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Four Chord Wonder

The Ataris
Tab

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

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Four Chord Wonder - The Ataris

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By: Josh (synchrony7@hotmail.com)

Gary (TheAtaris07@aol.com)

~ - let ring

^ - bend note up

Bass Intro: x2

G------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------777777--999999--555555----------777777------------555555--------------|
E-555555-------------------------555555-----------222222-----------------------|

VERSE 1:

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------9---------------11-----------------7--------|
D|------------------7--------------9---------------11-----------------7--------|
A|------------------7--------------7---------------9------------------5--------|
E|------------------5----------------------------------------------------------|

...more (pickscrape)There's over a couple thousand chord progressions

around.

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------9----------------------------------------7--------------|
D|7--------------------9----------------------4-----------------7--------------|
A|7--------------------7----------------------4-----------------5--------------|
E|5-------------------------------------------2--------------------------------|

Will someone tell me who decided they'd run this one into the ground?!

CHORUS:

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------7--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|4-------------7--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|4-------------5--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|2----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

I'm putting a stop to it once and for all!

I'm putting my fist right through the wall!

I'm telling you one and all...

CHORUS CONT'D:

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|4-------------------------7------9-------------------------------------------|
D|4-------------------------7------9-------------------------------------------|
A|2-------------------------5------7-------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

You better not write this stupid song...

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------9---------11--------7------------------9--------------------7-------|
D|-7-------9---------11--------7--------7---------9--------4-----------7-------|
A|-7-------7---------9---------5--------7---------7--------4-----------5-------|
E|-5------------------------------------5------------------2-------------------|

again!

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------99999999999-----------1111111111-----77777777--------------|
D|-7777777777-------99999999999-----------1111111111-----77777777--------------|
A|-7777777777-------77777777777-----------9-9-9-9-9------55555555--------------|
E|-5555555555------------------------------------------------------------------|

pm....... pm........ pm....... pm......

I've got a little plan so listen up

We could write a four chord wonder and make a million bucks

VERSE 2:

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------9----------------------11----------------7--------------|
D|7--------------------9----------------------11----------------7--------------|
A|7--------------------7----------------------9-----------------5--------------|
E|5----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

No need to mention names cause you know who you are.

Take word of my advice or I'll break your guitar.

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------7---------------------------------7------|
D|-9----------------------------------7--------9------------------------7------|
A|-9----------------------------------5--------9------------------------5------|
E|-7-------------------------------------------7-------------------------------|

I think it's time to set things straight I just wrote this song I hate

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------9------7-----------------------------9------7----------------------|
D|7---------9------7------------------7----------9------7----------------------|
A|7---------7------5------------------7----------7------5----------------------|
E|5-----------------------------------5----------------------------------------|

...again I'll write it again

Solo x2

(on the last note hold it for a second, then bend it up

the second time you play it the same, but bend the last note way, way up)

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|12------12--10---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---12----------11----12-9---12-11--7--99999---11~^---------------------------|
D|--------------------------9--------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Play CHORUS

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------9~---------------------11~--9~-----------7~-------------|
D|--7~-----------------9~---------------------11~--9~-----------7~-------------|
A|--7~-----------------7~---------------------9~---7~-----------5~-------------|
E---5~-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

...again. (slow)

This tab is found exclusively on The Complete Ataris Guitar Tablature Archive:

http://www.geocities.com/theataris_tabs/index.html

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