They Might Be Giants – We Want A Rock (Ukulele)

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Artist: They Might Be Giants Song: We Want A Rock Album: Flood [Intro] | C G | D G | C G | D G | | C G | D G | C G | D G | [Verse 1]
Am           D            G                C
Where was I? I forgot the point that I was making 

  Am            B                  Em            G
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
[Chorus]
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
[Bridge]
A          B         C  D 
 Throw the crib door wi-ide

G        D      C
 Let the people crawl inside 

A        B       C  D
 Someone in this to-own

G             D          C
 Is trying to burn their playhouse down
[Chorus]
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
[Bridge]
A          B         C  D 
 Throw the crib door wi-ide

G        D      C
 Let the people crawl inside 

A        B       C  D
 Someone in this to-own

G             D          C          C
 Is trying to burn their playhouse down
[Chorus]
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
[Verse]
Am           D              G            C          
 If I were a carpenter, I'd hammer on my piglet, I’d

   Am             B               Em            G   
Collect the seven dollars and I'd buy a big prosthetic forehead 

    C       G     D    G
And wear it on my real head
[Chorus]
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
[Bridge]
A          B         C  D 
 Throw the crib door wi-ide

G        D      C        C
 Let the people crawl inside 

A        B       C  D
 Someone in this to-own

G             D          C
 Is trying to burn their playhouse down
[Chorus]
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
[Solo] | Em | G | C G | D G | | Em | G | C G | D E | [Bridge]
A          B         C  D 
 Throw the crib door wi-ide

G        D      C        C
 Let the people crawl inside 

A        B       C  D
 Someone in this to-own

G             D          C          C
 Is trying to burn their foreheads down
[Chorus]
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