The New Pornographers are a Canadian indie rock group formed in 1997 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Their sound is influenced by that of such power pop bands as The Cars and Cheap Trick, but they use much more sophisticated rhythms and chord changes. Although it was widely reported that the New Pornographers got their name from a pamphlet put out by televangelist Jimmy Swaggart condemning rock ‘n’ roll as “the new pornography,” Carl Newman
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#------------------------------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. #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------# Artist: The New Pornographers Album: Brill Bruisers Song: Marching Orders tabber: John Baer ([email protected]) tabbed on 9/2/2014
INTRO: (elec. power chords palm muted with occasional acoustic flourishes) E (E, A, B) x4
EABEABE What do these marching orders mean? Some halflit fairy tale I move bout their dreams ABEABE (E, A, B)x2 It’s what they do, step one-two. Marching ten paces in front of you EABEABE Let’s put this countdown clock away. Unfinished parts of the deathray on the lawn ABEABE (E, A, B)x2 Let them rust. Turn to dust, what the heart can’t imagine will trust
F#mBED They, they say we can’t make this stuff up, but what else could we make? F#mBED They say we can’t make this stuff up, but what else could we make?
(E, A, B)x2
EABEABE What do these marching orders say? Spelled out in a forgotten language, they leave ABEABE (E, A, B)x2 the voice wrecked, don’t connect, what the fuse was there to protect.
F#mBED They, they say we can’t make this stuff up, but what else could we make? F#mBED They say we can’t make this stuff up, but what else could we make?
E, (elec. strum once:) E, F#m, C#m, B, E, F#m, C#m
EF#mC#mBEF#mC#m C’mon really lose your voice. C’mon really lose it! EF#mC#mBEF#mC#m C’mon really lose your voice. C’mon really lose it!
F#mBED They, they say we can’t make this stuff up, but what else could we make? F#mBED They say we can’t make this stuff up, but what else could we make? F#mBED They, they say we can’t make this stuff up, but what else could we make? F#mBEDE They say we can’t make this stuff up, but what else could we make?
EABEABEAB All your marching orders stay? Are we as past as many ways oh hell no, we won’t go, EABEABEAB Say hell no, we won’t go, Say hell no, we won’t go, say hell no, we wont go.
(OUTRO): (E, A, B) x4
End on E
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