Tuning: Standard
I included the bass line with the chords here. But it is of course possible
to just leave out all the slah notes and to play only the regular chords.
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
Am7/G 3-x-2-0-1-0
D/F# 2-x-0-2-3-2
D/E 0-x-0-2-3-2
G/F# 2-x-0-0-3-3
C/B x-2-x-0-1-0
B/F# 2-x-4-4-4-2
Em/D (0-2)0-0-0-0
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INTRO
| C G | D G | C G | D G |
| C G | D G | C G | D G |
VERSE
AmAm7/GD/F#D/EGG/F#CC/B
Where was I? I forgot the point that I was making
AmAm7/GB/F#BEmEm/D
I said if I was smart that I would save up for a piece of string
CGDG
And a rock to wind the string around
CHORUS
CGDG
Everybody wants a rock to
CGDG
Wind a piece of string around
CGDG
Everybody wants a rock to
CGDG
Wind a piece of string around
BRIDGE
ABCD
Throw the crib door wi-ide
GD/F#C/EC
Let the people crawl inside
ABCD
Someone in this to-own
GD/F#C/EC
Is trying to burn their playhouse down
CHORUS
CGDG
They want to stop the ones who want
CGDG
A rock to wind a string around
CGDG
But everybody wants a rock to
CGDG
Wind a piece of string around
BRIDGE
ABCD
Throw the crib door wi-ide
GD/F#C/EC
Let the people crawl inside
ABCD
Someone in this to-own
GD/F#C/EC
Is trying to burn their playhouse down
CHORUS
CGDG
They want to stop the ones who want
CGDG
A rock to wind a string around
CGDG
But everybody wants a rock to
CGDG
Wind a piece of string around
VERSE
AmAm7/GD/F#D/EGG/F#CC/B
If I were a carpenter, I'd hammer on my piglet, I?d
AmAm7/GB/F#BEmEm/D
Collect the seven dollars and I'd buy a big prosthetic forehead
CGDG
And wear it on my real head
CHORUS
CGDG
Everybody wants prosthetic
CGDG
Foreheads on their real heads
CGDG
Everybody wants prosthetic
CGDG
Foreheads on their real heads
BRIDGE
ABCD
Throw the crib door wi-ide
GD/F#C/EC
Let the people crawl inside
ABCD
Someone in this to-own
GD/F#C/EC
Is trying to burn their playhouse down
CHORUS
CGDG
They want to stop the ones who want
CGDG
Prosthetic foreheads on their heads
CGDG
But everybody wants prosthetic
CGDG
Foreheads on their real heads
SOLO
| Em | Em/D | C G | D G |
| Em | Em/D | C G | D E |
BRIDGE
ABCD
Throw the crib door wi-ide
GD/F#C/EC
Let the people crawl inside
ABCD
Someone in this to-own
GD/F#C/EC
Is trying to burn their foreheads down
CHORUS
CGDG
They want to stop the ones who want
CGDG
A rock to wind a string around
CGDG
But everybody wants a rock to
CGDG
Wind a piece of string around