The Point Of It All

{tuning: Standard (EADGBE)}
                                     [D]2       [A]0       [G]3       [Em]0
                                     3       2       3       0
                                     2       2       0       0
                                     0       2       0       2
                                     x       0       2       2
                                     x       x       3       0

This is an extremely simple version of this song. Bass notes can be added,
just play the chords, and find a finger picking pattern that works well for
you and that you think sounds good!

Enjoy!

{section: Intro notes}
[D] [E] [C#] [D] [G] [F#] [D] [B] x4
(Last time add an A that's right below that B)

{sot}For those of you who don't know notes:
(High)E----------3-2------                                    (High)E---
      B--3-5-2-3-----3-0--                                          B---
      G-------------------                                          G-2-
      D-------------------  x4    and then the last time add        D---
      A-------------------                                          A---
 (Low)E-------------------                                     (Low)E---{eot}

** Every time it says 'Intro' in between verses, it means the above x4,
just like the beginning of the song, with the A added on the fourth time.

{section: Intro chords}
[D]          [A]    [G]

[D]Oh what a [A]noble [G]distinguished collection
of [D]fine little [A]friends you have [G]made
[D]hitting the [A]tables [G]without you again,
"no we'll [D]wait no we [A]promise we'll [G]wait"
well [D]June makes these [A]excellent [G]sewing machines
out of [D]common [A]industrial [G]waste
she [D]spends a few [A]months at a [G]time on the couch
but she's [D]safe she wears [A]shades she wears [G]shades

oh but [Em]no one can stare at the [A]wall as good as [D]you my ba[A]by [G]doll
and you're [Em]aces for coming [A]along
you’re almost [D]human, aft[A]er [G]all
and you’re [Em]learning that just ‘cause they [A]call themselves friends
doesn’t [D]mean [A]they’ll [G]call...

[Em]they made the comment in j[A]est
[Em]but you’ve got the needle
[Em]i guess that’s the point of it [A]all

{section: Intro}
[D]maybe a [A]week in the [G]tropics would help
to [D]remind you how [A]nice life can [G]be
we [D]propped you right [A]up in a [G]chair on a deck
with a [D]beautiful [A]view of the [G]sea
but a [D]couple weeks [A]later we [G]came back
and you and the [D]chair were [A]nowhere to be [G]seen
you had [D]magically [A]moved to the [G]closet
eyes fixed to the [D]place where the [A]dryer had [G]been

oh, but [Em]no one can stare at the [A]wall as good as [D]you, my ba[A]by[G]doll
and you’re [Em]aces for coming [A]along
you’re almost [D]human, aft[A]er [G]all
why on [Em]earth would i keep you propped [A]up in here
when you so l[D]ove [A]the
[G]fall...?

[Em]the pattern’s laid out on the b[A]ed
[Em]with dozens of colors of t[A]hread
[Em]but you’ve got the needle
[Em]i guess that’s the [A]point in the end

{section: Intro}
but it’s [D]better to [A]waste your day [G]watching the scenery
[D]change at a [A]comatose [G]rate
than to [D]put yourself [A]in it and [G]turn into one of those
[D]cigarette [A]ads that you [G]hate
but [D]while you were [A]sleeping some [G]men came around
said they [D]had some [A]dimensions to [G]take
[D]i’m not sure [A]what they were [G]talking about
but they [D]sure made a [A]mess of your [G]face

but still, [Em]no one can stare at the [A]wall as good as [D]you, my ba[A]by[G]doll
and you’re [Em]aces for playing [A]along
you’re almost [D]human, ev[A]en [G]now

and [Em]just ‘cause they call themselves [A]experts
it doesn’t mean [D]sweet [A]fuck [G]all...
[Em]they’ve got the permanent p[A]ress
and the [Em]homes with a stable a[A]ddress

(always sounds awesome spoken without any background music)
and they’ve got excitement

and life by the fistful

but you’ve got the needle

i guess that’s the point of it all

{section: Intro}
The last time add an A that's an octave above that B)

Awesome song, Amanda Palmer is amazing. Long Live Punk Cabaret! \--/