Clark Gable Guitar Tabs by Postal Service

"Clark Gable"
(The) Postal Service (cd: Give Up from Subpop records copyright 2003)
*postal service is Ben Gibbard (Death Cab For Cutie), Jenny Lewis (Rilo Kiley),
and Jimmy Tamborello (DNTEL

EADGBE (standard)

Brandon Lahoud aka BMAN12688 (LPfan12688@yahoo.com)
So here's one of my favorite songs i decided to jam to and i figured out the song.
so i felt that everyone else should have it since its a fun kool dancy song. Have Fun!

Intro (figure out the rhythm)
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Verse (2x)(0:44) I was waiting for a cross-town train in the    london underground
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         When it struck me
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      that I've been waiting since birth to find                   A love that would look and sound
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  (1:03) Like a Movie
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Chorus 2x
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Inbetween Chorus and Verse

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Repeat Verse Section again for second verse

When the second chorus appears, play it 4x since its longer

When snare drum part enters, play the chorus part for this

End with the "Inbetween Chorus and Verse Part"

Bass line (simple, play entire time, change with guitarist for chords
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Lyrics
Verse1
I was waiting for a cross-town train in the london underground
When it struck me/ that I've been waiting since birth to find
A love that would look and sound like a movie/ so I changed
My plans and rented a camera and a van and then I /called you
"I need you to pretend that we are in love again" and you /agreed to

chorus
I want so badly to believe that "there is truth, that love is real"
And I want life in every word to the extent that it's absurd
verse2
I greased the lens and framed the shot using a friend as my stand-in
The script it called for rain but it was clear that day so we faked it
The marker snapped and I yelled "quiet on the set"
And then called "action!"
And I kissed you in a style that clark gable would have admired
(I thought it classic)

Chorus (play the chorus part above twice for this)
I want so badly to believe that "there is truth, that love is real"
And I want life in every word to the extent that it's absurd
I know you're wise beyond your years, but do you ever get the fear
That your perfect verse is just a lie you tell yourself to help you get by?
Semi instrumental part (snare drum intro)
That your perfect verse is just a lie you tell yourself to help you get by? (2x)

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