Chords for Doin' the cockroach - Modest Mouse

Tempo:
128.85 bpm
Chords used:

B

Bm

A

G

C#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Doin' the cockroach - Modest Mouse chords
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[B] [Bm] [F#m]
[C#m]
[B] I
[E] [Bm] was in heaven, I [C#m] was in hell, believe [B] in neither but, fear him as well.
This one's a [F#m] doctor, this [C#m] one's a lawyer, this [B] one's cash feed, taking your money.
Back of the metro, right [C#m] on the graveyard, drunk [B] on the Amtrak, please shut [Em] up.
Another [F#m] rider, he [C#m] was a talker, talking [B] about TV, please shut up.
This [Bm] one's a crazier day, dreaming [C#m] disaster, the origin [B] of junk food,
riding through garbage, can't [Bm] say even words less, talking [C#m] about, oh, shit we're doing [B] the cockroach, yeah.
Doing the Cockroach Set!,
Doing the Cockroach [A] Set!,
Yeah.
[G] Other guy.
[B]
Doing the Cockroach Set!,
Doing the [A] Cockroach Set!,
Yeah.
[G] [Bm]
Doing the Cockroach Set!,
Doing the [A] Cockroach Set!,
Yeah.
[G]
[A]
[D] [G] [Bm]
One year, twenty years, forty years, fifty years, nothing in your [A] life, you look in the
mirror and [G] say, my parents are never gonna die.
[Bm]
You [A]
[G] [Bm]
poke your mouth, you shake your tongue, you bob your head in my [A] eardrums, you don't
get words but you know [G] I ain't a mess [Bm] now.
[D]
[G] [G#] You're walking down the street, your best girl is on your toes, [Em] and me, it's all I'm
missing, but I'm not homeless, oh.
[Bm]
[Em]
[A] [G] [Bm]
[A]
[G] [B] Put a damp clothes in, put a damn hood, I'm gonna make you [A] slip in, hold my money, don't
let [G] up, you all have to.
[Em] Put a [B] lamp below the deep, put a damn head up, I'm gonna do it, I'm gonna make you slip
in, [A] hold my money, don't let [G] up, you all have to.
Put [B] a lamp in, put a damp clothes in, be quiet all day, put a damn hood, you'll slip in,
fight the cops, oh, my [Bm] I'll have you sleeping in.
[Bm] [A] [G]
[Bm]
[A] [G]
[B]
[D] [E] [Bm]
[C#] [Bm]
[C#] [Bm]
[B] [F#]
[Bm] [B]
[Bm]
[B]
[A]
[G] [B]
[A]
[G] [B]
[A]
[G] [B]
[Em] [A]
[D#] [Em]
Key:  
B
12341112
Bm
13421112
A
1231
G
2131
C#m
13421114
B
12341112
Bm
13421112
A
1231
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To learn Modest Mouse - Doin The Cockroach chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - B, Bm, A, G, B, A, Bm and C#m. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 64 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 129 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of B Minor in mind.

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[B] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ I _ _
_ [E] _ [Bm] _ _ was in heaven, I [C#m] was in hell, believe _ [B] in neither but, fear him as well.
_ This one's a [F#m] doctor, this [C#m] one's a lawyer, this [B] one's cash feed, taking your money.
Back of the metro, right [C#m] on the graveyard, drunk [B] on the _ Amtrak, please shut [Em] up. _
Another [F#m] rider, he [C#m] was a _ talker, talking [B] about TV, please shut up.
This [Bm] one's a crazier day, dreaming [C#m] disaster, the origin [B] of junk food,
riding through garbage, can't [Bm] say even words less, talking [C#m] about, oh, shit we're doing [B] the _ cockroach, yeah. _
Doing the Cockroach Set!,
Doing the Cockroach [A] Set!,
Yeah.
_ _ [G] _ Other guy.
[B] _
Doing the Cockroach Set!,
Doing the [A] Cockroach Set!,
Yeah.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm]
Doing the Cockroach Set!,
Doing the [A] Cockroach Set!,
Yeah.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ [Bm]
One year, twenty years, forty years, fifty years, nothing in your [A] life, you look in the
mirror and [G] say, my parents are never gonna die.
[Bm] _
_ _ _ _ You _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Bm]
poke your mouth, you shake your tongue, you bob your head in my [A] eardrums, you don't
get words but you know [G] I ain't a mess [Bm] now.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [G#] You're walking down the street, your best girl is on your toes, [Em] and me, _ it's all I'm
missing, but I'm not homeless, oh.
_ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [A] _ [G] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [B] Put a damp clothes in, put a damn hood, I'm gonna make you [A] slip in, hold my money, don't
let [G] up, you all have to.
_ [Em] Put a [B] lamp below the deep, put a damn head up, I'm gonna do it, I'm gonna make you slip
in, [A] hold my money, don't let [G] up, you all have to.
Put [B] a lamp in, put a damp clothes in, be quiet all day, _ put a damn hood, you'll slip in,
_ fight the cops, oh, my _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ I'll have you sleeping in. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D#] _ _ [Em] _ _

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This song was penned by Isaac Brock, Jeremiah Green and Eric Judy.

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