Statisticians Blues

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                    * Statistician's Blues - TODD SNIDER *         
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Tabbed by JP
Standard Tuning EADGBe
Finger pick as necessary (listen to track), or just strum with a pick. Enjoy.

CHORDS USED:

F#m         A         B         D         E

EADGBe    EADGBe    EADGBe    EADGBe    EADGBe
244222    002220    224442    x00232    022100

VERSE 1:

A                                         D                    A
They say 3 percent of the people use 5 to 6 percent of their brain
                                  B7                  E
97 percent use 3 percent and the rest goes down the drain
       A                                 D                A
I'll never know which one I am but I'll bet you my last dime
 D                    A          E                  A
99 percent think with 3 percent 100 percent of the time
A                                                 D                      A
64 percent of all the world's statistics are made up right there on the spot
                                                   B7                     E
82.4 percent of people believe 'em whether they're accurate statistics or not
A                                   D                   A
I don't know what you believe but I do know there's no doubt
       D                                A
I need another double shot of something 90 proof

CHORUS:

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      E                 A
I got too much to think about
D           A
Too much to think about
D           A
Too much to figure out
D       E     F#m      D
Stuck between hope and doubt
     A           E     A
It's too much to think about

VERSE 2:

A                                                                  D
They say 92 percent of everything you learned in college was just bullshit you'll never
A
need
                                               B7           E
84 percent of everything you got you bought to satisfy your greed
        A                                          D                A
Because 90 percent of the world's population links possessions to success
            D                            A
Even though 80 percent of the wealthiest 1 percent of the population
E                      A
Drinks to an alarming excess

More money, more stress I guess

CHORUS:

D             A
Too much to think about
D             A
Too much to figure out
D      E      F#m        D
Stuck between hope and doubt
      A            E     A
It's too much to think about

VERSE 3:
A                                      D                  A
74 percent of all statisticians truly hate their fucking jobs
                                                       B7
They say the average bank robber lives within about 20 miles of the bank that
    E
he robs
               A                                            D
There's this little bank not far from here that I've been watching now for a
  A
while
       D                A                  E                A
Lately all I can think about is how bad I wanna go out in style

D             A
Too much to think about
D             A
Too much to figure out
D      E      F#m        D
Stuck between hope and doubt
      A            E
It's too much to think about
Amen
      A            E     A
It's too much to think about
Mmm hmmm