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They Can't Handle It

"They Can't Handle It" Property Of TENBREATHSUN © Style tags: male vocals, deep male baritone, indie folk with a groove, acoustic fingerstyle guitar, upright bass feel, tambourine, handclaps, confident, playful, warm analog tone, ~104 BPM, key E minor, call-and-response backing vocals, Maritime folk swagger, sassy energetic build, foot-stomp rhythm [Intro] guitar riff, tambourine kicks in on beat 2 "They Can't Handle It" Property Of TENBREATHSUN © Style tags: male vocals, deep male baritone, indie folk with a groove, acoustic fingerstyle guitar, upright bass feel, tambourine, handclaps, confident, playful, warm analog tone, ~104 BPM, key E minor, call-and-response backing vocals, Maritime folk swagger, sassy energetic build, foot-stomp rhythm [Intro] guitar riff, tambourine kicks in on beat 2 [Verse 1] Em - C - G - D They're huddled up whispering, thinking they're slick Em - C - G - D Cooking up a story, tryna make it stick Em - C - G - D Oh they love it when they think they got a scene Em - C - D - D But baby I'm the calmest storm they've ever seen [Pre-Chorus] C - D - Em Go on, try me C - D - D See what you get [Chorus] Em - C - G - D Love it when they're trying to get scandalous Em - C - G - D They can't handle it (they can't handle it) Em - C - G - D Bring the gossip, bring the whole dramatics Em - C - G - D They can't handle it (they can't handle it) C - D - Em - Em I just smile and keep on walking They can't handle it [Verse 2] Em - C - G - D Phones are buzzing, tongues are wagging fast Em - C - G - D Building up a rumor that was never gonna last Em - C - G - D Funny how the loudest ones know the least Em - C - D - D While I'm out here living peaceful, love, and free [Pre-Chorus] Go on, try me See what you get [Chorus] Love it when they're trying to get scandalous They can't handle it (they can't handle it) Bring the gossip, bring the whole dramatics They can't handle it (they can't handle it) I just smile and keep on walking They can't handle it [Bridge] (stripped to guitar and tambourine, half-time feel) C - G - D - Em Let 'em talk, let 'em talk C - G - D - D I ain't losing any sleep C - G - D - Em Let 'em talk, let 'em talk D - D It's my story, not their scene [Final Chorus] (full band energy, handclaps, tambourine driving, Sabrina doubling the tag hard) Love it when they're trying to get scandalous They can't handle it (they can't handle it!) Bring the gossip, bring the whole dramatics They can't handle it (they can't handle it!) I just smile and keep on walking They can't handle it, no they can't handle it [Outro] guitar riff fades, tambourine last hit (they can't handle it...)