Tables And Chairs chords by Andrew Bird

Chords with lyrics

As recorded by Andrew Bird on the album The Mysterious Production of Eggs

Transcribed by Cameron Brydon ([email protected])

Andrew Bird is an amazing singer/songwriter out of Chicago. He is a one-man orchestra,
multiple instruments during each song, looping samples of each to build songs.
Watch Andrew Bird on www.fabchannel.com or on www.andrewbird.net

"This song is about the Apocalypse and how great things are going to be."

Standard Tuning

Intro

Figure 1
E--2---2---2---2---|
B--3---3---3---3---|
G--X---X---X---X---|
D--4---4---5---0---|
A------------------|
E------------------|

Fig. 1 twice
If we can call them friends then we can call them on red telephones

And the won't pretend that they're too busy or they're not alone

Figure 2
E-------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------|
D---2----0-------0--2----0--------0---2-----0-----------|
A-----2-------2--------2-------2---------2---------2----|(hold, let ring)
E----------3----------------3------------------3--------|

Figure 2
And if we can call them friends we can call
Holler at 'em down these hallowed halls
Just don't let the human factor
Fail to be a factor..at all

Verse 1
Chords: D MajorD and Dsus4(? not sure if this is correct name)
On the record and live he doesn't add the G+G on the 6th string, but if you are playing by
it makes the sound much bigger and more powerful.

Dsus4Dsus4
E--2
B--3
G--0
D--0
A--x
E--3

   D MajorD
Don't
     Dsus4Dsus4
Don't you worry
     D MajorD
About the atmosphere
  D MajorD
Or any sudden pressure change

Dsus4Dsus4

Verse 2
Chords: G+G
D/C#
E--2
B--3
G--2
D--0
A--4
E--x

   D/C#
And did you
     G+G
Did you see how
     D/C#
All our friends were there
      G+G
And were drinking roses from a can

G+G

  D/C#
And how
    G+G
How I wish I
    D/C#
I had talked to them
    G+G
And I wished they
       D MajorD
Fit into the plan

Bridge
Chords a
The A#A# can be barred or played like this:
E--X
B--3
G--3
D--3
A--X
E---

D MajorD
   And we were tired of being mi---ld
      D MajorD
We were so tired of being mi---ld
  a
We were so tired

Verse 3
Chords: same as Verse 2

          D MajorD
I know we're gonna meet someday
    G+G
In the crumbled financial institutions of this land
       B minorBm
There will be tables and chairs, pony rides and dancing bears
            G+G
There'll even be a band
       D/C#
'Cause listen after The Fall, there'll be no more countries
  G+G
No currencies at all
       D/C#
We're gonna live off our wits, throw away survival kits
   G+G
Trade butterfly knives for Adderall
      D MajorD
And that's not all
  G+G
Whoa, there will be snacks there will
        D/C#
There will be snacks there will
  G+G
Be      There will be snacks

Repeat chords until next section (maybe 8x)

Back to Bridge
a
a

D MajorD
   And we were tired of being mi---ld
      D MajorD
We were so tired of being mi---ld
  a
We weeeeeeeere so tired

Outro
  B minorBm
So don't you,  don't you worry
G+G       D MajorD (play notes individually, let ring)

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