Yo La Tengo Guitar Chords — Printable Chord Booklet

1.

More Stars Than There Are In Heaven

Key: BbHard

Bb

Ebmaj7

Cm

Gm

Emaj7

riff 2:

Bb

BbEbmaj7BbEbmaj7Cm

BbWe'll walk hand in Ebmaj7hand

BbNever undersEbmaj7tand

CmTake the hidden wish to death

BbAnd laugh and laugh and catch your breath

Ebmaj7And forget that every word's been Bbsaid

Ebmaj7We'll walk hand in Cmhand

BbEbmaj7

BbWe'll walk hand in Ebmaj7hand

CmAs the world expandBbs

Ebmaj7The pair must face the final fling

BbThe hook and ladder, a fatal swing

Ebmaj7The sign looks missed, the marks we've placed

CmThe playful grin that won't Bberase

Ebmaj7We'll walk hand in Bbhand

Ebmaj7Cm

BbWe'll walk hand in Ebmaj7hand

BbAcross a foreign Ebmaj7land

CmSee your face with soft repose

GmIn heaven snow makes catacombs

BbUntil when any runoff flows and Ebmaj7glows

BbWe'll walk hand in Ebmaj7hand

CmBbEbmaj7

BbWe'll walk hand in Ebmaj7hand

CmNever as we Gmplanned

BbAnd even those we never knew

Ebmaj7Fast they disappear from view

BbFading world without a price

Ebmaj7Right before our very eyes

CmMelts before our very eyes

BbDies before our very Ebmaj7eyes

BbEbmaj7CmGm

BbEbmaj7BbEbmaj7Cm

BbEbmaj7Bb

Emaj7And even though we feel the burn

CmWe careen past the heavy turn

GmPush, then pull to scale the hill

BbThen miss the cliff, don't take the spill

Ebmaj7Until we can't withsBbtand

Ebmaj7We'll walk hand in Cmhand

BbHand in hand

Ebmaj7BbEbmaj7CmGm

BbRunning from the pull of tide

Ebmaj7Fumbling from the creeping time

BbRunning out of whims and Ebmaj7rhyme

CmWe'll walk hand in Bbhand

Ebmaj7Till we understaBbnd

Ebmaj7And everything to be despised

CmRight before our very eyes

GmForced before our very eyes

BbDies before our very eyes

Ebmaj7We'll walk hand in Bbhand (we'll walk hand, hand in hand)

Hand in Ebmaj7hand (we'll walk hand, hand in hand)

BbEbmaj7

Bb

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2.

Mr Tough

Key: EHard

E

F

Bb

C

G

Gm

A

Dm

E

Hey Mr. ToughF Bb

CDon't you think Bbwe've suffered Fenough?Bb C Bb

Why don't you Fmeet me on the BbdancefloorC

BbWhen it's Tiny Tom Ftime?Bb C Bb

And if you Fneed to tell me Bbsomething ConceBb

FYou won't have to Bbsay it CtwiceBb

And if you Fask for a BbnickelC

I'm gonna Bbhand you a FdimeBb C Bb

CAnd we'll forget about our problems

BbIgnore them for a little Fwhile

CAnd leave our worries in the corner

BbLeave them in a big big Fpile

GPretend Gmeverything can be Falright

Hey Mrs. BlueF Bb

CTime to think of Bbsomething FnewBb C Bb

The Possum's Fspinning our BbhipsC Bb

The old soft FshoeBb C Bb

And if you Fwanna Bblose the rest of the nightC Bb

There's Fnothing better BbI have to Cdo Bb

And if I Ftell you Bbsomething

CYou won't have to Bbask if it's FtrueBb C Bb

CAnd we'll forget about our problems

BbIgnore them for a little Fwhile

CAnd leave our worries in the corner

BbLeave them in a big big Fpile

GPretend Gmeverything can be FalrightF A C

DmAlone in our pad on CSaturday night

BbHemmed in by the Froom F A C

DmBut hiding at a crowded Cparty

BbThe record's playing for just Gmme and Cyou

bass:

Hey Mr. Tough

Don't you think we've suffered enough?

Why don't you meet me on the dancefloor

When it's Toddophonic time?

