May192019

Andrew Bird – Ten-You-Us Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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This is the chord progression of Ten-You-Us by Andrew Bird on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
C C Am Am
C C Am Am

[Verse]
C
Tenuous at best was all he had to say
Am
when pressed about the rest of it, the world that is
C
From proto-Sanskrit Minoans to porto-centric Lisboans
Am
Greek Cypriots and and Hobis-hots who hang around in ports a lot, uh-huh

[Interlude]
C C Am Am
C C Am Am

[Verse]
C
But here’s where things start getting weird
Am
While chinless men will scratch their beards, uh-huh
C
Tool their minds to sharpened axes
Am
Brush up on the Uralic syntaxes

[Pre-Chorus]
G
Love of hate acts as an axis
G F
Love of hate acts as an axis, oh
C Am
First it wanes and then it waxes
C C Am Am

[Chorus]
C Am
Ten you us ness less seven comes to three
C Am
Them you us plus eleven
G
Thank the heavens for their elasticity
F C Am
And that’s for those who live and die by astronomy

[Interlude]
C C Am Am

[Verse]
C
When Coprophagia was writ, know when to stand know when to sit
Am
Can’t stand to stand can’t stand to sit and who would want to know this
C Am
Click click click

[Bridge]
G Em
Who wants to look upon this
G Em
Who wants to look upon this
G Em G
praay tell
Em
Who wants to look upon this
G Em
Who wants to look upon this
G Em
pray tell

[Chorus]
C Am
Tenuousness less seven comes to three
C Am
Them you us plus eleven
D
Comes just shy of infinity
Fmaj7 C
And that’s for those who live and die for numerology

How to play Ten-You-Us: key, chords and progression

Ten-You-Us by Andrew Bird is centred on C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 7 chords: C, Am, G, F, Em, D and Fmaj7.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Am – C – Am – G (vi – I – vi – V in C major). In solfa, that is lah – doh – lah – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.