Tablature political - Spirit of the West

          



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  Date: Tue, 17 Oct 1995 20:12:36 -0600

  From: tcampbel@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (Tim Campbell)

  Subject: "Political" Spirit of the West

  

                                    POLITICAL

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                                Spirit of the West 

                                album:  Labour Day

         (this also appears on Go Figure, but it is a bit different)

          transcribed by Tim Campbell  tcampbel@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca

  

  

  A                    Asus2                

  I was tired of being put right down by my

  D

  self for not being what you thought you had found

  A              Asus2

  Pulled hard in two directions by a

  D 

  desire to learn and my old affections

  A                        Asus2

  When I tried to share my world with you

  D

  you could not seem to tolerate the

  A             Asus2

  people I have grown to love

  D

  They shrank under your scrutiny, became the ones you'd hate, why did

  

  

    CHORUS:

  

          A           Asus2

          everything, every little thing, every little thing with you and

          D

          me have to be so political

          A           Asus2

          Everything, every little thing, every little thing with you and

          D            D    A        ( Asus2  D   D   A   Asus2  D  A  E )*

          me had to be so political

  

                  * (fill not played before third verse)

  

  

  

  A                      Asus2

  I was feeling a little underwhelmed about

  D

  hanging 'round with you and feeling over-cautious

  A                                         Asus2                         

  Every word, every little look, every little sign, every little

  D

  phrase put me deeper in your doghouse

  A                       Asus2

  You'd let me out to run across your world, I

  D

  ran into a wall, you told me I built it then you'd

  A                   Asus2                 

  Reel me in, ream me out, pick me up, push me

  D

  out again, and then repeat, why did

  

  

    CHORUS

  E                                  D

  Too busy tripping on my tongue, to try and stand my ground

        E                                          D

  I can still see myself crying in your lap asking you

  

  "Are you happy with the man you have found?"

  

  

    HARMONICA SOLO:

  

  A       Asus2   D       D  (repeated 4 times)

  

  A                         Asus2

  I'm grateful for what you did for me

        D

  I can see things now I never would have seen

        A                        Asus2

  And today I thought about what could have been but could

  D

  Never be for you and me because

  

     CHORUS

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       "Don't dwell on what has passed away

        Or what is yet to be."

                                              -L. Cohen

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