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Crash Test Dummies

10 songs|27 chords used|Hard

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Chords used

Em7

Cadd9

Dsus

A/C

D/C

D/B

D/A

G/F

Csus4

Csus

Bbsus2

F#m7

C#m7

G/B

Supermans Song

Key: GEasy

FTarCzan Fwasn't a Cladies man

FHe'd just Ccome along and Fswoop 'em up unCder his Amarm like Gthat

AmQuick as a Gcat in the Dmjungle (G)

But FClark CKent, now Fthere was a Creal gent

FHe would Cnot be caught Fsittin' aroCund in no AmjungleGscape

AmDumb as an Gape doing Dmnothing (G)

c:Chorus

FSuperman never Gmade any money Csaving the world from FSolomon Grundy

And Csometimes I Fdespair the Cworld will never Fsee another Gman like him

FHey CBob, FSupe had a Cstraight job

FEven Fthough he could have Fsmashed through any Cbank in the AmUnited GStates

AmHe had the Gstrength but he Dmwould not (G)

FFolks Csaid his Ffamily were Call dead

FTheir planet Ccrumbled but FSuperman he Cforced himself to Amcarry Gon

AmForget KryGpton and keep Dmgoing (G)

c:Chorus

AmTarGzan was Amking of the Gjungle and Flord over all the Capes (G)

AmBut Ghe could Amhardly Gstring together Ffour woCrds: " FI

TarCzan, you GJane"

FSomeCtimes when FSupe was Cstopping crimes

FI'll Cbet that he was Ftempted to just Cquit and turn his Amback on Gman

AmJoin TarGzan in the Dmforest (G)

FBut Che Fstayed in the Ccity and Fkept Cchanging clothes in Fdirty

old Cphonebooths

Til his Amwork was Gthrough and Amnothing to Gdo but go Dmon home (G)

c:Chorus

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The Ghost That Haunts Me

Key: GCapo 2Medium

Em7

Cadd9

Dsus

GCEm7DCadd9DGCadd9D

GThere's a sCadd9keleton, in Em7every boDdy's cCadd9loset

DI can think of oGne or two in Cadd9 my own room D

GBut Cadd9 I would like to Em7intro - Dduce themCadd9 both to you

DShake their bony hGands and so Cadd9dispel the gloom

Cause yDour so kGind

I know you Cadd9would not mind

You'd sEm7end away the gGhosts that haunt me Em7now Cadd9

And the thDings I Gfear

Just wouldn'tCadd9 seem so near

And wEm7hen I stroll out lGate at night

Cadd9 G Cadd9 / / / | / / / D |

There would be nothin' rattlin' at my heels

2nd:x Cadd9 / / / | / / D G |

GCGDsus

GThere areCadd9 nights when all my aEm7ching boDnes won't Cadd9let me sleep

And dDemons come to pGlague me as I Cadd9 lie in bed D

GBut I Cadd9know if you were sEm7leeping tDhere be - Cadd9side me then

That yDou would fend them oGff and they wouldCadd9 let me rest

Cadd9There are niGghts

When the Dwind comes howling through Gmy old place

Cadd9 I have drGeams

And I Dwake up with the sweat pouring dGown my face

And ICadd9 wait........Em7. D Till the morning coGmes C G Dsus

GCEm7DCadd9DsusGCadd9D

GCEm7DCadd9DsusGCadd9

DGCadd9Em7GEm7Cadd9

DGCadd9Em7GEm7GCadd9Cadd9D

GThere will Cadd9come a time I Em7fear when aDll myCadd9 days are done

And tDhey will come cGollect my corpse and Cadd9bury me D

GBut I Cadd9hope that you'll come Em7over Dto the Cadd9Other Side

DJoin me in our Gnew life, keep me Cadd9company

Cause Dyour so Gkind

I know you Cadd9would not mind

You'd sEm7end away the gGhosts that haunt me Em7now Cadd9

And the thDings I Gfear

Just wouldn'tCadd9 seem so near

And wEm7hen I stroll out lGate at night

ThereCadd9 would be nothin' rGattlin' at my Cadd9heels Cadd9 D G

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Comin Back Soon Chords

Key: CMedium

I've aCll my wisdomG teeth, two upF top, two beCneath,G

And Cyet I'll Grecognise my Fmouth says things that Caren't so Gwise,

But Cwhen I sing my Gdarling's praise, I Fknow I'm right, or Cclose anyGways,

For Cshe's a gem uGpon this earth, I Fknow to me she Cwill reGturn.

