Mr Crumb
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
Em Bm (x4)
[Verse 1]
Em
Crumb, a salty man
Am
Chased the children off his land
Em
Swore he'd never wear a tie
Bm
Used to tell our mother why
Em
His walls were twisted frames
Am
Perfect in their out-of-place
Bm A#m Bm A#m Gm F#m
Every chore a leaky pipe stealing from his sleep at night
[Transition]
Em Am Em Bm
[Verse 2]
Em
Crumb, a solo act
Am
Only one to stab a back
Em
Swore he'd never wear a tag
Bm
And fill up someone's shopping bag
Em
Curse a second trip
Am
Screaming babies, damn kids
Bm A#m
Creep around, seal the cracks
Bm A#m
From the wicked social draft
Bm A#m Bm A#m Gm F#m
Every chore a leaky pipe stealing from his sleep at night
[Transition]
Em Am Em Bm
Em Am Bm
[Verse 3]
Em
Crumb, drop the tools
Am
Cobbler finally made his shoes
Em
Swore he'd never wear a suit
Bm
And fetch the coins the bosses threw
Em
In the forest, on the farm
Am
Earned the muscle in his arm
Bm A#m
No blood in his wine
Bm A#m
Never gave the lords a dime
Bm A#m
Creep around, seal the cracks
Bm A#m
From the wicked social draft
Bm A#m Bm A#m Gm F#m
Every chore a leaky pipe stealing from his sleep at night
[Transition]
Em Gm Em Gm
La da da da…
Em Gm Em G B
[Bridge]
Dm
And when he goes
A Dm
He wants to die alone
A F
He'll dig his own damn hole
A Dm
And said don't spend a thing
A Dm
And carry on
A Dm
Leaving me alone
A F
Scratched on the stone:
A F A
Pissed off and dead and free
N.C.
Ah, free!
[Transition]
Em Gm Em Gm
[Verse 4]
Em
Crumb, a dying man
Am
What's the use, his only stance
Em
Swore he'd never wear a gown
Bm
In no ward would he go down
Em
And just as he had always said
Am
He dug his own damn grave
Bm A#m
And there you'll find him every night
Bm A#m
Waiting just to fall inside
Bm A#m
No blood in his wine
Bm A#m
Never gave the lords a dime
Bm A#m
Creep around, seal the cracks
Bm A#m
From the wicked social draft
Bm A#m Bm A#m Gm F#m
Every chore a leaky pipe stealing from his sleep at night
[Transition]
Em Gm Em Gm Em Gm
La da da da…
Em G B
[Outro]
Em Am Em Bm Em Am Bm (x6)
How to play Mr Crumb
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.