Guitar Tab:We Want A Rock

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We Want A Rock

By: They Might Be Giants

Key: G major, often played in A major live

Year: 1990

Tabbed By: Ben Osheroff

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e-8-7-10-7-8-7-----7-8-7-10-7-8-7---------------- B--------------8------------------10-8----------- G------------------------------------------------ D------------------------------------------------ A------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------ Intro: C G D G C G D G C G D G C G D G 1. Am D G C Where was I? I forgot the point that I was making Am B Em G/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 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 Chorus: A B C D Throw the crib door wide G D C - Let the people crawl inside A B C D Someone in this town G D C - Is trying to burn their playhouse down 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 Chorus: A B C D Throw the crib door wide G D C - Let the people crawl inside A B C D Someone in this town G D C - Is trying to burn their playhouse down 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 2. Am D G C If I were a carpenter, I'd hammer on my piglet Am B Em G/D I'd collect the seven dollars and I'd buy a big prosthetic forehead and C G D G Wear it on my real head 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 Chorus: A B C D Throw the crib door wide G D C - Let the people crawl inside A B C D Someone in this town G D C - Is trying to burn their playhouse down 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 Em - G/D C G D G Em - G/D C G D E Chorus: A B C D Throw the crib door wide G D C - Let the people crawl inside A B C D Someone in this town G D C - Is trying to burn their foreheads down 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 ____________________________________________________________________ Live version is played in A Major. Here's the tab (by Zondry): Main chords: D - A - E - A Verse ("Where was I..." / "If I were a carpenter..."): Bm - E - A - D - Bm - C# - F# - A/E Refrain ("Throw the crib door wide..."): B - C# - D - E A - E - D B - C# - D - E A - E - D "They want to stop the ones..." D - A - E - A (x4) Break (for live version, do not add A after the F#m chord): F#m (4 1/16th downward strums (half measure)), then N.C. pause for half measure) D - A - E - A F#m (4 1/16th downward strums (half-measure), then N.C. pause for half-measure) D - A - E - F# Here's the pattern: Main chords (x4) Verse Main chords (x4) Refrain Main chords (x4) Refrain Main chords (x4) Verse Main chords (x4) Refrain Main chords (x4) Break Refrain Main chords (x4)