Incense and Peppermints Lyrics

OK, 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
organ holds high
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
bba
bba
Verse 1:
Good sense, innocence, cripplin' mankind
Dead kings, many things I can't define
Occasions, persuasions clutter your mind
Incense and peppermints, the color of time
Chorus:
Who cares what games we choose
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:
Look at yourself, look at yourself
(m
Yeah, yeah
Look at yourself, look at yourself
N..
F#m F#m(maj7)/F F#m7/E A
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Fill:
fuzz guitar w/cowbell:
v v v v
bass:
v v v v
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):
v v v v v v v v
(ma
v v v v v v v v
-2---4-4-----4s6-|-----6s8-----6---|
v v v v v v v v
(maj7)/N..; 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:
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
Incense and peppermints
Incense and peppermints
fuzz guitar:
N.. except organ
v v v v v v v v
-12---11---------|-10---s13--------|
Sha la la
Sha la la
Sha la la
Sha la la
fade
Sha la la
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers