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I Cant Explain

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EOn a new year's eve
BCelebrations full of life
EAt a loss for words
BAnd eye contact throughout the night
Elost in a game we play
Bfaces trying to look sincere
EBut it's alright tonight
BIf I never stray too far from here
EI can't explain, I can't explainB  
EI can't explain, I can't explainB  
EWe're a rare isotope
D#mNot commonly found in cities like these
EOrdinary words on
D#mMethylenedioxymethamphetamine
EYou're the girl of my dreams
D#mTrapped within my false awakenings
EForgotten yet unsure
D#mReoccuring first meeting
If we're Enothing
F#disguised as Bsomething
I can almost taste your Elips
F#Our eyes close in full Beclipse
Your taste is Esour
F#With bitter Bpowder
If I could open your Emind
F#And hold me inBside
And open your Emind  
And open your Bmind   
And open your Emind
And open your Bmind
And open your Emind
And open your Bmind
And open your Emind
And open your Bmind
Outro:   E  B  
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>INTRO TAB<
e|-----------------|x4   ------------------|
B|-----------------|     ------------------|
G|-11b13----13br11~|     -11b13----13b16~--|
D|-----------------|     ------------------|
A|-----------------|     ------------------|
E|-----------------|     ------------------|
>CHORUS TAB<
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-1----------1-------------------------------------------|
A|---4-2--------4-2------4--4-4-4-6-4-----4--4-4-4-6-4----|
E|-------0----------0------------------7----------------7-|
>OUTRO TAB<
e|-7--7------7--------9-----7--7------9-------11---|
B|-9--9---------------------7--7----7---7-7/9----9-|
G|-9--9----9---9-9/11---11--8--8-------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
************************************
| /   slide up
| ~   vibrato
| b   Bend
| br  Bend release
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I Cant Explain

by Surfer Blood

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D#m

On a new year's eve

Celebrations full of life

At a loss for words

And eye contact throughout the night

lost in a game we play

faces trying to look sincere

But it's alright tonight

If I never stray too far from here

E B

I can't explain, I can't explain

E B

I can't explain, I can't explain

We're a rare isotope

D#m

Not commonly found in cities like these

Ordinary words on

D#m

Methylenedioxymethamphetamine

You're the girl of my dreams

D#m

Trapped within my false awakenings

Forgotten yet unsure

D#m

Reoccuring first meeting

If we're nothing

F# B

disguised as something

I can almost taste your lips

F# B

Our eyes close in full eclipse

Your taste is sour

F# B

With bitter powder

If I could open your mind

F# B

And hold me inside

And open your mind

E B

Outro:

************************************

>INTRO TAB<

e|-----------------|x4 ------------------|

B|-----------------| ------------------|

G|-11b13----13br11~| -11b13----13b16~--|

D|-----------------| ------------------|

A|-----------------| ------------------|

E|-----------------| ------------------|

>CHORUS TAB<

e|--------------------------------------------------------|

B|--------------------------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------|

D|-1----------1-------------------------------------------|

A|---4-2--------4-2------4--4-4-4-6-4-----4--4-4-4-6-4----|

E|-------0----------0------------------7----------------7-|

>OUTRO TAB<

e|-7--7------7--------9-----7--7------9-------11---|

B|-9--9---------------------7--7----7---7-7/9----9-|

G|-9--9----9---9-9/11---11--8--8-------------------|

D|-------------------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------|

************************************

| / slide up

| ~ vibrato

| b Bend

| br Bend release

************************************

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