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Beach Boys — I Just Wasnt Made For These Times Tab

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Date: Mon, 22 Dec 1997 12:01:08 —0500
From: Andrew Rogers 
Subject: CORRECTION: ./b/beach_boys/i_just_wasnt_made.crd


                  "I Just Wasn't Made For These Times"
                      (Brian Wilson / Tony Asher)

Verse 1:

	Bass 1 (electric):

	Gm7/C                    Bbadd9
	 v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v
	———————15————————————————|———————15————————————————|
	——————————17—15————15—17—|——————————17—15————15—17—|
	————————————————17———————|———17———————————17———————|
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	Bass 2 (acoustic):

	 v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v
	—————————————————————————|—————————————————————————|
	—————————————————————————|—————————————————————————|
	—3————————————————————3——|—1————————————————————1——|
	—————————————————————————|—————————————————————————|

	I keep looking for a place to fit in

	Bass 1:

	Ab9                      Dm7/G
	 v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v
	———————15————————————————|———————14————————————————|
	——————————18—16————16—18—|——————————17—15————15—17—|
	———18———————————18———————|———17———————————17———————|
	—————————————————————————|—————————————————————————|

	Bass 2:

	 v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v
	—————————————————————————|—————————————————————————|
	—————————————————————————|—————————————————————————|
	—————————————————————————|—————————————————————————|
	—4————————————————————4——|—3————————3——3————————3——|

	Where I can speak my mind

	Gm7/C                   Bbadd9
	I've been trying hard to find the people
	    Ab9              Dm7/G  G7—9
	That I won't leave behind

	     Eb        Eb/F
	They say I got brains
	         Dm7        Gm7    Dm7/G
	But they ain't doin' me no good
	                  G7—9
	I wish they could

	Cm7       Dm7/C           Cm7     Dm7/C (chords implied by BG vocals)
	Each time things start to happen again
	Cm7           Dm7/C          Cm7         Dm7/C               F7
	I think I got something good goin' for myself but what goes wrong

Chorus:

	Cm7/G /C          F
	Sometimes I feel very sad
	Cm7/G /C          F
	Sometimes I feel very sad *
	Cm7/G /C          F
	Sometimes I feel very sad *

	Harpsichord and flute:

	Eb   A7+5  Dm7/G  G7—9
	/  /  /  /   /  /  /  /

	Cm7   Dm7/C    Cm7          F        Bb/C /Bb /Ab /G
	I guess I just wasn't made for these times

Verse 2:

	Every time I get the inspiration
	To go change things around
	No one wants to help me look for places
	Where new things might be found
	Where can I turn
	When my fair—weather friends cop out
	What's it all about

	Each time things start to happen again
	I think I got something good goin' for myself and what goes wrong

	(repeat chorus)

Theremin/winds break (arranged for four guitars):

	Bb/F  C/D   C/D    D    F/G   Eb5
	   Bb      Bb  Bb   G/A
	 v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v	top line: theremin
	———6———8———6—8—6—|———15——13—————————|
	—6———————————————|—15————————1513———|
	—————————————————|———————————————15—|
	—————————————————|——————————————————|
	—————————————————|——————————————————|
	—————————————————|——————————————————|

	 v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
	———————0—————0———|———7———5——————————|
	———3———————3———3—|—7———————————4————|
	—3———————————————|——————————————————|
	—————————————————|——————————————————|
	—————————————————|——————————————————|
	—————————————————|——————————————————|

	 v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
	—————————————————|——————————————————|
	—————————————————|———3———1——————————|
	—————0———————0———|—2————————————————|
	—0—3———————3———3—|—————————————1————|
	—————————————————|——————————————————|
	—————————————————|——————————————————|

	 v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
	—————————————————|——————————————————|
	—————————————————|——————————————————|
	—————————————————|———2———0——————————|
	———————0—————0———|—0———————————1————|
	———1———————1———1—|——————————————————|
	—1———————————————|——————————————————|

Theremin solo:

	Gm7/C       Bbadd9        Ab9        Dm7/G   G7—9
	 /  /  /  /   /  /  /  /   /  /  /  /   /  /  /  /

Coda:

	Cm7    F6       Cm7        F6         Cm7
	I guess I just wasn't made for these times [2x]

	Cm7     F6    Dm7—5/Ab     G7       Cm7—5/Gb
	I guess I just wasn't made for these times
	                 F6
	(I guess I just wasn't made for these times)

	Cm7    F6       Cm7        F6         Cm7
	I guess I just wasn't made for these times [repeat; fade]


* according to Mark Linett (Endless Summer Quarterly, 12/94), the
  layered vocal parts on these lines are:

  (lead vocal):  Sometimes I feel very sad
                 Ain't found the right thing I can put my heart and soul into
                 People I know don't want to be where I'm at
                 O quando per e, un dia per e  [Italian?  Portuguese?]


—— another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers