Ab- (4x654x) or can also try Ab9- (4x554x) I think Thom switches back and
forth between these two quickly in some parts of the song.
Gm- (3x033x)Fsus2- (1x023x)Intro
Cm Bbadd6 G#
e---------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------8----------------8-------------4----------------------4------
G----8-8---8-8--------7-7---7-7-----5-----5-5----5-5---5---5------5--4
D-------------------------------------6-------5------6-------6--------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
e---------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------3--------------3-----------2------------------2--------------
G----3-3---3-3------2-2---2-2-0-------0---0------0-0----------0-0-0---
D---------------------------------2-----2------2-----2------2-------2-
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
Verse1
I want you to know
e--------------------------------------------------------------------
B------8--------------8-------------4-------------------------------
G--8-8---8-8------7-7---7-7-----5-----5-5------5-5---0----5---------
D---------------------------------6----------6-----5----------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------
he's not coming back
Gm Fsus2 Em6 (F# G)e---------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------3---------------3--------------2---------------2----------2---
G---3-3---3-3-------2-2---2-2------0-----0-0-----0-0--------0-0------0
D------------------------------------2---------2-----2----2-----2-----
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
he's bloated and frozen still there's
Cm Bbadd6 G#e---------------------------------------------------------------------
B------8--------------8---------------4-----4-------------------------
G--8-8---8-8------7-7---7-7-------5-----5-5------5---5-5-----5----0---
D-----------------------------------6--------------6------6-----------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
no point in letting it go to waste
Gm Fsus2 Em6e---------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------3--------------3---------------2-----2----------------------2
G----3-3---3-3------2-2---2-2-------0-----0--------0---0-0-0-------0--
D-------------------------------------2-----2--------2-------2---2----
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
Chorus
so knives out cook him up
e------------------------------0-1--------------2-------2----0--2-----
B---1--------------2-----2---3---------3------3---3---3---3-----------
G-----2--------------2-----2--------------2---------2-----------------
D-------2--------------2----------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
don't look down shove it in your mouth
e---------3-------3-----3---------------------------------------------
B-------3---3---3---3--3--3-----------2-----2--------2---------------2
G-----3-------3-------3-----3-------0---0--------0-----0-----0-0---0--
D---------------------------------2-------2--------2-----2-------2--2-
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
Verse2
if you'd been a dog they would of
Cm Bbadd6 G#e---------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------11-----------------11----------11-----------9--------8--4-
G-----12-12----12-12-----12-12----12-----8----8-8-----8---8----8------
D--13---------------------------------10----------10--------10--------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
drowned you at birth
e---------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------3------------------3-----------------------------2------2-----
G---3-3---3-3----------2-2---2-2--------0-0--0----0---0-----0---------
D-------------------------------------2----2--------2-----------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
look into my eyes it's the
Cm Bbadd6 G#e---------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------13--------------13--------------8--------8---8---8---8----
G-----12-12----12-12-----12----12---------8---8----8---8-------8----8-
D--13----------------------------------10-------10--------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
only way you'll know I'm telling the truth
e----------------------------0----------------------------------------
B---------3--------------------3------------2-0-3-3-2------2-0-3-3-2--
G---3-3-3---3------------2-2--------------------------0--------------0
D-----------------------------------------2--------------2------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
Chorus
so knives out cook him up
Am Gm Dm Dm/Ce------------------------------0-1--------------2-------2----0--2-----
B---1--------------2-----2---3---------3------3---3---3---3-----------
G-----2--------------2-----2--------------2---------2-----------------
D-------2--------------2----------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
squash his head put him in the pot
Bb9 Em6e------3-----------3-------3------------------------------------------
B----3---3---3---3---3---3--------0---2---3-3---2-0------0---2-3-3-2-0
G--3-------3---3-------3--------0---0---0-----0--------0---0----------
D-----------------------------2----------------------2----------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
Solo
Cm Bbadd6 G#
e---------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------------
G--0--8------------0---7-------------0--5--5-5-5-5-555555-5-5-55---5-5
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
Gm Fsus2 Em6
e---------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------------
G---0--7--7--7--7---------0----5--5--5--5------------0-----0-----0----
D-------------------------------------------------------2-----2-----2-
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
Chorus
Verse4
I want you to know
e---------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------11-----------------11---------------8------------8--------8--
G--12-12----12-12-----12-12----12----------0---8----0-------0----0---0
D---------------------------------------10-------10---10------10------
A------------------------------------11-------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
he's not coming back
e---------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------3---------------3-----------------2-------2-----2---2---2--2--
G---3-3---3-3-------2-2---2-2-----------0---0--------0----0---0---0--0
D-------------------------------------2-------2-----------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
look into my eyes it's the
e---------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------11----------------11-------------4---4---4---4----4---------
G---12-12----12-12----12-12----12-----5------5---5---5---5-----5------
D-----------------------------------6---6-----------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
only way you'll know I'm telling the truth
e---------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------3------------------3----------------2-0-3-3--2-0-----2-0-33-20
G---3-3---3-3----------2-2---2-2---------0----------------0-----------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
Chorus
(For those who want to play the Thom Yorke acoustic guitar part!)
First the chords:
EADGHE
VERSE
1 2 3I want you to know
He's not coming back
1 2 3He's bloated and frozen
4 5 6Still there's no point in letting it go to waste
REFRAIN
7 8So knives out
9 10Cook him up
Don't look down
4 6Shove it in your mouth
VERSE
If you'd been a dog
They would have drowned you at birth
REFRAIN
So knives out
Catch the mouse
Squash his head
Put him in the pot
So knives out
Catch the mouse
Don't look down
Shove it in your mouth
CLIMB
VERSE
I want you to know
He's not coming back
Look into my eyes
It's the only way you'll know I'm telling the truth
REFRAIN
So knives out
Catch the mouse
Squash his head
Put him in the pot
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