THE FORMAT :: DOG PROBLEMS TABS BY BRANDON KARCIC UNLESS OTHERWISE CREDITED This is one of my favorite albums, and I've been wishing there was more of it on UG so that the whole world could learn it and play it and love it. So I went through the whole album, wrote chords for what was missing, and revamped all of the chord sheets that already existed. I hope you hardcore Format fans enjoy this one a lot. Credit goes to several people whose tabs I borrowed or improved for this. -Pick Me Up :: Don Tago ([email protected]) -Snails :: azimuth457 ([email protected]) -The Compromise :: andyp2345 -Inches and Falling :: Sephythrox ([email protected]) If you find any mistakes or would like to suggest any revisions, email me: [email protected] -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Song: "Matches"/"I'm Actual" (Tracks 1 & 2) Tabbed by: Brandon Karcic Chords -C-|-C/B-|-Am-|-Fmaj7-|-D7-| -0-|--0--|-0--|--0--|-0-| -1-|--1--|-1--|--1--|-1-| -0-|--0--|-2--|--2--|-2-| -2-|--0--|-2--|--3--|-0-| -3-|--2--|-0--|--0--|-0-| -x-|--x--|-x--|--x--|-x-| Intro: C - C/B - Am - C/B C C/B Am C/B Ashes to ashes, some dust on the dash C C/B Am C/B I got my cigarettes Fmaj7 Am D7 Am But I can't find the fire, it's calming me down C C/B Am C/B C C/B Am C/B I was just out on a night with my friends C C/B Am C/B You are still out on a night with your frienda Fmaj7 Am D7 Am C C/B Am C/B And you don't seem to tire when I'm not around G F C C/B Am C/B I'm under the tunnel, I'm holding my breath C C/B Am C/B C C/B Am C/B I searched every pocket that hung in the closet C C/B Am C/B Until I found some matches in a brown leather jacket Fmaj7 Am D7 Am C C/B Am C/B One I swore I'd never worn, but it once kept you warm G F C C/B Am C/B Do you remember we made love on the floor? Fmaj7 Am D7 Am And you still haven't called Fmaj7 Am D7 Am So I wait until they're closing the bars C C/B Am C/B G F C (Let this one ring) I made a wish but the match never lit (That's the end of "Matches", then starts "I'm Actual") ---------------------------------------- C Can we take the next hour C/B and talk about me C/B Am Talk about me, and we'll talk about me Am G C Talk about me, and we'll only talk about me C Can we please take this hour C/B and talk about me C/B Am and my hatred for corporate magazines Am G you know they don't speak to me F G G Am C/B C The irony is they won't speak with me C (I'm Actual, I'm Actual...) VERSE 2 F G Am G I placed you on a windowsill F G Am G Cut notches up and down the door F G Am G My surprise, I woke up one morn F G C In our bed, In your place lay a note; It read: (The next part uses simple bar chord shapes, like so.) ----A----Ab/A---G-----F#-G------- D|--7------6-----5------4----------------------------| A|--7------7-----5------5----------------------------| E|--5------4-----3------2----------------------------| Am Ab/A G F#/G Baby your love it just ain't good enough F G C I found sunlight six hours away Am Ab/A G F#/G (let ring) You watered me down 'til I drifted abound F G C Somewhere far from your shade F G Am G Now I shadow my former self F G Am G Once holy, now lonely; a chest full of F G Am G holes; Red wax, it paints me unclear F G when the big hand strikes twelve C (let ring) I disappear Am Ab/A G F#/G and the angels are fake and they'll lie to your face F G C Anything to keep you away Am Ab/A G F#/G You watered me down 'til I drifted abound G G G G SOLO SECTION Am Ab/A G F#/G F G C Am Ab/A G F#/G G It's time I accept the fact That you on your back has buried the past C Can we take the next hour C/B and talk about me C/B Am Talk about me, and we'll talk about me Am G C Talk about me, and we'll only talk about me C Can we please take this hour C/B and talk about me C/B Am and my hatred for corporate magazines Am G you know they don't speak to me F G G Am C/B C (let the last chord ring!) The irony is they won't speak with me --------------------------------------------------------------------- Song : Time Bomb (Track 3) Tabbed By: Brandon Karcic INTRO C G C G Oh no, was it worth it? VERSE piano part, which I play on guitar like this: ...G....G.Am...Am.C/B..C/B.C.C/B.Am.G e|-3----3--0----0--0----0--0--0--0- | B|-0----0--1----1--1----1--1--1--1-o| G|-0----0--2----2--0----0--0--0--2- | D|-0----0--2----2--0----0--2--0--2- | A|-2----2--0----0--2----2--3--2--0-o| E|-3----3--X----X--X----X--X--X--X- |x2 ...F....F..G....G..Am..Am.C/B.Am.G e|-1----1--3----3--0----0--0--0--3- | B|-1----1--0----0--1----1--1--1--0-o| G|-2----2--0----0--2----2--0--2--0- | D|-3----3--0----0--2----2--0--2--0- | A|-3----3--2----2--0----0--2--0--2-o| E|-1----1--3----3--X----X--X--X--3- |x2 G Am C/B C C/B Am G Starting now I'm starting over Am C/B C C/B Am F I'm gonna sleep G Am C/B Am G F with the next person I meet G Am C/B Am G G Am C/B C C/B Am G Starting now I'm starting over Am C/B C C/B Am F You swore "together forever" Now G Am C/B Am G F you're telling lies, Tell me your worst G Am C/B Am G F They've got no G Am C/B Am G F They've got no concept of time CHORUS Am F Tick tock, you're not a clock Dm C You're a time bomb baby Dm C A time bomb baby oh C G C G ------------------------------------------------------------- Song: She Doesn't Get It (Track 4) Tabbed By: Brandon Karcic CAPO 4 INTRO & VERSE 1 C C/B Am C/B C C/B Am C/B C C/B Am C/B All the girls pose for the same for pictures C C/B Am C/B All the boys got the same girls' hair C C/B Am C/B And I am bored because I feel much older C C/B Am C/B C Look at me as if I got a reason to stare PRECHORUS C G D But you talk so loud C G D That it calms me down, you're crying C C D D Let's make a toast CHORUS G She says she's leaving on a Sunday Am Oh, that leaves me one more night C G Can I take you home? Am D I know it's wrong, but I know your type G She says she's leaving on a Sunday Am I don't care, I need to know where to turn C G I tried it once Am D It never caught on, I was the only one who got burned C C/B Am C/B C C/B Am C/B VERSE 2 C C/B Am C/B I've read every word you've said C C/B Am C/B From a poster of a cat C C/B Am C/B Four books look across your sofa C C/B Hold Am I thought your coffee table was more clever than that C C/B Am C/B It gets worse once we get to her room C C/B Am C/B She stops and she sings, "Do do do do do do do do" C C/B Am C/B I claim "New Religion" is my song C C/B Am C/B C She doesn't get it, it's all before she was born PRECHORUS 2 C G D And you lock your door C G D Like I've been here before I feel like C C D D I've seen a ghost CHORUS 2 G She says she's leaving on a Sunday Am Oh, that leaves me one more night C G Can I take you home? Am D I know it's wrong, but I know your type G She says she's leaving on a Sunday Am I don't care, I need to know where to turn C G I tried it once Am D It never caught on, I was the only one who got burned C D I was the only one who got burned BRIDGE Em C Em Suddenly between sheets and eyelids C I am reminded why I don't do this Em I fall in love far too quickly C I never want her to forget me Em When you're gone Am D Will you call, will you write? CHORUS 3, 4, & 5 G She says she's leaving on a Sunday Am Oh, that leaves me one more night C G Can I take you home? Am D I know it's wrong, but I know your type G She says she's leaving on a Sunday Am Oh, that leaves me one more night C G Can I take you home? Am D I know it's wrong, but I know your type G She says she's leaving on a Sunday Am I don't care, I need to know where to turn C G I tried it once Am D It never caught on, I was the only one who got burned C D I was the only one who got burned C C/B Am C/B I was the only one who got burned C C/B Am C/B I was the only one who got burned C C/B Am C/B C C/B Am C/B C Hold -------------------------------------------------------------------- Song: Pick Me Up(Track 5) Originally Tabbed by: Don Tago ([email protected]) Edited and reformatted by: Brandon Karcic Almost exactly the same as the previous tab, but I added the ambient chords over the intro and included the backing vocal lyrics on the third and fifth choruses. INTRO D G And you, you're gonna walk backwards through the room D Does that mean I won't see you? G It means you'll walk backwards through the room VERSE 1 Bm G D Tiffany's crying, she's dying to make it out of this hell Em A Well I just laughed ‘cause it was my job to be her help Bm G D I'm in my bedroom, I found me a corner where friends won't debate my health Em A Like "How can he save some summer night when he can’t save himself?" CHORUS 1 D You gotta pick me up, come on and pick me G Gm When I'm falling down you've got to pick me up VERSE 2 Bm G D Cut to December and how can a scalpel tear him to skin Em A Reveal the walks in the park, Lord, how can a heart come from two separate organs? Bm G D Are you gonna make this simple? Do you wanna make me sweet? Em D A Oh, well I know I know I know I know I let you down, I let you down CHORUS 2 & 3 D You gotta pick me up, come on and pick me G Gm When I'm falling down you've got to pick me up D Prescriptions scripting a timeline Swing sets, grade schools, and black eyes G First love, heartbreak and true love Gm Mistakes, heartbreak and true love D VERSE 3 D G You, You're gonna walk backwards through the room D G Does that mean I won't see you? It means you walk backwards through the room Bm G D Are you gonna make this simple? Do you wanna make me sweet? Em D A Oh, well I know I know I know I know I let you down, I let you down CHORUS 2 & 3 D You gotta pick me up, come on and pick me G Gm When I'm falling down you've got to pick me up D Prescriptions scripting a timeline Swing sets, grade schools, and black eyes G First love, heartbreak and true love Gm Mistakes, heartbreak and true love D ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Song: Dog Problems (Track 6) Tabbed By: An unregistered UG user who did a fantastic job Edited and Reformatted By: Brandon Karcic Almost entirely the same as the previous chords, save for the very beginning and a couple G7s that can really just be played as Gs. PART ONE - THE BEGINNING C Csus4 C Don't you dare speak for someone you don't know. They'll feel it in the back of their throat. Am We know I can't construct a poem, Cause words like girls get bored and run F C'est la vie, I say "I've got so many better things" G I've got nothing, you should see me, G G7 I smoke myself to sleep. C And blame postmodern things I can't relate, like summer camp and coastal states. Am Like alcohol and coffee beans; Dance floors and magazines. F I think its safe to say I've only got myself to blame G But boys in swooping haircuts are bringing me down, taking pictures of themselves. INTERLUDE - HORNS GALORE C Am F G PART 2 - FINDING FLAWS IN EVERYONE C And so I walk the web in search of love, but always seem to end up stuck. Am I'm finding flaws in everyone, I've reached the point where all I want F Is to sleep around in hopes that I will catch back up. G We are parallel lines, we’re running in circles, We're never meant to cross. C I'm at a loss, you were my tangerine, my pussycat, my trampoline. Am Now alls I get are wincing cheeks and dog problems, I signed a lease. F Thinking my heart belonged at 93rd and Park. G Instead I broke a girl’s heart, and flew back to Phoenix G7 To finish the year as it started. PART 3 - THE PART WHERE NATE RUESS BREAKS YOUR HEART, OR 'WAS IT WORTH IT WHEN YOU SLEPT WITH HIM?' C Am F Can you hear me? Are you listening? This is the sound of my heart breaking. C Am F And I hope it's entertaining, Cause for me it’s a bitch C Was it worth it when you slept with him? Am F Did you get it all out of your system? C Dm I am a man, Holding it all, Em F I couldn’t breath, Coming across G Am G G7 I didn’t know I couldn’t give up PART 4 - IS HE SPELLING 'BECAUSE,' OR 'BECCA'? C B is for believing you'd always be here for me. Am E is for everything, even when we see it though. F C, c is for seeing through you, you are a fake, which brings me G G7 To A because, because, you always run away. C I never finish phrases, I misspell, Open arms are prison cells. Am When I said, "I hate what I've become," I lied, I hated who I was. F So when you start to wonder 'bout the pain in my throat, G G7 G C Then don't you ever, no never, ever, speak for someone you don't know. C -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Song: Oceans (Track 7) Tabbed by: Brandon Karcic CAPO 4 INTRO & VERSE 1 A E D E A E D E Oh, You've got A E D E Flaws that you