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Re: Your Brains by Jonathan Coulton
Re: Your Brains
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
This is what is played as the F chord in the chorus = F*
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-x-|
E|-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-3-|
Verse and chorus
Am x02210
F 133211
C x32010
G/B x2003x
G 3x0003
Fdim7 xx3434
Am7/G 3x2010 also notated as C/G
D7/F# 2x0212
E7 020100
Fm 133111
Csus4 x33010
F/E 0332xx
Dm xx0231
Bridge
Ab 466544
Eb x6888x
Gdim7 xx5656
Db x4666x
Dbm x46654
[Verse 1]
Am F C C G/B
Heya Tom, it's Bob... from the office down the hall
Am F G C/G G
Good to see you buddy, how've you been?
Fdim7 Am Am7/G D7/F#
Things have been OK for me except that I'm a zombie now
G
I really wish you'd let us in
F C E7 Am
I think I speak for all of us when I say I understand
F C E7 Am
Why you folks might hesitate to submit to our demand
F Fm
But here's an FYI: you're all gonna die... screaming
[Chorus]
C G F G
All we want to do is eat your brains
C G F*
We're not unreasonable, I mean, no one's gonna eat your eyes
C G F G
All we want to do is eat your brains
Am Em F*
We're at an impasse here, maybe we should compromise:
F C Dm7
If you open up the doors
F C F G C
We'll all come inside and eat your brains
[Verse 2]
Am F C G/B
I don't want to nitpick, Tom, but is this really your plan?
Am F G C/G G
To spend your whole life locked inside a mall?
Fdim7 Am Am7/G D7/F#
Maybe that's OK for now but someday you'll be out of food and guns
G
And then you'll have to make the call
F C E7 Am
I'm not surprised to see you haven't thought it through enough
F C E7 Am
You never had the head for all that bigger picture stuff
F Fm
But Tom, that's what I do, and I plan on eating you... slowly
[Chorus 2]
C G F G
All we want to do is eat your brains
C G F*
We're not unreasonable, I mean, no one's gonna eat your eyes
C G F G
All we want to do is eat your brains
Am Em F*
We're at an impasse here, maybe we should compromise:
F C Dm7
If you open up the doors
F C F G Ab
We'll all come inside and eat your brains
[Bridge]
Eb Gdim7 Db
I'd like to help you Tom, in any way I can
Dbm Ab
I sure appreciate the way you're working with me
Eb Gdim7 Fm
I'm not a monster Tom, well, technically I am
C
I guess I am
[Solo]
C G F G C G F
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------5-----|
D|---5---5-4-5---5-4-3---3------------------------------------7---5---------|
A|-----------------------------5h7p5\3---3----5p3-5/7-3---7-----------------|
E|-------------------------------------3------------------------------------|
C G F G C G F Am
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8---3/5-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------5-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------7---5---3h5-3--------3-2-3-2-3-2-3/5-5--------------------|
A|------------------------------5/7-----------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 3]
Am F C G/B
I've got another meeting Tom, maybe we could wrap it up
Am F G C/G G
I know we'll get to common ground somehow
Fdim7 Am Am7/G D7/F#
Meanwhile I'll report back to my colleagues who were chewing on the doors
G
I guess we'll table this for now
F C E7 Am
I'm glad to see you take constructive criticism well
F C E7 Am
Thank you for your time, I know we're all busy as hell
F
And we'll put this thing to bed
Fm
When I bash your head.. open
[Chorus 3]
C G F G
All we want to do is eat your brains
C G F*
We're not unreasonable, I mean, no one's gonna eat your eyes
C G F G
All we want to do is eat your brains
Am Em F*
We're at an impasse here, maybe we should compromise:
F C Dm7
If you open up the doors
F C F G C Csus4 C
We'll all come inside and eat your brains
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version 2
Capo:no capo
[Verse]
Em C G G Gmaj7
Heya Tom, it’s Bob From the office down the hall
Em C D
Good to see you buddy, how’ve you been?
C Em Em7 A7
Things have been OK for me except that I’m a zombie now
D
I really wish you’d let us in
C G B7 Em
I think I speak for all of us when I say I understand
C G B7 Em
Why you folks might hesitate to submit to our demands
C Cm
But here’s an FYI: you’re all gonna die screaming
[Chorus]
G D C D
All we want to do is eat your brains
G D C
We’re not unreasonable, I mean, no-one’s gonna eat your
eyes
G D C D
All we want to do is eat your brains
Em Bm C (C/B C C/B C C/B)
We’re at an impasse here, maybe we should compromise:
C C/B Am
If you open up the doors
C C/B C D G
We’ll all come inside and eat your brains
[Verse]
Em C G GCmaj7
I don’t want to nitpick, Tom, but is this really your plan?