Oh, I Cknow it's Ftrue, I Cknow it's Ftrue

That CI was made Gfor her and Cshe me Gtoo,

And I'm CconfiFdent that she'll Cthink so Ftoo,

And Cshe'll be Gcoming back, coming back,

CComing back, Gcoming back, coming back... Fsoon.

CMornings we have Gtoast and tea,

I Fgaze across the table, she Cglares right back at Gme,

And Cwhen we're getting Glow on jam

I Fgive her the last spoonful, that's Cjust the way I Gam,

And CI drive her to Gwork each day

FEven though it's early and Cwork is far aGway,

And CI don't even Gsay a thing

FWhen she plays the radio so Cloud you cannot Gthink.

GI can't stand her Fgoddamned Cfriends,

But FI will tolerCate them, Feven though I Chate them,

And GI will put up with Fher parCents,

`Cause she says FI'll not ever Cmeet someone

Who Fis so kind and Csweet ever aGgainF..C.

CI've all my Gwisdom teeth, Ftwo up top, Ctwo beGneath,

And Cyet I'll Grecognise my Fmouth says things that Caren't so Gwise,

But Cwhen I sing my Gdarling's praise, I Fknow I'm right, or Cclose anyGways,

For Cshe's a gem uGpon this earth, I Fknow to me she Cwill reGturn.

Oh, I Cknow it's Ftrue, I Cknow it's Ftrue

That CI was made Gfor her and Cshe me Gtoo,

And I'm Cpretty Fsure that she'll Cthink so Ftoo,

And Cshe'll be Gcoming back, coming back,

CComing back, Gcoming back, coming back... Fsoon.

Yeah, and Cshe'll be Gcoming back, coming back,

CComing back, Gcoming back, coming back... FsoonC.

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The Ghosts That Haunt Me

Key: GEasy

Em7

Cadd9

GThere's Em7a skeletDon, inCadd9 everybody's closet

DI cEm7an think Cadd9of one or two in my own room

GBut I wEm7ould like Dto iCadd9ntroduce them both to you

DShake their bony Em7handsCadd9 and so dispell the gloom

Cause Dyour so Em7kind

I knDow you Cadd9would not mind

You'dG send aEm7way thDe gCadd9hosts that haunt me now

And the DthiEm7ngs I fear

JuDst wouCadd9ldn't seem so near

And Gwhen I stroll out Em7late at night

There wouDld Cadd9be nothGin' rattlin' at my heels

GThere arEm7e night Dwhen aCadd9ll my aching bones won't let me sleep

And DdemonsEm7 come to plague Cadd9me as I lie in bed

GBut I knEm7ow if you wDere sleepiCadd9ng there beside me then

That yoDu would fend them Em7off and they would Cadd9let me rest

Cause Dyour so Em7kind

I know you Dwould not Cadd9mind

You'd Gsend away the Em7ghosts that haunt me DnoCadd9w

And theD things I Em7fear

Just wouldn't sDeem so Cadd9near

And Gwhen I stroll out Em7late at night

There would be nothin' Drattlin' at my Cadd9heels

DThere are Em7nights

WhDen the wCadd9ind comes howling through my old place

DI Em7have dreams

And I Dwake up with the sweat pouring Cadd9down my face

And I wGait..Em7.......D

Till the mornCadd9ing comes

GThere will come a time I Em7fear when Dall my Cadd9days are done

And Dthey will come collEm7ect my corpse and Cadd9bury me

GAnd then I hope that you'll come Em7over tDo the OtCadd9her Side

DJoin me in our Em7new life, keep me Cadd9company

Cause Dyour so Em7kind

I know you Dwould not Cadd9mind

You'd Gsend away the Em7ghosts that haunt me DnowCadd9

And theD things I Em7fear

Just wouldn't sDeem so Cadd9near

And Gwhen I stroll out Em7late at night

There would be nothin' Drattlin' at my Cadd9heels G

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The Ballad Of Peter Pumpkinhead

Key: DHard

A/C

D/C

D/B

D/A

G/F

THE BALLAD OF PETER PUMPKINHEAD - Crash Test Dummies with Ellen Reid

Guitar Riff-

+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +

(Stab) (Stab) (Stab) (Stab)

(x = Left-hand-muted percussive note)

This is played four times as an intro (drums come in the second time, and

harmonica and Hammond come in the third time). Although the chords for the

links between the verses are different, I think the riff is played over these

as well. It's kind of hard to tell what the guitar is doing after the intro,

since it disappears in the mix.

.............

(Let's begin)

D Peter PumpkinheadG came to town

D Spreading wisdom andG cash around

D Fed the starving andG housed the poor

D Showed the (?---?)G what gold's for

G But he Amade too many Bmenemies

G Of the Apeople who would Bmkeep us on our knees

G Hooray for APeter Pumpkin

G Hooray for GmPetBber A/CPumpkinDheadD/C D/B D/A G G/F Em A

Peter Pumpkinhead brought to shame

Governments who would slur his name

Lusts and sex scandals failed outright

"Be a min," he said, heading down (?----?) alright

But he made too many enemies

Of the people who would keep us on our knees

Hooray for Peter Pumpkin

Hooray for Peter Pumpkinhead

Peter Pumpkinhead was too good

Had him nailed to a chunk of wood

He died grinning on live TV

Hanging there he looked a lot like you and an awful lot like me

But he made too many enemies

Of the people who would keep us on our knees

Hooray for Peter Pumpkin

G Hooray for GmPetBber A/CPumpkinDhead D/C D/B

G Hooray for APeter Pumpkin

G Hooray for GmPe Bb -Ater BmPumpA/Ckin -Dhead D/C D/B D/A

AlGright, alG/Fright - I Cmake you want to A/Ccry out (?)D===================================================================

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I Think Ill Disappear Now

Key: CHard

Csus4

Csus

[Intro - 4/4 time, 4 distinct beats per chord except for Csus4 C

and {Dm-C], which are each 4 beats total}

BbCFCsus4BbCsus4CFBbFDmC

Vocal Intro

FRunning into Bbyou like this without a Fwarning Dm

Cis like Bbcatching a sniff of te Cquila in the Fmorning.

DmBut I'll try, I'll Bbtry to keep my food down.

FThat's quite an aftertaste that Dmyou've left now that

Gmyou're not a Cround. Bb Csus4 C

Verses

FYou can just pretend we're Bbnot in the Fsame room. Dm Csus4

I'll buy a fast car and drive it fast from here.

Well, you can bet that I'll forget how it was then,

BbWell alright I'll just Cmosey to the Fbathroom.

There's a beach I haven't seen since last year.

all the drives to your farm for the weekend.

DmYou flew by like a Bbsummer vacation

It's far, but I like night drives

But I've seen the swimsuit magazines

Fand you left me with DmTV movies and a Gmmessy Ckitchen

it just makes it nicer when I do ar rive.

and I've smelled te quila first thing in the morning.

Chorus

BbI think CI'll disap Fpear now, slip out sideways.

BbJust for a Cwhile, but un Amtil then, I'll Dmstay in and sleep late. Ex -

Bbcuse me.

Extended Chorus (play 2nd and 3d times through)

Csus C GmAren't you going to Cmiss me?

GmAren't you going to Feven say one Dmthing to Bmme anymore. F B

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Laid Back

Key: EMedium

E Im laid baAck

E Im cool JaAck

E I went awaAy

But noEw Im back A

G I dont woCrry

G I never hCurry

EPeople give me crap A

But I cuEt them some slack A

Im laid bacGk yeah A B

E Im laid bacAk

E Im so relaxAed

ENever gonna have A

a hEeart attacAk

G My hands are steady C

G Im always readyC

EYou can put the pressure Aon

but I Ewont crackA

Im laid bacGk yeah A B

Im laE la la la la laid back A

E I feel fAine

E All the tiAme

E My baby left Ame

But I Edont mind A

G Got my thing together C

G Im saddled up inC leather

E I right my lineAs

And they alwaysE rhyme A

I feel fiGne yeAah B

Im faE fa fa fa fa fa fine A

E Im laid bacAk

E Im on traAck

EPeople try to mess wAith me

But I Estep backA

G I dont huCssle

G Dont flex my muscle C

E I sing so sweeAt

People thinEk Im black A

Im laid bacGk yeah A B

Im laE la la la la laid back A

Im lEa la la la la laid back A

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Afternoons Amd Coffeespoons Chords

