Tape Op Blues chords by Chris stamey

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Verse 1
D 
A 
The engineer sits in his cocoon
Bm 
A 
He's set up mics all around the room
G 
D 
The producer reaches for a  smoke
G 
F#m 
The tape -off tells another joke
G 
D 
I stand at the microphone
F#m 
Em 
G 
Out   of time and all alone
A 
G 
A 
Wonder what they're saying about me
D 
A 
Two months ago we were all friends,
Bm 
A 
we couldn't wait till we'd begin.
G 
D 
The A  &R man would come around,
G 
F#m 
we'd think of ways to put   him down.
D 
A 
I got a new guitar, wood from Peru,
Bm 
A 
the other 18 just won't do.
G 
D 
We picked a place where we'd record,
G 
F#m 
an indoor swimming pool, a diving board.
G 
D 
Now I stand at the microphone,
Em 
G 
out of reach, all alone
A 
G 
A 
I wonder what they're saying about me
Bm 
A 
Bm 
The first few weeks went swimmingly
G 
Bm 
We fired the drummer and drank coffee
E 
The basic tracks
D 
A 
went like a knife through butter
G 
We congratulate one another
Bm 
Friends came by, we made them play
G 
Bm 
on our busman's holiday
E 
D 
Titles for the record
A 
G 
flew like chicken feathers into glue
D 
Now I stand at the microphone,
Em 
G 
out of time and all alone
A 
G 
A 
Wonder what they're saying about me
D 
A 
Each track was played so many times
Bm 
We cringed before we even
A 
heard the rhymes
G 
D 
This note we played so carefully
F#m 
G 
F#m 
Was out of time and out   of key
D 
A 
We've gotta think of something fast
Bm 
The pro ducer said from
A 
behind the glass
G 
Now what would the
D 
Ramones have done?
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F#m 
I  thought about what kind of gun
G 
D 
I stand at the microphone
Em 
G 
It's burning the deck and all alone
A 
G 
A 
I wonder what they're saying about me
G 
I wonder what they're saying about me