And if you Fneed to tell me Bbsomething ConceBb

FYou won't have to Bbsay it CtwiceBb

And if you Fask for a BbnickelC

I'm gonna Bbhand you a FdimeBb C Bb

CAnd we'll forget about our problems

BbIgnore them for a little Fwhile

CAnd leave our worries in the corner

BbLeave them in a big big Fpile

GPretend Gmeverything can be Falright

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3.

Our Way To Fall

Key: AMedium

Fmaj7

F

F7

G

C

A

A spectacular song off of And Then Nothing... and definitely one of my faves from YLT.

A thing I would say to watch out for is the timing of the chord changes, as the timing

is different with every verse and Chorus.

First off, the actual guitar part of the song is a simple one-note riff played

throughout the whole song:

Now here are the chords used in the song:

Fmaj7FF7GCAC

Play guitar riff for one bar, then:

Fmaj7CGFmaj7F7FFmaj7FFmaj7

I remember a summer's day,

I remember walking up to you,

I remember my face turned red,

And I remember staring at my feet

Fmaj7 F I remember before we met,

Fmaj7 C I reFmaj7member sitting next to you,

F7 And I reFmaj7member pretending I wasn't Glooking Fmaj7

A F7 So we'll try and try, F even if it lasts an Fmaj7hour,

With F7all our might, F we'll try and make it Fmaj7ours,

'Cause we're F7on our way, Awe're on our way to fall in love

F7FFmaj7GC

I remember your old guitar,

I remember I Can't Explain,

I remember the way it looked around your neck,

And I remember the day it broke

F7 F I reFmaj7member the song you sang,

F7 I remember the way you Fmaj7looked tonight,

F Fmaj7 C And I remember the way it Fmaj7made me Cfeel G F7 F Fmaj7

F7 We'll try and try, F even if it Fmaj7lasts an hour,

F7 With all our might, F we'll try and Fmaj7make it ours,

F7 'Cause we're on our way, F we're on our way to Fmaj7fall in love

GFmaj7

AF7ACF7CFmaj7FF7

F7 You'll try and try, F even if it Fmaj7lasts an hour,

C With Fmaj7all our might, F F7 we'll try and make it ours,

Fmaj7 'Cause we're on our way,G F we're on our way to F7fall in love

F7 Yeah, we're on our way to fall in love, we're on our way to fall in love

We're on our way to fall in love

Well, that's it! If you want to replace Fmaj7 with regular old C (x32010),

I think that works fine also.

Hope this helps.

-George T.

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4.

I Should Have Known Better

Key: EHard

E

F#7

F#m

B

G#m

C

Bbm

A

G

Bb

C#m

F

i got Ein a tussle F#7 F#m

F#mwith a stranBger on the train E

Ehis face was familiar F#7 F#m

F#mbut i coulBdn't place the name G#m

G#mit got to be uglCy

Cthreats were made G#m

G#mi hope that no-onCe who could see B

would bBbme someone who'd know you A G

Ei had a small run-in F#7 F#m

F#mwith a driveBr and his wife E

Eyou might call it road rF#7age F#m

F#mbut the guBy outdid the light G#m

G#mconceding nothinCg

Ci held my groundG#m

G#mand now that it's over C

i've saidC that there must be Bb

aA betterG way C

Ci keep it in mindC#m

Ceight times out of nine C#m

Ci'm wrong or i'm right C#m

Fit's not worth a fight G#m

Cbut what's hard to define C#m

Cmakes it tough to decide C#m

Cyou don't realizC#me

Funtil after it has begun G#m

Fwhether this is the one G#m

Ei probably knew better F#7 F#m B

G#mconceding nothinCg

Ci held my groundG#m

G#mand now that it's over C

i've saidB that there must be Bbm

aA betterG way C

Ci keep it in mindC#m

Ceight times out of nine C#m

Ci'm wrong or i'm right C#m

Fit's not worth a fight G#m

Cbut what's hard to define C#m

Cmakes it tough to decide C#m

Cyou don't realizC#me

Funtil after it has begun G#m

Fwhether this is the one G#m

Ei probably knew better F#7 F#m B

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5.

Big Day Coming

Key: GEasy

G

C

D

G Let's be CundeciGded, let's Ctake our tiGme C G C

And Dsooner or Clater we will Dknow our mGind C G C

G We'll be Con the Goutside, Cwe won't careG C G C

BecDause we're togCether, Dthat's somewhereG C G C

And there's a Cbig day Dcoming,C 'bout a Dmile away G C G C

There's a Cbig day Dcoming, I can Chardly wait G

G Let's wake Cup the neiGghbors, let's Cturn up our amps,G C G C

C The Dway that we Cused to, witDhout a plan G C G C

G We can Cplay a SGtones song, Csitting on a fence,G C G C

And it'll sCound pretty goDod,C till I fDorget how it ends G C G C

And there's a Cbig day Dcoming,C 'bout a Dmile away G C G C

There's a Cbig day Dcoming, I can Chardly wait G

G I Cwoke up Gearly, couldn't Cgo back to sleep, G C G C

C 'Cause DI'd been thiGnking of Dwhere it all would GleadC G C

G So I Cmade you waGke up, said, "CLet's take a walk, G C G C

CDCDGCGC

And there's a Cbig day Dcoming,C 'bout a Dmile away G C G C

There's a Cbig day Dcoming, I can Chardly wait G

G I can Chardly wait G C G C

G I can Chardly wait.G C G C G

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6.

You've Got A Friend

Key: C#mHard

C#m

G#7

C#m7

F#m7

B

E

D#

G#4

G#m7

B7

A

E7

E/G

D#m7

D

D9

F#7

B4

A/C

When you're C#mdown and troG#7ubled

And you C#mneed a G#7some lovC#me andC#m7 care

And noF#m7thing

BNothing is going riEght

D#Close your eyes andG#4 think of me and sC#moon

G#7I willC#m be tC#m7here

F#m7 To brighten upG#m7 even your darkest B7night

You just Ecall out my name and you Aknow wherever

I am I'll come Erunning to see you again B

EWinter, spring , summerE7 or fall all yAou

Have to do isC#m call and I'llA be there

E/G F#m7 B7 BYou've got a fEriendE D#m7

G#7 If C#mthe sky abG#7ove you should turn

C#mDark and G#7full of cloC#muds C#m7 and that oF#m7ld north

BWind begin to bElow

D#Keep your head toG#4gether and cC#mall my nG#7ame

Out C#mloud/ F#m7 Soon I'll be knoG#m7cking upon yourB door

You just Ecall out my name and you Aknow wherever

I am I'll come Erunning to see you Bagain

EWinter, spring , summerE7 or fall all yAou

Have to do isC#m call and I'llA be there

E/GF#m7B

Now Dain't it good to know that

AYou've got a friend when E people can be so cold

E7 They'll Ahurt you, yes,D9 and desert you

They'll take C#myour soul if you F#7let them

Ooh, buB4t don't you let them

You just Ecall out my name and you Aknow wherever

I am I'll A/Ccome Erunning to see you Bagain

EWinter, spring , summerE7 or fall all yAou

Have to do isC#m call and I'llA be there

E/G F#m7 B7 BYou've got a fEriend

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7.

Closin Time

Key: EMedium

E

A

B

F#m

ETell me who'll be left to Acry

Eas the funeral passes Aby

Ethe statue of Aliberty as she's Ecrumbling

Ewill we make her dying Abed

Eplace a reef upon her Ahead

Eand say it was bound to Ahappen sooner or Elater

AAnd the curtains goin' Bdown

Eand the feel of an Aold ghost town

F#mwill soon meet the Bclock we're turning around

Awell the world aint worth a Bdime

Ewhen the liberty bell Ahas ceased its chime

Ei think that we'll Bknow it's closin' Etime

AE

EHow can a bluebird Asing

Ein the middle of a sApring

Ewith a broken heart of Ainterfered Edirection (not sure about this line)

Ehow can a dewdrop Afall

Eon a mountain once so Atall

Ethat's been covered with a Ablanket of Edeception

AAnd the curtains goin' Bdown

Eand the feel of an Aold ghost town

F#mwill soon meet the Bclock we're turning around

Awell the world aint worth a Bdime

Ewhen the liberty bell Ahas ceased its chime

Ei think that we'll Bknow it's closin' Etime

EHow can a bluebird Asing

Ein the middle of a sApring

Ewith a broken heart of Ainterfered Edirection (again not sure about this line)

Ehow can a dewdrop Afall

Eon a mountain once so Atall

Ethat's been covered with a Ablanket of Edeception

AAnd the curtains goin' Bdown

Eand the feel of an Aold ghost town

F#mwill soon meet the Bclock we're turning around

Awell the world aint worth a Bdime

Ewhen the liberty bell Ahas ceased its chime

Ei think that we'll Bknow it's closin' Etime

just switch between A and E for outro

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8.

