Guided by Voices - Tractor Rape Chain

      

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 'Tractor Rape Chain' by Guided by Voices
 from the album 'Bee Thousand'
 
 standard tuning (EBGDAE top to bottom)
 
 NOTE: I haven't tabbed the acoustic intro; if you want to
 experiment, tune your guitar slightly flat from standard
 tuning and use variations of the verse chords.
 
 Also, I haven't included exact number of keystrokes in verse
 progression; I tabbed it to show different voicings I use for
 same named chords in the verse. If you have other voicings you
 prefer to use for these chords, be my guest (gee, thanks dude).
 
 verse progression
 
 Asus2 A Asus4 A Asus2 A A Asus2 A 
          

 ---0--0--0--0--------------------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--
 ---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--
 ---2--2--2--2--6--6--6--7--7--7--2--4--2--2--2--2--4--2--
 ---2--2--2--2--7--7--7--7--7--7--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--
 ---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--
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 chorus chords (not in order)
 
 A A/G# Bm D E F#m 
       

 --0-----0-----2-----2-----0-----2------
 --2-----2-----3-----3-----0-----2------
 --2-----2-----4-----2-----1-----2------
 --2-----2-----4-----0-----2-----4------
 --0-----0-----2-----------2-----4------
 --------4-----2-----------0-----2------
 

 
 ****** how it all goes together ******
 
 (acoustic intro not included)
 
 (play verse progression 2x no vocals....)
 
 (then continue to play verse progression while singing...)
 
 Asus2     A         Asus4   A Asus2 A A Asus2 A 
 why is it everytime i think about you
 Asus2              A            Asus4  
 something that you have said or implied
          A Asus2 A A Asus2 A 
 makes me doubt you
 Asus2                 A      Asus4 
 then i look into your cynical eyes
      A Asus2 A A Asus2 A 
 and i know it
 Asus2                A        Asus4 
 as if it never meant anything to me
 
 (chorus)
 D                                A                 A/G# 
 parallel lines on a slow decline tractor rape chain
 D               Bm                 A                 F#m 
 better yet lets all get wet on the tractor rape chain
 E                     D                    
 speed up slow down go all around in the end
 
 (again, play verse progression 2x no vocals....)
 
 (..and continue to play verse progression while singing...)
 
 Asus2                  A        Asus4    A Asus2 A A Asus2 A 
 in the first place its probably just paranoia
 Asus2                    A   
 but theres a ghost in my room
        Asus4          A Asus2 A A Asus2 A 
 and he says i better run
 Asus2         A          Asus4    A  Asus2 A A Asus2 A 
 its a thing i know its a thing i believe in
           E                  
 won't you tell it to go away?
 
 (repeat chorus)