CITIZEN FISH - "popsongs" Tablature

From: "Andrew Nicholson" <archer10@hotmail.com>
Subject: c/citizen_fish/popsongs.tab
Date: Mon, 22 Jun 1998 15:08:51 EST



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Popsongs- Citizen Fish (from the album Thirst)
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tabbed by archer (archer10@hotmail.com)

Intro
B min E maj C min G maj
e|-2--2--2-2--0--0--0-0--| e|-3--3--3-3--3--3--3-3--|
B|-3--3--3-3--0--0--0-0--| B|-4--4--4-4--3--3--3-3--|
G|-4--4--4-4--1--1--1-1--| x4 G|-5--5--5-5--4--4--4-4--| x4
D|-4--4--4-4--2--2--2-2--| D|-5--5--5-5--5--5--5-5--|
A|-2--2--2-2--2--2--2-2--| A|-3--3--3-3--5--5--5-5--|
E|------------0--0--0-0--| E|------------3--3--3-3--|

F# maj B
e|-2--2--2-2-2--2--|
B|-2--2--2-2-2--4--|
G|-3--3--3-3-3--4--| after those first two intro bits....
D|-4--4--4-4-4--4--|
A|-4--4--4-4-4--2--|
E|-2--2--2-2-2-----|


Chords fer the verse:

Em1 B G A

e|-7-----7----3---5---|
B|-8-----7----3---5---|
G|-9-----8----4---6---|
D|-9-----9----5---7---| all strummed 4x before the change
A|-7-----9----5---7---|
E|-------7----3---5---|

Verse Bit in ska rhythm (upstrummed chords... you know- it's a piece of
piss)

Em1 B G A
You'll never make the charts if you sing about repression
Em1 B G A
Because pretending to be in control is a national obsession
Em1 B G A
Even when the self control is let loose as agression
Em1 B G A
"Oh, you know, he doesn't mean it man, it's his natural expression"

Interludy bit betwixt verse 1 and 2
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------0-0-0---0-2-------------| x2
D|-2-2-2---2-4-1-1-1-1-1-1-------0-----2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-------2-----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

"It's his natural expression"

Em1 B G A
Some say the constant hammering is following a beat
Em1 B G A
And popsongs heard to pass the time will break up the routine


Chorus: (power chords)

B E B E
In some hazy day pre-radio, you hear the hammers sing
C G F# B
Now they shout above the popsongs, go unnoticed and give in

B B G A

B B G A
Go unnoticed and give in

Verse 3

Em1 B G A
Claims to break up the routine- becomes a part of it
Em1 B G A
But no signs of improvement in the way the hammers hit
Em1 B G A
You see the way the workers act when the chains relax a bit
Em1 B G A
It indicates their mental state as happy clean and fit

Interlude bit again


A bunch of B majors some ska, then some not.... and stuff


Chorus bit again

B E B E
After day long happy tunes it's prime reaction time
B E B E
Blob out horizontal to the spectacle sublime
C G C G
Replacing conversation space with pleasantries that rhyme
C G F# B
"Have a good weekend folks just make sure you're back by 9"

B B G A

B B G A
Just make sure you're back by 9

Verse 4

Em1 B G A
So when the batteries went flat and the DJ went off air
Em1 B G A
The atmosphere in the factory made everyone aware

Chorus again

B E B E
They'd been replacing conversation space with dependency on sound
C G F# B
So when the popsongs came back on, they turned the whole thing down
C G F# B
So when the popsongs came back on, they turned the whole thing down

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