wont admit A E D E Yet you tell me its a sin that I don't believe in A E D E God; You traded in your cross A E D E For a chance to dance with stars and now nothing is sacred PRECHORUS 1 A E D E Oooooooo, I've given thought to leaving A E D E Oooooooo, F-F-F-for some A E D E Time (Ooo) If only I could read a D E Map; My moat is New Mexico so it's you I wrote CHORUS 1 A I started sending you a note E On how I hope that you're happy D I hear you're somewhere in the sand E And how I wish I was an ocean D Maybe then (maybe then) I'd get to see you again A E D E A E D E VERSE 2 A E Now all my friends D E They break and they bend A E They take shape and they tend D E To get better with time, And I say: A E D E "Who am I to work so much less to get more? A E You all deserve what I am walking towards D E If you want, you should move away," PRECHORUS 2 A E D E Ooooo, This has become a weakness A E D E Ooooo, The golden state wins A E D E again (Ooooo) Perhaps it's time I settle down D E Say its blue, at least that's a plus, Plus, I miss you so much CHORUS 2 A I started sending you a note E On how I hope that you're happy D I hear you're somewhere in the sand E And how I wish I was an ocean A Oh noooo E On how I hope that you're happy D I hear you're somewhere in the sand E And how I wish I was an ocean D Maybe then (maybe then) I'd get to see you A again BRIDGE A Throughout Why am I scared of people in a room? Why can't they see a good time are the people close to you? Why don't I just give in, have a drink and shake some hands? Oh ay oh, Oh ay oh Why am I scarred from what she did to me? Why can't I trust anyone, no, not even me? why don't I just give in, have a drink and shake some hands? Oh ay oh, Oh ay oh PRECHORUS 3 A E D E Oooooooo, I've given thought to leaving A E D E Oooooooo, F-F-F-for some A E D E Time (Ooo) Maybe it's time I put a D Profile up of who I want to be E Fool everyone, just to start over clean D I can hide behind a big blue screen E Or you can return to me (Return to me...) CHORUS 3 A Oooooh E How I hope that you're happy D I hear you're somewhere in the sand E And how I wish I was an ocean A Oh noooo E Now I hope that you're happy D I hear you're somewhere in the sand E And how I wish I was an ocean D Maybe then (maybe then) I'd get to see you A E D again E A E D I'd get to see you again E A E D I'd get to see you again E A E D E I'd get to see you again OUTRO A E D E Why am I scared of people in a room? A E D E Why can't they see a good time are the people close to you? A E D E Why don't I just give in, have a drink and shake some hands? A E D E Oh ay oh, Oh ay oh A E D E A E D E A E D E A E D E A ------------------------------------------------------------------ Song: Dead End (Track 8) Tabbed by: Brandon Karcic VERSE 1 C Hold on, there's a hole in my heart Dm Everyone can see right through me (Em) F It goes all the way to the waves G F G Where my love she tried to wash it away C See we break for the summers so she can find lovers Dm She thinks that they're bottles of wine (Em) F They make you dinner and they sing you to sleep G F G But by the morning find the bottle is empty Am 'Cause she never gives it the time Dm Every bottle she finds, they don't compare (Em) F To the ones she left behind; There is never a note G F G So she waits for me to come back home CHORUS 1 C I'm looking for a dead end song Dm You wish that smoke could change its color F I love it when you talk so much G F And act like nothing went wrong G C I'm looking for a dead end song Dm We sit and find flaws in everyone F I want to keep you by my side G Holding off tidal waves VERSE 2 C "Mint Car" is keeping us warm Dm She lays crossed upon the bed (Em) F We are puzzles making shapes with our hands G F G I take my finger, turn it into a pen Am Then I run my hand down your spine Dm You guess to write something profound, Something like: (Em) "Our love will last 'til we die" F I say "you're good at this game" G but what I really wrote is F G How I've yet to be saved CHORUS 2 C I'm looking for a dead end song Dm You wish that smoke could change its color F I love it when you talk so much G F And