Wilco – Wilco The Song (Ukulele)

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Song: Wilco (the song) Band: Wilco Album: (Live performance) Note: This was taken from the 10/30/2008 Wilco performance on Comedy The general rhythm of the song is 4:4, 2 chords per measure, all done as bar chords. The "A G E" sequence is better transcribed as: 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 A/A/A/A G/G/G/G E/E/F/E -/E/Esus2/E A 5776xx G 3554xx

   E      0769xx
   F      887Txx  (T=10)

Esus2 096xxx It sounds OK using normal shapes, playing the Esus2 as Em. Other bar chords are documented below: Am 57755x B 799877

   F#m    244222
   C#m    9EE999  (E=11)

----------------------------------------------------------- INTRO: [A] [G] [E] (4x) VERSE 1: [A] - Are you [G] under the im-[E]-pression [A] - This [G] isn't your [E] life [A] - Do you [G] dabble in de-[E]-pression [Am] Is someone twisting a [E] knife in your back

  [B] - Are you being at-[E]-tacked
  [B] - Oh this is a [F#m] fact, that you need to
  [A] Know, oh, oh, oh, oh 
  Wil-[E]-co, Wil-[E]-co, Wil-[E]-co will love you

INSTRUMENTAL: [A] Baby [G] [E] [A] [G] [E] VERSE 2: [A] - When [G] times getting [E] tough, [A] - All the [G] roads you [E] travel rough, [A] - Have you [G] had e-[E]-nough uh-oh, [Am]- Tired of being ex-[E]-posed to the cold,

  [B] - Stare at your [E] stereo,
  [B] - Put on your head-[F#m]-phones, don't pull out your 
  [A] Hair, oh, oh, oh, oh 
  Col-[E]-bert, Col-[E]-bert, Col-[E]-bert will love you

INSTRUMENTAL: [A] Baby [G] [E] [A] [B] [C#m] BRIDGE: [C#m] - So many wars that just can't be [E] Won, ahh [F] ahh, [E] ahh, [C#m] - Even before the battles be- [E]-gun, oh [F] oh, [E] oh, [C#m] - This is another with arms open [F#m] Wide, a sonic shoulder for you to [A] cry on,

  Wil-[E]-co, Wil-[E]-co will love you

INSTRUMENTAL: [A] Baby [G] [E] [A] [G] [E] [A] [G] [E]

FINALE:
  [Am] Is someone twisting a [E] knife in your back

[B] - Are you being at-[E]-tacked [B] - Oh this is a [F#m] fact, that you need to [A] Know, oh, oh, oh, oh

  Wil-[E]-co, Wil-[E]-co, Wil-[E]-co, Wil-[E]-co, 
  Wil-[E]-co will love you 
  [A] Baby [G] [E]

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