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Intro:
C  G  D  G
C  G  D  G
C  G  D  G
C  G  D  G

1.
Am            D            G                C
Where was I?  I forgot the point that I was making 

Am              B                  Em            Em(D)
I said if I was smart that I would save up for a piece of string

      C       G        D       G
And a rock to wind the string around


C    G    D       G 
Everybody wants a rock to 

C      G        D      G
Wind a piece of string around

C    G    D       G
Everybody wants a rock to 

C      G        D      G
Wind a piece of string around


Chorus:

A         B    C    D 
Throw the crib door wide

G        D      C      -
Let the people crawl inside 

A       B       C  D
Someone in this town

G            D          C      -
Is trying to burn their playhouse down

C            G        D        G
They want to stop the ones who want

C         G      D       G
A rock to wind a string around

C        G    D       G
But everybody wants a rock to

C      G        D       G
Wind a piece of string around


Chorus:

A        B     C      D
Throw the crib door wide

G        D      C      -
Let the people crawl inside 

A       B       C  D
Someone in this town

G            D          C      -
Is trying to burn their playhouse down

C            G        D        G
They want to stop the ones who want

C         G      D       G
A rock to wind a string around

C        G    D       G
But everybody wants a rock to

C      G        D       G
Wind a piece of string around


2.
Am          D              G            C
If I were a carpenter, I'd hammer on my piglet

Am                    B               Em           Em(D)
I'd collect the seven dollars and I'd buy a big prostetic forehead and

C       G     D    G
Wear it on my real head

C    G    D         G
Everybody wants prosthetic

C         G        D    G
Foreheads on their real heads

C    G    D         G
Everybody wants prosthetic 

C         G        D    G
Foreheads on their real heads


Chorus:

A        B     C      D
Throw the crib door wide

G        D      C      -
Let the people crawl inside 

A       B       C  D
Someone in this town

G            D          C      -
Is trying to burn their playhouse down

C            G        D        G
They want to stop the ones who want 

C          G         D        G
Prosthetic foreheads on their heads

C        G    D        G
But everybody wants prosthetic

C         G        D    G
Foreheads on their real heads


Em       -     Em(D)
C  G  D  G
Em       -     Em(D)
C  G  D  E

Chorus:

A        B     C      D
Throw the crib door wide

G        D      C      -
Let the people crawl inside 

A       B       C  D
Someone in this town

G            D          C      -
Is trying to burn their foreheads down

C            G        D        G
They want to stop the ones who want

C         G      D       G
A rock to wind a string around

C        G    D       G
But everybody wants a rock to

C      G        D       G
Wind a piece of string around


transcribed by Ben Osheroff


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