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Kaiser Chiefs - Can't Say What I Mean

Chord diagram for Db
Chord diagram for E
Chord diagram for Abm
      
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Tuning: standard
Intro:
C#
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|--6--|
D|--6--|
A|--4--|
E|-----|
Also the chord through all the verse if you wan??t to play it like the keyboard.
Pre-chorus:
What I Mean....
C# E C# E
e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-| D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-| A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-| E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

The first time when this is played without going into the chorus
you don??t play the E at the end just continue with the C#
It??s tempting to match the keyboard rhythm on this but guitar doesn??t seem to do that.
Chorus:
Meheheeeennnnn...
G#m
e|-4-4-4-X--4-4-4-X-| B|-4-4-4-X--4-4-4-X-| G|-4-4-4-X--4-4-4-X-| D|-6-6-6-X--6-6-6-X-| A|-6-6-6-X--6-6-6-X-| E|-4-4-4-X--4-4-4-X-| etc then to C#

C#
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| E|---------------------------------| etc then back to G#m

End of the chorus:
What a face...
C#D#E
e|----------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------| G|-6-8-9-9998-6-666-8-9-9998-6-666-8-9-9999999999999-8-4----| D|-6-8-9-9998-6-666-8-9-9998-6-666-8-9-9999999999999-8-4----| A|-4-6-7-7776-4-444-6-7-7776-4-444-6-7-7777777777777-6-6----| E|----------------------------------------------------------|

This isn??t played on the first chorus.
Riff on the last verse:
Great things...
e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|--6-6-4-6-4------------------------------| D|------------6-6-6-4-6-4------------------| A|------------------------8-8-8-6-8-6-4~---| E|-----------------------------------------|

Source: http://www.azchords.com/k/kaiserchiefs-tabs-24911/cantsaywhatimean-tabs-305593.html

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