I Know Theres An Answer - The Beach Boys

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#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.#
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                       "I Know There's An Answer"
                     (Brian Wilson / Terry Sachen)

Intro:

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

	           
	/  /  /  /   


/  /  /  /

Verse 1:

	           
	I know so man

              
y people who t

            
hink they can 

        
do it alone
	             
	They isolate 

              
their heads an

            
d stay in thei

          
r safety zone

	           
	Now what can 

   
you tell them
	           
	And what can 

            
you say that w

          
on't make them

    
 defensive

Chorus:

	         
	I know there'

       
s an answer
	         
	I know now bu

            
t I have to fi

           
nd it by mysel

  
f

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):
	             
	 v   v   v   

              
v     v   v   

          [
v   v     v   

       (
v   v   v     


v
	-------------
	-9-----------
	10-----------
	10-----------
	-------------
	-------------

----|---------
----|-7-------
----|-8-------
----|-8-------
----|---------
----|---------

--------|-----
6-------|-5---
7-------|-6---
7-------|-6---
--------|-----
--------|-----

------------|-
--4---------|-
--5---------|-
--5---------|-
------------|-
------------|-

--
--
--
--
--
--

	(string bass):

	 v   v   v   
	-------------
	-------------
	-1-----------
	-----------1-

v     v   v   
----|---------
----|---------
--1-|-4-----4-
----|---------

v   v     v   
--------|-----
--------|-----
3-----3-|-----
--------|-2---

v   v   v     
------------|-
------------|-
--1---3-----|-
----------1-|-

v
--
--
1-
--

Instrumental:

	(bass harmonica solo w/banjo):

	          
	/ / / /  / / 

     
/ /  / / / /  

/ / / /

	         
	/ / / /  / / 

     
/ /  / / / /  

/ / / /

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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