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Senses Working Overtime
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Most of the versions of this song I sound to be incorrect so I decided to tab it out myself.
Hope you guys enjoy this one!
Intro Riff:
e|----------------------------|
B|------0-------0--0--0--0----|
G|---8--8--8----6--6--6--6----| Repeat X 4
D|---6-----6----8-----8-------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|--6-6-6---------------------| Repeat X 4
D|--6-6-6----2-2-2------------|
A|--4-4-4----2-2-2------------|
E|-----------0-0-0------------|
G#mHey, F#hey, the G#mclouds are F#whey. There's G#mstraw for the F#donkeys
And the G#minnocents can F#all sleep sC#mafely---G#m---------C#m------------,
G#mAll--- sleep C#msafely.G#m C#m G#m
My, my, sun is pie. There's fodder for the cannons
And the guilty ones can all sleep safely, all sleep safely.
AAnd all the Asus4world is football-shapedA, it's just for Asus4me to kick in spBace
And I can Bsus4see, hear, smell, touch, Btaste
[Chorus]
And I've got Eone, Etwo, Bthree, Bfour, Efive senses working Ao - Ever – Btime.
ATrying to Btake this Eall in.
BI've got Eone, Etwo, Bthree, Bfour, Efive senses working Ao - Ever – Btime.
ATrying to taste the Bdifference between a Alemon and a Blime
APain and Bpleasure and the Echurch bells softly chime.
Guitar Fill
e|---0--0--0--0-------------------|
B|---5--4--2--0-------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
Hey, hey, night fights day. There's food for the thinkers
And the innocents can all live slowly, all live slowly.
My, my, the sky will cry. Jewels for the thirsty
And the guilty one's can all die slowly, all die slowly.
And all the world is biscuit-shaped, it's just for me to feed my face
And I can see, hear, smell, touch, taste.
[Chorus]
And I've got Eone, Etwo, Bthree, Bfour, Efive senses working Ao - Ever – Btime.
ATrying to Btake this Eall in.
BI've got Eone, Etwo, Bthree, Bfour, Efive senses working Ao - Ever – Btime.
ATrying to taste the Bdifference between a Alemon and a Blime
APain and Bpleasure and the Echurch bells softly chime.
[Bridge]
A G A G
AAnd Gbirds might Afall from Gblack skiesA----- GWhoo! WhAoo!G
AAnd Gbullies mighAt give you Gblack eyes A– WhoGo! Whoo!A G
AAnd Gbuses might Askid on blGack ice – WAhoo! GWhoo!A G
ABut, to Gme, they're Avery, Gve—ry- DbeaAu—Dti-Aful! Bb(FEngBblandF's glory!)
D A D A B Bb F. Bb F
Beau---ti-ful----! (A striking beauty!)
Bridge Riff:
e|-------------------0---------|
B|-----0----------3---3--------|
G|----6---0-2----0-----0-------|
D|---7----------5--------------|
A|--0--------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
DDoo-doo-doo-doo! Doo-doo-doo-doo! Doo-doo-doo!
BbDoo-doo-doo-doo! Doo-doo-doo-doo! Doo-doo-doo!
DDoo-doo-doo-doo! Doo-doo-doo-doo! Doo-doo-doo!
BbDoo-doo-doo-doo! DFoo-doo-doo-doo!
D-Bb Riff
e|--------10----------10----------|
B|-7-8-10------7-8-10------7-8-10-|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------11----------11----------|
G|-7-8-10------7-8-10------7-8-10-|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
Last Time:
e|----------13--------------------|
B|-10-11-13-----------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
BbAnd all the Bbsus4world is football-shapeBbd, it's just for Bbsus4me to kick in spaCce
And I can Csus4see, hear, smell, touch, Ctaste
[Chorus]
And I've got Fone, Ftwo, Cthree, Cfour, Ffive senses working Bbo - Fver – Ctime.
BbTrying to Ctake this Fall in.
CI've got Fone, Ftwo, Cthree, Cfour, Ffive senses working Bbo - Fver – Ctime.
BbTrying to taste the Cdifference between the Bbgoods and Ccrime, Bbdirt or
Ctreasure.
Guitar Fill
e|--------------------------------|
B|---6--5--3----------------------|
G|------------5-------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
And there's Fone, Ftwo, Cthree, Cfour, Ffive senses working Bbo - Fver – Ctime.
BbTrying to Ctake this Fall in.
CI've got Fone, Ftwo, Cthree, Cfour, Ffive senses working Bbo - vFer – Ctime.
BbTrying to taste the Cdifference between the Bblemon and Clime.
BbPain and Cpleasure and the Fchurch bells softly chime.
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Senses Working Overtime
by XTC
Chords in this song · guitar
G#m
F#
C#m
A
Asus4
B
Bsus4
E
G
D
Bb
F
Bbsus4
C
Csus4
Most of the versions of this song I sound to be incorrect so I decided to tab it out myself.
Hope you guys enjoy this one!
Intro Riff:
e|----------------------------|
B|------0-------0--0--0--0----|
G|---8--8--8----6--6--6--6----| Repeat X 4
D|---6-----6----8-----8-------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|--6-6-6---------------------| Repeat X 4
D|--6-6-6----2-2-2------------|
A|--4-4-4----2-2-2------------|
E|-----------0-0-0------------|
G#m F# G#m F# G#m F#
Hey, hey, the clouds are whey. There's straw for the donkeys
G#m F# C#m G#m C#m
And the innocents can all sleep safely------------------------,
G#m C#m G#m C#m G#m
All--- sleep safely.
My, my, sun is pie. There's fodder for the cannons
And the guilty ones can all sleep safely, all sleep safely.
A Asus4 A Asus4 B
And all the world is football-shaped, it's just for me to kick in space
Bsus4 B
And I can see, hear, smell, touch, taste
[Chorus]
E E B B E A E B
And I've got one, two, three, four, five senses working o - ver – time.
A B E
Trying to take this all in.
B E E B B E A E B
I've got one, two, three, four, five senses working o - ver – time.
A B A B
Trying to taste the difference between a lemon and a lime
A B E
Pain and pleasure and the church bells softly chime.
Guitar Fill
e|---0--0--0--0-------------------|
B|---5--4--2--0-------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
Hey, hey, night fights day. There's food for the thinkers
And the innocents can all live slowly, all live slowly.
My, my, the sky will cry. Jewels for the thirsty
And the guilty one's can all die slowly, all die slowly.
And all the world is biscuit-shaped, it's just for me to feed my face
And I can see, hear, smell, touch, taste.
[Chorus]
E E B B E A E B
And I've got one, two, three, four, five senses working o - ver – time.
A B E
Trying to take this all in.
B E E B B E A E B
I've got one, two, three, four, five senses working o - ver – time.
A B A B
Trying to taste the difference between a lemon and a lime
A B E
Pain and pleasure and the church bells softly chime.
[Bridge]
A G A G
A G A G A G A G
And birds might fall from black skies----- Whoo! Whoo!
A G A G A G A G
And bullies might give you black eyes – Whoo! Whoo!
A G A G A G A G
And buses might skid on black ice – Whoo! Whoo!
A G A G D A D A Bb F Bb F
But, to me, they're very, ve—ry- beau—ti-ful! (England's glory!)
D A D A B Bb F Bb F
.
Beau---ti-ful----! (A striking beauty!)
Bridge Riff:
e|-------------------0---------|
B|-----0----------3---3--------|
G|----6---0-2----0-----0-------|
D|---7----------5--------------|
A|--0--------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
D
Doo-doo-doo-doo! Doo-doo-doo-doo! Doo-doo-doo!
Bb
Doo-doo-doo-doo! Doo-doo-doo-doo! Doo-doo-doo!
D
Doo-doo-doo-doo! Doo-doo-doo-doo! Doo-doo-doo!
Bb F
Doo-doo-doo-doo! Doo-doo-doo-doo!
D-Bb Riff
e|--------10----------10----------|
B|-7-8-10------7-8-10------7-8-10-|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------11----------11----------|
G|-7-8-10------7-8-10------7-8-10-|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
Last Time:
e|----------13--------------------|
B|-10-11-13-----------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
Bb Bbsus4 Bb Bbsus4 C
And all the world is football-shaped, it's just for me to kick in space
Csus4 C
And I can see, hear, smell, touch, taste
[Chorus]
F F C C F Bb F C
And I've got one, two, three, four, five senses working o - ver – time.
Bb C F
Trying to take this all in.
C F F C C F Bb F C
I've got one, two, three, four, five senses working o - ver – time.
Bb C Bb C Bb
Trying to taste the difference between the goods and crime, dirt or
C
treasure.
Guitar Fill
e|--------------------------------|
B|---6--5--3----------------------|
G|------------5-------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
F F C C F Bb F C
And there's one, two, three, four, five senses working o - ver – time.
Bb C F
Trying to take this all in.
C F F C C F Bb F C
I've got one, two, three, four, five senses working o - ver – time.
Bb C Bb C
Trying to taste the difference between the lemon and lime.
Bb C F
Pain and pleasure and the church bells softly chime.
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