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I Know Theres an Answer Guitar Tablature
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                       "I Know There's An Answer"
                     (Brian Wilson / Terry Sachen)

Intro:

	(organ) [4X; winds and bass harmonica enter 3rd time]:

	Bb           F7
	/  /  /  /   /  /  /  /

Verse 1:

	       Bb                   F7                   Bb
	I know so many people who think they can do it alone
	                              F7                   Bb
	They isolate their heads and stay in their safety zone

	Db              Ab/Gb
	Now what can you tell them
	Db               Ab             Gm    Fm     Eb
	And what can you say that won't make them defensive

Chorus:

	Bb/F               Gm 
	I know there's an answer
	Bb/F              Gm            Cm7        Cm7/F
	I know now but I have to find it by myself

Verse 2:

	They come on like they're peaceful
	But inside they're so uptight
	They trip through their day
	And waste all their thoughts at night

	Now how can I come on
	And tell them the way that they live could be better

[repeat chorus]

Wind break:

	(winds arr. for guitar):
	                                    Gb7 [banjo]       (Bb)
	 v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v     v
	-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---
	-9---------------|-7-------6-------|-5-----4---------|---
	10---------------|-8-------7-------|-6-----5---------|---
	10---------------|-8-------7-------|-6-----5---------|---
	-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---
	-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---

	(string bass):

	 v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v     v
	-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---
	-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---
	-1-------------1-|-4-----4-3-----3-|-------1---3-----|-1-
	-----------1-----|-----------------|-2-------------1-|---

Instrumental:

	(bass harmonica solo w/banjo):

	Bb       F        Bb
	/ / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /

	Ab       Eb       Ab
	/ / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /

Partial verse:

	Now how can I come on
	And tell them the way that they live could be better

[repeat chorus]

[repeat wind/bass break]

Coda:

	repeat intro to fade [organ 2X; full band enters 3rd time]


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers
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