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We Cant Go On This Way

Teddy And The Pandas

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An almost-hit (#103 in _Billboard_) for the pride of Beverly, Massachusetts,
Teddy and the Pandas, in 1966.  They continued recording for several years
after this, degenerating from primo garage punk into so-so knockoffs of the
Turtles and American Breed.  --AWR


                       "We Can't Go On This Way"
                                (Stone)

Intro:

	acoustic guitar 1 [4X]:

	      (E)
	       v     v     v     v
	-------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
	-------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
	-13p11s9--9--9--9-11-11-13-13--|
	-------------------------------|
	-------------------------------|
	-------------------------------|
	 ^^^^^ omit pulloff/slide first time

	acoustic guitar 2 [enters 3rd time]:

	       v     v     v     v
	      -------------------------|
	      -------------2-----0-----|
	      -------1-----------------|
	      -2-----------------------|
	      -------------------------|
	      -------------------------|

Verse 1:

	 E
	Sugar is sweet but you're much sweeter
	 B7
	Flowers are pretty, but you're even prettier
	      E                            A   D
	Your love is warmer than a summer day
	     B                      A6               E  A6     E  [1: B]
	But you're so young and we can't go on this way    (oh no)

Verse 2:

	You're the fruit of the tree in the Garden of Eden
	I should keep away but  I feel the need, and
	My love goes stronger  every day
	But you're so young and we can't go on this way (oh no)

Bridge:

	acoustic guitar fill:

	                  F#m
	 v   v   v   v     v
	-----------------|---|
	-----------------|---|
	-----------------|---|
	---------------2-|-4-|
	-----------2-4---|---|
	-----------------|---|

	    F#m [N.C.]             E
	It hurts to part with you now
	    F#m [N.C.]                       E
	But our love's the kind they don't allow
	   C#m                 F#m
	So don't hold on, soon I'll be gone
	          B7
	But I'll always  remember

Verse 3:

	Sugar is sweet but you're much sweeter
	Flowers are pretty, but you're even prettier
	And how I wish that  I-I could stay [4: to coda]
	But you're so young and we can't go on this way (oh no)

[repeat chorus; replace first two lines with melody on celeste]

[repeat verse 3]

Coda:

	     B                      A6               E
	But you're so young and we can't go on this way
	                                          (sugar is sweet)
	     B                      A6               E
	But you're so young and we can't go on this way
	                                         (flowers are pretty)
	     B                     A6 [N.C.]         E
	                                             / / / /  /
	But you're so young and we can't go on this way


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers