Toy Store by Oar chord (text):

Band-O.A.R.

Song-Toy Store

Album-The Wanderer 

Transcribed By-Captain Cody



Picking Intro-I'm working on that-check back later



Verse Chords

  E  D  A  B

e-7--5--5--7-

B-9--7--5--7-

G-9--7--6--8-

D-9--7--7--9-

A-7--5--7--9-

E-X--X--5--7-



Strumming Intro-Same strum pattern of the verses.  Listen to the 

recording to get the rhythm down.



E-D-A-B-E-D-A 2x



Chords are strummed in all verses.  

Verse Chords work with all verses

Verse 1

E          D             A      B 

Hoping to find something better

            E                 D       

At least better than what ya thought

E        D                 A

So many aisles to venture down

B                         E  D-A

So many choices you thought



Verse 2

       E        D               A

Then a man come walkin down the aisle

       B                    E    D-A

With a smile as wide as the rain

    E               D        A

But mom she's gotta go away again

        B               E    D-A

And I'm runnin with the pain

E               B

Yeah, da da da da 



Chorus Chords- it is very hard to hear what the rhythm guitar is 

playing (possibly because it is not playing anything at all) so 

I have developed my own way of playing it that sounds great. Just 

strum the chords how ever you like.



  E  C#m  A   B

e-0---0---0---0-

B-0---5---0---0-

G-9---6---6---8-

D-9---6---7---9-

A-7---4---7---9-

E-0---0---5---7-



Chorus

E                                        C#m                A

You ask yourself why you can't stay just five more minutes alone

         B 

And walk away

        E                       C#m

I said, You know it, mom know it, so whatcha want

     A    B                          

She says, one toy today, she says



E-D-A-B-E-D-A



Verse 3

E        D       A     B           E   D-A

Why only one or another or none at all

E        D            A   B        E     D-A         

How come every time I trip I never fall

       E        D               A

Then a man come walkin down the aisle

       B                    E    D-A

With a smile as wide as the rain

    E               D        A

But mom she's gotta go away again

        B               E    D-A

And I'm runnin with the pain

E               B

Yeah, da da da da



Chorus-2x

E                                        C#m                A

You ask yourself why you can't stay just five more minutes alone

         B 

And walk away

        E                       C#m

I said, You know it, mom know it, so whatcha want

     A    B                          

She says, one toy today



Solo-I'm working on this also



Verse 4

E       D                 A

So many aisles to wander down

            B             E    D-A

And there's nothin lookin nice

E              D           A       B            E      D-A

How come every time I look once, I have to look twice

E             D               A

But mom she's comin round the bend

        B             E    D-A

And I'm buyin another toy

    E                 D          A    

And she said son just come along with me

        B               E     D-A

But I'm runnin with the boys

E               B

Yeah, da da da da



Chorus

E                                        C#m                A

You ask yourself why you can't stay just five more minutes alone

         B 

And walk away

        E                       C#m

I said, You know it, mom know it, so whatcha want

     A              B                          

She says, one toy today



E                                        C#m                A

You ask yourself why you can't stay just five more minutes alone

         B 

And walk away

        E                        C#m

I said, You know it, mom knows it, so whatcha want

     A              B                          

She says, one toy today

                  E         C#m-A

Da da da da da da da da da

        B          E      C#m-A               

Shoppin at the toy store

             B	          E       C#m                

So many toys like the Saturday before

        A          B

At the toy store

                   E     C#m-A-B                

But mom's gotta go away



End with the E-C#m-A-B progression



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