act like nothing went wrong G C I'm looking for a dead end song Dm We sit and find flaws in everyone F I want to keep you by my side G Holding off tidal waves G REFRAIN Am Em I'm searching for a dead end song Am Em You wish that smoke could change its color Dm G I wanna get you right by my side Am Em I'm searching for a dead end song Am Em We sit and find flaws in everyone Dm G I want to keep you right by my side CHORUS 3 C I'm looking for a dead end song Dm You wish that smoke could change its color F I love it when you talk so much G F And act like nothing went wrong G C I'm looking for a dead end song Dm We sit and find flaws in everyone F I want to keep you by my side G Holding off tidal waves Fade to end -------------------------------------------------------------- Song: Snails (Track 9) Tabbed by:azimuth457 Email:[email protected] Tuning: half step down(live)/standard-capo 2(recording) If you want to know where each part goes, watch a video of them playing this live here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvF9R695UlU Intro:UPDATED TOO! e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----3------3-------2---2---2--------3-----3------2---2--2------------------| G|----2--2---2--2----2---2---2--------2-----0------2---2--2------------------| D|--0-----0------0------------------0----0-----0----------4------------------| A|------0---4--0------------------------4-2---0-----------4------------------| E|-----------------2---5---2---0-----------------2---5----2------------------| Verse: the first time after the intro, try to play it a little more like the new intro, and then play this afterward. e|-----------------3--------------|----------------3-------------------------| B|----3-----3------3---3----------|---3-----3------3---3---------------------| G|----2-----0------0---0----------|---2-----0------0---0---------------------| D|--0----0-----0------------------|-0----0-----0-----------------------------| A|------4-2---0-------------0-2-4-|-----4-2---0-------------4-2-0------------| E|---------------3---2---0--------|--------------3---2---0-------------------| Pre-Chorus: e|-|-----------------|-------------------|-|------6----5---------------------| B|-|---3---3---3---5-|----3--------------|-|------6----5---------------------| G|-|---4---4---4---6-|----2--2-----------|-|------7----6---(twice next time)-| D|-|-----------------|--0-----0-0--4-2-0-|-|------6----5---------------------| A|-|-2---------------|------0------------|-|------8----7---------------------| E|-|-----2---3---5---|-------------------|-|------6----5---------------------| < repeat there >-------------------< > ^mess around with these chords^ Chorus: e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------3--3---3--3---3--3---3--3---3--3---3--3---3--3---------------------| G|--------2--2---2--2---0--0---0--0---0--0---0--0---0--0---------------------| D|-------0--0----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-0-2-4--------4--4---2--2---0--0------------------------0--0-2-4-----------| E|-----------------------------------3--3---2--2---0--0----------------------| Outro: e|------------------3-------2------------------------------------------------| B|----3-----3-------3---3---3------------------------------------------------| G|----2-----0-------0---0---2------------------------------------------------| D|--0----0-----0------------0------------------------------------------------| A|------4-2---0-------0------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------3----------------------------------------------------------| VERSE Nico, come back home Show me that you care And loves just not a flare on my sleeve Sleep well, I pray that cardboard boxes, Set the perfect stage. 'Cause wood grain makes all man made things seem so out of date Life is not a play, it's what we Make of the people we love. CHORUS Snails see the benefits The beauty in every inch Oh why, why, why, why, why, why Are you quick to kiss? VERSE She bites at blades and leaves God damn you shrubbery Well I?m sick of vanity plates Should we move to the UK? 'Cause life here in the states has escaped PRE All the people in love What we make of these people we love Snails see the benefits The beauty in every inch Oh why, why, why, why, why Are you quick to kiss? Baby, maybe I spoke to soon I?ll touch you once you make the first move Snails see the benefits The beauty in every inch VERSE I watch her as she runs My mother jumps the gun She puts her in her arms That is just like my mom Never lets go, never lets me grow old I wanna pay her back But love is nothing you can tax My family?s not rich by any means But I feel we won the lottery, that day The rock swallowed the girl And I cried as cameras caught my eyes My tears turned into butterflies They fly away as caskets close A new day comes you?ll wake unfold Smile when you feel the sunlight You feel the sunlight You feel the sunlight CHORUS Snails see the benefits The beauty in every inch Oh why, why, why, why, why Are you quick to kiss? Baby, maybe I spoke to soon I?ll touch you once you make the first move Snails see the benefits The beauty in every inch Oh snails see the benefits The beauty in every inch ---------------------------------------------------------------- Song: The Compromise (Track 10) Tabbed by: Brandon Karcic This is based on the andyp2345 tab. Changes include: -The optional (A) (B) slide at the end of the chorus progression -A instead of A7 -Corrected chords on the bridge INTRO C#m A E C#m A E C#m A E (A) (B) E (A) (B) VERSE 1 E F# You, you think it's cool to be crazy A I say you're born rich - stay rich E There's no point in taking chances. E F# And me, I wouldn't call it a sophomore slump, no, I'd say A E I'm one step closer to bein' just where I want to be PRECHORUS 1 F# Away from this scene, A Away from this machine, Alright! CHORUS 1 C#m A E Meet me in the middle C#m A E, Well c'mon let's make up a dance C#m A E A E (A) (B) And we'll agree to call it the compromise E(A) (B) VERSE 2 E F# Step one: find a partner, grab a pen A And don't you dare ask questions, E Just sign on the dotted line E F# Step two: throw your partner behind a desk A Will then do absolutely nothing E So it's your job to dance and smile the whole time PRECHORUS 2 F# Don't call it a trend, F#m 'cause it's the only way we think to get ahead CHORUS 2 C#m A E Meet me in the middle C#m A E, Well c'mon let's make up a dance C#m A E A7 E And we'll agree to call it the compromise C#m A E There's no sense in complainin' C#m A E, If it doesn't change your minds C#m A E A E Take me by the hand, let's compromise BRIDGE 1 Bm A E I can feel your feet touchin' mine Bm A E If you can't dance, there's someone else in line INTERLUDE C#m A E C#m A E C#m A E (A) (B) E (A) (B) C#m A E C#m A E C#m A E (A) (B) E (A) (B) BRIDGE 2 Bm A E I can feel your feet touchin' mine Bm A E If you can't dance, there's someone else in line CHORUS 3 C#m A E Meet me in the middle C#m A E, Well c'mon let's make up a dance C#m A E A E (A) (B) And we'll agree to call it the compromise E (A) (B) C#m A E There's no sense in complainin' C#m A E, If it doesn't change your minds C#m A E A E (A) (B) Take me by the hand, let's compromise E (A) (B) E (A) (B) E ------------------------------------------------------------ Song: Inches and Falling (Track 11) Tabbed by: Brandon Karcic Based on the tab by Sephythrox ([email protected]). I added a couple Dm's and changed the 'well well well' chords. A E I love Love D A D I love being in love A E I don't care what it does to me A Take these tattered boxes that used to hold your clothes Break them down E Build them back up with your bones All you did was construct a mess You're good to me when only flesh A A You're a memory with nothing to show A When we would take trips We swore we'd never take pictures E Pictures only prove you can't convince Now I wish those photographs could convince you that what we had A would only turn out a negative A Bm C#m Well well well D Dm If fingertips are relationships D A Then I could barely carry your weight Bm If fingers are mistakes D A Don't use this one to point the blame E Just sing, sing A E I love love D A D I love being in love A E I don't care what it does to me A E These pills are fine to pass the time D A 'Til