Mugwump
View chords used in this chart
G C5 D
---3------------------------------
---3------------------------3-----
---0--3-0-------5---5-----2---2-0-
-0-0------0-----5-5---5-0---------
-2-2--------2-0-3-----------------
-3-3------------------------------
Rhythm B:
-3--3--3--3----6--6--5--5-
-3--3--3--3----6--6--5--5-
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Rhythm C:
-3--3--3--3----6--6--5--5--3--3--3--3----6--6--8--8-
-3--3--3--3----6--6--5--5--3--3--3--3----6--6--8--8-
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Rhythm D (fret numbers in brackets):
G(3) / / / F(1) / / / E(7) / / / D(5) / F(8) /
G(10) / / / F(8) / / / E(7) / / / D(5) / / /
Rhythm E (fret numbers in brackets):
G(3) / / / F(1) / / / E(7) / / / D(5) / / /
G(3) / / / F(1) / / / E(7) / / / D(5) / F(8) /
G(10) / / / F(8) / / / E(7) / / / D(5) / F(8) /
G(3) / / / F(1) / / / E(7) / / / D(5) -hold-
Rhythm F:
F# G
-3--3--3--3----6--6--5----------
-3--3--3--3----6--6--5----------
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-----------------------4--5-----
-----------------------4--5-----
-----------------------2--3-----
Solo:
pick scrape for 3/4 bars then:
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-5///12-12--12-12--12--12--13--13\5---7-7-
-5///12---12-----12--12--12--12----5/7-7--
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-3///12-12--12-12--12--12--13--13\5---7-7--
-3///12---12-----12--12--12--12----5/7-7-7-
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THE SONG:
INTRO:
(Rhythm A x 2)
(Rhythm B x 2)
VERSE 1:
(Rhythm C x2)
Can't give it up, can't stop speaking my mind.
Got to say what I'm thinking all the time.
There's etiquette about what I should say, true.
But what the fuck I always do.
CHORUS 1:
(Rhythm A x 2)
Blah, blah, rhubarb, is all I hear of what you say.
Yak, yakking along, going strong in your own kind of way.
Skip, yipee I yay.
(Rhythm B x 2)
VERSE 1:
(Rhythm C x 2)
Speech on the telly spoiling christmas day.
Party broadcast saying the same thing in a different way.
Silence in the courtroom, silence in the street.
The biggest fool of them all, is now about to speak.
CHORUS 2:
(Rhythm A x 2)
Blah, blah, rhubarb, is all I hear of what you say.
Yak, yakking along, going strong in your own kind of way.
Skip, yipee I yay.
(Rhythm D x 1)
Yipee I yay, yipee I yay, I can hear what it says.
Yipee I yay, yipee I yay, yipee I yay, and it all sounds the same.
SOLO
CHORUS 3:
(Rhythm A x 2)
Oh yeah alright, oh yeah I'm sure it'll be O.K.
Just tagging along, not to strong in our own kind of way.
Skip yipee I yay.
(Rhythm E x 1)
Yipee I yay, yipee I yay, I can hear what it says.
Yipee I yay, yipee I yay, yipee I yay, and it all sounds the same.
Yipee I yay, yipee I yay, I can hear what it says.
Yipee I yay, yipee I yay, yipee I yay, and it all sounds the same.
OUTRO:
(Rhythm F x 1)
How to play Mugwump
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 G. 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.