Crackerman Chords
Crackerman by Stone Temple Pilots is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Riff 1 (Intro and Choruses) 3x
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||*-2-4-4-2-4-4-2-4-|-4-2-4-4-2-4-4-2-|-------2---------|--2-------------*||
||--0-2-2-0-2-2-0-2-|-2-0-2-2-0-2-2-0-|-2-4-4-0-4-4-2-4-|4-0-4-4-2-4-4-4--||
||------------------|-----------------|-0-2-2---2-2-0-2-|2---2-2-0-2-2-2--||
>.........................Fill A.......................<
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||-----------------|-----------------|-------|v7~~~---||
||-----------------|-----------------|-2~~~--|v8~~~---||
||-2-4-4-2-4-4-2-4-|-4-2-4-4-2-4-4-2-|-2~~~--|v7~~~---||
||-0-2-2-0-2-2-0-2-|-2-0-2-2-0-2-2-0-|-0~~~--|v0~~~---||
||-----------------|-----------------|-------|------9\||
Riff 2 (Verses) 2x
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||*-------2---------|---2-------------|-------2---------|---2------------*||
||--2-4-4-0-4-4-2-4-|-4-0-4-4-2-4-4-4-|-2-4-4-0-4-4-2-4-|-4-0-4-4-2-4-4-4-||
||--0-2-2---2-2-0-2-|-2---2-2-0-2-2-2-|-0-2-2---2-2-0-2-|-2---2-2-0-2-2-2-||
Riff 3 (Bridge)
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||-------------3-3-|---4b(5)r4---4-----5-5-|-------------3-3-|-------------|
||-------------2-2-|---4b(5)r4-2-4-2/4-4-4-|-------------2-2-|-------------|
||-------2---2-0-0-|-----------------------|-------2---2-0-0-|----0--------|
||-4-4-4-0---0-----|-0---------------------|-4-----0---0-----|------0------|
||-2-2-2-----------|-----------------------|-2---------------|--------5b(7)|
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-----------3-|---4b(5)r4---4-----5-5-|-----------3-|-------------||
-----------2-|---4b(5)r4-2-4-2/4-4-4-|-----------2-|-------------||
-----2-----0-|-----------------------|-----2-----0-|--0-0-0-0----||
-4---0---0---|-0---------------------|-4---0---0---|-------------||
-2-----------|-----------------------|-2-----------|----------12\||
Okay, here's the lyrics and some notes to tell you which part to play for
them:
Intro: Riff 1 with Fill A
Verse 1: Riff 2 "Kickin' as I'm tryin' to sleep
I got the mud beneath my shoes
Rubber band, rubber band, gun in hand,
Gun in hand I wanna use."
Chorus: Riff 1 (with Fill A, 1ST TIME ONLY)
"Roamin', roamin', roam
(Get away, gotta get away.)
And I think I think too much.
(I don't care, yeah, but I don't care.)
Roamin', roamin', roam
(Get away, gotta get away.)
And I think I think too much."
Verse 2: Riff 2 "Trippin' as I'm thinkin'
'Bout a boy, his name was Sue.
He's a man, he's a man, Crackerman,
Crackerman he's a woman too."
Chorus: Riff 1 then go to Bridge
Bridge: Riff 3 "And I'm thinkin'
While I'm thinkin'.
And I'm thinkin'
While I'm thinkin'."
Solo: (not tabbed) Riff 2 (4x)
Chorus: Riff 1 then go to Bridge
Outro: Riff 2 but ends on this chord: |-------|
|-v4~~~-|
|-v2~~~-|
|-v4~~~-|
|-v0~~~-|
|-v0~~~-|
Vocal ad lib during outro: "Wind traps,
mud flaps,
dust blowin' in my eyes,
I'm rollin',
I'm rollin'..." etc.