Cardiacs – By Numbers (Guitar)

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[Intro] A Bb C# G# B D A Bb C# G# B D A Bb C# G# B D A Bb C# G# B D A [Verse 1]
A                             C G
Stretcher-case smiles a load

A                             C G
Stretcher-case smiles a load

Bb                 C#   G#
Smiles a load over here and

B                  D     A
Smiles a load over there and the

A                      C G
Wheeling around abouts

A                      C G
Then choked on a thing

Bb                      C#   G#
And planned and worried said he

B                       D    A
And planned and worried said he and
[Chorus]
F#  B           D   A      C#m              F#
Man he drank wa-ter didn't want to sit down
[Verse 2]
A                       C G
Not that much sentiment

A                       C G
After all not that much

Bb                 C#   G#
Cos he is a fickle troy yeah

B              D    A
He is a fickle troy yeah

C#m                F#
Choked on a thing

A                             C G
Stretcher-case smiles a load

A                             C G
Stretcher-case smiles a load

Bb                 C# G#
Smiles a load over here and

B                  D     A
Smiles a load over there and the

A                      C G
Wheeling around abouts

A                      C G
Then choked on a thing

Bb                      C#   G#
And planned and worried said he

B                       D    A
And planned and worried said he and
[Chorus]
F#  B           D   A      C#m
Man he drank wa-ter didn't want to sit down

F#   B
That make him knelt

D   A     C#m
And began to lick the skirt

F#    B          D
Wheel-ing around 'bouts

A       C#m                F#
Then he choked on a thing
[Instrumental bit, repeat x2]
D       A
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F     C#
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F#
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Bbm   C#
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Bb
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F     B
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G#      D#
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Bb    C#
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G#    Gm
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A (repeat this twice the second time) . . . . . . . [Instrumental verse] A C G A C G Bb C# G# Bb C# G# B D A C D# A# [Verse 3]
A                             C G
Stretcher-case smiles a load

A                             C G
Stretcher-case smiles a load

Bb                 C#   G#
Smiles a load over here and

B                  D     A
Smiles a load over there and

C#m
And choked on a thing
[Chorus]
F#  B           D   A      C#m
Man he drank wa-ter didn't want to sit down

F#   B
That make him knelt

D   A     C#m
And began to lick the skirt

F#    B          D
Wheel-ing around 'bouts

A       C#m
Then he choked on a thing

F#    B          D
Wheel-ing around 'bouts

A       C#m               F#
Then he choked on a thing
[Instrumental bit x4]
D       A
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F     C#
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F#
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Bbm   C#
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Bb
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F     B
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G#      D#
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Bb    C#
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G#    Gm
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A (repeat on second and fourth time) . . . . . . .