Red Hot Chili Peppers – This Ticonderoga (Guitar)

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[Intro] C5 C5 Bb5 C5 [Verse 1]
C5                   C5                        Bb5                C5
   I met a man in a rock and roll band he said won't you come with me

C5                        C5                  Bb5             C5
   I let him know that I could not go you see I get mine for free

Eb                Bb              Ab
We are all just soldiers in this battlefield of life

Eb                    Bb              Ab
One thing that's for certain is my burning appetite
[Chorus]
C5                  C5                     Bb5          C5
   Step inside the emotional ride I could use some company

C5                  C5               Bb5                 C5
     Illusionary is so damn scary I call my best friend Flea

Eb         Bb            Ab
This Ticonderoga is an element that shines

Eb                Bb             Ab
Connected by the great unknown between us there are lines
[Chorus]
Cm     Ab
Yes I told her that

Bb       Eb
I'm the older cat

Ab                  B7
Can I scratch your back all day

G                   Bb7
I would not have it any other way, well

Cm        Ab
Means so much to me

Bb       Eb
Can you see the we

Ab           B7                G                   Bb7
What are we ever gonna do when all I want to be is next to you
[Verse 2]
C5                         C5                Bb5              C5
    I took a girl from the underworld and I held her way too tight

C5                      C5                   Bb5             C5
    When it's all been said and done she was not up for the fight

Eb                Bb              Ab
We are all just soldiers in this open field of time

Eb             Bb               Ab
Hoping to get with you when you get right with your mind
[Chorus]
Cm      Ab
It's my favorite

Bb     Eb
So I savor it

Ab                  B7
I must report that life is short

G                     Bb7
So of your love I'll take ten quarts well

Cm          Ab
There's no end to this

Bb        Eb
Don't pretend to miss

Ab                B7               G            Bb7
You and you would not repent for sitting on my elephant and

Cm     Ab
Am I crazy to

Bb        Eb
Join the lazy zoo

Ab               B7
All these human butterflies and

G                 Bb7
Cactus flowers swollen eyes and

Cm          Ab
I want the devil's share

Bb       Eb
Of you I do declare

Ab               B7
Again I'm asking can I do

G                       Bb7    G   G7   B7  Bb7 (not sure here)
When all these animals want to be just like you
[Verse 3]
C5                     C5                      Bb5          C5
    I met a girl with long black hair and she opened up so wide

C5                      C5               Bb5               C5
     A daffodil growing in Brazil and I picked her for my bride

Eb                Bb              Ab
We are all just soldiers in this epic loving flight

Eb                 Bb             Ab
And no one that I know has ever really done it right
[Outro]
          C5  C5
Done it right

          Bb5 C5
Done it right

          C5  C5
Done it right

          Bb5 C5
Done it right