We Want a Rock Chords by They Might Be Giants

Tempo:
81.3 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

D

B

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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We Want a Rock chords
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[C] [G] [D] [G] [C] [G] [G] [C]
[G] [D] [G] [C] [G] [D] [G] [Am]
Where was [D] I?
I forgot [G] what point that I [C] was making.
[Am] I said if I was [B] smart that [Em] I would save up [G] for a piece of [C] string and a rock [G] to [D] wind the [G] string [C] around.
[G] Everybody [D] wants [G] a rock [C] to wind [G] a piece of [D] string [C] around.
Everybody [D] [G] wants a [C] rock to [G] wind a piece of string [A] around.
[B] Throw the crib [C] door [D] wide, let the people [C] crawl [A] inside.
[B] Someone in [C] this [D] town is trying [C] to burn the playhouse down.
[G] They want to [D] stop [G] once you [C] want a rock [G] to wind [D] a string [G] around.
[C] But [G] everybody [D] wants a [G] rock to [G] wind a piece of string [A] around.
[B] [C] [D] [G] [D] [C] [A]
[B] [C] [D] [C] [G]
[C] [G] [C] [G]
[D] [G] [C] [G] [Am] If [D] I were a carpenter [G] I'd hammer [C] on my piglet, [Am] I'd collect the [B] seven dollars and I'd make
[Em] a big [G] prosthetic forehead [C] and wear [G] it on [D] my real [C] head.
Everybody [D] [G] wants [C] prosthetic [G] foreheads on their real [C] heads.
[G] Everybody [D] wants [G] prosthetic foreheads on their real heads.
[A] Throw [B] the crib [C] door [G] wide, [D] let the [C] people crawl [A] inside.
[B] Someone [C] in this [D] [G] town [D] is trying to [C] burn the playhouse down.
They [G] want to stop [D] once you [G] want [G] prosthetic foreheads on their [C] heads.
[G] But [D] everybody [G] wants [C] prosthetic [G] foreheads [D] on their [G] real [Em] heads.
[G] [C] [G] [D] [G] [Em] [G]
[C] [G] [D] [E] [A] [B] Throw the crib [C] door [D] wide, [G] [D] let the people [C] crawl inside.
[A] [B] Someone in this [D]
[G] town [D] is trying to [C] burn the foreheads down.
[G] They want to [D] stop once [G] you [C] want a rock [G] to wind a string around.
[G] But everybody [G] wants a rock to [G] wind a [D] piece of [G] string around.
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
B
12341112
A
1231
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
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Let's start jamming They Might Be Giants - We Want A Rock chords, practice the chord sequence D, C, G, C, G, D, G and G. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 40 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 81. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: G Major.

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[C] _ [G] _ [D] _ [G] _ [C] _ [G] _ [G] _ [C] _
[G] _ [D] _ [G] _ [C] _ [G] _ [D] _ [G] _ [Am]
Where was [D] I?
I forgot [G] what point that I [C] was making.
[Am] I said if I was [B] smart that [Em] I would save up [G] for a piece of [C] string and a rock [G] to [D] wind the [G] string [C] around.
[G] Everybody [D] wants [G] a rock [C] to wind [G] a piece of [D] string [C] around.
Everybody [D] [G] wants a [C] rock to [G] wind a piece of string [A] around.
[B] Throw the crib [C] door [D] wide, let the people [C] crawl [A] inside.
[B] Someone in [C] this [D] town is trying [C] to burn the playhouse down.
[G] They want to [D] stop [G] once you [C] want a rock [G] to wind [D] a string [G] around.
[C] But [G] everybody [D] wants a [G] rock to [G] wind a piece of string [A] around.
[B] _ [C] _ [D] _ [G] _ [D] _ [C] _ _ [A] _
[B] _ [C] _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _
[D] _ [G] _ [C] _ [G] _ _ [Am] If [D] I were a carpenter [G] I'd hammer [C] on my piglet, [Am] I'd collect the [B] seven dollars and I'd make
[Em] a big [G] prosthetic forehead [C] and wear [G] it on [D] my real [C] head.
Everybody [D] [G] wants [C] prosthetic [G] foreheads on their real [C] heads.
[G] Everybody [D] wants [G] prosthetic foreheads on their real heads.
[A] Throw [B] the crib [C] door [G] wide, [D] let the [C] people crawl [A] inside.
[B] Someone [C] in this [D] [G] town [D] is trying to [C] burn the playhouse down.
They [G] want to stop [D] once you [G] want [G] prosthetic foreheads on their [C] heads.
[G] But [D] everybody [G] wants [C] prosthetic [G] foreheads [D] on their [G] real [Em] heads. _
[G] _ _ [C] _ [G] _ [D] _ [G] _ [Em] _ [G] _
_ [C] _ [G] _ [D] _ [E] _ [A] [B] Throw the crib [C] door [D] wide, [G] [D] let the people [C] crawl inside.
[A] [B] Someone in this [D]
[G] town [D] is trying to [C] burn the foreheads down.
[G] They want to [D] stop once [G] you [C] want a rock [G] to wind a string around.
[G] But everybody [G] wants a rock to [G] wind a [D] piece of [G] string around. _ _ _ _ _

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This song was featured on the Flood album.

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