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(Added chord charts to reflect the correct chords (which I also added for the verse, one minor edit to a chord in the chorus), and added the bridge and its respective chords (so far as I can tell).)
 
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E    E/F#  E   E/F#
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E    E/F#  E       E/F#
 
               You know what's
 
               You know what's
E    E/F# E   E/F#
+
E    E/F#    E  
 
wrong  with me
 
wrong  with me
A   A/B   A    A/B
+
    E/F#    A A/B A     
 
You know phrenology
 
You know phrenology
          C#m  C#m7
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    A/B    C#m  E/B
 
You saw my injury
 
You saw my injury
A                                   B7
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        A                         B
 
You can tell just by looking at my skull
 
You can tell just by looking at my skull
  
G   D   C    -
+
      G D         C     
 
Contrecoup, on the rebound
 
Contrecoup, on the rebound
G    D   C    -
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      G    D       C     
 
Contrecoup hurt me again
 
Contrecoup hurt me again
C   G   D   G
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        C         G       D           G
 
And the second was worse by far than the first
 
And the second was worse by far than the first
C   -    B7    -
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          C           B
 
'Cause it made me limerent
 
'Cause it made me limerent
  
Bridge:
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E    E/F#  E    E/F#
             Am         -
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                When my
 +
E  E/F#  E    E/F#
 +
Head was hit I bounced
 +
A  A/B  A  A/B
 +
Away from it, or as
 +
C#m                  E/B
 +
Someone who is craniosophic would say
 +
    A                      B
 +
The brain went the opposite way
 +
 
 +
      G  D        C
 +
Contrecoup, on the rebound
 +
      G    D        C 
 +
Contrecoup hurt me again
 +
        C          G        D            G
 +
And the second was worse by far than the first
 +
          C        G      D            G
 +
'Cause the first one woke my feelings for you
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        C          G      D      G
 +
But the contrecoup made my words untrue
 +
      C            E
 +
And it left me limerent
 +
 
 +
 
 +
             Am       Am/B
 
Which is to say how it goes
 
Which is to say how it goes
            -           Am7
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           Fmaj7/C      Am6/C
 
Couched in terms no one knows
 
Couched in terms no one knows
         C                 -
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         C/G              Am6/F#
 
And as if the choice were slim
 
And as if the choice were slim
        -          C7
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      C/G            Am6
 
As if there's no synonym
 
As if there's no synonym
 +
 +
G  D  C
 +
G  D  C
 +
C  G  D  G
 +
C  E
 +
 +
E    E/F#  E    E/F#
 +
              You know what's
 +
E    E/F#  E    E/F#
 +
wrong  with me
 +
A    A/B    A    A/B
 +
You know phrenology
 +
          C#m  E/B
 +
You saw my injury
 +
        A                          B
 +
You can tell just by looking at my skull
 +
 +
      G  D        C
 +
Contrecoup, on the rebound
 +
      G    D        C 
 +
Contrecoup hurt me again
 +
        C          G        D            G
 +
And the second was worse by far than the first
 +
          C          G              D          G
 +
Though the impulse is strong, the connection is weak
 +
      C            G          D          G
 +
And I know what to say, but forgot how to speak
 +
        C          B
 +
When it made me limerent
 +
 +
 +
E  E/F#  E  E/F# (etc)
 +
  
  

Latest revision as of 18:07, 7 September 2023

Contrecoup
By: They Might Be Giants
Key: E Major
Year: 2007

e|----------------------------------------------7----
B|---------------------------------------9------7----
G|--1------1------6------6-------9-------9------6----
D|--2------2------7------7----- 11-------9------7----
A|--2------2------7------7------11------11------9----
E|--0------2------5------7-------9-------9------7----
    E     E/F#    A     A/B     C#m     C#m7     B7     


E    E/F#  E       E/F#
               You know what's
E    E/F#    E    
wrong   with me
    E/F#     A  A/B  A    
You know phrenology
    A/B    C#m   E/B
You saw my injury
        A                          B
You can tell just by looking at my skull

      G  D         C    
Contrecoup, on the rebound
      G    D        C    
Contrecoup hurt me again
        C          G        D            G
And the second was worse by far than the first
          C           B
'Cause it made me limerent

E    E/F#  E    E/F#
                When my
E  E/F#  E     E/F#
Head was hit I bounced
 A  A/B   A   A/B
Away from it, or as
C#m                   E/B
Someone who is craniosophic would say
    A                       B
The brain went the opposite way

       G  D        C
Contrecoup, on the rebound
      G    D        C  
Contrecoup hurt me again
        C          G        D            G
And the second was worse by far than the first
           C         G       D            G
'Cause the first one woke my feelings for you
        C          G       D       G
But the contrecoup made my words untrue
       C            E
And it left me limerent


             Am        Am/B
Which is to say how it goes
           Fmaj7/C      Am6/C
Couched in terms no one knows
        C/G               Am6/F#
And as if the choice were slim
      C/G            Am6
As if there's no synonym

G  D  C
G  D  C
C  G  D  G
C  E

E    E/F#  E    E/F#
               You know what's
E    E/F#   E    E/F#
wrong   with me
A    A/B    A    A/B
You know phrenology
           C#m   E/B
You saw my injury
        A                          B
You can tell just by looking at my skull

       G  D        C
Contrecoup, on the rebound
      G    D        C  
Contrecoup hurt me again
        C          G        D            G
And the second was worse by far than the first
           C          G              D          G
Though the impulse is strong, the connection is weak
      C            G           D          G
And I know what to say, but forgot how to speak
        C           B
When it made me limerent


E  E/F#  E  E/F# (etc)



The Solo
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10-12-12
G-14(^16)-14(^16)-12---12-11-12-11-----------------------------------------------------------------------------9-11-12---------
D----------------------------------12---10-9-10-9--------------------9-10----9--------------------9-10-9-10-12-----------------
A-------------------------------------------------10-12-10-9-10---12------12---10-12-10-9-10---12------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------