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Xtc Senses Working Overtime Guitar Tab

English Settlement Tabs:

  1. Ball And Chain
  2. Senses Working Overtime »
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Senses Working Overtime

Intro is something like:

B-4--2--4--2--0--2---- repeated over and over
G-1-------------------

And there's a bunch of lyrics that I can't quite make out....




A Asus4 A
And all the world is football shaped
A Asus4 B
It's just for me to kick its face
B Bsus4 B
And I can see, hear, smell, touch, taste
B E E B B E
And I've got one, two, three, four, five
A E B
Senses working o - ver - time
A B E E E B B E
Trying to take this all in, I've got one, two, three, four, five
A E B
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 truth will softly chime

Chords:
E - 779997
B - 799877
Bsus4 - 799977
A - 577655
Asus4 - 577755


hey, hey the clouds are whey
there's straw for the tinkers and
the innocents can all sleep safely
all sleep safely
my, my,sun is pie
there's fodder for the cannons and
the guilty one's can all sleep safely
all sleep safely
and all the world is football-shaped
it's just for me to kick in space

and I can see, hear, smell, touch, taste
and I've got one, two, three, four, five
senses working overtime
trying to take this all in
I've got one, two, three, four, five
senses working overtime
trying to taste the difference
between a lemon and a lime
pain and the pleasure and
the church bells softly chime

hey, hey, night fights day
there's food for the tinkers 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
and I've got one, two, three, four, five
senses working overtime

and birds might fall from black skies
and bullies might give you black eyes
but to me they're very very beautiful (englands glory)
beautiful (a striking beauty)
and all the world is football shaped
it's just for me to kick in space
and I can see, hear, smell, touch, taste
and I've got one, two, three, four, five
senses working overtime
trying to take all this in
I've got one, two, three, four five
senses working overtime
try to tell the difference
between the goods and crimes
dirt and treasure and there's
one, two, three, four, five
senses working overtime.......

from Darcy

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
 
 
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skater-boy
Rhythm Player
#1 by skater-boy at Dec 11, 1971 at 1:58 PM EST
After hearing the original, I can see how Mandy's is not as edgy. That's ok though, she has an incredible voice and a sound all her own. :)
 
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Alexxx <3
Lead Player
#2 by Alexxx <3 at Jun 20, 1983 at 9:49 PM EST
I know what you mean - there's no edyness in Mandy Moores cover - it's too 'sweet'. IT's ok though, she sings it well I guess.
 
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Daniel
Average
#3 by Daniel Gordon at Dec 17, 1988 at 6:49 AM EST
" edginess (typo :P)
 
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dann
Average
#4 by dann at Feb 26, 1994 at 3:24 AM EST
Just heard Mandy Moore's version--nice but no edginess as this song deserves. Always thought Kim Deal and/or the Breeders could do a great cover of this!
 
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michiel
Wanna Be
#5 by michiel adams at Apr 7, 1995 at 2:28 AM EST
Quote from Andy Partridge about Senses Working Overtime "It's about what it's like to be alive in England". Great lyrics!
 
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Flappy
Average
#6 by Flappy Bob at Mar 4, 2000 at 10:52 AM EST
I thought it was more about the sheer jubilation of being in love.