We Want a Rock 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] Where [Am7/G]was I? [D/F#]I for[D/E]got the [G]point that [G/F#]I was [C]making [C/B]
I [Am]said if [Am7/G]I was [B/F#]smart that [B]I would [Em]save up for a [Em/D]piece of string
And a [C]rock to [G]wind the [D]string a[G]round
CHORUS
[C] Every[G]body [D]wants a [G]rock to
[C]Wind a [G]piece of [D]string [G]around
[C] Every[G]body [D]wants a [G]rock to
[C]Wind a [G]piece of [D]string [G]around
BRIDGE
[A]Throw the [B]crib door [C]wi-[D]ide
[G]Let the [D/F#]people [C/E]crawl ins[C]ide
[A]Someone [B]in this [C]to-[D]own
[G]Is trying to [D/F#]burn their [C/E]playhouse d[C]own
CHORUS
[C] They want to [G]stop the [D]ones who [G]want
A [C]rock to [G]wind a [D]string a[G]round
[C] But every[G]body [D]wants a [G]rock to
[C]Wind a [G]piece of [D]string a[G]round
BRIDGE
[A]Throw the [B]crib door [C]wi-[D]ide
[G]Let the [D/F#]people [C/E]crawl ins[C]ide
[A]Someone [B]in this [C]to-[D]own
[G]Is trying to [D/F#]burn their [C/E]playhouse d[C]own
CHORUS
[C] They want to [G]stop the [D]ones who [G]want
A [C]rock to [G]wind a [D]string a[G]round
[C] But every[G]body [D]wants a [G]rock to
[C]Wind a [G]piece of [D]string a[G]round
VERSE
[Am] If I [Am7/G]were a [D/F#]carpen[D/E]ter, I'd [G]hammer [G/F#]on my [C]piglet, [C/B]I?d
Col[Am]lect the [Am7/G]seven [B/F#]dollars [B]and I'd [Em]buy a big pros[Em/D]thetic forehead
And [C]wear it [G]on my [D]real [G]head
CHORUS
[C] Every[G]body [D]wants pros[G]thetic
[C]Foreheads [G]on their [D]real [G]heads
[C] Every[G]body [D]wants pr[G]osthetic
[C]Foreheads [G]on their [D]real [G]heads
BRIDGE
[A]Throw the [B]crib door [C]wi-[D]ide
[G]Let the [D/F#]people [C/E]crawl ins[C]ide
[A]Someone [B]in this [C]to-[D]own
[G]Is trying to [D/F#]burn their [C/E]playhouse d[C]own
CHORUS
[C] They want to [G]stop the [D]ones who [G]want
Pros[C]thetic [G]foreheads [D]on their [G]heads
[C] But every[G]body [D]wants pros[G]thetic
[C]Foreheads [G]on their [D]real [G]heads
SOLO
| Em | Em/D | C G | D G |
| Em | Em/D | C G | D E |
BRIDGE
[A]Throw the [B]crib door [C]wi-[D]ide
[G]Let the [D/F#]people [C/E]crawl ins[C]ide
[A]Someone [B]in this [C]to-[D]own
[G]Is trying to [D/F#]burn their [C/E]foreheads d[C]own
CHORUS
[C] They want to [G]stop the [D]ones who [G]want
A [C]rock to [G]wind a [D]string a[G]round
[C] But every[G]body [D]wants a [G]rock to
[C]Wind a [G]piece of [D]string a[G]round
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