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 =====Family Happiness===== =====Family Happiness=====
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 <code> <code>
 Heavy strumming on top, pursue with power great gusto and passion!  Heavy strumming on top, pursue with power great gusto and passion! 
-The rhythm comes from the vocals. I think I made up a couple chords  
-because I couldn't find the ones I wanted anywhere. 
  
 E        022100 E        022100
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 A        x02220 A        x02220
  
 +Here is the E riff. It's marked in the tab as "E*"
 +e--0--3--2--0--2--0--0
 +B--0--0--0--0--0--0--0
 +G--1--1--1--1--1--1--0
 +D--2--2--2--2--2--2--0
 +A--2--2--2--2--2--2--0
 +E--0--0--0--0--0--0--0
  
-Cheers, +Intro: 
-J. Anderson +E G6 Em11/F# (open) E 
-(12.27.2006)+G6 Em11/F# (open) E
  
-E                    G6  Em11/F#  E+E                   G6   Em11/F#  E
 as we cruised across the Canadian border as we cruised across the Canadian border
-E                                           G6    Em11/F#  E+                                            G6    Em11/F#  E
 you reached into your handbag, pulled out a micro-cassette recorder, you reached into your handbag, pulled out a micro-cassette recorder,
-E+
 started quoting Tolstoy into the machine, started quoting Tolstoy into the machine,
-      G6   Em11/F#     E+     G6   Em11/F#      E
 i had no idea what you meant. i had no idea what you meant.
  
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    G6           Em11/F#      E    G6           Em11/F#      E
 or maybe it's supposed to be self-evident. or maybe it's supposed to be self-evident.
-         C    Cadd9/B+              C    Cadd9/B
 but i've gone feral, but i've gone feral,
-    Cadd9/A       G6    Em11/F#   E+    Cadd9/A           G6  Em11/F#-E*
 and i don't speak the language anymore. and i don't speak the language anymore.
 C            Cadd9/B       Cadd9/A  G6  Em11/F#   E C            Cadd9/B       Cadd9/A  G6  Em11/F#   E
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 you can't make me go to war. you can't make me go to war.
  
-(Heavy strumming in double time!)+E* E*  
 +G6 Em11/F# (open) E 
 +G6 Em11/F# (open) E
  
-e--0--3--2--0--2--0--0 +E                              G6       Em11/F#       E* 
-B--0--0--0--0--0--0--0 +long winding Canadian highways, innumerable evergreens. 
-G--1--1--1--1--1--1--0 +E
-D--2--2--2--2--2--2--0 +
-A--2--2--2--2--2--2--0 +
-E--0--0--0--0--0--0--0 +
- +
-(Regular tempo)  +
-G6 – Em11/F# - (open) - E +
-(repeat this part x2) +
- +
-(repeat) +
-long winding Canadian highways, +
-innumerable evergreens.+
 weather forecast on the AM radio weather forecast on the AM radio
 +           G6           Em11/F#     E
 says we'll be expecting highs in the low teens says we'll be expecting highs in the low teens
-when i mouth my silent curses at you,+                                     G6 
 +when i mouth my silent curses at you,  
 +Em11/F#     E
 i can see my breath. i can see my breath.
 +                                             G6
 i hope the stars don't even come out tonight. i hope the stars don't even come out tonight.
 +      Em11/F#        E
 i hope we both freeze to death. i hope we both freeze to death.
-look at the person i've turned into, tell me, +C           Cadd9/B     Cadd9/A      G6                  Em11/F#  E* 
-how do you like him now?+look at the person i've turned into, tell me, how do you like him now? 
 +C            Cadd9/B        Cadd9/A   G6    Em11/F#-E*
 no standards of any kind to break, no creeds to disavow no standards of any kind to break, no creeds to disavow
 +E                         D
 i am right here where you want me i am right here where you want me
 +E                      D
 do what you brought me out here for. do what you brought me out here for.
 +        A#            A
 you can arm me to the teeth. you can arm me to the teeth.
 +(muted strumming)       E
 you can't make me go to war. you can't make me go to war.
  
- +E* E*  
-(Heavy strumming in double time!) +G6 Em11/F# (open) E 
-e--0--3--2--0--2--0--0 +E* E* 
-B--0--0--0--0--0--0--0 +G6 Em11/F# (open) E 
-G--1--1--1--1--1--1--0 +E* E* 
-D--2--2--2--2--2--2--0 +G6 Em11/F# (open) E
-A--2--2--2--2--2--2--0 +
-E--0--0--0--0--0--0--0 +
- +
-(Regular tempo)  +
-G6 – Em11/F# - (open) - E +
-(repeat this part x2)+
  
 End with string breaking power! End with string breaking power!
 </code> </code>
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