Tuning: E A D G B E

Song: Senses working overtime Artist: XTC Composer: Andy Partridge Album: English settlement Tabbed by DJ ['DiddyD' on ultimateGuitar.com] 20th July 2020 To hear the track, copy and paste this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzGfKu6_loI NOTE: Mute the bridge for the Verse chords. Please IGNORE ANY POP-UP CHORD BOXES the website might automatically suggest and use the typed shapes shown below: G#m = xx680x E = 022100 Dsus4 = xx0233 A#mb9 = xx860x Bsus4 = x24452 Bbsus4 = x13341 C#5 = x466xx Esus4 = 022200 Bb9sus4 = x11111 B5 = x244xx Em7 = 020030 C = x35553 A = x02220 D = xx0232 C9sus4 = x33333 A9sus4 = x00000 A7 = x02020 Csus4 = x35563 B = x24442 Bb = x13331 B9sus4 = x22222 F7 = 131211 N.C. = No chords Please select a star rating for this tab, many thanks ================================================================= [Intro] G#m A#mb9 G#m A#mb9 G#m A#mb9 G#m A#mb9 | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | [Verse 1] G#m A#mb9 G#m A#mb9 G#m A#mb9 Hey, hey, the clouds are whey, there's straw for the donkeys, G#m A#mb9 C#5 B5 And the innocents can all sleep safe - ly,

^C#5 ^B5All sleep ^C#5safe---^B5---ly ^C#5 ^B5 [Verse 2 G#m A#mb9 G#m A#mb9 G#m A#mb9 My, my, ...sun is pie, there's fodder for the cannons, G#m A#mb9 C#5 B#5 And the guilty ones can all sleep safe - ly, ^C#5 ^B5All sleep ^C#5safe---^B5---ly ^C#5 ^B5

[Pre-Chorus]

^A And all the ^A9sus4world is football - ^Ashaped, It's just for ^A9sus4me to kick in ^Bspace, And I can ^B9sus4see, hear, smell, touch, ^Btaste

[Chorus]

And ^BI've got ^Eone, two, ^Bthree, four, ^Efive... ^N.C....senses working ^Ao - ^Ever – ^Btime, ^Bsus4 ^B ^ATrying to ^Btake this ^Eall in, ^BI've got ^Eone, two, ^Bthree, four, ^Efive... ^N.C. ...senses working ^Ao - ^Ever – ^Btime, ^Bsus4 ^B ^ATrying to taste the ^Bdifference between a ^Alemon and a ^Blime, ^APain and ^Bpleasure, and the ^Echurch bells ^Esus4soft - ^Ely ^Bchime^A-----^E--

[Verse 2] G#m A#mb9 G#m A#mb9 G#m A#mb9 G#m A#mb9 | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | G#m A#mb9 G#m A#mb9 G#m A#mb9 Hey, hey, night fights day, there's food for the thinkers, G#m A#mb9 C#5 B5 And the innocents can all live slow - ly, C#5 B5 C#5 B5 C#5 B5 All live slow--------ly, G#m A#mb9 G#m A#mb9 G#m A#mb9 My, my, the sky will cry jewels for the thirsty, G#m A#mb9 C#5 B5 And the guilty one's can all die slow - ly, C#5 B5 C#5 B5 C#5 B5 All die slow------ly------------- [Pre-Chorus]

^A And all the ^A9sus4world is biscuit - ^Ashaped, It's just for ^A9sus4me to feed my ^Bface, And I can ^B9sus4see, hear, smell, touch, ^Btaste

[Chorus]

And ^BI've got ^Eone, two, ^Bthree, four, ^Efive... ^N.C. ...senses working ^Ao - ^Ever – ^Btime, ^Bsus4 ^B ^ATrying to ^Btake this ^Eall in, ^BI've got ^Eone, two, ^Bthree, four, ^Efive... ^N.C....senses working ^Ao - ^Ever – ^Btime,^Bsus4 ^B ^ATrying to taste the ^Bdifference 'tween a ^Alemon and a ^Blime, ^APain and ^Bpleasure, and the ^Echurch bells ^Esus4soft - ^Ely ^Bchime^A-----^E--

[Bridge] A Em7 A Em7 A Em7 A Em7 | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

^A And ^Em7birds might ^Afall from ^Em7black skies--^A---, Em7 A Em7 [Woo - oo - woo--------!] ^A And ^Em7bullies might ^Agive you ^Em7black eyes--^A---, Em7 A Em7 [Woo - oo - woo--------!] ^A But, to ^Em7me, they're ^Avery, Em7 D A7 D A7 Bb F7 Bb F7 Very beau----—ti - ful----------! [England's glory!] D A7 D A7 Bb F7 Bb F7 Beau----—ti - ful----------! [A striking beauty!]

[Break]

^DDoo, doo - doo, ^Dsus4doo! Doo - doo! ^DDoo - ^Dsus4doo! ^DDoo - doo, doo! ^BbDoo - doo! Doo - ^Bbsus4doo - doo! ^FDoo, doo - doo, ^F7doo!

[Pre-Chorus] Bb Bb9sus4 Bb And all the world is football - shaped, Bb9sus4 C It's just for me to kick in space,

And I can ^C9sus4see, hear, smell, touch, ^Ctaste [Chorus] And ^CI've got ^Fone, two, ^Cthree, four, ^Ffive... ^N.C. ...senses working ^Bbo - ^Fver – ^Ctime, ^Csus4 ^C ^BbTrying to ^Ctake this ^Fall in, ^CI've got ^Fone, two, ^Cthree, four, ^Ffive... ^N.C....senses working ^Bbo - ^Fver – ^Ctime, ^Csus4 ^C ^BbTrying to tell the ^Cdifference 'tween the ^Bbgoods and ^Ccrimes, ^BbDirt and ^Ctreasure

[Chorus]

And there's ^Fone, two, ^Cthree, four, ^Ffive... ^N.C. ...senses working ^Bbo - ^Fver – ^Ctime, ^Csus4 ^C ^BbTrying to ^Ctake this ^Fall in, ^CI've got ^Fone, two, ^Cthree, four, ^Ffive... ^N.C....senses working ^Bbo - ^Fver – ^Ctime,^Csus4 ^C ^BbTrying to taste the ^Cdifference 'tween a ^Bblemon and a ^Clime, ^BbPain and ^Cpleasure, and the ^Fchurch ^N.C.bells softly chime------

========================================================== [First two Chorus riffs] [E] A E B Bsus4 B ...sen -ses work-ing o - ver – time... e |--0---0---0----0--| B |--5---4---2----0--| G |------------------| D |------------------| A |------------------| E |------------------| [E] [Esus4][E] [B] [A] [E] ...church bells soft -ly chime--------! e |--0-----0--------------|------------------| B |--5-----0-----0-----0--|------0------0----| G |--------------2-----1--|------1--h2--1----| D |-----------------------|--4---------------| A |-----------------------|------------------| E |-----------------------|------------------| [Last two Choruses riffs]

...sen -ses work-ing ^Bbo - v^Fer – ^Ctime...^Csus4 ^C e |--1---0-----------| B |----------3----1--| G |------------------| D |------------------| A |------------------| E |------------------|

[Coda bass riff] Oddly ends on a C bass rather than an F F [C] [F/C] ...church bells soft -ly chime---------------! e |--[1]-------------------|-----------------------|| B |--[1]-------------------|-----------------------|| G |--[2]-------------------|--0--------------------|| D |---3--------------------|-----------2-----------|| A |--[3]----3-----1-----3--|-------------------3---|| E |--[4]-------------------|-----------------------||

Xtc - Senses working overtime