Em C D
To spend your whole life locked inside a mall?
C Em Em7 A7
Maybe that’s OK for now but someday you’ll be out of food and guns
D
And then you’ll have to make the call
C G B7 Em
I’m not surprised to see you haven’t thought it through enough
C G B7 Em
You never had the head for all that bigger picture stuff
C Cm
But Tom, that’s what I do, and I plan on eating you slowly
[Chorus]
G D C D
All we want to do is eat your brains
G D C(C/B C C/B C C/B)
We’re not unreasonable, I mean, no-one’s gonna eat your eyes
G D C D
All we want to do is eat your brains
Em Bm C(C/B C C/B C C/B)
We’re at an impasse here, maybe we should compromise:
C C/B Dm
If you open up the doors
C C/B C D D#
We’ll all come inside and eat your brains
Eb G#dim (xx5656) G#
I’d like to help you Tom, in any way I can
G#m D#
I sure appreciate the way you’re working with me
A# G#dim Cm
I’m not a monster Tom, well, technically I am
G
I guess I am
[Verse]
Em C G G Gmaj7
I’ve got another meeting Tom, maybe we could wrap it up
Em C D
I know we’ll get to common ground somehow
C (xx3434) Em Em7 A7
Meanwhile I’ll report back to my colleagues who were chewing on the doors
D
I guess we’ll table this for now
C G B7 Em
I’m glad to see you take constructive criticism well
C G B7 Em
Thank you for your time I know we’re all busy as hell
C Cm
And we’ll put this thing to bed when I bash your head open
[Chorus]
G D C D
All we want to do is eat your brains
G D C (C/B C C/B C C/B)
We’re not unreasonable, I mean, no-one’s gonna eat your eyes
G D C D
All we want to do is eat your brains
Em Bm C (C/B C C/B C C/B)
We’re at an impasse here, maybe we should compromise:
C C/B Am
If you open up the doors
C C/B C D G
We’ll all come inside and eat your brains
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version 3
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:Am
Capo:no capo
Verse Strumming pattern basis
D D d u D d u D d u
1 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
Notes:
1. The lower-case letters are quieter. Essentially he emphasizes the quarter
note by strumming hard on it and
then the inner notes are quieter). Strumming hard on every beat gives it the
sense of an inexorable zombie
march :-)
2. He varies this frequently in the song, but this is the foundation. If you
want to get a sense of how he
does it live
Riff 1
e|-3-------3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B|-0-------0---0-0-0h1-1-1-1p0-0-0-|
G|-0-------0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0p0-0-0-|
D|-0-------0-------0h2-2-2-2p0-0-0-|
A|-x-------x-------x-x-----x-------|
E|-3-------3-------3-3-----3-------|
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a
Riff 1b
e|-3-------3---3-3-3-3-----3---3-3-|
B|-0-------0---0-0-0h1-----1---0-0-|
G|-0-------0---0-0-0-0-----0---0-0-|
D|-0-------0-------0h2-----2---0-0-|
A|-x-------x-------x-x-----x-------|
E|-3-------3-------3-3-----3-------|
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a
Note: he plays the G note on the bass string with his thumb, but I prefer to
play it with my ring finger.
Riff 2
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-x-|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-x-x-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-x-x-|
E|-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-x-x-|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & a
Note: I prefer this version for Riff 2, which he played live. In the acoustic
album version, the last two
muted strums are replaced with a slide up to a G chord, like so:
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2s4-|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3s5-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3s5-|
E|-1-0-1-0-1-0-1-1s3-|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1
Am x02210
F x33211
C x32010
C/B x2x01x
G 3x0003
Fdim7 xx3434 (Note: he sometimes plays 4x3434 with the thumb on the E
string)
Am/G 302210
D7/F# 2x0212
B7/F# 2212xx (Note: uses thumb on E string, so this creates a walking down
bass)
E7 020100
Fm x33111
Cadd9/G 3x0010
Dm xx0231
Ab 466544
Eb x6888x
Gdim7 xx5656
Db x4666x
Dbm x46654
Csus4
[Intro]
Note: this is played live but not on the acoustic album version. Just one beat
per chord, leading
into the first Am of the verse.
C E7
[Verse 1]
Am F C C C/B
Heya Tom, it's Bob, from the office down the hall
Am F G / Riff 1
Good to see you buddy, how've you been?
Fdim7 Am Am/G D7/F#
Things have been OK for me, except that I'm a zombie now
D7/F# G / Riff 1b
I really wish you'd let us in.
F C E7 Am Am/G
I think I speak for all of us when I say I understand
F C E7 Am Am/G
Why you folks might hesitate to submit to our demand
F Fm
But here's an FYI... you're all gonna die screaming
[Chorus]
C G F G
All we want to do is eat your brains
C G F / Riff 2
We're not unreasonable, I mean, no one's gonna eat your eyes
C G F G
All we want to do is eat your brains
Am Em F / Riff 2
We're at an impasse here, maybe we should compromise
F C Dm7
If you open up the doors
F C F G C
We'll all come inside and eat your brains
[Verse 2]
Am F C C C/B
I don't want to nitpick, Tom, but is this really your plan?
Am F G / Riff 1
To spend your whole life locked inside a mall?
Fdim7 Am Am/G D7/F#
Maybe that's OK for now, but someday you'll be out of food and guns
D7/F# G / Riff 1b
And then you'll have to make the call
F C E7 Am Am/G
I'm not surprised to see you haven't thought it through enough
F C Cadd9/G B7/F# E7 Am Am/G
You never had the head for all that bigger picture stuff
F Fm
But Tom, that's what I do... and I plan on eating you slowly
[Chorus 2]
C G F G
All we wanna do is eat your brains
C G F / Riff 2
We're not unreasonable, I mean, no one's gonna eat your eyes
C G F G
All we wanna do is eat your brains
Am Em F / Riff 2
We're at an impasse here, maybe we should compromise...
F C Dm7
If you open up the doors
F C F G Ab
We'll all come inside and eat your brains
[Bridge]
Eb Gdim7 Db
I'd like to help you Tom, in any way I can
Dbm Ab
I sure appreciate the way you're working with me
Eb Gdim7 Fm
I'm not a monster Tom, well, technically I am
C E7
I guess I am
[Verse 3]
Am F C C C/B
I've got another meeting, Tom, maybe we could wrap it up
Am F G / Riff 1
I know we'll get to common ground somehow
Fdim7 Am Am7/G D7/F#
Meanwhile I'll report back to my colleagues who were chewing on the doors
D7/F# G / Riff 1b
I guess we'll table this for now
F C E7 Am Am/G
I'm glad to see you take constructive criticism well
F C E7 Am Am/G
Thank you for your time, I know we're all busy as hell
F Fm
And we'll put this thing to bed... When I bash your head open
[Chorus 3]
C G F G
All we wanna do is eat your brains
C G F / Riff2
We're not unreasonable, I mean, no one's gonna eat your eyes
C G F G
All we wanna do is eat your brains
Am Em F / Riff 2
We're at an impasse here, maybe we should compromise...
F C Dm7
If you open up the doors
F C F G C Csus4 C
We'll all come inside and eat your brains
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version 4
Capo:no capo
Tuning: Standard
Solo
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------5------|
D|---5---5-4-5---5-4-3---3------------------------------------7---5----------|
A|-----------------------------5h7p5\3---3----5p3-5/7-3---7------------------|
E|-------------------------------------3-------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8---3/5------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------5--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------7---5---3h5-3--------3-2-3-2-3-2-3/5-5---------------------|
A|------------------------------5/7------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Heya, Tom, it's Bob, from the office down the hall
It's good to see you, buddy, how've you been?
Things have been okay for me, except that I'm a zombie now
I really wish you'd let us in
I think I speak for all of us when I say I understand
Why you folks might hesitate to submit to our demand?
But here's an FYI
You're all gonna die screaming
We're not unreasonable
I mean, no one's gonna eat your eyes
(All we wanna do is eat your brains)
We're at an impasse here
Maybe we should compromise
If you open up the doors
We'll all come inside and eat your brains
I don't want to nitpick, Tom, but is this really your plan?
Spend your whole life locked inside a mall?
Maybe that's okay for now, but someday you'll be out of food and guns
Then you'll have to make the call
I'm not surprised to see you haven't thought it through enough
You never had the head for all that bigger-picture stuff
But, Tom, that's what I do
And I plan on eating you slowly
We're not unreasonable
I mean, no one's gonna eat your eyes
(All we wanna do is eat your brains)
We're at an impasse here
Maybe we should compromise
If you open up the doors
We'll all come inside and eat your brains
I'd like to help you, Tom, in any way I can
I sure appreciate the way you're working with me
I'm not a monster, Tom, well, technically I am
I guess I am
I've got another meeting, Tom, maybe we could wrap it up
I know we'll get to common ground somehow
Meanwhile, I'll report back to my colleagues, who were chewing on the doors
I guess we'll table this for now
I'm glad to see you take constructive criticism well
Thank you for your time, I know we're all busy as hell
And we'll put this thing to bed
When I bash your head open
We're not unreasonable
I mean, no one's gonna eat your eyes
(All we wanna do is eat your brains)
We're at an impasse here
Maybe we should compromise
If you open up the doors
We'll all come inside and eat your brains
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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