Shopvac Chords
by Jonathan Coulton22,644 views, added to favorites 435 times
Difficulty: | intermediate |
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Capo: | no capo |
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The second tab I have submitted, once again Jonathan Coulton. Have fun
Opening riff
Guitar 1 Guitar 2
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Chords
B7 x21202
E 022100
G# 466544
C#m x46654
E7 020100
Amaj7 x02120
Am7 x02010
A x02220
F#m 244222
B7sus4 x22200
Cmaj7 x32000
G 3x0033
C#m7b5 x4545x
D xx0232
Verse 1
B7 E
We took the freeway out of town
B7 E
We found a place to settle down
B7 G# C#m E7
We bought a driveway and a swingset and a dog
Amaj7
You got your very own bathroom
Am7
I got my very own workshop in the basement
E G# C#m A
We sit around staring at the wall-to-wall
E G# C#m A
Take field trips to our favorite mall
E G# C#m A F#m B7
Waiting for the day when all the kids grow up and leave us here
Chorus
E
If you need me
B7
I'll be downstairs
E
With the shop vac
A E
You can call but I probably won't hear you
F#m B7sus4
Because it's loud with the shop vac on
B7
(for heaven's sake it's really loud with the shop vac on)
E
But you'll be OK
B7
Cause you'll be upstairs
E
With the TV
A E
You can cry and I probably won't hear you
F#m B7 E A E
Because it's loud with the shop vac on
Verse 2
B7 E
We hung a flag above the door
B7 E
Checked out the gourmet grocery store
B7 G# C#m E7
I bought a mower I can ride around the yard
Amaj7
But we haven't got real friends
Am7
And now even the fake ones have stopped calling
E G# C#m A
Maybe if you forget to hide the keys
E G# C#m A
I'll take a ride to Applebee's
E G# C#m A F#m B7
I'll come home drunk on daiquiris and throw up on the neighbor's lawn
Chorus
E
If you need me
B7
I'll be downstairs
E
With the shop vac
A E
You can call but I probably won't hear you
F#m B7sus
Because it's loud with the shop vac on
B7
(for heaven's sake it's really loud with the shop vac on)
E
But you'll be OK
B7
Cause you'll be upstairs
E
With the TV
A E
You can cry and I probably won't hear you
F#m B7 E A E
Because it's loud with the shop vac on
Bridge
Cmaj7 G Cmaj7
I like the Starbucks here that's better than the other one
G
Cause the other one's not as good
Cmaj7 C#m7b5 D
They really need to put a light there cause it's hard to turn
B7
It's hard to make a left turn
[Vincent's Guitar Solo]***
Verse 3
B7 E
And when it's time to go to bed
B7 E
I'm still awake inside my head
B7 G# C#m E7
I'm floating up above the house and looking down
Amaj7
I guess I gotta go back there
Am7
I guess there never was any other answer
E G# C#m A
And as the freeway hums the cars go by
E G# C#m A
The headlights roll across the sky
E G# C#m A F#m B7
Many miles away but I can see them speeding through the dark
Chorus
E
If you need me
B7
I'll be downstairs
E
With the shop vac
A E
You can call but I probably won't hear you
F#m B7sus
Because it's loud with the shop vac on
B7
(for heaven's sake it's really loud with the shop vac on)
E
But you'll be OK
B7
Cause you'll be upstairs
E
With the TV
A E
You can cry and I probably won't hear you
F#m B7 E A E
Because it's loud with the shop vac on
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3 comments

IMO it's much easier to play by going from C#m to a bar A chord on the 5th string. You can also make the Bsus chord easier by staying on a bar chord on the 2nd fret and playing it x24250 and then bringing the pinkie back down to a normal b7 bar chord after. This isn't how he performs it live but if you're having trouble with jumping up and down the fretboard this can be easier.
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Awesome! Thanks!
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Great tab!!
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