Key: DHard

Bbsus2

(capo on third fret)

DWhat is it that Amakes me just a Dlittle bit Gqueasy G A

DThere's a breeze that Amakes my breathing Dnot so Geasy G A

FI've had my Bblungs checked out with CX-rays

FI've smelled the Bbhospital Challways Dm Bbsus2

( Sorry. Not really sure if this is what you call this chord. Basically

play a Bb, but play the C note on the second string, not the D note.)

SHORT Chorus:

DSomeday GI'll have D a disappearing Ahairline

DSomeday GI'll wear D pajamas in the Adaytime G A

DTimes when the Aday seems like a Dplay by GSartre G A

DWhen it seems a Abook burnings in Dperfect Gorder G A

FI gave the Bbdoctor my deCscription

FI've tried to Bbstick to my preCscription Dm Bbsus2

LONG Chorus:

DSomeday GI'll have D a disappearing Ahairline

DSomeday GI'll wear D pajamas in the Adaytime

GOh, oh, Doh, oh (or something to that effect)

AAfterDnoons will be Gmeasured out

BmMeasured out and Gmeasured with

ACoffeeDspoons and T.S. GEliot G A

(The remaining verse and Chorus repeat the same chord progression)

Maybe if I could do a play-by-playback

I could change the test results that I would get back

I've watched a summer evening pass by

I've heard the rattle in my bronchi

REPEAT LONG Chorus

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Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm

Key: F#mCapo 1Hard

F#m7

C#m7

F#m7C#m7F#m7C#m7GAGA

BmOnce Athere was thisD kid wAho

Ggot into an D accident and A couldn't come Dto school, but

Gwhen he finally A came bacDk

Ahis D hairG had turned frDom black into briAght white. He

Asaid that it was fDrom when the Acars had smashed

Gso hard.

Chorus

F#m7Mmm mmm mC#m7mm mmm. MmF#m7m mmm mmmC#m7 mmm. G A G A

BmOnce Athere was thisD girl Awho

Gwouldn't go and D change with thAe girls in the D change room. And

Gwhen they finallyA made herD

AtheyD saw G birthmarks alDl over her A body. She

Acouldn't quite ex pDlain it. They'd Aalways just

bGeen there.

(refrão 2x)

EmBut both girl and Dboy wereA glad

Emthat one kid had it Dworse thanA that G

Bm'CausAe then there wDas thiAs boy whose

Gparents made himD come directly A home right aftDer school. And

Gwhen they went toA their chDurch

AtheyD shooGk and lurched aDll over the churcAh floor. He

Acouldn't quite ex pDlain it. They'd Aalways just

gGone there.

Chorus

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10.

At My Funeral Chords

Key: GMedium

G/B

GCEmD

GI'm still yCoung, but I kGnow my days are nDumbered

C1 2 3 4 G5 6 7 and Emso on D

But a tGime will cCome when these nGumbers have all Dended

And aCll I've ever sGeen will be forgEmotten D

WCon't you cGome

CTo my fGuneral when my dDays are dEmone C D

LCife's not lGong

And Cso I hope when GI am finally dDead and gEmone that yoCu'll gather rDound

As CI am lowered iDnto the gGround

GCEmD

When my coffin is sealed and I'm safely six feet under

Perhaps my friends will see fit then to judge me

When they pause to consider all my blunders

I hope they won't be too quick to begrudge me

Won't you come

To my funeral when my days are done

Life's not long

And so I hope when I am finally dead and gone that you'll gather round

As I am lowered into the ground

GCEmD

CIf I should Gdie before I wAmake G/Bup

CI pray that the lGord my soul will tAmake G/Bbut

My EmbodDy, my CboGdy, that's yAmour job D

I can't be sure where I'm headed after death

To heaven to hell or beyond to the great vast

But if I can I would like to meet my maker

There's one or two things I'd sure like to ask

Won't you come

To my funeral when my days are done

Life's not long

And so I hope when I am finally dead and gone that you'll gather round

As I am lowered into the ground

GCEmD

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