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Standard Tuning
Intro
Figure 1
E--2---2---2---2---|
B--3---3---3---3---|
G--X---X---X---X---|
D--4---4---5---0---|
A------------------|
E------------------|
If we can call them friends then we can call them on red telephones
And the won't pretend that they're too busy or they're not alone
Figure 2
E-------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------|
D---2----0-------0--2----0--------0---2-----0-----------|
A-----2-------2--------2-------2---------2---------2----|(hold, let ring)
E----------3----------------3------------------3--------|
And if we can call them friends we can call
Holler at 'em down these hallowed halls
Just don't let the human factor
Fail to be a factor..at all
Verse 1
Chords: D and Dsus4(? not sure if this is correct name)
it makes the sound much bigger and more powerful.
Dsus4E--2
B--3
G--0
D--0
A--x
E--3
Don'tD  
Don't you Dsus4worry
About the Datmosphere
Or Dsus4any sudden pressure changeD  
D-Dsus4-D-Dsus4  
Verse 2
Chords: D,  Dw/  A   C#on  Astring, Bm,G  
D/C#E--2
B--3
G--2
D--0
A--4
E--x
And dDid youD/C#  
Did you sBmee howG  
All our fDriends were thereD/C#  
And were drBminking rGoses from a can
D-D/C#-Bm-G  
And DhowD/C#  
How I wBmish IG  
I had tDalked to themD/C#  
And I wiBmshed theyG  
Fit into the pDlan
Bridge
Chords D, A#, A  
The A# can be barred or played like this:
E--X
B--3
G--3
D--3
A--X
E---
      DAnd we were A#tired of being Ami---Dld
We were so tA#ired of being Ami---lDd
We wA#ere so Atired
Verse 3
Chords: same as Verse 2
I know we're gonna Dmeet someday
In the cD/C#rumbled financial instiBmtutions of this landG  
There will be Dtables and chairs, ponD/C#y rides and dancing Bmbears
There'll even be a bandG  
'Cause listen Dafter The Fall, there'll be D/C#no more countries
No Bmcurrencies at allG  
We're gonna lDive off our wits, throD/C#w away survival kits
Trade Bmbutterfly knives for AdderallG  
And that's nDot all
WhoD/C#a, there will be sBmnacks there willG  
There will be sDnacks there willD/C#  
Be         Bm    GThere will be snacks
Repeat chords until next section (maybe 8x)
D-A#-A  
D-A#-A  
      DAnd we were A#tired of being Ami---Dld
We were so tA#ired of being Ami---lDd
We wA#eeeeeeeere so tAired
Outro
So dDon't you,    D/C#don't you wBmorry
G             D (play notes individually, let ring)
    About the atmosphere

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Tables And Chairs

by Andrew Bird

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Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus4

D/C#

Standard Tuning

Intro

Figure 1

E--2---2---2---2---|

B--3---3---3---3---|

G--X---X---X---X---|

D--4---4---5---0---|

A------------------|

E------------------|

If we can call them friends then we can call them on red telephones

And the won't pretend that they're too busy or they're not alone

Figure 2

E-------------------------------------------------------|

B-------------------------------------------------------|

G-------------------------------------------------------|

D---2----0-------0--2----0--------0---2-----0-----------|

A-----2-------2--------2-------2---------2---------2----|(hold, let ring)

E----------3----------------3------------------3--------|

And if we can call them friends we can call

Holler at 'em down these hallowed halls

Just don't let the human factor

Fail to be a factor..at all

Verse 1

Chords: D and Dsus4(? not sure if this is correct name)

it makes the sound much bigger and more powerful.

Dsus4

E--2

B--3

G--0

D--0

A--x

E--3

Don't

Dsus4

Don't you worry

About the atmosphere

Dsus4 D

Or any sudden pressure change

D Dsus4 D Dsus4

---

Verse 2

D D A C# A Bm G

Chords: , w/ on string, ,

D/C#

E--2

B--3

G--2

D--0

A--4

E--x

D D/C#

And did you

Bm G

Did you see how

D D/C#

All our friends were there

Bm G

And were drinking roses from a can

D D/C# Bm G

---

D D/C#

And how

Bm G

How I wish I

D D/C#

I had talked to them

Bm G

And I wished they

Fit into the plan

Bridge

D A# A

Chords , ,

The A# can be barred or played like this:

E--X

B--3

G--3

D--3

A--X

E---

D A# A D

And we were tired of being mi---ld

A# A D

We were so tired of being mi---ld

A# A

We were so tired

Verse 3

Chords: same as Verse 2

I know we're gonna meet someday

D/C# Bm G

In the crumbled financial institutions of this land

D D/C# Bm

There will be tables and chairs, pony rides and dancing bears

There'll even be a band

D D/C#

'Cause listen after The Fall, there'll be no more countries

Bm G

No currencies at all

D D/C#

We're gonna live off our wits, throw away survival kits

Bm G

Trade butterfly knives for Adderall

And that's not all

D/C# Bm G

Whoa, there will be snacks there will

D D/C#

There will be snacks there will

Bm G

Be There will be snacks

Repeat chords until next section (maybe 8x)

D A# A

D A# A D

And we were tired of being mi---ld

A# A D

We were so tired of being mi---ld

A# A

We weeeeeeeere so tired

Outro

D D/C# Bm

So don't you, don't you worry

G D (play notes individually, let ring)

About the atmosphere

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