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We Want A Rock Chords

(ver. 2)
They Might Be Giants
Tuning: Standard

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

            
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