Discussing Wallace Chambers

Guided By Voices

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'Discussing Wallace Chambers' by Guided by Voices
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from the 1987 album Devil Between My Toes
Tab by James Glover (Sebadonut)

The guitar on this recording is ever so slightly sharp so tune up to play along.


[Intro]

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E|-0h2-----------|-------------0h2-----------|-------------0h2-----------|

   C
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   C
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A|-3---3---3-------0h2p0-----|-3---3---3-------0---------|
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[Verse 1]
   
   G                          Am                         Bm                         D
E|-5----5----5----5--5--5/--|-7----7----7----7------\--|-5----5----5----5--5--5/--|-7----7----7----7------\--|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
   Discussing     Wallace     Chambers                   I       hear      you      talking
                           
   G                          Am                         Bm                         D
E|-5----5----5----5--5--5/--|-7----7----7----7------\--|-5----5----5----5--5--5/--|-7----7----7--------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------0h2p0-|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|---------------0h2--------|
   Disgusting     Wallace     Chambers                   obscene       not          absurd

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   C
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A|-3---3---3-------0h2p0-----|-3---3---3-------0h2p0h2p0-|
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A|-0---0---0-------0h2p0h2p0-|-0---0---0-------0h2p0h2p0-|
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   C
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A|-3---3---3-------0h2p0h2---|-3---3---3-------0h2p0-----|
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[Verse 2]

   G                          Am                         Bm                         D
E|-5----5----5----5--5--5/--|-7----7----7----7------\--|-5----5----5----5--5--5/--|-7----7----7----7------\--|
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A|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
   Convincing    Broderick    Lewis                      crawl      before          walking

   G                          Am                         Bm                         D
E|-5----5----5----5--5--5/--|-7----7----7----7------\--|-5----5----5----5--5--5/--|-7----7----7--------------|
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A|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
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   Original   no neck         savage                     fishing    for             birds


[Chorus]

   F#m                                                   C#m
E|-2-------2---2-----2-2-2--|-2-------2---2-----2-2-2--|-4-------4---4-----4-4-4--|-4-------4---4-----4-4-4--|
B|-2-------2---2-----2-2-2--|-2-------2---2-----2-2-2--|-5-------5---5-----5-5-5--|-5-------5---5-----5-5-5--|
G|-2-------2---2-----2-2-2--|-2-------2---2-----2-2-2--|-6-------6---6-----6-6-6--|-6-------6---6-----6-6-6--|
D|-4-------4---4-----4-4-4--|-4-------4---4-----4-4-4--|-6-------6---6-----6-6-6--|-6-------6---6-----6-6-6--|
A|-4-------4---4-----4-4-4--|-4-------4---4-----4-4-4--|-4-------4---4-----4-4-4--|-4-------4---4-----4-4-4--|
E|-2-------2---2-----2-2-2--|-2-------2---2-----2-2-2--|--------------------------|--------------------------|
   You walk                   into the                   room                                     without a
                                  
    F#m                                                  C#m          B             B         A
E|-2-------2---2-----2-2-2--|-2-------2---2-----2-2-2--|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-2-------2---2-----2-2-2--|-2-------2---2-----2-2-2--|-5------------4-----------|-4---------2--------------|
G|-2-------2---2-----2-2-2--|-2-------2---2-----2-2-2--|-6------------4-----------|-4---------2--------------|
D|-4-------4---4-----4-4-4--|-4-------4---4-----4-4-4--|-6------------4-----------|-4---------2--------------|
A|-4-------4---4-----4-4-4--|-4-------4---4-----4-4-4--|-4------------2-----------|-2---------0----0h2p0h2p0-|
E|-2-------2---2-----2-2-2--|-2-------2---2-----2-2-2--|--------------------------|-------------0h2----------|
   broom                      to sweep away              time         lost     at   all       cost

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   C
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   C
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A|-3---3---3-------0h2p0h2---|-3---3---3-------0h2p0-----|
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[Outro]

E|-5----5----5----5--5--5/--|-7----7----7----7------\--|-5----5----5----5--5--5/--|-7----7----7----7------\--|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
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D|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
             Wallace          hears                      every                      thing                and 
   
E|-5----5----5----5--5--5/--|-7----7----7----7------\--|-5----5----5----5--5--5/--|-7----7----7----7------\--|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
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D|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
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             Wallace          hits                       every                      thing                and
                            
E|-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10--|-5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3-/-|-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10--|-5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3-/-|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
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A|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
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             Wallace          hunts                      every                      thing                and

E|-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10--|-5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3-/-|-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10--|-5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3-/-|
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             Wallace          hurts                      every                      thing                 and
                            
E|-5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3---|-7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5---|-5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3---|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|-5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3---|
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A|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
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             Wallace          hates                      every                      thing

fade out

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