Re: Your Brains chords by Jonathan Coulton (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Am
F
C
G/B
G
Abdim7
Am/G
D7/F#
C/E
E7/Ab
Fm
Em
Dm7
Ab
Eb
Edim7
Db
Dbm

Verse 1
Am 
F 
Heya Tom, it's Bob
C 
G/B 
from the office down the hall
Am 
F 
G 
Good to see you buddy, how've you been?
Abdim7 
Things have been OK for me,
Am 
Am/G 
except that I'm a zombie now
D7/F# 
G 
I really wish you'd let us in
F 
C/E 
I think I speak for all of us
E7/Ab 
Am 
Am/G 
when I say      I understand
F 
C/E 
Why you folks might hesitate
E7/Ab 
Am 
Am/G 
to submit      to our demands
F 
But here's an FYI:
Fm 
you're all gonna die screaming

Chorus 1
C 
G 
F 
G 
All we want to do is eat your brains
C 
We're not unreasonable;
G 
F 
I mean, no one's gonna eat your eyes
C 
G 
F 
G 
All we want to do is eat your brains
Am 
We're at an impasse here,
Em 
F 
maybe we should compromise
F 
C/E 
Dm7 
If you open up the doors
F 
C/E 
F 
G 
C 
We'll all come  inside and eat your brains

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Verse 2
Am 
F 
I don't want to nitpick, Tom,
C 
G/B 
but is this really your plan?
Am 
To spend your whole life
F 
G 
locked inside a mall?
Abdim7 
Maybe that's OK for now,
Am 
Am/G 
D7/F# 
but someday you'll be out of food and guns
G 
And then you'll have to make the call
F 
C/E 
I'm not surprised to see   you haven't
E7/Ab 
Am 
Am/G 
thought  it through enough
F 
C/E 
You never had the head for all that
E7/Ab 
Am 
Am/G 
bigger-picture stuff
F 
But Tom, that's what I do,
Fm 
and I plan on eating you slowly

Chorus 2
C 
G 
F 
G 
All we want to do is eat your brains
C 
We're not unreasonable;
G 
F 
I mean, no one's gonna eat your eyes
C 
G 
F 
G 
All we want to do is eat your brains
Am 
We're at an impasse here,
Em 
F 
maybe we should compromise
F 
C/E 
Dm7 
If you open up the doors
F 
C/E 
F 
G 
We'll all come  inside and eat your brains

Bridge 1

Edim7

I'd like to help you, Tom, in any way I can

Dbm

I sure appreciate

the way you're working with me

Edim7

I'm not a monster, Tom, well, technically I am

Solo 1
I guess I
C 
G 
F 
G 
(am)
C 
G 
F 
C 
G 
F 
G 
Am 
Em 
F 

Verse 3
Am 
F 
I've got another meeting Tom
C 
G/B 
Maybe we could wrap it up?
Am 
F 
I know we'll get to common ground
G 
somehow
Abdim7 
Am 
Meanwhile, I'll report back to my colleagues,
Am/G 
D7/F# 
who were chewing on the doors
G 
I guess we'll table this for now
F 
C/E 
I'm glad to see you take
E7/Ab 
Am 
Am/G 
constructive criticism weII
F 
C/E 
Thank you for your time,
E7/Ab 
Am 
Am/G 
I know we're all busy as hell
F 
And we'll put this thing to bed,
Fm 
when I bash your head open

Chorus 3
C 
G 
F 
G 
All we want to do is eat your brains
C 
We're not unreasonable;
G 
F 
I mean, no one's gonna eat your eyes
C 
G 
F 
G 
All we want to do is eat your brains
Am 
We're at an impasse here,
Em 
F 
maybe we should compromise
F 
C/E 
Dm7 
If you open up the doors
F 
C/E 
F 
G 
C 
We'll all come  inside and eat your brains

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Am
F
C
G/B
G
Abdim7
Am/G
D7/F#
C/E
E7/Ab
Fm
Em
Dm7
Ab
Eb
Edim7
Db
Dbm

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: C majorBPM: 80

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
G/B: x-2-0-0-0-3
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Abdim7: 4-x-3-4-3-x
Am/G: 3-x-2-2-1-0
D7/F#: 2-x-0-2-1-x
C/E: 0-3-2-0-1-0
E7/Ab: 4-x-2-4-3-x
Fm: x-x-3-1-1-1
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
Dm7: x-x-0-2-1-1
Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
Edim7: x-x-2-3-2-3
Db: x-4-6-6-6-x
Dbm: x-4-6-6-5-x

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This is the definitive original version of Re: Your Brains by Jonathan Coulton, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of C major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Jonathan Coulton.