This song was originally composed and recorded by the Beach Boys, a 60's 
punk/proto-punk/surf band, but Sonic Youth covered and recorded it as a
b-side sometime around 1990 while recording Goo. I Know There's An Answer
appears on the deluxe re-edition of that album.

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                             I KNOW THERE'S AN ANSWER - Sonic Youth
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Tabbed by: Gustavo Collado
Email:ltavo_87@hotmail.com

Tuning: EADGBe

Intro

Guitar 1 [bend a couple of notes here and there while playing this part]
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|--------15------15---15----------13---13------13---|
G|-15-1515---15-15---15--15-14-1414---14---14-14--14-|X4
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|


Verse 1
(I know so many people who think they can do it alone...)

Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15-151515-151515-131313-131313-151515-151515-151515-151515-|
G|-15-151515-151515-141414-141414-151515-151515-151515-151515-|X2
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-33-3-33-3-33--------------33-3-33-3-33-33-3-33-3-33-|X2
D|-33-3-33-3-33-33-3-33-3-33-33-3-33-3-33-33-3-33-3-33-|
A|-11-1-11-1-11-33-3-33-3-33-11-1-11-1-11-11-1-11-1-11-|
E|--------------11-1-11-1-11---------------------------|


Prechorus 1
(Now what can you tell them and what can you say...)

Guitar 2
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|-666666--------666666--------888888888888-|
D|-666666-666666-666666-666666-888888888888-|
A|-444444-666666-444444-666666-666666666666-|
E|--------444444--------444444--------------|


Chorus 1
(I know there's an answer...)

Guitar 1
e|---------------------------|
B|-151515151515-131313131313-|
G|-151515151515-141414141414-|X3
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------555555--------|
D|-333333-555555-333333-555555-555555-333333-|
A|-333333-555555-333333-555555-333333-333333-|
E|-111111-333333-111111-333333--------111111-|


Mini Interlude
(They come on like they're peaceful...)

Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|X2
D|-3-6-3---------------3-6-3-----3-6-3-----|
A|-----------3-6-3-------------------------|
E|-------(1)-------(1)-------(1)-------(1)-|


Prechorus 2
(Now how can I tell them...)

Guitar 1
e|---------------------------|
B|-151515151515-131313131313-|
G|-151515151515-141414141414-|X3
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|-666666--------666666--------888888888888-|
D|-666666-666666-666666-666666-888888888888-|
A|-444444-666666-444444-666666-666666666666-|
E|--------444444--------444444--------------|


Chorus 2
(I know there's an answer...)

Guitar 1
e|---------------------------|
B|-151515151515-131313131313-|
G|-151515151515-141414141414-|X3
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------555555--------|
D|-333333-555555-333333-555555-555555-333333-|
A|-333333-555555-333333-555555-333333-333333-|
E|-111111-333333-111111-333333--------111111-|


Interlude

Guitar 1
[with a harmonizer, I think]
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|-12-11-10-9-8-|
D|--------------|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-15b-12b/12-12/14b/12-1513151315-15b-(15-13-11)-15b-15b-15b-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|X2
D|-3-6-3---------------3-6-3-----3-6-3-----|
A|-----------3-6-3-------------------------|
E|-------(1)-------(1)-------(1)-------(1)-|


Prechorus 3
(Now how can I tell them...)

Guitar 1
e|---------------------------|
B|-151515151515-131313131313-|
G|-151515151515-141414141414-|X3
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|-666666--------666666--------888888888888-|
D|-666666-666666-666666-666666-888888888888-|
A|-444444-666666-444444-666666-666666666666-|
E|--------444444--------444444--------------|


Chorus 3
(I know there's an answer...)

Guitar 1
e|---------------------------|
B|-151515151515-131313131313-|
G|-151515151515-141414141414-|X3
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------555555--------|
D|-333333-555555-333333-555555-555555-333333-|
A|-333333-555555-333333-555555-333333-333333-|
E|-111111-333333-111111-333333--------111111-|


Outro
(A-doo-bee-doo-bay...)

Guitar 1
[Once again, with a harmonizer]
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-12b-11b-10b-9b-8b-|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|

e|---------------------------|
B|-151515151515-131313131313-|
G|-151515151515-141414141414-| (Repeat until the end)
D|---------------------------|  
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-33-3-33-3-33--------------| (Repeat until the end)
D|-33-3-33-3-33-33-3-33-3-33-|
A|-11-1-11-1-11-33-3-33-3-33-|
E|--------------11-1-11-1-11-|