By Numbers

Intro 
A 

Bb C# G# B D A 
Bb C# G# B D A 
Bb C# G# B D A 
Bb C# G# B D A 

 
A                             C G 
Stretcher-case smiles a load 
A                             C G 
Stretcher-case smiles a load 
Bb                 C#   G# 
Smiles a load over here and 
B                  D     A 
Smiles a load over there and the 
A                      C G 
Wheeling around abouts 
A                      C G 
Then choked on a thing 
Bb                      C#   G# 
And planned and worried said he 
B                       D    A 
And planned and worried said he and 


F#  B           D   A      C#m              F# 
Man he drank wa-ter didn't want to sit down 


A                       C G 
Not that much sentiment 
A                       C G 
After all not that much 
Bb                 C#   G# 
Cos he is a fickle troy yeah 
B              D    A 
He is a fickle troy yeah 
C#m                F# 
Choked on a thing 
A                             C G 
Stretcher-case smiles a load 
A                             C G 
Stretcher-case smiles a load 
Bb                 C# G# 
Smiles a load over here and 
B                  D     A 
Smiles a load over there and the 
A                      C G 
Wheeling around abouts 
A                      C G 
Then choked on a thing 
Bb                      C#   G# 
And planned and worried said he 
B                       D    A 
And planned and worried said he and 

 
F#  B           D   A      C#m 
Man he drank wa-ter didn't want to sit down 
F#   B 
That make him knelt 
D   A     C#m 
And began to lick the skirt 
F#    B          D 
Wheel-ing around 'bouts 
A       C#m                F# 
Then he choked on a thing 


Instrumental bit, repeat x2 
D       A 
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F     C# 
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F# 
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Bbm   C# 
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Bb 
. . . . 
F     B 
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G#      D# 
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Bb    C# 
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G#    Gm 
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A (repeat this twice the second time) 
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Instrumental verse 
A C G 
A C G 

Bb C# G# 
Bb C# G# 
B D A 
C D# A# 


A                             C G 
Stretcher-case smiles a load 
A                             C G 
Stretcher-case smiles a load 
Bb                 C#   G# 
Smiles a load over here and 
B                  D     A 
Smiles a load over there and 
C#m 
And choked on a thing 

 
F#  B           D   A      C#m 
Man he drank wa-ter didn't want to sit down 
F#   B 
That make him knelt 
D   A     C#m 
And began to lick the skirt 
F#    B          D 
Wheel-ing around 'bouts 
A       C#m 
Then he choked on a thing 
F#    B          D 
Wheel-ing around 'bouts 
A       C#m               F# 
Then he choked on a thing 

Instrumental bit x4 
D       A 
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F     C# 
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F# 
. . . . 
Bbm   C# 
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Bb 
. . . . 
F     B 
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G#      D# 
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Bb    C# 
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G#    Gm 
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A (repeat on second and fourth time) 
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