#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the# #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# OK, this has always been credited to John Carter and Tim Gilbert, but according to the SAC article in _Goldmine_ #359 John Carter wrote lyrics to SAC (and future Lynyrd Skynyrd) guitarist Ed King's instrumental track, 'The Happy Whistler'; Tim Gilbert had written other songs with John Carter before (most notably the Rainy Daze 'That Acapulco Gold', which hit #70 nationwide before program directors found out what 'Acapulco Gold' was) and was apparently co-credited by mistake. "Incense and Peppermints" (Ed King - John Carter) Intro: [drum roll] Em [organ holds high E] / / / / / / / / Em D/F# v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v ------------|------------|------------|-------------| ------------|------------|------------|-------------| -12---------|-------12b14|-11---------|-----b12r11\-| ------------|------------|------------|-------------| ------------|------------|------------|-------------| ------------|------------|------------|-------------| Em A Em C / / / / / / / / Ba ba ba ba Em A Em C / / / / / / / / Ba ba ba ba Verse 1: Em A Em C Good sense, innocence, cripplin' mankind Em A Em C Dead kings, many things I can't define Em A Em C Occasions, persuasions clutter your mind Em A Em C Incense and peppermints, the color of time Chorus: Em Ebm Dm A Who cares what games we choose Em Ebm Dm A Little to win, but nothing to lose Verse 2 (half-length): Incense and peppermints, meaningless nouns Turn on, tune in, turn your eyes around Refrain: D G D G Look at yourself, look at yourself F#m F#m(maj7)/F F#m7/E F#m6/D# Yeah, yeah D G D G Look at yourself, look at yourself F#m F#m(maj7)/F F#m7/E A [N.C.] Yeah, yeah, yeah Fill: fuzz guitar w/cowbell: (A) v v v v -----------------| -----------------| -----4---6---7---| -----------------| -----------------| -----------------| bass: v v v v -------------4---| -----5---7-------| -----------------| -----------------| Verse 3: To divide this cockeyed world in two Throw your pride to one side, it's the least you can do Beatniks and politics, nothing is new A yardstick for lunatics, one point of view [repeat chorus] Guitar solo (chords as per refrain): D G D G v v v v v v v v --------------------|-------------------| -8b10r8-6-----------|-------------------| ----------7---7-----|-------------------| ----------------7---|-5b7r5-3-----------| --------------------|---------5---5---5-| --------------------|-------------------| F#m F#m(maj7)/F F#m7/E F#m6/D# v v v v v v v v -----------------|-----------------| -----------------|-----------------| -2---4-4-----4s6-|-----6s8-----6---| -----------------|-----------------| -----------------|-----------------| -----------------|-----------------| D G D G v v v v v v v v --------------------|-------------------| -8b10r8-6-----------|-------------------| ----------7---7-----|-------------------| ----------------3-5-|-5b7r5-3-----------| --------------------|---------5---5---5-| --------------------|-------------------| F#m F#m(maj7)/F F#m7/E A [N.C.; drum fill] v v v v v v v v v v -----------------|------------------|--------| -----------------|------------------|--------| -2---4-4---4s6---|-6---7-9---7976-9-|s14-----| -----------------|------------------|--------| -----------------|------------------|--------| -----------------|------------------|--------| ^^^^ trill [repeat verse 1] [repeat chorus] Coda: fuzz guitar: Em D/F# v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v ------------|------------|------------|------------| ------------|------------|------------|------------| -9----------|------------|-7----------|-------6h7--| ------------|------------|------------|------------| ------------|------------|------------|------------| ------------|------------|------------|------------| Em Ebm Dm A Incense and peppermints Em Ebm Dm A Incense and peppermints fuzz guitar: Em Ebm Dm Emaj7 [N.C. except organ] v v v v v v v v -----------------|-----------------| -----------------|-----------------| -12---11---------|-10---s13--------| -----------------|-----------------| -----------------|-----------------| -----------------|-----------------| Dmaj7/F# Sha la la Emaj7/G# Sha la la Dmaj7/A Sha la la Emaj7/B Sha la la Dmaj7 Sha la la [fade] -- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers