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Back Of A Truck by Regina Spektor
Back Of A Truck
Intro;
--x-------x----10h11-|
--x--3h4--x----------|
--x-------8----------|
--8-------8----------|
--6-------6----------|
--x-------x----------|
Verse;
--x------------------------------x--|
--x------------------------------x--|
--x------------------------------x--|
--8------------------------------8--|
--6------------------------------5--|
--x------------------------------x--|
"She lifted the..." "...in her monumental arms..."
--x------------------------------x--|
--x------------------------------x--|
--x------------------------------x--|
--6------------------------------6--|
--4------------------------------3--|
--x------------------------------x--|
"She was the mother..." "...Carry on luggage charms."
Repeat until:
--x-------x--|
--x-------x--|
--x-------x--|
--4-------8--|
--2-------6--|
--x-------x--|
"Back for more"
--x----------------x-------x-------10h11----|
--x----------------x-------x---3h4----------|
--x----------------x-------x----------------|
--4----------------8-------8----------------|
--4----------------8-------6----------------|
--2----------------6-------x----------------|
"How late..." "...very late"
Also, if you take it down half a step you can play most of it as
(verse)
D, A, C, G
(chorus)
Bb, D
G, A, D
which is easier for people who like open chords
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version 2
Tuning: Standard
Intro & Pre-Verse
e|------0--00------+12+------------0--00-------+5+--|
B|------0--00------+12+------------0--00-------+5+--|
G|------9--99----------------------9--99------------|
D|------9--99----------------------9--99------------|
A|------7--77----------------------7--77------------|
E|0--00-------0-00-----------0--00-------0--00------|
Verse:
E B D A
e|------0-00-----------------------------------|
B|------0-00-----------------------------------|
G|------9-99------------7-77-7-77--------------|
D|------9-99-9-99-------7-77-7-77-7-77-7-7-7---|
A|------7-77-6-66---6---5-55-5-55-4-44-4-5-6---|
E|-0-00------7-77-7---7-----------5-55---------|
E B D A
e|------0-00-----------------------------------|
B|------0-00-----------------------------------|
G|------9-99------------7-77-7-77--------------|
D|------9-99-9-99-------7-77-7-77-7-77-7-7-7---|
A|------7-77-6-66---6---5-55-5-55-4-44-4-5-4---|
E|-0-00------7-77-7---7-----------5-55---------|
Chorus
C // E // C // G B
C // E // C // G B
3rd Verse Changes it up a bit, it's the D form, the A form, and then the big open E form twice.
The rest of the song is just either the standard verse bit or the chorus bit.
Pretty simple song, and there's plenty of room to embellish.
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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version 3
Verses will all play the same
D Am
She lifted the monument in her monumental arms
C G
She was the mother superior with her carry-on luggage charms
D Am
She was this androgynous powder nosed girl next door
C G
She had eaten her dog and she was back for more
G C
Back for more
C Am G
Back for mo-ore
C G
Oh, she was back for more
C Am D
Some more? yes please, some more
D Am
Her gym teacher thought himself a sweat sock demi god
C G
Her geraniums thought themselves an alien pod
D Am
Her front porch gave way beneath the classified weight
C G
And when the ambulance came they said it's much too late
G C
Oh, it's much too late
C Am G
Oh, it's much too, much too late
C G
Oh, it's much too late
C Am D
How late? Very late, too late
D Am
Now the people of New Guinea and the people of LA
C G
Have been pen pals for years cause they both hate ballet
D Am
Only the pandas and bears have made a clean getaway
C G
But the news bulletin claims it's gonna be ok
D Am
Now Miss Lucy had a sweatshop where the immigrants worked
C G
Problem was they all turned to pumpkins at the twelve o'clock stroke
D Am
Promptly confiscated by police precinct number X
C G
That was when the alien geraniums demanded the facts
G C
No violence of course
C Am G
No violence, no violence, of course
C G
Hey, no violence, of course
C Am D
Off course? Why yes, of course
D Am
Here the story gets hazy and the hair gets too long
C G
The TV gets quiet as we hear a real bad song
D Am
The mothers get whiskey and the girlfriends get tongue
C G
And there's a back of a truck selling smoke free lungs
D Am
And there's a back of a truck selling alien pods
C G
And there's a back of a truck selling game show hosts
D Am
And there's a back of a truck selling the souls of the dead
C G
And there's a back of a truck selling crumb free bread
D Am
And there's a back of a truck selling the back of a car
C G
And there's a back of a car selling roadway maps
D Am
And there are roadway maps selling the back of a head
D C
Hey, how much for that back of a head, man?
G D
Hey wait a minute, that's my back of a head
Am
Hey you can't sell that man
C
That's my back of a head
C
Hey sell it back to me man
G
Sell it back to me
D Am
Hey it's, it's my m-m-m-m-m-m-mine
D Am
She lifted the monument in her monumental arms
C G
She was the mother superior with her carry-on luggage charms
D Am
She was this androgynous powder nosed girl next door
C G
She had eaten her dog and she was back for more
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version 4
D A
She lifted the monument in her monumental arms
C G
She was the mother superior with her carry-on luggage charms
D A
She was this androgynous powder nosed girl next door
C G
She had eaten her dog and she was back for more
A# D
Back for more
A# D
Back for mo-ore
A# D
Oh, she was back for more
G A D
Some more? yes please, some more
D A
Her gym teacher thought himself a sweat sock demi god
C G
Her geraniums thought themselves an alien pod
D A
Her front porch gave way beneath the classified weight
C G
And when the ambulance came they said it's much too late
A# D
Oh, it's much too late
A# D
Oh, it's much too, much too late
A# D
Oh, it's much too late
G A D
How late? Very late, too late
D A
Now the people of New Guinea and the people of LA
C G
Have been pen pals for years cause they both hate ballet
D A
Only the pandas and bears have made a clean getaway
C G
But the news bulletin claims it's gonna be ok
D A
Now Miss Lucy had a sweatshop where the immigrants worked
C G
Problem was they all turned to pumpkins at the twelve o'clock stroke
D A
Promptly confiscated by police precinct number X
C G
That was when the alien geraniums demanded the facts
A# D
No violence of course
A# D
No violence, no violence, of course
A# D
Hey, hey no violence, of course
G A D
Off course? Why yes, of course
D A
Here the story gets hazy and the hair gets too long
C G
The TV gets quiet as we hear a real bad song
D A
The mothers get whiskey and the girlfriends get tongue
C G
And there's a back of a truck selling smoke free lungs
D A
And there's a back of a truck selling alien pods
C G
And there's a back of a truck selling game show hosts
D A
And there's a back of a truck selling the souls of the dead
C G
And there's a back of a truck selling crumb free bread
D A
And there's a back of a truck selling the back of a car
C G
And there's a back of a car selling roadway maps
D A
And there are roadway maps selling the back of a head
C
Hey, how much for that back of a head, man?
G
Hey wait a minute, hey wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute,
D A
that's my back of a head, hey you can't sell that man
C G
that's my back of a head
Hey sell it back to me man
Sell it back to me
D A C G
It's, it's my m-m-m-m-m-m-mine
D A
She lifted the monument in her monumental arms
C G
She was the mother superior with her carry-on luggage charms
D A
She was this androgynous powder nosed girl next door
C G
She had eaten her dog and she was back for more
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