Cardboard Boxes Chords by Loudon Wainwright Iii

Tempo:
92.6 bpm
Chords used:

A

Am

F

Em

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Cardboard Boxes chords
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[A]
I'm gonna go [Am] to the supermarket, I'm gonna go to the [Em] liquor [A] store
I'm gonna get me some cardboard boxes, you know what them boxes are for
I'm gonna rent me a U-Haul trailer, I'll get on the back of my old car
Call up some of my stronger [Am] buddies, that's what your strong [Em] buddies are [F] for
We're gonna move, [G] we're gonna move, [A] yeah, move
Give it to the Salvation Army or the Goodwill, we got so much junk it's a joke
Wrap a knick-knack in some old newspaper, I know it was a present but the damn thing broke
Your old shoes and my old T-shirts, my strong buddy fav, I ain't fooled there
Don't throw that away, it's a [Am] family heirloom, I've had that ass-trade for 15 [F] years
We're gonna move, [G] we're gonna move, yeah, [A] move
[E] We're gonna empty out our old [D] place and [Am] move into a brand new, [A] badass place, yeah
We [Am]
got the books and the records and the tapes [Em] and the pictures [A] in the pots and the pans and all the breakable [Am] glass
The living room couch and the dining room table, the washer and the dryer, what a pain in the ass
We got the TV and the home entertainment center, the box spring and the queen-size bed
We got the Christmas decorations and the bureau and the playpen, if we had a piano I think I'd drop [F] dead
At [G] [Em]
[A]
the end of the day the old place is empty and the new [Am] place houses all of our stuff
Unpack all the crap in the cardboard boxes, it wasn't that bad, no it wasn't so rough
[A] But my strong buddies look a little bit grumpy, I don't know why I act my butt
Tomorrow we'll call up the telephone [Am] company and get another set of house keys [F] cut
We're gonna move, [G] we're gonna move, [Em]
[A] yeah, move
I [E] can [D] tell by the look on your face, you just love our brand new, badass place, [A] baby
We're
[F] gonna move, [A] we're gonna move, [F] we're gonna move, [A] we're gonna move
[F] Move, [G] yeah, move
[A]
[E] [N]
Key:  
A
1231
Am
2311
F
134211111
Em
121
G
2131
A
1231
Am
2311
F
134211111
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To learn Loudon Wainwright Iii - Cardboard Boxes chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - G, Em, A, Am, F, G, Am, F, G and A of chords. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 46 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 93. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: A Minor.

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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm gonna go [Am] to the supermarket, I'm gonna go to the [Em] liquor [A] store
I'm gonna get me some cardboard boxes, you know what them boxes are for
I'm gonna rent me a U-Haul trailer, I'll get on the back of my old car
Call up some of my stronger [Am] buddies, that's what your strong [Em] buddies are [F] for
We're gonna move, _ [G] we're gonna move, [A] yeah, move _ _ _ _ _
Give it to the Salvation Army or the Goodwill, we got so much junk it's a joke
Wrap a knick-knack in some old newspaper, I know it was a present but the damn thing broke
Your old shoes and my old T-shirts, my strong buddy fav, I ain't fooled there
Don't throw that away, it's a [Am] family heirloom, I've had that ass-trade for 15 [F] years
We're gonna move, _ [G] we're gonna move, yeah, [A] _ move _ _ _ _
[E] We're gonna empty out our old [D] place and [Am] move into a brand new, [A] badass place, yeah _ _ _ _
We _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
got the books and the records and the tapes [Em] and the pictures [A] in the pots and the pans and all the breakable [Am] glass
The living room couch and the dining room table, the washer and the dryer, what a pain in the ass
We got the TV and the home entertainment center, the box spring and the queen-size bed
We got the Christmas decorations and the bureau and the playpen, if we had a piano I think I'd drop [F] dead
_ At [G] _ _ [Em] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
the end of the day the old place is empty and the new [Am] place houses all of our stuff
Unpack all the crap in the cardboard boxes, it wasn't that bad, no it wasn't so rough
[A] But my strong buddies look a little bit grumpy, I don't know why I act my butt
Tomorrow we'll call up the telephone [Am] company and get another set of house keys [F] cut
We're gonna move, _ [G] we're gonna move, [Em]
[A] yeah, move
I _ _ [E] can [D] tell by the look on your face, you just love our brand new, badass place, [A] baby
_ _ _ _ We're _
[F] gonna move, _ [A] we're gonna move, [F] we're gonna move, [A] we're gonna move _
[F] Move, _ [G] yeah, move _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [N] _