The Cone Of Silence

Key: CMedium

C

G

F

Dm

Em

CWhen I think about Ghe and she

CIt's far away enough for Gme to see

FThe worst Gthings can be hard to Cshake

CI think about Gyou and me Cwith a little more Gfrequency

FBut aside from Gthat it's about the Csame.

DmJust like the EmF train, Fyou're not Gwaiting

DmJust like the EmF train, there'll Falways be an GF Train

DmNo, not the EmF Train --FI don't Gknow just Cwhy-- G F

GThere must be a reason Cwhy G F G

CSometimes I think about Ghow I live

CNot at all how I Gused to live

FWell put that Gway it don't feel Cbad.

CBut when you act like Gyou never care

CWhy do you Gthink I was there?

I Flook around and Gthink that I was Chad.

DmJust like the EmF Train, Fyou're not Gwaiting

DmJust like the EmF Train, there'll Falways be an GF Train

DmI'm like the EmF Train, but FI don't Gknow just Cwhy G F

GThere must be a reason Cwhy G F G

CGCGFGC

DmJust like the EmF train, Fyou're not Gwaiting

DmJust like the EmF train, there'll Falways be an GF Train

DmNo, not the EmF Train --FI don't Gknow just Cwhy-- G F

GThere must be a reason Cwhy G F

GThere must be a reason Cwhy G F G C

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9.

Beanbag Chair

Key: GMedium

G

Bm

C

D

Am

F

GBmCD

GI've spent my life Ctrying to undersDtand

GJust how my life led to Cwhere I Dam

CBut it Dleaves a bitter tasteC

And Dfeels like such a Gwaste

IBm am so Ctotally Dvague

Betray the Gdark Bmline, Csee if I Dcare

I Gloved Bmyou Cwhen I was Dyoung

But no Gmore

AmSo Cburn down the Dfireman's Gfair

GMemory plays its Ctricks on Dme

In Gmy mind's eye, CI claim to Dsee

CI'm losing Devery race I runC

Making Dmisery out of Gfun

BmSo Cbulldoze the Dnew road

they're GdriBmving

CSlash the beanbag Dchair

You Gheld Bmme for Cso very Dlong

But no Gmore

AmSo Cburn down the Dfireman's Gfair

FHow many type of Gthings do we think we need?

FBut that doesn't make them Gtrue

FI'm a little afraid I'm Gfalling far and free

FI'll leave that up to GyouBm C D

That's up to GyouBm C D

So won't you Gfind Bmme Ctotally Dvague

A drain has GdieBmd, Csee if I Dcare

I Gloved Bmyou Cwhen I was Dyoung

But no Gmore

AmSo Cburn down the Dfireman's GfairBm C D

Fireman's GfairBm

CBurn down the Dfireman's GfairBm C D

Fireman's GfairBm

CBurn down the Dfireman's Ffair

G

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10.

From A Motel 6 (acoustic)

Key: GEasy

G

C

D

G You shouldn't hCide but you always doG C

G Cause even when you're Cgone, I can see right throuGgh C

G You wCant disconnGection C

G You want me therCe enough for twoG C

G Pull a woollen blanCket across my eyeGs C

G Dream a quiet plaCce for us to figGht C

G Oh Cno, your heart is Gbroken C

G Don't you thiCnk that's a little trite?G C

D I clCimb where I can sGee C

D You're clCose but I won't rGeach C

D Blank staCre at the tvG C

D cnCn's on channel 3...

GC

G In the passing laCne on 1 and 9G C

G Stuck iCn sad, car stuck in driGve C

G Oh nCo, your heart is brGoken C

G Well, you cCan have what's left oGf mineC

D I cliCmb where I can seeG C

D You're cloCse but I won't reGach C

D Blank starCe at the tv G C

D The howling 2C's on channel 3G C

D Oh, IC drift off to sleeGp C

D While the snCow falls on the screenG... C

(finish on G)

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Yo La Tengo

Chords used

More Stars Than There Are In Heaven

Mr Tough

Our Way To Fall

I Should Have Known Better

Big Day Coming

You've Got A Friend

Closin Time

The Cone Of Silence

Beanbag Chair

From A Motel 6 (acoustic)