#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the# #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# From: "Andrew Nicholson" Subject: c/citizen_fish/popsongs.tab Date: Mon, 22 Jun 1998 15:08:51 EST ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Popsongs- Citizen Fish (from the album Thirst) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- tabbed by archer (archer10@hotmail.com) Intro Bmin (x2444x@1) Emaj (022100@1) Cmin (x32010@1) Gmaj (320003@1)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 (244322@1) Be|-2--2--2-2-2--2--| (x2444x@1)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 (x2444x@1) G (320003@1) A (x02220@1)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 (x2444x@1) G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) You'll never make the charts if you sing about repression Em1 B (x2444x@1) G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) Because pretending to be in control is a national obsession Em1 B (x2444x@1) G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) Even when the self control is let loose as agression Em1 B (x2444x@1) G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) "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 (x2444x@1) G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) Some say the constant hammering is following a beat Em1 B (x2444x@1) G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) And popsongs heard to pass the time will break up the routine Chorus: (power chords) B (x2444x@1) E (022100@1) B (x2444x@1) EIn (022100@1)some hazy day pre-radio, you hear the hammers sing C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) F# (244322@1) BNow (x2444x@1)they shout above the popsongs, go unnoticed and give in B (x2444x@1) B (x2444x@1) G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) B (x2444x@1) B (x2444x@1) G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) Go unnoticed and give in Verse 3 Em1 B (x2444x@1) G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) Claims to break up the routine- becomes a part of it Em1 B (x2444x@1) G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) But no signs of improvement in the way the hammers hit Em1 B (x2444x@1) G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) You see the way the workers act when the chains relax a bit Em1 B (x2444x@1) G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) 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 (x2444x@1) E (022100@1) B (x2444x@1) EAfter (022100@1)day long happy tunes it's prime reaction time B (x2444x@1) E (022100@1) B (x2444x@1) EBlob (022100@1)out horizontal to the spectacle sublime C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) GReplacing (320003@1)conversation space with pleasantries that rhyme C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) F# (244322@1) B"Have (x2444x@1)a good weekend folks just make sure you're back by 9" B (x2444x@1) B (x2444x@1) G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) B (x2444x@1) B (x2444x@1) G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) Just make sure you're back by 9 Verse 4 Em1 B (x2444x@1) G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) So when the batteries went flat and the DJ went off air Em1 B (x2444x@1) G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) The atmosphere in the factory made everyone aware Chorus again B (x2444x@1) E (022100@1) B (x2444x@1) EThey'd (022100@1)been replacing conversation space with dependency on sound C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) F# (244322@1) BSo (x2444x@1)when the popsongs came back on, they turned the whole thing down C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) F# (244322@1) BSo (x2444x@1)when the popsongs came back on, they turned the whole thing down =============================================================================