International Small Arms Traffic Blues The Mountain Goats
tabbed by marshieparshie@riseup.net
i keep my guitar in low C. to convert to standard tuning, subtract 4 from the bottom
numbers (the C line), subtract 2 from the low G line, and move the 7-6-'s up a string.
446XXX is an Emaj, so play 0221XX instead.
intro bit:
D|----------------|----------------| A|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------| D|--------7-6-----|7-6-2-----6-6-6-| G|----4-4-----4-4-|------4---4-4-4-| C|4---------------|----------4-4-4-| D|----------------|----------------| A|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|------4---------| D|6-------7-6-----|7-6-2-----------| G|4---4-4-----4-4-|----------------| C|4---------------|----------------| D|----------------|----------------| these two measures are Riff 1 A|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------| D|6-------7-6-----|7-6-2-----6-6-6-| G|4---4-4-----4-4-|------4---4-4-4-| C|4---------------|----------4-4-4-| D|----------------|----------------| A|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------| D|6-------7-6-----|----------6-6-6-| G|4---4-4-----4-4-|4---4-----4-4-4-| C|4---------------|------4---4-4-4-|
E A E Riff 1
my love is like a powder keg
my [E]love is like a [A]powder [E]keg
in the [B]corner of an empty [E]warehouse
A E B Riff 1 (2x)
somewhere just outside of town, about to burn down
E A E Riff 1
my love is like a cuban plane
my [E]love is like a [A]cuban [E]plane
[B]flying from ha[E]vana
A E B Riff 1 (2x)
up the florida coast to the 'glades, soviet made
followed by a slightly modified Riff 1:
D|----------------|----------------| A|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----4-----------| D|6-------7-6-----|7-6---6---6-6-6-| G|4---4-4-----4-4-|----------4-4-4-| C|4---------------|----------4-4-4-|
Riff 1 again
E A Riff 1
our love is like the border between greece and albania
E A Riff 1
our love is like the border between greece and albania
trucks [B]loaded down with [E]weapons
[A] crossing over every [E]night, moon yellow and [B]briiiiiight
there is a [A]shortage in the blood supp[E]ly
but there [A]is no shortage of [E]blood
[A] the way i feel about you [E]baby, can't explain it
slightly different here
B Riff 1 (4x) just hit the strings harder
but you've got the best of my love and it will sound close
ending with:
D|----------------|----------------| A|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------| D|6-------7-6-----|7-6-7-6---6-6-6-| G|4---4-4-----4-4-|----------4-4-4-| C|4---------------|----------4-4-4-| D|----------------|----------------| A|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------| D|6-------7-6-----|7-6-2--2~-------| G|4---4-4-----4-4-|----------------| C|4---------------|----------------|
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