------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Truckstop Cassettes - Portastatic ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Jeff intro: Cm7 F e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------3---3--/5---/7----5--7--/7---5-3-5-3---3--5-/7--5-5-5-5\2------------| D|--/5----5----------------------------------5---------------------(3h5)-----| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Cm7 F Shot from the green cannon of late spring Cm7 F The map on your lap unfolding Cm7 F Some states don't rave(?) in a blur Cm7 F Toothpaste across your reflection in muddy water Cm7 F We had truckstop cassettes and Liza Ks and Patsy Cline Cm7 F Send "Strange" in the desert every night at nine Cm7 F Purple light on your face in the canyon at dusk Cm7 F Cm7 I thought I might as well go blind F I thought I might as well go blind Bb Cm7 F I thought my eyes had seen it all Bb Cm7 F I thought my eyes had seen it all Bb Cm7 Ab Eb Bb Then they lie to you in your head that our language can't capture it all Cm7 F But I thought my eyes had seen it all Cm7 F Slept all night in the dry scrub Cm7 F Crawled from the thicket with a new love Cm7 F Sleep in our eyes and I pulled a bug off your back Cm7 F You said "Leave me alone. Just let nature attack us" Cm7 F We had truckstop cassettes of Smokey Robinson and Kinks Cm7 F The tape hit the player just as we hit Cruisers Creek Cm7 F Cm7 F Our time was turning dusty yellow but the sun on your forehead shone pink Cm7 F I thought the worst was over F Just goes to show I shouldn't think Bb Cm7 F I thought my eyes had seen it all Bb Cm7 F I thought my eyes had seen it all Bb Cm7 Ab Eb Bb They made me desperation down this road and just down this hall but Cm7 F I thought my eyes had seen it all Cm7 F G Bb Bb Cm7 Ab The tape ate the player ate the tape ate me Eb Bb The tape ate the player ate the tape ate me Cm7 Ab Eb The tape ate the player ate the tape ate me Bb Cm7 Ab Eb I promised you the best: a sparkling mirage at worst, a sea to another Bb shining sea Cm7 Ab Eb Bb The tape ate the player ate the tape ate me | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note ===============================================================================