We Want A Rock

												
Artist: They Might Be Giants
Song: We Want A Rock
Album: Flood

Intro Chords: (C G D G)  X4

Verse1:
Am            D            G                C
Where was I?  I the point that I was making 
Am              B         Em            Em(D)
I said if I was smart that I would save up a piece of string
      C       G        D       G
And a rock to wind the string around

Pre Chorus 1:
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

Chorus:
A         B    C    D 
Throw the cribr wide
G        D      C      -
Let the people crawl inside 
A       B       C  D
Someone in this town
G            D          C      
Is trying to burn their playhousen
C            G        D        G
They want to stop the ones 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
A        B     C      D
Throw the cribr wide
G        D      C      -
Let the people crawl inside 
A       B       C  D
Someone in this town
G            D          C      -
Is trying to burn their playhousen
C            G        D        G
They want to stop the ones 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 2:
If I were a carpenter, I'd hammer on my piglet
I'dlect the sevenlars and I'd buy a big 
prosteticehead and Wear it on my real head

Pre CHorus 2:
Everybody wants prosthetic
Foreheads on their real heads
Everybody wants prosthetic 
Foreheads on their real heads

Chorus 2:
Throw the cribr wide
Let the people crawl inside 
Someone in this town
Is trying to burn their playhousen
They want to stop the ones want 
Prostheticeheads on their heads
But everybody wants prosthetic
Foreheads on their real heads

Bridge:
Em   Em(D) C  G  D  G
Em   Em(D) C  G  D  E

Chorus:
Throw the cribr wide
Let the people crawl inside 
Someone in this town
Is trying to burn theireheadsn
They want to stop the ones want
A rock to wind a string around
But everybody wants a rock to
Wind a piece of string around