Song: Wilco (the song) Band: Wilco Album: (Live performance) Tuning: Standard, down 1 whole step Note: This was taken from the 10/30/2008 Wilco performance on Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3XHusLu7SU The general rhythm of the song is 4:4, 2 chords per measure, all done as bar chords. The "A G E" sequence is better transcribed as: 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 A/A/A/A G/G/G/G E/E/F/E -/E/Esus2/E A 5776xx G 3554xx E 0769xx F 887Txx (T=10) Esus2 096xxx It sounds OK using normal shapes, playing the Esus2 as Em. Other bar chords are documented below: Am 57755x B 799877 F#m 244222 C#m 9EE999 (E=11) ----------------------------------------------------------- INTRO: [A] [G] [E] (4x) VERSE 1: [A] - Are you [G] under the im-[E]-pression [A] - This [G] isn't your [E] life [A] - Do you [G] dabble in de-[E]-pression [Am] Is someone twisting a [E] knife in your back [B] - Are you being at-[E]-tacked [B] - Oh this is a [F#m] fact, that you need to [A] Know, oh, oh, oh, oh Wil-[E]-co, Wil-[E]-co, Wil-[E]-co will love you INSTRUMENTAL: [A] Baby [G] [E] [A] [G] [E] VERSE 2: [A] - When [G] times getting [E] tough, [A] - All the [G] roads you [E] travel rough, [A] - Have you [G] had e-[E]-nough uh-oh, [Am]- Tired of being ex-[E]-posed to the cold, [B] - Stare at your [E] stereo, [B] - Put on your head-[F#m]-phones, don't pull out your [A] Hair, oh, oh, oh, oh Col-[E]-bert, Col-[E]-bert, Col-[E]-bert will love you INSTRUMENTAL: [A] Baby [G] [E] [A] [B] [C#m] BRIDGE: [C#m] - So many wars that just can't be [E] Won, ahh [F] ahh, [E] ahh, [C#m] - Even before the battles be- [E]-gun, oh [F] oh, [E] oh, [C#m] - This is another with arms open [F#m] Wide, a sonic shoulder for you to [A] cry on, Wil-[E]-co, Wil-[E]-co will love you INSTRUMENTAL: [A] Baby [G] [E] [A] [G] [E] [A] [G] [E] FINALE: [Am] Is someone twisting a [E] knife in your back [B] - Are you being at-[E]-tacked [B] - Oh this is a [F#m] fact, that you need to [A] Know, oh, oh, oh, oh Wil-[E]-co, Wil-[E]-co, Wil-[E]-co, Wil-[E]-co, Wil-[E]-co will love you [A] Baby [G] [E] --crookedpath