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Artist Tenacious D
Album Tenacious D
Track Wonderboy
Tuning D# G# C# F# A# D# (one step down from standard, but you can play in
standard if you want)
Guitar Chords
|----------------------------------|
|Tuning | D# G# C# F# A# D#|
| D | x x 0 2 3 2|
| Bb/D | x x 0 3 3 1|
| D5 | x x 0 2 3 x|
| D/C# | x 4 x 2 3 x|
| Bm | x 2 4 4 3 x|
| Asus4 | x 0 2 2 3 x|
| G | 3 5 5 4 3 3|
| A | x 0 2 2 2 0|
| D/F# | 2 5 4 2 3 2|
| Em | 0 2 2 0 0 0|
| A7 | x 0 2 0 2 x|
| Dadd11/A | x 0 4 0 3 x|
| A7(v2) | x 0 5 0 5 x|
| Dadd11/A(v2) | x 0 7 0 7 x|
| G/A | x 0 9 0 8 x|
| A7(v3) | x 0 11 0 10 x|
| C | x 3 5 5 5 x|
|----------------------------------|
The intro is played over alternating D and Bb/D chords. This is the tab for the intro:
[Intro]
e|---D--2-----------3-2----------- | --Bb/D---1-0---------1-0-----------|
B|---------3-----------3-------3- | ---------3-----------3-------3-|
G|-------------2-----------2----- | -3-----------3-----------3-----|
D|-0----------------------------- | -------------------------------|
A|------------------------------- | -------------------------------|
E|------------------------------- | -------------------------------|
e|--Bb/D------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-10----------------------10/-11-|--11--------------13------11/-10-|
G|-11----------------------11/-12-|--12--------------14------12/-11-|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|--D-------------------------------|--Bb/D-------------------------------|
B|--10----------------------10/-11-|--11--------------14------11-----|
G|--11----------------------11/-12-|--12--------------14------12-----|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
ONCE YOU'VE PLAYED THE INTRO, THEN JUMP STRAIGHT INTO VERSE 1
[Intro]
D Bb/D
D Bb/D
D Bb/D
D Bb/D
[Verse 1]
DHigh above the mucky-muck, Bb/Dcastle made of clouds
DThere sits Wonderboy, Bb/Dsitting oh so proudly
D5Not much to say D/C#when you're high above the Bmmucky-muck, Asus4yeah, GyAeah
[Chorus]
DWondeBb/Drboy, Dwhat is the Bb/Dsecret of your power?
D5WonderD/C#boy, won't you Bmtake me far Asus4away from the Gmucky-Amuck Dman?
[Bridge]
D Bb/D
D Bb/D
D Bb/D
D Bb/D
[Verse 2]
DNow it's time for me to tell you about Young NastyBb/Dman
Arch rival and nemesis of WoDnderboy, with powers comparable to Bb/DWonderboy
What D5powers do you ask? I dunno, how about the power of D/C#flight?
That do anything for ya? BmThat's levitation, HolmesAsus4
How 'bout the power to kill a yaGk from 200 yards away...D/F#
Em A7 Aadd11/A A7(v2) Dadd11/A(v2)
With mind bullets! That's teleki - nesis, Kyle
G/A A7(v3)
How 'bout the power, to move you?
[Verse 3]
DHistory of WBb/Donderboy, and YoDung NastyMan
Bb/DRiggah-go-goo, riggah-goo-goo
A sD5ecret to be told, a D/C#gold chest to be bold
And blBmasting forth in three-part Asus4harmonyG A
[Chorus]
DWondeBb/Drboy, Dwhat is the Bb/Dsecret of your power?
D5WonderD/C#boy, won't you Bmtake me far Asus4away from the Gmucky-Amuck Dman?
[Bridge]
D Bb/D
D Bb/D
D Bb/D
D Bb/D
[Verse 4]
Well, DWonderboy and Young Nastyman joined forces;
Bb/DThey formed a band the likes of which had never Dbeen seen,
And they called themselves TBb/Denacious D. That's right,
D5Me! And KG! ("ThD/C#at's me"), Bmwe're now Asus4Tena G- Acious D!C G D
Come fly with me, fly!
(These chords can be pretty hard at first if you can't remember them.
Print out the guitar chord chart seperately.)
[Solo]
D Bb/D
D Bb/D
D5 D/C# Bm Asus4 G A
[Chorus]
DWondeBb/Drboy, Dwhat is the Bb/Dsecret of your power?
D5WonderD/C#boy, won't you Bmtake me far Asus4away from the Gmucky-Amuck Dman?
[Outro]
DOh! Bb/DTake my hand! Young DNasty Man, and we'll Bb/Dfly!
Bring out your Dbroadsword, there's the Bb/Dhydra
Slice his Dthroat, and grab his Bb/Dscrote
You take the Dhigh road, I'll take the Bb/Dlow
DThere, the crevasse, fill Bb/Dit, with some mighty juDice!
