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- | Taboo VI: The Homecoming - Going To Alaska | ||
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- | D A G D A D G D A D A D | ||
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- | D G | ||
- | The jacaranda are wet with color, | ||
- | D A | ||
- | and the heat is a great paint brush, lending color to our lives, | ||
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- | to the air, and to out faces; but I'm going to Alaska | ||
- | D A | ||
- | where there' | ||
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- | Dsus D | ||
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- | D G | ||
- | Up, yes, in the branches, | ||
- | D A | ||
- | the purple blossoms, go pale at the edges; | ||
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- | there is moaning in the shifting of the sap, and I see in them traces | ||
- | D A | ||
- | of last year, but then they hadn't grown so strong, | ||
- | D G | ||
- | and their limbs were more like wires. Now they are cables. | ||
- | D | ||
- | thick and alive with alien electricity, | ||
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- | where you can go blind just by looking at the ground, | ||
- | A | ||
- | where fat is eaten by itself | ||
- | Dsus D | ||
- | just to keep your body warm. | ||
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- | D G | ||
- | Because from where we are now, it seems, really, | ||
- | D A | ||
- | that everything is growing in a thousand different ways; | ||
- | D G | ||
- | that the soil is soaked through with old blood and with relatives | ||
- | D A | ||
- | who were buried here, or close to here, and they are giving rise | ||
- | D G | ||
- | to what is happening. Or can you tell me otherwise? | ||
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- | I am going to Alaska, where the animals can kill you, | ||
- | D G | ||
- | but they do so in silence, as though if no-one hears them, | ||
- | D A | ||
- | then it really won't matter. I am going to Alaska. | ||
- | Dsus D | ||
- | They tell me that it's perfect for my purposes. | ||
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- | D G D A | ||
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- | D G D A... D... D down D up! | ||
- | </ | ||
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< | < | ||
edited by Mike/ | edited by Mike/ | ||
Taboo VI: The Homecoming - Going To Alaska | Taboo VI: The Homecoming - Going To Alaska | ||
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- | this is the album version. the above version is tabbed from the WFMU set. | ||
For live versions, in standard tuning either go with above or: | For live versions, in standard tuning either go with above or: | ||
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G D | G D | ||
the purple blossoms, go pale at the edges; | the purple blossoms, go pale at the edges; | ||
- | G C | + | |
- | there is moaning | + | there is meaning |
G D | G D | ||
of last year, but then they hadn't grown so strong, | of last year, but then they hadn't grown so strong, | ||
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</ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | < | ||
+ | Taboo VI: The Homecoming - Going To Alaska | ||
+ | |||
+ | This version is tabbed from the WFMU set. | ||
+ | |||
+ | D A G D A D G D A D A D | ||
+ | |||
+ | D G | ||
+ | The jacaranda are wet with color, | ||
+ | D A | ||
+ | and the heat is a great paint brush, lending color to our lives, | ||
+ | | ||
+ | to the air, and to out faces; but I'm going to Alaska | ||
+ | D A | ||
+ | where there' | ||
+ | |||
+ | Dsus D | ||
+ | |||
+ | D G | ||
+ | Up, yes, in the branches, | ||
+ | D A | ||
+ | the purple blossoms, go pale at the edges; | ||
+ | | ||
+ | there is moaning in the shifting of the sap, and I see in them traces | ||
+ | D A | ||
+ | of last year, but then they hadn't grown so strong, | ||
+ | D G | ||
+ | and their limbs were more like wires. Now they are cables. | ||
+ | D | ||
+ | thick and alive with alien electricity, | ||
+ | | ||
+ | where you can go blind just by looking at the ground, | ||
+ | A | ||
+ | where fat is eaten by itself | ||
+ | Dsus D | ||
+ | just to keep your body warm. | ||
+ | |||
+ | D G | ||
+ | Because from where we are now, it seems, really, | ||
+ | D A | ||
+ | that everything is growing in a thousand different ways; | ||
+ | D G | ||
+ | that the soil is soaked through with old blood and with relatives | ||
+ | D A | ||
+ | who were buried here, or close to here, and they are giving rise | ||
+ | D G | ||
+ | to what is happening. Or can you tell me otherwise? | ||
+ | | ||
+ | I am going to Alaska, where the animals can kill you, | ||
+ | D G | ||
+ | but they do so in silence, as though if no-one hears them, | ||
+ | D A | ||
+ | then it really won't matter. I am going to Alaska. | ||
+ | Dsus D | ||
+ | They tell me that it's perfect for my purposes. | ||
+ | |||
+ | D G D A | ||
+ | |||
+ | D G D A... D... D down D up! | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ |