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Chords: *Note that they are all merely assigned names (sorry they’re a little out of order)
          A*      C*    Em*             C9           B  A  
E-----------------0------0------0---------0---------0
B-----------------0------0------0---------0---------0
G---------0-------0------x------0---------4---------2
D---------2-------5------2------2---------4---------2
A---------3-------7------2------3---------2---------0
E---------5-------8------0---------------------------
               D        G  F#*           C#  D*     E*     F#  
--------0-------0---------------0------0------0------2
--------3-------0---------------0------0------0------2
--------2-------4---------------6------7------9------x
--------0-------4-------2-------6------7------9------4
--------0-------x-------x-------4------5------7------4
----------------3-------2-------0-------------0------2
Intro:
A*   C*   A*       C9  F#*
BHere's the town we live Gin
AThis is hoEmw the land Dlays ouAt
I bought a maBp
Ooooo,   GSo I could find my Dway aroAund,  wDay arouAnd
BTaped the map on the waGll
EmStudied eDvery EmavenuAe
BI Found my way arGound
EmTried to feel at hDome for Aonce
B  G
C#  A       Em
A    D
B  G
C#   Em
A    D
BWe worked out a systeGm
                    Em      A    C#  D*  A  
When one of us would leave
BA thumbtack stuck sGhowing 
           Em         A    C#  E*
Where we were going
BAll the time, you Gwore a hole
The saEmme place tacked Aover and DoverA  
BAnd I never gGo thereEm  
I neAver go theDre
C#But through that hole, you Emsee B  
C#My faith in you …        Em  Aboring dBeeper and dGeeper 
AFinally tDhrough Athat wall
B G Em
    A     C#  D*
	B   G(slide) 	C#  Em  
    A     C#  D*    A  
BMap began to rip apaGrt
I Emwatched it falliC#ng to          Em    Dthe floor
BI didn't bothGer 
Emmoving my thumbtAack any DmoreA  
BHere’s the town we live iGn
AThis is Emhow the lDand lays Aout
BI bought a maGp
            Em       A  D*   C#  
So I could find my way around
        B                 A      Em     G  F#(bass)    Em  
           rip apart
                    A    C#  D*
I watched it falling to the ground
              B     G  F#(bass)
I didn’t bother
EmMoving my thumAbtack aC#ny moF#re
	B  	C#  D*	F#  
      Anymore
	B  	C#  	F#  D*
      Anymore
	B  	C#  D*	F#  
      Anymore
	B  D*		C#  F#  
      Anymore
	B  D*		C#  F#  
      Anymore
	B  D*		C#  F#  
      Anymore
	B  D*		C#  F#  
      Anymore
	B  D*		C#  F#  
      Anymore

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Thumbtack

by Bob Mould

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Chords: *Note that they are all merely assigned names (sorry they’re a little out of order)

A C Em C9 B A

* * *

E-----------------0------0------0---------0---------0

B-----------------0------0------0---------0---------0

G---------0-------0------x------0---------4---------2

D---------2-------5------2------2---------4---------2

A---------3-------7------2------3---------2---------0

E---------5-------8------0---------------------------

D G F# C# D E F#

* * *

--------0-------0---------------0------0------0------2

--------3-------0---------------0------0------0------2

--------2-------4---------------6------7------9------x

--------0-------4-------2-------6------7------9------4

--------0-------x-------x-------4------5------7------4

----------------3-------2-------0-------------0------2

Intro:

A C A C9 F#

* * * *

B G

Here's the town we live in

A Em D A

This is how the land lays out

I bought a map

G D A D A

Ooooo, So I could find my way around, way around

B G

Taped the map on the wall

Em D Em A

Studied every avenue

B G

I Found my way around

Em D A

Tried to feel at home for once

B G

C# A Em

A D

B G

C# Em

A D

B G

We worked out a system

Em A C# D A

When one of us would leave

B G

A thumbtack stuck showing

Em A C# E

Where we were going

B G

All the time, you wore a hole

Em A D A

The same place tacked over and over

B G Em

And I never go there

A D

I never go there

C# Em B

But through that hole, you see

C# Em A B G

My faith in you … boring deeper and deeper

A D A

Finally through that wall

B G Em

A C# D

B G C# Em

(slide)

A C# D A

B G

Map began to rip apart

Em C# Em D

I watched it falling to the floor

B G

I didn't bother

Em A D A

moving my thumbtack any more

B G

Here’s the town we live in

A Em D A

This is how the land lays out

B G

I bought a map

Em A D C#

So I could find my way around

B A Em G F# Em

(bass)

rip apart

A C# D

I watched it falling to the ground

B G F#

(bass)

I didn’t bother

Em A C# F#

Moving my thumbtack any more

B C# D F#

Anymore

B C# F# D

Anymore

B C# D F#

Anymore

B D C# F#

Anymore

B D C# F#

Anymore

B D C# F#

Anymore

B D C# F#

Anymore

B D C# F#

Anymore

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