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We Want a Rock – They Might Be Giants
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
They Might Be Giants
We Want a Rock (1990)
(John Linell/John Flansburgh)
From: "Flood"
I included the bass line with the chords here. But it is of course possible
to just leave out all the slah notes and to play only the regular chords.
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
Am7/G 3-x-2-0-1-0
D/F# 2-x-0-2-3-2
D/E 0-x-0-2-3-2
G/F# 2-x-0-0-3-3
C/B x-2-x-0-1-0
B/F# 2-x-4-4-4-2
Em/D (0-2)0-0-0-0
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INTRO
| C G | D G | C G | D G |
| C G | D G | C G | D G |
VERSE
Am Am7/G D/F# D/E G G/F# C C/B
Where was I? I forgot the point that I was making
Am Am7/G B/F# B Em Em/D
I said if I was smart that I would save up for a piece of string
C G D G
And a rock to wind the string around
CHORUS
C G D G
Everybody wants a rock to
C G D G
Wind a piece of string around
C G D G
Everybody wants a rock to
C G D G
Wind a piece of string around
BRIDGE
A B C D
Throw the crib door wi-ide
G D/F# C/E C
Let the people crawl inside
A B C D
Someone in this to-own
G D/F# C/E C
Is trying to burn their playhouse down
CHORUS
C G D G
They want to stop the ones who want
C G D G
A rock to wind a string around
C G D G
But everybody wants a rock to
C G D G
Wind a piece of string around
BRIDGE
A B C D
Throw the crib door wi-ide
G D/F# C/E C
Let the people crawl inside
A B C D
Someone in this to-own
G D/F# C/E C
Is trying to burn their playhouse down
CHORUS
C G D G
They want to stop the ones who want
C G D G
A rock to wind a string around
C G D G
But everybody wants a rock to
C G D G
Wind a piece of string around
VERSE
Am Am7/G D/F# D/E G G/F# C C/B
If I were a carpenter, I'd hammer on my piglet, I’d
Am Am7/G B/F# B Em Em/D
Collect the seven dollars and I'd buy a big prosthetic forehead
C G D G
And wear it on my real head
CHORUS
C G D G
Everybody wants prosthetic
C G D G
Foreheads on their real heads
C G D G
Everybody wants prosthetic
C G D G
Foreheads on their real heads
BRIDGE
A B C D
Throw the crib door wi-ide
G D/F# C/E C
Let the people crawl inside
A B C D
Someone in this to-own
G D/F# C/E C
Is trying to burn their playhouse down
CHORUS
C G D G
They want to stop the ones who want
C G D G
Prosthetic foreheads on their heads
C G D G
But everybody wants prosthetic
C G D G
Foreheads on their real heads
SOLO
| Em | Em/D | C G | D G |
| Em | Em/D | C G | D E |
BRIDGE
A B C D
Throw the crib door wi-ide
G D/F# C/E C
Let the people crawl inside
A B C D
Someone in this to-own
G D/F# C/E C
Is trying to burn their foreheads down
CHORUS
C G D G
They want to stop the ones who want
C G D G
A rock to wind a string around
C G D G
But everybody wants a rock to
C G D G
Wind a piece of string around