I find my new drug Then D A We'll take our chances D A we'll last a month D A we'll never speak again (E) A How i love being in love (Interlude, A, E, A) A And don't pick up the line You're dressed to have a good time E You don't need him, you need to be seen So someone else can treat you wrong So you my love can sing this song A E I love love D A D I love being in love A E I don't care what it does to me A E These pills are fine to pass the time D A 'Til I find my new drug, then D A They'll take advantage D A I'll claim that's what i want D A To be the new statistic D Dm How I love D Dm How I love D Dm A How I love being in love A Take these tattered boxes That used to hold your clothes Break them down E Build them back up with your bones All you did was construct a mess you're dead to me if love is death A You're a memory with nothing to show A Bm C#m Well well well D Dm If fingertips are relationships D A Then maybe I could use a break Bm She smiles, She points at me D shes says: A Baby i love how you sing E So just sing A E I love love D A D I love being in love A E I don't care what it does to me B F# I love love E B E I love being in love B F# I don't care what it does to me A E These pills are fine to pass the time D A 'Til I find my new drug Then D A We'll take our chances D A we'll rise above D A we'll last until the end D Dm How I love D Dm How I love D Dm A How I love being in love ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Song: If Work Permits (Track 12) Tabbed by: Brandon Karcic Last song on the album. My personal favorite. INTRO / THE VERSE WHERE SHE CHEATED ON HIM E E So the wind that blows across your room, A Carried cheap perfume onto your dresser, E It rained for jewelery and for credit cards, A E Two tickets to a film I don't remember, A One day you'll kiss your rabbit's nose, pick up the phone, E To find I've been turned over, A You grab that piece of gold, E Only to find that the smell has taken over, A And all the things you had, B7 They aren't the same E As what you hold E Now I'm standin' in a room, A That's filled with older folks, E They're pleading baby listen, E And I scream as loud as anyone, A But when asked to make a point, E I tend to whisper A Now highways turn to tidal waves, E And they're asking me to export all of your insecurities, A But that wind that blows across your room, it's gonna set the sails, E B7 And send me back to you, ooh, CHORUS - THE MELLOW ONE E Sometimes, when sailors are sailin', they, A Think twice, about where they're anchorin' E And I think, I could make better use, A Of my time on land, E I'll drink less, Cause Lord knows I could use a, A Warm kiss instead of a cold goodbye F# I'm writing the folks back home to tell them, A Hey I'm doing all right THE BAMF BREAKDOWN / THE KING OF CARROT FLOWERS PT. 3 E A E A B E A E A B THE VERSE WHERE HE RECOUNTS A DARK CHILDHOOD MEMORY E A It's a shame what your father did, E A B To your brothers head, he smashed it with the E A E A B Telephone E A Your mother got scared and locked the door, E A B E A You were only four, but Lord, you remember it, C#m B A So now you're scared of love E I'm here to tell you love's not some fucking blood on the receiver A Love is speaking in code E It's an inside joke, love is coming home CHORUS - THE NOT MELLOW ONE E Sometimes, when sailors are sailin', they, A Think twice, about where they're anchorin' E And I think, I could make better use, A Of my time on land, E I'll drink less, Cause Lord knows I could use a, A Warm kiss, Instead of a cold goodbye F# I'm writing the folks back home to tell them, A Hey I THE VERSE WHERE HE'S OVER HER E Yeah I'm doing alright A Yeah I'm doin' just fine F# A And if she seems as lonely as me, Let her sink E Yeah I'm doin' alright, A Yeah I'm doin' just fine, F# And if she seems as lonely as me, let her, A Sink, you let her, sink, well let her! THE SECOND BAMF BREAKDOWN / THE KING OF CARROT FLOWERS PT. 3 AGAIN / OUTRO E A E A B E A E A B E A E A B E A E B A Finish the album with loud grinding feedback ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hope you all enjoyed this. Long live the Format!
