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Andrew Bird - Tenuousness Chords

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Tenuousness Chords
Version #1
Andrew Bird


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Pretty simple song, enjoy!

Standard Tuning
Capo on 5

Chords used:  G   Em  C   D   D6  A 
             -3- -0- -0- -2- -2- -0-
             -3- -0- -1- -3- -0- -2-
             -0- -0- -0- -2- -2- -2-
             -0- -2- -2- -0- -0- -2-
             -2- -2- -3- --- --- -0-
             -3- -0- --- --- --- ---

Intro: G, Em

G                                                          
Tenuous at best was all he had to say when pressed about the 
Em
rest of it, the world that is
     G                            
      Em 
Greek Cypriots and and Hobis-hots
                                   G
Who hang around in ports a lot, uh huh. 
                 Em
(whitsling part)
G
Here's where things start getting weird
                                                  Em
While chinless men will scratch their beards, uh huh
G                                                                
To their minds a sharpened axe while 
                               Em
brushed up on the Uralic syntaxes
D
Love of hate acts as an axis
D                               C
Love of hate acts as an axis, oh oh
                             G
First it wanes and then it waxes
                 Em
(whistling part)
                             G
So procreate and pay your taxes
                 Em
(whistling part)
G
Ten you us ness less
Em
seven comes to three
G
Them you us plus 
Em                                    D
eleven thank the heavens for their elasticity
                C                             G
And that's for those who live and die for astronomy
                Em
(whistling part)
G               Em
(whistling part)
G
When Coprophagia was writ know when to stand know when to sit
      Em                                      
Can't stand to stand can't stand to sit and who would want to know this
G              Em     G
Click click click
D                           D6
Who wants to look upon this
D                           D6
Who wants to look upon this
         D
pray tell
D                           D6
Who wants to look upon this
D                           D6
Who wants to look upon this
         D
pray tell
         D6
pray tell
D                 
Ten you us ness less 
D6 
seven comes to three
D
Them you us plus
D6                          A
eleven comes just shy of infinity
                G                  
And that's for those who live and die
           G
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