Doin The Cockroach Chords by Modest Mouse

Tempo:
132.95 bpm
Chords used:

B

G

A

Bm

C#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Doin The Cockroach - Modest Mouse chords
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[Bm] [F#m]
[C#m]
[B]
I was [F#] in heaven, I was [C#m] in hell [B] Believing neither but, nearer as well
This one's a [F#m] doctor, this [C#m] one's a lawyer This [B] one's a cash detective, you're falling
Big back of [F#] the metro, right on [C#m] the grey app Drunk on [B] the Amtrak, please shut up
Another [F#m] writer, he was a [C#m] talker Talking [B] about TV, please shut up
This [F#] one's a crazier daydreaming [C#m] disaster The origin [B] of junk food, rotten to go
Medicine taste even [F#] worthless, [C#m] topsy-turvy Oh, shit, we're [B] doing the cockroach, yeah
Doing the cockroach, yeah, Doing the cockroach, [A] yeah
[G]
Alright, it's not fair, [B] Doing the cockroach, yeah
Doing the cockroach, [A] yeah
[G] Alright, it's not [Bm] fair, Doing the cockroach, yeah
No time [A] for chatting, yeah
[G] Alright, now that's not that [B] low
[A]
[G] [B] One year, twenty years, forty years, fifty years, I've been all in your [A] life
Now look at me here and [G] say
My parents are still [Bm] alive
[A]
[G] [Bm] You call me back, [B] you say it's home
You've got red in my ear, girl
[A]
Girl, can't work, let's go, [G] I ain't listening
[Bm]
[A]
[G] [G#m]
You're walking [Bm] down the street, your bed, your lips, your hips, your eyes [F#] and knees
[G] [Bm]
[B]
[G] [Bm]
[A]
[G] [B]
[A] You're [G] [B]
[A]
[G] [B]
[F#]
[G] [B]
walking
[G] [Bm]
down [Am]
[A] [G] [Bm]
[B] [G] [B]
[E]
[G] [Bm]
[B]
[G] [B]
[C#]
[G] [B]
[A]
[G] [B]
[F#]
[G] [B]
the street, you're walking down the street
[A]
[G] [B] I'm walking down the [A]
[G] [B]
[A]
street
You're walking down [G] [B] the [Bm] [A] street
[G] You're [Em] walking down the street
Key:  
B
12341112
G
2131
A
1231
Bm
13421112
C#m
13421114
B
12341112
G
2131
A
1231
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To learn Modest Mouse - Doin The Cockroach chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: G, B, A, G, Bm, A, B, F#m and C#m. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 66 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 132. Considering the song's key of D Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ I _ _ was [F#] in heaven, I was [C#m] in hell _ _ [B] Believing neither but, nearer as well
This one's a [F#m] doctor, this [C#m] one's a lawyer This [B] one's a cash _ detective, you're falling
Big back of [F#] the metro, right on [C#m] the grey app Drunk on [B] the Amtrak, please shut up
_ Another [F#m] writer, he was a [C#m] _ talker Talking [B] about TV, _ please shut _ up
This [F#] one's a crazier daydreaming [C#m] disaster The origin [B] of junk food, rotten to go
Medicine taste even [F#] worthless, _ [C#m] topsy-turvy Oh, shit, we're [B] doing the _ cockroach, yeah
_ Doing the cockroach, yeah, Doing the cockroach, [A] yeah
_ _ _ [G] _
Alright, it's not fair, [B] Doing the cockroach, yeah
Doing the cockroach, [A] yeah _ _
[G] _ Alright, it's not [Bm] fair, Doing the cockroach, yeah
No time [A] for chatting, yeah _
_ [G] Alright, now that's not that [B] low _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [B] One year, twenty years, forty years, fifty years, I've been all in your [A] life
Now look at me here and [G] say
My parents are still [Bm] alive _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Bm] You call me back, [B] you say it's home
You've got red in my ear, girl
[A]
Girl, can't work, let's go, [G] I ain't listening
[Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [G#m] _
You're walking [Bm] down the street, your bed, your lips, your hips, your eyes [F#] and knees
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] You're _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ walking _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ down _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [B] _
the street, you're walking down the street
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [B] I'm walking down the _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A]
street
You're walking down _ [G] _ _ [B] the _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] street
_ _ _ [G] You're _ [Em] walking down the street

Facts about this song

This song was penned by Isaac Brock, Jeremiah Green and Eric Judy.

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