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Carnival Boy Chords - Tobin Sprout Solo LP

 

Carnival Boy - Tobin Sprout Solo LP
Chords & Lyrics

Special Thanks to Ralf!!!

(these chords are not completely finished yet)

*all of these are figured out & written down by r. rotmalm - Go visit ralf's great GBV Site!

the natural alarm

(here's the intro/verse riff:)
G-----0-----0---------------------
D---0-----0-----0-----0-----0---0-
A-2-----3-----3-----0-----0-------
E-----------------2-----3-----3---

 G
all this panic would be fine 
       C
if it turned out like a daydream 
 G
often gentle mostly kind
and locked away like a great scheme
                    C
to always love you too
     D             G
the end of the bedlam comes today
   D            G        C
a calm for the natural alarm

 G
all this panic would be fine 
       C
if it turned out like a daydream 
 G
often gentle mostly kind
and locked away like a great scheme
                    C
to always love you true
     D             G
the end of the bedlam comes today
   D            G        C
a calm for the natural alarm


cooler jocks

  Fsus
E--1--
B--1--
G--0--
D--3--(something like that)
A--3--
E--1--

 C Fsus G Am

 C              Fsus
broken link in long chain 
 G
bottom of the line for our pupil 
                    C
can only mean one thing 
                       Fsus
to waiting hordes and takers 
                 G
as if it were enough 
             Am
this really sucks

          C
i had to run to defend 
        Am
what a shame for you 
 C
ducking out of sight 
        Am
what a painful view 
       Fsus
run & find such prescription 
     G
to bring back a piece 
    Fsus
it was a party for five 
     G
an entourage of three 
   Fsus                          C
a gang of four with pencil underneath


e's navy blue

(the bob riff:)
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--
B-5-5-7-7-9-9-10-10-12-12-12-12-

  E*     (this at the end of each verse line:)
E-0-    E-------------
B-0-    B-----0---0---
G-1-    G-1-1---1---1-
D-2-
A-0-
E-0-

   E              E* E
a witness of innocent doctors 
         E
of your wound 
   E* E
i stitch up your broken ego 
 E        E* E
like an eagle round 
 E
is e navy blue

(play this thing at the beg. of each line here:)
E----------------
B-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-
G-2--2-2-4-4-4-4-

 E/F E/G     E
a luster of faith
 E/F E/G       E
a carnival of taste and witnessed
 E/F E/F               E
and doctor said "your wounds" 
                             E* E
and stitched up your broken ego 
 A           E
e's navy blue

   E              E* E
a witness of innocent doctors 
         E
was this wound 
   E* E
too much for your broken ego?
 E        E* E
on the hero's round 
 E
is e navy blue

(play this thing at the beg. of each line here:)
E----------------
B-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-
G-2--2-2-4-4-4-4-

 E/F E/G     E
a luster of faith
 E/F E/G       E
a carnival of taste and witnessed
 E/F E/F               E
the doctor said "don't move" 
                             E* E
and he stitched up his broken ego 
 A           E
e's navy blue
 A           E
e's navy blue


the bone yard

(instrumental)

(the melody:)
G------------------------------
D-------1-3--1---1-------------
A---1-3--------3---3-1-3-1-----
E-1------------------------4-3-

(the chords:)
F C Eb Bb (many times)
F Ab Bb (2 times)
F C Eb Bb (many times)


carnival boy

where are you going boy?
off to find your life 
travel throughout the world 
you've got dreamer's sight

turn away tonight 
burn the other walls 
actions wait in state 
you won't have to bother

where's your beginning boy?
gone to find your end 
travel throughout the world 
til you find love

turn away tonight 
burn the other walls 
actions wait in state 
you won't have to bother

where are you going boy?
lost to find your ways
travel throughout the world 
you've got dreamer's sight

turn away tonight 
burn the other walls 
actions wait in state 
you won't have to bother
you won't have to bother


martin's mounted head

(through the whole song:)
E--------2h3p2-
B-----3--------
G---2---2------
D-0------------

(and these are the notes on the bass:)
a wire on the back 
for hang-martin's mounted head 
                 D
and who had the perfect life?
 F#              E           
and have your delightful ways 
 G
about him 
 D
knocked him a light 
 F#    E                  G
insight to the things of well-being 
saving

 D C B G

 D E F# G A

 D F#  E          G
delightful ways about him 
 D
knocked him a light 
 F#     E                 G
insight to the things of well-being 
saving 
saving


gas daddy gas

 D/F# D/G D/A D/B
E-2---2---2---2--
B-3---3---3---3--
G-2---2---2---2--
D-0---0---0---0--
A---------0---2--
E-2---3----------

 D

 D/F#                       D/G
such a fuss about such a story 
 D/A                    D/B
standing in the punch-line 
 D/F#                      D/G
scratch the back of some strange emotions 
 D/A                   D/B
but i can feel your devotion

 A
gas daddy gas 
               Bm
customize the border, the edge
 G                D
he's guarded by choice 
 A
gas daddy gas 
               Bm           G
customize the border, the edge

 D

       D/F#                            D/G
well, can't you see the way i want to live? 
          D/A   D/B
it's not hard 
  D/F#                              D/G
can't you feel the winds i want to sail? 
            D/A    D/B
it's not important

 A
gas daddy gas 
               Bm
customize the border, the edge
 G                D
he's guarded by choice 
 A
gas daddy gas 
               Bm           G
customize the border, the edge

