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International Small Arms Traffic Blues

Mountain Goats

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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---------------|----------------|

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International Small Arms Traffic Blues

Mountain Goats