Not every Boston band of the 60's specialized in demented raveups - Teddy and the Pandas (actually from nearby Beverly) just missed hitting the Hot 100 in September, 1966 with this wistful ballad: "We Can't Go On This Way" (Stone) Intro: acoustic guitar 1 [4X]:
(E) v v v v -------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-- -------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-- -13p11s9--9--9--9-11-11-13-13-- ------------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------- ^^^^^ omit pulloff/slide first time acoustic guitar 2 [enters 3rd time]: v v v v ------------------------- -------------2-----0----- -------1----------------- -2----------------------- ------------------------- ------------------------- Verse 1: E Sugar is sweet but ... B7 Flowers are pretty, but ... E A D Your love is warmer ... B A6 E A6 E [1: B] But you're so young and we ... Verse 2: You're the fruit of the tree in the .... Bridge: acoustic guitar fill: F#m v v v v v -----------------|--- -----------------|--- -----------------|--- ---------------2-|-4- -----------2-4---|--- -----------------|--- F#m [N.C.] E It hurts to part ... F#m [N.C.] E But our love's the ... C#m F#m So don't hold on, ... B7 But I'll ... Verse 3: Sugar is sweet but you're much ... [repeat chorus; replace first two lines with melody on celeste] [repeat verse 3] Coda: B A6 E But you're so young and we ... (sugar is sweet) B A6 E But you're so young and we can't ... (flowers are pretty) B A6 [N.C.] E / / / / / But you're so young and... -- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers
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