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Wonderboy
by Tenacious D
Chords in this song · guitar
D
Bb/D
D5
D/C#
Bm
Asus4
G
A
D/F#
C
Artist Tenacious D
Album Tenacious D
Track Wonderboy
Tuning D# G# C# F# A# D# (one step down from standard, but you can play in
standard if you want)
Guitar Chords
|----------------------------------|
|Tuning | D# G# C# F# A# D#|
| D | x x 0 2 3 2|
| Bb/D | x x 0 3 3 1|
| D5 | x x 0 2 3 x|
| D/C# | x 4 x 2 3 x|
| Bm | x 2 4 4 3 x|
| Asus4 | x 0 2 2 3 x|
| G | 3 5 5 4 3 3|
| A | x 0 2 2 2 0|
| D/F# | 2 5 4 2 3 2|
| Em | 0 2 2 0 0 0|
| A7 | x 0 2 0 2 x|
| Dadd11/A | x 0 4 0 3 x|
| A7(v2) | x 0 5 0 5 x|
| Dadd11/A(v2) | x 0 7 0 7 x|
| G/A | x 0 9 0 8 x|
| A7(v3) | x 0 11 0 10 x|
| C | x 3 5 5 5 x|
|----------------------------------|
The intro is played over alternating D and Bb/D chords. This is the tab for the intro:
[Intro]
D Bb/D
e|-----2-----------3-2----------- | -----1-0---------1-0-----------|
B|---------3-----------3-------3- | ---------3-----------3-------3-|
G|-------------2-----------2----- | -3-----------3-----------3-----|
D|-0----------------------------- | -------------------------------|
A|------------------------------- | -------------------------------|
E|------------------------------- | -------------------------------|
Bb/D
e|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-10----------------------10/-11-|--11--------------13------11/-10-|
G|-11----------------------11/-12-|--12--------------14------12/-11-|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D Bb/D
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|--10----------------------10/-11-|--11--------------14------11-----|
G|--11----------------------11/-12-|--12--------------14------12-----|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
ONCE YOU'VE PLAYED THE INTRO, THEN JUMP STRAIGHT INTO VERSE 1
[Intro]
D Bb/D
D Bb/D
D Bb/D
D Bb/D
[Verse 1]
D Bb/D
High above the mucky-muck, castle made of clouds
D Bb/D
There sits Wonderboy, sitting oh so proudly
D5 D/C# Bm Asus4 G A
Not much to say when you're high above the mucky-muck, yeah, yeah
[Chorus]
D Bb/D D Bb/D
Wonderboy, what is the secret of your power?
D5 D/C# Bm Asus4 G A D
Wonderboy, won't you take me far away from the mucky-muck man?
[Bridge]
D Bb/D
D Bb/D
D Bb/D
D Bb/D
[Verse 2]
D Bb/D
Now it's time for me to tell you about Young Nastyman
D Bb/D
Arch rival and nemesis of Wonderboy, with powers comparable to Wonderboy
D5 D/C#
What powers do you ask? I dunno, how about the power of flight?
Bm Asus4
That do anything for ya? That's levitation, Holmes
G D/F#
How 'bout the power to kill a yak from 200 yards away...
Em A7 Aadd11/A A7(v2) Dadd11/A(v2)
With mind bullets! That's teleki - nesis, Kyle
G/A A7(v3)
How 'bout the power, to move you?
[Verse 3]
D Bb/D D
History of Wonderboy, and Young NastyMan
Bb/D
Riggah-go-goo, riggah-goo-goo
D5 D/C#
A secret to be told, a gold chest to be bold
Bm Asus4 G A
And blasting forth in three-part harmony
[Chorus]
D Bb/D D Bb/D
Wonderboy, what is the secret of your power?
D5 D/C# Bm Asus4 G A D
Wonderboy, won't you take me far away from the mucky-muck man?
[Bridge]
D Bb/D
D Bb/D
D Bb/D
D Bb/D
[Verse 4]
D
Well, Wonderboy and Young Nastyman joined forces;
Bb/D D
They formed a band the likes of which had never been seen,
Bb/D
And they called themselves Tenacious D. That's right,
D5 D/C# Bm Asus4 G A C G D
Me! And KG! ("That's me"), we're now Tena - cious D!
Come fly with me, fly!
(These chords can be pretty hard at first if you can't remember them.
Print out the guitar chord chart seperately.)
[Solo]
D Bb/D
D Bb/D
D5 D/C# Bm Asus4 G A
[Chorus]
D Bb/D D Bb/D
Wonderboy, what is the secret of your power?
D5 D/C# Bm Asus4 G A D
Wonderboy, won't you take me far away from the mucky-muck man?
[Outro]
D Bb/D D Bb/D
Oh! Take my hand! Young Nasty Man, and we'll fly!
D Bb/D
Bring out your broadsword, there's the hydra
D Bb/D
Slice his throat, and grab his scrote
D Bb/D
You take the high road, I'll take the low
D Bb/D D
There, the crevasse, fill it, with some mighty juice!
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