Song: Carnation
Artist: The Jam
Composer: Paul Weller
Album: The gift
Tabbed by DJ ('DiddyD' on ultimateGuitar.com)
19th June 2014
Am = x22100 Cm = 8-10-10-8-8-8 E = 022100
C = x32010 Cm7 = x46454 Fmaj7 = 133210
G = 320033 D7 = xx0212 G6 = 355430
Bb = x13331 Bm = x24432 E4 = 022200
Gm = 355333 E7 = 020100 D7sus4 = xx0213
GmM7 = 354333 Bb * = 688766 G * = 355433
Gm7 = 353333 Am * = 577555
Gm6 = xx2333 F = 133211
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[Verse 1]
Am C
If you gave me a fresh carnation,
G Bb
I would only crush its' tender petals,
Am C
With me you'll have no escape,
G Bb
And, at the same time, there'll be nowhere to settle!
[Verse 2]
Gm GmM7 Gm7 Gm6 Cm7
I trample down all life in my wake,
D7 Bm
I eat it up, and take the cake,
E7 Am
I just a - vert my eyes to the pain,
D7 Am
Of someone's loss helping my gain!
[Verse 3]
Am C
If you gave me a dream for my pocket,
G Bb
You'd be plugging in the wrong socket,
Am C
With me, there's no room for the future,
G Bb
With me, there's no room with a view at all!
[Verse 4]
Gm GmM7 Gm7 Gm6 Cm7
I am out of season all-- year 'round,
D7 Bm
The machinery roar to my empty sound,
E7 Am
Touch my heart, and feel win - ter,
D7 Cm
Hold my hand, and be doomed for - ever!
[Bridge]
Bb * Cm Bb * Am * F
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Am * E Fmaj7 G6 E4 E
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[Verse 5]
Am C
If you gave me a fresh carnation,
G Bb
I would only crush it's tender petals,
Am C
With me, there's no room for the future,
G Bb
With me, there's no room with a view at all!
[Verse 6]
Gm GmM7 Gm7 Gm6 Cm7
And if you're wonder - ing by now who I am,
D7 D7sus4 Bm E7 Am
Look no further than the mirror, because I am the greed and fear,
D7 Cm
And every ounce of hate in you!
[Coda]
D4 D Bm E4 E Am D7 D7sus4 D7
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Cm D Bm E7 Am
La - la, la - la, la, la, la! Sha - la, la - la, la, la, la!
D7 Cm G *
Sha - la, la - la, la, la, la!
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