If Work Permits

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Song: If Work Permits
Artist: The Format
Album: Dog Problems (2006)(Track 12)
Tabbed by: Brandon Karcic
Last song on the album. My personal favorite.
INTRO / THE VERSE WHERE SHE CHEATED ON HIM
E
E
So the wind that blows across your room,
A
Carried cheap perfume onto your dresser,
E
It rained for jewelery and for credit cards,
A E
Two tickets to a film I don't remember,
A
One day you'll kiss your rabbit's nose, pick up the phone,
E
To find I've been turned over,
A
You grab that piece of gold,
E
Only to find that the smell has taken over,
A
And all the things you had,
B7
They aren't the same
E
As what you hold
E
Now I'm standin' in a room,
A
That's filled with older folks,
E
They're pleading baby listen,
E
And I scream as loud as anyone,
A
But when asked to make a point,
E
I tend to whisper
A
Now highways turn to tidal waves,
E
And they're asking me to export all of your insecurities,
A
But that wind that blows across your room, it's gonna set the sails,
E B7
And send me back to you, ooh,
CHORUS - THE MELLOW ONE
E
Sometimes, when sailors are sailin', they,
A
Think twice, about where they're anchorin'
E
And I think, I could make better use,
A
Of my time on land,
E
I'll drink less,
Cause Lord knows I could use a,
A
Warm kiss instead of a cold goodbye
F#
I'm writing the folks back home to tell them,
A
Hey I'm doing all right
THE BAMF BREAKDOWN / THE KING OF CARROT FLOWERS PT. 3
E A
E A B
E A
E A B
THE VERSE WHERE HE RECOUNTS A DARK CHILDHOOD MEMORY
E A
It's a shame what your father did,
E A B
To your brothers head, he smashed it with the
E A E A B
Telephone
E A
Your mother got scared and locked the door,
E A B E A
You were only four, but Lord, you remember it,
C#m B A
So now you're scared of love
E
I'm here to tell you love's not some fucking blood on the receiver
A
Love is speaking in code
E
It's an inside joke, love is coming home
CHORUS - THE NOT MELLOW ONE
E
Sometimes, when sailors are sailin', they,
A
Think twice, about where they're anchorin'
E
And I think, I could make better use,
A
Of my time on land,
E
I'll drink less,
Cause Lord knows I could use a,
A
Warm kiss, Instead of a cold goodbye
F#
I'm writing the folks back home to tell them,
A
Hey I
THE VERSE WHERE HE'S OVER HER
E
Yeah I'm doing alright
A
Yeah I'm doin' just fine
F# A
An' if she seems as lonely as me, Let her sink
E
Yeah I'm doin' alright,
A
Yeah I'm doin' just fine,
F#
An' if she seems as lonely as me, let her,
A
Sink, you let her, sink, well let her!
THE SECOND BAMF BREAKDOWN / THE KING OF CARROT FLOWERS PT. 3 AGAIN / OUTRO
E A
E A B
E A
E A B
E A
E A B
E A
E B A
Finish the album with loud grinding feedback

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Song: If Work Permits
Artist: The Format
Album: Dog Problems (2006)(Track 12)
Tabbed by: Brandon Karcic
Last song on the album. My personal favorite.
INTRO / THE VERSE WHERE SHE CHEATED ON HIM
E
CHORUS - THE MELLOW ONE
 Cause Lord knows I could use a,
THE BAMF BREAKDOWN / THE KING OF CARROT FLOWERS PT. 3
E A
E A B
E A
E A B
THE VERSE WHERE HE RECOUNTS A DARK CHILDHOOD MEMORY
CHORUS - THE NOT MELLOW ONE
 Cause Lord knows I could use a,
THE VERSE WHERE HE'S OVER HER
THE SECOND BAMF BREAKDOWN / THE KING OF CARROT FLOWERS PT. 3 AGAIN / OUTRO
E A
E A B
E A
E A B
E A
E A B
E A
E B A
Finish the album with loud grinding feedback

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