usual listen to the record for actual timings etc
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Intro
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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"
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"I would have more sense if I could sense what I could have"
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E|-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"
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Chorus 1
"My mind, can't stop the things that make me want it"
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"My mind, can't stop these things"
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G|-8---8---8-8-8-8-|-----------------|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D|-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-|
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"My mind, has enough to do without you on it"
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"My mind, can't wait to see you try and stop it"
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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"
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"I would have more sense if I could sense what I could have"
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"I'm learning things about myself that I never knew I had"
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Chorus 2
"My mind, can't stop the things that make me want it"
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"My mind, can't stop these things"
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D|-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-|
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"My mind, has enough to do without you on it"
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"My mind, can't wait to see you try and stop it"
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Bridge (quieter with overlays and delays etc)
"I want some kind of contact with you, you must admit I haven't bugged you"
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"So you're due for some annoyance, the last three months you've had enjoyment"
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"Out of watching them contain it, uninvited you obtained it"
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"From the unsuspecting shamless so you're not exactly blameless"
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"My mind, has enough to do without you on it"
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"My mind, can't stop the things that make me want it"
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"My mind, has enough to chew without you on it"
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(more dist)
"My mind, has enough to deal with"
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D|-8---LET RING----|-LET RING------\-|-5--STOP---------|-----------------|
A|-6---LET RING----|-LET RING------\-|-5--STOP---------|-----------------|
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Outro Chorus (listen for changing rhythms)
"My mind, can't stop the things that make me want it"
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"My mind, can't stop these things"
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"My mind, has enough to do without you on it"
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"My mind, can't wait to see you try and stop it"
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D|-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-|
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"Try and stop it"
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D|-8---8-8-5---5-5-|-3---3-3-5---5-5-|-8---8-8-5---5-5-|-3---3-3-5---5-5-|
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"Try and stop it"
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D|-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|-6---6-6-5---5-5-|-1---1-1-3---3-3-|-6---6-6-5---5-5-|-1---1-1-3---3-3-|
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D|-5---5-5-5---5-5-|-5---5-5-5-5-3-3-|-5---5-5-5---5-5-|-5---------------|
A|-5---5-5-5---5-5-|-5---5-5-5-5-3-3-|-5---5-5-5---5-5-|-5---------------|
E|-3---3-0-3---3-0-|-3---3-0-3-0-1-0-|-3---3-0-3---3-0-|-3---------------|
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