Tenuousness Chords by Andrew Bird
Tempo:
122.2 bpm
Chords used:
C
Am
G
Em
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C]
[Am]
[C]
[Am] [G]
[C]
[Am] [C]
[Am] [D]
[C] Tenuous at best was all he had to say When pressed [Am] about the rest of it, the world
that is [Bm]
[C] From proto-Sanskrit Minoans to proto-centric
[Am] Lisboans Greeks, Cypriots and Habesha to hang around
the [C] ports a lot, uh huh Here's
[Am] [G]
[C] the thing, it's start getting weird
watching this man with scratched up [Am] beards, uh huh
[C]
To the master sharpen axes, brush up all your [Am] relics and taxes
Love
[G] of hate axes and axes, love of hate axes and [F] axes, oh
First it wanes [C] and then it waxes, so [Am] it may [C] be taxes
[Am] [G]
[C] Tenuousnessless, [Am] seven comes to three,
[C] tenuousnessy
[Am] Heaven thank the heavens for their [G] elasticity And [F] as for those who live and die, [C] for astronomy
When
[Am] [Bm]
[C]
[Am] [Bm]
[C] Koko Fajio was written, oh when to stand, oh when to [Am] sit
Can't stand to stand, can't stand to sit, and who would want to know [Bm] this?
[C]
[Am] [G]
Who wants to look [Em] upon this?
[G]
Who wants to look [Em] upon this?
Pray [D]
[G] tell me
Who wants to look [Em] upon this?
[G] Who wants to look [Em] upon this?
[F#m] Pray [G] [D]
[Em] [F#] tell [G] me
[Em] Pray tell me
[Am]
[G]
[Em] Tenuousnessless, seven comes to three, [D]
[G] tenuousnessy
[Em] Heaven thanks the [D] heavens for their elasticity And as [F] for those who live and die, [C] for numerology
[N]
[Am]
[C]
[Am] [G]
[C]
[Am] [C]
[Am] [D]
[C] Tenuous at best was all he had to say When pressed [Am] about the rest of it, the world
that is [Bm]
[C] From proto-Sanskrit Minoans to proto-centric
[Am] Lisboans Greeks, Cypriots and Habesha to hang around
the [C] ports a lot, uh huh Here's
[Am] [G]
[C] the thing, it's start getting weird
watching this man with scratched up [Am] beards, uh huh
[C]
To the master sharpen axes, brush up all your [Am] relics and taxes
Love
[G] of hate axes and axes, love of hate axes and [F] axes, oh
First it wanes [C] and then it waxes, so [Am] it may [C] be taxes
[Am] [G]
[C] Tenuousnessless, [Am] seven comes to three,
[C] tenuousnessy
[Am] Heaven thank the heavens for their [G] elasticity And [F] as for those who live and die, [C] for astronomy
When
[Am] [Bm]
[C]
[Am] [Bm]
[C] Koko Fajio was written, oh when to stand, oh when to [Am] sit
Can't stand to stand, can't stand to sit, and who would want to know [Bm] this?
[C]
[Am] [G]
Who wants to look [Em] upon this?
[G]
Who wants to look [Em] upon this?
Pray [D]
[G] tell me
Who wants to look [Em] upon this?
[G] Who wants to look [Em] upon this?
[F#m] Pray [G] [D]
[Em] [F#] tell [G] me
[Em] Pray tell me
[Am]
[G]
[Em] Tenuousnessless, seven comes to three, [D]
[G] tenuousnessy
[Em] Heaven thanks the [D] heavens for their elasticity And as [F] for those who live and die, [C] for numerology
[N]
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[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
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[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[C] _ Tenuous at best was all he had to say When pressed [Am] about the rest of it, the world
that is _ _ [Bm]
[C] From proto-Sanskrit Minoans to proto-centric
[Am] Lisboans Greeks, Cypriots and Habesha to hang around
the [C] ports a lot, uh huh _ _ _ Here's _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[C] the thing, it's start getting weird
watching this man with scratched up [Am] beards, uh huh
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
To the master sharpen axes, brush up all your [Am] relics and taxes
_ Love _ _ _
[G] of hate axes and axes, love of hate axes and [F] axes, oh
_ First it wanes [C] and then it waxes, _ _ _ so [Am] _ _ _ _ _ it may [C] be taxes _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ Tenuousnessless, [Am] seven comes to three, _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ tenuousnessy
[Am] Heaven thank the heavens for their [G] elasticity _ And _ _ [F] as for those who live and die, _ _ [C] for astronomy
_ _ When _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
[C] Koko Fajio was written, oh when to stand, oh when to [Am] sit
Can't stand to stand, can't stand to sit, and who would want to know [Bm] this?
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ Who wants to look [Em] upon this?
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ Who wants to look [Em] upon this?
_ _ Pray _ [D] _
[G] tell me
_ Who wants to look [Em] upon this? _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ Who wants to look [Em] upon this?
_ _ _ _ [F#m] Pray [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] tell [G] me _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] Pray tell me
_ _ _ _ [Am] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] Tenuousnessless, seven comes to three, _ [D] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ tenuousnessy
[Em] Heaven thanks the _ _ [D] heavens for their elasticity _ And as [F] for those who live and die, _ [C] for numerology _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[C] _ Tenuous at best was all he had to say When pressed [Am] about the rest of it, the world
that is _ _ [Bm]
[C] From proto-Sanskrit Minoans to proto-centric
[Am] Lisboans Greeks, Cypriots and Habesha to hang around
the [C] ports a lot, uh huh _ _ _ Here's _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[C] the thing, it's start getting weird
watching this man with scratched up [Am] beards, uh huh
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
To the master sharpen axes, brush up all your [Am] relics and taxes
_ Love _ _ _
[G] of hate axes and axes, love of hate axes and [F] axes, oh
_ First it wanes [C] and then it waxes, _ _ _ so [Am] _ _ _ _ _ it may [C] be taxes _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ Tenuousnessless, [Am] seven comes to three, _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ tenuousnessy
[Am] Heaven thank the heavens for their [G] elasticity _ And _ _ [F] as for those who live and die, _ _ [C] for astronomy
_ _ When _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
[C] Koko Fajio was written, oh when to stand, oh when to [Am] sit
Can't stand to stand, can't stand to sit, and who would want to know [Bm] this?
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ Who wants to look [Em] upon this?
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ Who wants to look [Em] upon this?
_ _ Pray _ [D] _
[G] tell me
_ Who wants to look [Em] upon this? _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ Who wants to look [Em] upon this?
_ _ _ _ [F#m] Pray [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] tell [G] me _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] Pray tell me
_ _ _ _ [Am] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] Tenuousnessless, seven comes to three, _ [D] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ tenuousnessy
[Em] Heaven thanks the _ _ [D] heavens for their elasticity _ And as [F] for those who live and die, _ [C] for numerology _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _