From uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!caen!batcomputer!reed!henson!news.u.washington.edu!news.uoregon.edu!robo.uoregon.edu!robo Thu Dec 10 13:59:44 PST 1992 Article: 4273 of alt.guitar.tab Path: nevada.edu!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!caen!batcomputer!reed!henson!news.u.washington.edu!news.uoregon.edu!robo.uoregon.edu!robo Newsgroups: alt.guitar.tab Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: robo.uoregon.edu For those of you fans of mid-to-late 70's stuff by people like Parker, E. Costello, etc., here's a "blast from the past". This song was on an album called "Squeezing Out Sparks" (a great record). The song caused a fair amount of controversy around the abortion issue; you all can be your own judges. I've gotten so much from this group that I wanted to finally contribute by posting something that might be a little offbeat and of interest to folks...
You Can't Be Too Strong (Graham Parker) Intro- E A B E A B E B C#m Did they tear it out, ... G#m A And give you a shot, so ... B E A B E And wash it away, as ... B C#m It's just a mistake, I ... G#m A Don't give it a name, ... B E Don't give it a chance... A B It must have felt ... E A I hadn't ... B If you want to keep it ... C#m A B Squeeze it ... C#m A B You can't be ... C#m A B You can't be ... C#m A B E You can't be ... A You can't be ... E B E You decide ... B C#m Well I ain't gonna c... G#m A And shout myself dry, ... B E A B They'll laugh when I say... E B C#m Yeah babe I know that it ... G#m A But everybody else, is ... B E That happened in the heat, somewhere ... A B The doctor gets nervous... E A He's all rubber ... B He fumbles the light ... C#m A B Wishes to ... C#m A B But you can't ... C#m A B You can't ... C#m A B E You can't be ... A E B E Can't be too strong, you ... A E B E Can't be too hard, too ... A E B E And you, can't be ... A E B Baby you can't ... Repeat intro (I think).