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Cobwebs chords by
Loudon Wainwright Iii
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Key: A minor•
Verse 1
Am
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Dm
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Well it
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stumbles and it falls

off of almost every tongue
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Dm

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Give a listen and you'll hear
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It's workin like a landmine

in almost every sentence
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It's an assault to my mind's ear
Verse 2
Am
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Yeah it might have started back

with Jack Kerouac
Dm
Dm

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Probably more than likely

it was Maynard G. Krebs
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It's the four letter word that

used to mean 'as if'
Dm
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And the meaning's covered in
D
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Dm
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cobwebs


Cobwebs
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Verse 3
Dm
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Used to be a preposition

then it was a conjunction
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Dm

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Now it's used as an audible pause
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Oh I hate it when I hear

it especially when I see it
Dm
Dm

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Gotta stamp it out there ought

to be some laws
Verse 4
Am
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College boys valley girls mall

rats grandmammas
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Everybody's misusin that word
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I heard it four times in

one poor little sentence
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It was the saddest sound
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I ever have heard
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Cobwebs
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Cobwebs
D
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Cobwebs
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Verse 5


I suppose you could blame
C
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it on my generation
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D
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Chickens from the 60s finally
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comin into roost
G
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I've been sayin it myself
C
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for over thirty years now
D
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Just to give my cool quota just
G
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Am
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a little bitty kind of a boost
Verse 6
C
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But when I hear it
D
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I can't stand it
Dm
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Especially coming out of the
G
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mouths of one of my own kids
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Verse 7
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It's been taught and, God,
C
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What have we wrought?
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Give a listen here,

what do we dig?
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Verse 8
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I prefer ah or er
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You can rest assured
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If you're sayin what you mean then

it don't mean a thing
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It's just an ugly little four letter word
Am
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Doesn't
Verse 9

anybody care

or am I the only one?
Dm
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Am I just stuck back

in some kind of a past?
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Maybe it's harmless

but it feels like a virus
Dm
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And it sounds like it's

catchin on fast
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Cobwebs
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Cobwebs
Outro 1
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Am

  • Dm

  • D

  • G

  • C

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Cobwebs by Loudon Wainwright III is A minor.

The primary chords used in Cobwebs are Am, Dm, D, G, C.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Am, Dm, D, G, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Cobwebs is approximately 109 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Cobwebs using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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