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Marcy Playground Poppies Guitar Tab

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This is a great song from Marcy Playground, and I didn't see it
tabbed anywhere so I'm giving it a shot.

POPPIES (music and lyrics by John Wozniak)

Intro (w/distortion)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8---|
D|-6---7p6---9----6---7p6---9----6---7p6---9----6---7p6----9-(0)--9-9-9-9-9-9---|
A|---------7--------------7--------------7--------------7----(0)--9-9-9-9-9-9---|
E|---0----------0---0----------0---0----------0---0----------(0)--7-7-7-7-7-7---|

Verse
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--6--6-X-X-X--/9--9--6--6-X-X-X--/9--9--6--6-X-X-X--/9--9---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
D|--7--7-X-X-X--/9--9--7--7-X-X-X--/9--9--7--7-X-X-X--/9--9---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| X 2
A|--7--7-X-X-X--/7--7--7--7-X-X-X--/7--7--7--7-X-X-X--/7--7---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
E|--5--5-X-X-x---0--0---5--5-X-X-x---0--0---5--5-X-X-x---0--0---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

Chorus
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|
D|-6---7p6---9----6---7p6---9----6---7p6---9----6-------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|
A|---------7--------------7--------------7--------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|
E|---0----------0---0----------0---0----------0---0-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|


Form:
Intro
Verse
Chorus
Verse
Chorus x2
Verse (instrumental)
Verse
Chorus x2 |-----|
|--9--|
|--9--|
ends with |--9--|
this chord --> |--7--|
|--0--|

Lyrics:

Long long ago in China I'm told
To England was traded som tea
And so sealed the fate
In pieces of eight
All England and all of the world
Yeah.......Poppies

When soon his majesty sent soldiers and thieves
To India searching for gold
Instead from the ground
Some magic they found
Something far better I'm told
Yeah.......Poppies
Yeah.......Poppies

And now this story told from days of our own
When gossamer doggies ran ran
They'd patiently wait
With pieces of eight
So everybody could smile..one more time
Yeah.......Poppies
Yeah.......Poppies


Tabbed by: leathercrane

, this is my first official tab, but I'm pretty sure it's
correct. please correct anything you might find wrong.

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
 
 
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Colin
Wanna Be
#1 by Colin Gauld at Jun 15, 1971 at 9:55 AM EST
I wish somebody would do some research on this song...
 
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dann
Average
#2 by dann at May 26, 1972 at 1:48 PM EST
It's about the Opium Wars between England and China in the 19th century. England found opium in their colony India, but instead of getting their colonial subjects addicted, they tried to trade it to China. China didn't like it, and the Opium War started. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opium_wars
 
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kewl
Wanna Be
#3 by kewl dude at Nov 8, 1985 at 5:02 AM EST
It's basically how poppy seeds got to England. Poppy seeds make opium. Opium can be synthesized morphine. Morphine makes diacetylmorphine. You guessed it, that's heroin. But this doesn't really concern heroin. Opium and Poppies were two songs meant to be together. Not as one. But instead on the same album together.