{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1675767,"song":"We Want A Rock","artist":"They Might Be Giants","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1675767-we-want-a-rock-chords-by-they-might-be-giants/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1675767?type=chord","rating":4.69427,"votes":11,"content":"---------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n            We Want a Rock – They Might Be Giants\r\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\nWrittten by: John Linell/John Flansburgh\r\nFrom: \"Flood\" (1990)\r\n\r\nTabbed by: maguri\r\nTuning: Standard\r\n\r\nI included the bass line with the chords here. But it is of course possible \r\nto just leave out all the slah notes and to play only the regular chords. \r\n\r\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\n[tab]CHORDS\r\n       E-A-D-G-B-e\r\nAm7/G  3-x-2-0-1-0\r\nD/F#   2-x-0-2-3-2\r\nD/E    0-x-0-2-3-2\r\nG/F#   2-x-0-0-3-3\r\nC/B    x-2-x-0-1-0\r\nB/F#   2-x-4-4-4-2\r\nEm/D  (0-2)0-0-0-0[/tab]\r\n\r\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n| [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] | [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] | [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] | [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] |\r\n| [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] | [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] | [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] | [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] |\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]Am7/G[/ch]  [ch]D/F#[/ch] [ch]D/E[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]G/F#[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]C/B[/ch]\r\n Where was I? I forgot the point that I was making [/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]Am7/G[/ch] [ch]B/F#[/ch]       [ch]B[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch]            [ch]Em/D[/ch]\r\nI said if I was smart that I would save up for a piece of string[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd a rock to wind the string around[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch] \r\n Everybody wants a rock to [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWind a piece of string around[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\n Everybody wants a rock to [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWind a piece of string around[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]         [ch]B[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch] \r\nThrow the crib door wi-ide[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D/F#[/ch]   [ch]C/E[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nLet the people crawl inside [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]       [ch]B[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSomeone in this to-own[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D/F#[/ch]       [ch]C/E[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIs trying to burn their playhouse down[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\n They want to stop the ones who want[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nA rock to wind a string around[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\n But everybody wants a rock to[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWind a piece of string around[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]         [ch]B[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch] \r\nThrow the crib door wi-ide[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D/F#[/ch]   [ch]C/E[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nLet the people crawl inside [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]       [ch]B[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSomeone in this to-own[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D/F#[/ch]       [ch]C/E[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIs trying to burn their playhouse down[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\n They want to stop the ones who want[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nA rock to wind a string around[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\n But everybody wants a rock to[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWind a piece of string around[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]Am7/G[/ch]  [ch]D/F#[/ch]  [ch]D/E[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]G/F#[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]C/B[/ch]\r\n If I were a carpenter, I'd hammer on my piglet, I’d[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]Am7/G[/ch] [ch]B/F#[/ch]    [ch]B[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch]            [ch]Em/D[/ch]\r\nCollect the seven dollars and I'd buy a big prosthetic forehead [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd wear it on my real head[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch] \r\n Everybody wants prosthetic[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nForeheads on their real heads[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch] \r\n Everybody wants prosthetic [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nForeheads on their real heads[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]         [ch]B[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch] \r\nThrow the crib door wi-ide[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D/F#[/ch]   [ch]C/E[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nLet the people crawl inside [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]       [ch]B[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSomeone in this to-own[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D/F#[/ch]       [ch]C/E[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIs trying to burn their playhouse down[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\n They want to stop the ones who want[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nProsthetic foreheads on their heads[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\n But everybody wants prosthetic[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nForeheads on their real heads[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Solo]\r\n| [ch]Em[/ch] | [ch]Em/D[/ch] | [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] | [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] |\r\n| [ch]Em[/ch] | [ch]Em/D[/ch] | [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] | [ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] |\r\n\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]         [ch]B[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch] \r\nThrow the crib door wi-ide[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D/F#[/ch]   [ch]C/E[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nLet the people crawl inside [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]       [ch]B[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSomeone in this to-own[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D/F#[/ch]       [ch]C/E[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIs trying to burn their foreheads down[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\n They want to stop the ones who want[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nA rock to wind a string around[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\n But everybody wants a rock to[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWind a piece of string around[/tab]","plain_text":"---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n            We Want a Rock – They Might Be Giants\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nWrittten by: John Linell/John Flansburgh\nFrom: \"Flood\" (1990)\n\nTabbed by: maguri\nTuning: Standard\n\nI included the bass line with the chords here. But it is of course possible \nto just leave out all the slah notes and to play only the regular chords. \n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n[Intro]\n| C G | D G | C G | D G |\n| C G | D G | C G | D G |\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Solo]\n| Em | Em/D | C G | D G |\n| Em | Em/D | C G | D E |\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["E","A","D","G","B","D/F","D/E","G/F","C/B","B/F","Em/D","C","Am","Am7/G","D/F#","G/F#","B/F#","Em","C/E"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}