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We Can't Help You by Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks
We Can't Help You
Tuning: standard
G Em
There's no common goal
C G
there's no moral action
G Em
there's no modern age
C G
from which to run away
G Em
There's no grace in love
C G
with a known projection
G Em
there's no sky above
C G
for you to cry into
F
We can't help you
(E--7--5---10-----7---7\--)
Fm G Dm F
find a place to
G Em
Well, I wish for once
C G
you would just start copin'
G Em
every night and day
C G
tell me what to say
G Em
You were over ripe
C G
you were never open
G Em
you were just a stripe
C G
on the gay crusade
F
We can't help you
(E--7--5---10-----7---7\--)
Fm G Dm F G
find a place to lay
(female vocal, tabbed for guitar) "la's"
e|--7--5-3-5---3-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------3--3--3p0------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------2-2--0----------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G Em
She knows one is one
C G
she can let it through now
G Em
she can kill me cool
C G
welcome to the ruse
G Em
Well, I've seen the storm
C G
it is off your shoulder
G Em
party in the cage
C G
blow us all away
F
We can't help you
(E--7--5---10-----7---7\--)
Fm G Dm F G
find a place to lay (x2)
(female vocal, tabbed for guitar) "la's"
e|--7--5-3-5---3-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------3--3--3p0------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------2-2--0----------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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version 2
Tuning:
CGDGBE
FROM STANDARD TUNING, TUNE YOUR LOW E STRING DOWN 2 WHOLE STEPS (4 FRETS)
AND THEN TUNE YOUR A DOWN DOWN ONE WHOLE STEP (2 FRETS)
CHORDS:
G 775XXX
E 442XXX
C 055XXX
IT SOUNDS BETTER IF YOU CAN KIND OF PLUCK THIS AND MUTE IT, IF THAT MAKES ANY SENSE.
E--------------------------|
B--------------------------|
G--------------------------|
D----5-5-X-5-2-2-X-5-5H7P5-|
G----7-7-X-7-4-4-X-5-5 7---|
C----7-7-X-7-4-4-X-0-0-0-0-|
LYRICS:
THERES NO COMMON GOAL
THERES NO MORAL ACTION
THERES THE MODERN AGE
FROM WHICH TO RUN AWAY
THERES NO GRACE IN LOVE
WITH A KNOWN PROJECTION
THERES THE SKY ABOVE
FOR YOU TO CRY INTO
E------------------------------------|
B-12----10----15----12-------12 / 0--|
G--0------0------0------0-----0------|
D------------------------------------|
G-10----10----10----10-------10 / 0--|
C------------------------------------|
WE CAN'T HELP YOU
E-1----1---3------3---5------5----8-----8---8-|
B---3--3-------0- 0------3---3-------6--6---6-|
G------2----------0------4---4-------7--7---7-|
D-0----0---2----- 2---5------5----7-----7---7-|
G---------------------------------------------|
C---------------------------------------------|
FIND A PLACE TO
WELL I WISH FOR ONCE
YOU WOULD JUST STOP COPIN'
EVERY NIGHT AND DAY
TELL ME WHAT TO SAY
YOU WERE OVER RIPE
YOU WERE NEVER OPEN
YOU WERE JUST A STRIPE
ON A GAY CRUSADE
WE CANT HELP YOU FIND A PLACE TO
SHE KNOWS ONE IS ONE
SHE CAN LET IT THROUGH NOW
SHE CAN KILL ME COOL
WELCOME TO THE RUSE
WELL, I'VE SEEN THE STORM
IT IS OFF YOUR SHOULDER
PARTY IN THE CAGE
BLOW US ALL AWAY
WE CANT HELP YOU
FIND A PLACE TO
WE CANT HELP YOU
FIND A PLACE TO LAY
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