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From: jeffnmoe@MCS.COM (jeffnmoe)
Date: 30 May 1995 20:20:43 -0500
'Tractor Rape Chain' by Guided by Voices
from the album 'Bee Thousand'
standard tuning (EBGDAE top to bottom)
NOTE: I haven't tabbed the acoustic intro; if you want to
experiment, tune your guitar slightly flat from standard
tuning and use variations of the verse chords.
Also, I haven't included exact number of keystrokes in verse
progression; I tabbed it to show different voicings I use for
same named chords in the verse. If you have other voicings you
prefer to use for these chords, be my guest (gee, thanks dude).
verse progression
Asus2 A Asus4 A Asus2 A A Asus2 A ---0--0--0--0--------------------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-- ---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-- ---2--2--2--2--6--6--6--7--7--7--2--4--2--2--2--2--4--2-- ---2--2--2--2--7--7--7--7--7--7--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-- ---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-- ---------------------------------------------------------
chorus chords (not in order)
A A/G# Bm D E F#m --0-----0-----2-----2-----0-----2------ --2-----2-----3-----3-----0-----2------ --2-----2-----4-----2-----1-----2------ --2-----2-----4-----0-----2-----4------ --0-----0-----2-----------2-----4------ --------4-----2-----------0-----2------
****** how it all goes together ******
(acoustic intro not included)
(play verse progression 2x no vocals....)
(then continue to play verse progression while singing...)
Asus2 A Asus4 A Asus2 A A Asus2 A
why is it everytime i think about you
Asus2 A Asus4
something that you have said or implied
A Asus2 A A Asus2 A
makes me doubt you
Asus2 A Asus4
then i look into your cynical eyes
A Asus2 A A Asus2 A
and i know it
Asus2 A Asus4
as if it never meant anything to me
(chorus)
D A A/G#
parallel lines on a slow decline tractor rape chain
D Bm A F#m
better yet lets all get wet on the tractor rape chain
E D
speed up slow down go all around in the end
(again, play verse progression 2x no vocals....)
(..and continue to play verse progression while singing...)
Asus2 A Asus4 A Asus2 A A Asus2 A
in the first place its probably just paranoia
Asus2 A
but theres a ghost in my room
Asus4 A Asus2 A A Asus2 A
and he says i better run
Asus2 A Asus4 A Asus2 A A Asus2 A
its a thing i know its a thing i believe in
E
won't you tell it to go away?
(repeat chorus)
...questions, comments and corrections to jeffnmoe@mcs.com
