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We Want A Rock

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Song: We Want A Rock
[Intro]
 C   G   D    Gx4
[Verse 1]
AmWhere was I? DI forgot the Gpoint that I was Cmaking 
I Amsaid if I was Bsmart that I would Emsave up for a EmpieDce of string
And a Crock to Gwind the Dstring aGround
[Pre-Chorus 1]
CEveryGbody Dwants a Grock to 
CWind a Gpiece of Dstring Garound
CEveryGbody Dwants a Grock to 
CWind a Gpiece of Dstring Garound
[Chorus 1]
AThrow the Bcrib door CwiDde
GLet the Dpeople Ccrawl inside 
ASomeone Bin this CtowDn
GIs trying to Dburn their Cplayhouse down
They want to Gstop the Dones who Gwant
CA rock to Gwind a Dstring aGround
CBut everyGbody Dwants a Grock to
CWind a Gpiece of Dstring aGround
AThrow the Bcrib Cdoor wiDde
GLet the pDeople cCrawl inside 
ASomeone Bin this CtowDn
GIs trying to Dburn their Cplayhouse down
They want to Gstop the Dones who Gwant
CA rock to Gwind a Dstring aGround
CBut everyGbody Dwants a Grock to
CWind a Gpiece of Dstring aGround
[Verse 2]
AmIf I were a Dcarpenter, I'd Ghammer on my Cpiglet
I'd Amcollect the seven Bdollars and I'd Embuy a big prosEmtheDtic forehead
and Cwear it Gon my Dreal Ghead
[Pre-Chorus 2]
CEveryGbody Dwants Gprosthetic
CForeheads Gon their Dreal Gheads
CEveryGbody Dwants Gprosthetic
CForeheads Gon their Dreal Gheads
[Chorus 2]
AThrow the Bcrib door CwiDde
GLet the Dpeople Ccrawl inside
ASomeone in Bthis CtoDwn
GIs trying to Dburn their Cplayhouse down
They want to Gstop the Dones who Gwant
CProsthetic Gforeheads on Dtheir Gheads
CBut everyGbody Dwants Gprosthetic
CForeheads Gon their Dreal Gheads
[Bridge]
Em   Em D  C  G  D  G
Em   Em D  C  G  D  E
[Chorus 3]
AThrow the Bcrib door CwiDde
GLet the Dpeople Ccrawl inside
ASomeone in Bthis CtoDwn
GIs trying to Dburn their Cforeheads down
They want to Gstop the Dones who Gwant
CA rock to Gwind a Dstring Garound
CBut everyGbody Dwants a Grock to
CWind a Gpiece of Dstring Garound

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We Want A Rock

by They Might Be Giants

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Song: We Want A Rock

[Intro]

C G D G

[Verse 1]

Am D G C

Where was I? I forgot the point that I was making

Am B Em Em 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

[Pre-Chorus 1]

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 1]

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

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

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

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

[Verse 2]

Am D G C

If I were a carpenter, I'd hammer on my piglet

Am B Em Em D

I'd collect the seven dollars and I'd buy a big prosthetic forehead

C G D G

and wear it on my real head

[Pre-Chorus 2]

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 2]

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

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

[Bridge]

Em Em D C G D G

Em Em D C G D E

[Chorus 3]

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

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

About We Want A Rock Chords by They Might Be Giants

Learn how to play We Want A Rock by They Might Be Giants with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “We Want A Rock chords”, “We Want A Rock guitar chords”, or “They Might Be Giants We Want A Rock chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy We Want A Rock chords and for experienced players who want accurate We Want A Rock lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include A, C, G, D, Am, B.

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