Guitar tab for International Small Arms Traffic Blues (var.2) by The Mountain Goats free download and read or play online: file .txt, 3.35 kb has 65 views and 0 downloads.
tabbed by marshieparshie@riseup.net
i keep my guitar in low C. to convert to standard tuning, subtract 4 from the bottom
numbers (the C line), subtract 2 from the low G line, and move the 7-6-'s up a string.
446XXX is an Emaj, so play 0221XX instead.
intro bit:
D|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|
D|--------7-6-----|7-6-2-----6-6-6-|
G|----4-4-----4-4-|------4---4-4-4-|
C|4---------------|----------4-4-4-|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|------4---------|
D|6-------7-6-----|7-6-2-----------|
G|4---4-4-----4-4-|----------------|
C|4---------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------| these two measures are Riff 1
A|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|
D|6-------7-6-----|7-6-2-----6-6-6-|
G|4---4-4-----4-4-|------4---4-4-4-|
C|4---------------|----------4-4-4-|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|
D|6-------7-6-----|----------6-6-6-|
G|4---4-4-----4-4-|4---4-----4-4-4-|
C|4---------------|------4---4-4-4-|
E A E Riff 1
my love is like a powder keg
E A E
my love is like a powder keg
B E
in the corner of an empty warehouse
A E B Riff 1 (2x)
somewhere just outside of town, about to burn down
E A E Riff 1
my love is like a cuban plane
E A E
my love is like a cuban plane
B E
flying from havana
A E B Riff 1 (2x)
up the florida coast to the 'glades, soviet made
followed by a slightly modified Riff 1:
D|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----4-----------|
D|6-------7-6-----|7-6---6---6-6-6-|
G|4---4-4-----4-4-|----------4-4-4-|
C|4---------------|----------4-4-4-|
Riff 1 again
E A Riff 1
our love is like the border between greece and albania
E A Riff 1
our love is like the border between greece and albania
B E
trucks loaded down with weapons
A E B
crossing over every night, moon yellow and briiiiiight
A E
there is a shortage in the blood supply
A E
but there is no shortage of blood
A E
the way i feel about you baby, can't explain it
slightly different here
B Riff 1 (4x) just hit the strings harder
but you've got the best of my love and it will sound close
ending with:
D|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|
D|6-------7-6-----|7-6-7-6---6-6-6-|
G|4---4-4-----4-4-|----------4-4-4-|
C|4---------------|----------4-4-4-|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|
D|6-------7-6-----|7-6-2--2~-------|
G|4---4-4-----4-4-|----------------|
C|4---------------|----------------|