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Thumbtack

Bob Mould
Version1
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
A
E-----------------0------0------0---------0---------0
B-----------------0------0------0---------0---------0
G---------0-------0------x------0---------4---------2
D---------2-------5------2------2---------4---------2
A---------3-------7------2------3---------2---------0
E---------5-------8------0---------------------------
F#
--------0-------0---------------0------0------0------2
--------3-------0---------------0------0------0------2
--------2-------4---------------6------7------9------x
--------0-------4-------2-------6------7------9------4
--------0-------x-------x-------4------5------7------4
Here's  the town we live  in
This  is how  the land  lays out
 I bought a map
 Ooooo,  So I could find my way  around,  way  around
Taped  the map on the wall
Studied  every avenue
I  Found my way around
Tried  to feel at home  for once
 (Ooo ooooo ooo)
We  worked out a system
When  one of us would leave
A  thumbtack stuck showing
Where  we were  going
All  the time, you  wore a hole
 The same  place tacked over  and over
And  I never go  there
 I never  go there
But  through that hole, you see
My  faith in you
  boring deeper and deeper
Finally  through that  wall
Map  began to rip apart
 I watched  it falling  to  the floor
I  didn't bother
moving  my thumbtack  any  more
Here’s  the town we live in
This  is how  the land  lays out
I  bought a map
So  I could find  my way  around
 rip apart
 I watched it falling to  the  ground
I  didn’t bother
Moving  my thumbtack  any  more
 Anymore
 Anymore
 Anymore
 Anymore
 Anymore
 Anymore
 Anymore
 Anymore

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Readable chord sheet for Thumbtack by Bob Mould

[A]       [C]     [Em]     [C9]         [B]         [A]
E-----------------0------0------0---------0---------0
B-----------------0------0------0---------0---------0
G---------0-------0------x------0---------4---------2
D---------2-------5------2------2---------4---------2
A---------3-------7------2------3---------2---------0
E---------5-------8------0---------------------------

        [D]       [G]      [F#]       [C#]     [D]      [E]      [F#]
--------0-------0---------------0------0------0------2
--------3-------0---------------0------0------0------2
--------2-------4---------------6------7------9------x
--------0-------4-------2-------6------7------9------4
--------0-------x-------x-------4------5------7------4
[A]    [C]    [A]    [C9]    [F#]

[B]Here's the town we live[G] in
[A]This is ho[Em]w the land[D] lays ou[A]t
I bought a ma[B]p
Ooooo,[G]   So I could find my [D]way aro[A]und,  w[D]ay arou[A]nd

[B]Taped the map on the wa[G]ll
[Em]Studied e[D]very [Em]avenu[A]e
[B]I Found my way ar[G]ound
[Em]Tried to feel at h[D]ome for [A]once

(Ooo ooooo ooo)
[B]               [G]
[C#]  [A]       [Em]
[A]    [D]

[B]               [G]
[C#]      [Em]
[A]    [D]

[B]We worked out a syste[G]m
[Em]When one of us would l[A]eave [C#]     [D]         [A]
[B]A thumbtack stuck s[G]howing
[Em]Where we were[A] going  [C#]      [E]

[B]All the time, you[G] wore a hole
The sa[Em]me place tacked [A]over and [D]over  [A]
[B]And I never g[G]o there      [Em]
I ne[A]ver go the[D]re

[C#]But through that hole, you s[Em]ee     [B]
[C#]My faith in you  [Em]          [A]                  [B]                             [G]
        boring deeper and deeper
[A]Finally t[D]hrough [A]that wall

[B]       [G]       [Em]
[A]    [C#]   [D]
[B]       [G]         [C#]    [Em]
[A]    [C#]   [D]    [A]

[B]Map began to rip apa[G]rt
I [Em]watched it falli[C#]ng to  [Em]        [D]  the floor
[B]I didn't both[G]er
[Em]moving my thumbt[A]ack any[D] more  [A]

[B]Here’s the town we live i[G]n
[A]This is [Em]how the l[D]and lays [A]out
[B]I bought a ma[G]p
[Em]So I could fin[A]d my w[D]ay ar[C#]ound

[B]         [A]  rip apart     [Em]           [G]               [F#]                           [Em]
I watched it fa[A]lling [C#]to t[D]he ground
[B]I didn’t bother[G]    [F#]
[Em]Moving my thum[A]btack a[C#]ny mo[F#]re

[B]      An[C#]ymore   [D]           [F#]
[B]      An[C#]ymore   [F#]           [D]
[B]      An[C#]ymore   [D]           [F#]
[B]      An[D]ymore   [C#]           [F#]
[B]      An[D]ymore   [C#]           [F#]
[B]      An[D]ymore   [C#]           [F#]
[B]      An[D]ymore   [C#]           [F#]
[B]      An[D]ymore   [C#]           [F#]

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