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7 And 7 Is
Love
This is a simple chord version, based on another tab posted earlier.
Intro:
             |                Am|       C       G|
             |                 D|       F       C|
             |                Em|              |
             |     A         Asus4|     A     Asus4|         
Verse 1:
        AWhen I was a bEoy I thought abGout the times I'd Dbe a AmaAsus4nA  Asus4  
        AI'd sit inside a bEottle and pretGend that I was Din a AcaAsus4nA  Asus4  
        AmIn my lonely rCoom I'd sit my Gmind in an Dice cream AcoAsus4neA  Asus4  
        AmYou can throw Cme if you wanna 'cause I'm a bGone and I go
                                         A(Am)
              [  E    A  A]  [  E    A  A]               
         3/4Oop-ip-ip  oop-ip-ip,  4/4yeah!
             |                Am|       C       G|
             |                 D|       F       C|
             |                Em|              |
             |     A         Asus4|     A     Asus4|
Verse 2:
        AIf I don't staErt cryin' it's Gbecause that I have Dgot no AeAsus4yesA  Asus4  
        AMy father's in the Efireplace and Gmy dog lies hypnoDtizedA  Asus4  A  Asus4  
        AmThrough a crack of Clight I was unGable to Dfind my AwaAsus4yA  Asus4  
        AmTrapped inside a Cnight but I'm a Gday and I go
           E    A     A     E    A     A(Am)
        Oop-ip-ip  oop-ip-ip, yeah!
             |                Am|       C       G|
             |                 D|       F       C|
             |                Em|              |
             |     A         Asus4|     A     Asus4|
Coda:
        AOneAsus4...     ATwoAsus4...     AThrAsus4ee...   AFouAsus4r!
                Em           F           C           G[2X]
        / / / /   / / / /   / / / /   / / / /
        Em/ / F/ /   C/ / G/ /   Em/ / F/ /   C/ / G/ /
               Em         F         C          G[4X]
        /        /       /       /
        Em (N.C.; atom bomb explosion)
        6/8:
         C                       Am
         F7                      G7
         C                       A7
         F                       G7
         C                       A7  fade

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The story behind the song

"Seven And Seven Is" captures the restless energy and angst of growing up, a feeling that Arthur Lee put to paper one early morning. The lyrics reflect on the transition from boyhood to manhood, with vivid, almost surreal images of sitting in a lonely room, mind in an ice cream cone. Though it began as a slower, folkier tune, it evolved into a raw, proto-punk blast for Love's 1966 album Da Capo, driven by a famously difficult drum part. It's a song that channels the chaotic, sometimes overwhelming, rush of youth and self-discovery.

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Seven And Seven Is

by Love

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Asus4

7 And 7 Is

Love

This is a simple chord version, based on another tab posted earlier.

Intro:

Am C G

| | |

D F C

| | |

A Asus4 A Asus4

| | |

Verse 1:

A E G D A Asus4 A Asus4

When I was a boy I thought about the times I'd be a man

A E G D A Asus4 A Asus4

I'd sit inside a bottle and pretend that I was in a can

Am C G D A Asus4 A Asus4

In my lonely room I'd sit my mind in an ice cream cone

Am C G

You can throw me if you wanna 'cause I'm a bone and I go

A Am

()

E A A E A A

[ ] [ ]

3/4 4/4

Oop-ip-ip oop-ip-ip, yeah!

Am C G

| | |

D F C

| | |

A Asus4 A Asus4

| | |

Verse 2:

A E G D A Asus4 A Asus4

If I don't start cryin' it's because that I have got no eyes

A E G D A Asus4 A Asus4

My father's in the fireplace and my dog lies hypnotized

Am C G D A Asus4 A Asus4

Through a crack of light I was unable to find my way

Am C G

Trapped inside a night but I'm a day and I go

E A A E A A Am

()

Oop-ip-ip oop-ip-ip, yeah!

Am C G

| | |

D F C

| | |

A Asus4 A Asus4

| | |

Coda:

A Asus4 A Asus4 A Asus4 A Asus4

One... Two... Three... Four!

Em F C G

[2X]

/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

Em F C G Em F C G

/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

Em F C G

[4X]

/ / / /

Em (N.C.; atom bomb explosion)

6/8

C Am

F7 G7

C A7

F G7

C A7 fade

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