 A
gas daddy 
 Bm        G  D
gas daddy gas 
 A
gas daddy 
 Bm        G
gas daddy gas


to my beloved martha

(the intro riff:)
E------------------------------
B-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
G---0-4---5--7---0-0-7-0-5-4-2-
(with bass notes:)
  E     G        C       D

 D

 Em         C
fly like a bird 
 G               D      Em        C  G  D
black feet that never get shocked
 C     Em
fried fish
          D
pluck the hen
          C
skin the rabbit
 Em        D
mount the head

(intro w/ chords:)
 Em G C D

 Em         C                 G         D
all of the rabbits that don't get your scent 
 Em      C  G  D
get shot
    Em          C            G      D
or hide like a beast in the forest down
 Em        C  G  D
underground
 C    Em          D
in a world that's safe
 C           Em       D
there's the gift you gave

(w/ intro riff:)
 Em      G       C    D
to my beloved martha
 Em      G       C  D
a shiny gold plaque
 Em     G           C   D
with a small brass tack
           Em   C      G   D
holds the wire on the back

 Em      G       C    D
to my beloved martha
 Em      G       C  D
a shiny gold plaque
 Em     G           C   D
with a small brass tack
           Em   C      G   D
holds the wire on the back


white flyer

(rock chorder)

            A     B C
blue black lizards
                 F
and black blue flies
             A      B  C
tiny guinea monsters
               F
and segmented eyes
                       A       B C
i fell asleep on your doorstep
i pushed a rock beneath
    F                            A  B C
my mourning heart that needs to say
                     F 
everybody needs to stay 
            G
in a quiet town 
         F
fingers fly 

                    A      B C
i put a soul in my card deck 
i let them leasing my 
 F                         A  B C
holland pie, i'm sick to stay 
                           F
'cause everybody needs to stay 
                G
and in a quiet town 
       F
fingers fly 
            G
in a quiet town 
         C?
fingers fly
yeah!


i didn't know

(intro riff:)
G-0--0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0-
D-5--5-5-5-5--9-10-12-12-12-

 D          Bm                F#m
if you had something on your mind 
       G
well i, i didn't know 
 D          Bm                 F#m
if you had left your things behind 
       G
well i, i didn't know
 G
i never knew 
 A              Em
the places you understand this 
 A                 G
strange demand to see your facing 
 G/F#
traces fading

(intro riff)

 D          Bm                F#m
if you had somehow slipped behind 
       G
well i, i didn't know 
 D           Bm                F#m
if you had said some things unkind
        G
well it, it didn't show
 G
i never knew
 A                   Em
the things that you underlined in
 A             G
every time i break the spell
      G/F#
that you had held for me

(intro riff)x2


 D          Bm                F#m
if you had something on your mind 
       G
well i, i didn't know 
 D          Bm                 F#m
if you had left some things behind 
       G
well i, i didn't know
 G
i never knew 
 A              Em
the places you understand this 
 A                 G
strange demand to see your facing 
 G/F#
traces fading


gallant men

(instrumental)

 G/C: 330033
      EBGDAE

 Asus Em G G/C

G---5---4---7-
D-5---5---5---

 C  Bm  D


it's like soul man

 D   E    D        E
i never liked you until i 
 A
took a good look at myself 
 D    E     D        E
and when i saw you there 
           A
i saw the best part of me was your soul

           D    A
it's like soul man 
           D    A
it's like soul man

 D   E    D        E
i never liked you until i 
 A
took a good look at myself 
 D    E     D        E
and when i saw you there 
           A
i saw the best part of me was your soul

           D    A
it's like soul man 
           D    A
it's like soul man...


hermit stew

(downtuned a half step)

 Am         Am/B    C
come to my city in dull surrounding
 F          G          Am
population barely for one 
 F              G
i can fill the voiding 
    Am               G    C   G
of limited housing, cool and safe

 G        C
cool and safe 
 F            C
every single day 
 G                C
watch me come and go 
     F           C
i'm everyone i know
 G               C
i could leave today, but 
 F                  C               G
then i'd just have something on my mind

 Am       Am/B    C
cool and serious walls surround us
 F            G        Am 
i could be a party of one 
 F            G
listen to me talking 
   Am               G    C    G
i frown of sorrow, cool and safe

 G        C
cool and safe 
 F            C
every single day 
 G                C
watch me come and go 
     F           C
i'm everyone i know
 G               C
i could leave today, but 
 F                  C               G
then i'd just have something on my mind

 Am         Am/B    C
come to my city in dull surrounding
 F          G          Am
population barely for one 
 F              G
i can fill the voiding 
    Am               G    C   G
of limited housing, cool and safe

 G        C
cool and safe 
 F            C
every single day 
 G                C
watch me come and go 
     F           C
i'm everyone i know
 G               C
i could leave today, but 
 F                  C               G
then i'd just have something on my mind


the last man well known to kingpin

 D G Bm A

 D          G
ladcap and laugh, so bare it 
 Bm           A
the last man well known to kingpin 
 D          G
madcap and laugh, so bare it 
 Bm              A
but what's in a name?

 C      D     Em
friday june 23rd 
      D
the troubadour 
 C      D     Em
friday june 23rd

 D          G
madcap and laugh, so bare it 
 Bm           A
everyone wants to be kingpin 
 D          G
madcap and laugh, so bare it 
 Bm              A
but what's in a name?

 C      D     Em
friday june 23rd 
      D
the troubadour 
 C      D     Em
friday june 23rd

 G      D   C     D
shangrila wrecker
 G      D   C     D
shangrila wrecker...

madcap and laugh, so bare it 
everyone wants to be kingpin...