Tables and Chairs
As recorded by Andrew Bird on the album The Mysterious Production of Eggs
Transcribed by Cameron Brydon (brydon5@hotmail.com)
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 and Dsus4(? not sure if this is correct name)
On the record and live he doesn't add the G on the 6th string, but if you are playing by
it makes the sound much bigger and more powerful.
A--x
Don't
Don't you worry
About the atmosphere
Or any sudden pressure change
Verse 2
Chords: D, D w/ A C# on A string, Bm,G
E--x
And did you
Did you see how
All our friends were there
And were drinking roses from a can
D-D/C#-Bm-G
And how
How I wish I
I had talked to them
And I wished they
Fit into the plan
Bridge
Chords D, Bb, A
The A# can be barred or played like this:
E--X
A--X
And we were tired of being mi---ld
We were so tired of being mi---ld
We were so tired
Verse 3
Chords: same as Verse 2
I know we're gonna meet someday
In the crumbled financial institutions of this land
There will be tables and chairs, pony rides and dancing bears
There'll even be a band
'Cause listen after The Fall, there'll be no more countries
No currencies at all
We're gonna live off our wits, throw away survival kits
Trade butterfly knives for Adderall
And that's not all
Whoa, there will be snacks there will
There will be snacks there will
Be There will be snacks
Repeat chords until next section (maybe 8x)
Back to Bridge
And we were tired of being mi---ld
We were so tired of being mi---ld
We weeeeeeeere so tired
Outro
So don't you, don't you worry
G D (play notes individually, let ring)
About the atmosphere