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Song: If Work Permits Artist: The Format Album: Dog Problems (2006)(Track 12) Tabbed by: Brandon Karcic Last song on the album. My personal favorite. INTRO / THE VERSE WHERE SHE CHEATED ON HIM E
So the wEind that blows across your room, CaArried cheap perfume onto your dresser, It rained for jeEwelery and for credit cards, Two tiAckets to a film I don'tE remember, One daAy you'll kiss your rabbit's nose, pick up the phone, To find I've been turnedE over, You gArab that piece of gold, Only to find that the smell has taken oEver, And all the things youA had, They aren't the saB7me As what you hoEld
Now I'm stEandin' in a room, That's filled with olAder folks, They're pleading babyE listen, And I scrEeam as loud as anyone, But when asAked to make a point, I tend to wEhisper Now hAighways turn to tidal waves, And they're asking me to export all of your Einsecurities, But that wiAnd that blows across your room, it's gonna set the sails, And send me back to yEou, oB7oh,
CHORUS - THE MELLOW ONE
E Sometimes, when sailors are sailin', they, A Think twice, about where they're anchorin' AndE I think, I could make better use, A Of my time on land, I'll dErink less,
Cause Lord knows I could use a,
A Warm kiss instead of a cold goodbye F# I'm writing the folks back home to tell them, A Hey I'm doing all right
THE BAMF BREAKDOWN / THE KING OF CARROT FLOWERS PT. 3 E A E A B E A E A B THE VERSE WHERE HE RECOUNTS A DARK CHILDHOOD MEMORY
It's a shEame what your father dAid, To your bErothers head, he smaAshed it wBith the TEelephoAne E A B Your mothEer got scared and loAcked the door, You were onEly four, but LoArd, yBou remEember itA, C#m BSo now you're scaAred of love I'm here to tell you love's not some fucking blood on the recEeiver Love is speAaking in code It's an inside joke, love is coming hoEme
CHORUS - THE NOT MELLOW ONE
E Sometimes, when sailors are sailin', they, A Think twice, about where they're anchorin' AndE I think, I could make better use, A Of my time on land, I'll dErink less,
Cause Lord knows I could use a,
A Warm kiss, Instead of a cold goodbye F# I'm writing the folks back home to tell them, A Hey I
THE VERSE WHERE HE'S OVER HER
Yeah I'm doing alrEight Yeah I'm doin' just fiAne An' if she seF#ems as lonely as me, Let her sAink Yeah I'm doin' alrEight, Yeah I'm doin' just fAine, An' if she sF#eems as lonely as me, let her, SiAnk, you let her, sink, well let her!
THE SECOND BAMF BREAKDOWN / THE KING OF CARROT FLOWERS PT. 3 AGAIN / OUTRO E A E A B E A E A B E A E A B E A E B A Finish the album with loud grinding feedback