Can't Stop These Things

China Drum

Dist Intro e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-10\3~--------(hold throughout drum intro)-----------|-----------------| PM_______________________________________________________________________ e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------| PM_____________________________________________________grad release e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------8-8-| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------8-8-8-8-| D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|---3-----3-----4-|---3---3-3-----3-|---3-1---3-----3-|-----------------| G|-0-----0-----0---|-0-----------0---|-----------3-----|-2---2-2---------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------3-----| B|---3-----3-----4-|---3---3-3-----3-|---3-1---3-----3-|-----------3-----| G|-0-----0-----0---|-0-----------0---|-----------3-----|-2---2-2---0-----| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------0-----| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------2-----| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------3-----| _________________________________________________________________________________ verse 1 "Hot coffee burns my mouth, I been staring in a dream" "The money would be good, I think but not as good as clean" e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-------(Play to feedback for first 4 bars)-----------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------5-0-5-0---| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-pick--5-0-5-0---| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-slide-3-0-3-0---| "I would have more sense if I could sense what I could have" e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|---5---5-5-5-5---|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|---5---5-5-5-5---| A|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|---5---5-5-5-5---|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|---5---5-5-5-5---| E|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|---3---3-3-3-3---|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|---3---3-3-3-3---| "I'm learning things about myself that I never knew I had" e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------|-7-7-----7-7-7-7-|---7---7-7-7-7-7-| D|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|---3---3-3-3-3---|-7-7-----7-7-7-7-|---7---7-7-7-7-7-| A|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|---3---3-3-3-3---|-5-5-----5-5-5-5-|---5---5-5-5-5-5-| E|-1---1-1---1-1-1-|---1---1-1-1-1---|-----------------|-----------------| _________________________________________________________________________________ Chorus 1 "My mind, can't stop the things that make me want it" e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-8---8---8-8-8-8-|-----------------|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| D|-8---8---8-8-8-8-|-5---5---5-5-5-5-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| A|-6---6---6-6-6-6-|-5---5---5-5-5-5-|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|-----------------|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------| "My mind, can't stop these things" e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-8---8---8-8-8-8-|-----------------|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| D|-8---8---8-8-8-8-|-5---5---5-5-5-5-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| A|-6---6---6-6-6-6-|-5---5---5-5-5-5-|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| E|-----------------|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------| "My mind, has enough to do without you on it" e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-8---8---8-8-8-8-|-----------------|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| D|-8---8---8-8-8-8-|-5---5---5-5-5-5-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| A|-6---6---6-6-6-6-|-5---5---5-5-5-5-|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|-----------------|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------| "My mind, can't wait to see you try and stop it" e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-8---8---8-8-8-8-|-----------------|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| D|-8---8---8-8-8-8-|-5---5---5-5-5-5-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| A|-6---6---6-6-6-6-|-5---5---5-5-5-5-|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| E|-----------------|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------| e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|---3-----3-----4-|---3---3-3-----3-|---3-1---3-----3-|-----------------| G|-0-----0-----0---|-0-----------0---|-----------3-----|-2---2-2---------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------3-----| B|---3-----3-----4-|---3---3-3-----3-|---3-1---3-----3-|-----------3-----| G|-0-----0-----0---|-0-----------0---|-----------3-----|-2---2-2---0-----| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------0-----| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------2-----| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------3-----| _________________________________________________________________________________ verse 2 "I've held my eyes wide open but it's very hard to see" "The slimy hidden dangers unless you've got ESP" e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-------(Play to feedback for first 4 bars)-----------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------5-0-5-0---| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-pick--5-0-5-0---| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-slide-3-0-3-0---| "I would have more sense if I could sense what I could have" e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|---5---5-5-5-5---|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|---5---5-5-5-5---| A|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|---5---5-5-5-5---|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|---5---5-5-5-5---| E|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|---3---3-3-3-3---|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|---3---3-3-3-3---| "I'm learning things about myself that I never knew I had" e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------|-7-7-----7-7-7-7-|---7---7-7-7-7-7-| D|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|---3---3-3-3-3---|-7-7-----7-7-7-7-|---7---7-7-7-7-7-| A|-3---3-3---3-3-3-|---3---3-3-3-3---|-5-5-----5-5-5-5-|---5---5-5-5-5-5-| E|-1---1-1---1-1-1-|---1---1-1-1-1---|-----------------|-----------------| _________________________________________________________________________________ Chorus 2 "My mind, can't stop the things that make me want it" e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-8---8---8-8-8-8-|-----------------|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| D|-8---8---8-8-8-8-|-5---5---5-5-5-5-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| A|-6---6---6-6-6-6-|-5---5---5-5-5-5-|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|-----------------|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------| "My mind, can't stop these