this has always been credited to John Carter and Tim Gilbert, but
according to the SAC article in _Goldmine_ #359 John Carter wrote lyrics
to SAC (and future Lynyrd Skynyrd) guitarist Ed King's instrumental
track, 'The Happy Whistler'; Tim Gilbert had written other songs with
John Carter before (most notably the Rainy Daze 'That Acapulco Gold',
which hit #70 nationwide before program directors found out what
'Acapulco Gold' was) and was apparently co-credited by mistake.
"Incense and Peppermints"
(Ed King - John Carter)
Intro:
[drum roll]
Em [organ holds high E]
/ / / / / / / /
Em D/F#
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
------------|------------|------------|------------
------------|------------|------------|------------
-12---------|-------12b14|-11---------|-----b12r11\
------------|------------|------------|------------
------------|------------|------------|------------
------------|------------|------------|------------
Em A Em C
/ / / / / / / /
Ba ba ba ba
Em A Em C
/ / / / / / / /
Ba ba ba ba
Verse 1:
Em A Em C
Good sense, innocence, cripplin' mankind
Em A Em C
Dead kings, many things I can't define
Em A Em C
Occasions, persuasions clutter your mind
Em A Em C
Incense and peppermints, the color of time
Chorus:
Em Ebm Dm A
Who cares what games we choose
Em Ebm Dm A
Little to win, but nothing to lose
Verse 2 (half-length):
Incense and peppermints, meaningless nouns
Turn on, tune in, turn your eyes around
Refrain:
D G D G
Look at yourself, look at yourself
F#m F#m(maj7)/F F#m7/E F#m6/D#
Yeah, yeah
D G D G
Look at yourself, look at yourself
F#m F#m(maj7)/F F#m7/E A [N.C.]
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Fill:
fuzz guitar w/cowbell:
(A)
v v v v
-----------------
-----------------
-----4---6---7---
-----------------
-----------------
-----------------
bass:
v v v v
-------------4---
-----5---7-------
-----------------
-----------------
Verse 3:
To divide this cockeyed world in two
Throw your pride to one side, it's the least you can do
Beatniks and politics, nothing is new
A yardstick for lunatics, one point of view
[repeat chorus]
Guitar solo (chords as per refrain):
D G D G
v v v v v v v v
--------------------|-------------------
-8b10r8-6-----------|-------------------
----------7---7-----|-------------------
----------------7---|-5b7r5-3-----------
--------------------|---------5---5---5-
--------------------|-------------------
F#m F#m(maj7)/F F#m7/E F#m6/D#
v v v v v v v v
-----------------|-----------------
-----------------|-----------------
-2---4-4-----4s6-|-----6s8-----6---
-----------------|-----------------
-----------------|-----------------
-----------------|-----------------
D G D G
v v v v v v v v
--------------------|-------------------
-8b10r8-6-----------|-------------------
----------7---7-----|-------------------
----------------3-5-|-5b7r5-3-----------
--------------------|---------5---5---5-
--------------------|-------------------
F#m F#m(maj7)/F
F#m7/E A [N.C.; drum fill]
v v v v v v v v v v
-----------------|------------------|--------
-----------------|------------------|--------
-2---4-4---4s6---|-6---7-9---7976-9-|s14-----
-----------------|------------------|--------
-----------------|------------------|--------
-----------------|------------------|--------
^^^^ trill
[repeat verse 1]
[repeat chorus]
Coda:
fuzz guitar:
Em D/F#
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
------------|------------|------------|------------
------------|------------|------------|------------
-9----------|------------|-7----------|-------6h7--
------------|------------|------------|------------
------------|------------|------------|------------
------------|------------|------------|------------
Em Ebm Dm A
Incense and peppermints
Em Ebm Dm A
Incense and peppermints
fuzz guitar:
Em Ebm Dm Emaj7 [N.C. except organ]
v v v v v v v v
-----------------|-----------------
-----------------|-----------------
-12---11---------|-10---s13--------
-----------------|-----------------
-----------------|-----------------
-----------------|-----------------
Dmaj7/F#
Sha la la
Emaj7/G#
Sha la la
Dmaj7/A
Sha la la
Emaj7/B
Sha la la
Dmaj7
Sha la la [fade]
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/s/strawberry-alarm-clock/18573.html ]
