Chord/Tab song: These Wooden Ideas

100 Broken Windows
Thom Mills dustbin_man@hotmail.com

Chords used:

B: 799877
A#m: 688666
G#m: 466444
F#: 244322
C#: x4666x
D#: x6888x

[B] It?s a [A#m]better way to [G#m]feel

Don?t be real, be post modern
(it?s [B]not that one di[A#m]mensional, it?s [G#m]not the only thought)

[B] It?s a [A#m]better way to [G#m]feel

When you?re not real, you?re post modern
(it?s [B]not that one di[A#m]mensional, it?s [G#m]not the only thought)

[B]
I [B]stopped and waited for [G#m]progress
I [A#m]stopped and [B]waited for [G#m]progress

I stopped and waited
But [C#]I?m not willing[D#] to accept it [G#m]all

This wooden [B]idea is your [F#]method of [C#]repetiti[G#m]on
This wooden [B]idea is [F#]how you sell re[C#]duction

This wooden idea is your method of repetition
This wooden idea is how you sell reduction

It?s the best way to feel
Don?t be real, it?s post modern
(it?s not that one dimensional, it?s not the only thought)

It?s a better way to feel
When you?re not real, you?re post modern
(it?s not that one dimensional, it?s not the only thought)

You can?t keep waiting for progress
You can?t keep waiting for progress
You can?t keep waiting
And I?m not willing to accept it all

This wooden idea is your method of repetition
This wooden idea is how you sell reduction

This wooden idea is your method of repetition
This wooden idea is how you sell reduction

[G#m] I bet you [B]don?t know how to [F#]spell contra[C#]diction
[G#m] I bet you [B]don?t know how to [F#]sell con[C#]viction
[G#m] I bet you [B]don?t know how to [F#]spell contra[C#]diction
[G#m] I bet you [B]don?t know how to [F#]sell con[C#]viction

This wooden idea is your method of repetition
This wooden idea is how you sell reduction

This wooden idea is your method of repetition
This wooden idea is how you sell reduction

This wooden idea is your method of repetition
This wooden idea is how you sell reduction

[G#m] [B]How you sell, [F#]how you sell re[C#]duction
[G#m] [B]How you sell, [F#]how you sell con[C#]viction

How you sell, how you sell reduction
How you sell, how you sell conviction

[G#m]


Song: These Wooden Ideas
Artist: Idlewild
Tabbed by graeme

Corrections, comments etc to maxpassed@aol.com

Just one of the many highlights from 100 Broken Windows

Tune down 1/2 a step

Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb

Chords:

B x3555x
A#m x2443x
G#m x02210
[F#]C# [355433]x5777x
D# x7999x

Listen to the recording to get the timing.

Verse

This may not be exact but it'll give you the general idea

It's a better way to feel....

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|--------5-----------3---------1-----1-----------|
G|------5--5--------4---4-----2--2--2----4b-4-2---|
D|---5------5---4---------4--2----2---------------|
A|-3--3-------2---2---------0---------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

It's not that one dimensional....

e|-----------------------------------0-0-0-0-0---|
B|---------5---5-------3---3----1----1-1-1-1-1---|
G|-------5---5-------4---4-----2-2---2-2-2-2-2---|
D|---5-------------4----------2---2--2-2-2-2-2---|
A|-3---3---------2---2-------0-----0-0-0-0-0-0---|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

Pre-Chorus

Theres a lot going at this part with the organ kicking in, so
i've just supplied the chords

|B |G#m|
|A#m|B |G#m|
|C# |D# |

Chorus

The chorus actually sounds better if you play power chords
instead of the full barre chords.

|B |F# |C# |G#m|
|B |F# |C# |C# |

Bridge

It's not 100% but it should do

e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------6~-|
D|-6-6-6-6-(6)-9-9-9-9-(9)-4-4-4-4-(4)----|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

Outro Chorus

|G#m |B |F# |C# |