Tapioca Tundra
The Monkees
#----------------------------------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.# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# "Tapioca Tundra" (Michael Nesmith) Intro (slow): / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / One two three four five / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Four three two one zero / / / / / / / / / / / / / [speed up; 2-bar drum fill] / / / / / / / / Verse 1: Reasoned verse some prose or rhymes F#m Adim Lose themselves in other times And waiting hopes cast silent spells That speak in crowded clues It cannot be a part of me For now it’s part of you Verse 2: Careful plays on fields that seem to Vanish when they’re in between And softly as I walk away In freshly tattered shoes It cannot be a part of me For now it’s part of you Bridge: [2: Well] Sunshine ragtime Blowing in the breeze Midnight looks right Standing more at ease Verse 3: Silhouettes and figures stay Close to what we had to say And one more time a faded dream Is saddened by the news It cannot be a part of me For now it’s part of you [repeat chorus] [repeat verse w/wordless echoed vocal] [repeat chorus] [repeat verse 3] Coda: / / / / / / / / / / / / / -- another ace 60’s tab from Andrew Rogers