things" e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-8---8---8-8-8-8-|-----------------|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| D|-8---8---8-8-8-8-|-5---5---5-5-5-5-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| A|-6---6---6-6-6-6-|-5---5---5-5-5-5-|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| E|-----------------|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------| "My mind, has enough to do without you on it" e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-8---8---8-8-8-8-|-----------------|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| D|-8---8---8-8-8-8-|-5---5---5-5-5-5-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| A|-6---6---6-6-6-6-|-5---5---5-5-5-5-|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|-----------------|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------| "My mind, can't wait to see you try and stop it" e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-8---8---8-8-8-8-|-----------------|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| D|-8---8---8-8-8-8-|-5---5---5-5-5-5-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| A|-6---6---6-6-6-6-|-5---5---5-5-5-5-|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| E|-----------------|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------| _________________________________________________________________________________ Bridge (quieter with overlays and delays etc) "I want some kind of contact with you, you must admit I haven't bugged you" e|-3---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-3-------------1/| B|-3---------------|-----------------|-----3-----------|-3-------------1/| G|-0---------------|-----------------|--------0--------|-0-------------0-| D|-----------------|-----------------|---------------3-|-0-------------0-| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| "So you're due for some annoyance, the last three months you've had enjoyment" e|/3---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------| B|/3---------------|-----------------|-----3-------3---|-----------------| G|(0)--------------|-----------------|---------0-------|-----------------| D|(0)--------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| "Out of watching them contain it, uninvited you obtained it" e|/11--------------|-11-10-----------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-------13-11-----|-----------------|-11--------------| G|-----------------|-------------12--|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| "From the unsuspecting shamless so you're not exactly blameless" e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-10/12-----------|-----------------|-12--------------|-----------------| D|-10/12-----------|-----------------|-----12----------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|---------10------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| "My mind, has enough to do without you on it" e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------| B|-4---------------|-4---3-----------|-----------------|-3---------------| G|-----------------|---------5---3---|-----------------|-0---------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|--5--------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| "My mind, can't stop the things that make me want it" e|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-3---------------| B|-4---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----3-----------| G|-3---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|---------0-------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| "My mind, has enough to chew without you on it" e|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------| B|-4---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------| G|-3---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| (more dist) "My mind, has enough to deal with" e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-8---LET RING----|-LET RING------\-|-----------------|-----------------| D|-8---LET RING----|-LET RING------\-|-5--STOP---------|-----------------| A|-6---LET RING----|-LET RING------\-|-5--STOP---------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-3--STOP---------|-----------------| _________________________________________________________________________________ Outro Chorus (listen for changing rhythms) "My mind, can't stop the things that make me want it" e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-8---8-8-8-8-8-8-|-----------------|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| D|-8---8-8-8-8-8-8-|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| A|-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|-----------------|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------| "My mind, can't stop these things" e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-8---8-8-8-8-8-8-|-----------------|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| D|-8---8-8-8-8-8-8-|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| A|-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| E|-----------------|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------| "My mind, has enough to do without you on it" e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-8---8---8-8-8-8-|-----------------|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| D|-8---8---8-8-8-8-|-5---5---5-5-5-5-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| A|-6---6---6-6-6-6-|-5---5---5-5-5-5-|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|-----------------|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------| "My mind, can't wait to see you try and stop it" e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-8---8---8-8-8-8-|-----------------|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| D|-8---8---8-8-8-8-|-5---5---5-5-5-5-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| A|-6---6---6-6-6-6-|-5---5---5-5-5-5-|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| E|-----------------|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------| "Try and stop it" e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-8---8-8---------|-3---3-3-5---5-5-|-8---8-8---------|-3---3-3-5---5-5-| D|-8---8-8-5---5-5-|-3---3-3-5---5-5-|-8---8-8-5---5-5-|-3---3-3-5---5-5-| A|-6---6-6-5---5-5-|-1---1-1-3---3-3-|-6---6-6-5---5-5-|-1---1-1-3---3-3-| E|---------3---3-3-|-----------------|---------3---3-3-|-----------------| "Try and stop it" e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-8---8-8---------|-3---3-3-5---5-5-|-8---8-8---------|-3---3-3-5---5-5-| D|-8---8-8-5---5-5-|-3---3-3-5---5-5-|-8---8-8-5---5-5-|-3---3-3-5---5-5-| A|-6---6-6-5---5-5-|-1---1-1-3---3-3-|-6---6-6-5---5-5-|-1---1-1-3---3-3-| E|---------3---3-3-|-----------------|---------3---3-3-|-----------------| e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-5---5-5-5---5-5-|-5---5-5-5-5-3-3-|-5---5-5-5---5-5-|-5---------------| A|-5---5-5-5---5-5-|-5---5-5-5-5-3-3-|-5---5-5-5---5-5-|-5---------------| E|-3---3-0-3---3-0-|-3---3-0-3-0-1-0-|-3---3-0-3---3-0-|-3---------------|

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